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: MARCH 5 , 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 13.5 13.7 99 14.1 17.6 80
Black Bear 8170 26.7 30.3 88 25.0 31.8 79
Blind Bull Sum 8650 20.9 18.5 113 12.3 16.4 75
Cottonwood Creek 7670 22.9 17.6 130 24.2 20.1 120
East Rim Divide 7930 10.6 8.7 122 8.3 9.8 85
Grand Targhee 9260 33.8 30.8 110 24.1 25.3 95
Granite Creek 6770 13.8 14.1 98 12.8 16.9 76
Grassy Lake 7265 26.1 26.7 98 26.3 30.2 87
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 9.4 10.3 91 9.4 10.4 90
Gunsight Pass 9820 10.6 10.9 97 10.7 11.1 96
Lewis Lake Divide 7850 20.0 25.5 78 23.5 29.7 79
Phillips Bench 8200 23.5 20.2 116 22.8 23.4 97
Salt River Summit 7640 12.7 10.8 118 13.0 13.8 94
Snake River Station 6920 14.2 14.5 98 16.5 19.1 86
Spring Creek Divide 9000 21.9 19.1 115 20.9 19.7 106
Thumb Divide 7980 11.5 12.5 92 11.6 15.1 77
Togwotee Pass 9580 22.6 18.6 122 21.7 19.9 109
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 23.5 21.9 107 19.1 22.3 86
Willow Creek 8080 29.1 23.1 126 28.7 27.5 104
Younts Peak 8350 14.8 11.9 124 11.8 12.9 91
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Basin Index (%) 106 91
MADISON-GALLATIN
Black Bear 8170 26.7 30.3 88 25.0 31.8 79
Canyon 7870 11.1 10.9 102 11.4 13.4 85
Madison Plateau 7750 16.4 18.2 90 14.4 21.9 66
West Yellowstone 6700 8.8 9.1 97 7.5 11.9 63
Whiskey Creek 6800 11.8 12.3 96 13.6 16.7 81
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Basin Index (%) 93 75
YELLOWSTONE
Beartooth Lake 9360 18.6 17.5 106 17.1 16.1 106
Burnt Mtn 5880 5.4 4.2 129 10.4 9.7 107
Canyon 7870 11.1 10.9 102 11.4 13.4 85
Cole Creek 7850 14.5 10.5 138 10.7 9.3 115
Evening Star 9200 22.8 19.8 115 24.8 22.6 110
Fisher Creek 9100 25.8 26.2 98 26.5 26.2 101
Northeast Entrance 7350 9.0 8.5 106 10.2 10.1 101
Parker Peak 9400 21.2 16.3 130 19.4 14.4 135
Sylvan Lake 8420 17.0 16.3 104 18.6 18.4 101
Thumb Divide 7980 11.5 12.5 92 11.6 15.1 77
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 23.5 21.9 107 19.1 22.3 86
White Mill 8700 20.9 18.7 112 17.2 19.5 88
Wolverine 7650 11.5 8.7 132 11.1 10.2 109
Younts Peak 8350 14.8 11.9 124 11.8 12.9 91
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Basin Index (%) 112 100
WIND RIVER
Burroughs Creek 8750 10.2 -M * 11.7 -M *
Castle Creek 8400 4.7 -M * 5.4 -M *
Cold Springs 9630 6.4 5.6 114 6.1 7.7 79
Deer Park 9700 10.2 11.1 92 9.2 15.6 59
Hobbs Park 10100 10.9 10.2 107 9.3 9.8 95
Kirwin 9550 9.4 7.3 129 8.2 9.0 91
Little Warm 9370 9.5 8.2 116 7.7 10.1 76
Owl Creek 8975 5.5 4.0 138 5.7 4.4 130
South Pass 9040 9.3 11.9 78 8.2 13.9 59
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 4.4 5.5 80 5.9 6.7 88
Togwotee Pass 9580 22.6 18.6 122 21.7 19.9 109
Townsend Creek 8700 7.8 6.9 113 7.9 9.0 88
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Basin Index (%) 108 85
BIGHORN BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9380 18.5 15.3 121 14.0 13.4 104
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 8.3 4.5 184 8.3 6.3 132
Bone Springs Div 9350 15.0 12.7 118 12.1 12.0 101
Grave Springs 8550 9.2 7.1 130 9.7 8.1 120
Kirwin 9550 9.4 7.3 129 8.2 9.0 91
Marquette 8760 5.8 -M * 7.4 -M *
