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Reclamation Issues Snowmelt Forecast for Bighorn River Basin
Media Contact:
Tyler Johnson, (406) 247-7609, tjohnson@usbr.gov
For Release: March 12, 2019
BILLINGS, Mont. -- Reclamation's March forecast of the April through July runoff predicted for the Bighorn Basin is as follows:
• Bighorn Lake - Bighorn River April through July inflow to Bighorn Lake is forecast at 1,176,000 acre-feet (af), which is 96 percent of the 30-year average of 1,221,200 af.
• Buffalo Bill Reservoir - Shoshone River April through July inflow to Buffalo Bill Reservoir is forecast at 775,000 af, which is 105 percent of the 30-year average of 734,600 af.
• Boysen Reservoir - Wind River April through July inflow to Boysen Reservoir is forecast at 600,000 af, which is 99 percent of the 30-year average of 603,300 af.
• Bull Lake Reservoir - April through July snowmelt runoff into Bull Lake Reservoir from Bull Lake Creek is expected to be 135,000 af, which is 94 percent of the 30-year average of 143,200 af.
• Wind River - April through July snowmelt runoff into the Wind River above Bull Lake Creek is expected to be 425,000 af, which is 98 percent of the 30-year average of 435,000 af.
For additional information on Buffalo Bill, Boysen, and Bull Lake Reservoirs, contact Wyoming Area Manager Carlie Ronca at 307-261-5671. For additional information on Yellowtail Reservoir, contact Montana Area Manager Steve Davies at 406-247-7298.
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