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The Colorado River provides water for hydropower, irrigation and drinking water in seven U.S. states and Mexico .
Since 2000 , water managers have struggled to predict how much water will come from the snowpack.
New research suggests the problem lies with the lack of rainfall in the spring .
Recent warmer , drier springs account for almost 70% of the discrepancy.
Spring rain is more important than rain any other times of the year , researchers say.
"We're going to have to get better at predicting what's going to happen rainwise to make these April predictions more accurate," researcher says.
This research was funded by the National Science Foundation , the Sublimation of Snow Project and the Department of Energy Environmental System Science Division .
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