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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: JANUARY 23 , 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Median Median Current Average Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WYOMING SNAKE RIVER Base Camp 7030 11.7 10.2 115 12.9 12.9 100 Black Bear 8170 19.5 22.3 87 20.2 23.1 87 Blind Bull Sum 8650 17.2 12.8 134 12.2 12.0 102 Cottonwood Creek 7670 14.9 11.5 130 17.6 14.6 121 East Rim Divide 7930 9.6 6.3 152 8.4 7.2 117 Grand Targhee 9260 26.8 22.0 122 21.4 18.8 114 Granite Creek 6770 13.0 9.3 140 13.4 12.6 106 Grassy Lake 7265 19.9 18.0 111 20.4 22.1 92 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 8.9 7.8 114 7.1 7.7 92 Gunsight Pass 9820 8.4 7.8 108 8.4 8.3 101 Lewis Lake Divide 7850 17.1 17.8 96 19.7 21.4 92 Phillips Bench 8200 15.7 15.7 100 17.2 16.8 102 Salt River Summit 7760 7.3 7.2 101 9.2 9.9 93 Snake River Station 6920 12.1 9.5 127 14.5 14.3 101 Spring Creek Divide 9000 17.5 12.8 137 17.2 14.3 120 Thumb Divide 7980 7.8 8.7 90 8.8 11.4 77 Togwotee Pass 9580 15.5 13.5 115 16.8 14.8 114 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 17.7 15.9 111 15.8 16.1 98 Willow Creek 8380 16.3 15.7 104 19.6 20.0 98 Younts Peak 8350 -M 8.8 * -M 9.8 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 113 101 MADISON-GALLATIN Black Bear 8170 19.5 22.3 87 20.2 23.1 87 Canyon 7870 8.5 7.6 112 9.4 10.0 94 Madison Plateau 7750 12.0 13.5 89 12.4 16.2 77 West Yellowstone 6700 5.9 6.6 89 7.4 8.9 83 Whiskey Creek 6800 7.8 9.1 86 9.6 12.4 77 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 91 84 YELLOWSTONE Beartooth Lake 9360 15.2 12.9 118 14.5 11.8 123 Burnt Mtn 5880 4.2 2.4 175 7.5 7.6 99 Canyon 7870 8.5 7.6 112 9.4 10.0 94 Cole Creek 7850 6.3 7.6 83 5.1 7.3 70 Evening Star 9200 18.5 14.6 127 19.6 16.7 117 Fisher Creek 9100 21.4 19.5 110 19.7 19.2 103 Northeast Entrance 7350 8.2 5.9 139 10.5 7.7 136 Parker Peak 9400 15.5 12.1 128 14.8 10.6 140 Sylvan Lake 8420 11.3 11.9 95 13.6 13.9 98 Thumb Divide 7980 7.8 8.7 90 8.8 11.4 77 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 17.7 15.9 111 15.8 16.1 98 White Mill 8700 17.8 13.6 131 16.8 14.3 117 Wolverine 7650 10.3 6.4 161 9.8 7.7 127 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 117 108 WIND RIVER Burroughs Creek 8750 9.6 7.7 125 11.3 9.8 115 Castle Creek 8400 5.6 -M * 5.8 -M * Cold Springs 9630 5.0 4.2 119 5.7 5.9 97 Deer Park 9700 6.2 8.1 77 8.5 11.6 73 Hobbs Park 10100 6.0 7.6 79 6.6 7.4 89 Kirwin 9550 7.3 5.4 135 8.8 6.9 128 Little Warm 9370 6.4 5.9 108 7.7 7.6 101 Owl Creek 8975 2.8 3.0 93 4.6 3.4 135 South Pass 9040 6.4 8.2 78 6.8 10.2 67 St. Lawrence Alt 8620 2.2 3.8 58 3.7 5.0 74 Togwotee Pass 9580 15.5 13.5 115 16.8 14.8 114 Townsend Creek 8700 3.4 4.7 72 5.8 6.8 85 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 98 97 BIGHORN BASIN Bald Mtn. 9380 10.4 10.2 102 8.3 10.0 