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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: MAY 3 , 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 .1 11.5 1 21.2 24.6 86 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7600 10.2 19.0 54 24.8 32.2 77 GRANITE CREEK 6770 .3 12.1 2 17.7 22.6 78 GRASSY LAKE 7265 16.7 32.4 52 36.6 41.2 89 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 7.1 12.8 55 13.2 15.5 85 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 16.4 33.8 49 32.6 41.8 78 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 12.3 28.6 43 24.7 33.3 74 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 .7 9.8 7 15.9 21.8 73 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 .0 11.3 0 23.5 25.7 91 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 18.9 28.0 68 22.5 30.4 74 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 1.2 14.2 8 17.0 22.2 77 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 18.0 27.8 65 23.0 29.2 79 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 25.5 31.6 81 25.3 32.4 78 WILLOW CREEK 8450 14.5 29.8 49 33.1 38.0 87 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 47 81 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9275 20.2 25.8 78 21.6 23.7 91 BLACK BEAR 8170 26.7 39.4 68 36.9 46.1 80 CANYON 8090 5.8 10.7 54 17.3 17.9 97 FISHER CREEK 9100 31.0 37.6 82 33.6 42.2 80 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 13.3 23.5 57 24.2 30.7 79 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 .1 6.6 2 14.8 15.0 99 PARKER PEAK 9400 17.0 24.4 70 20.9 19.7 106 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 11.4 23.3 49 24.3 25.0 97 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 1.2 14.2 8 17.0 22.2 77 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 25.5 31.6 81 25.3 32.4 78 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 5.4 14.4 38 19.0 24.4 78 WHITE MILL 8700 19.1 26.2 73 22.7 31.5 72 WOLVERINE 7650 .0 6.6 0 12.8 15.4 83 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 62 84 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 10.0 13.1 76 15.0 19.5 77 COLD SPRINGS 9630 .0 4.6 0 10.1 14.1 72 DEER PARK 9700 8.9 18.4 48 17.8 27.3 65 HOBBS PARK 10100 11.2 17.8 63 14.7 17.2 85 LITTLE WARM 9370 3.6 10.6 34 12.1 17.0 71 SOUTH PASS 9040 6.6 17.4 38 15.2 22.9 66 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 .2 5.8 3 10.2 12.3 83 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 18.0 27.8 65 23.0 29.2 79 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 .9 8.6 10 12.0 15.7 76 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 48 74 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 21.3 23.5 91 18.1 21.6 84 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .1 2.2 5 11.8 11.1 106 BLACKWATER 9780 21.0 28.8 73 22.3 25.0 89 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 17.1 18.0 95 19.2 18.6 103 EVENING STAR 9200 19.9 33.2 60 30.0 30.2 99 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 4.5 10.6 42 9.3 13.3 70 KIRWIN 9550 9.8 12.7 77 14.1 14.4 98 MARQUETTE 8760 .5 11.0 5 12.4 14.0 89 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 9.4 13.8 68 11.1 16.0 69 OWL CREEK 8975 .0 3.8 0 8.4 8.4 100 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 6.2 10.3 60 14.5 16.0 91 SHELL CREEK 9580 14.9 16.7 89 14.7 17.0 86 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 11.4 23.3 49 24.3 25.0 97 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .0 7.3 0 17.5 20.7 85 TIMBER CREEK 7950 .3 4.4 7 10.5 10.8 97 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 9.0 17.7 51 15.8 19.0 83 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 61 90 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 21.0 28.8 73 22.3 25.0 89 EVENING STAR 9200 19.9 33.2 60 30.0 30.2 99 KIRWIN 9550 9.8 12.7 77 14.1 14.4 98 MARQUETTE 8760 .5 11.0 5 12.4 14.0 89 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 11.4 23.3 49 24.3 25.0 97 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .0 7.3 0 17.5 20.7 85 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 9.0 17.7 51 15.8 19.0 83 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 53 92 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .1 2.2 5 11.8 11.1 106 BIG GOOSE 7990 6.4 11.2 57 13.8 