(STAR HERALD) The Star Herald reports, "For the first time in many years, the North Platte River is running nearly bank full through eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska.
Increased snowpack in the Rocky Mountains and cool, wet conditions on the Plains have combined to reduce demand for irrigation water to almost zero.
According to John Lawson, Wyoming area manager for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation at Mills, cold weather and rain in the lower basin has resulted in saturated soil and no demand for water. 'The farmers couldn’t take water even if they wanted to, it’s so wet out there,' he said."
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Increased snowpack in the Rocky Mountains and cool, wet conditions on the Plains have combined to reduce demand for irrigation water to almost zero.
According to John Lawson, Wyoming area manager for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation at Mills, cold weather and rain in the lower basin has resulted in saturated soil and no demand for water. 'The farmers couldn’t take water even if they wanted to, it’s so wet out there,' he said."
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