Middle Powder 7760 11.3 8.4 135 11.0 9.0 122
Owl Creek 8975 5.5 4.0 138 5.7 4.4 130
Powder River Pass 9480 11.1 8.1 137 11.1 9.8 113
Shell Creek 9580 12.7 12.0 106 12.2 10.8 113
Timber Creek 7950 5.1 3.9 131 5.9 5.4 109
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Basin Index (%) 127 111
SHOSHONE RIVER
Blackwater 9780 18.0 17.9 101 18.3 16.5 111
Evening Star 9200 22.8 19.8 115 24.8 22.6 110
Marquette 8760 5.8 -M * 7.4 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8420 17.0 16.3 104 18.6 18.4 101
Sylvan Road 7120 10.5 9.8 107 -M 14.2 *
Younts Peak 8350 14.8 11.9 124 11.8 12.9 91
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Basin Index (%) 110 104
POWDER RIVER
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 8.3 4.5 184 8.3 6.3 132
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 12.1 10.8 112 11.2 9.8 114
Grave Springs 8550 9.2 7.1 130 9.7 8.1 120
Hansen Sawmill 8360 6.1 4.8 127 7.3 6.2 118
Middle Powder 7760 11.3 8.4 135 11.0 9.0 122
Powder River Pass 9480 11.1 8.1 137 11.1 9.8 113
Soldier Park 8720 5.6 -M * 7.4 -M *
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Basin Index (%) 133 119
TONGUE RIVER
Big Goose 7990 7.7 6.4 120 8.5 8.0 106
Bone Springs Div 9350 15.0 12.7 118 12.1 12.0 101
Burgess Junction 7880 9.9 8.7 114 11.0 9.3 118
Dome Lake 8880 11.6 8.9 130 8.1 10.2 79
Little Goose 8870 9.2 -M * 7.2 -M *
Sucker Creek 8880 11.9 9.4 127 11.0 10.9 101
Tie Creek 6870 7.7 4.5 171 11.5 8.7 132
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Basin Index (%) 126 105
BELLE FOURCHE
Blind Park 6890 7.9 6.5 122 7.7 9.6 80
Cole Canyon 5910 -M 4.9 * -M 7.2 *
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Basin Index (%) 122 80
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN
Blind Park 6890 7.9 6.5 122 7.7 9.6 80
North Rapid Creek 6130 7.3 6.0 122 7.5 7.8 96
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Basin Index (%) 122 87
UPPER N. PLATTE
Arapaho Ridge 10960 19.2 17.1 112 18.5 18.1 102
Blackhall Mtn 9820 25.1 -M * 24.5 -M *
Columbine 9160 27.6 20.4 135 25.4 20.7 123
Divide Peak 8880 17.9 16.4 109 18.7 17.2 109
Joe Wright 10120 18.3 17.4 105 22.8 20.5 111
Laprele Creek 8375 11.1 7.9 141 11.4 9.6 119
Med Bow 10500 38.1 -M * 30.6 -M *
Never Summer 10280 16.7 16.4 102 12.4 -M *
North French Creek 10130 29.4 21.4 137 28.4 21.4 133
Old Battle 10000 26.3 24.5 107 24.3 28.5 85
Rawah 9020 11.2 8.9 126 12.8 11.2 114
Sage Creek Basin 7850 13.7 10.8 127 10.9 12.0 91
Sand Lake 10050 25.3 21.5 118 23.3 19.4 120
South Brush Creek 8440 11.7 10.7 109 11.6 12.0 97
Tower 10500 39.4 37.2 106 35.7 32.7 109
Webber Springs 9250 18.7 19.2 97 20.2 21.6 94
Whiskey Park 8950 29.6 22.2 133 27.9 22.8 122
Willow Creek Pass 9540 11.1 9.8 113 10.6 10.6 100
Zirkel 9340 25.0 23.9 105 26.7 23.6 113
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Basin Index (%) 115 109
SWEETWATER
Deer Park 9700 10.2 11.1 92 9.2 15.6 59
Larsen Creek 9000 4.7 9.8 48 6.4 -M *
South Pass 9040 9.3 11.9 78 8.2 13.9 59
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Basin Index (%) 74 59
LOWER N. PLATTE
Casper Mtn. 7900 14.0 10.7 131 9.5 11.4 83
Laprele Creek 8375 11.1 7.9 141 11.4 9.6 119
Reno Hill 8400 14.7 10.7 137 15.1 11.4 132
