Early spring runoff ‘unusually high’ into Pend Oreille/Clark Fork Watershed » Sandpoint Reader

Early spring runoff ‘unusually high’ into Pend Oreille/Clark Fork Watershed » Sandpoint Reader

Lakes Commission: ‘Very unlikely this will be a flood year’ By Reader Staff The Pend Oreille Lakes Commission reported that the Pend Oreille/Clark Fork Watershed is “experiencing an unusually high runoff for this time of year,” resulting in a projected lake level above 2,055 feet in the first week of April. Snow water equivalent and forecasts throughout the basin are varied, but the current forecast is 90% into September.  Approximately 90% of a…