California & Nevada Snowpack & River Flow 2026

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of unique winter and spring weather on river flows in California and Nevada with experts from the California Nevada River Forecast Center.

With the unique winter and spring weather events creating a mixed snowpack and melt season, this episode talks with the California Nevada River Forecast Center to learn details about the expected river flows this spring and summer in their region, and to look at what types of precipitation might load up for the summer and fall. This is the 2nd episode in a series of five episodes talking with five River Forecast Centers across the US. The River Forecast Centers are part of the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; they track all precipitation in each river basin, creating flow forecasts based on a variety of parameters. In this time of shifty weather and climate rowdiness, these experts are able to explain how the weather of the past fall and winter will impact river flows today and into the near future.

People in this episode

Host: Sam Carter

Topics covered

• snowpack
• river flow
• weather events
• climate
• precipitation

Keywords

• snowpack
• river flow
• California
• Nevada
• precipitation
• weather
• climate

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: California Nevada River Forecast Center, National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Places: California, Nevada

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