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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 MONDAY: FEBRUARY 12 , 2001 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 6.5 13.8 47 9.1 17.8 51 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7600 12.4 15.9 78 14.1 19.3 73 GRANITE CREEK 6770 8.6 13.6 63 11.2 18.7 60 GRASSY LAKE 7265 14.8 28.3 52 17.1 28.8 59 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8775 -M 11.5 * -M 12.6 * LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7860 11.6 25.6 45 13.2 29.3 45 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 13.0 21.4 61 13.3 23.2 57 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 6.1 10.3 59 9.0 13.4 67 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 7.7 14.1 55 11.2 20.2 55 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 12.6 20.2 62 12.7 21.2 60 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 4.8 12.6 38 6.8 16.7 41 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 12.2 18.5 66 12.6 21.9 58 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9360 13.5 19.9 68 11.9 24.5 49 WILLOW CREEK 8450 13.6 23.2 59 17.9 25.1 71 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 58 57 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9275 8.5 17.6 48 7.7 13.3 58 BLACK BEAR 7950 16.0 27.5 58 17.1 29.3 58 CANYON 7940 6.0 9.2 65 8.3 10.8 77 FISHER CREEK 9100 13.3 26.6 50 14.1 27.0 52 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 9.1 18.0 51 11.4 19.1 60 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 3.9 7.1 55 5.7 9.0 63 PARKER PEAK 9400 10.3 15.8 65 9.3 11.5 81 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 9.1 16.4 55 12.2 14.4 85 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 4.8 12.6 38 6.8 16.7 41 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9360 13.5 19.9 68 11.9 24.5 49 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 -M 12.5 * -M 15.8 * WHITE MILL 8700 9.0 18.8 48 9.1 21.1 43 WOLVERINE 7650 5.1 8.8 58 5.6 9.7 58 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 55 58 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 6.1 11.6 53 6.7 12.4 54 COLD SPRINGS 9630 2.2 6.3 35 3.1 7.5 41 DEER PARK 9700 8.4 -M * 9.2 -M * HOBBS PARK 10100 5.0 10.8 46 4.5 10.0 45 LITTLE WARM 9620 5.1 8.0 64 5.4 9.6 56 SOUTH PASS 9040 7.1 12.4 57 6.7 12.0 56 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 2.1 5.3 40 2.7 7.0 39 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 12.2 18.5 66 12.6 21.9 58 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 3.9 6.9 57 4.7 8.6 55 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 55 52 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9375 10.2 15.1 68 9.1 12.6 72 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 7900 4.0 5.3 75 4.0 5.8 69 BLACKWATER 9780 9.3 15.6 60 8.7 13.4 65 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 7.4 11.7 63 7.9 10.3 77 EVENING STAR 9200 9.6 19.8 48 13.1 16.8 78 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 4.5 6.6 68 5.0 6.8 74 KIRWIN 9550 3.8 7.1 54 4.5 7.5 60 MARQUETTE 8760 2.2 5.7 39 3.4 6.3 54 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 5.7 8.5 67 5.6 8.3 67 OWL CREEK 8975 2.2 3.1 71 2.6 4.2 62 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 4.5 7.7 58 6.1 8.4 73 SHELL CREEK 9580 7.5 11.2 67 7.1 9.6 74 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 9.1 16.4 55 12.2 14.4 85 SYLVAN ROAD 8120 5.0 9.6 52 9.1 12.1 75 TIMBER CREEK 7950 1.5 4.2 36 2.9 4.6 63 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 5.7 13.2 43 6.7 12.3 54 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 57 70 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 9.3 15.6 60 8.7 13.4 65 EVENING STAR 9200 9.6 19.8 48 13.1 16.8 78 KIRWIN 9550 3.8 7.1 54 4.5 7.5 60 MARQUETTE 8760 2.2 5.7 39 3.4 6.3 54 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 9.1 16.4 55 12.2 14.4 85 SYLVAN ROAD 8120 5.0 9.6 52 9.1 12.1 75 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 5.7 13.2 43 6.7 12.3 54 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 51 70 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 7900 4.0 5.3 75 4.0 5.8 69 BIG GOOSE 7990 4.2 -M * 5.2 -M * BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 7.4 11.7 