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Wyoming Snow Precipitation Update

United States Natural Resources Water and Climate Center Department of Conservation Portland, Oregon Agriculture Service S N O W - P R E C I P I T A T I O N U P D A T E Based on Mountain Data from NRCS SNOTEL Sites As of WEDNESDAY: MAY 20 , 1998 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 1.1 3.4 32 24.6 26.9 91 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7600 8.3 9.9 84 28.5 30.0 95 GRANITE CREEK 6770 3.4 5.7 60 24.1 28.6 84 GRASSY LAKE 7265 19.3 22.7 85 41.0 44.6 92 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8775 6.7 7.1 94 16.4 19.3 85 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7860 21.0 26.7 79 37.2 45.4 82 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 22.4 23.0 97 31.1 35.7 87 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 1.3 .0 * 23.9 20.5 117 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 .0 8.1 0 26.7 31.3 85 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 20.1 23.9 84 26.3 32.6 81 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 3.7 7.9 47 21.8 25.1 87 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 22.9 25.3 91 28.2 34.0 83 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9360 27.9 25.2 111 32.4 37.0 88 WILLOW CREEK 8450 16.6 25.3 66 38.1 38.5 99 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 81 89 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9275 16.5 23.3 71 19.2 23.5 82 BLACK BEAR 7950 35.1 34.2 103 43.3 49.0 88 CANYON 7940 .5 5.0 10 17.1 17.9 96 FISHER CREEK 9100 27.2 35.7 76 32.7 45.1 73 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 14.6 15.5 94 28.5 32.0 89 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 .0 1.9 0 13.3 15.5 86 PARKER PEAK 9400 13.9 21.5 65 19.0 20.2 94 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 10.1 18.7 54 24.6 24.8 99 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 3.7 7.9 47 21.8 25.1 87 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9360 27.9 25.2 111 32.4 37.0 88 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 6.7 7.1 94 23.8 26.6 89 WHITE MILL 8700 19.9 23.3 85 24.7 35.1 70 WOLVERINE 7650 .0 2.1 0 11.0 17.0 65 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 80 84 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 10.2 5.5 185 20.3 21.3 95 COLD SPRINGS 9630 3.2 2.1 152 16.4 14.9 110 DEER PARK 9700 -M -M * 26.2 -M * HOBBS PARK 10100 17.5 14.7 119 20.5 19.5 105 LITTLE WARM 9620 3.8 4.0 95 17.2 18.1 95 SOUTH PASS 9040 10.7 14.6 73 22.7 22.7 100 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 .5 1.7 29 15.0 13.9 108 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 22.9 25.3 91 28.2 34.0 83 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 3.8 4.8 79 18.8 17.4 108 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 100 98 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9375 18.9 22.7 83 20.8 23.6 88 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 7900 .0 1.0 0 13.4 12.6 106 BLACKWATER 9780 20.9 23.0 91 22.0 22.7 97 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 13.5 14.1 96 20.3 20.6 99 EVENING STAR 9200 18.7 28.9 65 28.6 28.4 101 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 5.6 -M * 15.6 14.7 106 KIRWIN 9550 9.1 8.6 106 17.5 15.1 116 MARQUETTE 8760 9.1 6.6 138 17.5 15.8 111 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 3.9 10.6 37 14.8 16.9 88 OWL CREEK 8975 .1 .7 14 11.0 9.7 113 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 6.0 4.8 125 17.6 16.8 105 SHELL CREEK 9580 11.2 15.3 73 14.5 18.3 79 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 10.1 18.7 54 24.6 24.8 99 SYLVAN ROAD 8120 .0 3.1 0 16.3 20.6 79 TIMBER CREEK 7950 .0 1.8 0 13.0 12.3 106 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 11.9 13.8 86 18.3 21.1 87 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 77 97 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 20.9 23.0 91 22.0 22.7 97 EVENING STAR 9200 18.7 28.9 65 28.6 28.4 101 KIRWIN 9550 9.1 8.6 106 17.5 15.1 116 MARQUETTE 8760 9.1 6.6 138 17.5 15.8 111 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 10.1 18.7 54 24.6 24.8 99 SYLVAN ROAD 8120 .0 3.1 0 16.3 20.6 79 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 11.9 13.8 86 18.3 21.1 87 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 78 98 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 7900 .0 1.0 0 13.4 12.6 106 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 13.5 14.1 96 20.3 20.6 99 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 5.4 8.5 64 15.3 16.4 93 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 12.6 13.8 91 21.0 19.7 107 DOME LAKE 8880 -M 8.4 * 17.3 18.7 93 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 5.6 -M * 15.6 14.7 106 HANSEN SAWMILL 8760 .2 3.1 6 14.5 12.0 121 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 3.9 10.6 37 14.8 16.9 88 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 6.0 4.8 125 17.6 16.8 105 SUCKER CREEK 8880 3.8 8.6 44 17.3 19.0 91 TIE CREEK 6870 .0 -M * 16.6 15.8 105 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 70 100 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 .0 3.2 0 15.7 16.5 95 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 .0 -M * 13.4 -M * WARREN PEAK 6520 .0 3.3 0 13.7 12.1 113 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 0 103 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9400 .0 10.7 0 27.7 29.8 93 DIVIDE