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: FEBRUARY 7 , 2019
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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 10.8 11.1 97 12.8 14.5 88
Black Bear 8170 22.1 24.3 91 23.2 25.8 90
Blind Bull Sum 8650 12.6 14.7 86 10.6 13.3 80
Cottonwood Creek 7670 13.8 13.6 101 16.4 16.4 100
East Rim Divide 7930 6.2 6.9 90 6.6 8.0 82
Grand Targhee 9260 29.3 24.4 120 22.6 21.5 105
Granite Creek 6770 10.9 11.2 97 12.6 14.1 89
Grassy Lake 7265 17.5 21.4 82 21.3 24.9 86
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 5.5 8.6 64 6.7 8.5 79
Gunsight Pass 9820 7.6 8.6 88 9.9 9.2 108
Lewis Lake Divide 7850 16.9 20.9 81 20.6 23.9 86
Phillips Bench 8200 15.9 16.4 97 19.0 18.9 101
Salt River Summit 7640 8.1 8.3 98 10.1 11.0 92
Snake River Station 6920 10.8 11.7 92 15.4 16.0 96
Spring Creek Divide 9000 14.2 15.3 93 15.4 16.0 96
Thumb Divide 7980 8.6 9.7 89 10.5 12.6 83
Togwotee Pass 9580 15.0 15.5 97 15.8 16.4 96
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 -M 18.5 * -M 17.9 *
Willow Creek 8080 16.6 18.1 92 20.8 22.4 93
Younts Peak 8350 -M 10.1 * -M 10.8 *
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Basin Index (%) 93 92
MADISON-GALLATIN
Black Bear 8170 22.1 24.3 91 23.2 25.8 90
Canyon 7870 7.6 8.5 89 9.2 11.1 83
Madison Plateau 7750 13.2 14.6 90 14.2 18.0 79
West Yellowstone 6700 7.4 7.2 103 9.0 10.0 90
Whiskey Creek 6800 8.6 9.8 88 9.3 13.7 68
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Basin Index (%) 91 83
YELLOWSTONE
Beartooth Lake 9360 10.7 14.4 74 9.6 13.3 72
Burnt Mtn 5880 5.3 2.7 196 9.5 8.2 116
Canyon 7870 7.6 8.5 89 9.2 11.1 83
Cole Creek 7850 11.3 8.7 130 8.6 7.9 109
Evening Star 9200 15.5 16.7 93 18.4 18.6 99
Fisher Creek 9100 16.6 21.5 77 20.2 21.6 94
Northeast Entrance 7350 6.6 6.7 99 9.0 8.6 105
Parker Peak 9400 14.1 13.5 104 14.9 11.8 126
Sylvan Lake 8420 13.2 13.5 98 18.3 15.3 120
Thumb Divide 7980 8.6 9.7 89 10.5 12.6 83
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 -M 18.5 * -M 17.9 *
White Mill 8700 12.5 15.2 82 11.0 16.0 69
Wolverine 7650 6.8 7.2 94 7.7 8.5 91
Younts Peak 8350 -M 10.1 * -M 10.8 *
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Basin Index (%) 93 96
WIND RIVER
Burroughs Creek 8750 4.7 -M * 5.9 -M *
Castle Creek 8400 1.9 -M * 3.3 -M *
Cold Springs 9630 4.6 4.8 96 4.8 6.4 75
Deer Park 9700 10.5 9.5 111 10.9 12.8 85
Hobbs Park 10100 8.7 8.0 109 6.6 8.1 81
Kirwin 9550 5.5 6.0 92 5.6 7.5 75
Little Warm 9370 4.8 6.6 73 4.9 8.5 58
Owl Creek 8975 3.8 3.1 123 4.2 3.7 114
South Pass 9040 8.7 9.7 90 7.8 11.3 69
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 3.1 4.2 74 6.0 5.5 109
Togwotee Pass 9580 15.0 15.5 97 15.8 16.4 96
Townsend Creek 8700 6.2 5.5 113 7.1 7.3 97
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Basin Index (%) 97 84
BIGHORN BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9380 12.5 11.2 112 8.0 11.1 72
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 6.5 3.6 181 4.6 5.3 87
Bone Springs Div 9350 9.2 9.9 93 7.4 10.0 74
Grave Springs 8550 5.2 5.1 102 6.0 6.7 90
Kirwin 9550 5.5 6.0 92 5.6 7.5 75
