PSMBP - Savage Unit Water Data


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Project Water Supply

Current Conditions:

Weather Conditions (NOAA)

Precipitation

Streamflow

Yellowstone River near Sidney, Montana (USGS)

Streamflow Forecast Map

Spring and Summer (NRCS)

Snowpack Information

Mountain Snowpack Maps for Missouri River Basin

Drought Index

Palmer Drought Index Map
Explanation of Palmer Drought Severity Index (Text)

Historic Conditions:

Annual Precipitation

Normal	13.67 in
Maximum - 1962	18.80 in
Minimum - 1983	7.72 in
Sidney, Montana 1961-1990

Temperature

Mean Annual	42.4 °F
Daily Maximum - 07/27/1917	110 °F
Daily Minimum - 01/11/1912	-47 °F
Sidney, Montana 1910-1996
Growing Season	128 days
Elevation of irrigable area	2,248 - 2,510 ft

Yellowstone River - See Lower Yellowstone Project for streamflow information
(Savage Unit recieves its water supply by pumping from Lower Yellowstone Project Main Canal)

Project Water Quality

Lower Yellowstone