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 SATURDAY: MAY 7 , 2016
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BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION
Data Site Name (Ft) % %
Current Median Median Current Average Avg
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WYOMING
SNAKE RIVER
Base Camp 7030 .5 6.1 8 21.3 23.4 91
Black Bear 8170 26.9 37.0 73 37.3 42.6 88
Blind Bull Sum 8650 26.2 22.6 116 18.4 21.9 84
Cottonwood Creek 7670 13.8 13.5 102 30.4 28.3 107
East Rim Divide 7930 .0 6.9 0 13.1 13.3 98
Grand Targhee 9260 40.4 46.4 87 34.7 35.7 97
Granite Creek 6770 .0 6.7 0 19.8 21.8 91
Grassy Lake 7265 15.3 27.0 57 37.0 40.1 92
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 6.9 10.2 68 12.5 15.1 83
Gunsight Pass 9820 12.2 11.7 104 17.0 16.5 103
Lewis Lake Divide 7850 16.0 29.4 54 33.7 39.3 86
Phillips Bench 8200 15.1 23.6 64 28.2 31.4 90
Salt River Summit 7760 .8 6.2 13 18.2 18.8 97
Snake River Station 6920 .1 4.0 2 23.5 25.3 93
Spring Creek Divide 9000 23.9 24.1 99 26.8 26.8 100
Thumb Divide 7980 .0 9.7 0 16.0 21.5 74
Togwotee Pass 9580 20.6 25.0 82 27.4 28.1 98
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 23.6 29.8 79 26.2 30.8 85
Willow Creek 8380 17.2 21.7 79 37.6 38.6 97
Younts Peak 8350 .4 15.6 3 15.4 18.3 84
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Basin Index (%) 69 92
MADISON-GALLATIN
Black Bear 8170 26.9 37.0 73 37.3 42.6 88
Canyon 7870 1.0 8.2 12 14.4 18.5 78
Madison Plateau 7750 12.8 20.7 62 24.4 29.6 82
West Yellowstone 6700 .1 .0 * 14.6 16.4 89
Whiskey Creek 6800 5.3 11.9 45 18.1 22.8 79
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Basin Index (%) 59 84
YELLOWSTONE
Beartooth Lake 9360 17.3 22.9 76 19.6 22.7 86
Burnt Mtn 5880 .0 .0 * 13.8 16.6 83
Canyon 7870 1.0 8.2 12 14.4 18.5 78
Cole Creek 7850 10.6 16.9 63 -M 17.2 *
Evening Star 9200 22.1 25.1 88 30.9 31.3 99
Fisher Creek 9100 25.1 33.4 75 27.3 36.1 76
Northeast Entrance 7350 .0 1.0 0 12.3 14.3 86
Parker Peak 9400 16.7 21.6 77 23.0 20.7 111
Sylvan Lake 8420 8.7 18.4 47 25.3 25.9 98
Thumb Divide 7980 .0 9.7 0 16.0 21.5 74
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 23.6 29.8 79 26.2 30.8 85
White Mill 8700 18.0 24.3 74 22.8 27.0 84
Wolverine 7650 .3 .5 60* 13.3 14.2 94
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Basin Index (%) 68 88
WIND RIVER
Burroughs Creek 8750 4.1 -M * 15.3 -M *
Castle Creek 8400 .0 -M * 9.4 -M *
Cold Springs 9630 6.2 1.6 388 13.5 13.1 103
Deer Park 9700 18.4 14.7 125 23.7 24.2 98
Hobbs Park 10100 21.2 15.9 133 23.1 17.4 133
Kirwin 9550 12.1 10.8 112 16.7 14.5 115
Little Warm 9370 5.9 7.1 83 13.2 15.9 83
Owl Creek 8975 .7 .5 140* 9.4 8.4 112
South Pass 9040 16.0 13.1 122 18.2 21.0 87
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 3.9 1.5 260 15.3 12.1 126
Togwotee Pass 9580 20.6 25.0 82 27.4 28.1 98
Townsend Creek 8700 11.2 5.2 215 19.7 15.5 127
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Basin Index (%) 122 106
BIGHORN BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9380 14.9 20.4 73 15.1 20.4 74
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .2 .2 100* 10.1 11.3 89
Bone Springs Div 9350 12.4 16.4 76 14.2 19.0 75
