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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 WEDNESDAY: MARCH 15 , 2006 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 20.2 17.3 117 24.1 20.0 120 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7600 26.4 21.4 123 28.5 25.2 113 GRANITE CREEK 6770 19.9 17.9 111 21.8 18.6 117 GRASSY LAKE 7265 36.0 32.8 110 37.5 33.4 112 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 11.3 12.9 88 11.8 11.8 100 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 39.0 32.8 119 36.7 34.1 108 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 30.4 26.5 115 30.5 26.8 114 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 15.0 13.4 112 17.6 17.2 102 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 20.2 18.3 110 24.4 20.9 117 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 28.5 24.4 117 -M 24.4 * THUMB DIVIDE 7980 17.4 17.4 100 17.4 17.4 100 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 22.7 22.7 100 23.6 22.6 104 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 33.2 25.6 130 24.8 25.5 97 WILLOW CREEK 8450 32.0 28.0 114 36.1 29.5 122 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 113 110 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9275 20.2 21.9 92 17.8 18.5 96 BLACK BEAR 8170 46.1 36.4 127 -M 36.7 * CANYON 8090 13.5 12.7 106 15.9 14.2 112 FISHER CREEK 9100 37.5 32.3 116 34.7 33.4 104 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 25.3 23.2 109 30.2 24.4 124 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 9.5 10.6 90 11.5 11.7 98 PARKER PEAK 9400 16.9 19.9 85 15.2 14.9 102 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 16.3 20.6 79 20.1 19.3 104 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 17.4 17.4 100 17.4 17.4 100 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 33.2 25.6 130 24.8 25.5 97 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 15.1 15.9 95 21.5 19.1 113 WHITE MILL 8700 24.0 22.3 108 21.5 24.8 87 WOLVERINE 7650 8.6 11.3 76 8.3 12.0 69 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 105 102 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 12.8 13.5 95 14.9 14.9 100 COLD SPRINGS 9630 4.8 8.0 60 7.6 9.4 81 DEER PARK 9700 15.7 15.3 103 19.0 19.7 96 HOBBS PARK 10100 10.0 13.1 76 10.6 11.3 94 LITTLE WARM 9370 8.3 10.6 78 10.9 12.1 90 SOUTH PASS 9040 15.1 15.4 98 15.8 16.6 95 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 3.3 6.6 50 5.8 7.9 73 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 22.7 22.7 100 23.6 22.6 104 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 6.0 7.6 79 8.8 10.2 86 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 87 94 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 13.7 17.6 78 10.9 15.6 70 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 5.0 4.9 102 6.7 7.3 92 BLACKWATER 9780 20.4 22.4 91 18.5 18.8 98 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 12.4 14.4 86 12.5 13.0 96 EVENING STAR 9200 23.1 27.3 85 25.4 23.5 108 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 8.0 8.2 98 9.9 8.7 114 KIRWIN 9550 8.8 10.1 87 9.6 10.1 95 MARQUETTE 8760 1.8 7.6 24 6.2 8.5 73 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 10.4 10.1 103 8.9 10.9 82 OWL CREEK 8975 2.5 4.7 53 4.5 5.1 88 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 8.7 9.7 90 10.2 11.1 92 SHELL CREEK 9580 12.4 13.0 95 11.5 12.0 96 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 16.3 20.6 79 20.1 19.3 104 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 9.8 12.2 80 15.0 16.6 90 TIMBER CREEK 7950 1.6 4.9 33 4.1 6.3 65 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 13.2 15.7 84 15.7 14.8 106 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 83 94 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 20.4 22.4 91 18.5 18.8 98 EVENING STAR 9200 23.1 27.3 85 25.4 23.5 108 KIRWIN 9550 8.8 10.1 87 9.6 10.1 95 MARQUETTE 8760 1.8 7.6 24 6.2 8.5 73 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 16.3 20.6 79 20.1 19.3 104 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 9.8 12.2 80 15.0 16.6 90 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 13.2 15.7 84 15.7 14.8 106 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 81 99 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 5.0 4.9 102 6.7 7.3 92 BIG GOOSE 7990 5.5 8.7 63 7.7 7.6 101 