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 SATURDAY: MARCH 6 , 2021
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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 15.1 13.7 110 16.8 17.8 94
Blind Bull Sum 8650 18.6 18.7 99 12.5 16.5 76
Cottonwood Creek 7670 19.6 17.9 109 21.6 20.2 107
East Rim Divide 7930 8.3 8.8 94 8.0 9.9 81
Grand Targhee 9260 31.6 31.0 102 25.0 25.3 99
Granite Creek 6770 14.4 14.2 101 15.7 17.1 92
Grassy Lake 7265 25.5 26.9 95 27.5 30.4 90
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 7.4 10.4 71 -M 10.5 *
Gunsight Pass 9820 10.2 11.1 92 9.5 11.1 86
Lewis Lake Divide 7850 24.1 25.7 94 26.4 29.9 88
Loomis Park 8240 11.5 12.3 93 12.7 14.5 88
Phillips Bench 8200 21.5 20.4 105 22.4 23.5 95
Salt River Summit 7640 10.8 10.9 99 11.7 13.9 84
Snake River Station 6920 14.2 14.7 97 17.7 19.2 92
Somsen Ranch 6800 10.7 11.0 97 12.1 14.0 86
Spring Creek Divide 9000 20.2 19.3 105 20.2 19.9 102
Thumb Divide 7980 11.9 12.6 94 12.0 15.3 78
Togwotee Pass 9580 19.8 18.8 105 21.8 20.0 109
Triple Peak 8500 20.2 17.8 113 20.9 20.9 100
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 22.1 22.1 100 12.9 22.5 57
Willow Creek 8080 23.8 23.4 102 23.7 27.7 86
Younts Peak 8350 12.8 12.0 107 13.6 13.0 105
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Basin Index (%) 100 91
MADISON HEADWATERS IN WYOMING
Black Bear 8170 25.9 30.5 85 25.7 32.0 80
Canyon 7870 11.0 11.1 99 11.9 13.5 88
Madison Plateau 7750 16.4 18.4 89 16.9 22.1 76
West Yellowstone 6700 8.9 9.2 97 10.7 12.0 89
Whiskey Creek 6800 11.4 12.5 91 14.6 16.9 86
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Basin Index (%) 90 83
YELLOWSTONE HEADWATERS IN WYOMING
Beartooth Lake 9360 18.4 17.7 104 18.1 16.3 111
Canyon 7870 11.0 11.1 99 11.9 13.5 88
Evening Star 9200 24.2 20.1 120 26.4 22.8 116
Fisher Creek 9100 27.1 26.3 103 28.7 26.4 109
Monument Peak 8850 18.5 15.5 119 20.9 17.6 119
Northeast Entrance 7350 7.9 8.5 93 13.2 10.2 129
Parker Peak 9400 19.7 16.3 121 19.8 14.5 137
Sylvan Lake 8420 15.9 16.4 97 19.8 18.5 107
Thumb Divide 7980 11.9 12.6 94 12.0 15.3 78
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 22.1 22.1 100 12.9 22.5 57
White Mill 8700 22.8 18.8 121 21.7 19.7 110
Wolverine 7650 9.3 8.8 106 14.4 10.2 141
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Basin Index (%) 108 106
WIND RIVER
Burroughs Creek 8750 9.7 -M * 12.8 -M *
Castle Creek 8400 4.6 -M * 6.4 -M *
Cold Springs 9630 4.2 5.7 74 5.9 7.8 76
Deer Park 9700 7.7 11.2 69 10.3 15.6 66
Grave Springs 8550 4.8 7.1 68 5.4 8.2 66
Hobbs Park 10100 5.7 10.4 55 6.2 10.0 62
Kirwin 9550 7.3 7.4 99 8.6 9.1 95
Little Warm 9370 8.1 8.3 98 10.4 10.2 102
South Pass 9040 7.8 12.0 65 8.7 14.0 62
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 .6 5.6 11 2.8 6.8 41
Togwotee Pass 9580 19.8 18.8 105 21.8 20.0 109
Townsend Creek 8700 3.7 7.1 52 5.3 9.0 59
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Basin Index (%) 74 77
BIGHORN BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9380 14.0 15.5 90 13.1 13.5 97
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 5.4 4.6 117 7.1 6.4 111
Bone Springs Div 9350 12.4 12.9 96 9.6 12.2 79
Grave Springs 8550 4.8 7.1 68 5.4 8.2 66
Kirwin 9550 7.3 7.4 99 8.6 9.1 95
Marquette 8760 3.2 -M * 5.0 -M *
