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: NOVEMBER 24 , 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 2.7 2.8 96 4.7 5.0 94
Black Bear 8170 5.4 7.6 71 8.2 9.0 91
Blind Bull Sum 8650 3.8 4.1 93 4.4 4.7 94
Cottonwood Creek 7670 3.7 3.3 112 5.9 5.8 102
East Rim Divide 7930 1.7 1.5 113 3.1 2.9 107
Grand Targhee 9260 10.5 9.2 114 9.7 9.2 105
Granite Creek 6770 2.5 1.8 139 4.9 4.4 111
Grassy Lake 7265 4.1 5.2 79 7.3 8.2 89
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 2.0 3.2 62 2.7 3.5 77
Gunsight Pass 9820 2.4 2.7 89 4.6 3.6 128
Lewis Lake Divide 7850 4.0 5.8 69 7.6 8.3 92
Phillips Bench 8200 3.5 4.2 83 6.8 6.1 111
Salt River Summit 7640 1.8 1.5 120 4.0 3.7 108
Snake River Station 6920 2.5 2.3 109 6.7 5.5 122
Spring Creek Divide 9000 4.1 4.2 98 5.9 5.4 109
Thumb Divide 7980 1.5 2.5 60 4.0 4.7 85
Togwotee Pass 9580 5.9 5.8 102 6.9 6.1 113
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 6.5 7.6 86 5.6 6.9 81
Willow Creek 8080 4.4 4.4 100 8.5 8.0 106
Younts Peak 8350 -M 3.5 * -M 4.4 *
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Basin Index (%) 92 100
MADISON-GALLATIN
Black Bear 8170 5.4 7.6 71 8.2 9.0 91
Canyon 7870 1.7 2.4 71 3.6 4.1 88
Madison Plateau 7750 2.9 4.2 69 5.0 6.1 82
West Yellowstone 6700 1.6 1.5 107 3.3 3.6 92
Whiskey Creek 6800 1.4 2.5 56 2.3 4.9 47
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Basin Index (%) 71 81
YELLOWSTONE
Beartooth Lake 9360 4.9 5.4 91 4.0 4.7 85
Burnt Mtn 5880 1.3 .9 144 4.5 4.8 94
Canyon 7870 1.7 2.4 71 3.6 4.1 88
Cole Creek 7850 4.9 3.5 140 5.0 4.5 111
Evening Star 9200 6.7 6.2 108 9.2 7.1 130
Fisher Creek 9100 6.2 7.5 83 9.8 7.8 126
Northeast Entrance 7350 2.3 1.3 177 4.9 3.6 136
Parker Peak 9400 6.4 5.2 123 7.3 4.9 149
Sylvan Lake 8420 5.1 4.4 116 9.2 6.2 148
Thumb Divide 7980 1.5 2.5 60 4.0 4.7 85
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 6.5 7.6 86 5.6 6.9 81
White Mill 8700 4.9 5.1 96 4.9 6.1 80
Wolverine 7650 1.9 1.4 136 4.1 3.5 117
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Basin Index (%) 102 110
WIND RIVER
Burroughs Creek 8750 1.9 -M * 3.3 -M *
Castle Creek 8400 .7 -M * 2.0 -M *
Cold Springs 9630 1.9 2.0 95 2.3 3.2 72
Deer Park 9700 3.0 3.5 86 3.4 5.0 68
Hobbs Park 10100 3.1 4.0 78 3.1 3.9 79
Kirwin 9550 2.0 3.1 65 2.2 3.5 63
Little Warm 9370 1.7 2.4 71 3.1 3.7 84
Owl Creek 8975 2.1 1.5 140 2.7 2.0 135
South Pass 9040 2.3 3.3 70 2.8 4.6 61
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 1.3 1.8 72 3.2 2.9 110
Togwotee Pass 9580 5.9 5.8 102 6.9 6.1 113
Townsend Creek 8700 2.4 2.1 114 3.9 3.7 105
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Basin Index (%) 87 87
BIGHORN BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9380 6.3 5.1 124 4.1 4.6 89
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.7 1.2 225 3.2 2.8 114
Bone Springs Div 9350 4.6 4.6 100 4.1 4.4 93
Grave Springs 8550 2.3 1.5 153 3.2 3.3 97
Kirwin 9550 2.0 3.1 65 2.2 3.5 63
