Deep Mountain Snow Means High Runoff Expected In June

By Chris Spears
DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado’s rivers, creeks and streams will be high and running fast well into the month of June this year thanks to heavy late season snow in the mountains.
The view from Trail Ridge Road on Tuesday (credit: Rocky Mountain National Park)
As of May 29, all eight major river basins across the state had a snow-water-equivalent well above 100 percent of normal, with the South Plate River basin running over 200 percent of normal.It’s un