Snowmelt Archives

August 7, 2026

Scientists developed a new method to better identify and understand the particular heat waves that cause abrupt snowmelt. By Carly...

DRI: A new tool can help protect communities from flooding and optimize reservoir management during rain-on-snow events

Desert Research Institute

Hydrology

June 16, 2026

DRI’s Snowpack Runoff Decision Support Tool monitors runoff potential in mountain snowpacks to give water managers and emergency planners unprecedented...

DWR: Record heat sizzled away the snow. Here’s how California is preparing for what’s ahead

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

April 9, 2026

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources found no measurable snow April 1 at a place...

KARLA NEMETH: DWR continues to improve forecasting as spring heats up in California

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Commentary Planning and management

March 12, 2026

By Karla Nemeth, DWR Director For California water managers, the painfully sunny skies of March 2026 bear striking resemblance to...

WATER DESK: In burned forests, the West’s snowpack is melting earlier

The Water Desk

Wildfires and watersheds

November 14, 2025

As blazes expand to higher elevations, the impacts cascade downstream By Mitch Robin, The Water Desk As the American West...

EOS: Years-old groundwater dominates spring mountain streams

American Geophysical Union

Hydrology

July 3, 2025

Alpine rain and snow take much longer to percolate into western U.S. streams than previously thought, adding complexity to long-standing...

NEVADA CURRENT: Dust is speeding up snowmelt in the Colorado River, University of Utah study finds

Nevada Current

Colorado River

April 24, 2025

by Kyle Dunphey, Nevada Current Researchers at the University of Utah recently published a first-of-its-kind study that measures the impact...

PNNL: Adding snow to estimates of spring flooding

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Planning and management

July 11, 2023

A PNNL scheme to improve small-scale hydrologic infrastructure helps pinpoint local flood risks By Corydon Ireland, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory...