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: AUGUST 16 , 2017
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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 .0 .0 * 46.5 29.6 157
Black Bear 8170 .0 .0 * 66.9 52.0 129
Blind Bull Sum 8650 .0 .0 * 43.1 28.2 153
Cottonwood Creek 7670 .0 .0 * 49.3 36.0 137
East Rim Divide 7930 .1 .0 * 26.6 18.0 148
Grand Targhee 9260 .0 .0 * 59.3 44.6 133
Granite Creek 6770 .0 .0 * 44.2 27.5 161
Grassy Lake 7265 .0 .0 * 67.9 49.0 139
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 .0 .0 * 31.7 21.0 151
Gunsight Pass 9820 .0 .0 * 34.9 22.7 154
Lewis Lake Divide 7850 .0 .0 * 68.8 47.7 144
Phillips Bench 8200 .0 .0 * 56.3 38.5 146
Salt River Summit 7760 .1 .0 * 33.5 24.3 138
Snake River Station 6920 .0 .0 * 44.2 32.4 136
Spring Creek Divide 9000 .2 .0 * 48.5 33.0 147
Thumb Divide 7980 .0 .0 * 34.8 27.6 126
Togwotee Pass 9580 .1 .0 * 50.4 35.7 141
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 -M .0 * -M 40.1 *
Willow Creek 8380 .0 .0 * 62.8 48.2 130
Younts Peak 8350 .0 .0 * 40.9 26.0 157
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Basin Index (%) * 142
MADISON-GALLATIN
Black Bear 8170 .0 .0 * 66.9 52.0 129
Canyon 7870 .0 .0 * 32.3 25.4 127
Madison Plateau 7750 .0 .0 * 45.7 38.0 120
West Yellowstone 6700 .0 .0 * 30.4 22.3 136
Whiskey Creek 6800 .0 .0 * 35.7 30.4 117
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Basin Index (%) * 126
YELLOWSTONE
Beartooth Lake 9360 .0 .0 * 39.1 30.5 128
Burnt Mtn 5880 .0 .0 * 27.3 26.9 101
Canyon 7870 .0 .0 * 32.3 25.4 127
Cole Creek 7850 .0 .0 * 22.5 27.8 81
Evening Star 9200 .0 .0 * 57.3 41.4 138
Fisher Creek 9100 .0 .0 * 61.3 48.0 128
Northeast Entrance 7350 .0 .0 * 28.6 22.4 128
Parker Peak 9400 .0 .0 * 48.6 29.2 166
Sylvan Lake 8420 .0 .0 * 48.4 35.0 138
Thumb Divide 7980 .0 .0 * 34.8 27.6 126
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 -M .0 * -M 40.1 *
White Mill 8700 .0 .0 * 47.6 37.3 128
Wolverine 7650 .0 .0 * 30.5 21.0 145
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Basin Index (%) * 128
WIND RIVER
Burroughs Creek 8750 .0 -M * 32.9 -M *
Castle Creek 8400 .0 -M * 23.6 -M *
Cold Springs 9630 .0 .0 * 28.1 19.4 145
Deer Park 9700 .0 .0 * 51.2 31.7 162
Hobbs Park 10100 .0 .0 * 40.7 25.1 162
Kirwin 9550 .0 .0 * 35.6 23.0 155
Little Warm 9370 .0 .0 * 31.9 22.9 139
Owl Creek 8975 .0 .0 * 22.9 15.1 152
South Pass 9040 .0 .0 * 40.8 27.1 151
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 .0 .0 * 26.3 18.3 144
Togwotee Pass 9580 .1 .0 * 50.4 35.7 141
Townsend Creek 8700 .0 .0 * 35.3 22.1 160
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Basin Index (%) * 151
BIGHORN BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9380 .0 .0 * 27.5 29.1 95
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .0 .0 * 20.4 18.4 111
Bone Springs Div 9350 .0 .0 * 31.3 28.1 111
Grave Springs 8550 .0 .0 * 17.2 20.7 83