Middle Powder 7760 7.5 8.4 89 6.9 9.0 77
Owl Creek 8975 3.7 4.1 90 3.8 4.4 86
Powder River Pass 9480 8.9 8.2 109 8.0 9.9 81
Shell Creek 9580 11.9 12.0 99 9.8 10.9 90
Timber Creek 7950 2.0 3.9 51 3.2 5.4 59
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Basin Index (%) 93 85
SHOSHONE RIVER
Blackwater 9780 17.8 18.1 98 19.4 16.6 117
Evening Star 9200 24.2 20.1 120 26.4 22.8 116
Marquette 8760 3.2 -M * 5.0 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8420 15.9 16.4 97 19.8 18.5 107
Sylvan Road 7120 10.0 9.8 102 -M 14.3 *
Younts Peak 8350 12.8 12.0 107 13.6 13.0 105
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Basin Index (%) 106 112
POWDER RIVER
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 5.4 4.6 117 7.1 6.4 111
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 10.4 11.0 95 10.6 9.9 107
Grave Springs 8550 4.8 7.1 68 5.4 8.2 66
Hansen Sawmill 8360 5.5 4.8 115 6.2 6.3 98
Middle Powder 7760 7.5 8.4 89 6.9 9.0 77
Powder River Pass 9480 8.9 8.2 109 8.0 9.9 81
Soldier Park 8720 3.8 -M * 6.9 -M *
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Basin Index (%) 96 89
TONGUE RIVER
Big Goose 7990 6.2 6.5 95 8.9 8.1 110
Bone Springs Div 9350 12.4 12.9 96 9.6 12.2 79
Burgess Junction 7880 8.0 8.8 91 10.4 9.4 111
Dome Lake 8880 9.6 9.0 107 10.0 10.2 98
Little Goose 8870 8.2 -M * 10.1 -M *
Sucker Creek 8880 10.3 9.5 108 13.3 10.9 122
Tie Creek 6870 3.6 4.6 78 7.9 8.7 91
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Basin Index (%) 98 101
BELLE FOURCHE
Blind Park 6890 4.4 6.5 68 7.1 9.7 73
Cole Canyon 5910 3.6 4.9 73 5.9 7.3 81
North Rapid Creek 6130 5.0 6.1 82 6.5 7.8 83
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Basin Index (%) 74 79
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN
Blind Park 6890 4.4 6.5 68 7.1 9.7 73
North Rapid Creek 6130 5.0 6.1 82 6.5 7.8 83
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Basin Index (%) 75 78
UPPER N. PLATTE
Arapaho Ridge 10960 17.5 17.2 102 17.3 18.2 95
Blackhall Mtn 9820 23.6 -M * 23.6 -M *
Cinnabar Park 9574 14.8 17.5 85 16.5 20.0 82
Columbine 9160 19.5 20.5 95 17.5 20.9 84
Divide Peak 8880 12.6 16.5 76 14.3 17.4 82
Joe Wright 10120 15.0 17.6 85 17.9 20.7 86
Laprele Creek 8375 6.4 7.9 81 7.5 9.7 77
Med Bow 10500 32.8 -M * 27.7 -M *
Never Summer 10280 14.7 16.5 89 10.5 -M *
North French Creek 10130 23.8 21.6 110 23.4 21.6 108
Old Battle 10000 24.0 24.7 97 25.5 28.8 89
Rawah 9020 8.5 9.0 94 10.2 11.2 91
Sage Creek Basin 7850 12.8 10.9 117 8.6 12.1 71
Sand Lake 10050 22.9 21.7 106 20.7 19.6 106
South Brush Creek 8440 8.6 10.8 80 8.7 12.1 72
Tower 10500 30.1 37.4 80 28.1 32.9 85
Webber Springs 9250 16.9 19.4 87 17.8 21.9 81
Whiskey Park 8950 24.8 22.4 111 22.5 23.1 97
Willow Creek Pass 9540 9.5 9.9 96 8.5 10.7 79
Zirkel 9340 19.3 24.2 80 22.3 23.8 94
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Basin Index (%) 93 88
SWEETWATER
Deer Park 9700 7.7 11.2 69 10.3 15.6 66
Larsen Creek 9000 6.0 9.9 61 6.9 -M *
South Pass 9040 7.8 12.0 65 8.7 14.0 62
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Basin Index (%) 65 64
LOWER N. PLATTE
Casper Mtn. 7900 6.4 10.9 59 6.6 11.5 57
Laprele Creek 8375 6.4 7.9 81 7.5 9.7 77
Reno Hill 8400 8.1 10.8 75 9.2 11.6 79
Windy Peak 7900 4.7 6.1 77 6.3 8.1 78
