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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 SUNDAY: DECEMBER 6 , 1998 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 4.7 4.5 104 6.6 7.3 90 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7600 3.9 5.0 78 7.2 7.7 94 GRANITE CREEK 6770 3.1 4.1 76 4.9 7.6 64 GRASSY LAKE 7265 9.1 8.1 112 10.8 11.7 92 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8775 4.5 4.2 107 5.4 5.2 104 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7860 9.1 7.9 115 11.4 11.9 96 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 6.7 6.5 103 7.4 9.2 80 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 1.8 2.6 69 4.3 5.5 78 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 4.7 4.4 107 6.9 8.2 84 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 5.1 6.9 74 6.5 8.4 77 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 7.7 4.2 183 8.0 6.7 119 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 7.7 6.9 112 8.0 8.9 90 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9360 11.5 8.7 132 10.6 10.0 106 WILLOW CREEK 8450 6.3 7.3 86 11.6 10.1 115 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 106 93 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9275 7.1 7.7 92 6.1 5.6 109 BLACK BEAR 7950 14.5 9.5 153 14.2 11.1 128 CANYON 7940 4.6 3.2 144 5.6 4.7 119 FISHER CREEK 9100 12.6 9.9 127 11.3 10.3 110 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 -M 6.1 * 11.1 7.7 144 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 2.4 2.3 104 4.2 4.0 105 PARKER PEAK 9400 6.9 7.7 90 -M 5.4 * SYLVAN LAKE 8420 8.6 7.5 115 10.7 7.0 153 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 7.7 4.2 183 8.0 6.7 119 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9360 11.5 8.7 132 10.6 10.0 106 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 6.9 4.3 160 8.7 6.3 138 WHITE MILL 8700 7.5 7.0 107 7.4 8.4 88 WOLVERINE 7650 3.6 2.8 129 4.4 4.5 98 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 126 119 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 3.7 4.3 86 4.3 5.6 77 COLD SPRINGS 9630 3.9 3.0 130 5.5 4.2 131 DEER PARK 9700 4.8 -M * 7.0 -M * HOBBS PARK 10100 6.6 5.5 120 7.3 4.8 152 LITTLE WARM 9620 4.3 3.6 119 5.0 4.8 104 SOUTH PASS 9040 4.5 5.8 78 6.3 5.7 111 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 3.1 2.2 141 6.0 4.0 150 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 7.7 6.9 112 8.0 8.9 90 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 3.3 3.0 110 6.0 4.2 143 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 108 115 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9375 5.3 6.7 79 5.1 5.7 89 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 7900 2.5 2.4 104 5.2 3.3 158 BLACKWATER 9780 10.6 6.5 163 9.7 6.1 159 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 -M 5.5 * 4.3 4.8 90 EVENING STAR 9200 10.1 9.3 109 10.3 7.4 139 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 1.9 3.1 61 5.4 3.8 142 KIRWIN 9550 4.3 3.7 116 5.1 3.9 131 MARQUETTE 8760 4.2 2.7 156 5.0 3.7 135 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 1.7 4.0 42 8.0 4.4 182 OWL CREEK 8975 2.3 1.2 192 3.1 2.1 148 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 2.2 3.6 61 4.2 4.1 102 SHELL CREEK 9580 4.6 5.3 87 4.4 4.5 98 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 8.6 7.5 115 10.7 7.0 153 SYLVAN ROAD 8120 5.0 3.9 128 6.5 5.7 114 TIMBER CREEK 7950 2.8 1.4 200 4.5 2.6 173 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 6.0 6.0 100 5.2 5.5 95 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 107 130 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 10.6 6.5 163 9.7 6.1 159 EVENING STAR 9200 10.1 9.3 109 10.3 7.4 139 KIRWIN 9550 4.3 3.7 116 5.1 3.9 131 MARQUETTE 8760 4.2 2.7 156 5.0 3.7 135 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 8.6 7.5 115 10.7 7.0 153 SYLVAN ROAD 8120 5.0 3.9 128 6.5 5.7 114 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 6.0 6.0 100 5.2 5.5 95 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 123 134 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 