After a weekend cool down in western Montana, the decline in flowage is reflective of slowdown! Today, Rock Creek is flowing at a reduced 2,350 cfs, a number more in norm with historical averages for this mid-May date. Current snow water equivalent at the upper elevations in the Bitterroot and Lower Clark Fork River Basins is still tracking right at 120% of twenty year norms, with the Upper Clark Fork (way upstream of Rock Creek) now having dipped to 95% of twenty year norms.
Year after year, I never cease to be amazed at the wild variations between each year's runoff and, with this week's forecast in the Missoula area holding in the low 60's, my bet is that our 2017 red line begins to level off right at 2,500 cfs for the balance of the week...but we shall see what we shall see!
Best to all on the cusp of it all,
Rock Creek Ron
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