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 6 , 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 11.1 11.0 101 11.5 14.4 80
Black Bear 8170 23.1 24.0 96 22.0 25.6 86
Blind Bull Sum 8650 16.4 14.6 112 10.2 13.3 77
Cottonwood Creek 7670 16.9 13.6 124 17.9 16.4 109
East Rim Divide 7930 8.0 6.9 116 6.7 7.9 85
Grand Targhee 9260 27.9 24.3 115 19.3 21.5 90
Granite Creek 6770 11.1 11.1 100 10.7 14.0 76
Grassy Lake 7265 21.5 21.2 101 21.7 24.7 88
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 6.9 8.6 80 6.8 8.5 80
Gunsight Pass 9820 8.2 8.6 95 8.4 9.2 91
Lewis Lake Divide 7850 17.4 20.6 84 20.6 23.8 87
Phillips Bench 8200 18.0 16.2 111 17.6 18.7 94
Salt River Summit 7640 9.6 8.2 117 10.0 11.0 91
Snake River Station 6920 11.6 11.5 101 13.6 15.9 86
Spring Creek Divide 9000 15.8 15.2 104 15.2 15.9 96
Thumb Divide 7980 9.5 9.7 98 9.8 12.5 78
Togwotee Pass 9580 16.7 15.4 108 15.7 16.3 96
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 18.7 18.4 102 14.7 17.8 83
Willow Creek 8080 21.2 18.0 118 21.8 22.3 98
Younts Peak 8350 10.8 10.0 108 9.2 10.8 85
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Basin Index (%) 105 88
MADISON-GALLATIN
Black Bear 8170 23.1 24.0 96 22.0 25.6 86
Canyon 7870 9.0 8.5 106 9.3 11.1 84
Madison Plateau 7750 14.6 14.4 101 12.6 17.8 71
West Yellowstone 6700 7.7 7.1 108 6.7 10.0 67
Whiskey Creek 6800 10.3 9.8 105 11.9 13.6 88
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Basin Index (%) 101 80
YELLOWSTONE
Beartooth Lake 9360 14.8 14.4 103 13.5 13.3 102
Burnt Mtn 5880 3.4 2.6 131 8.4 8.2 102
Canyon 7870 9.0 8.5 106 9.3 11.1 84
Cole Creek 7850 10.4 8.7 120 8.2 7.9 104
Evening Star 9200 18.2 16.7 109 20.0 18.5 108
Fisher Creek 9100 20.6 21.4 96 21.2 21.4 99
Northeast Entrance 7350 7.2 6.6 109 8.3 8.6 97
Parker Peak 9400 16.8 13.4 125 15.3 11.7 131
Sylvan Lake 8420 13.6 13.4 101 15.2 15.3 99
Thumb Divide 7980 9.5 9.7 98 9.8 12.5 78
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 18.7 18.4 102 14.7 17.8 83
White Mill 8700 16.9 15.1 112 13.8 15.9 87
Wolverine 7650 9.2 7.2 128 9.1 8.4 108
Younts Peak 8350 10.8 10.0 108 9.2 10.8 85
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Basin Index (%) 108 97
WIND RIVER
Burroughs Creek 8750 7.8 -M * 9.2 -M *
Castle Creek 8400 3.5 -M * 4.1 -M *
Cold Springs 9630 5.3 4.8 110 5.0 6.4 78
Deer Park 9700 8.5 9.5 89 7.4 12.7 58
Hobbs Park 10100 8.6 8.0 108 7.4 8.0 92
Kirwin 9550 7.7 6.0 128 6.3 7.4 85
Little Warm 9370 7.4 6.6 112 6.2 8.4 74
Owl Creek 8975 3.9 3.1 126 4.4 3.7 119
South Pass 9040 7.5 9.7 77 6.7 11.3 59
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 4.0 4.2 95 4.9 5.5 89
Togwotee Pass 9580 16.7 15.4 108 15.7 16.3 96
Townsend Creek 8700 6.1 5.5 111 6.1 7.3 84
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Basin Index (%) 104 81
BIGHORN BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9380 14.0 11.1 126 10.8 11.1 97
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 6.2 3.6 172 6.7 5.3 126
Bone Springs Div 9350 11.5 9.9 116 9.7 9.9 98
Grave Springs 8550 7.0 5.0 140 -M 6.7 *
Kirwin 9550 7.7 6.0 128 6.3 7.4 85
Marquette 8760 4.7 -M * 5.9 -M *
Middle Powder 7760 7.8 6.6 118 8.5 7.6 112
