snowmelt

noun

snow·melt ˈsnō-ˌmelt

: runoff produced by melting snow

Examples of snowmelt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Bison calves often don't survive when their herds decide to plunge across waters like the Lamar, which has been flowing high and muddy with mountain snowmelt. —

Matthew Brown, arkansasonline.com, 16 June 2024 The heavier rain was expected to remain in the mountains north of Boise, where a flood watch was issued as the rain combined with snowmelt to threaten low-lying and flood-prone areas. —

Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 3 June 2024 Use caution driving during freezing temperatures after rain or snowmelt. —

Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Jan. 2024 At the same time, thermistors buried several meters into the ice at the AMIGOS site recorded a pulse of warmth—suggesting that water from snowmelt was percolating down. —

Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 1 July 2012 See all Example Sentences for snowmelt

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