Weekly conditions update ❄💧
• Following several warm, dry days, snowmelt has resumed and the snowpack is currently at 55% of normal.
• Natural streamflow in gaged tributaries has once again increased in response to melt. While streamflow in most tributaries is near average for the date, more snowmelt and runoff have already occurred than is typical.
• Jackson continues to fill and outflows remain near the winter target of 280 cfs.
• Over the past week, Palisades outflows dropped to 11,200 cfs in response to a decrease in downstream irrigation demand due to last week’s cool, wet weather. As demand increased with the past several days of warm and dry weather, outflows have returned to 12,300 cfs.
Interested in learning more about this year’s water supply and projected reservoir operations? Join the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for the annual Jackson Lake Operations Public Information Meeting on May 14th at 1:30 pm at Teton County Library. A virtual option is available, reach out to Sarah Newcomb (sarah.newcomb@tu.org) for more information and the meeting link.
Data are from NRCS SNOTEL, US Geological Survey, US Bureau of Reclamation, and the National Weather Service.