Marquette 8760 1.6 -M * 2.6 -M *
Middle Powder 7760 3.1 2.3 135 2.9 4.0 72
Owl Creek 8975 2.1 1.5 140 2.7 2.0 135
Powder River Pass 9480 3.2 2.4 133 3.1 3.6 86
Shell Creek 9580 5.5 4.4 125 4.8 4.1 117
Timber Creek 7950 1.0 1.4 71 2.5 3.0 83
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Basin Index (%) 119 93
SHOSHONE RIVER
Blackwater 9780 7.2 6.1 118 7.4 5.7 130
Evening Star 9200 6.7 6.2 108 9.2 7.1 130
Marquette 8760 1.6 -M * 2.6 -M *
Sylvan Road 7120 2.4 2.0 120 4.7 5.0 94
Younts Peak 8350 -M 3.5 * -M 4.4 *
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Basin Index (%) 114 120
POWDER RIVER
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.7 1.2 225 3.2 2.8 114
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 4.3 3.5 123 4.2 4.3 98
Grave Springs 8550 2.3 1.5 153 3.2 3.3 97
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .8 1.4 57 2.5 2.8 89
Middle Powder 7760 3.1 2.3 135 2.9 4.0 72
Powder River Pass 9480 3.2 2.4 133 3.1 3.6 86
Soldier Park 8720 .7 -M * 2.6 -M *
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Basin Index (%) 133 92
TONGUE RIVER
Big Goose 7990 1.7 2.0 85 3.9 3.7 105
Bone Springs Div 9350 4.6 4.6 100 4.1 4.4 93
Burgess Junction 7880 2.4 2.7 89 3.5 3.8 92
Dome Lake 8880 2.1 3.2 66 3.1 4.4 70
Little Goose 8870 2.9 -M * 3.0 -M *
Sucker Creek 8880 3.9 3.0 130 3.8 4.3 88
Tie Creek 6870 1.0 .6 167 4.7 3.9 121
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Basin Index (%) 98 94
BELLE FOURCHE
Cole Canyon 5910 .9 .6 150 3.3 3.2 103
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Basin Index (%) 150 103
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN
Blind Park 6890 1.3 1.5 87 2.0 4.0 50
North Rapid Creek 6130 .8 1.2 67 1.8 3.4 53
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Basin Index (%) 78 51
UPPER N. PLATTE
Arapaho Ridge 10960 5.8 5.1 114 7.4 6.0 123
Blackhall Mtn 9820 5.7 -M * 9.1 -M *
Columbine 9160 4.2 3.8 111 7.2 5.8 124
Divide Peak 8880 3.2 3.8 84 5.7 5.8 98
Joe Wright 10120 4.8 5.1 94 9.9 7.0 141
Laprele Creek 8375 2.7 2.1 129 3.9 3.6 108
Med Bow 10500 9.1 -M * 10.6 -M *
North French Creek 10130 7.6 5.5 138 9.5 6.5 146
Never Summer 10280 5.6 4.4 127 6.7 -M *
Old Battle 10000 7.5 6.4 117 9.9 8.5 116
Rawah 9020 2.1 2.0 105 5.1 4.3 119
Sage Creek Basin 7850 2.2 1.9 116 4.7 3.9 121
Sand Lake 10050 6.6 6.0 110 5.7 6.2 92
South Brush Creek 8440 2.6 2.1 124 3.9 4.2 93
Tower 10500 9.6 9.7 99 9.7 9.7 100
Webber Springs 9250 4.4 4.0 110 7.8 6.5 120
Willow Creek Pass 9540 3.9 3.1 126 5.6 3.9 144
Zirkel 9340 5.9 3.6 164 9.9 7.2 138
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Basin Index (%) 115 119
SWEETWATER
Deer Park 9700 3.0 3.5 86 3.4 5.0 68
Larsen Creek 9000 1.2 1.9 63 3.7 -M *
South Pass 9040 2.3 3.3 70 2.8 4.6 61
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Basin Index (%) 75 65
LOWER N. PLATTE
Casper Mtn. 7900 2.6 3.0 87 3.3 4.7 70
Laprele Creek 8375 2.7 2.1 129 3.9 3.6 108
Reno Hill 8400 3.0 2.9 103 4.1 4.4 93
