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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 MONDAY: MARCH 19 , 2012 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 18.9 17.6 107 22.9 20.5 112 BLACK BEAR 8170 37.6 37.3 101 36.2 38.0 95 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 21.8 26.4 83 16.7 21.0 80 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7670 18.3 22.3 82 23.4 25.8 91 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 10.9 12.4 88 11.3 11.4 99 GRAND TARGHEE 9260 34.6 -M * 27.8 -M * GRANITE CREEK 6770 15.5 18.3 85 16.0 19.2 83 GRASSY LAKE 7265 31.7 33.7 94 35.3 34.3 103 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 9.7 13.3 73 10.1 12.1 83 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 12.3 -M * 13.3 -M * LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 30.1 33.6 90 32.4 35.0 93 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 23.4 27.2 86 24.6 27.5 89 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 10.4 13.7 76 11.0 17.6 62 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 16.8 18.6 90 23.8 21.3 112 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 21.8 25.0 87 21.6 25.0 86 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 15.5 18.0 86 17.1 17.9 96 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 21.0 23.3 90 22.8 23.1 99 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 31.3 26.2 119 26.6 26.2 102 WILLOW CREEK 8380 24.5 28.7 85 29.8 30.3 98 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 15.9 16.2 98 15.1 15.2 99 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 91 94 MADISON-GALLATIN BLACK BEAR 8170 37.6 37.3 101 36.2 38.0 95 CANYON 7870 12.1 13.1 92 13.7 14.6 94 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 23.9 23.7 101 27.8 25.0 111 WEST YELLOWSTONE 6700 11.2 12.3 91 16.2 12.1 134 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 16.0 16.3 98 20.8 19.7 106 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 98 105 YELLOWSTONE BEARTOOTH LAKE 9360 23.3 22.3 104 22.6 19.0 119 BURNT MTN 5880 3.8 5.8 66 10.9 13.4 81 CANYON 7870 12.1 13.1 92 13.7 14.6 94 COLE CREEK 7850 13.5 14.1 96 10.9 14.6 75 EVENING STAR 9200 27.9 27.9 100 29.8 23.9 125 FISHER CREEK 9100 33.2 33.1 100 31.8 34.3 93 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 9.8 10.8 91 12.1 12.0 101 PARKER PEAK 9400 21.9 20.3 108 21.5 15.3 141 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 18.2 21.1 86 23.2 19.8 117 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 15.5 18.0 86 17.1 17.9 96 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 31.3 26.2 119 26.6 26.2 102 WHITE MILL 8700 21.2 22.9 93 22.1 25.5 87 WOLVERINE 7650 11.8 11.4 104 12.6 12.2 103 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 99 102 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 13.7 13.9 99 14.1 15.3 92 CASTLE CREEK 8400 7.3 -M * 8.6 -M * COLD SPRINGS 9630 7.8 8.3 94 9.2 9.6 96 DEER PARK 9700 10.9 15.7 69 16.4 20.3 81 HOBBS PARK 10100 13.9 13.5 103 12.7 11.4 111 KIRWIN 9550 12.0 10.4 115 13.9 10.3 135 LITTLE WARM 9370 8.6 10.9 79 10.7 12.3 87 OWL CREEK 8975 4.8 5.0 96 5.6 5.1 110 SOUTH PASS 9040 12.9 15.9 81 13.0 17.0 76 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 4.2 6.7 63 7.3 8.0 91 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 21.0 23.3 90 22.8 23.1 99 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 8.0 8.0 100 11.0 10.3 107 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 90 96 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 20.1 18.1 111 14.7 16.0 92 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 8.2 5.1 161 8.6 7.3 118 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 18.9 14.9 127 14.8 13.3 111 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 8.3 8.5 98 9.7 8.9 109 KIRWIN 9550 12.0 10.4 115 13.9 10.3 135 MARQUETTE 8760 8.7 -M * 11.4 8.6 133 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 10.0 10.6 94 10.4 11.1 94 OWL CREEK 8975 4.8 5.0 96 5.6 5.1 110 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 11.7 10.0 117 14.3 11.3 127 SHELL CREEK 9580 17.6 13.4 131 15.1 12.1 125 TIMBER CREEK 7950 4.0 5.2 77 8.7 6.4 136 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 114 115 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 23.6 23.0 103 23.0 19.2 120 EVENING STAR 9200 27.9 27.9 100 29.8 23.9 125 MARQUETTE 8760 8.7 -M * 11.4 8.6 133 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 11.9 12.3 97 16.8 16.9 99 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 15.9 16.2 98 15.1 15.2 99 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 100 115 POWDER RIVER BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 8.2 5.1 161 8.6 7.3 118 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 15.6 11.9 131 14.8 11.4 130 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 8.3 8.5 98 9.7 8.9 109 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 5.5 6.0 92 8.4 7.3 115 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 10.0 10.6 94 10.4 11.1 94 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 11.7 10.0 117 14.3 11.3 127 SOLDIER PARK 8720 12.6 -M * 9.6 -M * ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 114 116 TONGUE RIVER BIG GOOSE 7990 9.2 9.1 101 13.5 7.6 178 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 18.9 14.9 127 14.8 13.3 111 