CORVALLIS, Oregon, Sept. 9 (TNSjou) -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * Targeted snow monitoring at hotspots outperforms basin-wide surveys in predicting water supply Measuring mountain snowpack at strategically selected hotspots consistently outperforms broader basin-wide mapping in predicting water supply in the western United States, a new study found. Researchers analyzed more than 20 years of snow estimates and streamflow data across 390 snow-fed basins i  more