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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: NOVEMBER 5 , 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 .4 1.0 40 2.7 2.5 108 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7670 1.2 1.3 92 3.5 3.7 95 GRAND TARGHEE 9260 2.8 -M * 4.8 -M * GRANITE CREEK 6770 1.0 .8 125 3.6 2.2 164 GRASSY LAKE 7265 1.6 2.0 80 4.5 4.1 110 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 2.1 1.7 124 3.3 2.2 150 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 1.3 -M * 2.4 -M * LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 1.8 1.9 95 4.5 3.9 115 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 1.2 2.0 60 3.8 2.9 131 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 .1 .6 17 2.3 2.3 100 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 .6 .9 67 2.7 2.7 100 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 1.0 2.1 48 2.8 3.2 87 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 1.3 1.2 108 4.0 2.5 160 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 3.3 3.2 103 4.0 3.4 118 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 4.6 3.7 124 3.2 3.7 86 WILLOW CREEK 8380 1.4 2.5 56 4.7 4.4 107 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 87 114 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9360 1.9 3.3 58 1.9 2.6 73 BLACK BEAR 8170 3.6 3.4 106 6.8 4.4 155 CANYON 7870 .9 .9 100 1.5 2.3 65 FISHER CREEK 9100 2.5 3.3 76 3.5 4.1 85 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 1.6 2.0 80 4.0 3.0 133 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 .2 .5 40 1.7 1.9 89 PARKER PEAK 9400 2.8 3.1 90 2.2 2.7 81 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 .9 2.4 38 2.9 3.1 94 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 1.3 1.2 108 4.0 2.5 160 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 4.6 3.7 124 3.2 3.7 86 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 .9 1.0 90 3.2 2.7 119 WHITE MILL 8700 2.0 2.5 80 2.8 3.3 85 WOLVERINE 7650 .0 .7 0 1.4 2.2 64 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 83 102 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 1.9 1.4 136 2.5 2.0 125 COLD SPRINGS 9630 1.1 1.4 79 2.5 2.3 109 DEER PARK 9700 1.9 3.0 63 3.4 3.2 106 HOBBS PARK 10100 2.5 2.6 96 2.9 2.6 112 LITTLE WARM 9370 1.7 1.3 131 2.7 2.1 129 SOUTH PASS 9040 1.8 2.0 90 4.0 2.7 148 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 .7 1.1 64 2.5 2.1 119 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 3.3 3.2 103 4.0 3.4 118 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 1.6 1.4 114 3.1 2.5 124 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 95 121 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 3.1 3.3 94 3.3 2.8 118 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .0 .7 0 1.8 2.0 90 BLACKWATER 9780 2.6 3.6 72 2.6 3.2 81 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 2.6 3.1 84 2.8 2.9 97 EVENING STAR 9200 2.1 3.3 64 3.0 3.5 86 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .2 1.5 13 2.0 2.3 87 KIRWIN 9550 1.7 2.3 74 1.9 2.2 86 MARQUETTE 8760 .9 2.3 39 2.3 2.7 85 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .0 1.6 0 2.0 3.0 67 OWL CREEK 8975 1.9 1.0 190 2.0 1.4 143 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 1.5 1.6 94 2.4 2.3 104 SHELL CREEK 9580 2.9 3.1 94 3.4 2.4 142 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 .9 2.4 38 2.9 3.1 94 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .7 .7 100 2.1 2.6 81 TIMBER CREEK 7950 .2 1.4 14 2.2 1.9 116 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 1.7 1.8 94 2.4 2.3 104 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 68 96 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 2.6 3.6 72 2.6 3.2 81 EVENING STAR 9200 2.1 3.3 64 3.0 3.5 86 KIRWIN 9550 1.7 2.3 74 1.9 2.2 86 MARQUETTE 8760 .9 2.3 39 2.3 2.7 85 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 .9 2.4 38 2.9 3.1 94 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .7 .7 100 2.1 2.6 81 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 1.7 1.8 94 2.4 2.3 104 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 65 88 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .0 .7 0 1.8 2.0 90 BIG GOOSE 7990 .0 1.0 0 2.1 2.3 