83 Bear Trap Meadow 8200 4.4 3.2 138 4.3 4.9 88 Bone Springs Div 9350 8.6 9.3 92 7.6 9.0 84 Grave Springs 8550 4.0 4.7 85 3.8 6.1 62 Kirwin 9550 7.3 5.4 135 8.8 6.9 128 Marquette 8760 3.2 -M * 5.0 -M * Middle Powder 7760 5.9 6.0 98 5.0 7.0 71 Owl Creek 8975 2.8 3.0 93 4.6 3.4 135 Powder River Pass 9480 6.9 6.0 115 7.8 7.4 105 Shell Creek 9580 7.9 8.7 91 7.8 8.2 95 Timber Creek 7950 3.1 2.9 107 4.8 4.3 112 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 103 93 SHOSHONE RIVER Blackwater 9780 14.0 13.3 105 13.9 12.4 112 Evening Star 9200 18.5 14.6 127 19.6 16.7 117 Marquette 8760 3.2 -M * 5.0 -M * Sylvan Road 7120 9.1 7.3 125 12.0 11.1 108 Younts Peak 8350 -M 8.8 * -M 9.8 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 118 113 POWDER RIVER Bear Trap Meadow 8200 4.4 3.2 138 4.3 4.9 88 Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 7.7 7.7 100 7.7 7.5 103 Grave Springs 8550 4.0 4.7 85 3.8 6.1 62 Hansen Sawmill 8360 4.6 3.8 121 5.4 4.7 115 Middle Powder 7760 5.9 6.0 98 5.0 7.0 71 Powder River Pass 9480 6.9 6.0 115 7.8 7.4 105 Soldier Park 8720 4.0 -M * 5.1 -M * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 107 90 TONGUE RIVER Big Goose 7990 4.7 4.5 104 5.3 6.2 85 Bone Springs Div 9350 8.6 9.3 92 7.6 9.0 84 Burgess Junction 7880 5.9 6.3 94 6.0 7.1 85 Dome Lake 8880 6.0 6.5 92 6.2 7.9 78 Little Goose 8870 4.9 -M * 6.3 -M * Sucker Creek 8880 6.5 6.7 97 7.0 8.1 86 Tie Creek 6870 3.5 3.1 113 5.9 6.7 88 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 97 84 BELLE FOURCHE Cole Canyon 5910 3.2 3.0 107 5.3 5.4 98 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 107 98 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Blind Park 6890 4.3 4.1 105 6.0 7.3 82 North Rapid Creek 6130 4.9 3.9 126 6.8 5.9 115 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 115 97 UPPER N. PLATTE Arapaho Ridge 10960 9.5 11.6 82 11.0 13.1 84 Blackhall Mtn 9820 12.0 -M * 15.0 -M * Columbine 9160 11.5 13.4 86 13.2 14.9 89 Divide Peak 8880 4.9 11.3 43 8.0 12.7 63 Joe Wright 10120 9.1 12.2 75 15.3 14.8 103 Laprele Creek 8375 3.7 5.3 70 4.3 7.1 61 Med Bow 10500 17.5 -M * 16.8 -M * North French Creek 10130 13.8 14.8 93 14.0 15.5 90 Never Summer 10280 9.0 11.2 80 9.7 -M * Old Battle 10000 13.0 17.2 76 13.6 20.7 66 Rawah 9020 6.4 5.8 110 9.3 8.6 108 Sage Creek Basin 7850 5.0 7.6 66 4.8 9.0 53 Sand Lake 10050 12.8 15.3 84 11.8 13.9 85 South Brush Creek 8440 4.9 6.7 73 5.9 8.8 67 Tower 10500 18.7 25.0 75 20.7 23.5 88 Webber Springs 9250 9.3 12.5 74 10.7 15.7 68 Willow Creek Pass 9540 5.1 6.8 75 7.0 7.7 91 Zirkel 9340 -M 16.6 * -M 17.1 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 77 80 SWEETWATER Deer Park 9700 6.2 8.1 77 8.5 11.6 73 Larsen Creek 9000 4.7 6.6 71 6.5 -M * South Pass 9040 6.4 8.2 78 6.8 10.2 67 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 76 70 LOWER N. PLATTE Casper Mtn. 7900 -M 7.1 * -M 8.6 * Laprele Creek 