The health of our waters is the principal measure of how we live on the land — Luna Leopold
This is a graph of #snowpack above #LakePowell using 104 snow measuring stations. It was 9 inches of water on March 7, now 6 inches. Other dry years shown.There is no historical analog to this — Brad Udall #ColoradoRiver #COriver #aridification
Colorado River snowpack evolution since Oct 2025. Melt started about March 7. Down to 6 Inches now from 9 inches then. There is no historical analog.