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 FRIDAY: DECEMBER 2 , 2011
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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 5.0 4.2 119 8.6 6.2 139
COTTONWOOD CREEK 7670 3.4 4.8 71 8.1 8.2 99
GRAND TARGHEE 9260 10.3 -M * 9.5 -M *
GRANITE CREEK 6770 3.5 3.6 97 5.3 5.5 96
GRASSY LAKE 7265 5.3 7.9 67 10.3 9.9 104
GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 2.9 4.0 72 4.2 4.3 98
GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 3.8 -M * 5.1 -M *
LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 6.3 7.9 80 11.1 10.1 110
PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 4.6 6.6 70 7.1 7.6 93
SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 2.1 2.7 78 3.9 5.1 76
SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 4.2 4.2 100 8.6 6.6 130
SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 5.0 7.0 71 6.6 7.5 88
THUMB DIVIDE 7980 4.2 4.1 102 6.9 5.5 125
TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 6.3 7.2 88 8.1 7.4 109
TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 11.0 8.5 129 9.6 8.4 114
WILLOW CREEK 8380 5.2 7.9 66 10.6 9.6 110
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Basin wide percent of average 86 107
UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON
BEARTOOTH LAKE 9360 7.5 7.2 104 7.9 6.0 132
BLACK BEAR 8170 9.0 9.9 91 11.5 10.7 107
CANYON 7870 3.2 3.4 94 5.2 4.9 106
FISHER CREEK 9100 10.1 9.6 105 11.9 10.0 119
MADISON PLATEAU 7750 6.0 6.4 94 9.9 7.4 134
NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 2.0 2.6 77 4.3 4.1 105
PARKER PEAK 9400 7.3 6.9 106 9.3 5.6 166
SYLVAN LAKE 8420 4.9 6.7 73 9.1 7.2 126
THUMB DIVIDE 7980 4.2 4.1 102 6.9 5.5 125
TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 11.0 8.5 129 9.6 8.4 114
WHISKEY CREEK 6800 4.3 4.0 108 7.8 6.0 130
WHITE MILL 8700 5.6 6.8 82 7.9 7.9 100
WOLVERINE 7650 4.3 3.0 143 6.0 4.6 130
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Basin wide percent of average 100 122
WIND RIVER
BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 3.5 3.9 90 4.5 5.0 90
CASTLE CREEK 8400 1.9 -M * 3.0 -M *
COLD SPRINGS 9630 2.7 3.2 84 4.1 4.3 95
DEER PARK 9700 3.1 4.6 67 6.2 7.2 86
HOBBS PARK 10100 5.4 5.3 102 5.3 4.7 113
LITTLE WARM 9370 2.1 3.5 60 4.4 4.7 94
SOUTH PASS 9040 3.9 5.0 78 5.2 6.1 85
ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 1.4 2.7 52 3.0 3.6 83
TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 6.3 7.2 88 8.1 7.4 109
TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 2.3 3.0 77 4.6 4.6 100
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Basin wide percent of average 80 95
BIGHORN BASIN
BALD MTN. 9380 6.9 6.1 113 6.7 5.4 124
BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 1.9 1.7 112 3.8 3.4 112
BLACKWATER 9780 9.8 8.0 122 9.4 7.4 127
BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 7.3 5.4 135 7.3 5.0 146
EVENING STAR 9200 8.2 8.8 93 11.1 8.4 132
GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 2.4 2.7 89 4.5 3.6 125
KIRWIN 9550 5.3 4.2 126 6.7 4.2 160
MARQUETTE 8760 1.7 -M * 6.2 4.1 151
MIDDLE POWDER 7760 3.4 3.6 94 6.7 5.0 134
OWL CREEK 8975 1.8 1.9 95 2.9 2.2 132
POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 4.2 3.4 124 5.6 4.2 133
SHELL CREEK 9580 7.3 5.2 140 6.7 4.6 146
SYLVAN LAKE 8420 4.9 6.7 73 9.1 7.2 126
SYLVAN ROAD 7120 3.5 3.7 95 6.2 6.7 93
TIMBER CREEK 7950 2.1 2.4 88 5.5 3.0 183
YOUNTS PEAK 8350 4.9 4.8 102 6.2 5.3 117
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Basin wide percent of average 108 131
SHOSHONE RIVER
BLACKWATER 9780 9.8 8.0 122 9.4 7.4 127
EVENING STAR 9200 8.2 8.8 93 11.1 8.4 132
KIRWIN 9550 5.3 4.2 126 6.7 4.2 160
MARQUETTE 8760 1.7 -M * 6.2 4.1 151
SYLVAN LAKE 8420 4.9 6.7 73 9.1 7.2 126
SYLVAN ROAD 7120 3.5 3.7 95 6.2 6.7 93
YOUNTS PEAK 8350 4.9 4.8 102 6.2 5.3 117
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Basin wide percent of average 101 127
POWDER-TONGUE
BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 1.9 1.7 112 3.8 3.4 112
BIG GOOSE 7990 3.9 2.4 162 7.7 3.1 248
BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 7.3 5.4 135 7.3 5.0 146
BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 4.4 3.5 126 7.3 4.3 170
CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 5.8 3.9 149 7.4 5.0 148
DOME LAKE 8880 5.2 4.2 124 8.3 5.0 166
GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 2.4 2.7 89 4.5 3.6 125
HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 2.5 2.1 119 4.3 3.2 134
LITTLE GOOSE 8870 4.8 -M * 8.6 -M *
MIDDLE POWDER 7760 3.4 3.6 94 6.7 5.0 134
POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 4.2 3.4 124 5.6 4.2 133
SOLDIER PARK 8720 3.7 -M * 5.6 -M *
SUCKER CREEK 8880 6.1 3.3 185 7.3 4.6 159
TIE CREEK 6870 2.3 1.2 192 7.5 3.7 203
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Basin wide percent of average 132 155
BELLE FOURCHE
BLIND PARK 6890 2.1 2.0 105 2.9 4.6 63
COLE CANYON 5910 1.4 2.2 64 3.1 3.0 103
NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 2.5 1.8 139 2.5 3.8 66
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Basin wide percent of average 100 75
UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER
BLACKHALL MTN 9820 -M -M * -M -M *
CINNABAR PARK 9574 4.6 5.7 81 7.4 6.9 107
COLUMBINE 9160 4.8 5.1 94 6.9 6.5 106
DIVIDE PEAK 8880 5.4 5.2 104 8.7 6.3 138
ELK RIVER 8700 4.0 3.2 125 5.9 5.3 111
JOE WRIGHT 10120 4.2 6.4 66 8.5 7.9 108
NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 6.0 8.0 75 7.0 7.6 92
OLD BATTLE 10000 8.7 9.3 94 10.7 9.5 113
SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 4.5 3.0 150 4.8 3.7 130
SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 2.1 2.9 72 4.6 5.3 87
TOWER 10500 8.7 12.9 67 11.2 10.9 103
WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 6.2 6.8 91 9.4 7.9 119
WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 2.4 3.7 65 4.5 4.4 102
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Basin wide percent of average 85 109
LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE
BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 4.2 6.1 69 6.4 6.4 100
CASPER MTN. 7900 5.2 4.7 111 8.3 5.3 157
DEADMAN HILL 10220 7.2 5.1 141 7.4 5.4 137
DEER PARK 9700 3.1 4.6 67 6.2 7.2 86
LAPRELE CREEK 8375 2.2 3.3 67 4.7 4.3 109
RENO HILL 8400 5.0 4.3 116 6.6 5.2 127
ROACH 9700 5.4 4.4 123 7.5 5.3 142
SAND LAKE 10050 7.8 9.4 83 8.3 7.3 114
SOUTH PASS 9040 3.9 5.0 78 5.2 6.1 85
WINDY PEAK 7900 2.0 2.3 87 3.7 3.8 97
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Basin wide percent of average 93 114
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 3.9 1.9 205 4.9 4.5 109
DIVIDE PEAK 8880 5.4 5.2 104 8.7 6.3 138
OLD BATTLE 10000 8.7 9.3 94 10.7 9.5 113
SANDSTONE RS 8150 2.2 2.4 92 4.6 5.6 82
WHISKEY PARK 8950 5.2 6.3 83 8.9 8.0 111
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Basin wide percent of average 101 112
UPPER GREEN RIVER
BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 2.9 4.1 71 3.9 4.4 89
BLIND BULL SUM 8650 4.7 7.3 64 5.2 6.6 79
EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 2.2 3.3 67 3.9 3.6 108
ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 3.1 3.6 86 4.9 4.5 109
GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 2.9 4.0 72 4.2 4.3 98
GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 3.8 -M * 5.1 -M *
KENDALL R.S. 7740 3.3 3.3 100 5.0 4.2 119
LOOMIS PARK 8240 3.2 4.5 71 5.5 5.0 110
NEW FORK LAKE 8340 2.9 2.9 100 4.3 3.9 110
POCKET CREEK 9360 2.5 -M * 3.8 -M *
SNIDER BASIN 8060 2.4 3.7 65 3.5 4.6 76
SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 5.0 7.0 71 6.6 7.5 88
TRIPLE PEAK 8500 5.2 6.5 80 7.3 6.7 109
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Basin wide percent of average 75 98
LOWER GREEN RIVER
HAMS FORK 7840 2.2 2.6 85 4.2 3.6 117
HEWINTA 9519 2.2 2.2 100 5.1 5.0 102
HICKERSON PARK 9145 2.8 1.5 187 6.0 3.3 182
HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 2.0 1.5 133 5.4 3.0 180
INDIAN CREEK 9425 5.4 6.9 78 6.0 7.1 85
KELLEY R.S. 8180 3.1 4.3 72 5.5 5.8 95
STEEL CREEK PARK 10200 3.1 4.1 76 5.8 5.2 112
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Basin wide percent of average 90 115
UPPER BEAR RIVER
BUG LAKE 7950 3.6 4.2 86 6.0 5.8 103
HAYDEN FORK 9212 2.8 3.2 88 7.2 6.3 114
KELLEY R.S. 8180 3.1 4.3 72 5.5 5.8 95
LILY LAKE 9156 2.1 3.0 70 5.3 5.8 91
MONTE CRISTO 8960 4.6 5.4 85 6.5 7.4 88
SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 2.1 2.7 78 3.9 5.1 76
TRIAL LAKE 9992 4.5 5.8 78 5.4 6.9 78
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Basin wide percent of average 80 92
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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 1971-2000.
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.