Grave Springs 8550 7.5 8.5 88 10.3 13.6 76
Kirwin 9550 12.1 10.8 112 16.7 14.5 115
Marquette 8760 6.5 -M * 14.3 -M *
Middle Powder 7760 10.3 11.2 92 12.2 14.8 82
Owl Creek 8975 .7 .5 140* 9.4 8.4 112
Powder River Pass 9480 4.9 9.0 54 11.5 15.8 73
Shell Creek 9580 12.7 16.4 77 13.2 17.0 78
Timber Creek 7950 2.5 1.9 132 14.9 10.6 141
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Basin Index (%) 82 88
SHOSHONE RIVER
Blackwater 9780 21.6 25.5 85 27.1 24.2 112
Evening Star 9200 22.1 25.1 88 30.9 31.3 99
Marquette 8760 6.5 -M * 14.3 -M *
Sylvan Road 7120 .0 2.9 0 16.1 19.0 85
Younts Peak 8350 .4 15.6 3 15.4 18.3 84
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Basin Index (%) 64 96
POWDER RIVER
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .2 .2 100* 10.1 11.3 89
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 12.6 16.5 76 17.7 17.5 101
Grave Springs 8550 7.5 8.5 88 10.3 13.6 76
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .3 1.5 20 10.9 11.4 96
Middle Powder 7760 10.3 11.2 92 12.2 14.8 82
Powder River Pass 9480 4.9 9.0 54 11.5 15.8 73
Soldier Park 8720 .1 -M * 11.0 -M *
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Basin Index (%) 76 86
TONGUE RIVER
Big Goose 7990 8.1 10.1 80 14.0 15.1 93
Bone Springs Div 9350 12.4 16.4 76 14.2 19.0 75
Burgess Junction 7880 9.8 11.4 86 13.6 15.5 88
Dome Lake 8880 9.4 11.2 84 14.9 17.2 87
Little Goose 8870 10.1 -M * 16.5 -M *
Sucker Creek 8880 9.5 12.1 79 15.6 18.3 85
Tie Creek 6870 .0 2.1 0 12.4 15.1 82
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Basin Index (%) 78 85
BELLE FOURCHE
Cole Canyon 5910 .1 .0 * 11.3 12.9 88
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Basin Index (%) * 88
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN
Blind Park 6890 .0 .0 * 12.0 14.9 81
North Rapid Creek 6130 .0 .0 * -M 12.9 *
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Basin Index (%) * 81
UPPER N. PLATTE
Arapaho Ridge 10960 26.9 22.3 121 29.2 26.9 109
Blackhall Mtn 9820 35.0 -M * 37.2 -M *
Columbine 9160 16.7 15.1 111 29.7 29.2 102
Divide Peak 8880 18.1 16.3 111 30.6 25.0 122
Joe Wright 10120 -M 22.9 * -M 30.8 *
Laprele Creek 8375 6.3 4.6 137 16.8 15.6 108
Med Bow 10500 37.9 -M * 38.4 -M *
North French Creek 10130 31.0 32.8 95 33.5 31.6 106
Never Summer 10280 22.0 22.0 100 20.8 -M *
Old Battle 10000 36.3 35.8 101 36.4 40.2 91
Rawah 9020 9.1 3.8 239 22.3 17.8 125
Sage Creek Basin 7850 7.1 .2 3550* 16.0 16.6 96
Sand Lake 10050 33.8 31.8 106 33.6 29.9 112
South Brush Creek 8440 5.9 6.7 88 19.3 18.6 104
Tower 10500 45.4 51.3 88 45.0 45.9 98
Webber Springs 9250 22.4 20.5 109 31.5 30.6 103
Willow Creek Pass 9540 17.0 14.3 119 19.0 16.2 117
Zirkel 9340 23.2 20.2 115 35.5 31.8 112
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Basin Index (%) 108 106
SWEETWATER
Deer Park 9700 18.4 14.7 125 23.7 24.2 98
Larsen Creek 9000 2.1 7.4 28 16.3 -M *
South Pass 9040 16.0 13.1 122 18.2 21.0 87
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Basin Index (%) 104 93
LOWER N. PLATTE
Casper Mtn. 7900 17.9 11.9 150 21.7 18.9 115
Laprele Creek 8375 6.3 4.6 137 16.8 15.6 108
Reno Hill 8400 16.8 11.8 142 24.7 19.7 125