Kirwin 9550 .0 .0 * 35.6 23.0 155
Marquette 8760 .0 -M * 30.7 -M *
Middle Powder 7760 .0 .0 * 18.6 22.2 84
Owl Creek 8975 .0 .0 * 22.9 15.1 152
Powder River Pass 9480 .0 .0 * 26.0 24.0 108
Shell Creek 9580 .0 .0 * 26.6 25.4 105
Timber Creek 7950 .0 .0 * 22.1 18.5 119
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Basin Index (%) * 111
SHOSHONE RIVER
Blackwater 9780 .0 .0 * 53.6 32.9 163
Evening Star 9200 .0 .0 * 57.3 41.4 138
Marquette 8760 .0 -M * 30.7 -M *
Sylvan Road 7120 .0 .0 * 37.7 25.7 147
Younts Peak 8350 .0 .0 * 40.9 26.0 157
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Basin Index (%) * 150
POWDER RIVER
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .0 .0 * 20.4 18.4 111
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 .0 .0 * 34.4 27.3 126
Grave Springs 8550 .0 .0 * 17.2 20.7 83
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .0 .0 * -M 19.5 *
Middle Powder 7760 .0 .0 * 18.6 22.2 84
Powder River Pass 9480 .0 .0 * 26.0 24.0 108
Soldier Park 8720 .0 -M * 28.6 -M *
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Basin Index (%) * 104
TONGUE RIVER
Big Goose 7990 .0 .0 * 24.5 21.8 112
Bone Springs Div 9350 .0 .0 * 31.3 28.1 111
Burgess Junction 7880 .0 .0 * 26.4 23.1 114
Dome Lake 8880 .0 .0 * 30.3 25.3 120
Little Goose 8870 .0 -M * 30.3 -M *
Sucker Creek 8880 .0 .0 * 29.4 27.0 109
Tie Creek 6870 .0 .0 * 29.3 23.9 123
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Basin Index (%) * 115
BELLE FOURCHE
Cole Canyon 5910 .0 .0 * 21.5 22.9 94
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Basin Index (%) * 94
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN
Blind Park 6890 .0 .0 * 22.0 25.2 87
North Rapid Creek 6130 .0 .0 * 22.5 24.3 93
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Basin Index (%) * 90
UPPER N. PLATTE
Arapaho Ridge 10960 -M .0 * -M 34.4 *
Blackhall Mtn 9820 -M -M * 47.5 -M *
Columbine 9160 .3 .0 * 38.2 35.4 108
Divide Peak 8880 .0 .0 * 28.7 31.0 93
Joe Wright 10120 .4 .0 * 42.8 40.2 106
Laprele Creek 8375 .0 .0 * -M 22.0 *
Med Bow 10500 -M -M * 49.5 -M *
North French Creek 10130 .0 .0 * 40.5 40.1 101
Never Summer 10280 -M .0 * 29.9 -M *
Old Battle 10000 .2 .0 * -M 48.1 *
Rawah 9020 .1 .0 * 25.8 24.0 108
Sage Creek Basin 7850 -M .0 * 21.4 20.7 103
Sand Lake 10050 .0 .0 * 41.6 38.1 109
South Brush Creek 8440 .0 .0 * 18.8 24.8 76
Tower 10500 -M .0 * -M 54.5 *
Webber Springs 9250 .0 .0 * 43.1 37.3 116
Willow Creek Pass 9540 .1 .0 * 26.6 23.2 115
Zirkel 9340 .7 .0 * 54.1 39.0 139
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Basin Index (%) * 108
SWEETWATER
Deer Park 9700 .0 .0 * 51.2 31.7 162
Larsen Creek 9000 .0 .0 * 30.8 -M *
South Pass 9040 .0 .0 * 40.8 27.1 151
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Basin Index (%) * 156
LOWER N. PLATTE
Casper Mtn. 7900 .2 .0 * 25.9 25.7 101
Laprele Creek 8375 .0 .0 * -M 22.0 *
Reno Hill 8400 .0 .0 * 25.6 26.6 96
