An interesting viewpoint from the Washington Department of Ecology about the recent snowfall we had.

http://ecologywa.blogspot.com/2019/02/big-gains-in-snowpack-but-still-below.html

The National Snow Analysis estimates that, as of Feb. 20, Washington’s snowpack contains about 30 million acre feet of water. Eight million acre feet of that water arrived between Feb. 5 and Feb. 20. That’s nearly as much water stored behind Grand Coulee Dam, which is Washington’s largest constructed reservoir.

Why is this so important? Our snowpack is a significant water supply. In fact, it’s the largest reservoir of water in our state. For the Cascade Mountains, snowpack is responsible for about 78 percent of the runoff.