63 7.9 10.3 77 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 5.6 8.4 67 5.8 7.7 75 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 7.2 9.3 77 6.7 9.0 74 DOME LAKE 8880 6.8 9.9 69 6.2 9.4 66 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 4.5 6.6 68 5.0 6.8 74 HANSEN SAWMILL 8760 3.1 5.1 61 4.2 5.4 78 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 5.7 8.5 67 5.6 8.3 67 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 4.5 7.7 58 6.1 8.4 73 SUCKER CREEK 8880 5.5 8.4 65 7.1 9.3 76 TIE CREEK 6870 3.2 -M * 5.5 7.3 75 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 67 73 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 5.9 8.0 74 8.6 6.7 128 COLE CANYON 5910 4.7 8.0 59 8.1 5.6 145 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 6.5 -M * 7.2 -M * ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 66 136 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9400 15.6 17.8 88 14.5 18.0 81 DIVIDE PEAK 8800 10.1 14.7 69 12.3 17.1 72 ELK RIVER 8700 11.8 14.3 83 10.8 13.7 79 JOE WRIGHT 10120 12.6 15.4 82 13.5 18.0 75 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10100 18.5 17.7 105 14.2 16.6 86 OLD BATTLE 10000 16.5 22.8 72 18.4 21.4 86 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8400 7.5 8.0 94 5.4 11.6 47 TOWER 10500 24.5 33.0 74 23.5 26.4 89 WEBBER SPRINGS 9200 12.0 19.4 62 13.2 18.2 73 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 8.2 8.1 101 8.8 8.6 102 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 80 79 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 12.6 17.5 72 11.3 13.4 84 CASPER MTN. 7900 8.9 10.5 85 7.6 9.5 80 DEADMAN HILL 10220 6.9 12.1 57 8.1 11.4 71 DEER PARK 9700 8.4 -M * 9.2 -M * LAPRELE CREEK 8320 7.9 7.3 108 7.7 8.2 94 RENO HILL 8400 9.3 9.2 101 8.6 12.7 68 ROACH 9700 8.6 12.2 70 9.7 15.4 63 SAND LAKE 10080 17.1 23.5 73 14.7 14.4 102 SOUTH PASS 9040 7.1 12.4 57 6.7 12.0 56 WINDY PEAK 7840 6.2 5.1 122 7.2 6.4 112 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 77 79 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 7.9 8.2 96 9.3 11.6 80 DIVIDE PEAK 8800 10.1 14.7 69 12.3 17.1 72 OLD BATTLE 10000 16.5 22.8 72 18.4 21.4 86 SANDSTONE RS 8150 7.6 10.5 72 11.4 14.1 81 WHISKEY PARK 8950 14.3 20.4 70 14.4 21.0 69 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 74 77 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9100 7.6 10.5 72 6.8 12.9 53 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 11.1 21.2 52 9.6 18.4 52 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 5.8 10.3 56 6.9 12.1 57 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 7.9 10.1 78 7.9 12.7 62 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8775 -M 11.5 * -M 12.6 * KENDALL R.S. 7740 6.3 10.9 58 6.8 12.3 55 LOOMIS PARK 8240 8.7 13.0 67 8.9 15.0 59 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 6.8 8.7 78 6.4 11.5 56 SNIDER BASIN 8250 6.6 11.0 60 7.2 12.1 60 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 12.6 20.2 62 12.7 21.2 60 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 11.2 19.2 58 12.8 24.7 52 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 63 56 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 7.1 9.1 78 6.0 10.6 57 HEWINTA 9500 5.7 7.1 80 9.0 9.1 99 HICKERSON PARK 9150 5.7 4.1 139 8.4 6.5 129 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 4.4 3.8 116 7.5 6.5 115 INDIAN CREEK 9425 12.7 20.0 64 11.0 19.9 55 KELLEY R.S. 8180 7.6 12.2 62 9.5 14.9 64 STEEL CREEK PARK 10100 8.1 10.7 76 8.9 9.3 96 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 77 79 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 10.0 14.4 69 9.4 14.0 67 HAYDEN FORK 9400 8.0 11.6 69 11.8 13.2 89 KELLEY R.S. 8180 7.6 12.2 62 9.5 14.9 64 LILY LAKE 9050 7.5 9.2 82 9.7 10.4 93 MONTE CRISTO 8960 11.8 19.3 61 13.0 18.2 71 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 6.1 10.3 59 9.0 13.4 67 TRIAL LAKE 9960 10.3 17.7 58 12.6 17.0 74 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 65 74 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -M = Missing data * = Data may not provide a valid measure of conditions. Units = inches for the Current and Average Snow Water Equivalent and Total Precipitation values 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.