Snowpack Report - Feb Update
Michael Visintainer - 02/15/20
North Idaho is looking better
Snow buildup has been late just like the 2018-2019 season, but we have seen some promising numbers this past month. Throughout the pacific northwest we are also seeing very few areas below 90% Snow Water Equivalent % of Normal. Northern Idaho and Western Montana is looking great and where most of you fish throughout the year.
Will it last ? When will it all melt? How soon till the snow melts? These are great questions and I wish I could give you exact answers, but I am not a rocket scientist or winning lottery number picker so I will keep monitoring the numbers and future temperature forecast. In the meantime get out on the water and give it a try!
- Michael
Snow Water Equivalent - 2020 vs 2019 vs 2018 vs 2017
| Basin | SWE 2020 |
SWE 2019 |
SWE 2018 |
SWE 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NF Coeur d'Alene | 110 % | 101 % | 113 % | 81 % |
| St. Joe | 110 % | 90 % | 123 % | 90 % |
| Spokane | 110 % | 95 % | 114 % | 86 % |
| Kootenai | 112 % | 92 % | 112 % | 71 % |
| Clearwater | 116 % | 100 % | 127 % | 94 % |
| Lower Clark Fork | 110 % | 99 % | 125 % | 93 % |
| Upper Clark Fork | 118 % | 101 % | 160 % | 92 % |
Here is what we are looking at currently for 2020 Idaho snowpack:
vs 2018 Idaho snowpack