Marquette 8760 5.6 -M * 6.9 -M *
Middle Powder 7760 6.7 6.6 102 3.5 7.7 45
Owl Creek 8975 3.8 3.1 123 4.2 3.7 114
Powder River Pass 9480 7.1 6.9 103 6.2 8.1 77
Shell Creek 9580 -M 9.4 * -M 9.2 *
Timber Creek 7950 2.7 3.1 87 4.6 4.6 100
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Basin Index (%) 107 77
SHOSHONE RIVER
Blackwater 9780 13.9 15.0 93 14.8 13.7 108
Evening Star 9200 15.5 16.7 93 18.4 18.6 99
Marquette 8760 5.6 -M * 6.9 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8420 13.2 13.5 98 18.3 15.3 120
Sylvan Road 7120 7.8 8.0 98 10.8 12.3 88
Younts Peak 8350 -M 10.1 * -M 10.8 *
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Basin Index (%) 95 104
POWDER RIVER
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 6.5 3.6 181 4.6 5.3 87
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 8.6 8.7 99 7.2 8.2 88
Grave Springs 8550 5.2 5.1 102 6.0 6.7 90
Hansen Sawmill 8360 3.6 4.0 90 5.1 5.2 98
Middle Powder 7760 6.7 6.6 102 3.5 7.7 45
Powder River Pass 9480 7.1 6.9 103 6.2 8.1 77
Soldier Park 8720 2.4 -M * 4.8 -M *
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Basin Index (%) 108 79
TONGUE RIVER
Big Goose 7990 5.1 5.1 100 6.6 6.8 97
Bone Springs Div 9350 9.2 9.9 93 7.4 10.0 74
Burgess Junction 7880 5.9 7.0 84 6.1 7.8 78
Dome Lake 8880 5.2 7.2 72 5.4 8.7 62
Little Goose 8870 6.4 -M * 5.7 -M *
Sucker Creek 8880 7.7 7.4 104 6.8 9.0 76
Tie Creek 6870 2.9 3.5 83 6.5 7.3 89
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Basin Index (%) 90 78
BELLE FOURCHE
Blind Park 6890 6.2 5.1 122 4.6 8.1 57
Cole Canyon 5910 4.9 3.6 136 7.9 6.0 132
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Basin Index (%) 128 89
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN
Blind Park 6890 6.2 5.1 122 4.6 8.1 57
North Rapid Creek 6130 4.7 4.6 102 4.8 6.5 74
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Basin Index (%) 112 64
UPPER N. PLATTE
Arapaho Ridge 10960 15.5 13.8 112 16.4 14.8 111
Blackhall Mtn 9820 19.3 -M * 21.4 -M *
Columbine 9160 17.5 15.5 113 18.4 16.9 109
Divide Peak 8880 12.9 13.1 98 15.6 14.2 110
Joe Wright 10120 13.6 13.3 102 20.5 16.6 123
Laprele Creek 8375 8.4 5.7 147 9.1 7.8 117
Med Bow 10500 24.4 -M * 23.3 -M *
Never Summer 10280 13.8 13.0 106 12.7 -M *
North French Creek 10130 19.3 16.7 116 20.7 17.4 119
Old Battle 10000 21.9 20.1 109 23.6 23.3 101
Rawah 9020 7.9 6.6 120 10.8 9.4 115
Sage Creek Basin 7850 11.9 8.9 134 11.7 10.3 114
Sand Lake 10050 18.1 17.2 105 15.1 15.7 96
South Brush Creek 8440 7.5 7.6 99 8.2 9.9 83
Tower 10500 31.9 29.1 110 28.4 26.5 107
Webber Springs 9250 15.1 14.9 101 19.0 17.6 108
Whiskey Park 8950 17.1 17.0 101 20.9 18.6 112
Willow Creek Pass 9540 9.4 8.0 118 11.2 8.6 130
Zirkel 9340 18.9 19.3 98 23.3 19.8 118
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Basin Index (%) 109 110
SWEETWATER
Deer Park 9700 10.5 9.5 111 10.9 12.8 85
Larsen Creek 9000 6.7 7.8 86 9.9 -M *
South Pass 9040 8.7 9.7 90 7.8 11.3 69
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Basin Index (%) 96 78
LOWER N. PLATTE
Casper Mtn. 7900 10.1 8.0 126 8.1 9.4 86
Laprele Creek 8375 8.4 5.7 147 9.1 7.8 117
