montana spring run-off

[canadianflyguy]

just wondering how the snowpack is looking in the Montana area?

any thoughts?

[Poke 'Em]

http://nris.mt.gov/nrcs/snow/watersh...?month=Current

[sagefisher]

The snowpack is looking decent for this year, but they just had an early runoff over in the western area of Montana, blew out many of the rivers, including the rivers I was fishing. But it is cooling off again and the rivers are starting back down. The snow that melted was mostly the low land snows, not the upper mountain snows. That run off will come in mid-May to early June? I still caught fish last week, even with the latte colored rivers. Larry ---sagefisher---

[ScottP]

Regards,
Scott

[O. Clarki]

April and May are the biggest precip months so a lot could change, either way.

[Longs for Cutts]

Things have improved several points in the Yellowstone drainage and the park in the past week. The medium-term forecast is for cooler and wetter than normal. I was starting to worry when we were getting down in the mid-80s% range a while ago, but we're now at 89% outside and 92% inside the park. Last year it was late April and May that stabbed us in the back and then relentless heat in July and August that finished us off. If we can get to May 15 with an 85-90% snowpack we should be fine to escape any closures even if it does get hot this summer.