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: MAY 11 , 2022
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BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION
Data Site Name (Ft) % %
Current Median Median Current Median Med
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WYOMING
SNAKE RIVER
Base Camp 7060 7.0 4.9 143 20.2 23.6 86
Blind Bull Sum 8650 23.9 24.2 99 16.8 20.2 83
Cottonwood Creek 7670 15.4 14.6 105 28.9 29.6 98
East Rim Divide 7930 .0 .6 0* 12.4 13.3 93
Grand Targhee 9260 36.5 47.0 78 32.0 37.2 86
Granite Creek 6770 3.4 5.0 68 -M 21.4 *
Grassy Lake 7265 21.2 21.8 97 35.6 39.8 89
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 7.8 9.5 82 13.3 15.0 89
Gunsight Pass 9820 13.6 12.4 110 16.8 17.2 98
Lewis Lake Divide 7850 22.2 29.8 74 35.6 38.8 92
Loomis Park 8240 6.1 7.0 87 17.8 19.8 90
Phillips Bench 8200 21.0 23.5 89 27.6 30.1 92
Salt River Summit 7640 7.1 4.0 178 18.4 18.8 98
Snake River Station 6920 3.3 2.4 138 20.9 26.0 80
Somsen Ranch 6800 .5 .0 * -M 19.2 *
Spring Creek Divide 9000 22.5 24.0 94 26.3 27.0 97
Thumb Divide 7980 12.1 7.4 164 21.1 22.2 95
Togwotee Pass 9580 22.8 25.8 88 25.3 28.6 88
Triple Peak 8500 18.9 16.3 116 29.4 29.6 99
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 30.7 33.3 92 29.4 30.5 96
Willow Creek 8080 24.4 22.7 107 38.1 39.3 97
Younts Peak 8350 10.2 12.5 82 13.5 17.8 76
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Basin Index (%) 95 91
MADISON HEADWATERS IN WYOMING
Black Bear 8170 31.8 40.8 78 35.0 41.6 84
Canyon 7870 9.9 -M * 15.5 -M *
Madison Plateau 7750 18.3 21.6 85 25.3 30.0 84
West Yellowstone 6700 .1 .0 * 15.9 16.2 98
Whiskey Creek 6800 11.0 10.0 110 -M 23.4 *
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Basin Index (%) 85 87
YELLOWSTONE HEADWATERS IN WYOMING
Beartooth Lake 9360 20.4 25.0 82 20.1 24.6 82
Canyon 7870 9.9 -M * 15.5 -M *
Evening Star 9200 28.2 26.4 107 28.3 33.2 85
Fisher Creek 9100 33.1 36.2 91 36.4 39.2 93
Monument Peak 8850 20.6 21.4 96 25.9 26.6 97
Northeast Entrance 7350 .0 .0 * 13.7 15.1 91
Parker Peak 9400 22.9 23.5 97 23.4 23.4 100
Sylvan Lake 8420 14.6 17.4 84 25.0 27.4 91
Thumb Divide 7980 12.1 7.4 164 21.1 22.2 95
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 30.7 33.3 92 29.4 30.5 96
White Mill 8700 23.4 26.6 88 23.8 26.4 90
Wolverine 7650 1.4 .0 * 15.0 14.6 103
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Basin Index (%) 95 93
WIND RIVER
Burroughs Creek 8750 6.7 -M * 16.6 -M *
Castle Creek 8400 .0 .0 * -M 10.8 *
Cold Springs 9630 6.0 2.2 273 15.7 12.6 125
Deer Park 9700 15.0 14.0 107 21.1 23.0 92
Hobbs Park 10100 19.1 15.6 122 21.1 17.8 119
Kirwin 9550 13.4 11.6 116 16.9 15.8 107
Little Warm 9370 10.9 7.2 151 16.9 14.4 117
South Pass 9040 12.0 12.7 94 18.0 19.3 93
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 .0 -M * 12.1 -M *
Togwotee Pass 9580 22.8 25.8 88 25.3 28.6 88
Townsend Creek 8700 9.8 5.0 196 16.8 15.5 108
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Basin Index (%) 116 103
BIGHORN BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9380 18.5 21.1 88 17.6 19.8 89
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .1 .4 25* 12.5 12.2 102
Bone Springs Div 9350 18.9 17.6 107 16.5 18.8 88
Grave Springs 8550 8.5 6.4 133 13.7 12.7 108
Kirwin 9550 13.4 11.6 116 16.9 15.8 107
Marquette 8760 5.4 8.4 64 12.1 13.3 91
Middle Powder 7760 10.3 9.3 111 13.6 13.3 102
Owl Creek 8975 .2 .8 25 10.0 9.2 109
Powder River Pass 9480 8.2 8.9 92 12.2 16.8 73
Shell Creek 9580 16.4 16.6 99 17.4 17.2 101
Timber Creek 7950 .2 1.3 15 11.4 11.4 100
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Basin Index (%) 98 96
SHOSHONE RIVER