Windy Peak 7900 8.8 6.0 147 7.4 8.0 92
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Basin Index (%) 138 107
LARAMIE RIVER
Brooklyn Lake 10240 23.6 15.7 150 22.8 16.5 138
Cinnabar Park 9574 21.2 17.5 121 23.0 19.9 116
Crow Creek 8330 6.9 6.9 100 9.4 8.0 118
Deadman Hill 10220 15.5 12.6 123 13.7 13.2 104
Rawah 9020 11.2 8.9 126 12.8 11.2 114
Roach 9700 12.4 12.7 98 12.5 15.1 83
Windy Peak 7900 8.8 6.0 147 7.4 8.0 92
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Basin Index (%) 124 111
S. PLATTE
Black Mountain 8920 9.0 -M * 11.0 -M *
Crow Creek 8330 6.9 6.9 100 9.4 8.0 118
Deadman Hill 10220 15.5 12.6 123 13.7 13.2 104
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Basin Index (%) 115 109
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
Battle Mountain 7440 12.6 10.1 125 12.7 12.3 103
Divide Peak 8880 17.9 16.4 109 18.7 17.2 109
Elk River 8700 18.4 16.2 114 15.6 16.3 96
Little Snake River 8915 24.2 20.0 121 28.5 25.2 113
Old Battle 10000 26.3 24.5 107 24.3 28.5 85
Sage Creek Basin 7850 13.7 10.8 127 10.9 12.0 91
Sandstone RS 8150 14.8 11.1 133 13.8 15.4 90
Whiskey Park 8950 29.6 22.2 133 27.9 22.8 122
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Basin Index (%) 120 102
UPPER GREEN RIVER
Big Sandy Opening 9080 7.9 10.4 76 6.7 10.8 62
Blind Bull Sum 8650 20.9 18.5 113 12.3 16.4 75
East Rim Divide 7930 10.6 8.7 122 8.3 9.8 85
Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 9.0 9.7 93 8.6 10.8 80
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 9.4 10.3 91 9.4 10.4 90
Gunsight Pass 9820 10.6 10.9 97 10.7 11.1 96
Indian Creek 9425 19.1 19.4 98 13.7 18.4 74
Kendall R.S. 7740 8.9 10.0 89 8.9 12.0 74
Loomis Park 8240 12.4 12.2 102 15.0 14.4 104
New Fork Lake 8340 9.1 8.4 108 -M 8.9 *
Pocket Creek 9360 -M -M * 6.6 -M *
Snider Basin 8060 12.0 10.1 119 12.3 11.8 104
Spring Creek Divide 9000 21.9 19.1 115 20.9 19.7 106
Triple Peak 8500 22.2 17.6 126 22.4 20.8 108
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Basin Index (%) 105 90
LOWER GREEN RIVER
Blacks Fork Jct 8869 6.6 -M * 10.0 -M *
Buck Pasture 9632 15.1 -M * 14.6 -M *
EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 12.4 -M * 8.1 -M *
Hams Fork 7840 11.0 9.6 115 9.7 9.4 103
Hewinta 9500 9.2 8.2 112 12.2 11.1 110
Hickerson Park 9122 9.0 6.1 148 9.2 7.8 118
Hole-in-Rock 9168 9.1 5.8 157 9.0 7.3 123
Indian Creek 9425 19.1 19.4 98 13.7 18.4 74
Kelley R.S. 8180 13.2 12.3 107 13.9 14.9 93
Spirit Lk 10235 13.6 -M * 14.5 -M *
Steel Creek Park 10158 14.2 12.0 118 15.1 12.8 118
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Basin Index (%) 116 101
UPPER BEAR RIVER
Bear River RS 8777 8.0 -M * 9.0 -M *
Bug Lake 7987 16.4 15.3 107 15.2 15.9 96
Burts Miller Ranch 8000 5.8 -M * 5.9 -M *
Chalk Creek #1 9171 16.7 18.8 89 15.5 20.1 77
Hayden Fork 9130 13.9 12.4 112 16.9 16.8 101
Kelley R.S. 8180 13.2 12.3 107 13.9 14.9 93
Lily Lake 9133 9.9 10.6 93 10.0 13.6 74
Monte Cristo 8932 23.1 21.9 105 20.5 21.0 98
Salt River Summit 7640 12.7 10.8 118 13.0 13.8 94
Spring Creek Divide 9000 21.9 19.1 115 20.9 19.7 106
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Basin Index (%) 105 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.