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 WEDNESDAY: APRIL 7 , 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 15.0 15.2 99 18.3 20.6 89
Blind Bull Sum 8650 19.6 23.2 84 13.1 19.3 68
Cottonwood Creek 7670 19.3 21.0 92 23.2 24.3 95
East Rim Divide 7930 6.7 10.2 66 8.4 11.6 72
Grand Targhee 9260 35.7 38.5 93 28.3 30.6 92
Granite Creek 6770 14.2 14.5 98 -M 19.5 *
Grassy Lake 7265 27.4 31.5 87 31.1 35.5 88
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 9.6 12.9 74 10.2 12.8 80
Gunsight Pass 9820 10.8 13.8 78 11.2 13.7 82
Lewis Lake Divide 7850 23.5 29.9 79 29.2 34.9 84
Loomis Park 8240 10.3 13.8 75 13.4 17.1 78
Phillips Bench 8200 21.9 25.4 86 23.4 27.8 84
Salt River Summit 7640 9.8 12.8 77 12.8 16.5 78
Snake River Station 6920 13.8 14.9 93 19.6 22.1 89
Somsen Ranch 6800 9.3 10.5 89 13.7 16.4 84
Spring Creek Divide 9000 21.4 22.5 95 21.6 23.5 92
Thumb Divide 7980 12.2 14.7 83 14.0 18.4 76
Togwotee Pass 9580 21.2 22.1 96 24.4 24.0 102
Triple Peak 8500 19.6 21.8 90 22.0 25.0 88
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 25.6 26.0 98 35.8 26.8 134
Willow Creek 8080 21.9 28.4 77 25.8 33.2 78
Younts Peak 8350 13.6 14.3 95 15.3 15.6 98
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Basin Index (%) 87 88
MADISON HEADWATERS IN WYOMING
Black Bear 8170 27.1 37.2 73 30.6 37.8 81
Canyon 7870 12.5 12.4 101 13.8 16.0 86
Madison Plateau 7750 20.2 21.5 94 20.5 26.0 79
West Yellowstone 6700 9.6 9.5 101 13.0 14.1 92
Whiskey Creek 6800 13.8 14.8 93 17.5 19.9 88
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Basin Index (%) 87 84
YELLOWSTONE HEADWATERS IN WYOMING
Beartooth Lake 9360 20.6 21.3 97 20.1 19.4 104
Canyon 7870 12.5 12.4 101 13.8 16.0 86
Evening Star 9200 25.5 23.8 107 28.7 26.9 107
Fisher Creek 9100 29.6 31.2 95 32.0 31.2 103
Monument Peak 8850 21.1 19.7 107 24.2 21.4 113
Northeast Entrance 7350 -M 9.0 * 13.2 12.0 110
Parker Peak 9400 23.4 19.4 121 23.1 17.4 133
Sylvan Lake 8420 16.6 19.4 86 22.2 21.9 101
Thumb Divide 7980 12.2 14.7 83 14.0 18.4 76
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 25.6 26.0 98 35.8 26.8 134
White Mill 8700 25.0 22.2 113 24.0 23.3 103
Wolverine 7650 9.2 9.6 96 15.8 12.0 132
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Basin Index (%) 101 108
WIND RIVER
Burroughs Creek 8750 9.7 -M * 14.7 -M *
Castle Creek 8400 4.8 -M * 7.7 -M *
Cold Springs 9630 6.1 6.7 91 9.7 9.9 98
Deer Park 9700 12.2 15.6 78 15.7 19.8 79
Hobbs Park 10100 12.3 14.1 87 13.2 13.4 99
Kirwin 9550 8.7 9.6 91 10.7 11.4 94
Little Warm 9370 9.3 10.2 91 12.4 12.7 98
South Pass 9040 11.9 15.2 78 13.2 17.3 76
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 3.0 6.9 43 6.6 8.9 74
Togwotee Pass 9580 21.2 22.1 96 24.4 24.0 102
Townsend Creek 8700 9.2 9.7 95 11.7 12.0 98
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Basin Index (%) 85 91
BIGHORN BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9380 16.7 19.1 87 15.6 16.8 93
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 8.1 4.9 165 10.7 8.5 126
Bone Springs Div 9350 15.7 16.9 93 12.0 15.4 78
Grave Springs 8550 6.9 9.4 73 8.5 10.6 80
Kirwin 9550 8.7 9.6 91 10.7 11.4 94
Marquette 8760 4.7 -M * 7.3 -M *
Middle Powder 7760 11.0 12.0 92 9.8 11.6 84
Owl Creek 8975 5.5 5.8 95 6.7 6.0 112
