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Snowpack in the Gallatin Basin is back up to 104% of normal as of June 1 after the county experienced higher than normal levels of precipitation in May.

Snowpack in the Gallatin Basin is back up to 104% of normal as of June 1 after the county experienced higher than normal levels of precipitation in May.

Snowpack in the Gallatin Basin is back up to 104% of normal as of June 1 after the county experienced higher than normal levels of precipitation in May.

As of Saturday morning, there was a 40% chance of the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River reaching flood stage as it flows near Belfry and Edgar in Carbon County.

Sponsored by the Gallatin Valley Land Trust, the kickoff to summer recreation comes on Saturday, June 1st with National Trails Day. GVLT's largest trail

Joe Brooks Trout Unlimited hosted an informational presentation on the state of fisheries along the Yellowstone River and areas around Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday in Livingston.

Current outlooks predict above-average temps, below-normal precipitation this summer.

Montana’s winter is shaping up to have been among the worst for snowpack in 25 years and, combined with current outlooks, has water forecasters warning that streamflow levels this summer could be well below normal across most of the state. Early last month, Montana forecasters and water supply specialists said the state would need above-average […] The post Below normal water supply forecasted for Montana after low-snow winter appeared first on Daily Montanan.

The extensive snow that needed to fall this March to recover widespread snowpack deficits across Montana didn’t materialize, water experts said.

Mid-January and early February storms brought some much-needed snow to the region, but a third of Montana’s basins continued to post record-low snowpacks as of Feb. 7, a situation likely to produce low summer streamflows and uncomfortably dry forests heading into fire season.