8375 3.7 5.3 70 4.3 7.1 61 Reno Hill 8400 5.2 7.2 72 6.5 8.4 77 Windy Peak 7900 3.4 3.9 87 3.7 6.0 62 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 75 67 LARAMIE RIVER Brooklyn Lake 10240 11.2 11.4 98 11.9 11.9 100 Cinnabar Park 9574 9.1 12.2 75 12.8 14.6 88 Crow Creek 8330 3.1 5.5 56 5.3 6.2 85 Deadman Hill 10220 8.4 8.9 94 8.9 9.5 94 Rawah 9020 6.4 5.8 110 9.3 8.6 108 Roach 9700 5.9 9.4 63 8.5 11.0 77 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 83 92 S. PLATTE Black Mountain 8920 5.0 -M * 7.1 -M * Crow Creek 8330 3.1 5.5 56 5.3 6.2 85 Deadman Hill 10220 8.4 8.9 94 8.9 9.5 94 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 80 90 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER Battle Mountain 7440 4.7 6.4 73 6.6 9.0 73 Divide Peak 8880 4.9 11.3 43 8.0 12.7 63 Elk River 8700 7.9 10.0 79 9.0 11.7 77 Little Snake River 8915 12.4 13.5 92 16.7 18.9 88 Old Battle 10000 13.0 17.2 76 13.6 20.7 66 Sage Creek Basin 7850 5.0 7.6 66 4.8 9.0 53 Sandstone RS 8150 5.0 7.4 68 6.3 11.1 57 Whiskey Park 8950 14.1 14.8 95 14.1 16.3 87 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 76 72 UPPER GREEN RIVER Big Sandy Opening 9080 7.0 7.2 97 6.6 7.8 85 Blind Bull Sum 8650 17.2 12.8 134 12.2 12.0 102 East Rim Divide 7930 9.6 6.3 152 8.4 7.2 117 Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 7.6 7.0 109 8.4 8.0 105 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 8.9 7.8 114 7.1 7.7 92 Gunsight Pass 9820 8.4 7.8 108 8.4 8.3 101 Kendall R.S. 7740 8.9 7.0 127 8.9 8.6 103 Loomis Park 8240 11.4 8.8 130 11.8 10.4 113 New Fork Lake 8340 8.3 6.3 132 8.3 6.6 126 Pocket Creek 9360 5.8 -M * 4.5 -M * Snider Basin 8060 9.8 6.8 144 11.0 8.5 129 Spring Creek Divide 9000 17.5 12.8 137 17.2 14.3 120 Triple Peak 8500 17.3 11.9 145 18.7 14.8 126 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 129 111 LOWER GREEN RIVER Blacks Fork Jct 8870 3.2 -M * 5.4 -M * Buck Pasture 9700 6.6 -M * 8.4 -M * EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 4.0 -M * 5.5 -M * Hams Fork 7840 6.8 6.6 103 6.1 6.8 90 Hewinta 9519 3.0 5.1 59 6.0 8.0 75 Hickerson Park 9145 4.1 3.3 124 4.7 5.8 81 Hole-in-Rock 9150 -M 3.7 * -M 5.5 * Indian Creek 9425 12.8 13.6 94 12.8 13.0 98 Kelley R.S. 8180 8.6 8.2 105 9.5 10.7 89 Spirit Lk 10235 4.7 -M * 6.6 -M * Steel Creek Park 10200 -M 7.8 * 7.2 9.2 78 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 96* 87 UPPER BEAR RIVER Bear River RS 8777 3.8 -M * 4.7 -M * Bug Lake 7950 7.9 9.3 85 8.0 11.6 69 Burts Miller Ranch 8000 2.9 -M * 2.3 -M * Chalk Creek #1 8993 9.3 12.3 76 9.7 14.4 67 Hayden Fork 9212 5.4 7.9 68 9.1 12.2 75 Kelley R.S. 8180 8.6 8.2 105 9.5 10.7 89 Lily Lake 9156 5.1 6.9 74 5.9 10.0 59 Monte Cristo 8960 12.2 14.2 86 11.8 15.2 78 Salt River Summit 7760 7.3 7.2 101 9.2 9.9 93 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 85 75 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.