April 7th, 2022 by Jeff Fontaine
Snowpack in the Upper Humboldt River Basin is well below normal at 50% of median, compared to 98%
at this time last year. Precipitation in March was below normal at 73%, which brings the seasonal
accumulation (October-March) to 91% of median. Soil moisture is at 73% saturation compared to 49%
saturation last year.
Snowpack in the Lower Humboldt River Basin is well below normal at 64% of median, compared to
125% at this time last year. Precipitation in March was well below normal at 60%, which brings the
seasonal accumulation (October-March) to 102% of median. Soil moisture is at 68% saturation
compared to 50% saturation last year. Reservoir storage is 6% of capacity, compared to 31% last year.
Click here to read the March NRCS Nevada Water Supply Outlook Report
March 6th, 2022 by Jeff Fontaine
Snowpack in the Upper Humboldt River Basin is well below normal at 63% of median, compared to 86%
at this time last year. Precipitation in February was well below normal at 35%, which brings the seasonal
accumulation (October-February) to 92% of median. Soil moisture is at 54% saturation compared to
27% saturation last year.
Snowpack in the Lower Humboldt River Basin is below normal at 74% of median, compared to 107% at
this time last year. Precipitation in February was well below normal at 42%, which brings the seasonal
accumulation (October-February) to 108% of median. Soil moisture is at 50% saturation compared to
34% saturation last year. Reservoir storage is 5% of capacity, compared to 31% last year.
Click here to see the March NRCS Report.
March 4th, 2022 by Jeff Fontaine
Taylor, M., et al., 2021. The article develops economic models for a cow-calf ranching operation and an alfalfa hay operation in the Humboldt River Region (HRR) that use surface water for irrigation.
This article appeared in the Journal of the Nevada Water Resources Association, Winter 2021 and can be viewed at NWRA’s website by clicking here.
January 26th, 2022 by Jeff Fontaine
The State Engineer will hold a public workshop to provide information on Humboldt River Region water
modeling studies by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Desert Research Institute and provide an update on current water supply status for the Humboldt River Region as well as a summary and overview of recently issued Order 1329.
The public workshops will be held:
• Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. at the Lovelock City Hall, 400 14th Street, City Council Meeting
Room, Lovelock, Nevada
• Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at the Humboldt County Cooperative Extension Building, 1085
Fairgrounds Road, Winnemucca, Nevada
• Wednesday March 9, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. Nannini Administration Building, County Commissioners Chambers, 540 Court Street, Elko, Nevada
The Division can make reasonable accommodations for members of the public who are disabled and wish to attend the meeting. The Elko meeting can also be attended online through Elko County’s website:
https://cms2.revize.com/revize/elkocountynevada/meetings/board_of_commissioners/index.php. If special
arrangements for the meeting are necessary, please write the Nevada Division of Water Resources at 901 S. Stewart Street., Suite 2002, Carson City, Nevada, 89701, or call (775) 684-2800.
January 7th, 2022 by Jeff Fontaine
Snowpack in the Upper Humboldt River Basin is above normal at 113% of median, compared to 72% at
this time last year. Precipitation in December was well above normal at 152%, which brings the seasonal
accumulation (October-December) to 140% of median. Soil moisture is at 53% saturation compared to
23% saturation last year.
Snowpack in the Lower Humboldt River Basin is well above normal at 139% of median, compared to
93% at this time last year. Precipitation in December was well above normal at 171%, which brings the
seasonal accumulation (October-December) to 166% of median. Soil moisture is at 52% saturation
compared to 25% saturation last year. Reservoir storage is 5% of capacity, compared to 30% last year
Click here to read the Nevada Water Supply Outlook Report – January 7, 2022
November 29th, 2021 by Jeff Fontaine
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