Should take post-May 1 snowpack levels w/ grain of salt, but still: looking grim on the Dolores, where levels are on par w/ 2018, worse than 2021. pic.twitter.com/JW8dwtEHmG
— The Land Desk (@Land_Desk) May 17, 2022
Meanwhile, in the Rio Grande Headwaters, the snow is gone, vanishing 2 wks earlier than last yr and earlier even than in 2002. Oof. pic.twitter.com/7FZdcwId1h
— The Land Desk (@Land_Desk) May 17, 2022
The earliest melt out in last 30 yrs for the Upper San Juan Basin years was in 2002. On 3/18, there was nearly twice as much snow (SWE) in the basin compared to 2002: 16.3 vs 8.5 inches. But after a few weeks of wind and dust, the runoff is already ending https://t.co/9uLQ0EhcTf
— Zak 🦦 Podmore (@zak_podmore) May 16, 2022