THE 1994-1995 SNOW ACCUMULATION AND RUNOFF EVENT IN NORTHERN COLORADO, SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE

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TitleTHE 1994-1995 SNOW ACCUMULATION AND RUNOFF EVENT IN NORTHERN COLORADO, SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE
Publication TypeConference Proceedings
Year of Conference2001
AuthorsDietrich, T., and Rieman R.
Conference Name69th Annual Western Snow Conference
Series TitleProceedings of the 69th Annual Western Snow Conference
Date PublishedApril 2001
PublisherWestern Snow Conference
Conference LocationSun Valley, Idaho
KeywordsControlled releases, Flooding, Snowmelt runoff
Abstract

After a number of years of below normal snowpack in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming the weather took a dramatic change. Beginning in mid-April of 1995 the snow become coming down in a big way. Outside of the mountains, the valleys and plains received abundant rainfall to the point of causing flooding along the Laramie and North Platte Rivers in eastern Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle. In the upper part of the basin, at Saratoga, WY the North Platte River ran bankfull for several weeks resulting in some sandbagging to protect homes. Through the use the flood control pool at Glendo Reservoir and controlled releases flooding was held to a minimum.
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