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 MONDAY: JULY 6 , 2009
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BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION
Data Site Name (Ft) % %
Current Average Avg Current Average Avg
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WYOMING
SNAKE RIVER
BASE CAMP 7030 .0 .0 100 30.3 29.2 104
COTTONWOOD CREEK 7670 .0 .0 100 47.5 38.0 125
GRAND TARGHEE 9260 1.8 -M * 50.8 -M *
GRANITE CREEK 6770 .1 .0 31.4 26.8 117
GRASSY LAKE 7265 .0 .0 100 47.8 48.3 99
GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 .1 .0 24.8 19.9 125
GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 -M -M * 28.2 -M *
LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 .0 .0 100 48.6 48.3 101
PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 .0 .0 100 42.8 39.1 109
SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 .0 .0 100 27.5 25.7 107
SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 .0 .0 100 34.6 30.9 112
SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 .0 .0 100 40.0 34.9 115
THUMB DIVIDE 7980 .1 .0 32.5 27.0 120
TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 .0 .0 100 44.0 35.2 125
TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 .1 3.0 3 45.7 39.5 116
WILLOW CREEK 8380 .0 .0 100 58.7 45.4 129
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Basin wide percent of average 3 114
UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON
BEARTOOTH LAKE 9360 -M 1.3 * 33.8 30.1 112
BLACK BEAR 8170 .0 1.2 0 51.0 53.8 95
CANYON 7870 .0 .0 100 26.5 22.9 116
FISHER CREEK 9100 -M 2.4 * 50.3 50.9 99
MADISON PLATEAU 7750 .0 .0 100 36.6 37.1 99
NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 .0 .0 100 22.8 20.5 111
PARKER PEAK 9400 .0 1.5 0 29.8 26.3 113
SYLVAN LAKE 8420 .0 .0 100 36.6 32.3 113
THUMB DIVIDE 7980 .1 .0 32.5 27.0 120
TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 .1 3.0 3 45.7 39.5 116
WHISKEY CREEK 6800 .2 .0 29.9 30.2 99
WHITE MILL 8700 .0 .4 0 37.3 38.8 96
WOLVERINE 7650 .0 .0 100 21.5 20.7 104
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Basin wide percent of average 2 106
WIND RIVER
BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 .0 .0 100 29.2 24.9 117
COLD SPRINGS 9630 .0 .0 100 20.5 19.6 105
DEER PARK 9700 .0 .0 100 31.0 33.5 93
HOBBS PARK 10100 .0 .5 0 26.4 23.6 112
LITTLE WARM 9370 .0 .0 100 26.2 22.4 117
SOUTH PASS 9040 .2 .0 27.1 28.2 96
ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 .1 .0 19.1 17.6 109
TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 .0 .0 100 44.0 35.2 125
TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 .0 .0 100 22.6 21.2 107
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Basin wide percent of average 0 109
BIGHORN BASIN
BALD MTN. 9380 -M .5 * 26.4 28.6 92
BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .0 .0 100 17.5 17.2 102
BLACKWATER 9780 .1 3.2 3 36.8 32.6 113
BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 .0 .0 100 25.4 25.9 98
EVENING STAR 9200 -M 2.7 * -M 38.2 *
GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .0 .0 100 16.3 18.9 86
KIRWIN 9550 .0 .0 100 26.2 20.6 127
MARQUETTE 8760 .0 .0 100 17.8 21.4 83
MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .0 .0 100 18.7 22.0 85
OWL CREEK 8975 .1 .0 18.7 13.7 136
POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 .0 .0 100 25.9 22.7 114
SHELL CREEK 9580 .0 .1 0 26.1 24.2 108
SYLVAN LAKE 8420 .0 .0 100 36.6 32.3 113
SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .0 .0 100 30.3 26.0 117
TIMBER CREEK 7950 .0 .0 100 17.9 16.9 106
YOUNTS PEAK 8350 .0 .0 100 26.4 25.0 106
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Basin wide percent of average 3 105
SHOSHONE RIVER
BLACKWATER 9780 .1 3.2 3 36.8 32.6 113
EVENING STAR 9200 -M 2.7 * -M 38.2 *
KIRWIN 9550 .0 .0 100 26.2 20.6 127
MARQUETTE 8760 .0 .0 100 17.8 21.4 83
SYLVAN LAKE 8420 .0 .0 100 36.6 32.3 113
SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .0 .0 100 30.3 26.0 117
YOUNTS PEAK 8350 .0 .0 100 26.4 25.0 106
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Basin wide percent of average 3 110
POWDER-TONGUE
BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .0 .0 100 17.5 17.2 102
BIG GOOSE 7990 .0 .0 100 20.3 18.4 110
BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 .0 .0 100 25.4 25.9 98
BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 .0 .0 100 21.0 21.6 97
CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 .0 .0 100 27.3 25.3 108
DOME LAKE 8880 .0 .0 100 24.6 23.5 105
GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .0 .0 100 16.3 18.9 86
HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 .0 .0 100 17.8 17.3 103
MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .0 .0 100 18.7 22.0 85
POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 .0 .0 100 25.9 22.7 114
SUCKER CREEK 8880 .0 .0 100 28.1 24.9 113
TIE CREEK 6870 .0 .0 100 24.3 20.4 119
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Basin wide percent of average * 104
BELLE FOURCHE
BLIND PARK 6890 .1 .0 23.3 21.4 109
COLE CANYON 5910 .1 .0 21.1 16.9 125
NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 .1 .0 19.4 18.5 105
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Basin wide percent of average * 112
UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER
COLUMBINE 9160 .0 .0 100 36.9 33.9 109
DIVIDE PEAK 8880 .0 .0 100 39.0 29.2 134
ELK RIVER 8700 .2 .0 31.3 27.8 113
JOE WRIGHT 10120 .1 .7 14 -M 37.6 *
NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 -M 1.4 * -M 36.9 *
OLD BATTLE 10000 .0 .7 0 -M 46.3 *
SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 .0 .0 100 23.3 16.9 138
SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 .0 .0 100 26.3 25.9 102
TOWER 10500 .0 5.9 0 58.9 52.6 112
WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 -M .0 * 41.2 36.6 113
WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 .0 .0 100 -M 21.3 *
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Basin wide percent of average 1 115
LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE
BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 .0 .0 100 33.3 33.5 99
CASPER MTN. 7900 .0 .0 100 25.1 26.4 95
DEADMAN HILL 10220 .0 .1 0 25.2 26.6 95
DEER PARK 9700 .0 .0 100 31.0 33.5 93
LAPRELE CREEK 8375 .0 .0 100 21.7 22.2 98
RENO HILL 8400 -M .0 * 27.0 26.7 101
ROACH 9700 -M .0 * 29.8 28.6 104
SAND LAKE 10050 .0 1.9 0 43.6 36.9 118
SOUTH PASS 9040 .2 .0 27.1 28.2 96
WINDY PEAK 7900 .4 .0 19.6 19.3 102
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Basin wide percent of average 0 101
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 .0 .0 100 28.1 22.3 126
DIVIDE PEAK 8880 .0 .0 100 39.0 29.2 134
OLD BATTLE 10000 .0 .7 0 -M 46.3 *
SANDSTONE RS 8150 -M .0 * 30.5 26.5 115
WHISKEY PARK 8950 .0 .0 100 47.0 40.1 117
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Basin wide percent of average 0 122
UPPER GREEN RIVER
BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 .0 .0 100 25.6 20.6 124
BLIND BULL SUM 8650 .0 .0 100 32.2 30.0 107
EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 .0 .0 100 21.0 17.6 119
ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 .0 .0 100 26.8 21.2 126
GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 .1 .0 24.8 19.9 125
GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 -M -M * 28.2 -M *
KENDALL R.S. 7740 .0 .0 100 23.2 20.3 114
LOOMIS PARK 8240 .1 .0 29.8 24.1 124
NEW FORK LAKE 8340 1.1 .0 20.9 17.8 117
SNIDER BASIN 8060 .0 .0 100 23.1 21.8 106
SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 .0 .0 100 40.0 34.9 115
TRIPLE PEAK 8500 .1 .0 40.6 34.1 119
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Basin wide percent of average * 117
LOWER GREEN RIVER
HAMS FORK 7840 .1 .0 22.8 18.6 123
HEWINTA 9519 .0 .0 100 21.6 22.1 98
HICKERSON PARK 9145 .0 .0 100 19.9 14.3 139
HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 .0 .0 100 17.9 14.1 127
INDIAN CREEK 9425 .0 .0 100 33.3 34.2 97
KELLEY R.S. 8180 .0 .0 100 29.5 27.9 106
STEEL CREEK PARK 10200 .0 .1 0 26.0 25.1 104
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Basin wide percent of average 0 109
UPPER BEAR RIVER
BUG LAKE 7950 .1 .0 26.9 26.6 101
HAYDEN FORK 9212 .0 .0 100 32.8 30.4 108
KELLEY R.S. 8180 .0 .0 100 29.5 27.9 106
LILY LAKE 9156 .0 .0 100 27.0 25.9 104
MONTE CRISTO 8960 .0 .0 100 38.5 35.8 108
SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 .0 .0 100 27.5 25.7 107
TRIAL LAKE 9992 .0 .0 100 37.3 35.5 105
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Basin wide percent of average * 106
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-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.
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-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.