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Wyoming water supply outlook. Photo by NOAA.
Wyoming water supply outlook
Wyoming water supply outlook as of June 1, 2009. NOAA graphic.
Wyoming water supply looks good
Reservoir storages at 100% average for entire state
by Jim Fahey, Wyoming NOAA hydrologist
June 16, 2009

Below average precipitation across Wyoming during May has caused anticipated snowmelt volumes to be lower than normal for the rest of the summer across the state. Also, above average temperatures, especially a very warm period during the 3rd week of May, caused rapid melt of snowpack that will be unavailable for water supply for the rest of the summer across the state. However, the latest cool and wet weather Wyoming has been experiencing in June will only help the summer water supply outlook. Snowmelt runoff volume forecasts vary from average to above average for the Snake, Shoshone, and Upper Yellowstone Watersheds to well below average for the Sweetwater and Lower Green Basins.

Reservoir storages across Wyoming are averaging 100 percent across the state as of June 1st. Major reservoirs like Boysen, Buffalo Bill, and Jackson Lake are full and/or nearing full capacity as of June 15th. Even Seminoe and Flaming Gorge Reservoirs are nearing 85 percent capacity as of June 15th. The cool and wet June weather will only help in maintaining high reservoir levels during the summer as well as ensuring adequate carryover water supply for the next water year.


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