7900 2.5 2.4 104 5.2 3.3 158 BIG GOOSE 7990 1.8 -M * 4.9 -M * BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 -M 5.5 * 4.3 4.8 90 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 1.7 3.9 44 4.4 4.1 107 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 3.8 3.8 100 4.6 4.6 100 DOME LAKE 8880 2.2 4.4 50 4.2 5.1 82 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 1.9 3.1 61 5.4 3.8 142 HANSEN SAWMILL 8760 1.5 2.3 65 3.6 3.1 116 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 1.7 4.0 42 8.0 4.4 182 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 2.2 3.6 61 4.2 4.1 102 SUCKER CREEK 8880 3.0 3.3 91 4.7 4.6 102 TIE CREEK 6870 .5 -M * 3.6 3.9 92 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 67 114 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 1.6 3.7 43 7.4 3.5 211 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 .9 -M * 7.7 -M * WARREN PEAK 6520 1.7 3.7 46 7.5 2.9 259 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 45 233 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9400 2.9 5.8 50 5.5 6.9 80 DIVIDE PEAK 8800 5.1 6.4 80 10.8 7.5 144 ELK RIVER 8700 1.5 4.4 34 7.8 5.7 137 JOE WRIGHT 10120 5.8 7.3 79 9.2 8.4 110 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10100 8.5 7.5 113 11.2 6.9 162 OLD BATTLE 10000 8.2 9.9 83 11.6 9.7 120 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8400 3.1 2.9 107 9.0 6.0 150 TOWER 10500 12.1 15.1 80 11.9 11.0 108 WEBBER SPRINGS 9200 4.3 7.9 54 8.8 9.3 95 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 4.0 3.7 108 4.4 4.3 102 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 78 119 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 3.5 7.9 44 6.4 5.8 110 CASPER MTN. 7900 -M 5.3 * 8.3 5.5 151 DEADMAN HILL 10220 4.3 5.1 84 6.2 5.5 113 DEER PARK 9700 4.8 -M * 7.0 -M * LAPRELE CREEK 8320 .2 3.1 6 6.1 3.6 169 RENO HILL 8400 4.4 4.3 102 8.4 7.1 118 ROACH 9700 3.3 5.1 65 6.0 6.8 88 SAND LAKE 10080 9.6 10.0 96 11.0 6.5 169 SOUTH PASS 9040 4.5 5.8 78 6.3 5.7 111 WINDY PEAK 7840 .3 2.3 13 6.2 2.9 214 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 69 131 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 2.1 2.9 72 7.2 5.1 141 DIVIDE PEAK 8800 5.1 6.4 80 10.8 7.5 144 OLD BATTLE 10000 8.2 9.9 83 11.6 9.7 120 SANDSTONE RS 8150 1.5 3.6 42 8.0 5.8 138 WHISKEY PARK 8950 4.6 8.0 58 9.6 7.1 135 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 70 134 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9100 3.8 3.6 106 3.8 5.3 72 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 5.9 8.4 70 6.3 7.0 90 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 2.0 2.4 83 3.2 4.9 65 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 3.0 3.6 83 4.2 5.2 81 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8775 4.5 4.2 107 5.4 5.2 104 KENDALL R.S. 7740 2.7 3.1 87 3.3 5.0 66 LOOMIS PARK 8240 3.0 3.9 77 4.3 6.1 70 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 1.9 2.5 76 2.5 4.7 53 SNIDER BASIN 8250 2.5 3.3 76 3.3 4.9 67 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 5.1 6.9 74 6.5 8.4 77 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 4.8 6.3 76 6.6 10.1 65 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 81 74 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 1.1 2.2 50 3.0 4.4 68 HEWINTA 9500 2.0 2.6 77 4.6 4.7 98 HICKERSON PARK 9150 1.2 1.8 67 4.2 3.8 111 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 1.1 1.6 69 4.5 3.8 118 INDIAN CREEK 9425 5.3 7.0 76 4.9 8.2 60 KELLEY R.S. 8180 2.3 3.9 59 3.8 6.1 62 STEEL CREEK PARK 10100 3.4 5.3 64 5.4 5.0 108 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 67 84 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 2.5 5.7 44 4.8 7.0 69 HAYDEN FORK 9400 3.1 4.2 74 5.7 6.0 95 KELLEY R.S. 8180 2.3 3.9 59 3.8 6.1 62 LILY LAKE 9050 3.5 4.0 88 6.4 5.4 119 MONTE CRISTO 8960 5.0 7.1 70 8.1 8.6 94 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 1.8 2.6 69 4.3 5.5 78 TRIAL LAKE 9960 3.9 6.7 58 6.1 7.8 78 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 65 84 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.