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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 SATURDAY: NOVEMBER 7 , 2009 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 .5 1.1 45 2.5 2.6 96 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7670 .6 1.4 43 4.4 3.8 116 GRAND TARGHEE 9260 6.2 -M * 5.7 -M * GRANITE CREEK 6770 .1 .8 12 2.6 2.3 113 GRASSY LAKE 7265 1.6 2.2 73 4.1 4.3 95 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 2.2 1.8 122 2.4 2.3 104 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 1.9 -M * 3.1 -M * LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 -M 2.0 * -M 4.1 * PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 1.4 2.1 67 3.4 3.1 110 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 .0 .6 0 2.5 2.4 104 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 .3 1.0 30 3.2 2.9 110 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 3.4 2.2 155 4.1 3.3 124 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 1.1 1.2 92 4.2 2.6 162 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 4.2 3.3 127 4.3 3.5 123 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 5.1 3.9 131 4.0 3.9 103 WILLOW CREEK 8380 2.0 2.7 74 5.5 4.6 120 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 93 113 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9360 4.2 3.4 124 3.5 2.7 130 BLACK BEAR 8170 4.7 3.5 134 6.0 4.6 130 CANYON 7870 1.5 1.0 150 3.1 2.3 135 FISHER CREEK 9100 5.5 3.6 153 6.0 4.3 140 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 2.2 2.1 105 5.2 3.2 162 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 .2 .5 40 3.0 1.9 158 PARKER PEAK 9400 4.9 3.2 153 3.9 2.8 139 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 1.5 2.6 58 3.2 3.2 100 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 1.1 1.2 92 4.2 2.6 162 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 5.1 3.9 131 4.0 3.9 103 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 .3 1.1 27 3.2 2.8 114 WHITE MILL 8700 4.5 2.6 173 4.3 3.4 126 WOLVERINE 7650 .2 .8 25 2.2 2.2 100 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 122 130 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 3.0 1.4 214 2.9 2.1 138 COLD SPRINGS 9630 2.5 1.4 179 3.0 2.4 125 DEER PARK 9700 4.6 3.0 153 5.8 3.3 176 HOBBS PARK 10100 5.0 2.7 185 4.8 2.7 178 LITTLE WARM 9370 1.9 1.4 136 2.4 2.2 109 SOUTH PASS 9040 3.9 2.1 186 4.9 2.8 175 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 2.0 1.2 167 3.7 2.1 176 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 4.2 3.3 127 4.3 3.5 123 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 3.3 1.4 236 4.9 2.6 188 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 170 155 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 4.0 3.4 118 3.4 2.9 117 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 1.3 .8 162 2.2 2.1 105 BLACKWATER 9780 4.9 3.7 132 4.2 3.4 124 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 3.3 3.2 103 3.2 3.0 107 EVENING STAR 9200 4.8 3.5 137 5.9 3.6 164 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 2.5 1.6 156 3.6 2.4 150 KIRWIN 9550 3.1 2.4 129 2.6 2.3 113 MARQUETTE 8760 2.8 2.3 122 3.0 2.7 111 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 2.5 1.7 147 3.2 3.1 103 OWL CREEK 8975 2.4 1.1 218 2.0 1.4 143 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 2.0 1.7 118 2.4 2.3 104 SHELL CREEK 9580 3.5 3.2 109 3.0 2.5 120 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 1.5 2.6 58 3.2 3.2 100 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .4 .9 44 2.7 2.7 100 TIMBER CREEK 7950 1.2 1.5 80 2.5 1.9 132 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 2.6 1.9 137 2.3 2.4 96 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 121 118 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 4.9 3.7 132 4.2 3.4 124 EVENING STAR 9200 4.8 3.5 137 5.9 3.6 164 KIRWIN 9550 3.1 2.4 129 2.6 2.3 113 MARQUETTE 8760 2.8 2.3 122 3.0 2.7 111 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 1.5 2.6 58 3.2 3.2 100 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .4 .9 44 2.7 2.7 100 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 2.6 1.9 137 2.3 2.4 96 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 116 118 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 1.3 .8 162 2.2 2.1 105 BIG GOOSE 7990 1.7 1.1 155 3.2 2.3 139 