The snow in crucial areas has melted two to three weeks early, mirroring 2023, which was a “disastrous” year.
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Mountain snowpack melts early
Levels called two-thirds of normal; early melt similar to what preceded 2023 water shortage
Alberta to study snowpack with more accuracy
Province will work with the University of Lethbridge to combine on-the-ground measurements with airborne LiDAR
Glacier FarmMedia – The Alberta government is working with a research team at the University of Lethbridge to measure the snowpack in southern Alberta more accurately, according to a news release. The measurements will help guide water management policies and practices as the province works to better manage its water resources. For seven months of […] Read more
Sask. irrigators keep their eyes on water supply
Levels at Lake Diefenbaker were lower than usual going into winter but still significant; province’s snow cover also low
MEDICINE HAT — River flow, low mountain snowpack and reservoirs struggling to fill in southern Alberta haven’t escaped the attention of irrigators in Saskatchewan as the traditional wet spring becomes critical. Mountain snowpack levels across Alberta’s Eastern Slopes as well as those in Montana that feed into the St. Mary and Milk rivers are well […] Read more
