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Slight drop in Northeast BC snowpack levels in March

Generic image of snowback in Alberta. (CTV News)

B-C’s River Forecast Centre said, as on March 1st, the snowpack level in the Peace Region sits at 79 per cent of normal. That’s a slight drop from 83 per cent in February.

The Fort Nelson and the surrounding Liard region is 98 per cent of normal - a 10 per cent decrease from the previous month.

While the snowpack numbers look relatively healthy, the rain this spring will be the main factor in alleviating drought conditions in Northeast B-C.

The average snowpack for the province currently sits a 73 per cent. That is a one percent increase from February.