The fair weather flyer
The seasonal spring weather roller coaster is operating at full throttle. I’m sure you’ve heard the adage, “if you don’t like the weather right now, give it five minutes”.
Northwest Montana really hasn’t picked up snow from the last couple storms to blow through. Everything has pretty much gone south starting about Butte and on down to the Yellowstone plateau. Good news for the Yellowstone river, Bighorn and Missouri headwaters.
MONTANA SNOTEL Snow Water Equivalent Update Graph
As of FRIDAY: APRIL 2 , 2010
| Basin | Snow Water Equivalent Percent of Average |
| KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN | 71% |
| FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN | 70% |
| UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN | 67% |
| BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN | 56% |
| LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN | 55% |
| JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN | 70% |
| MADISON RIVER BASIN | 67% |
| GALLATIN RIVER BASIN | 80% |
| MISSOURI HEADWATERS | 70% |
| HEADWATERS MISSOURI MAINSTEM | 77% |
| SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS | 91% |
| SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS | 55% |
| MISSOURI MAINSTEM RIVER BASIN | 73% |
| ST MARY AND MILK RIVER BASINS | 65% |
| UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN | 70% |
| WIND RIVER BASIN (WYOMING) | 80% |
| SHOSHONE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING) | 62% |
| BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING) | 72% |
| TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING) | 78% |
| POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING) | 92% |
| LOWER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN | 76% |
