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: MAY 23 , 2016
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION
Data Site Name (Ft) % %
Current Median Median Current Average Avg
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WYOMING
SNAKE RIVER
Base Camp 7030 .0 .0 * 22.9 24.8 92
Black Bear 8170 19.3 32.3 60 40.2 45.0 89
Blind Bull Sum 8650 20.2 18.3 110 20.0 23.6 85
Cottonwood Creek 7670 -M 3.4 * -M 30.4 *
East Rim Divide 7930 -M .0 * 14.4 14.4 100
Grand Targhee 9260 35.7 41.4 86 37.9 37.4 101
Granite Creek 6770 .0 .0 * 20.8 23.2 90
Grassy Lake 7265 4.1 14.3 29 40.0 42.3 95
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 .0 3.5 0 13.8 16.4 84
Gunsight Pass 9820 -M 8.7 * -M 18.0 *
Lewis Lake Divide 7850 4.2 20.2 21 35.1 41.4 85
Phillips Bench 8200 7.2 16.7 43 30.9 33.3 93
Salt River Summit 7760 .0 .0 * 21.5 20.2 106
Snake River Station 6920 .0 .0 * 25.0 26.8 93
Spring Creek Divide 9000 20.9 18.3 114 30.4 28.4 107
Thumb Divide 7980 .0 .3 0* 17.5 23.1 76
Togwotee Pass 9580 17.5 22.7 77 29.9 30.1 99
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 -M 27.9 * -M 33.3 *
Willow Creek 8380 7.4 13.6 54 40.9 41.3 99
Younts Peak 8350 .0 10.7 0 16.5 19.9 83
----- -----
Basin Index (%) 64 93
MADISON-GALLATIN
Black Bear 8170 19.3 32.3 60 40.2 45.0 89
Canyon 7870 .0 .6 0* 15.5 20.2 77
Madison Plateau 7750 4.5 12.9 35 26.6 32.0 83
West Yellowstone 6700 .1 .0 * 16.1 17.8 90
Whiskey Creek 6800 .0 3.7 0 19.5 24.6 79
----- -----
Basin Index (%) 48 84
YELLOWSTONE
Beartooth Lake 9360 14.4 20.8 69 20.7 24.4 85
Burnt Mtn 5880 .0 .0 * 17.4 19.7 88
Canyon 7870 .0 .6 0* 15.5 20.2 77
Cole Creek 7850 9.4 14.7 64 19.1 19.9 96
Evening Star 9200 17.7 22.6 78 32.4 33.7 96
Fisher Creek 9100 22.9 31.9 72 29.1 38.8 75
Northeast Entrance 7350 .0 .0 * 13.4 15.9 84
Parker Peak 9400 10.5 19.2 55 24.3 22.8 107
Sylvan Lake 8420 .3 13.7 2 27.5 28.1 98
Thumb Divide 7980 .0 .3 0* 17.5 23.1 76
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 -M 27.9 * -M 33.3 *
White Mill 8700 13.2 21.4 62 24.3 29.3 83
Wolverine 7650 .5 .0 * 14.6 15.8 92
----- -----
Basin Index (%) 61 88
WIND RIVER
Burroughs Creek 8750 .0 -M * 18.3 -M *
Castle Creek 8400 .0 -M * 11.0 -M *
Cold Springs 9630 3.6 .0 * 17.5 14.6 120
Deer Park 9700 16.0 9.1 176 27.5 26.3 105
Hobbs Park 10100 21.6 11.8 183 27.4 19.6 140
Kirwin 9550 7.9 7.0 113 19.4 16.2 120
Little Warm 9370 .0 1.0 0* 15.5 17.7 88
Owl Creek 8975 .0 .0 * 12.9 9.9 130
South Pass 9040 11.9 4.1 290 22.1 22.7 97
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 .0 .0 * 19.3 13.7 141
Togwotee Pass 9580 17.5 22.7 77 29.9 30.1 99
Townsend Creek 8700 7.4 .0 * 24.2 17.4 139
----- -----
Basin Index (%) 154* 115
BIGHORN BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9380 11.8 18.0 66 16.6 22.4 74
