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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: JUNE 11 , 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 1.2 .0 34.1 27.9 122 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7670 1.8 .0 32.1 36.7 87 GRAND TARGHEE 9260 55.5 -M * 46.2 -M * GRANITE CREEK 6770 .0 .0 100 29.5 25.7 115 GRASSY LAKE 7265 15.1 4.8 315 55.8 46.3 121 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 .0 .0 100 19.7 18.5 106 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 4.4 -M * 20.8 -M * LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 17.2 9.7 177 47.7 46.5 103 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 15.2 7.4 205 43.6 37.6 116 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 .0 .0 100 21.8 24.7 88 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 .0 .0 100 36.0 29.3 123 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 11.5 7.8 147 31.4 33.8 93 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 .1 .0 28.7 25.6 112 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 27.0 16.6 163 39.8 33.6 118 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 39.7 19.8 201 43.3 37.4 116 WILLOW CREEK 8380 16.1 6.5 248 52.3 43.7 120 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 195 110 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9360 27.2 14.1 193 33.7 28.0 120 BLACK BEAR 8170 40.7 17.6 231 55.6 51.6 108 CANYON 7870 .7 .2 350 27.8 21.4 130 FISHER CREEK 9100 37.7 23.8 158 51.6 48.1 107 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 19.3 2.8 689 43.2 35.3 122 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 .0 .0 100 21.3 18.5 115 PARKER PEAK 9400 27.4 12.8 214 38.6 24.3 159 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 17.1 6.4 267 39.7 30.3 131 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 .1 .0 28.7 25.6 112 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 39.7 19.8 201 43.3 37.4 116 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 3.2 .0 33.9 28.3 120 WHITE MILL 8700 25.2 12.7 198 37.9 36.4 104 WOLVERINE 7650 .0 .0 100 22.1 19.1 116 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 213 118 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 4.0 1.0 400 25.7 23.5 109 COLD SPRINGS 9630 .1 .5 20 18.4 18.0 102 DEER PARK 9700 11.8 5.9 200 30.6 32.0 96 HOBBS PARK 10100 13.4 6.1 220 25.3 22.0 115 LITTLE WARM 9370 .0 .4 0 22.2 20.9 106 SOUTH PASS 9040 1.7 3.2 53 27.6 26.9 103 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 .1 .2 50 16.8 16.2 104 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 27.0 16.6 163 39.8 33.6 118 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 .0 .9 0 22.2 19.7 113 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 167 107 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 18.3 10.8 169 26.7 26.5 101 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .0 .0 100 19.2 15.3 125 BLACKWATER 9780 30.9 19.1 162 36.6 30.3 121 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 11.5 4.0 288 29.0 23.6 123 EVENING STAR 9200 30.0 19.5 154 49.6 35.7 139 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .0 .9 0 19.2 17.0 113 KIRWIN 9550 6.4 2.6 246 23.2 18.6 125 MARQUETTE 8760 3.2 2.0 160 22.8 19.4 118 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .1 .6 17 19.1 20.1 95 OWL CREEK 8975 .0 .3 0 13.7 12.1 113 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 4.1 .7 586 25.4 20.8 122 SHELL CREEK 9580 17.1 5.4 317 26.6 21.8 122 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 17.1 6.4 267 39.7 30.3 131 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .0 .0 100 30.8 24.2 127 TIMBER CREEK 7950 .2 .2 100 19.9 15.4 129 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 3.1 2.3 135 25.6 23.1 111 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 190 121 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 30.9 19.1 162 36.6 30.3 121 EVENING STAR 9200 30.0 19.5 154 49.6 35.7 139 KIRWIN 9550 6.4 2.6 246 23.2 18.6 125 MARQUETTE 8760 3.2 2.0 160 22.8 19.4 118 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 17.1 6.4 267 39.7 30.3 131 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .0 .0 100 30.8 24.2 127 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 3.1 2.3 135 25.6 23.1 111 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 175 126 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .0 .0 100 19.2 15.3 125 BIG GOOSE 7990 .0 .0 100 