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Crater Lake snow pushes past 600 inches

The Columbian
Published: April 27, 2011, 12:00am

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — The total snowfall at Crater Lake National Park has pushed past 600 inches, with more expected before the end of the season.

The Herald and News reports that 9 inches of fresh snow measured Tuesday increased the total snowfall to 615 inches, well above the 492 inches normally measured by April 26.

The total is already well above the park’s average snowfall through May of 524 inches.

The last time the park measured more than 600 inches of snow was the winter of 1998-99, when the total was 674 inches.

As of Tuesday, the snowpack at park headquarters stood at 144 inches — an even 12 feet — good news for Klamath Basin irrigators and wetlands when it starts to melt.

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Information from: Herald and News, http://www.heraldandnews.com

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