Windy Peak 7900 2.3 1.5 153 2.6 3.2 81
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Basin Index (%) 112 87
LARAMIE RIVER
Brooklyn Lake 10240 5.1 4.1 124 6.6 5.0 132
Cinnabar Park 9574 6.0 4.2 143 8.1 5.6 145
Crow Creek 8330 .5 1.3 38 2.9 3.2 91
Deadman Hill 10220 4.6 4.0 115 4.9 4.7 104
Rawah 9020 2.1 2.0 105 5.1 4.3 119
Roach 9700 3.5 3.4 103 5.2 4.8 108
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Basin Index (%) 115 119
S. PLATTE
Black Mountain 8920 1.8 -M * 3.1 -M *
Crow Creek 8330 .5 1.3 38 2.9 3.2 91
Deadman Hill 10220 4.6 4.0 115 4.9 4.7 104
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Basin Index (%) 96 99
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
Battle Mountain 7440 1.8 1.0 180* -M 4.0 *
Divide Peak 8880 3.2 3.8 84 5.7 5.8 98
Elk River 8700 2.9 2.4 121 3.8 4.9 78
Little Snake River 8915 4.6 3.2 144 10.9 7.3 149
Old Battle 10000 7.5 6.4 117 9.9 8.5 116
Sage Creek Basin 7850 2.2 1.9 116 4.7 3.9 121
Sandstone RS 8150 2.8 1.4 200 4.2 4.6 91
Whiskey Park 8950 5.1 4.0 128 8.8 6.2 142
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Basin Index (%) 125 117
UPPER GREEN RIVER
Big Sandy Opening 9080 2.4 3.2 75 3.8 3.5 109
Blind Bull Sum 8650 3.8 4.1 93 4.4 4.7 94
East Rim Divide 7930 1.7 1.5 113 3.1 2.9 107
Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 2.6 2.7 96 3.9 3.6 108
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 2.0 3.2 62 2.7 3.5 77
Gunsight Pass 9820 2.4 2.7 89 4.6 3.6 128
Kendall R.S. 7740 1.8 2.1 86 3.1 3.4 91
Loomis Park 8240 3.1 2.4 129 4.6 4.0 115
New Fork Lake 8340 1.9 1.9 100 2.5 2.9 86
Pocket Creek 9360 3.9 -M * 4.9 -M *
Snyder Basin 8060 2.4 2.1 114 4.1 3.3 124
Spring Creek Divide 9000 4.1 4.2 98 5.9 5.4 109
Triple Peak 8500 5.0 4.3 116 6.9 5.6 123
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Basin Index (%) 97 107
LOWER GREEN RIVER
Blacks Fork Jct 8869 .2 -M * 2.9 -M *
Buck Pasture 9632 2.3 -M * 5.3 -M *
EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 1.5 -M * 2.8 -M *
Hams Fork 7840 1.5 1.8 83 3.3 2.9 114
Hewinta 9500 .6 1.5 40 3.5 4.0 88
Hickerson Park 9122 1.4 1.3 108 4.3 3.4 126
Hole-in-Rock 9168 .6 1.4 43 3.6 3.2 112
Indian Creek 9425 3.3 4.9 67 4.0 5.0 80
Kelley R.S. 8180 2.5 2.5 100 3.6 4.2 86
Spirit Lk 10235 3.0 -M * 5.4 -M *
Steel Creek Park 10158 2.3 3.4 68 4.1 4.5 91
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Basin Index (%) 73 97
UPPER BEAR RIVER
Bear River RS 8777 .7 -M * 3.6 -M *
Bug Lake 7987 -M 2.8 * -M 4.6 *
Burts Miller Ranch 8000 2.0 -M * 2.2 -M *
Chalk Creek #1 9171 1.9 4.1 46 7.2 6.4 112
Hayden Fork 9130 1.4 2.4 58 5.8 5.3 109
Kelley R.S. 8180 2.5 2.5 100 3.6 4.2 86
Lily Lake 9133 1.3 2.4 54 4.1 4.7 87
Monte Cristo 8932 2.2 4.0 55 5.0 6.0 83
Salt River Summit 7640 1.8 1.5 120 4.0 3.7 108
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Basin Index (%) 66 98
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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.