23.6 17.1 138 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 11.5 4.0 288 29.0 23.6 123 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 5.6 .6 933 24.8 19.5 127 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 19.0 3.3 576 31.4 23.0 137 DOME LAKE 8880 5.3 1.5 353 27.9 21.7 129 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .0 .9 0 19.2 17.0 113 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 .0 .0 100 23.0 15.4 149 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .1 .6 17 19.1 20.1 95 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 4.1 .7 586 25.4 20.8 122 SUCKER CREEK 8880 -M 1.2 * 29.5 22.7 130 TIE CREEK 6870 -M .1 * 24.1 18.4 131 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 393 126 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 .0 .0 100 20.6 19.1 108 COLE CANYON 5910 .0 .0 100 22.9 14.3 160 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 .0 .0 100 22.2 15.5 143 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 134 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9160 .0 .1 0 36.3 32.8 111 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 .1 .9 11 31.4 28.2 111 ELK RIVER 8700 .3 .0 30.1 26.7 113 JOE WRIGHT 10120 15.4 10.1 152 40.1 35.9 112 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 19.6 15.8 124 41.0 35.3 116 OLD BATTLE 10000 27.3 17.2 159 50.9 45.1 113 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 .0 .5 0 22.4 16.3 137 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 .1 .5 20 24.8 24.4 102 TOWER 10500 32.7 31.7 103 53.5 51.0 105 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 1.8 2.2 82 40.0 35.4 113 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 2.1 .8 262 23.2 19.7 118 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 124 112 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 2.3 5.6 41 31.9 32.0 100 CASPER MTN. 7900 .0 1.8 0 29.8 25.0 119 DEADMAN HILL 10220 10.2 5.8 176 28.9 25.4 114 DEER PARK 9700 11.8 5.9 200 30.6 32.0 96 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 -M .0 * 21.2 21.0 101 RENO HILL 8400 .0 1.4 0 31.4 25.6 123 ROACH 9700 1.6 2.5 64 31.4 27.3 115 SAND LAKE 10050 26.6 16.8 158 42.7 35.3 121 SOUTH PASS 9040 1.7 3.2 53 27.6 26.9 103 WINDY PEAK 7900 -M .0 * 18.9 18.0 105 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 126 110 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 .0 .0 100 22.7 21.5 106 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 .1 .9 11 31.4 28.2 111 OLD BATTLE 10000 27.3 17.2 159 50.9 45.1 113 SANDSTONE RS 8150 -M .0 * 27.9 25.4 110 WHISKEY PARK 8950 10.4 5.6 186 46.1 38.7 119 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 159 113 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 .0 .0 100 19.4 19.3 101 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 20.2 11.8 171 24.5 28.8 85 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 .0 .0 100 15.4 16.7 92 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 .0 .0 100 16.7 19.9 84 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 .0 .0 100 19.7 18.5 106 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 4.4 -M * 20.8 -M * KENDALL R.S. 7740 .1 .0 17.8 19.3 92 LOOMIS PARK 8240 .0 .0 100 23.2 23.1 100 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 .0 .0 100 -M 16.6 * SNIDER BASIN 8060 .0 .0 100 19.2 20.9 92 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 11.5 7.8 147 31.4 33.8 93 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 7.1 .0 38.1 32.7 117 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 162 97 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 .2 .0 15.6 17.6 89 HEWINTA 9519 -M .0 * 23.1 20.9 111 HICKERSON PARK 9145 .0 .0 100 14.4 13.2 109 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 .0 .0 100 15.3 12.9 119 INDIAN CREEK 9425 16.2 8.3 195 -M 33.2 * KELLEY R.S. 8180 .4 .0 24.0 26.9 89 STEEL CREEK PARK 10200 14.4 6.7 215 26.2 23.9 110 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 204 103 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 .1 .4 25 23.1 25.8 90 HAYDEN FORK 9212 .2 .2 100 31.1 29.3 106 KELLEY R.S. 8180 .4 .0 24.0 26.9 89 LILY LAKE 9156 .5 .2 250 25.0 24.9 100 MONTE CRISTO 8960 9.9 6.0 165 33.3 34.9 95 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 .0 .0 100 21.8 24.7 88 TRIAL LAKE 9992 4.3 8.6 50 32.1 34.3 94 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 97 95 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.