Owl Creek 8975 3.9 3.1 126 4.4 3.7 119
Powder River Pass 9480 8.7 6.8 128 8.5 8.1 105
Shell Creek 9580 10.2 9.3 110 10.0 9.2 109
Timber Creek 7950 4.2 3.1 135 4.7 4.6 102
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Basin Index (%) 126 104
SHOSHONE RIVER
Blackwater 9780 14.4 15.0 96 14.4 13.6 106
Evening Star 9200 18.2 16.7 109 20.0 18.5 108
Marquette 8760 4.7 -M * 5.9 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8420 13.6 13.4 101 15.2 15.3 99
Sylvan Road 7120 8.2 7.9 104 11.8 12.2 97
Younts Peak 8350 10.8 10.0 108 9.2 10.8 85
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Basin Index (%) 103 100
POWDER RIVER
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 6.2 3.6 172 6.7 5.3 126
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 8.8 8.6 102 8.3 8.2 101
Grave Springs 8550 7.0 5.0 140 -M 6.7 *
Hansen Sawmill 8360 4.9 4.0 122 6.0 5.2 115
Middle Powder 7760 7.8 6.6 118 8.5 7.6 112
Powder River Pass 9480 8.7 6.8 128 8.5 8.1 105
Soldier Park 8720 3.2 -M * 5.9 -M *
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Basin Index (%) 125 110
TONGUE RIVER
Big Goose 7990 5.4 5.0 108 6.8 6.7 101
Bone Springs Div 9350 11.5 9.9 116 9.7 9.9 98
Burgess Junction 7880 6.6 6.9 96 7.7 7.7 100
Dome Lake 8880 7.8 7.1 110 6.4 8.6 74
Little Goose 8870 6.5 -M * 5.4 -M *
Sucker Creek 8880 8.5 7.4 115 7.3 9.0 81
Tie Creek 6870 4.8 3.5 137 8.1 7.3 111
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Basin Index (%) 112 93
BELLE FOURCHE
Blind Park 6890 5.4 5.0 108 6.3 8.0 79
Cole Canyon 5910 2.5 3.5 71 -M 5.9 *
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Basin Index (%) 93 79
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN
Blind Park 6890 5.4 5.0 108 6.3 8.0 79
North Rapid Creek 6130 4.8 4.5 107 6.4 6.5 98
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Basin Index (%) 107 88
UPPER N. PLATTE
Arapaho Ridge 10960 13.9 13.7 101 13.5 14.7 92
Blackhall Mtn 9820 19.1 -M * 18.9 -M *
Columbine 9160 18.0 15.3 118 -M 16.9 *
Divide Peak 8880 14.6 13.0 112 15.5 14.2 109
Joe Wright 10120 11.2 13.3 84 15.9 16.6 96
Laprele Creek 8375 8.2 5.6 146 8.4 7.8 108
Med Bow 10500 28.7 -M * 23.8 -M *
Never Summer 10280 12.0 13.0 92 8.5 -M *
North French Creek 10130 21.7 16.6 131 21.1 17.4 121
Old Battle 10000 21.1 19.9 106 19.2 23.2 83
Rawah 9020 8.0 6.6 121 9.5 9.4 101
Sage Creek Basin 7850 11.6 8.8 132 9.3 10.1 92
Sand Lake 10050 -M 17.1 * -M 15.6 *
South Brush Creek 8440 8.6 7.6 113 8.8 9.8 90
Tower 10500 28.3 28.8 98 25.3 26.4 96
Webber Springs 9250 14.5 14.8 98 15.9 17.6 90
Whiskey Park 8950 21.9 16.9 130 21.4 18.5 116
Willow Creek Pass 9540 7.8 8.0 98 7.0 8.6 81
Zirkel 9340 18.4 19.2 96 20.9 19.7 106
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Basin Index (%) 108 99
SWEETWATER
Deer Park 9700 8.5 9.5 89 7.4 12.7 58
Larsen Creek 9000 -M 7.7 * 5.1 -M *
South Pass 9040 7.5 9.7 77 6.7 11.3 59
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Basin Index (%) 83 59
LOWER N. PLATTE
Casper Mtn. 7900 11.3 7.9 143 7.4 9.4 79
Laprele Creek 8375 8.2 5.6 146 8.4 7.8 108
Reno Hill 8400 10.6 8.0 132 10.8 9.3 116
Windy Peak 7900 6.5 4.3 151 5.5 6.5 85
