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: JANUARY 9 , 2020
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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 7.1 8.3 86 7.4 11.2 66
Black Bear 8170 13.9 19.4 72 13.9 20.0 70
Blind Bull Sum 8650 11.0 10.8 102 6.8 10.3 66
Cottonwood Creek 7670 11.8 9.2 128 12.1 12.6 96
East Rim Divide 7930 5.5 5.0 110 4.7 6.2 76
Grand Targhee 9260 20.3 20.0 102 13.0 17.1 76
Granite Creek 6770 7.0 7.3 96 7.4 10.7 69
Grassy Lake 7265 12.2 14.8 82 20.3 19.2 106
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 5.1 6.9 74 5.0 6.7 75
Gunsight Pass 9820 6.3 6.9 91 6.5 7.2 90
Lewis Lake Divide 7850 10.4 15.0 69 13.2 18.8 70
Phillips Bench 8200 12.5 12.7 98 12.4 14.6 85
Salt River Summit 7640 6.1 5.5 111 6.7 8.5 79
Snake River Station 6920 7.5 7.8 96 9.4 12.4 76
Spring Creek Divide 9000 10.6 11.0 96 10.5 12.3 85
Thumb Divide 7980 6.1 7.1 86 6.9 9.8 70
Togwotee Pass 9580 12.8 12.2 105 12.1 12.9 94
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 13.1 14.2 92 10.4 14.1 74
Willow Creek 8080 12.7 12.5 102 14.7 17.4 84
Younts Peak 8350 8.3 7.5 111 4.9 8.7 56
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Basin Index (%) 94 79
MADISON-GALLATIN
Black Bear 8170 13.9 19.4 72 13.9 20.0 70
Canyon 7870 6.2 6.4 97 6.4 8.7 74
Madison Plateau 7750 9.1 11.1 82 8.4 14.1 60
West Yellowstone 6700 4.9 5.5 89 3.8 7.9 48
Whiskey Creek 6800 6.7 7.8 86 8.0 10.9 73
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Basin Index (%) 81 66
YELLOWSTONE
Beartooth Lake 9360 11.5 11.1 104 10.6 10.3 103
Burnt Mtn 5880 1.6 1.9 84 6.2 7.1 87
Canyon 7870 6.2 6.4 97 6.4 8.7 74
Cole Creek 7850 7.3 6.6 111 6.0 6.7 90
Evening Star 9200 13.8 12.8 108 15.2 14.7 103
Fisher Creek 9100 15.5 16.8 92 16.1 16.8 96
Northeast Entrance 7350 5.4 4.9 110 6.5 6.8 96
Parker Peak 9400 12.5 11.1 113 11.3 9.4 120
Sylvan Lake 8420 9.9 10.4 95 11.2 12.2 92
Thumb Divide 7980 6.1 7.1 86 6.9 9.8 70
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 13.1 14.2 92 10.4 14.1 74
White Mill 8700 13.0 11.4 114 10.1 12.6 80
Wolverine 7650 7.6 5.5 138 7.5 6.8 110
Younts Peak 8350 8.3 7.5 111 4.9 8.7 56
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Basin Index (%) 103 89
WIND RIVER
Burroughs Creek 8750 5.6 -M * 7.1 -M *
Castle Creek 8400 3.0 -M * 3.7 -M *
Cold Springs 9630 3.8 3.6 106 3.6 5.3 68
Deer Park 9700 5.9 7.0 84 5.1 10.0 51
Hobbs Park 10100 5.9 7.1 83 5.3 6.7 79
Kirwin 9550 6.6 4.7 140 5.3 6.1 87
Little Warm 9370 6.1 5.0 122 3.8 6.7 57
Owl Creek 8975 2.9 2.8 104 3.4 3.1 110
South Pass 9040 4.9 7.1 69 3.9 9.1 43
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 2.7 3.3 82 3.6 4.6 78
Togwotee Pass 9580 12.8 12.2 105 12.1 12.9 94
Townsend Creek 8700 4.5 4.2 107 4.7 6.2 76
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Basin Index (%) 98 72
BIGHORN BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9380 11.4 9.4 121 8.2 8.7 94
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 5.0 2.7 185 5.8 4.5 129
Bone Springs Div 9350 9.1 7.9 115 6.7 7.8 86
Grave Springs 8550 5.6 3.9 144 6.4 5.5 116
Kirwin 9550 6.6 4.7 140 5.3 6.1 87
Marquette 8760 3.7 -M * 4.8 -M *