Powder River Pass 9480 10.9 10.2 107 10.9 12.5 87
Shell Creek 9580 14.8 15.1 98 12.4 13.6 91
Timber Creek 7950 3.4 4.9 69 5.6 7.3 77
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Basin Index (%) 94 91
SHOSHONE RIVER
Blackwater 9780 19.8 22.6 88 21.9 20.3 108
Evening Star 9200 25.5 23.8 107 28.7 26.9 107
Marquette 8760 4.7 -M * 7.3 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8420 16.6 19.4 86 22.2 21.9 101
Sylvan Road 7120 6.6 10.8 61 -M 16.5 *
Younts Peak 8350 13.6 14.3 95 15.3 15.6 98
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Basin Index (%) 90 104
POWDER RIVER
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 8.1 4.9 165 10.7 8.5 126
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 15.7 14.8 106 16.1 13.2 122
Grave Springs 8550 6.9 9.4 73 8.5 10.6 80
Hansen Sawmill 8360 9.2 6.1 151 10.5 8.5 124
Middle Powder 7760 11.0 12.0 92 9.8 11.6 84
Powder River Pass 9480 10.9 10.2 107 10.9 12.5 87
Soldier Park 8720 7.4 -M * 11.2 -M *
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Basin Index (%) 108 102
TONGUE RIVER
Big Goose 7990 9.2 9.6 96 12.4 11.4 109
Bone Springs Div 9350 15.7 16.9 93 12.0 15.4 78
Burgess Junction 7880 11.0 11.9 92 13.4 12.3 109
Dome Lake 8880 12.8 11.8 108 13.7 13.5 101
Little Goose 8870 11.9 -M * 14.3 -M *
Sucker Creek 8880 13.4 12.1 111 17.3 14.3 121
Tie Creek 6870 4.6 5.6 82 10.8 11.7 92
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Basin Index (%) 98 101
BELLE FOURCHE
Blind Park 6890 1.7 7.0 24 9.0 11.8 76
Cole Canyon 5910 1.9 5.1 37 7.3 9.5 77
North Rapid Creek 6130 4.7 6.5 72 8.9 9.9 90
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Basin Index (%) 45 81
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN
Blind Park 6890 1.7 7.0 24 9.0 11.8 76
North Rapid Creek 6130 4.7 6.5 72 8.9 9.9 90
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Basin Index (%) 47 82
UPPER N. PLATTE
Arapaho Ridge 10960 20.2 20.9 97 20.2 22.3 91
Blackhall Mtn 9820 27.1 -M * 27.0 -M *
Cinnabar Park 9574 17.4 21.2 82 20.7 24.0 86
Columbine 9160 18.2 23.4 78 19.7 25.4 78
Divide Peak 8880 14.2 19.9 71 17.4 21.3 82
Joe Wright 10120 18.3 21.2 86 22.5 25.6 88
Laprele Creek 8375 9.9 9.4 105 12.4 12.5 99
Med Bow 10500 36.5 -M * 31.4 -M *
Never Summer 10280 17.6 20.3 87 13.0 -M *
North French Creek 10130 27.3 29.4 93 27.5 26.6 103
Old Battle 10000 28.2 31.3 90 29.5 34.7 85
Rawah 9020 9.3 10.6 88 13.4 14.2 94
Sage Creek Basin 7850 14.9 11.9 125 10.1 14.6 69
Sand Lake 10050 28.5 28.8 99 26.4 24.6 107
South Brush Creek 8440 7.7 11.9 65 10.3 15.1 68
Tower 10500 33.7 45.8 74 32.8 39.6 83
Webber Springs 9250 18.1 23.1 78 21.2 26.6 80
Whiskey Park 8950 26.9 27.4 98 26.0 27.8 94
Willow Creek Pass 9540 11.6 12.2 95 10.3 13.3 77
Zirkel 9340 18.6 26.3 71 -M 28.4 *
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Basin Index (%) 86 87
SWEETWATER
Deer Park 9700 12.2 15.6 78 15.7 19.8 79
Larsen Creek 9000 6.6 11.6 57 9.7 -M *
South Pass 9040 11.9 15.2 78 13.2 17.3 76
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Basin Index (%) 72 78
LOWER N. PLATTE
Casper Mtn. 7900 12.3 14.3 86 11.1 15.0 74
Laprele Creek 8375 9.9 9.4 105 12.4 12.5 99
Reno Hill 8400 14.4 14.0 103 15.7 15.5 101
Windy Peak 7900 11.2 7.7 145 12.9 10.5 123
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Basin Index (%) 105 97
