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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 THURSDAY: FEBRUARY 23 , 2006 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 17.8 15.3 116 22.3 17.8 125 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7600 24.3 17.4 140 26.2 22.1 119 GRANITE CREEK 6770 18.3 15.3 120 20.4 16.6 123 GRASSY LAKE 7265 31.4 28.1 112 -M 29.7 * GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 9.9 11.0 90 10.6 10.4 102 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 34.4 28.3 122 33.7 30.1 112 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 26.6 22.7 117 27.6 23.5 117 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 13.5 11.6 116 16.4 15.1 109 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 17.5 15.7 111 22.0 18.7 118 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 26.8 21.1 127 -M 21.6 * THUMB DIVIDE 7980 14.4 14.6 99 15.3 15.3 100 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 20.7 19.9 104 21.8 19.9 110 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 29.8 22.4 133 23.6 22.3 106 WILLOW CREEK 8450 28.9 24.2 119 33.0 25.9 127 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 117 115 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9275 18.2 19.1 95 16.0 16.4 98 BLACK BEAR 8170 40.7 31.3 130 -M 31.8 * CANYON 8090 11.9 10.8 110 14.5 12.5 116 FISHER CREEK 9100 33.2 28.3 117 -M 29.3 * MADISON PLATEAU 7750 21.6 19.9 109 24.9 21.1 118 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 8.7 9.3 94 10.5 10.4 101 PARKER PEAK 9400 15.4 17.4 89 14.2 13.1 108 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 14.4 17.9 80 18.1 17.2 105 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 14.4 14.6 99 15.3 15.3 100 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 29.8 22.4 133 23.6 22.3 106 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 12.8 13.7 93 18.8 16.6 113 WHITE MILL 8700 21.1 19.4 109 -M 21.8 * WOLVERINE 7650 9.2 10.2 90 8.1 10.8 75 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 107 105 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 11.8 12.0 98 13.9 13.2 105 COLD SPRINGS 9630 4.0 6.9 58 6.6 8.1 81 DEER PARK 9700 13.6 14.1 96 16.7 17.1 98 HOBBS PARK 10100 8.1 11.4 71 8.8 9.5 93 LITTLE WARM 9370 7.1 9.1 78 9.7 10.5 92 SOUTH PASS 9040 13.3 13.4 99 14.2 14.4 99 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 2.4 5.6 43 4.9 6.7 73 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 20.7 19.9 104 21.8 19.9 110 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 5.0 6.6 76 7.8 8.6 91 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 87 97 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 12.7 15.4 82 9.9 13.6 73 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 4.6 4.1 112 6.4 6.2 103 BLACKWATER 9780 18.3 19.5 94 16.5 16.6 99 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 -M 12.6 * -M 11.2 * EVENING STAR 9200 20.7 23.8 87 23.1 20.9 111 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 7.7 7.0 110 9.6 7.5 128 KIRWIN 9550 8.2 8.8 93 8.9 8.9 100 MARQUETTE 8760 1.9 6.6 29 6.2 7.2 86 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 10.3 8.6 120 8.9 9.3 96 OWL CREEK 8975 2.4 3.9 62 4.4 4.2 105 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 8.0 8.4 95 9.5 9.6 99 SHELL CREEK 9580 11.2 11.3 99 10.5 10.5 100 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 14.4 17.9 80 18.1 17.2 105 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 8.9 10.9 82 13.9 15.1 92 TIMBER CREEK 7950 1.6 4.1 39 4.0 5.2 77 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 12.2 14.0 87 14.5 13.1 111 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 87 100 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 18.3 19.5 94 16.5 16.6 99 EVENING STAR 9200 20.7 23.8 87 23.1 20.9 111 KIRWIN 9550 8.2 8.8 93 8.9 8.9 100 MARQUETTE 8760 1.9 6.6 29 6.2 7.2 86 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 14.4 17.9 80 18.1 17.2 105 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 8.9 10.9 82 13.9 15.1 92 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 12.2 14.0 87 14.5 13.1 111 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 83 102 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 4.6 4.1 112 6.4 6.2 103 BIG GOOSE 7990 4.9 7.3 67 7.1 6.6 108 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 -M 12.6 * -M 11.2 * BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 7.7 8.6 90 9.1 9.2 99 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 10.3 9.5 108 9.5 9.5 100 DOME LAKE 8880 8.2 9.2 89 9.0 9.9 91 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 7.7 7.0 110 9.6 7.5 128 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 3.2 4.9 65 5.1 6.1 84 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 10.3 8.6 120 8.9 9.3 96 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 8.0 8.4 95 9.5 9.6 99 SUCKER CREEK 8880 8.1 8.7 93 10.9 10.1 108 TIE CREEK 6870 4.2 4.7 89 8.2 7.7 106 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 95 102 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 6.8 6.6 103 9.0 9.0 100 COLE CANYON 5910 4.5 4.8 94 7.6 -M * NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 5.8 6.4 91 7.2 7.2 100 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 96 100 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9160 26.7 20.8 128 29.1 20.0 146 DIVIDE PEAK 8860 14.6 15.0 97 17.4 16.3 107 ELK RIVER 8700 16.5 15.3 108 17.3 15.4 112 JOE WRIGHT 10120 18.0 16.5 109 21.8 19.3 113 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 28.0 21.7 129 26.6 19.4 137 OLD BATTLE 9920 30.5 24.9 122 33.5 27.2 123 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 10.4 8.7 120 12.3 9.5 129 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 9.8 9.4 104 14.0 12.8 109 TOWER 10500 44.0 36.0 122 31.0 30.5 102 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 22.0 20.1 109 27.7 21.2 131 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 10.5 9.1 115 11.2 10.0 112 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 117 120 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10220 20.5 18.2 113 16.9 16.8 101 CASPER MTN. 7850 13.5 10.8 125 14.7 10.6 139 DEADMAN HILL 10220 12.8 12.4 103 14.2 12.7 112 DEER PARK 9700 13.6 14.1 96 16.7 17.1 98 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 8.3 8.5 98 9.1 9.6 95 RENO HILL 8500 13.0 9.9 131 14.4 11.0 131 ROACH 9700 12.1 13.3 91 14.9 14.2 105 SAND LAKE 10050 26.5 23.9 111 25.3 18.6 136 SOUTH PASS 9040 13.3 13.4 99 14.2 14.4 99 WINDY PEAK 7900 5.7 5.7 100 7.7 8.2 94 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 107 111 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 11.0 9.3 118 13.5 11.8 114 DIVIDE PEAK 8860 14.6 15.0 97 17.4 16.3 107 OLD BATTLE 9920 30.5 24.9 122 33.5 27.2 123 SANDSTONE RS 8150 12.5 11.9 105 18.1 15.0 121 WHISKEY PARK 8950 31.2 22.6 138 29.5 22.5 131 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 119 121 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 12.4 11.5 108 12.6 10.8 117 BLIND BULL SUM 8900 23.5 22.0 107 18.1 18.3 99 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 9.4 10.4 90 10.0 9.8 102 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 11.5 10.6 108 12.3 10.5 117 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 9.9 11.0 90 10.6 10.4 102 KENDALL R.S. 7740 12.5 11.8 106 13.4 11.9 113 LOOMIS PARK 8240 15.9 13.7 116 16.8 14.2 118 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 9.4 9.2 102 9.2 9.2 100 SNIDER BASIN 8060 15.2 11.8 129 14.6 13.1 111 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 26.8 21.1 127 -M 21.6 * TRIPLE PEAK 8500 25.6 19.9 129 26.2 19.7 133 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 112 112 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 12.9 10.4 124 12.0 10.0 120 HEWINTA 9500 9.2 8.5 108 12.3 11.1 111 HICKERSON PARK 9100 3.2 5.5 58 5.4 6.0 90 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 5.5 5.4 102 6.3 5.6 112 INDIAN CREEK 9425 26.0 21.2 123 -M 20.2 * KELLEY R.S. 8180 17.1 13.2 130 18.9 16.5 115 STEEL CREEK PARK 10100 12.5 11.9 105 13.8 12.3 112 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 114 112 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 20.7 16.2 128 18.1 15.5 117 HAYDEN FORK 9100 16.6 12.4 134 19.9 16.4 121 KELLEY R.S. 8180 17.1 13.2 130 18.9 16.5 115 LILY LAKE 9050 11.5 10.2 113 13.4 13.7 98 MONTE CRISTO 8960 26.2 23.3 112 25.5 20.2 126 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 13.5 11.6 116 16.4 15.1 109 TRIAL LAKE 9960 23.6 19.5 121 22.9 19.5 117 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 121 116 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.