#Snowpack news (12/13/2020): #SanJuanRiver Basin SWE = 103% of median

Upper San Juan River Basin Interactive graph December 13, 2020 via the NRCS.

From The Pagosa Sun (Simone Mounsamy):

Snow report

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Water and Climate Center’s snow pack report, the Wolf Creek summit, at 11,000 feet of elevation, had 11 inches of snow water equivalent as of 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 9.

That amount is 115 percent of the Dec. 9 median for the site.

River report

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the San Juan River was flowing at a rate of 43.5 cfs in Pagosa Springs as of 8:30 a.m. on Wednes- day, Dec. 9.

The maximum flow rate for Pagosa Springs for that date, based on 85 years of records was recorded in 2008 at 240 cfs, and the mini- mum for that date was recorded in 1957 at 14 cfs.

Westwide SNOTEL December 13, 2020 via the NRCS.

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