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 THURSDAY: MARCH 1 , 2018
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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 7060 15.5 13.5 115 17.0 17.2 99
Black Bear 8170 35.8 29.6 121 33.6 30.8 109
Blind Bull Sum 8650 26.4 17.9 147 15.8 16.0 99
Cottonwood Creek 7670 17.5 16.9 104 19.2 19.6 98
East Rim Divide 7930 9.8 8.1 121 9.7 9.6 101
Grand Targhee 9260 36.7 30.2 122 23.9 24.8 96
Granite Creek 6770 14.8 13.8 107 16.9 16.5 102
Grassy Lake 7265 26.1 26.2 100 29.1 29.4 99
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 10.4 9.7 107 10.8 10.1 107
Gunsight Pass 9820 12.4 10.6 117 12.2 10.9 112
Lewis Lake Divide 7850 32.0 25.2 127 28.0 28.7 98
Phillips Bench 8200 19.7 19.7 100 20.9 22.7 92
Salt River Summit 7640 8.1 10.6 76 9.9 13.4 74
Snake River Station 6920 15.6 14.2 110 19.9 18.7 106
Spring Creek Divide 9000 21.0 18.6 113 19.8 19.3 103
Thumb Divide 7980 15.2 12.3 124 15.4 14.6 105
Togwotee Pass 9580 24.9 17.7 141 25.5 19.4 131
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 31.5 21.6 146 20.3 21.6 94
Willow Creek 8080 26.0 22.2 117 28.1 26.8 105
Younts Peak 8350 -M 11.7 * -M 12.6 *
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Basin Index (%) 118 102
MADISON-GALLATIN
Black Bear 8170 35.8 29.6 121 33.6 30.8 109
Canyon 7870 14.8 10.5 141 16.6 13.0 128
Madison Plateau 7750 22.9 17.8 129 22.4 21.2 106
West Yellowstone 6700 11.7 9.0 130 14.6 11.7 125
Whiskey Creek 6800 13.6 12.0 113 15.8 16.3 97
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Basin Index (%) 125 111
YELLOWSTONE
Beartooth Lake 9360 34.3 16.7 205 28.9 15.7 184
Burnt Mtn 5880 6.4 4.0 160 12.5 9.5 132
Canyon 7870 14.8 10.5 141 16.6 13.0 128
Cole Creek 7850 11.4 9.9 115 7.7 9.1 85
Evening Star 9200 34.7 19.1 182 31.0 22.1 140
Fisher Creek 9100 44.9 25.8 174 39.1 25.5 153
Northeast Entrance 7350 12.6 8.2 154 15.5 9.9 157
Parker Peak 9400 28.3 16.0 177 22.6 14.0 161
Sylvan Lake 8420 20.5 15.9 129 21.9 18.0 122
Thumb Divide 7980 15.2 12.3 124 15.4 14.6 105
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 31.5 21.6 146 20.3 21.6 94
White Mill 8700 35.8 18.3 196 26.6 18.9 141
Wolverine 7650 18.8 8.5 221 18.0 10.0 180
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Basin Index (%) 166 137
WIND RIVER
Burroughs Creek 8750 13.8 -M * 15.7 -M *
Castle Creek 8400 7.4 -M * 8.5 -M *
Cold Springs 9630 7.6 5.5 138 8.3 7.5 111
Deer Park 9700 9.1 10.8 84 11.7 15.3 76
Hobbs Park 10100 13.4 9.7 138 11.6 9.5 122
Kirwin 9550 16.4 7.0 234 14.8 8.8 168
Little Warm 9370 12.8 7.9 162 13.4 9.8 137
Owl Creek 8975 3.3 3.9 85 5.1 4.3 119
South Pass 9040 9.1 11.4 80 -M 13.5 *
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 2.7 5.2 52 6.9 6.5 106
Togwotee Pass 9580 24.9 17.7 141 25.5 19.4 131
Townsend Creek 8700 5.8 6.5 89 6.9 8.6 80
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Basin Index (%) 123 116
BIGHORN BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9380 17.3 14.7 118 12.1 13.1 92
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 7.7 4.4 175 8.5 6.1 139