Blackwater 9780 24.3 24.8 98 26.2 26.8 98
Evening Star 9200 28.2 26.4 107 28.3 33.2 85
Marquette 8760 5.4 8.4 64 12.1 13.3 91
Sylvan Lake 8420 14.6 17.4 84 25.0 27.4 91
Sylvan Road 7120 .1 .0 * -M 19.0 *
Younts Peak 8350 10.2 12.5 82 13.5 17.8 76
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Basin Index (%) 93 89
POWDER RIVER
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .1 .4 25* 12.5 12.2 102
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 15.9 16.0 99 19.0 18.4 103
Grave Springs 8550 8.5 6.4 133 13.7 12.7 108
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .7 1.2 58 12.7 12.2 104
Middle Powder 7760 10.3 9.3 111 13.6 13.3 102
Powder River Pass 9480 8.2 8.9 92 12.2 16.8 73
Soldier Park 8720 1.8 .8 225 13.1 12.0 109
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Basin Index (%) 106 99
TONGUE RIVER
Big Goose 7990 7.9 8.5 93 15.2 15.0 101
Bone Springs Div 9350 18.9 17.6 107 16.5 18.8 88
Burgess Junction 7880 12.8 10.8 119 17.4 16.0 109
Dome Lake 8880 13.3 11.0 121 18.0 17.6 102
Little Goose 8870 9.9 9.4 105 18.3 16.6 110
Sucker Creek 8880 13.5 12.5 108 21.2 19.1 111
Tie Creek 6870 .2 .4 50* 16.4 15.6 105
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Basin Index (%) 109 104
BELLE FOURCHE
Blind Park 6890 .0 .0 * 13.9 14.2 98
Cole Canyon 5910 -M .0 * -M 13.4 *
North Rapid Creek 6130 1.3 .0 * 8.8 12.2 72
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Basin Index (%) * 86
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN
Blind Park 6890 .0 .0 * 13.9 14.2 98
North Rapid Creek 6130 1.3 .0 * 8.8 12.2 72
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Basin Index (%) * 86
UPPER N. PLATTE
Arapaho Ridge 10976 19.5 22.2 88 25.0 26.8 93
Blackhall Mtn 9839 28.4 33.2 86 34.6 37.5 92
Cinnabar Park 9707 12.7 17.6 72 24.1 27.8 87
Columbine 9167 11.0 12.0 92 29.5 30.4 97
Divide Peak 8730 8.4 11.2 75 23.9 25.4 94
Joe Wright 10158 24.0 22.4 107 35.8 32.1 112
Laprele Creek 8390 .5 .7 71* 14.6 15.8 92
Med Bow 10512 37.4 -M * 35.9 -M *
Never Summer 10323 24.4 22.0 111 21.9 21.0 104
North French Creek 10153 27.6 32.5 85 31.4 35.0 90
Old Battle 9860 31.7 37.2 85 35.9 41.0 88
Rawah 9069 6.1 2.8 218 19.9 20.2 99
Sage Creek Basin 7850 -M .0 * 13.0 15.7 83
Sand Lake 10098 30.4 32.1 95 31.6 31.5 100
South Brush Creek 8495 .4 1.4 29 15.8 17.8 89
Tower 10620 44.7 48.0 93 47.7 47.6 100
Webber Springs 9260 17.5 18.0 97 29.4 31.4 94
Whiskey Park 9020 28.8 26.6 108 33.8 35.2 96
Willow Creek Pass 9523 13.4 14.0 96 18.1 16.8 108
Zirkel 9338 13.6 19.1 71 36.2 35.4 102
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Basin Index (%) 92 96
SWEETWATER
Deer Park 9700 15.0 14.0 107 21.1 23.0 92
Larsen Creek 9000 -M .0 * 15.4 16.5 93
South Pass 9040 12.0 12.7 94 18.0 19.3 93
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Basin Index (%) 101 93
LOWER N. PLATTE
Casper Mtn. 7920 9.0 9.8 92 19.5 18.2 107
Laprele Creek 8390 .5 .7 71* 14.6 15.8 92
Reno Hill 8430 11.7 10.4 112 22.0 21.2 104
Windy Peak 7915 .3 .3 100* 13.0 14.2 92
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Basin Index (%) 101 100
LARAMIE RIVER
Brooklyn Lake 10250 17.6 21.0 84 26.9 27.1 99
Cinnabar Park 9707 12.7 17.6 72 24.1 27.8 87
Crow Creek 8335 .0 .0 * 11.9 13.7 87
Deadman Hill 10239 20.7 18.5 112 23.5 23.2 101
Rawah 9069 6.1 2.8 218 19.9 20.2 99
Roach 9740 12.7 15.2 84 24.3 22.6 108
Windy Peak 7915 .3 .3 100* 13.0 14.2 92
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Basin Index (%) 93 97
S. PLATTE
Crow Creek 8335 .0 .0 * 11.9 13.7 87
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Basin Index (%) * 87
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
Battle Mountain 7498 .0 .0 * 18.3 18.2 101