LARAMIE RIVER
Brooklyn Lake 10240 23.4 21.8 107 25.5 21.0 121
Cinnabar Park 9574 17.4 21.2 82 20.7 24.0 86
Crow Creek 8330 4.1 7.0 59 10.0 10.8 93
Deadman Hill 10220 18.6 16.1 116 17.5 17.2 102
Rawah 9020 9.3 10.6 88 13.4 14.2 94
Roach 9700 14.5 16.6 87 17.2 19.1 90
Windy Peak 7900 11.2 7.7 145 12.9 10.5 123
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Basin Index (%) 98 100
S. PLATTE
Crow Creek 8330 4.1 7.0 59 10.0 10.8 93
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Basin Index (%) 59 93
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
Battle Mountain 7440 6.5 9.5 68 12.5 14.9 84
Divide Peak 8880 14.2 19.9 71 17.4 21.3 82
Elk River 8700 13.5 19.2 70 12.8 19.9 64
Elkhead Divide 8780 13.5 -M * 16.8 -M *
Little Snake River 8915 19.9 25.2 79 28.7 29.7 97
Old Battle 10000 28.2 31.3 90 29.5 34.7 85
Sage Creek Basin 7850 14.9 11.9 125 10.1 14.6 69
Sandstone RS 8150 9.2 12.8 72 13.8 18.2 76
Whiskey Park 8950 26.9 27.4 98 26.0 27.8 94
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Basin Index (%) 85 83
UPPER GREEN RIVER
Big Sandy Opening 9080 9.7 12.6 77 9.3 13.1 71
Blind Bull Sum 8650 19.6 23.2 84 13.1 19.3 68
East Rim Divide 7930 6.7 10.2 66 8.4 11.6 72
Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 9.6 12.3 78 8.8 13.2 67
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 9.6 12.9 74 10.2 12.8 80
Gunsight Pass 9820 10.8 13.8 78 11.2 13.7 82
Indian Creek 9425 17.5 24.7 71 17.2 22.3 77
Kendall R.S. 7740 9.0 11.4 79 12.7 14.1 90
Larsen Creek 9000 6.6 11.6 57 9.7 -M *
Loomis Park 8240 10.3 13.8 75 13.4 17.1 78
New Fork Lake 8340 8.0 10.3 78 10.0 10.7 93
Pocket Creek 9360 -M -M * -M -M *
Snider Basin 8060 9.0 12.3 73 12.6 14.0 90
Spring Creek Divide 9000 21.4 22.5 95 21.6 23.5 92
Triple Peak 8500 19.6 21.8 90 22.0 25.0 88
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Basin Index (%) 78 81
LOWER GREEN RIVER
Blacks Fork Jct 8869 6.5 -M * 10.2 -M *
Buck Pasture 9632 12.2 -M * 14.2 -M *
EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 11.6 -M * 11.1 -M *
Hams Fork 7840 8.1 10.6 76 10.1 11.3 89
Henrys Fork 10182 -M -M * 12.0 -M *
Hewinta 9500 10.6 10.9 97 13.0 14.0 93
Hickerson Park 9122 8.1 7.9 103 10.7 10.2 105
Hole-in-Rock 9168 6.8 7.0 97 10.9 9.7 112
Indian Creek 9425 17.5 24.7 71 17.2 22.3 77
Kelley R.S. 8180 11.9 14.7 81 14.2 17.9 79
Spirit Lk 10235 11.7 -M * 14.3 -M *
Steel Creek Park 10158 14.4 15.8 91 16.3 16.4 99
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Basin Index (%) 84 91
UPPER BEAR RIVER
Bear River RS 8777 6.1 -M * 10.8 -M *
Bug Lake 7987 12.6 18.4 68 14.0 19.2 73
Burts Miller Ranch 8000 4.2 -M * 7.5 -M *
Chalk Creek #1 9171 14.9 24.4 61 17.1 25.0 68
Dry Bread Pond 8302 11.2 18.3 61 14.6 19.3 76
Giveout 6930 4.6 8.4 55 9.8 12.3 80
Hayden Fork 9130 9.8 15.4 64 17.8 21.0 85
Kelley R.S. 8180 11.9 14.7 81 14.2 17.9 79
Lily Lake 9133 9.3 12.6 74 11.8 17.0 69
Monte Cristo 8932 16.9 27.7 61 18.7 25.7 73
Salt River Summit 7640 9.8 12.8 77 12.8 16.5 78
Spring Creek Divide 9000 21.4 22.5 95 21.6 23.5 92
Trial Lake 9992 16.1 21.9 74 16.5 23.8 69
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Basin Index (%) 70 76
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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.