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What does this year’s abysmal snowpack mean for the Snake?

April 10, 2026

Almost every other watershed in Wyoming notched its record-worst snowpack. Colorado is suffering a 26 percent of median snowpack statewide, easily the worst on record. Headlines there preview curtailments to Colorado River water, which the state shares by law with seven other states. There won’t be enough water to meet the river’s legal obligations, and recreation, agriculture, and even municipalities could have water curtailed.

Could we endure that same fate here in Jackson Hole? A pair of events next week may provide some answers

 

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