snowpack

noun

snow·​pack ˈsnō-ˌpak How to pronounce snowpack (audio)
: a seasonal accumulation of slow-melting packed snow

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The Sierra Nevada snowpack provides about 30 percent of California's water, gradually melting to replenish rivers, reservoirs and groundwater. Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025 Sierra Nevada snowpack supplies about a third of the state’s water on average. Calmatters, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025 Next week, the final snowpack survey of the season will occur on April 1, which is when the Sierra Nevada snowpack typically peaks. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025 Those storms lifted water levels at lakes and reservoirs across California while shoring up the Sierra Nevada snowpack. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snowpack

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snowpack was circa 1946

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“Snowpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowpack. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.

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