ELI5 In Arizona, why does the Flagstaff area have significantly less water than the White Mountains Area, even though they have a similar climates?
In Arizona, the White Mountains have tons of lakes, stream, and even the headwaters of a some major rivers (Salt, Black, and the Little Colorado). Meanwhile, there are only a couple lakes and basically 0 rivers and streams in the Flagstaff area. Both seem to receive similar rainfall (40 inches according to Wikipedia) and snowfall (300 inches or so). Should they not have more similar "wetness" levels?
u/Shaebylicious — 8 days ago