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: APRIL 3 , 2005
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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 11.9 17.9 66 14.8 21.9 68
COTTONWOOD CREEK 7600 19.6 24.1 81 22.2 28.1 79
GRANITE CREEK 6770 12.8 18.4 70 15.7 20.3 77
GRASSY LAKE 7265 25.0 36.2 69 25.2 36.7 69
GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 10.0 14.4 69 10.7 13.2 81
LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 23.7 35.9 66 23.0 37.5 61
PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 22.7 29.4 77 22.5 29.6 76
SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 13.2 14.6 90 16.9 19.2 88
SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 11.8 19.0 62 14.1 22.7 62
SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 24.5 27.1 90 22.5 27.0 83
THUMB DIVIDE 7980 14.0 19.1 73 13.2 19.3 68
TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 16.8 25.4 66 16.7 25.2 66
TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 23.2 28.7 81 18.5 28.3 65
WILLOW CREEK 8450 26.9 30.8 87 29.8 32.9 91
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Basin wide percent of average 75 73
UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON
BEARTOOTH LAKE 9275 15.1 23.9 63 13.7 20.5 67
BLACK BEAR 8170 33.5 40.0 84 30.5 41.2 74
CANYON 8090 9.3 13.9 67 11.0 15.7 70
FISHER CREEK 9100 25.0 35.6 70 -M 37.1 *
MADISON PLATEAU 7750 19.3 25.6 75 20.7 27.3 76
NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 6.2 11.2 55 7.6 12.9 59
PARKER PEAK 9400 15.3 22.1 69 12.7 16.6 77
SYLVAN LAKE 8420 14.7 23.0 64 16.7 21.3 78
THUMB DIVIDE 7980 14.0 19.1 73 13.2 19.3 68
TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 23.2 28.7 81 18.5 28.3 65
WHISKEY CREEK 6800 13.3 17.5 76 16.7 21.4 78
WHITE MILL 8700 17.1 24.8 69 16.0 27.6 58
WOLVERINE 7650 7.1 11.5 62 7.4 13.1 56
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Basin wide percent of average 72 70
WIND RIVER
BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 9.9 14.8 67 10.4 16.6 63
COLD SPRINGS 9630 7.2 8.7 83 7.9 10.9 72
DEER PARK 9700 21.8 17.1 127 24.0 22.4 107
HOBBS PARK 10100 14.2 15.3 93 12.8 13.2 97
LITTLE WARM 9370 8.2 12.1 68 9.2 13.7 67
SOUTH PASS 9040 19.6 16.8 117 20.1 18.9 106
ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 7.0 7.4 95 8.2 9.1 90
TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 16.8 25.4 66 16.7 25.2 66
TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 10.2 8.9 115 13.2 12.0 110
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Basin wide percent of average 91 86
BIGHORN BASIN
BALD MTN. 9380 15.4 20.2 76 14.5 17.8 81
BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 4.3 5.1 84 7.3 8.5 86
BLACKWATER 9780 14.5 25.1 58 13.6 21.0 65
BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 14.1 16.6 85 14.0 14.9 94
EVENING STAR 9200 17.7 30.4 58 19.3 25.8 75
GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 6.8 9.6 71 8.1 9.9 82
KIRWIN 9550 6.5 11.6 56 7.5 11.5 65
MARQUETTE 8760 4.2 9.2 46 6.0 10.1 59
MIDDLE POWDER 7760 7.9 12.1 65 7.3 12.6 58
OWL CREEK 8975 3.9 5.5 71 4.0 6.1 66
POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 10.4 11.0 95 12.1 12.6 96
SHELL CREEK 9580 14.0 15.1 93 12.3 13.6 90
SYLVAN LAKE 8420 14.7 23.0 64 16.7 21.3 78
SYLVAN ROAD 7120 9.0 12.8 70 11.5 18.0 64
TIMBER CREEK 7950 2.6 5.8 45 3.3 7.6 43
YOUNTS PEAK 8350 10.5 17.4 60 10.3 16.5 62
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Basin wide percent of average 68 74
SHOSHONE RIVER
BLACKWATER 9780 14.5 25.1 58 13.6 21.0 65
EVENING STAR 9200 17.7 30.4 58 19.3 25.8 75
KIRWIN 9550 6.5 11.6 56 7.5 11.5 65
MARQUETTE 8760 4.2 9.2 46 6.0 10.1 59
SYLVAN LAKE 8420 14.7 23.0 64 16.7 21.3 78
SYLVAN ROAD 7120 9.0 12.8 70 11.5 18.0 64
YOUNTS PEAK 8350 10.5 17.4 60 10.3 16.5 62
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Basin wide percent of average 60 68
POWDER-TONGUE
BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 4.3 5.1 84 7.3 8.5 86
BIG GOOSE 7990 7.9 10.9 72 9.2 8.8 105
BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 14.1 16.6 85 14.0 14.9 94
BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 9.3 11.9 78 10.4 12.4 84
CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 14.2 13.8 103 11.6 13.2 88
DOME LAKE 8880 10.6 12.8 83 11.5 13.4 86
GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 6.8 9.6 71 8.1 9.9 82
HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 6.5 6.5 100 8.0 8.4 95
MIDDLE POWDER 7760 7.9 12.1 65 7.3 12.6 58
POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 10.4 11.0 95 12.1 12.6 96
SUCKER CREEK 8880 11.5 12.0 96 13.1 13.9 94
TIE CREEK 6870 2.0 6.0 33 8.1 10.1 80
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Basin wide percent of average 82 87
BELLE FOURCHE
BLIND PARK 6890 5.0 8.5 59 7.8 11.3 69
COLE CANYON 5910 3.2 6.1 52 6.0 -M *
NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 3.7 8.4 44 6.5 8.8 74
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Basin wide percent of average 52 71
UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER
COLUMBINE 9160 19.7 25.0 79 21.0 25.6 82
DIVIDE PEAK 8860 19.9 20.1 99 22.3 21.0 106
ELK RIVER 8700 22.5 19.6 115 20.9 19.9 105
JOE WRIGHT 10120 19.6 21.8 90 20.2 25.2 80
NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 25.1 29.9 84 23.1 25.1 92
OLD BATTLE 9920 33.1 32.7 101 34.8 35.1 99
SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 15.2 11.7 130 15.7 12.2 129
SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 12.1 13.2 92 13.6 16.6 82
TOWER 10500 38.5 46.3 83 36.1 39.0 93
WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 23.8 26.4 90 26.4 27.1 97
WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 13.1 12.3 107 12.5 13.1 95
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Basin wide percent of average 94 95
LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE
BROOKLYN LAKE 10220 17.8 24.3 73 16.8 22.4 75
CASPER MTN. 7850 11.3 14.9 76 12.0 14.7 82
DEADMAN HILL 10220 15.9 16.7 95 14.0 17.3 81
DEER PARK 9700 21.8 17.1 127 24.0 22.4 107
LAPRELE CREEK 8375 6.8 10.9 62 9.4 12.9 73
RENO HILL 8500 10.2 14.5 70 11.1 15.3 73
ROACH 9700 14.2 17.4 82 16.8 18.9 89
SAND LAKE 10050 22.6 33.0 68 21.0 24.5 86
SOUTH PASS 9040 19.6 16.8 117 20.1 18.9 106
WINDY PEAK 7900 6.7 8.1 83 8.5 10.8 79
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Basin wide percent of average 85 86
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 11.5 10.7 107 14.7 16.1 91
DIVIDE PEAK 8860 19.9 20.1 99 22.3 21.0 106
OLD BATTLE 9920 33.1 32.7 101 34.8 35.1 99
SANDSTONE RS 8150 13.7 14.6 94 18.8 19.0 99
WHISKEY PARK 8950 28.4 30.4 93 24.9 29.1 86
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Basin wide percent of average 98 96
UPPER GREEN RIVER
BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 15.4 14.8 104 14.8 13.7 108
BLIND BULL SUM 8900 19.6 28.4 69 16.1 22.7 71
EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 9.3 13.4 69 10.0 12.3 81
ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 12.5 13.7 91 13.6 13.6 100
GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 10.0 14.4 69 10.7 13.2 81
KENDALL R.S. 7740 10.3 14.5 71 12.5 14.8 84
LOOMIS PARK 8240 15.1 17.4 87 15.4 17.8 87
NEW FORK LAKE 8340 11.4 11.3 101 10.6 11.5 92
SNIDER BASIN 8060 13.8 14.7 94 13.9 16.4 85
SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 24.5 27.1 90 22.5 27.0 83
TRIPLE PEAK 8500 20.2 25.3 80 20.4 25.3 81
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Basin wide percent of average 83 85
LOWER GREEN RIVER
HAMS FORK 7840 12.4 11.7 106 13.1 12.5 105
HEWINTA 9500 12.8 12.1 106 12.4 14.9 83
HICKERSON PARK 9100 8.9 7.8 114 11.0 8.1 136
HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 7.6 7.2 106 10.2 7.6 134
INDIAN CREEK 9425 28.5 28.4 100 24.1 26.0 93
KELLEY R.S. 8180 17.8 17.1 104 19.4 20.8 93
STEEL CREEK PARK 10100 15.6 16.1 97 16.1 16.6 97
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Basin wide percent of average 103 100
UPPER BEAR RIVER
BUG LAKE 7950 21.1 21.3 99 22.2 19.7 113
HAYDEN FORK 9100 19.5 16.6 117 24.8 21.5 115
KELLEY R.S. 8180 17.8 17.1 104 19.4 20.8 93
LILY LAKE 9050 16.7 13.6 123 17.8 17.8 100
MONTE CRISTO 8960 30.5 30.2 101 29.3 26.0 113
SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 13.2 14.6 90 16.9 19.2 88
TRIAL LAKE 9960 30.3 25.5 119 30.5 25.5 120
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Basin wide percent of average 107 107
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-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 1971-2000.
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.