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 12.4 14.4 86 12.5 13.0 96 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 8.4 10.0 84 9.8 10.7 92 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 11.0 11.4 96 10.3 11.2 92 DOME LAKE 8880 9.0 10.5 86 9.8 11.6 84 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 8.0 8.2 98 9.9 8.7 114 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 3.5 5.8 60 5.7 7.2 79 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 10.4 10.1 103 8.9 10.9 82 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 8.7 9.7 90 10.2 11.1 92 SUCKER CREEK 8880 9.0 10.1 89 11.8 11.9 99 TIE CREEK 6870 4.4 5.8 76 8.7 8.8 99 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 87 93 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 7.3 8.3 88 9.8 10.1 97 COLE CANYON 5910 4.1 5.6 73 8.3 -M * NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 6.1 7.5 81 7.9 8.0 99 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 82 98 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9160 29.2 23.8 123 30.5 22.9 133 DIVIDE PEAK 8860 17.8 17.7 101 20.3 18.7 109 ELK RIVER 8700 19.0 17.7 107 19.6 17.7 111 JOE WRIGHT 10120 20.1 19.0 106 24.0 22.3 108 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 30.7 25.5 120 29.7 22.3 133 OLD BATTLE 9920 34.4 29.2 118 38.2 31.3 122 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 12.7 10.3 123 13.4 10.9 123 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 11.5 11.6 99 15.3 14.7 104 TOWER 10500 48.5 41.2 118 45.5 34.9 130 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 26.0 24.3 107 31.5 24.2 130 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 11.5 10.6 108 12.6 11.5 110 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 113 121 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10220 23.6 21.0 112 20.3 19.6 104 CASPER MTN. 7850 15.3 12.5 122 15.8 12.6 125 DEADMAN HILL 10220 14.6 14.4 101 16.0 15.0 107 DEER PARK 9700 15.7 15.3 103 19.0 19.7 96 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 9.1 10.0 91 10.1 11.2 90 RENO HILL 8500 14.3 12.0 119 15.5 13.1 118 ROACH 9700 14.6 15.3 95 15.6 16.6 94 SAND LAKE 10050 29.8 28.7 104 28.7 21.5 133 SOUTH PASS 9040 15.1 15.4 98 15.8 16.6 95 WINDY PEAK 7900 7.0 7.2 97 9.1 9.4 97 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 105 107 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 13.4 11.2 120 15.4 13.9 111 DIVIDE PEAK 8860 17.8 17.7 101 20.3 18.7 109 OLD BATTLE 9920 34.4 29.2 118 38.2 31.3 122 SANDSTONE RS 8150 14.9 14.2 105 20.0 17.1 117 WHISKEY PARK 8950 34.9 27.3 128 31.0 25.8 120 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 116 117 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 13.9 13.3 105 14.0 12.3 114 BLIND BULL SUM 8900 26.0 25.7 101 19.4 20.6 94 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 10.1 12.1 83 10.5 11.1 95 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 12.4 12.3 101 13.1 12.0 109 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 11.3 12.9 88 11.8 11.8 100 KENDALL R.S. 7740 13.6 13.9 98 14.4 13.5 107 LOOMIS PARK 8240 17.7 16.2 109 18.1 16.1 112 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 10.0 10.5 95 9.7 10.4 93 SNIDER BASIN 8060 16.7 13.6 123 15.6 14.9 105 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 28.5 24.4 117 -M 24.4 * TRIPLE PEAK 8500 27.6 23.1 119 28.2 22.7 124 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 106 106 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 14.0 12.2 115 12.9 11.3 114 HEWINTA 9500 11.8 10.4 113 13.9 13.0 107 HICKERSON PARK 9100 4.5 6.5 69 7.0 7.0 100 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 6.5 6.4 102 7.4 6.6 112 INDIAN CREEK 9425 28.7 25.1 114 -M 23.2 * KELLEY R.S. 8180 18.7 15.6 120 20.5 18.7 110 STEEL CREEK PARK 10100 14.5 14.2 102 15.8 14.4 110 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 109 109 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 22.5 19.1 118 19.8 17.7 112 HAYDEN FORK 9100 19.6 14.9 132 22.5 19.0 118 KELLEY R.S. 8180 18.7 15.6 120 20.5 18.7 110 LILY LAKE 9050 13.4 11.9 113 15.0 15.8 95 MONTE CRISTO 8960 30.7 27.6 111 28.9 23.2 125 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 15.0 13.4 112 17.6 17.2 102 TRIAL LAKE 9960 27.0 23.0 117 24.7 22.6 109 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 117 111 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.