A four-year survey of 30 Sierra Nevada ponds found winter snowfall shapes pond size, temperature, nutrients and the tiny creatures living inside.
Tag: snowmelt runoff
Federal officials approved early reservoir refilling in the Truckee Basin, capturing more runoff and boosting storage without increasing flood risk.
Report: Groundwater, not just snowmelt, feeds the West’s rivers
A new study argues that most snowmelt runoff in the West is decades-old groundwater, not fresh melt—changing how the Colorado River Basin must forecast and manage water.