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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 30 , 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Median Median Current Average Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WYOMING SNAKE RIVER Base Camp 7060 10.5 10.7 98 10.9 13.8 79 Black Bear 8170 21.2 23.2 91 20.4 24.6 83 Blind Bull Sum 8650 15.4 13.6 113 9.6 12.6 76 Cottonwood Creek 7670 16.2 12.5 130 17.2 15.6 110 East Rim Divide 7930 7.1 6.7 106 5.9 7.6 78 Grand Targhee 9260 27.0 23.4 115 18.7 20.5 91 Granite Creek 6770 10.2 10.2 100 10.2 13.4 76 Grassy Lake 7265 20.8 19.8 105 31.7 23.6 134 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 6.1 8.2 74 5.9 8.1 73 Gunsight Pass 9820 7.8 8.1 96 7.8 8.7 90 Lewis Lake Divide 7850 17.2 19.6 88 19.9 22.8 87 Phillips Bench 8200 17.1 15.9 108 16.6 18.0 92 Salt River Summit 7640 8.8 7.6 116 9.5 10.5 90 Snake River Station 6920 11.4 10.5 109 13.4 15.2 88 Spring Creek Divide 9000 15.2 14.0 109 14.6 15.2 96 Thumb Divide 7980 9.0 9.5 95 9.3 12.0 78 Togwotee Pass 9580 15.6 14.8 105 14.8 15.6 95 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 18.0 17.1 105 14.4 17.1 84 Willow Creek 8080 19.6 16.9 116 20.7 21.3 97 Younts Peak 8350 10.2 9.4 109 6.3 10.3 61 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 105 91 MADISON-GALLATIN Black Bear 8170 21.2 23.2 91 20.4 24.6 83 Canyon 7870 8.4 8.0 105 8.6 10.5 82 Madison Plateau 7750 13.2 14.0 94 11.1 17.2 65 West Yellowstone 6700 6.9 7.0 99 5.1 9.5 54 Whiskey Creek 6800 9.5 9.5 100 10.9 13.1 83 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 96 75 YELLOWSTONE Beartooth Lake 9360 13.7 13.6 101 12.6 12.7 99 Burnt Mtn 5880 2.0 2.4 83 6.6 7.8 85 Canyon 7870 8.4 8.0 105 8.6 10.5 82 Cole Creek 7850 7.8 8.2 95 6.5 7.5 87 Evening Star 9200 17.4 16.0 109 19.0 17.7 107 Fisher Creek 9100 19.6 20.3 97 20.1 20.5 98 Northeast Entrance 7350 6.6 6.3 105 7.7 8.1 95 Parker Peak 9400 15.3 12.8 120 14.2 11.2 127 Sylvan Lake 8420 13.0 12.8 102 14.6 14.6 100 Thumb Divide 7980 9.0 9.5 95 9.3 12.0 78 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 18.0 17.1 105 14.4 17.1 84 White Mill 8700 16.1 14.3 113 12.6 15.2 83 Wolverine 7650 8.4 6.9 122 8.4 8.1 104 Younts Peak 8350 10.2 9.4 109 6.3 10.3 61 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 105 93 WIND RIVER Burroughs Creek 8750 7.1 -M * 8.5 -M * Castle Creek 8400 3.2 -M * 3.9 -M * Cold Springs 9630 4.3 4.4 98 4.0 6.1 66 Deer Park 9700 7.8 9.1 86 6.9 12.1 57 Hobbs Park 10100 7.4 7.9 94 6.3 7.7 82 Kirwin 9550 7.2 5.7 126 5.9 7.2 82 Little Warm 9370 7.0 6.2 113 4.4 8.0 55 Owl Creek 8975 3.1 3.1 100 3.6 3.5 103 South Pass 9040 6.8 8.5 80 4.9 10.8 45 St. Lawrence Alt 8620 2.8 4.1 68 3.8 5.3 72 Togwotee Pass 9580 15.6 14.8 105 14.8 15.6 95 Townsend Creek 8700 5.0 5.1 98 5.0 7.0 71 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 97 72 BIGHORN BASIN Bald Mtn. 9380 12.8 10.7 120 9.5 10.6 90 Bear Trap Meadow 8200 5.7 3.4 168 6.2 5.1 122 Bone Springs Div 9350 10.3 9.7 106 7.7 9.5 81 Grave Springs 8550 