snowmelt
/ˈsnoʊˌmɛlt/
noun
- Water produced when snow melts, especially in spring.
- Farmers rely on snowmelt to irrigate their crops in the dry summer months.
- The hiking trail was muddy from the heavy snowmelt of early April.
- The river rose quickly from the snowmelt running off the mountains.
- The process or period of snow melting.
- Scientists study snowmelt patterns to predict water availability.
- The timing of snowmelt affects when wildflowers bloom in the alpine meadows.
- Spring snowmelt can cause flooding in low-lying areas.
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