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In new mexico, why do farmers depend on snowpack

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Because it helps improve irrigation options. They also need it so water runs to the resivors that Southers New Mexico farmers depend on.

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In New Mexico, farmers depended on snowpack because when the snowpack melts, waters flow downstream and are used by farmers to irrigate.

Snowpack creates from layers of snow that buildup in geographic regions and high altitudes where the weather is cold for protracted periods during the year. Snowpacks are a significant water resource that feed streams and rivers as they melt.

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