PEAK 8800 4.8 9.7 49 24.2 29.4 82 ELK RIVER 8700 .0 6.1 0 23.7 23.6 100 JOE WRIGHT 10120 18.2 21.8 83 30.1 33.1 91 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10100 29.4 24.8 119 35.8 30.6 117 OLD BATTLE 10000 32.0 33.1 97 41.7 38.1 109 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8400 .0 4.5 0 16.5 22.3 74 TOWER 10500 49.5 48.9 101 47.8 47.0 102 WEBBER SPRINGS 9200 10.0 17.5 57 30.6 32.5 94 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 4.1 8.2 50 10.8 17.2 63 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 80 95 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 15.4 21.3 72 27.4 25.8 106 CASPER MTN. 7900 .2 8.9 2 16.0 21.3 75 DEADMAN HILL 10220 14.2 16.1 88 19.3 23.2 83 DEER PARK 9700 -M -M * 26.2 -M * LAPRELE CREEK 8320 .0 2.7 0 13.2 16.8 79 RENO HILL 8400 .0 6.9 0 14.5 23.6 61 ROACH 9700 9.2 13.5 68 21.7 28.5 76 SAND LAKE 10080 27.4 32.2 85 29.9 27.0 111 SOUTH PASS 9040 10.7 14.6 73 22.7 22.7 100 WINDY PEAK 7840 .0 2.5 0 11.6 14.3 81 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 65 87 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 .2 .0 * 18.3 20.0 92 DIVIDE PEAK 8800 4.8 9.7 49 24.2 29.4 82 OLD BATTLE 10000 32.0 33.1 97 41.7 38.1 109 SANDSTONE RS 8150 .0 1.6 0 22.8 24.8 92 WHISKEY PARK 8950 25.6 21.4 120 34.8 36.6 95 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 95 95 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9100 6.0 6.9 87 16.1 19.8 81 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 20.8 20.6 101 22.7 28.5 80 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 6.5 11.0 59 14.4 18.5 78 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 7.6 8.2 93 17.2 19.4 89 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8775 6.7 7.1 94 16.4 19.3 85 KENDALL R.S. 7740 .0 .0 100* 18.0 18.9 95 LOOMIS PARK 8240 -M 8.0 * 20.6 22.9 90 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 -M 4.4 * 14.3 17.6 81 SNIDER BASIN 8250 3.5 6.0 58 15.8 18.4 86 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 20.1 23.9 84 26.3 32.6 81 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 10.2 19.3 53 26.4 37.3 71 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 79 82 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 .0 .0 100* 14.2 16.2 88 HEWINTA 9500 .0 .0 100* 18.5 18.0 103 HICKERSON PARK 9150 1.7 .4 425* 17.7 14.1 126 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 .0 .4 0* 15.3 14.1 109 INDIAN CREEK 9425 20.4 22.7 90 24.1 31.1 77 KELLEY R.S. 8180 5.0 7.1 70 20.4 22.8 89 STEEL CREEK PARK 10100 20.5 15.2 135 23.4 18.4 127 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 104* 99 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 10.7 7.8 137 25.4 24.0 106 HAYDEN FORK 9400 2.5 .5 500* 25.9 25.0 104 KELLEY R.S. 8180 5.0 7.1 70 20.4 22.8 89 LILY LAKE 9050 2.8 4.3 65 22.5 19.9 113 MONTE CRISTO 8960 -M 18.3 * -M 32.4 * SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 1.3 .0 * 23.9 20.5 117 TRIAL LAKE 9960 17.9 18.4 97 29.0 30.4 95 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 102 103 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -M = Missing data * = Data may not provide a valid measure of conditions. If the Basin wide percent of average value is flagged as potentially invalid, care should be taken to evaluate if the value is representative of conditions in the basin. The SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT Percent of Average represents the snow water equivalent found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to the average value for those sites on this day. The TOTAL PRECIPITATION Percent of Average represents the total precipitation (beginning October 1st) found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to the average value for those sites on this day. Contact your state water supply staff for assistance. Reference period for average conditions is 1961-90. Provisional data, subject to revision. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -M = Missing data * = Data may not provide a valid measure of conditions. Units = inches for the Current and Normal Snow Water Equivalent and Total Precipitation values If the Basin Index (%) value is flagged as potentially invalid, care should be taken to evaluate if the value is representative of conditions in the basin. The SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT Percent of Median represents the snow water equivalent found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to the Median value for those sites on this day. The TOTAL PRECIPITATION Percent of Average represents the total precipitation (beginning October 1st) found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to the Average value for those sites on this day. Contact your state water supply staff for assistance. Medians and averages are calculated for the period 1981-2010. Provisional data, subject to revision. * Site -- Either: (a) the current value is missing; (b) the median or average for the day is not available or is zero; or (c) for snow water equivalent, the median for the day is less than 10% of the maximum median value for the year. * Basin - More than half of the sites within the basin are flagged with *, preventing the calculation of a meaningful basin index. The basin index is calculated as the sum of the valid current values divided by the sum of the corresponding medians (for snow water equivalent) or averages (for precipitation) and the resulting fraction multiplied by 100.