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Virgin Summary
As of January 1st near to slightly above average April-July runoff volumes are expected in the Virgin River
Basin of southwest Utah. Snowpack in the Virgin Basin is much above average for January 1st, exceeding 150 percent
of average for this time of year. The snowpack currently ranges from 50 to 80 percent of the average annual
seasonal peak that occurs in March. April-July runoff in the Virgin Basin will be very dependent upon additional
snow accumulation over the next couple of months as well as rainfall during the spring.
*Median of forecasts within each basin.
Virgin Basin Conditions
Apr-Jul runoff volumes in the Virgin River Basin are expected to range from near 100 to 110 percent
of the average.
* Percent usable capacity, not percent average contents.
Click for multi-month Graph.
Differences between the full period forecasts and the residual forecasts may not exactly equal the actual observed volumes due to rounding conventions (see Definitions section).
Precipitation Maps
Hydrologist: G. Smith
