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Low snowpack could affect North Idaho recreation

by BILL BULEY
Hagadone News Network | May 9, 2024 1:00 AM

SANDPOINT — The snowpack in North Idaho isn't where state officials wanted or hoped for, Natural Resources Conservation Service officials said this week.

"Alas, no miracle occurred in northern Idaho, and the snowpack in the Panhandle and Clearwater basins peaked well below normal," according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service Idaho Water Supply Outlook dated May 1.

That could have a big impact on the recreational and ecological sectors.

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