Hot Springs County prepares for high runoff

THERMOPOLIS — Hot Springs County Emergency Management would like to ask that residents on western streams, particularly Owl Creek, to please be aware that the State Engineer’s Office and Bureau of Reclamation feel there is potential for very high spring snow melt runoff this year.

In a press release, HSC Emergency Management Director Bill Gordon said, “Though a lot of snow below 9000 feet has alre...