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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 FRIDAY: APRIL 4 , 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Median Median Current Average Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 25.0 15.0 167 26.1 20.4 128 BLACK BEAR 8170 42.4 37.0 115 39.8 37.3 107 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 36.5 23.0 159 23.3 19.1 122 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7670 31.0 21.2 146 34.2 24.1 142 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 18.2 10.2 178 15.5 11.5 135 GRAND TARGHEE 9260 50.2 37.6 134 -M 30.2 * GRANITE CREEK 6770 24.2 14.7 165 24.0 19.3 124 GRASSY LAKE 7265 42.0 31.6 133 38.4 35.2 109 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 15.0 13.0 115 14.8 12.6 117 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 20.7 13.6 152 18.8 13.4 140 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 39.8 29.6 134 -M 34.6 * PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 34.9 24.7 141 33.9 27.5 123 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 18.7 13.0 144 19.3 16.3 118 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 -M 15.1 * -M 21.9 * SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 35.6 22.5 158 31.9 23.3 137 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 20.9 14.7 142 18.2 18.2 100 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 32.3 21.8 148 32.5 23.6 138 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 40.1 25.7 156 -M 26.5 * WILLOW CREEK 8380 40.8 28.2 145 40.8 32.8 124 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 -M 14.2 * -M 15.4 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 143 123 MADISON-GALLATIN BLACK BEAR 8170 42.4 37.0 115 39.8 37.3 107 CANYON 7870 15.5 12.4 125 16.8 15.8 106 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 25.3 21.4 118 25.0 25.6 98 WEST YELLOWSTONE 6700 14.7 10.0 147 16.3 13.8 118 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 17.9 15.0 119 21.0 19.6 107 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 121 106 YELLOWSTONE BEARTOOTH LAKE 9360 31.6 21.2 149 29.2 19.2 152 BURNT MTN 5880 11.9 4.6 259 19.7 12.6 156 CANYON 7870 15.5 12.4 125 16.8 15.8 106 COLE CREEK 7850 22.8 14.1 162 16.2 12.4 131 EVENING STAR 9200 38.8 23.8 163 39.9 26.6 150 FISHER CREEK 9100 43.4 30.8 141 37.0 30.8 120 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 15.6 9.2 170 15.7 11.9 132 PARKER PEAK 9400 31.8 19.1 166 28.4 17.1 166 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 25.1 19.3 130 28.4 21.7 131 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 20.9 14.7 142 18.2 18.2 100 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 40.1 25.7 156 -M 26.5 * WHITE MILL 8700 33.5 21.9 153 28.8 23.0 125 WOLVERINE 7650 16.4 9.4 174 16.8 11.9 141 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 154 133 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 -M 13.0 * -M 15.5 * CASTLE CREEK 8400 10.8 -M * 12.6 -M * COLD SPRINGS 9630 9.9 7.0 141 13.5 9.7 139 DEER PARK 9700 17.5 15.1 116 19.5 19.3 101 HOBBS PARK 10100 16.1 13.8 117 13.9 13.0 107 KIRWIN 9550 19.2 9.5 202 17.7 11.2 158 LITTLE WARM 9370 14.7 10.2 144 17.0 12.5 136 OWL CREEK 8975 8.3 5.7 146 8.1 5.9 137 SOUTH PASS 9040 16.7 15.1 111 15.5 17.0 91 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 5.5 6.8 81 9.3 8.7 107 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 32.3 21.8 148 32.5 23.6 138 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 8.6 9.3 92 9.6 11.7 82 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 130 118 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 25.7 18.9 136 20.2 16.6 122 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 11.3 5.1 222 11.4 8.2 139 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 21.8 16.4 133 17.5 15.1 116 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 13.4 9.1 147 13.1 10.2 128 KIRWIN 9550 19.2 9.5 202 17.7 11.2 158 MARQUETTE 8760 15.4 -M * 13.5 -M * MIDDLE POWDER 7760 18.2 11.7 156 14.4 11.3 127 OWL CREEK 8975 8.3 5.7 146 8.1 5.9 137 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 15.8 10.1 156 16.9 12.2 139 SHELL CREEK 9580 19.6 14.8 132 16.8 13.4 125 TIMBER CREEK 7950 7.3 4.9 149 9.0 7.2 125 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 151 130 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 32.4 22.3 145 29.1 20.0 146 EVENING STAR 9200 38.8 23.8 163 39.9 26.6 150 MARQUETTE 8760 15.4 -M * 13.5 -M * SYLVAN ROAD 7120 16.4 11.0 149 21.4 16.3 131 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 -M 14.2 * -M 15.4 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 153 144 POWDER RIVER BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 11.3 5.1 222 11.4 8.2 139 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 21.0 14.4 146 18.6 12.9 144 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 13.4 9.1 147 13.1 10.2 128 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 10.4 6.2 168 12.5 8.3 151 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 18.2 11.7 156 14.4 11.3 127 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 15.8 10.1 156 16.9 12.2 139 SOLDIER PARK 8720 13.5 -M * 11.8 -M * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 159 138 TONGUE RIVER BIG GOOSE 7990 12.8 9.3 138 14.9 11.1 134 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 21.8 16.4 133 17.5 15.1 116 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 