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Basin Index (%) 142 97
LARAMIE RIVER
Brooklyn Lake 10240 17.5 12.2 143 17.0 13.3 128
Cinnabar Park 9574 15.7 13.7 115 17.3 16.7 104
Crow Creek 8330 5.9 5.7 104 7.6 6.5 117
Deadman Hill 10220 12.0 10.5 114 10.3 10.6 97
Rawah 9020 8.0 6.6 121 9.5 9.4 101
Roach 9700 9.5 10.4 91 9.3 12.2 76
Windy Peak 7900 6.5 4.3 151 5.5 6.5 85
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Basin Index (%) 118 102
S. PLATTE
Black Mountain 8920 6.8 -M * 8.4 -M *
Crow Creek 8330 5.9 5.7 104 7.6 6.5 117
Deadman Hill 10220 12.0 10.5 114 10.3 10.6 97
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Basin Index (%) 110 105
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
Battle Mountain 7440 10.3 7.3 141 10.4 10.0 104
Divide Peak 8880 14.6 13.0 112 15.5 14.2 109
Elk River 8700 13.8 12.0 115 11.1 13.2 84
Little Snake River 8915 18.5 16.3 113 22.8 21.5 106
Old Battle 10000 21.1 19.9 106 19.2 23.2 83
Sage Creek Basin 7850 11.6 8.8 132 9.3 10.1 92
Sandstone RS 8150 11.8 8.4 140 11.1 12.4 90
Whiskey Park 8950 21.9 16.9 130 21.4 18.5 116
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Basin Index (%) 120 98
UPPER GREEN RIVER
Big Sandy Opening 9080 6.4 8.5 75 5.5 8.6 64
Blind Bull Sum 8650 16.4 14.6 112 10.2 13.3 77
East Rim Divide 7930 8.0 6.9 116 6.7 7.9 85
Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 7.1 7.8 91 7.0 8.8 80
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 6.9 8.6 80 6.8 8.5 80
Gunsight Pass 9820 8.2 8.6 95 8.4 9.2 91
Indian Creek 9425 14.5 15.0 97 10.9 14.5 75
Kendall R.S. 7740 7.2 7.9 91 7.1 9.5 75
Loomis Park 8240 9.4 9.9 95 12.1 11.6 104
New Fork Lake 8340 7.4 6.8 109 -M 7.3 *
Pocket Creek 9360 -M -M * 5.2 -M *
Snider Basin 8060 8.5 8.0 106 9.1 9.5 96
Spring Creek Divide 9000 15.8 15.2 104 15.2 15.9 96
Triple Peak 8500 16.4 13.6 121 16.2 16.6 98
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Basin Index (%) 101 86
LOWER GREEN RIVER
Blacks Fork Jct 8869 5.6 -M * 8.6 -M *
Buck Pasture 9632 12.4 -M * 12.3 -M *
EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 10.4 -M * 6.8 -M *
Hams Fork 7840 7.8 7.5 104 7.6 7.5 101
Hewinta 9500 7.8 6.1 128 10.3 9.0 114
Hickerson Park 9122 8.0 4.0 200 8.5 6.3 135
Hole-in-Rock 9168 7.9 4.1 193 8.0 5.9 136
Indian Creek 9425 14.5 15.0 97 10.9 14.5 75
Kelley R.S. 8180 10.5 9.4 112 11.0 11.9 92
Spirit Lk 10235 12.5 -M * 13.2 -M *
Steel Creek Park 10158 -M 9.1 * 12.7 10.3 123
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Basin Index (%) 123 106
UPPER BEAR RIVER
Bear River RS 8777 6.6 -M * 7.8 -M *
Bug Lake 7987 13.8 11.7 118 12.8 12.8 100
Burts Miller Ranch 8000 5.4 -M * 5.2 -M *
Chalk Creek #1 9171 13.5 13.6 99 12.7 16.2 78
Hayden Fork 9130 11.2 9.0 124 14.2 13.6 104
Kelley R.S. 8180 10.5 9.4 112 11.0 11.9 92
Lily Lake 9133 7.4 7.6 97 8.8 11.0 80
Monte Cristo 8932 19.1 16.3 117 17.2 16.8 102
Salt River Summit 7640 9.6 8.2 117 10.0 11.0 91
Spring Creek Divide 9000 15.8 15.2 104 15.2 15.9 96
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Basin Index (%) 111 93
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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.