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Spring runoff has peaked!

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Jonathan P. Thompson
May 20, 2026
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Fresh snow frosts the Henry Mountains in southern Utah on May 18, 2026, as seen from Bullfrog Marina on Lake Powell. A mid-May heat spell, when the mercury topped out at nearly 100° F in Bluff, Utah, finished off the high-mountain snowpack and caused many streams to hit peak runoff on May 15 and 16. But on May 17 and 18 a fast-moving storm moved throug…
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