15.7 11.6 135 16.1 12.0 134 DOME LAKE 8880 16.1 11.6 139 14.9 13.2 113 LITTLE GOOSE 8870 14.5 -M * 17.2 -M * SUCKER CREEK 8880 18.2 11.8 154 19.4 14.0 139 TIE CREEK 6870 9.6 5.5 175 15.0 11.3 133 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 142 128 BELLE FOURCHE COLE CANYON 5910 8.0 5.6 143 14.4 9.1 158 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 143 158 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN BLIND PARK 6890 9.4 7.1 132 16.7 11.5 145 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 9.6 6.7 143 15.4 9.5 162 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 138 153 UPPER N. PLATTE ARAPAHO RIDGE 10960 28.0 20.4 137 27.0 21.8 124 BLACKHALL MTN 9820 38.8 -M * -M -M * COLUMBINE 9160 36.7 23.3 158 -M 25.0 * DIVIDE PEAK 8880 21.5 19.7 109 24.0 21.0 114 JOE WRIGHT 10120 23.2 20.6 113 31.9 25.2 127 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 10.2 9.4 109 11.6 12.2 95 MED BOW 10500 7.1 -M * 35.5 -M * NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 37.6 28.7 131 32.3 26.1 124 NEVER SUMMER 10280 25.1 20.0 126 19.2 -M * OLD BATTLE 10000 35.2 30.7 115 36.1 34.2 106 RAWAH 9020 15.0 10.4 144 17.6 13.8 128 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 14.2 12.5 114 13.5 14.2 95 SAND LAKE 10050 35.2 28.3 124 32.5 24.2 134 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 13.3 12.1 110 15.6 14.9 105 TOWER 10500 52.8 45.1 117 -M 38.9 * WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 27.6 23.0 120 29.4 26.1 113 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 15.1 12.0 126 14.8 13.1 113 ZIRKEL 9340 42.6 26.3 162 -M 27.8 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 127 116 SWEETWATER DEER PARK 9700 17.5 15.1 116 19.5 19.3 101 LARSEN CREEK 9000 14.2 11.9 119 16.0 -M * SOUTH PASS 9040 16.7 15.1 111 15.5 17.0 91 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 115 96 LOWER N. PLATTE CASPER MTN. 7900 19.5 14.0 139 16.6 14.4 115 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 10.2 9.4 109 11.6 12.2 95 RENO HILL 8400 19.4 13.7 142 21.1 14.9 142 WINDY PEAK 7900 9.5 7.8 122 12.1 10.2 119 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 131 119 LARAMIE RIVER BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 32.1 21.0 153 28.7 20.6 139 CINNABAR PARK 9574 25.1 20.6 122 30.1 23.6 128 CROW CREEK 8330 7.1 7.0 101 11.5 10.5 110 DEADMAN HILL 10220 25.3 15.9 159 23.5 16.9 139 RAWAH 9020 15.0 10.4 144 17.6 13.8 128 ROACH 9700 21.9 16.1 136 24.5 18.8 130 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 139 130 S. PLATTE BLACK MOUNTAIN 8920 12.9 -M * -M -M * CROW CREEK 8330 7.1 7.0 101 11.5 10.5 110 DEADMAN HILL 10220 25.3 15.9 159 23.5 16.9 139 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 141 128 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 12.9 10.2 126 18.3 14.7 124 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 21.5 19.7 109 24.0 21.0 114 ELK RIVER 8700 22.9 19.1 120 23.0 19.6 117 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER 8915 33.6 24.2 139 36.0 29.1 124 OLD BATTLE 10000 35.2 30.7 115 36.1 34.2 106 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 14.2 12.5 114 13.5 14.2 95 SANDSTONE RS 8150 13.7 12.9 106 19.0 18.0 106 WHISKEY PARK 8950 43.0 26.8 160 41.2 27.3 151 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 126 119 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 16.0 12.4 129 15.0 12.9 116 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 36.5 23.0 159 23.3 19.1 122 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 18.2 10.2 178 15.5 11.5 135 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 17.7 12.2 145 16.7 13.0 128 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 15.0 13.0 115 14.8 12.6 117 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 20.7 13.6 152 18.8 13.4 140 KENDALL R.S. 7740 22.8 11.5 198 23.0 13.9 165 LOOMIS PARK 8240 25.3 14.0 181 24.7 16.9 146 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 16.6 10.3 161 13.6 10.5 130 POCKET CREEK 9360 12.8 -M * 12.6 -M * SNIDER BASIN 8060 20.6 12.3 167 19.3 13.9 139 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 35.6 22.5 158 31.9 23.3 137 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 35.3 21.9 161 36.7 24.8 148 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 158 136 LOWER GREEN RIVER BLACKS FORK JCT 8870 9.1 -M * 13.5 -M * BUCK PASTURE 9700 15.7 -M * 17.0 -M * EF BLACKS FORK GS 9360 10.9 -M * 10.2 -M * HAMS FORK 7840 17.1 10.9 157 13.9 11.1 125 HEWINTA 9519 12.4 11.0 113 14.2 13.7 104 HICKERSON PARK 9145 7.8 7.7 101 8.8 10.0 88 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 6.6 6.9 96 9.4 9.4 100 INDIAN CREEK 9425 33.3 24.3 137 26.8 22.1 121 KELLEY R.S. 8180 19.2 15.0 128 21.1 17.7 119 SPIRIT LK 10235 10.5 -M * 13.8 -M * STEEL CREEK PARK 10200 19.8 15.6 127 16.5 16.1 102 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 127 111 UPPER BEAR RIVER BEAR RIVER RS 8777 11.1 -M * 12.5 -M * BUG LAKE 7950 24.0 18.2 132 20.9 19.0 110 BURTS MILLER RANCH 8000 7.8 -M * 7.0 -M * CHALK CREEK #1 8993 23.3 23.9 97 22.9 24.6 93 HAYDEN FORK 9212 18.1 15.3 118 20.9 20.6 101 KELLEY R.S. 8180 19.2 15.0 128 21.1 17.7 119 LILY LAKE 9156 14.1 12.4 114 15.3 16.7 92 MONTE CRISTO 8960 28.8 27.2 106 25.8 25.4 102 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 18.7 13.0 144 19.3 16.3 118 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 117 104 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.