91 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 2.6 3.1 84 2.8 2.9 97 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 .9 1.9 47 2.5 2.6 96 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 2.1 2.0 105 2.8 3.0 93 DOME LAKE 8880 1.4 2.3 61 2.3 2.9 79 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .2 1.5 13 2.0 2.3 87 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 .0 1.0 0 2.0 2.1 95 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .0 1.6 0 2.0 3.0 67 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 1.5 1.6 94 2.4 2.3 104 SUCKER CREEK 8880 1.5 1.7 88 2.8 2.8 100 TIE CREEK 6870 .0 1.1 0 3.4 2.8 121 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 52 93 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 .0 1.1 0 1.3 3.0 43 COLE CANYON 5910 .0 1.1 0 3.1 2.1 148 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 .0 .6 0 1.9 2.8 68 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 0 80 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9160 .2 1.3 15 1.4 2.9 48 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 .6 2.2 27 3.1 3.2 97 ELK RIVER 8700 .4 .9 44 1.9 2.6 73 JOE WRIGHT 10120 2.3 3.2 72 3.1 4.0 78 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 1.9 3.8 50 2.4 4.0 60 OLD BATTLE 10000 2.7 3.8 71 4.2 4.3 98 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 .1 1.3 8 1.6 1.9 84 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 .4 1.0 40 1.7 3.1 55 TOWER 10500 1.4 4.7 30 2.9 4.9 59 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 1.5 2.5 60 3.3 3.7 89 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 1.7 1.5 113 1.7 2.4 71 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 50 74 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 1.0 2.7 37 1.6 3.0 53 CASPER MTN. 7900 .0 2.2 0 2.4 3.0 80 DEADMAN HILL 10220 2.1 2.7 78 2.0 2.9 69 DEER PARK 9700 1.9 3.0 63 3.4 3.2 106 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 .0 1.3 0 -M 2.3 * RENO HILL 8400 .1 2.1 5 1.6 3.0 53 ROACH 9700 1.1 1.6 69 1.9 2.8 68 SAND LAKE 10050 2.6 4.1 63 2.3 3.6 64 SOUTH PASS 9040 1.8 2.0 90 4.0 2.7 148 WINDY PEAK 7900 .5 .8 62 .7 2.0 35 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 49 76 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 .4 .7 57 1.7 2.3 74 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 .6 2.2 27 3.1 3.2 97 OLD BATTLE 10000 2.7 3.8 71 4.2 4.3 98 SANDSTONE RS 8150 .1 .7 14 1.7 2.8 61 WHISKEY PARK 8950 .7 2.3 30 2.7 3.5 77 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 46 83 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 1.0 1.6 62 1.8 2.2 82 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 2.2 2.3 96 3.4 2.7 126 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 .3 .9 33 2.6 1.7 153 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 1.1 1.2 92 2.9 2.3 126 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 2.1 1.7 124 3.3 2.2 150 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 1.3 -M * 2.4 -M * KENDALL R.S. 7740 .4 1.0 40 2.3 1.9 121 LOOMIS PARK 8240 .7 1.3 54 3.1 2.2 141 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 .5 .8 62 1.9 1.9 100 SNIDER BASIN 8060 .2 1.1 18 1.6 2.0 80 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 1.0 2.1 48 2.8 3.2 87 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 1.6 1.8 89 3.1 2.8 111 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 70 115 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 .2 .6 33 1.9 1.7 112 HEWINTA 9519 .3 1.0 30 1.8 2.8 64 HICKERSON PARK 9145 -M .6 * 1.5 2.0 75 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 .0 .6 0 2.1 1.9 111 INDIAN CREEK 9425 1.2 2.1 57 2.9 3.2 91 KELLEY R.S. 8180 .7 1.4 50 2.5 2.6 96 STEEL CREEK PARK 10200 .4 2.0 20 2.4 2.8 86 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 36 89 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 .6 1.6 37 2.2 2.8 79 HAYDEN FORK 9212 .8 1.1 73 2.9 2.9 100 KELLEY R.S. 8180 .7 1.4 50 2.5 2.6 96 LILY LAKE 9156 .6 1.2 50 2.5 2.9 86 MONTE CRISTO 8960 1.1 2.0 55 3.4 3.4 100 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 .1 .6 17 2.3 2.3 100 TRIAL LAKE 9992 2.2 2.4 92 3.3 3.3 100 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 59 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.