Middle Powder 7760 6.2 5.4 115 7.2 6.4 112
Owl Creek 8975 2.9 2.8 104 3.4 3.1 110
Powder River Pass 9480 7.0 5.4 130 7.0 6.6 106
Shell Creek 9580 -M 7.5 * -M 7.2 *
Timber Creek 7950 3.6 2.3 157 4.1 4.1 100
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Basin Index (%) 129 102
SHOSHONE RIVER
Blackwater 9780 11.4 11.7 97 10.8 10.9 99
Evening Star 9200 13.8 12.8 108 15.2 14.7 103
Marquette 8760 3.7 -M * 4.8 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8420 9.9 10.4 95 11.2 12.2 92
Sylvan Road 7120 6.0 6.0 100 -M 9.9 *
Younts Peak 8350 8.3 7.5 111 4.9 8.7 56
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Basin Index (%) 102 91
POWDER RIVER
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 5.0 2.7 185 5.8 4.5 129
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 6.5 6.7 97 6.5 6.7 97
Grave Springs 8550 5.6 3.9 144 6.4 5.5 116
Hansen Sawmill 8360 3.4 3.3 103 4.4 4.3 102
Middle Powder 7760 6.2 5.4 115 7.2 6.4 112
Powder River Pass 9480 7.0 5.4 130 7.0 6.6 106
Soldier Park 8720 2.1 -M * 4.5 -M *
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Basin Index (%) 123 110
TONGUE RIVER
Big Goose 7990 3.9 4.0 98 4.9 5.6 88
Bone Springs Div 9350 9.1 7.9 115 6.7 7.8 86
Burgess Junction 7880 5.2 5.1 102 -M 6.3 *
Dome Lake 8880 5.0 5.7 88 3.8 7.2 53
Little Goose 8870 4.8 -M * 4.2 -M *
Sucker Creek 8880 6.6 5.8 114 5.4 7.2 75
Tie Creek 6870 3.2 2.3 139 6.4 6.0 107
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Basin Index (%) 107 80
BELLE FOURCHE
Blind Park 6890 3.9 3.8 103 5.1 6.5 78
Cole Canyon 5910 2.8 2.4 117 -M 4.9 *
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Basin Index (%) 108 78
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN
Blind Park 6890 3.9 3.8 103 5.1 6.5 78
North Rapid Creek 6130 3.5 3.4 103 5.0 5.4 93
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Basin Index (%) 103 85
UPPER N. PLATTE
Arapaho Ridge 10960 11.6 10.6 109 11.4 12.1 94
Blackhall Mtn 9820 15.0 -M * 15.4 -M *
Columbine 9160 13.6 10.6 128 13.0 12.9 101
Divide Peak 8880 11.3 9.6 118 12.3 11.3 109
Joe Wright 10120 8.2 10.4 79 12.3 13.3 92
Laprele Creek 8375 6.9 4.4 157 7.3 6.4 114
Med Bow 10500 21.8 -M * 18.7 -M *
Never Summer 10280 9.0 10.0 90 6.5 -M *
North French Creek 10130 15.9 12.9 123 15.9 13.5 118
Old Battle 10000 16.3 14.6 112 15.7 18.1 87
Rawah 9020 6.4 5.1 125 7.9 8.1 98
Sage Creek Basin 7850 8.2 6.6 124 7.1 8.2 87
Sand Lake 10050 14.7 13.3 111 13.8 12.3 112
South Brush Creek 8440 6.3 5.5 115 6.7 7.9 85
Tower 10500 20.9 20.1 104 19.9 20.4 98
Webber Springs 9250 11.7 11.0 106 12.9 13.7 94
Whiskey Park 8950 16.3 10.9 150 17.0 13.7 124
Willow Creek Pass 9540 6.0 6.0 100 5.6 7.0 80
Zirkel 9340 14.4 12.8 112 16.4 15.6 105
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Basin Index (%) 113 100
SWEETWATER
Deer Park 9700 5.9 7.0 84 5.1 10.0 51
Larsen Creek 9000 1.9 5.5 35 3.8 -M *
South Pass 9040 4.9 7.1 69 3.9 9.1 43
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Basin Index (%) 65 47
LOWER N. PLATTE
Casper Mtn. 7900 8.6 6.5 132 6.2 7.9 78
Laprele Creek 8375 6.9 4.4 157 7.3 6.4 114
Reno Hill 8400 8.9 6.3 141 9.4 7.7 122