Bone Springs Div 9350 15.5 12.0 129 11.4 11.7 97
Grave Springs 8550 5.3 6.9 77 4.4 7.9 56
Kirwin 9550 16.4 7.0 234 14.8 8.8 168
Marquette 8760 4.3 -M * 8.0 -M *
Middle Powder 7760 6.9 8.0 86 -M 8.7 *
Owl Creek 8975 3.3 3.9 85 5.1 4.3 119
Powder River Pass 9480 14.1 8.0 176 12.8 9.6 133
Shell Creek 9580 17.4 11.6 150 13.3 10.7 124
Timber Creek 7950 2.6 3.7 70 -M 5.3 *
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Basin Index (%) 133 114
SHOSHONE RIVER
Blackwater 9780 28.6 17.2 166 26.7 16.1 166
Evening Star 9200 34.7 19.1 182 31.0 22.1 140
Marquette 8760 4.3 -M * 8.0 -M *
Sylvan Road 7120 12.7 9.4 135 18.2 13.9 131
Younts Peak 8350 -M 11.7 * -M 12.6 *
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Basin Index (%) 166 146
POWDER RIVER
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 7.7 4.4 175 8.5 6.1 139
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 12.6 10.4 121 10.9 9.6 114
Grave Springs 8550 5.3 6.9 77 4.4 7.9 56
Hansen Sawmill 8360 6.6 4.7 140 7.9 6.1 130
Middle Powder 7760 6.9 8.0 86 -M 8.7 *
Powder River Pass 9480 14.1 8.0 176 12.8 9.6 133
Soldier Park 8720 5.2 -M * 7.4 -M *
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Basin Index (%) 125 113
TONGUE RIVER
Big Goose 7990 6.0 6.2 97 6.5 7.9 82
Bone Springs Div 9350 15.5 12.0 129 11.4 11.7 97
Burgess Junction 7880 7.4 8.3 89 6.6 9.0 73
Dome Lake 8880 11.9 8.7 137 9.3 10.0 93
Little Goose 8870 7.3 -M * 9.3 -M *
Sucker Creek 8880 8.2 8.9 92 6.2 10.6 58
Tie Creek 6870 3.4 4.3 79 6.8 8.4 81
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Basin Index (%) 108 81
BELLE FOURCHE
Cole Canyon 5910 5.4 5.0 108 7.5 7.1 106
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Basin Index (%) 108 106
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN
Blind Park 6890 6.7 6.4 105 9.2 9.4 98
North Rapid Creek 6130 6.3 5.9 107 6.7 7.6 88
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Basin Index (%) 106 94
UPPER N. PLATTE
Arapaho Ridge 10960 16.0 16.7 96 15.7 17.7 89
Blackhall Mtn 9820 22.1 -M * 21.8 -M *
Columbine 9160 18.2 19.8 92 17.5 20.3 86
Divide Peak 8880 10.9 15.8 69 14.6 16.8 87
Joe Wright 10120 13.3 16.6 80 22.1 19.9 111
Laprele Creek 8375 5.3 7.8 68 6.8 9.3 73
Med Bow 10500 32.8 -M * 27.1 -M *
North French Creek 10130 21.9 21.1 104 21.7 21.1 103
Never Summer 10280 14.4 16.2 89 11.6 -M *
Old Battle 10000 20.6 23.9 86 19.8 27.9 71
Rawah 9020 9.0 8.8 102 12.2 10.9 112
Sage Creek Basin 7850 7.4 10.6 70 8.2 11.7 70
Sand Lake 10050 21.1 21.2 100 17.8 18.9 94
South Brush Creek 8440 8.0 10.3 78 9.5 11.7 81
Tower 10500 27.1 36.3 75 24.7 31.8 78
Webber Springs 9250 15.3 18.7 82 17.9 21.1 85
Willow Creek Pass 9540 10.6 9.5 112 11.2 10.4 108
Zirkel 9340 21.4 23.0 93 25.8 23.4 110
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Basin Index (%) 87 90
SWEETWATER
Deer Park 9700 9.1 10.8 84 11.7 15.3 76
Larsen Creek 9000 9.0 9.5 95 9.2 -M *
South Pass 9040 9.1 11.4 80 -M 13.5 *
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Basin Index (%) 86 76*
LOWER N. PLATTE
Casper Mtn. 7900 6.3 10.2 62 5.1 11.1 46
Laprele Creek 8375 5.3 7.8 68 6.8 9.3 73