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 11.8 10.4 113 13.9 10.9 128 DOME LAKE 8880 14.3 11.1 129 14.3 11.7 122 LITTLE GOOSE 8870 10.1 -M * 15.4 -M * SUCKER CREEK 8880 13.4 10.5 128 14.7 12.1 121 TIE CREEK 6870 5.0 6.1 82 13.3 8.9 149 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 117 131 BELLE FOURCHE COLE CANYON 5910 4.7 6.4 73 8.1 6.1 133 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 73 133 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN BLIND PARK 6890 5.5 8.5 65 9.9 10.3 96 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 6.0 7.7 78 7.8 8.1 96 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 71 96 UPPER N. PLATTE ARAPAHOE 4020 -M -M * -M -M * BLACKHALL MTN 9820 21.2 -M * 22.9 -M * COLUMBINE 9160 17.2 24.2 71 19.1 23.5 81 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 13.5 18.3 74 18.2 19.3 94 JOE WRIGHT 10120 12.9 19.6 66 18.3 22.9 80 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 8.7 10.3 84 11.5 11.5 100 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 18.6 26.4 70 18.9 22.9 83 NEVER SUMMER 10280 11.5 18.6 62 10.8 21.7 50 OLD BATTLE 10000 22.2 30.0 74 26.2 32.3 81 RAWAH 9020 7.1 13.8 51 10.7 15.1 71 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 10.4 10.6 98 10.0 11.2 89 SAND LAKE 10050 22.7 29.7 76 22.4 22.1 101 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 6.9 12.1 57 11.3 15.0 75 TOWER 10500 28.6 42.3 68 30.0 35.9 84 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 16.5 25.0 66 20.5 24.9 82 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 -M 10.9 * 9.2 11.8 78 ZIRKEL 9340 21.9 24.9 88 24.1 24.2 100 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 72 83 SWEETWATER DEER PARK 9700 10.9 15.7 69 16.4 20.3 81 LARSEN CREEK 9000 10.8 -M * 12.6 -M * SOUTH PASS 9040 12.9 15.9 81 13.0 17.0 76 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 75 79 LOWER N. PLATTE CASPER MTN. 7900 17.2 12.9 133 17.4 12.8 136 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 8.7 10.3 84 11.5 11.5 100 RENO HILL 8400 14.8 12.5 118 16.6 13.3 125 WINDY PEAK 7900 6.6 7.4 89 8.6 9.6 90 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 110 115 LARAMIE RIVER BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 16.5 21.7 76 18.5 20.1 92 CINNABAR PARK 9574 14.9 17.3 86 19.3 18.8 103 CROW CREEK 8330 6.9 8.3 83 10.0 9.1 110 DEADMAN HILL 10220 16.3 14.8 110 14.9 15.4 97 RAWAH 9020 7.1 13.8 51 10.7 15.1 71 ROACH 9700 12.7 15.7 81 15.8 17.2 92 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 81 93 S. PLATTE BLACK MOUNTAIN 8920 10.0 -M * 12.2 -M * CROW CREEK 8330 6.9 8.3 83 10.0 9.1 110 DEADMAN HILL 10220 16.3 14.8 110 14.9 15.4 97 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 100 102 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 9.6 11.5 83 11.0 14.4 76 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 13.5 18.3 74 18.2 19.3 94 ELK RIVER 8700 12.5 18.2 69 14.9 18.2 82 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER 8915 17.8 -M * 23.7 -M * OLD BATTLE 10000 22.2 30.0 74 26.2 32.3 81 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 10.4 10.6 98 10.0 11.2 89 SANDSTONE RS 8150 9.5 14.6 65 11.9 17.6 68 WHISKEY PARK 8950 19.7 28.2 70 23.6 26.6 89 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 74 83 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 12.5 13.6 92 12.5 12.6 99 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 21.8 26.4 83 16.7 21.0 80 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 10.9 12.4 88 11.3 11.4 99 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 12.7 12.6 101 13.6 12.4 110 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 9.7 13.3 73 10.1 12.1 83 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 12.3 -M * 13.3 -M * KENDALL R.S. 7740 13.9 14.2 98 14.7 13.9 106 LOOMIS PARK 8240 13.5 16.6 81 15.8 16.5 96 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 11.0 10.7 103 10.1 10.7 94 POCKET CREEK 9360 9.2 -M * 11.4 -M * SNIDER BASIN 8060 12.4 13.9 89 12.7 15.2 84 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 21.8 25.0 87 21.6 25.0 86 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 21.9 23.6 93 24.2 23.3 104 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 89 94 LOWER GREEN RIVER BLACKS FORK JCT 8870 4.7 -M * 10.2 -M * BUCK PASTURE 9700 .1 -M * 3.4 -M * EF BLACKS FORK GS 9308 9.0 -M * 8.9 -M * HAMS FORK 7840 9.4 12.4 76 9.1 11.5 79 HEWINTA 9519 8.9 10.8 82 11.9 13.4 89 HICKERSON PARK 9145 8.9 6.7 133 11.7 7.2 162 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 8.0 6.5 123 11.7 6.7 175 INDIAN CREEK 9425 19.5 25.9 75 17.0 23.7 72 KELLEY R.S. 8180 12.4 16.0 78 14.5 19.1 76 SPIRIT LK 10223 11.4 -M * 17.2 -M * STEEL CREEK PARK 10200 9.8 14.6 67 13.8 14.7 94 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 83 93 UPPER BEAR RIVER BEAR RIVER RS 8500 5.5 -M * 9.6 -M * BUG LAKE 7950 14.5 19.7 74 15.0 18.1 83 BURTS MILLER RANCH 8000 4.9 -M * 9.7 -M * CHALK CREEK #1 8993 15.0 23.1 65 17.7 23.4 76 HAYDEN FORK 9212 10.1 15.3 66 16.8 19.4 87 KELLEY R.S. 8180 12.4 16.0 78 14.5 19.1 76 LILY LAKE 9156 9.1 12.2 75 11.5 16.1 71 MONTE CRISTO 8960 17.9 28.3 63 17.8 23.8 75 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 10.4 13.7 76 11.0 17.6 62 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 70 76 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.