Kootenai Basin snowpack at 96%
Montana's snowpack is holding strong heading into spring after March delivered a solid punch of snowfall to the northern Rocky Mountains.
The Flathead Basin's snow water equivalent was at 99% of the median as of Tuesday. The measurement is the amount of liquid water held in the snowpack and is generally used to help predict spring runoff and summer river flows. The Kootenai Basin snowpack was at 96% of normal, with the Lower and Upper Clark Fork basins at 93%.
March brought a combination of snow accumulation, snowmelt and rain to Montana, said Eric Larson, a hydrologist with Natural Resources Conservation Service.
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