Windy Peak 7900 -M .0 * -M 20.9 *
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Basin Index (%) * 98
LARAMIE RIVER
Brooklyn Lake 10240 .0 .0 * 32.4 33.0 98
Cinnabar Park 9574 .0 .0 * 33.4 34.9 96
Crow Creek 8330 -M .0 * 19.1 23.0 83
Deadman Hill 10220 .0 .0 * 33.5 28.4 118
Rawah 9020 .1 .0 * 25.8 24.0 108
Roach 9700 .1 .0 * 33.2 30.4 109
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Basin Index (%) * 102
S. PLATTE
Black Mountain 8920 -M -M * 24.9 -M *
Crow Creek 8330 -M .0 * 19.1 23.0 83
Deadman Hill 10220 .0 .0 * 33.5 28.4 118
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Basin Index (%) * 102
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
Battle Mountain 7440 .0 .0 * 22.6 22.0 103
Divide Peak 8880 .0 .0 * 28.7 31.0 93
Elk River 8700 .0 .0 * 28.2 29.5 96
Little Snake River 8915 .1 .0 * -M 40.3 *
Old Battle 10000 .2 .0 * -M 48.1 *
Sage Creek Basin 7850 -M .0 * 21.4 20.7 103
Sandstone RS 8150 -M .0 * -M 26.7 *
Whiskey Park 8950 -M .0 * -M 38.9 *
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Basin Index (%) * 98
UPPER GREEN RIVER
Big Sandy Opening 9080 .0 .0 * 29.9 21.6 138
Blind Bull Sum 8650 .0 .0 * 43.1 28.2 153
East Rim Divide 7930 .1 .0 * 26.6 18.0 148
Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 .0 .0 * 31.3 21.8 144
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 .0 .0 * 31.7 21.0 151
Gunsight Pass 9820 .0 .0 * 34.9 22.7 154
Kendall R.S. 7740 .1 .0 * 36.8 20.7 178
Loomis Park 8240 .1 .0 * 39.7 25.1 158
New Fork Lake 8340 .0 .0 * 26.6 18.0 148
Pocket Creek 9360 .0 -M * -M -M *
Snider Basin 8060 .0 .0 * 31.4 20.1 156
Spring Creek Divide 9000 .2 .0 * 48.5 33.0 147
Triple Peak 8500 .0 .0 * 49.0 35.6 138
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Basin Index (%) * 150
LOWER GREEN RIVER
Blacks Fork Jct 8869 .0 -M * 22.2 -M *
Buck Pasture 9632 .0 -M * 32.4 -M *
EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 .0 -M * 28.2 -M *
Hams Fork 7840 .0 .0 * 27.3 18.1 151
Hewinta 9500 .0 .0 * 25.6 23.1 111
Hickerson Park 9122 .0 .0 * 21.4 18.9 113
Hole-in-Rock 9168 .0 .0 * 22.8 18.3 125
Indian Creek 9425 .0 .0 * 48.8 31.5 155
Kelley R.S. 8180 .1 .0 * 38.6 25.9 149
Spirit Lk 10235 .0 -M * 29.7 -M *
Steel Creek Park 10158 .0 .0 * 31.9 26.8 119
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Basin Index (%) * 133
UPPER BEAR RIVER
Bear River RS 8777 .0 -M * 24.0 -M *
Bug Lake 7987 .0 .0 * 42.0 27.3 154
Burts Miller Ranch 8000 .0 -M * 13.3 -M *
Chalk Creek #1 9171 .0 .0 * 45.4 36.6 124
Hayden Fork 9130 .0 .0 * 36.7 30.9 119
Kelley R.S. 8180 .1 .0 * 38.6 25.9 149
Lily Lake 9133 .0 .0 * 28.1 26.4 106
Monte Cristo 8932 .0 .0 * 50.2 36.4 138
Salt River Summit 7760 .1 .0 * 33.5 24.3 138
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Basin Index (%) * 132
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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.