That’s unusual, but not unheard of. This year’s snowfall has been minimal (according to the snotel site, we only have 43 inches of snow at Ponds.) But what we do have is water. According to the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Henry’s Lake is 95% full right now. That represents 104% of where we usually are this time of year, and 111% of where we were last year (with all the snow!) Island Park Reservoir is similar — 82% full, 108% of where we normally are at this time of year, and 130% of what we had last year.
It’s pretty nice to know that we’ve got the moisture, even if we don’t have the snow. I know last year the farmers were hurting by mid summer, and they were saying if we didn’t get a good snow year this year, it wouldn’t bode well for the local economy.
It looks like the farmers got what they needed this year. Now, if we could just do the same for those in the hospitality industry in Island Park . . .
