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May 2020 SW Colorado Snowpack update
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May 2020 SW Colorado Snowpack update

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May 12, 2020
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Snowpack levels in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado typically peak in April or early May, before starting a rapid downward slide as temperatures rise and spring runoff gets underway. This water year -- which so far has tracked just below average in terms of snowpack -- appears to be following the "normal" pattern. Yet it also continues a …

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