6.3 4.9 129 6.7 6.3 106 Kirwin 9550 7.2 5.7 126 5.9 7.2 82 Marquette 8760 4.3 -M * 5.5 -M * Middle Powder 7760 7.1 6.2 115 8.0 7.3 110 Owl Creek 8975 3.1 3.1 100 3.6 3.5 103 Powder River Pass 9480 8.1 6.3 129 8.1 7.8 104 Shell Creek 9580 9.6 9.0 107 9.5 8.8 108 Timber Creek 7950 3.6 2.9 124 4.1 4.5 91 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 119 98 SHOSHONE RIVER Blackwater 9780 13.9 14.6 95 13.7 13.1 105 Evening Star 9200 17.4 16.0 109 19.0 17.7 107 Marquette 8760 4.3 -M * 5.5 -M * Sylvan Lake 8420 13.0 12.8 102 14.6 14.6 100 Sylvan Road 7120 8.0 7.7 104 -M 11.7 * Younts Peak 8350 10.2 9.4 109 6.3 10.3 61 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 103 96 POWDER RIVER Bear Trap Meadow 8200 5.7 3.4 168 6.2 5.1 122 Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 7.4 8.2 90 7.1 7.8 91 Grave Springs 8550 6.3 4.9 129 6.7 6.3 106 Hansen Sawmill 8360 4.2 4.0 105 5.2 5.0 104 Middle Powder 7760 7.1 6.2 115 8.0 7.3 110 Powder River Pass 9480 8.1 6.3 129 8.1 7.8 104 Soldier Park 8720 2.4 -M * 5.0 -M * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 118 105 TONGUE RIVER Big Goose 7990 4.7 4.8 98 5.8 6.5 89 Bone Springs Div 9350 10.3 9.7 106 7.7 9.5 81 Burgess Junction 7880 5.9 6.5 91 6.8 7.4 92 Dome Lake 8880 6.0 6.7 90 4.1 8.3 49 Little Goose 8870 5.7 -M * 4.9 -M * Sucker Creek 8880 7.4 7.0 106 5.9 8.6 69 Tie Creek 6870 3.6 3.3 109 7.0 7.0 100 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 100 79 BELLE FOURCHE Blind Park 6890 4.8 4.5 107 5.6 7.6 74 Cole Canyon 5910 2.7 3.2 84 -M 5.6 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 97 74 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Blind Park 6890 4.8 4.5 107 5.6 7.6 74 North Rapid Creek 6130 4.2 4.2 100 5.5 6.2 89 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 103 80 UPPER N. PLATTE Arapaho Ridge 10960 13.6 13.0 105 13.2 13.9 95 Blackhall Mtn 9820 18.3 -M * 18.3 -M * Columbine 9160 17.7 14.4 123 16.5 16.1 102 Divide Peak 8880 13.8 12.1 114 14.9 13.4 111 Joe Wright 10120 9.8 12.8 77 14.5 15.8 92 Laprele Creek 8375 7.5 5.4 139 7.7 7.4 104 Med Bow 10500 27.9 -M * 23.5 -M * Never Summer 10280 10.8 12.2 89 7.7 -M * North French Creek 10130 21.1 15.8 134 20.6 16.7 123 Old Battle 10000 20.4 18.9 108 18.9 22.1 86 Rawah 9020 7.4 6.1 121 8.9 9.0 99 Sage Creek Basin 7850 10.2 8.2 124 8.9 9.6 93 Sand Lake 10050 -M 16.2 * -M 14.9 * South Brush Creek 8440 8.1 7.2 112 8.3 9.4 88 Tower 10500 27.4 27.0 101 25.3 25.1 101 Webber Springs 9250 14.3 13.4 107 15.6 16.8 93 Whiskey Park 8950 21.2 15.6 136 21.1 17.6 120 Willow Creek Pass 9540 7.1 7.4 96 6.6 8.2 80 Zirkel 9340 18.0 18.1 99 20.7 18.5 112 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 110 101 SWEETWATER Deer Park 9700 7.8 9.1 86 6.9 12.1 57 Larsen Creek 9000 3.6 7.1 51 5.1 -M * South Pass 9040 6.8 8.5 80 4.9 10.8 45 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 74 52 LOWER N. PLATTE Casper Mtn. 7900 9.8 7.4 132 6.6 9.0 73 Laprele Creek 8375 7.5 5.4 139 7.7 7.4 104 Reno Hill 8400 9.8 7.6 129 10.1 8.8 115 