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SALT LAKE CITY Utah s ever-important snowpack, which got off on the wrong foot, is finally getting closer to average following several winter storms in a row and there s a little more on the way.
None of the 16 Utah snowpack regions crossed 100%, or the baseline normal for Feb. 18, following the massive storm that broke records as it passed through Tuesday and Wednesday; however, some specific locations within those basins are now at or above-average levels, according to the Department of Agriculture s Natural Resources Conservation Service, which oversees snowpack totals.
It s a valued statistic because most of the state s water which ends up going to agriculture or ordinary residential use comes from the snow that melts and ends up in the state s streams, rivers and reservoirs. This year s snowpack is arguably even more important because the state suffered its driest year on record last year.
A powerful multi-day winter storm is forecast to hit East Idaho starting late Tuesday night, prompting the National Weather Service to issue winter storm watches and winter weather advisories urging
Box Elder County, where dry desert mountain ranges and the Great Salt Lake dominate much of the landscape, isnât often thought of as a place to catch state record-caliber fish.
However, the mountainous northwest corner of the state happens to be the only area in Utah where a certain subspecies of cutthroat trout can be found, making it the go-to location for anyone looking for Yellowstone cutthroat in the state.
The Yellowstone cutthroat is native to the Snake River drainage, a watershed whose southern boundary encompasses the Raft River Mountains of Box Elder County. The fish can be found in a few streams draining off the north slope of this range, which reaches nearly 10,000 feet in elevation and contains the highest point in the county.
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