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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Recent snowstorms may have snarled traffic, but they've helped Utah's water situation.
The statewide average of snowpack and precipitation is at 106 percent of normal since the Oct. 1 water year began.
Natural Resources Conservation Service Data Collection Officer Randy Julander says he's optimistic that Utah's lakes and reservoirs, with just a few exceptions, should fill with the spring snowmelt.
Julander says even if the snow slows in January, as it did nearly a year ago, the state will sill be in good shape.
The Virgin River leads the state at 155 percent of normal. Beaver River is second at 129 percent.
Seven of the state's 13 major basins are above normal right now.
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Information from: Deseret News
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