Watershed | Episode 2: The Weight of Water
3rd Grade
4th Grade – 5th Grade
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9th Grade – 12th Grade
English
When snow falls on Berthoud Summit in Colorado, people down the watershed benefit from the snowmelt that makes its way to their communities in the spring and summer months. But how much water is in snow? And how is it measured? Meet two snow scientists responsible for monitoring snowpack in the Rocky Mountains and gathering data used to predict water supplies in the affected river basins each season.