Reno Hill 8400 10.1 8.1 125 10.5 9.3 113
Windy Peak 7900 6.2 4.4 141 6.2 6.6 94
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Basin Index (%) 133 102
LARAMIE RIVER
Brooklyn Lake 10240 14.6 12.3 119 16.2 13.4 121
Cinnabar Park 9574 13.6 13.8 99 16.1 16.8 96
Crow Creek 8330 2.8 5.7 49 6.4 6.6 97
Deadman Hill 10220 12.3 10.6 116 11.6 10.6 109
Rawah 9020 7.9 6.6 120 10.8 9.4 115
Roach 9700 10.3 10.5 98 12.9 12.3 105
Windy Peak 7900 6.2 4.4 141 6.2 6.6 94
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Basin Index (%) 106 106
S. PLATTE
Black Mountain 8920 6.5 -M * 7.6 -M *
Crow Creek 8330 2.8 5.7 49 6.4 6.6 97
Deadman Hill 10220 12.3 10.6 116 11.6 10.6 109
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Basin Index (%) 93 105
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
Battle Mountain 7440 8.9 7.4 120 -M 10.0 *
Divide Peak 8880 12.9 13.1 98 15.6 14.2 110
Elk River 8700 12.4 12.1 102 12.0 13.3 90
Little Snake River 8915 15.7 16.5 95 24.6 21.7 113
Old Battle 10000 21.9 20.1 109 23.6 23.3 101
Sage Creek Basin 7850 11.9 8.9 134 11.7 10.3 114
Sandstone RS 8150 10.5 8.5 124 11.7 12.4 94
Whiskey Park 8950 17.1 17.0 101 20.9 18.6 112
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Basin Index (%) 107 106
UPPER GREEN RIVER
Big Sandy Opening 9080 8.7 8.6 101 9.7 8.6 113
Blind Bull Sum 8650 12.6 14.7 86 10.6 13.3 80
East Rim Divide 7930 6.2 6.9 90 6.6 8.0 82
Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 7.3 7.8 94 8.5 8.8 97
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 5.5 8.6 64 6.7 8.5 79
Gunsight Pass 9820 7.6 8.6 88 9.9 9.2 108
Kendall R.S. 7740 6.7 8.0 84 7.3 9.6 76
Loomis Park 8240 9.1 9.9 92 10.3 11.7 88
New Fork Lake 8340 6.1 6.9 88 5.8 7.3 79
Pocket Creek 9360 9.6 -M * 10.3 -M *
Snyder Basin 8060 7.5 8.1 93 9.2 9.6 96
Spring Creek Divide 9000 14.2 15.3 93 15.4 16.0 96
Triple Peak 8500 14.1 13.8 102 16.2 16.6 98
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Basin Index (%) 90 91
LOWER GREEN RIVER
Blacks Fork Jct 8869 5.8 -M * 8.6 -M *
Buck Pasture 9632 10.5 -M * 13.1 -M *
EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 7.7 -M * 7.5 -M *
Hams Fork 7840 6.9 7.6 91 7.6 7.6 100
Hewinta 9500 6.5 6.2 105 9.6 9.0 107
Hickerson Park 9122 5.2 4.0 130 7.6 6.4 119
Hole-in-Rock 9168 4.0 4.2 95 6.9 5.9 117
Indian Creek 9425 13.2 15.1 87 10.8 14.6 74
Kelley R.S. 8180 8.9 9.4 95 9.7 12.0 81
Spirit Lk 10235 10.4 -M * 10.8 -M *
Steel Creek Park 10158 10.2 9.1 112 12.2 10.3 118
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Basin Index (%) 99 98
UPPER BEAR RIVER
Bear River RS 8777 6.9 -M * 9.9 -M *
Bug Lake 7987 12.5 11.8 106 14.8 12.9 115
Burts Miller Ranch 8000 4.4 -M * 5.7 -M *
Chalk Creek #1 9171 15.1 13.8 109 19.0 16.3 117
Hayden Fork 9130 10.9 9.1 120 15.6 13.6 115
Kelley R.S. 8180 8.9 9.4 95 9.7 12.0 81
Lily Lake 9133 8.4 7.6 111 11.1 11.1 100
Monte Cristo 8932 18.5 16.6 111 18.6 16.9 110
Salt River Summit 7640 8.1 8.3 98 10.1 11.0 92
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Basin Index (%) 108 105
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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.