13.1 105 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 17.1 18.0 95 19.2 18.6 103 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 10.9 12.9 84 15.4 15.6 99 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 13.2 16.0 82 15.8 17.4 91 DOME LAKE 8880 9.1 13.1 69 16.9 17.0 99 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 4.5 10.6 42 9.3 13.3 70 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 .0 4.5 0 11.2 11.2 100 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 9.4 13.8 68 11.1 16.0 69 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 6.2 10.3 60 14.5 16.0 91 SUCKER CREEK 8880 11.0 12.7 87 18.1 17.7 102 TIE CREEK 6870 .1 3.5 3 13.3 13.7 97 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 68 94 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 .0 3.4 0 11.3 14.4 78 COLE CANYON 5910 .3 5.0 6 11.0 -M * NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 .0 3.3 0 10.3 11.6 89 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 3 83 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9160 1.3 19.8 7 23.6 29.4 80 DIVIDE PEAK 8860 8.7 18.4 47 21.5 24.5 88 ELK RIVER 8700 .2 13.9 1 20.0 23.2 86 JOE WRIGHT 10120 21.6 24.9 87 26.2 30.4 86 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 24.3 34.3 71 27.5 30.0 92 OLD BATTLE 9920 24.9 36.7 68 31.2 40.2 78 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 .1 10.7 1 13.7 14.2 96 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 .1 10.4 1 16.1 20.3 79 TOWER 10500 28.3 52.1 54 36.1 45.4 80 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 11.0 24.1 46 25.3 31.3 81 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 15.0 13.8 109 15.2 15.9 96 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 52 84 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10220 19.1 27.5 69 23.2 27.3 85 CASPER MTN. 7850 5.1 16.3 31 14.6 19.8 74 DEADMAN HILL 10220 15.1 19.5 77 20.9 21.2 99 DEER PARK 9700 8.9 18.4 48 17.8 27.3 65 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 .4 6.6 6 13.3 16.7 80 RENO HILL 8500 8.6 14.0 61 18.2 20.5 89 ROACH 9700 17.2 17.8 97 22.9 22.7 101 SAND LAKE 10050 27.1 36.8 74 28.9 29.6 98 SOUTH PASS 9040 6.6 17.4 38 15.2 22.9 66 WINDY PEAK 7900 .8 4.4 18 13.4 13.7 98 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 61 85 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 .0 4.0 0 14.3 18.7 76 DIVIDE PEAK 8860 8.7 18.4 47 21.5 24.5 88 OLD BATTLE 9920 24.9 36.7 68 31.2 40.2 78 SANDSTONE RS 8150 .6 8.7 7 16.7 22.1 76 WHISKEY PARK 8950 15.0 29.9 50 26.3 34.1 77 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 50 79 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 3.8 12.9 29 12.1 16.1 75 BLIND BULL SUM 8900 22.3 27.5 81 19.1 25.4 75 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 .0 12.5 0 10.5 14.0 75 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 8.1 12.3 66 13.8 16.2 85 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 7.1 12.8 55 13.2 15.5 85 KENDALL R.S. 7740 .1 9.1 1 14.0 16.7 84 LOOMIS PARK 8240 .2 13.6 1 15.7 20.1 78 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 1.0 7.7 13 10.8 13.6 79 SNIDER BASIN 8060 3.8 11.9 32 13.3 18.6 72 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 18.9 28.0 68 22.5 30.4 74 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 12.1 22.8 53 25.7 28.8 89 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 45 79 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 .0 5.3 0 11.5 14.8 78 HEWINTA 9500 .0 8.6 0 14.4 18.0 80 HICKERSON PARK 9100 .0 5.2 0 12.2 10.4 117 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 .0 4.3 0 11.0 9.9 111 INDIAN CREEK 9425 14.1 27.6 51 19.8 29.7 67 KELLEY R.S. 8180 5.4 13.4 40 17.3 23.8 73 STEEL CREEK PARK 10100 13.2 18.5 71 15.2 20.4 75 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 39 80 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 5.2 17.0 31 16.2 22.6 72 HAYDEN FORK 9100 .0 12.2 0 21.1 25.3 83 KELLEY R.S. 8180 5.4 13.4 40 17.3 23.8 73 LILY LAKE 9050 .0 10.4 0 15.9 21.3 75 MONTE CRISTO 8960 10.2 27.5 37 23.5 30.5 77 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 .7 9.8 7 15.9 21.8 73 TRIAL LAKE 9960 9.7 26.0 37 22.2 29.7 75 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 27 75 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.