‘Drastic’ water level decline seen at reservoirs, more than double normal rate
A brutally hot and dry summer is taking its toll on Utah’s reservoirs, with water levels showing a “drastic decline,” which officials say is more than double the normal rate. The Utah Division of Water Resources shared Thursday that the state’s reservoir storage currently sits at 67 percent, which is slightly above the normal level of 65 percent for this time of year. That number is much lower than at the same point in 2024, when the storage levels were at 83 percent. … Along with the arid weather conditions, the water level declines can also be attributed to last season’s disappointing snowpack around the state.
Other snowpack and drought news:
- Steamboat Magazine (Steamboat Springs, Colo.): Low snowpack and hot weather
- EurekAlert!: A multisensor approach to accurate snow water equivalent retrieval from space
