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This, combined with the steep gradients, means that rain and snowmelt quickly wash fecal matter—not just from humans, but from dogs and natural wildlife—from the surrounding slopes down into the low-lying lakes.
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Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 23 July 2025
Additionally, floods can be caused by ice jams and snowmelt, meaning areas prone to these conditions are at risk, as well as anywhere where recent burns have occurred, such as wildfires.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 9 July 2025
Before the calendar turns to midsummer, the river’s flow is typically higher, as the snowmelt releases more water and a greater volume flows from Lucky Peak.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 4 July 2025
Lake levels fluctuate throughout the year, with water levels typically beginning to rise when California's wet season begins in the fall and continuing to do so throughout the spring, when snowmelt supplements the reservoir.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
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Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 23 July 2025
Additionally, floods can be caused by ice jams and snowmelt, meaning areas prone to these conditions are at risk, as well as anywhere where recent burns have occurred, such as wildfires.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 9 July 2025
Before the calendar turns to midsummer, the river’s flow is typically higher, as the snowmelt releases more water and a greater volume flows from Lucky Peak.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 4 July 2025
Lake levels fluctuate throughout the year, with water levels typically beginning to rise when California's wet season begins in the fall and continuing to do so throughout the spring, when snowmelt supplements the reservoir.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
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“Snowmelt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowmelt. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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