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Oregon Snowpack Skimpy, Winter Running Out

California Department Of Water Resources

As the first full week of March began, mountain snowpack in the Rogue Basin was running about 53%.  Meaning about HALF the snowpack we get in a typical year. 

Meaning drought could be in our future, unless we get pounded by winter storms the rest of the month (not likely).  In the Klamath Basin, the numbers are even worse. 

The Natural Resources Conservation Service of the federal government keeps track of the numbers.  Snow survey supervisor Scott Oviatt from NRCS visits with the news. 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.
April Ehrlich is an editor and reporter at Oregon Public Broadcasting. Prior to joining OPB, she was a news host and regional reporter at Jefferson Public Radio.