Reno Hill 8400 7.5 10.0 75 8.6 11.1 77
Windy Peak 7900 5.0 5.7 88 6.4 7.8 82
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Basin Index (%) 72 68
LARAMIE RIVER
Brooklyn Lake 10240 19.7 15.0 131 20.3 16.0 127
Cinnabar Park 9574 18.3 17.1 107 20.6 19.7 105
Crow Creek 8330 -M 6.7 * 8.2 7.8 105
Deadman Hill 10220 15.9 12.4 128 15.3 12.7 120
Rawah 9020 9.0 8.8 102 12.2 10.9 112
Roach 9700 11.3 12.4 91 14.3 14.7 97
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Basin Index (%) 113 111
S. PLATTE
Black Mountain 8920 7.4 -M * 10.1 -M *
Crow Creek 8330 -M 6.7 * 8.2 7.8 105
Deadman Hill 10220 15.9 12.4 128 15.3 12.7 120
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Basin Index (%) 128* 115
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
Battle Mountain 7440 5.4 9.9 55 -M 12.1 *
Divide Peak 8880 10.9 15.8 69 14.6 16.8 87
Elk River 8700 12.2 15.5 79 13.3 15.9 84
Little Snake River 8915 17.3 19.7 88 22.7 24.9 91
Old Battle 10000 20.6 23.9 86 19.8 27.9 71
Sage Creek Basin 7850 7.4 10.6 70 8.2 11.7 70
Sandstone RS 8150 7.3 10.4 70 6.8 15.0 45
Whiskey Park 8950 18.8 21.5 87 20.7 22.4 92
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Basin Index (%) 78 79
UPPER GREEN RIVER
Big Sandy Opening 9080 10.1 10.1 100 10.0 10.5 95
Blind Bull Sum 8650 26.4 17.9 147 15.8 16.0 99
East Rim Divide 7930 9.8 8.1 121 9.7 9.6 101
Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 9.7 9.4 103 9.3 10.5 89
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 10.4 9.7 107 10.8 10.1 107
Gunsight Pass 9820 12.4 10.6 117 12.2 10.9 112
Kendall R.S. 7740 12.4 9.7 128 12.9 11.7 110
Loomis Park 8240 14.1 11.7 121 14.9 14.0 106
New Fork Lake 8340 9.7 8.2 118 8.9 8.8 101
Pocket Creek 9360 6.8 -M * 6.6 -M *
Snider Basin 8060 10.4 9.6 108 12.2 11.5 106
Spring Creek Divide 9000 21.0 18.6 113 19.8 19.3 103
Triple Peak 8500 23.2 16.8 138 25.1 20.2 124
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Basin Index (%) 121 106
LOWER GREEN RIVER
Blacks Fork Jct 8869 5.7 -M * 7.1 -M *
Buck Pasture 9632 8.5 -M * 9.8 -M *
EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 7.0 -M * 4.6 -M *
Hams Fork 7840 7.4 9.2 80 7.3 9.1 80
Hewinta 9500 6.1 7.9 77 8.7 10.8 81
Hickerson Park 9122 5.8 5.9 98 5.1 7.6 67
Hole-in-Rock 9168 4.9 5.6 88 5.5 7.1 77
Indian Creek 9425 16.5 19.0 87 12.1 17.8 68
Kelley R.S. 8180 9.9 12.1 82 11.4 14.6 78
Spirit Lk 10235 6.4 -M * 7.4 -M *
Steel Creek Park 10158 10.0 11.5 87 10.5 12.4 85
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Basin Index (%) 85 76
UPPER BEAR RIVER
Bear River RS 8777 6.9 -M * 8.3 -M *
Bug Lake 7987 12.4 14.8 84 12.8 15.5 83
Burts Miller Ranch 8000 4.0 -M * 5.1 -M *
Chalk Creek #1 9171 11.0 18.3 60 12.2 19.4 63
Hayden Fork 9130 9.4 12.1 78 11.9 16.4 73
Kelley R.S. 8180 9.9 12.1 82 11.4 14.6 78
Lily Lake 9133 8.1 10.3 79 8.8 13.2 67
Monte Cristo 8932 15.6 21.0 74 15.5 20.5 76
Salt River Summit 7640 8.1 10.6 76 9.9 13.4 74
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Basin Index (%) 75 73
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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.