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 3.3 3.2 103 3.2 3.0 107 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 3.0 2.0 150 3.7 2.6 142 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 3.4 2.1 162 3.3 3.1 106 DOME LAKE 8880 2.2 2.4 92 3.3 3.0 110 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 2.5 1.6 156 3.6 2.4 150 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 1.3 1.1 118 2.2 2.2 100 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 2.5 1.7 147 3.2 3.1 103 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 2.0 1.7 118 2.4 2.3 104 SUCKER CREEK 8880 3.5 1.8 194 4.2 2.9 145 TIE CREEK 6870 .5 1.1 45 3.9 2.8 139 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 132 121 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 1.0 1.1 91 4.1 3.0 137 COLE CANYON 5910 .0 1.2 0 4.2 2.1 200 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 .9 .7 129 4.0 2.8 143 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 63 156 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9160 1.1 1.5 73 4.0 3.0 133 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 2.4 2.3 104 5.3 3.3 161 ELK RIVER 8700 .2 .9 22 3.2 2.7 119 JOE WRIGHT 10120 3.3 3.3 100 4.9 4.2 117 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 6.9 3.9 177 7.2 4.1 176 OLD BATTLE 10000 7.3 4.0 182 7.7 4.5 171 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 1.3 1.3 100 2.8 1.9 147 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 .8 1.1 73 4.2 3.1 135 TOWER 10500 7.3 5.0 146 7.4 5.1 145 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 3.3 2.6 127 6.2 3.9 159 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 .6 1.6 37 3.1 2.5 124 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 125 146 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 4.7 2.8 168 5.6 3.1 181 CASPER MTN. 7900 3.2 2.3 139 3.9 3.1 126 DEADMAN HILL 10220 1.2 2.8 43 4.7 3.0 157 DEER PARK 9700 4.6 3.0 153 5.8 3.3 176 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 1.6 1.4 114 3.6 2.4 150 RENO HILL 8400 3.6 2.2 164 4.9 3.1 158 ROACH 9700 3.5 1.7 206 5.1 2.8 182 SAND LAKE 10050 7.5 4.3 174 7.8 3.8 205 SOUTH PASS 9040 3.9 2.1 186 4.9 2.8 175 WINDY PEAK 7900 1.5 .9 167 3.8 2.1 181 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 150 170 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 .0 .8 0 2.0 2.3 87 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 2.4 2.3 104 5.3 3.3 161 OLD BATTLE 10000 7.3 4.0 182 7.7 4.5 171 SANDSTONE RS 8150 -M .8 * 2.4 2.9 83 WHISKEY PARK 8950 2.3 2.4 96 5.8 3.7 157 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 126 139 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 3.1 1.7 182 3.3 2.3 143 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 2.7 2.4 113 2.4 2.8 86 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 .2 1.0 20 2.0 1.7 118 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 2.4 1.2 200 2.9 2.4 121 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 2.2 1.8 122 2.4 2.3 104 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 1.9 -M * 3.1 -M * KENDALL R.S. 7740 .3 1.0 30 2.1 2.0 105 LOOMIS PARK 8240 .5 1.4 36 2.5 2.3 109 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 .4 .9 44 2.3 2.0 115 SNIDER BASIN 8060 1.1 1.1 100 2.8 2.1 133 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 3.4 2.2 155 4.1 3.3 124 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 3.0 1.9 158 4.6 2.9 159 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 116 120 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 .2 .7 29 3.1 1.8 172 HEWINTA 9519 -M 1.1 * 2.4 2.9 83 HICKERSON PARK 9145 1.6 .6 267 3.3 2.0 165 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 1.1 .7 157 3.7 2.0 185 INDIAN CREEK 9425 4.5 2.3 196 5.0 3.3 152 KELLEY R.S. 8180 1.3 1.4 93 3.6 2.7 133 STEEL CREEK PARK 10200 1.6 2.0 80 3.0 2.9 103 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 134 137 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 .6 1.7 35 3.4 2.9 117 HAYDEN FORK 9212 .1 1.2 8 2.9 3.0 97 KELLEY R.S. 8180 1.3 1.4 93 3.6 2.7 133 LILY LAKE 9156 .8 1.3 62 2.3 3.0 77 MONTE CRISTO 8960 2.1 2.1 100 3.9 3.5 111 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 .0 .6 0 2.5 2.4 104 TRIAL LAKE 9992 2.5 2.5 100 3.0 3.4 88 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 69 103 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.