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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: APRIL 2 , 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Median Median Current Average Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 24.8 14.9 166 25.8 20.3 127 BLACK BEAR 8170 41.8 36.6 114 39.3 36.8 107 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 36.5 22.6 162 23.3 18.9 123 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7670 31.3 21.3 147 34.2 23.8 144 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 17.8 10.0 178 15.6 11.4 137 GRAND TARGHEE 9260 50.1 36.9 136 -M 29.9 * GRANITE CREEK 6770 24.3 14.8 164 23.9 19.2 124 GRASSY LAKE 7265 41.6 31.6 132 38.4 34.8 110 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 15.0 13.0 115 14.8 12.5 118 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 20.4 13.4 152 18.9 13.3 142 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 39.3 29.5 133 -M 34.3 * PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 35.0 24.4 143 33.9 27.3 124 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 18.5 12.9 143 19.2 16.1 119 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 -M 15.3 * -M 21.7 * SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 35.5 22.5 158 31.8 23.1 138 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 20.8 14.8 141 18.1 17.9 101 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 32.2 21.7 148 32.5 23.4 139 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 40.1 25.6 157 -M 26.3 * WILLOW CREEK 8380 40.9 28.0 146 40.8 32.4 126 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 -M 14.2 * -M 15.2 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 143 124 MADISON-GALLATIN BLACK BEAR 8170 41.8 36.6 114 39.3 36.8 107 CANYON 7870 15.2 12.4 123 16.5 15.7 105 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 25.0 21.4 117 24.6 25.4 97 WEST YELLOWSTONE 6700 14.4 10.2 141 16.2 13.6 119 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 17.8 15.0 119 20.7 19.4 107 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 119 106 YELLOWSTONE BEARTOOTH LAKE 9360 31.0 21.1 147 28.6 19.0 151 BURNT MTN 5880 11.5 4.4 261 19.3 12.3 157 CANYON 7870 15.2 12.4 123 16.5 15.7 105 COLE CREEK 7850 22.5 13.7 164 16.0 12.1 132 EVENING STAR 9200 38.4 23.9 161 39.3 26.3 149 FISHER CREEK 9100 43.0 30.4 141 36.8 30.5 121 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 15.5 9.5 163 15.5 11.8 131 PARKER PEAK 9400 31.1 18.9 165 27.9 17.0 164 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 24.7 19.2 129 28.0 21.5 130 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 20.8 14.8 141 18.1 17.9 101 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 40.1 25.6 157 -M 26.3 * WHITE MILL 8700 33.3 21.7 153 28.6 22.8 125 WOLVERINE 7650 16.1 9.2 175 16.7 11.8 142 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 153 133 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 -M 13.1 * -M 15.3 * CASTLE CREEK 8400 10.5 -M * 12.4 -M * COLD SPRINGS 9630 9.7 7.1 137 13.3 9.6 139 DEER PARK 9700 17.4 14.8 118 19.5 18.8 104 HOBBS PARK 10100 16.1 13.5 119 13.9 12.7 109 KIRWIN 9550 19.2 9.5 202 17.5 11.1 158 LITTLE WARM 9370 14.7 10.2 144 16.9 12.4 136 OWL CREEK 8975 8.1 5.6 145 7.9 5.7 139 SOUTH PASS 9040 16.7 14.9 112 15.5 16.7 93 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 5.3 6.8 78 9.0 8.6 105 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 32.2 21.7 148 32.5 23.4 139 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 8.4 9.1 92 9.4 11.4 82 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 131 119 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 25.2 18.8 134 19.7 16.4 120 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 11.3 5.1 222 11.3 8.2 138 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 21.5 16.1 134 17.2 14.9 115 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 13.4 9.0 149 13.1 10.1 130 KIRWIN 9550 19.2 9.5 202 17.5 11.1 158 MARQUETTE 8760 15.0 -M * 13.1 -M * MIDDLE POWDER 7760 18.1 11.5 157 14.3 11.2 128 OWL CREEK 8975 8.1 5.6 145 7.9 5.7 139 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 15.7 10.0 157 16.8 12.0 140 SHELL CREEK 9580 19.4 14.7 132 16.7 13.2 127 TIMBER CREEK 7950 7.0 4.8 146 8.8 7.0 126 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 151 131 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 32.0 22.2 144 28.7 19.8 145 EVENING STAR 9200 38.4 23.9 161 39.3 26.3 149 MARQUETTE 8760 15.0 -M * 13.1 -M * SYLVAN ROAD 7120 16.3 11.1 147 21.3 16.2 131 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 -M 14.2 * -M 15.2 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 152 143 POWDER RIVER BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 11.3 5.1 222 11.3 8.2 138 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 20.8 14.2 146 18.3 12.7 144 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 13.4 9.0 149 13.1 10.1 130 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 10.4 6.3 165 12.5 8.2 152 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 18.1 11.5 157 14.3 11.2 128 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 15.7 10.0 157 16.8 12.0 140 SOLDIER PARK 8720 13.4 -M * 11.7 -M * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 160 138 TONGUE RIVER BIG GOOSE 7990 12.8 9.1 141 14.9 10.8 138 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 21.5 16.1 134 17.2 14.9 115 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 15.7 11.4 138 16.1 11.8 