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .0 .0 * 11.8 12.9 91
Bone Springs Div 9350 8.2 13.4 61 15.8 21.3 74
Grave Springs 8550 1.2 .3 400* 11.9 15.2 78
Kirwin 9550 7.9 7.0 113 19.4 16.2 120
Marquette 8760 .3 -M * 16.3 -M *
Middle Powder 7760 2.4 2.6 92 14.2 16.5 86
Owl Creek 8975 .0 .0 * 12.9 9.9 130
Powder River Pass 9480 .0 3.2 0 12.5 17.7 71
Shell Creek 9580 9.5 14.4 66 14.5 18.9 77
Timber Creek 7950 .0 .0 * 17.9 12.5 143
----- -----
Basin Index (%) 70 90
SHOSHONE RIVER
Blackwater 9780 20.3 23.6 86 28.9 26.3 110
Evening Star 9200 17.7 22.6 78 32.4 33.7 96
Marquette 8760 .3 -M * 16.3 -M *
Sylvan Road 7120 .0 .0 * 17.8 20.6 86
Younts Peak 8350 .0 10.7 0 16.5 19.9 83
----- -----
Basin Index (%) 67 95
POWDER RIVER
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .0 .0 * 11.8 12.9 91
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 9.6 13.2 73 19.2 20.0 96
Grave Springs 8550 1.2 .3 400* 11.9 15.2 78
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .1 .0 * 13.2 13.3 99
Middle Powder 7760 2.4 2.6 92 14.2 16.5 86
Powder River Pass 9480 .0 3.2 0 12.5 17.7 71
Soldier Park 8720 .0 -M * 13.0 -M *
----- -----
Basin Index (%) 69* 87
TONGUE RIVER
Big Goose 7990 2.5 2.1 119 15.3 17.5 87
Bone Springs Div 9350 8.2 13.4 61 15.8 21.3 74
Burgess Junction 7880 3.9 6.2 63 15.2 17.3 88
Dome Lake 8880 4.4 4.0 110 16.9 19.4 87
Little Goose 8870 5.5 -M * 17.9 -M *
Sucker Creek 8880 3.8 7.0 54 16.7 20.6 81
Tie Creek 6870 -M .0 * 13.9 17.6 79
----- -----
Basin Index (%) 70 82
BELLE FOURCHE
Cole Canyon 5910 .0 .0 * 12.2 15.1 81
----- -----
Basin Index (%) * 81
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN
Blind Park 6890 .0 .0 * 12.9 17.2 75
North Rapid Creek 6130 .0 .0 * 10.1 14.9 68
----- -----
Basin Index (%) * 72
UPPER N. PLATTE
Arapaho Ridge 10960 26.5 15.5 171 32.7 28.7 114
Blackhall Mtn 9820 33.1 -M * 41.1 -M *
Columbine 9160 6.9 .1 6900* 33.1 30.8 107
Divide Peak 8880 11.2 3.0 373 35.2 26.7 132
Joe Wright 10120 -M 19.7 * -M 33.2 *
Laprele Creek 8375 .0 .0 * 17.8 17.1 104
Med Bow 10500 39.7 -M * 43.0 -M *
North French Creek 10130 30.5 27.5 111 37.8 34.1 111
Never Summer 10280 20.6 18.8 110 23.2 -M *
Old Battle 10000 37.9 31.3 121 41.9 42.4 99
Rawah 9020 2.0 .1 2000* 25.1 19.1 131
Sage Creek Basin 7850 -M .0 * 18.5 17.5 106
Sand Lake 10050 32.4 26.4 123 37.0 32.2 115
South Brush Creek 8440 .0 .0 * 22.7 20.4 111
Tower 10500 46.2 46.4 100 50.0 48.2 104
Webber Springs 9250 18.5 8.8 210 35.8 32.3 111
Willow Creek Pass 9540 12.0 7.5 160 21.3 17.6 121
Zirkel 9340 -M 5.0 * 38.9 33.5 116
----- -----
Basin Index (%) 132 112
SWEETWATER
Deer Park 9700 16.0 9.1 176 27.5 26.3 105
Larsen Creek 9000 .1 2.7 4 19.0 -M *
South Pass 9040 11.9 4.1 290 22.1 22.7 97
----- -----
Basin Index (%) 176 101
LOWER N. PLATTE
Casper Mtn. 7900 8.5 2.2 386 23.3 20.6 113