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Basin Index (%) 72 72
LARAMIE RIVER
Brooklyn Lake 10240 19.5 15.9 123 20.9 16.7 125
Cinnabar Park 9574 14.8 17.5 85 16.5 20.0 82
Crow Creek 8330 2.1 6.9 30 6.0 8.2 73
Deadman Hill 10220 13.3 12.7 105 12.4 13.4 93
Rawah 9020 8.5 9.0 94 10.2 11.2 91
Roach 9700 11.3 12.8 88 12.5 15.3 82
Windy Peak 7900 4.7 6.1 77 6.3 8.1 78
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Basin Index (%) 92 91
S. PLATTE
Crow Creek 8330 2.1 6.9 30 6.0 8.2 73
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Basin Index (%) 30 73
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
Battle Mountain 7440 8.1 10.1 80 10.9 12.5 87
Divide Peak 8880 12.6 16.5 76 14.3 17.4 82
Elk River 8700 13.9 16.3 85 10.7 16.5 65
Elkhead Divide 8780 13.1 -M * 14.1 -M *
Little Snake River 8915 20.4 20.0 102 25.1 25.4 99
Old Battle 10000 24.0 24.7 97 25.5 28.8 89
Sage Creek Basin 7850 12.8 10.9 117 8.6 12.1 71
Sandstone RS 8150 11.3 11.3 100 12.3 15.5 79
Whiskey Park 8950 24.8 22.4 111 22.5 23.1 97
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Basin Index (%) 97 86
UPPER GREEN RIVER
Big Sandy Opening 9080 8.1 10.4 78 7.5 10.8 69
Blind Bull Sum 8650 18.6 18.7 99 12.5 16.5 76
East Rim Divide 7930 8.3 8.8 94 8.0 9.9 81
Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 8.4 9.7 87 7.1 10.9 65
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 7.4 10.4 71 -M 10.5 *
Gunsight Pass 9820 10.2 11.1 92 9.5 11.1 86
Indian Creek 9425 17.1 19.5 88 15.0 18.4 82
Kendall R.S. 7740 10.6 10.1 105 11.5 12.1 95
Larsen Creek 9000 6.0 9.9 61 6.9 -M *
Loomis Park 8240 11.5 12.3 93 12.7 14.5 88
New Fork Lake 8340 8.1 8.6 94 8.6 9.1 95
Pocket Creek 9360 -M -M * 6.4 -M *
Snider Basin 8060 10.5 10.3 102 11.9 11.9 100
Spring Creek Divide 9000 20.2 19.3 105 20.2 19.9 102
Triple Peak 8500 20.2 17.8 113 20.9 20.9 100
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Basin Index (%) 93 88
LOWER GREEN RIVER
Blacks Fork Jct 8869 5.4 -M * 7.8 -M *
Buck Pasture 9632 10.4 -M * 11.2 -M *
EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 9.8 -M * 8.4 -M *
Hams Fork 7840 10.4 9.6 108 9.0 9.4 96
Henrys Fork 10182 -M -M * 8.2 -M *
Hewinta 9500 7.7 8.3 93 10.1 11.2 90
Hickerson Park 9122 4.9 6.2 79 5.7 7.9 72
Hole-in-Rock 9168 4.4 5.8 76 6.4 7.4 86
Indian Creek 9425 17.1 19.5 88 15.0 18.4 82
Kelley R.S. 8180 11.8 12.4 95 12.7 15.0 85
Spirit Lk 10235 8.1 -M * 9.1 -M *
Steel Creek Park 10158 10.3 12.1 85 12.6 12.9 98
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Basin Index (%) 90 87
UPPER BEAR RIVER
Bear River RS 8777 6.7 -M * 8.4 -M *
Bug Lake 7987 13.6 15.4 88 12.6 16.0 79
Burts Miller Ranch 8000 4.2 -M * 6.2 -M *
Chalk Creek #1 9171 12.2 19.0 64 13.6 20.3 67
Dry Bread Pond 8302 12.7 15.8 80 12.6 16.1 78
Giveout 6930 7.4 8.7 85 9.3 10.6 88
Hayden Fork 9130 10.3 12.5 82 14.1 17.0 83
Kelley R.S. 8180 11.8 12.4 95 12.7 15.0 85
Lily Lake 9133 8.6 10.7 80 9.3 13.8 67
Monte Cristo 8932 16.8 22.1 76 16.1 21.2 76
Salt River Summit 7640 10.8 10.9 99 11.7 13.9 84
Spring Creek Divide 9000 20.2 19.3 105 20.2 19.9 102
Trial Lake 9992 14.0 18.5 76 13.5 19.6 69
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Basin Index (%) 84 79
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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.