136 DOME LAKE 8880 16.1 11.6 139 14.8 13.0 114 LITTLE GOOSE 8870 -M -M * -M -M * SUCKER CREEK 8880 18.2 11.5 158 19.4 13.8 141 TIE CREEK 6870 9.6 5.5 175 15.0 11.0 136 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 144 129 BELLE FOURCHE COLE CANYON 5910 7.9 5.8 136 14.1 8.9 158 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 136 158 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN BLIND PARK 6890 9.2 7.2 128 16.4 11.3 145 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 9.3 6.8 137 15.1 9.3 162 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 132 153 UPPER N. PLATTE ARAPAHO RIDGE 10960 27.6 20.0 138 27.0 21.5 126 BLACKHALL MTN 9820 38.6 -M * 38.9 -M * COLUMBINE 9160 36.7 23.0 160 37.8 24.6 154 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 21.1 19.6 108 23.4 20.7 113 JOE WRIGHT 10120 22.5 20.4 110 31.2 24.8 126 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 10.2 9.5 107 11.3 11.9 95 MED BOW 10500 28.5 -M * 35.6 -M * NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 37.2 28.2 132 35.5 25.8 138 NEVER SUMMER 10280 24.7 19.8 125 20.2 -M * OLD BATTLE 10000 34.6 30.0 115 36.2 33.9 107 RAWAH 9020 14.6 10.4 140 17.2 13.7 126 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 14.1 12.6 112 13.4 14.0 96 SAND LAKE 10050 35.0 27.8 126 32.2 23.8 135 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 13.0 12.2 107 15.2 14.7 103 TOWER 10500 52.7 44.4 119 53.0 38.3 138 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 27.5 23.0 120 29.1 25.8 113 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 14.6 11.8 124 14.5 12.9 112 ZIRKEL 9340 42.5 26.4 161 43.9 27.5 160 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 126 126 SWEETWATER DEER PARK 9700 17.4 14.8 118 19.5 18.8 104 LARSEN CREEK 9000 14.3 12.1 118 16.1 -M * SOUTH PASS 9040 16.7 14.9 112 15.5 16.7 93 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 116 99 LOWER N. PLATTE CASPER MTN. 7900 19.4 13.6 143 16.2 14.1 115 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 10.2 9.5 107 11.3 11.9 95 RENO HILL 8400 18.9 13.4 141 20.4 14.6 140 WINDY PEAK 7900 9.6 7.8 123 12.1 10.1 120 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 131 118 LARAMIE RIVER BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 32.1 20.3 158 31.7 20.3 156 CINNABAR PARK 9574 25.1 20.2 124 30.0 23.2 129 CROW CREEK 8330 7.0 6.9 101 11.5 10.3 112 DEADMAN HILL 10220 24.9 15.7 159 23.3 16.5 141 RAWAH 9020 14.6 10.4 140 17.2 13.7 126 ROACH 9700 21.6 15.8 137 24.5 18.4 133 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 140 135 S. PLATTE BLACK MOUNTAIN 8920 12.8 -M * -M -M * CROW CREEK 8330 7.0 6.9 101 11.5 10.3 112 DEADMAN HILL 10220 24.9 15.7 159 23.3 16.5 141 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 141 130 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 12.2 10.5 116 18.0 14.6 123 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 21.1 19.6 108 23.4 20.7 113 ELK RIVER 8700 22.6 18.7 121 22.8 19.4 118 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER 8915 33.3 23.5 142 35.4 28.8 123 OLD BATTLE 10000 34.6 30.0 115 36.2 33.9 107 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 14.1 12.6 112 13.4 14.0 96 SANDSTONE RS 8150 13.4 13.0 103 18.5 17.8 104 WHISKEY PARK 8950 42.9 26.1 164 40.6 27.0 150 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 126 118 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 16.3 12.4 131 15.0 12.7 118 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 36.5 22.6 162 23.3 18.9 123 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 17.8 10.0 178 15.6 11.4 137 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 17.8 12.1 147 16.4 12.8 128 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 15.0 13.0 115 14.8 12.5 118 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 20.4 13.4 152 18.9 13.3 142 KENDALL R.S. 7740 22.7 11.4 199 23.0 13.8 167 LOOMIS PARK 8240 25.3 14.2 178 24.6 16.8 146 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 16.3 10.4 157 13.6 10.4 131 POCKET CREEK 9360 13.0 -M * 12.7 -M * SNIDER BASIN 8060 20.4 12.3 166 19.2 13.8 139 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 35.5 22.5 158 31.8 23.1 138 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 35.4 21.8 162 36.7 24.5 150 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 159 137 LOWER GREEN RIVER BLACKS FORK JCT 8870 8.9 -M * 13.5 -M * BUCK PASTURE 9700 15.5 -M * 16.9 -M * EF BLACKS FORK GS 9360 10.8 -M * 10.2 -M * HAMS FORK 7840 16.8 10.9 154 13.9 11.0 126 HEWINTA 9519 12.0 10.9 110 14.4 13.5 107 HICKERSON PARK 9145 7.3 7.6 96 8.8 9.8 90 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 6.7 6.9 97 9.1 9.2 99 INDIAN CREEK 9425 33.3 24.1 138 26.9 21.8 123 KELLEY R.S. 8180 19.3 15.0 129 21.2 17.5 121 SPIRIT LK 10235 10.0 -M * 13.4 -M * STEEL CREEK PARK 10200 19.6 15.4 127 16.3 15.8 103 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 127 112 UPPER BEAR RIVER BEAR RIVER RS 8777 10.3 -M * 12.4 -M * BUG LAKE 7950 24.0 18.2 132 20.9 18.8 111 BURTS MILLER RANCH 8000 7.1 -M * 7.0 -M * CHALK CREEK #1 8993 23.2 23.6 98 22.8 24.3 94 HAYDEN FORK 9212 17.8 15.2 117 20.9 20.3 103 KELLEY R.S. 8180 19.3 15.0 129 21.2 17.5 121 LILY LAKE 9156 14.1 12.2 116 15.2 16.5 92 MONTE CRISTO 8960 28.4 26.6 107 25.7 25.1 102 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 18.5 12.9 143 19.2 16.1 119 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 117 105 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.