Windy Peak 7900 7.6 2.0 380 16.6 13.5 123
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Basin Index (%) 160 118
LARAMIE RIVER
Brooklyn Lake 10240 24.6 22.2 111 28.9 25.5 113
Cinnabar Park 9574 21.5 18.1 119 28.6 27.8 103
Crow Creek 8330 -M .0 * -M 14.1 *
Deadman Hill 10220 22.7 18.9 120 24.4 21.3 115
Rawah 9020 9.1 3.8 239 22.3 17.8 125
Roach 9700 20.6 16.6 124 27.4 23.0 119
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Basin Index (%) 124 114
S. PLATTE
Black Mountain 8920 11.7 -M * 21.9 -M *
Crow Creek 8330 -M .0 * -M 14.1 *
Deadman Hill 10220 22.7 18.9 120 24.4 21.3 115
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Basin Index (%) 120* 115*
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
Battle Mountain 7440 .0 .0 * 19.8 17.6 112
Divide Peak 8880 18.1 16.3 111 30.6 25.0 122
Elk River 8700 10.6 10.1 105 22.2 23.4 95
Little Snake River 8915 22.5 21.0 107 38.3 33.7 114
Old Battle 10000 36.3 35.8 101 36.4 40.2 91
Sage Creek Basin 7850 7.1 .2 3550* 16.0 16.6 96
Sandstone RS 8150 4.1 3.2 128 16.0 21.3 75
Whiskey Park 8950 27.5 27.1 101 34.6 32.3 107
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Basin Index (%) 111 102
UPPER GREEN RIVER
Big Sandy Opening 9080 9.3 8.7 107 15.3 15.8 97
Blind Bull Sum 8650 26.2 22.6 116 18.4 21.9 84
East Rim Divide 7930 .0 6.9 0 13.1 13.3 98
Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 7.2 10.0 72 14.5 15.6 93
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 6.9 10.2 68 12.5 15.1 83
Gunsight Pass 9820 12.2 11.7 104 17.0 16.5 103
Kendall R.S. 7740 -M .7 * 13.9 16.0 87
Loomis Park 8240 4.4 8.4 52 18.6 19.5 95
New Fork Lake 8340 .3 4.0 8 12.7 12.6 101
Pocket Creek 9360 8.0 -M * 12.8 -M *
Snider Basin 8060 1.2 7.9 15 16.6 16.0 104
Spring Creek Divide 9000 23.9 24.1 99 26.8 26.8 100
Triple Peak 8500 15.5 15.4 101 29.8 28.7 104
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Basin Index (%) 82 96
LOWER GREEN RIVER
Blacks Fork Jct 8870 4.9 -M * 15.0 -M *
Buck Pasture 9700 10.0 -M * 20.6 -M *
EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 5.0 -M * 14.9 -M *
Hams Fork 7840 .0 .5 0* 13.4 13.5 99
Hewinta 9519 6.5 3.4 191 17.0 16.8 101
Hickerson Park 9145 7.6 1.8 422 16.4 12.5 131
Hole-in-Rock 9150 1.9 1.0 190 15.9 12.0 132
Indian Creek 9425 18.5 21.3 87 21.6 25.6 84
Kelley R.S. 8180 6.1 9.2 66 18.3 20.7 88
Spirit Lk 10235 18.9 -M * 23.5 -M *
Steel Creek Park 10200 19.1 17.6 109 23.2 19.8 117
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Basin Index (%) 109 104
UPPER BEAR RIVER
Bear River RS 8777 .0 -M * 14.6 -M *
Bug Lake 7950 9.0 12.8 70 21.8 22.3 98
Burts Miller Ranch 8000 .0 -M * 7.4 -M *
Chalk Creek #1 8993 14.8 22.5 66 25.7 29.3 88
Hayden Fork 9212 3.2 7.1 45 23.1 24.5 94
Kelley R.S. 8180 6.1 9.2 66 18.3 20.7 88
Lily Lake 9156 7.3 7.8 94 17.1 20.2 85
Monte Cristo 8960 21.8 23.3 94 31.6 30.1 105
Salt River Summit 7760 .8 6.2 13 18.2 18.8 97
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Basin Index (%) 71 94
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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.
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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.