G-town Lake update: October inflows, precipitation below average

Although September was an average month for inflows and an above average month for precipitation at Georgetown Lake following far below average inflows and above average precipitation in August, October has been below average in both respects so far, according to Montana Department of Natural Resources Surface Water Section Supervisor Todd Blythe. As of Blythe’s report on Oct. 21, the lake’s elevation was 6,428.69 feet, which is above average for this time of year based on 80 years’ worth of lake elevation data. Blythe said that outflows and draw-down on the reservoir have remained steady, meeting the required irrigation outflow.…