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 MONDAY: JUNE 15 , 1998
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BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION
Data Site Name (Ft) % %
Current Average Avg Current Average Avg
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WYOMING
SNAKE RIVER
BASE CAMP 7030 .1 .0 * 28.3 28.7 99
COTTONWOOD CREEK 7600 .0 .0 100* 32.9 31.9 103
GRANITE CREEK 6770 .0 .0 100* 28.4 30.9 92
GRASSY LAKE 7265 -M .0 * 46.6 47.6 98
GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8775 -M .0 * 20.2 20.8 97
LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7860 1.1 .0 * 40.2 48.4 83
PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 9.9 .0 * 34.9 38.1 92
SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 .0 .0 100* 27.5 22.1 124
SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 .0 .0 100* 30.3 33.4 91
SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 7.6 .0 * 29.9 34.6 86
THUMB DIVIDE 7980 .0 .0 100* 24.8 26.8 93
TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 18.3 13.4 137 33.0 36.3 91
TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9360 19.8 15.7 126 36.3 39.5 92
WILLOW CREEK 8450 .1 .0 * 44.0 41.1 107
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Basin wide percent of average 131* 95
UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON
BEARTOOTH LAKE 9275 6.3 9.5 66 21.6 26.2 82
BLACK BEAR 7950 22.9 13.9 165 47.9 52.4 91
CANYON 7940 .0 .2 0* 20.1 20.1 100
FISHER CREEK 9100 20.3 21.4 95 35.9 48.8 74
MADISON PLATEAU 7750 .1 .4 25* 32.5 34.7 94
NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 .0 .0 100* 15.2 17.7 86
PARKER PEAK 9400 5.4 11.2 48 22.6 23.0 98
SYLVAN LAKE 8420 .0 6.0 0 28.5 27.8 103
THUMB DIVIDE 7980 .0 .0 100* 24.8 26.8 93
TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9360 19.8 15.7 126 36.3 39.5 92
WHISKEY CREEK 6800 .0 .0 100* 28.0 29.0 97
WHITE MILL 8700 9.5 10.9 87 27.4 38.1 72
WOLVERINE 7650 .0 .0 100* 13.2 19.2 69
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Basin wide percent of average 95 88
WIND RIVER
BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 .3 .0 * 25.8 23.3 111
COLD SPRINGS 9630 .1 .0 * 19.8 17.0 116
DEER PARK 9700 -M -M * 29.8 -M *
HOBBS PARK 10100 8.6 3.5 246 24.4 21.9 111
LITTLE WARM 9620 .0 .0 100* 20.6 20.2 102
SOUTH PASS 9040 .0 3.9 0 25.6 25.1 102
ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 .1 .0 * 18.0 15.7 115
TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 18.3 13.4 137 33.0 36.3 91
TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 .0 .0 100* 21.8 19.6 111
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Basin wide percent of average 129* 106
BIGHORN BASIN
BALD MTN. 9375 11.0 9.4 117 24.5 26.4 93
BEAR TRAP MEADOW 7900 .0 .0 100* 15.8 15.1 105
BLACKWATER 9780 15.1 7.9 191 26.1 25.8 101
BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 .8 2.5 32 23.1 23.6 98
EVENING STAR 9200 9.8 15.0 65 32.3 31.9 101
GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .0 -M * 18.5 17.6 105
KIRWIN 9550 .1 .9 11* 20.2 17.3 117
MARQUETTE 8760 .9 .8 112* 21.5 18.5 116
MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .0 .0 100* 17.0 19.6 87
OWL CREEK 8975 .0 .0 100* 14.3 11.6 123
POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 .0 .0 100* 20.0 19.5 103
SHELL CREEK 9580 .0 4.0 0 17.0 21.4 79
SYLVAN LAKE 8420 .0 6.0 0 28.5 27.8 103
SYLVAN ROAD 8120 .1 .0 * 19.0 23.2 82
TIMBER CREEK 7950 .0 .0 100* 16.8 14.8 114
YOUNTS PEAK 8350 .8 2.0 40 21.7 23.5 92
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Basin wide percent of average 79* 100
SHOSHONE RIVER
BLACKWATER 9780 15.1 7.9 191 26.1 25.8 101
EVENING STAR 9200 9.8 15.0 65 32.3 31.9 101
KIRWIN 9550 .1 .9 11* 20.2 17.3 117
MARQUETTE 8760 .9 .8 112* 21.5 18.5 116
SYLVAN LAKE 8420 .0 6.0 0 28.5 27.8 103
SYLVAN ROAD 8120 .1 .0 * 19.0 23.2 82
YOUNTS PEAK 8350 .8 2.0 40 21.7 23.5 92
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Basin wide percent of average 82 101
POWDER-TONGUE
BEAR TRAP MEADOW 7900 .0 .0 100* 15.8 15.1 105
BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 .8 2.5 32 23.1 23.6 98
BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 .0 .0 100* 18.2 18.8 97
CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 .0 3.2 0 24.2 22.8 106
DOME LAKE 8880 .0 .8 0* 20.1 21.4 94
GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .0 -M * 18.5 17.6 105
HANSEN SAWMILL 8760 .0 .0 100* 17.6 14.4 122
MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .0 .0 100* 17.0 19.6 87
POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 .0 .0 100* 20.0 19.5 103
SUCKER CREEK 8880 .0 .1 0* 20.6 21.9 94
TIE CREEK 6870 .0 -M * 21.1 18.1 117
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Basin wide percent of average 12* 102
BELLE FOURCHE
BLIND PARK 6890 .0 .0 100* 18.4 20.1 92
NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 .0 -M * 16.2 -M *
WARREN PEAK 6520 .0 .0 100* 15.4 14.9 103
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Basin wide percent of average * 97
UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER
COLUMBINE 9400 .0 .0 100* 29.1 31.6 92
DIVIDE PEAK 8800 .0 .3 0* 25.6 31.4 82
ELK RIVER 8700 .0 .0 100* 25.8 25.3 102
JOE WRIGHT 10120 5.8 7.2 81 34.4 36.0 96
NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10100 15.2 12.8 119 39.3 33.2 118
OLD BATTLE 10000 15.0 9.2 163 44.4 40.7 109
SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8400 .0 .0 100* 17.6 24.5 72
TOWER 10500 35.6 27.4 130 52.6 50.4 104
WEBBER SPRINGS 9200 .0 2.0 0* 32.6 34.6 94
WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 .0 .0 100* 14.0 19.3 73
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Basin wide percent of average 122* 96
LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE
BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 .0 4.0 0 29.7 27.9 106
CASPER MTN. 7900 .2 .9 22* 15.9 24.1 66
DEADMAN HILL 10220 .6 3.8 16 21.6 25.6 84
DEER PARK 9700 -M -M * 29.8 -M *
LAPRELE CREEK 8320 .0 .0 100* 14.3 19.2 74
RENO HILL 8400 .0 .7 0* 14.0 25.5 55
ROACH 9700 .4 1.1 36* 24.5 31.1 79
SAND LAKE 10080 8.3 13.4 62 32.7 29.6 110
SOUTH PASS 9040 .0 3.9 0 25.6 25.1 102
WINDY PEAK 7840 .0 .0 100* 13.5 16.8 80
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Basin wide percent of average 34* 85
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 .0 .0 100* 19.6 21.3 92
DIVIDE PEAK 8800 .0 .3 0* 25.6 31.4 82
OLD BATTLE 10000 15.0 9.2 163 44.4 40.7 109
SANDSTONE RS 8150 .0 .0 100* 24.5 26.5 92
WHISKEY PARK 8950 .3 .2 150* 38.1 38.9 98
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Basin wide percent of average 158* 96
UPPER GREEN RIVER
BIG SANDY OPENING 9100 .0 .0 100* 21.5 21.3 101
BLIND BULL SUM 8650 7.0 8.9 79 26.8 30.2 89
EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 .0 .0 100* 18.1 19.9 91
ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 .0 .0 100* 22.1 20.9 106
GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8775 -M .0 * 20.2 20.8 97
KENDALL R.S. 7740 .0 .0 100* 21.3 20.4 104
LOOMIS PARK 8240 -M .0 * 25.1 24.7 102
NEW FORK LAKE 8340 .0 .0 100* 18.9 19.0 99
SNIDER BASIN 8250 .1 .0 * 18.0 19.9 90
SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 7.6 .0 * 29.9 34.6 86
TRIPLE PEAK 8500 .0 .0 100* 29.6 39.9 74
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Basin wide percent of average 79* 93
LOWER GREEN RIVER
HAMS FORK 7840 .0 .0 100* 17.8 17.5 102
HEWINTA 9500 .0 .0 100* 20.7 19.9 104
HICKERSON PARK 9150 .0 .0 100* 19.8 16.1 123
HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 .0 .0 100* 17.7 16.1 110
INDIAN CREEK 9425 11.3 .0 * 28.1 33.2 85
KELLEY R.S. 8180 .0 .0 100* 24.6 24.6 100
STEEL CREEK PARK 10100 11.4 3.6 317 25.5 21.4 119
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Basin wide percent of average 317* 104
UPPER BEAR RIVER
BUG LAKE 7950 .2 .0 * 29.0 25.6 113
HAYDEN FORK 9400 .0 .0 100* 28.9 27.2 106
KELLEY R.S. 8180 .0 .0 100* 24.6 24.6 100
LILY LAKE 9050 .0 .0 100* 26.0 22.0 118
MONTE CRISTO 8960 3.2 3.8 84 37.2 34.6 108
SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 .0 .0 100* 27.5 22.1 124
TRIAL LAKE 9960 5.6 4.0 140 32.7 32.6 100
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Basin wide percent of average 113* 109
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-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.
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-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.