Emerald Mountain Geoscience

The date of the river peak discharge or snowmelt has trended earlier and earlier in the past century (from, on average – June 5 to May 26).  This can be related to an overall warming in temperature (Ray et al., 2008) for more information see:  http://emerald-mtn-geo.com/databases/100-years-of-weather-and-river-data/