: a seasonal accumulation of slow-melting packed snow
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Idaho’s snowpack has melted faster, brush has been drier and temperatures have been higher than usual, said Jim Wallmann, a meteorologist at the National Interagency Fire Center.—Sarah Cutler
june 28, Idaho Statesman, 28 June 2025 New data suggest that a disappointing snowpack could result in less water than previously thought for America's two largest reservoirs.—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025 The reduction in pumping comes at a time when reservoirs in Northern California are mostly full, and the spring snowpack, which melts during the summer months and serves as a vital source of water during the dry season, is strong for the third year in a row.—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2025 Those are among factors that contribute to the discrepancy between normal snowpack and below-normal inflow to Lake Powell, Miller said.—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snowpack
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