Windy Peak 7900 5.7 3.2 178 4.9 5.5 89
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Basin Index (%) 148 101
LARAMIE RIVER
Brooklyn Lake 10240 13.8 9.4 147 13.6 10.2 133
Cinnabar Park 9574 12.7 10.7 119 14.1 13.3 106
Crow Creek 8330 4.7 4.8 98 6.5 5.9 110
Deadman Hill 10220 9.7 7.7 126 8.4 8.5 99
Rawah 9020 6.4 5.1 125 7.9 8.1 98
Roach 9700 8.1 7.7 105 7.8 9.8 80
Windy Peak 7900 5.7 3.2 178 4.9 5.5 89
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Basin Index (%) 126 103
S. PLATTE
Black Mountain 8920 5.9 -M * 7.1 -M *
Crow Creek 8330 4.7 4.8 98 6.5 5.9 110
Deadman Hill 10220 9.7 7.7 126 8.4 8.5 99
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Basin Index (%) 115 103
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
Battle Mountain 7440 7.8 4.9 159 7.8 7.9 99
Divide Peak 8880 11.3 9.6 118 12.3 11.3 109
Elk River 8700 10.8 8.2 132 8.6 10.2 84
Little Snake River 8915 14.0 10.8 130 18.0 16.5 109
Old Battle 10000 16.3 14.6 112 15.7 18.1 87
Sage Creek Basin 7850 8.2 6.6 124 7.1 8.2 87
Sandstone RS 8150 9.2 5.6 164 8.5 9.6 89
Whiskey Park 8950 16.3 10.9 150 17.0 13.7 124
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Basin Index (%) 132 99
UPPER GREEN RIVER
Big Sandy Opening 9080 4.6 6.8 68 3.9 7.0 56
Blind Bull Sum 8650 11.0 10.8 102 6.8 10.3 66
East Rim Divide 7930 5.5 5.0 110 4.7 6.2 76
Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 4.9 5.9 83 5.0 7.0 71
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 5.1 6.9 74 5.0 6.7 75
Gunsight Pass 9820 6.3 6.9 91 6.5 7.2 90
Indian Creek 9425 9.5 11.1 86 7.5 11.1 68
Kendall R.S. 7740 4.8 5.6 86 4.9 7.3 67
Loomis Park 8240 6.6 7.1 93 8.9 9.1 98
New Fork Lake 8340 5.4 5.1 106 3.9 5.7 68
Pocket Creek 9360 -M -M * 3.2 -M *
Snider Basin 8060 6.0 6.0 100 6.6 7.4 89
Spring Creek Divide 9000 10.6 11.0 96 10.5 12.3 85
Triple Peak 8500 11.9 9.7 123 12.0 12.5 96
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Basin Index (%) 94 79
LOWER GREEN RIVER
Blacks Fork Jct 8869 3.9 -M * 6.6 -M *
Buck Pasture 9632 9.3 -M * 9.4 -M *
EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 7.9 -M * 5.6 -M *
Hams Fork 7840 5.1 5.2 98 5.3 5.8 91
Hewinta 9500 5.6 4.3 130 8.0 7.1 113
Hickerson Park 9122 6.1 3.1 197 6.8 5.3 128
Hole-in-Rock 9168 6.7 3.2 209 6.9 5.0 138
Indian Creek 9425 9.5 11.1 86 7.5 11.1 68
Kelley R.S. 8180 7.2 6.9 104 7.7 9.4 82
Spirit Lk 10235 9.7 -M * 10.6 -M *
Steel Creek Park 10158 9.0 6.6 136 9.8 8.2 120
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Basin Index (%) 122 100
UPPER BEAR RIVER
Bear River RS 8777 4.5 -M * 5.8 -M *
Bug Lake 7987 9.7 7.2 135 9.3 10.0 93
Burts Miller Ranch 8000 4.0 -M * 4.1 -M *
Chalk Creek #1 9171 9.5 10.8 88 9.0 12.8 70
Hayden Fork 9130 7.5 6.5 115 10.5 10.6 99
Kelley R.S. 8180 7.2 6.9 104 7.7 9.4 82
Lily Lake 9133 5.5 5.7 96 6.6 8.8 75
Monte Cristo 8932 13.8 12.1 114 12.7 13.2 96
Salt River Summit 7640 6.1 5.5 111 6.7 8.5 79
Spring Creek Divide 9000 10.6 11.0 96 10.5 12.3 85
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Basin Index (%) 106 85
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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.