Windy Peak 7900 6.2 4.1 151 5.5 6.3 87 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 136 95 LARAMIE RIVER Brooklyn Lake 10240 16.8 11.9 141 16.3 12.7 128 Cinnabar Park 9574 15.1 13.0 116 16.7 15.7 106 Crow Creek 8330 4.9 5.7 86 6.8 6.4 106 Deadman Hill 10220 11.0 9.8 112 9.4 10.1 93 Rawah 9020 7.4 6.1 121 8.9 9.0 99 Roach 9700 9.2 9.8 94 9.0 11.7 77 Windy Peak 7900 6.2 4.1 151 5.5 6.3 87 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 117 101 S. PLATTE Black Mountain 8920 6.3 -M * 7.6 -M * Crow Creek 8330 4.9 5.7 86 6.8 6.4 106 Deadman Hill 10220 11.0 9.8 112 9.4 10.1 93 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 103 98 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER Battle Mountain 7440 9.7 6.9 141 9.6 9.5 101 Divide Peak 8880 13.8 12.1 114 14.9 13.4 111 Elk River 8700 13.5 10.9 124 10.7 12.5 86 Little Snake River 8915 18.1 15.2 119 22.4 20.3 110 Old Battle 10000 20.4 18.9 108 18.9 22.1 86 Sage Creek Basin 7850 10.2 8.2 124 8.9 9.6 93 Sandstone RS 8150 11.3 7.9 143 10.4 11.8 88 Whiskey Park 8950 21.2 15.6 136 21.1 17.6 120 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 124 100 UPPER GREEN RIVER Big Sandy Opening 9080 6.2 8.0 78 5.4 8.3 65 Blind Bull Sum 8650 15.4 13.6 113 9.6 12.6 76 East Rim Divide 7930 7.1 6.7 106 5.9 7.6 78 Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 6.4 7.4 86 6.4 8.4 76 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 6.1 8.2 74 5.9 8.1 73 Gunsight Pass 9820 7.8 8.1 96 7.8 8.7 90 Indian Creek 9425 13.5 14.3 94 10.3 13.8 75 Kendall R.S. 7740 6.4 7.8 82 6.4 9.1 70 Loomis Park 8240 8.9 9.4 95 11.3 11.1 102 New Fork Lake 8340 6.8 6.7 101 -M 6.9 * Pocket Creek 9360 -M -M * 5.0 -M * Snider Basin 8060 8.0 7.4 108 8.7 9.1 96 Spring Creek Divide 9000 15.2 14.0 109 14.6 15.2 96 Triple Peak 8500 15.7 12.9 122 15.7 15.7 100 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 99 85 LOWER GREEN RIVER Blacks Fork Jct 8869 5.3 -M * 8.3 -M * Buck Pasture 9632 11.8 -M * 12.0 -M * EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 10.0 -M * -M -M * Hams Fork 7840 7.3 7.0 104 7.0 7.2 97 Hewinta 9500 7.6 5.5 138 9.9 8.5 116 Hickerson Park 9122 7.1 3.7 192 7.7 6.0 128 Hole-in-Rock 9168 7.3 3.9 187 7.5 5.7 132 Indian Creek 9425 13.5 14.3 94 10.3 13.8 75 Kelley R.S. 8180 10.1 8.9 113 10.4 11.4 91 Spirit Lk 10235 11.3 -M * 12.0 -M * Steel Creek Park 10158 11.3 8.5 133 12.1 9.8 123 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 124 104 UPPER BEAR RIVER Bear River RS 8777 6.2 -M * 7.4 -M * Bug Lake 7987 13.2 10.3 128 12.3 12.2 101 Burts Miller Ranch 8000 5.2 -M * 5.0 -M * Chalk Creek #1 9171 12.9 13.3 97 12.2 15.5 79 Hayden Fork 9130 10.8 8.5 127 13.7 12.9 106 Kelley R.S. 8180 10.1 8.9 113 10.4 11.4 91 Lily Lake 9133 7.1 7.3 97 8.5 10.5 81 Monte Cristo 8932 18.4 15.7 117 16.6 16.1 103 Salt River Summit 7640 8.8 7.6 116 9.5 10.5 90 Spring Creek Divide 9000 15.2 14.0 109 14.6 15.2 96 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 113 94 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.