Laprele Creek 8375 .0 .0 * 17.8 17.1 104
Reno Hill 8400 8.9 .8 1112* 26.1 21.6 121
Windy Peak 7900 .0 .0 * 18.4 15.1 122
----- -----
Basin Index (%) 580* 115
LARAMIE RIVER
Brooklyn Lake 10240 20.2 13.8 146 32.1 27.5 117
Cinnabar Park 9574 19.2 9.5 202 32.1 29.8 108
Crow Creek 8330 .3 .0 * -M 15.5 *
Deadman Hill 10220 19.4 14.6 133 27.0 23.3 116
Rawah 9020 2.0 .1 2000* 25.1 19.1 131
Roach 9700 17.0 9.2 185 31.2 24.9 125
----- -----
Basin Index (%) 165 118
S. PLATTE
Black Mountain 8920 2.1 -M * 23.9 -M *
Crow Creek 8330 .3 .0 * -M 15.5 *
Deadman Hill 10220 19.4 14.6 133 27.0 23.3 116
----- -----
Basin Index (%) 135* 116*
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
Battle Mountain 7440 .0 .0 * 24.0 18.7 128
Divide Peak 8880 11.2 3.0 373 35.2 26.7 132
Elk River 8700 2.6 .0 * 24.5 24.8 99
Little Snake River 8915 19.2 9.9 194 43.4 35.4 123
Old Battle 10000 37.9 31.3 121 41.9 42.4 99
Sage Creek Basin 7850 -M .0 * 18.5 17.5 106
Sandstone RS 8150 -M .0 * 20.9 22.7 92
Whiskey Park 8950 33.2 18.8 177 39.7 34.0 117
----- -----
Basin Index (%) 165 112
UPPER GREEN RIVER
Big Sandy Opening 9080 2.6 .4 650* 18.3 17.1 107
Blind Bull Sum 8650 20.2 18.3 110 20.0 23.6 85
East Rim Divide 7930 -M .0 * 14.4 14.4 100
Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 1.1 4.2 26 16.8 17.1 98
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 .0 3.5 0 13.8 16.4 84
Gunsight Pass 9820 -M 8.7 * -M 18.0 *
Kendall R.S. 7740 -M .0 * 15.9 17.0 94
Loomis Park 8240 -M .5 * -M 20.8 *
New Fork Lake 8340 .1 .0 * 15.3 13.8 111
Pocket Creek 9360 3.1 -M * 15.6 -M *
Snider Basin 8060 .0 .0 * 19.6 17.0 115
Spring Creek Divide 9000 20.9 18.3 114 30.4 28.4 107
Triple Peak 8500 7.2 5.5 131 32.9 30.6 108
----- -----
Basin Index (%) 104* 101
LOWER GREEN RIVER
Blacks Fork Jct 8870 .9 -M * 18.4 -M *
Buck Pasture 9700 -M -M * -M -M *
EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 .0 -M * 20.2 -M *
Hams Fork 7840 .0 .0 * 16.6 14.7 113
Hewinta 9519 .0 .0 * 20.2 17.9 113
Hickerson Park 9145 .0 .0 * 20.5 13.7 150
Hole-in-Rock 9150 .0 .0 * 20.4 13.3 153
Indian Creek 9425 15.8 16.3 97 25.3 27.3 93
Kelley R.S. 8180 -M .7 * -M 22.1 *
Spirit Lk 10235 16.9 -M * 28.0 -M *
Steel Creek Park 10200 20.9 13.3 157 28.5 21.3 134
----- -----
Basin Index (%) 124* 122
UPPER BEAR RIVER
Bear River RS 8777 .0 -M * 18.5 -M *
Bug Lake 7950 .3 1.2 25* 24.5 23.8 103
Burts Miller Ranch 8000 .0 -M * 9.7 -M *
Chalk Creek #1 8993 10.0 12.8 78 29.5 31.1 95
Hayden Fork 9212 .1 .0 * 27.2 26.1 104
Kelley R.S. 8180 -M .7 * -M 22.1 *
Lily Lake 9156 .1 .0 * 21.6 21.6 100
Monte Cristo 8960 14.4 11.9 121 34.9 32.0 109
Salt River Summit 7760 .0 .0 * 21.5 20.2 106
----- -----
Basin Index (%) 96* 103
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-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.