Colorado is experiencing its lowest snowpack levels since record-keeping began statewide in 1941. Statewide snowpack, as of Thursday, was at 26% of the median — about a quarter of what the state typically has this time of year, according to data from the USDA National Water and Climate Center. That means there is roughly 74% less snow than normal feeding rivers like the Colorado River. In southwestern Colorado, conditions are even more dire. The San Miguel-Dolores-Animas-San Juan River Basin is at just 19.5% of median snowpack, while the Gunnison River Basin sits at 23% of median. These key tributaries to the Colorado River are already in severe to extreme drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. See more photos at the link in our bio. 📷 & 📝: RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post // rjsangosti #Drought #ColoradoRiver #Snowpack