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Most Montana river basins had well above normal snowpack this winter and spring, and about 85 percent of it is still up there, according to Scott Oviatt, water supply specialist for the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Statewide snowpack stands at 257 percent of average for this time of year, and some basins are much higher. The lower Yellowstone, the stretch of the river between Custer and the Missouri River, is at 308 percent of normal.

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http://www.bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/article_c008f1ec-9072-11e0-b322-001cc4c03286.html#ixzz1QIo7n1NY