Divide Peak 8730 8.4 11.2 75 23.9 25.4 94
Elk River 8739 7.0 5.8 121 25.5 23.5 109
Elkhead Divide 8800 11.0 -M * 24.9 -M *
Little Snake River 8928 17.5 21.2 83 35.7 38.4 93
Old Battle 9860 31.7 37.2 85 35.9 41.0 88
Sage Creek Basin 7850 -M .0 * 13.0 15.7 83
Sandstone RS 8152 .0 .6 0* 18.2 20.6 88
Whiskey Park 9020 28.8 26.6 108 33.8 35.2 96
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Basin Index (%) 91 94
UPPER GREEN RIVER
Big Sandy Opening 9080 10.1 9.3 109 15.4 15.8 97
Blind Bull Sum 8650 23.9 24.2 99 16.8 20.2 83
East Rim Divide 7930 .0 .6 0* 12.4 13.3 93
Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 6.8 9.6 71 11.9 15.1 79
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 7.8 9.5 82 13.3 15.0 89
Gunsight Pass 9820 13.6 12.4 110 16.8 17.2 98
Indian Creek 9425 21.6 21.0 103 22.5 23.2 97
Kendall R.S. 7740 .0 .0 * 15.6 15.4 101
Larsen Creek 9000 -M .0 * 15.4 16.5 93
Loomis Park 8240 6.1 7.0 87 17.8 19.8 90
New Fork Lake 8340 .8 2.8 29 11.1 12.9 86
Pocket Creek 9360 -M -M * -M -M *
Snider Basin 8060 .5 4.2 12 17.7 15.8 112
Spring Creek Divide 9000 22.5 24.0 94 26.3 27.0 97
Triple Peak 8500 18.9 16.3 116 29.4 29.6 99
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Basin Index (%) 94 94
LOWER GREEN RIVER
Blacks Fork Jct 8869 .0 .0 * 15.0 15.0 100
Buck Pasture 9632 5.7 -M * 19.8 -M *
EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 .0 3.8 0 14.6 14.4 101
Hams Fork 7840 .0 .0 * 13.2 13.6 97
Henrys Fork 10182 -M -M * 14.0 -M *
Hewinta 9500 .0 .5 0* 17.4 16.6 105
Hickerson Park 9122 .0 .1 0* 12.6 13.0 97
Hole-in-Rock 9168 .0 .0 * 12.6 12.8 98
Indian Creek 9425 21.6 21.0 103 22.5 23.2 97
Kelley R.S. 8180 7.9 8.3 95 18.9 19.2 98
Spirit Lk 10235 2.3 10.0 23 18.4 20.0 92
Steel Creek Park 10158 13.4 18.1 74 20.3 20.1 101
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Basin Index (%) 73 99
UPPER BEAR RIVER
Bear River RS 8777 .0 .0 * 16.1 14.3 113
Bug Lake 7987 8.7 12.2 71 21.4 20.0 107
Burts Miller Ranch 8000 .0 .0 * 9.6 8.8 109
Chalk Creek #1 9171 16.6 19.5 85 26.8 27.3 98
Giveout 6930 .0 .0 * 14.1 15.0 94
Hayden Fork 9130 .0 4.4 0 24.9 24.3 102
Kelley R.S. 8180 7.9 8.3 95 18.9 19.2 98
Lily Lake 9133 2.0 5.6 36 18.4 19.8 93
Monte Cristo 8932 17.2 20.9 82 28.8 29.2 99
Salt River Summit 7640 7.1 4.0 178 18.4 18.8 98
Spring Creek Divide 9000 22.5 24.0 94 26.3 27.0 97
Trial Lake 9992 14.0 20.8 67 25.3 26.5 95
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Basin Index (%) 80 100
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-M = Missing data
* = Data may not provide a valid measure of conditions.
Units = inches for the Current and Median (or Average) 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 (or Average) represents the snow water
equivalent found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to
the Median (or Average) value for those sites on this day.
The TOTAL PRECIPITATION Percent of Median (or Average) represents the total precipitation
(beginning October 1st) found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin
compared to the Median (or Average) value for those sites on this day.
Contact your state water supply staff for assistance.
Medians and averages are calculated for the period 1991-2020.
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 or average for the day is less than 10% of the maximum
median or average value for the year.
* Basin - More than half of the stations for a basin with medians (or averages) report missing or invalid data
The basin index is calculated as the sum of the valid current values
divided by the sum of the corresponding medians or averages 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.