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: AUGUST 9 , 2023
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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 -M .0 * -M 28.8 *
Blind Bull Sum 8650 -M .0 * 28.9 26.3 110
Cottonwood Creek 7670 .1 .0 * 42.3 36.3 117
East Rim Divide 7930 -M .0 * 20.0 17.9 112
Grand Targhee 9260 -M .0 * 43.1 46.2 93
Granite Creek 6770 -M .0 * 21.1 28.2 75
Grassy Lake 7265 -M .0 * 50.9 47.6 107
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 .1 .0 * 20.3 19.6 104
Gunsight Pass 9820 .2 .0 * 25.0 21.4 117
Lewis Lake Divide 7850 -M .0 * 50.8 44.8 113
Loomis Park 8240 .2 .0 * 24.9 25.0 100
Phillips Bench 8200 .2 .0 * 38.9 36.5 107
Salt River Summit 7640 -M .0 * 27.8 23.2 120
Snake River Station 6920 -M .0 * 31.0 31.9 97
Somsen Ranch 6800 -M .0 * 31.1 24.4 127
Spring Creek Divide 9000 .2 .0 * 42.3 33.2 127
Thumb Divide 7980 .0 .0 * 28.9 26.6 109
Togwotee Pass 9580 .0 .0 * 33.8 35.0 97
Triple Peak 8500 -M .0 * 37.7 36.8 102
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 .9 .0 * 40.0 39.0 103
Willow Creek 8080 .0 .0 * 49.0 47.6 103
Younts Peak 8350 .0 .0 * 25.0 24.0 104
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Basin Index (%) * 106
MADISON HEADWATERS IN WYOMING
Black Bear 8170 .1 .0 * 54.8 51.1 107
Canyon 7870 .0 -M * 27.0 -M *
Madison Plateau 7750 .0 .0 * 40.4 36.6 110
West Yellowstone 6700 .0 .0 * 26.6 22.4 119
Whiskey Creek 6800 .0 .0 * 37.1 30.6 121
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Basin Index (%) * 113
YELLOWSTONE HEADWATERS IN WYOMING
Beartooth Lake 9360 .0 .0 * 29.7 32.0 93
Canyon 7870 .0 -M * 27.0 -M *
Evening Star 9200 .0 .0 * 40.8 40.8 100
Fisher Creek 9100 .0 .0 * 48.2 48.0 100
Monument Peak 8850 .1 .0 * -M 35.2 *
Northeast Entrance 7350 .1 .0 * 22.6 22.2 102
Parker Peak 9400 .0 .0 * 35.7 30.0 119
Sylvan Lake 8420 .0 .0 * 35.5 35.2 101
Thumb Divide 7980 .0 .0 * 28.9 26.6 109
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 .9 .0 * 40.0 39.0 103
White Mill 8700 .0 .0 * 34.0 35.4 96
Wolverine 7650 .0 .0 * 20.4 20.2 101
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Basin Index (%) * 102
WIND RIVER
Burroughs Creek 8750 .0 -M * 24.3 -M *
Castle Creek 8400 .0 .0 * 19.6 15.8 124
Cold Springs 9630 .0 .0 * 23.6 18.8 126
Deer Park 9700 .0 .0 * 39.6 28.0 141
Hobbs Park 10100 .0 .0 * 32.9 25.2 131
Kirwin 9550 .0 .0 * 31.3 23.3 134
Little Warm 9370 .0 .0 * 26.4 20.6 128
South Pass 9040 .0 .0 * 33.2 24.6 135
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 .0 -M * 26.9 -M *
Togwotee Pass 9580 .0 .0 * 33.8 35.0 97
Townsend Creek 8700 .0 .0 * 29.4 22.9 128
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Basin Index (%) * 126
BIGHORN BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9380 .0 .0 * 35.2 28.3 124
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .0 .0 * -M 18.2 *
Bone Springs Div 9350 .0 .0 * 27.6 27.0 102
Grave Springs 8550 .0 .0 * 23.7 17.2 138
Kirwin 9550 .0 .0 * 31.3 23.3 134
Marquette 8760 .0 .0 * 28.6 22.2 129
Middle Powder 7760 .0 .0 * 25.0 19.6 128
Owl Creek 8975 .0 .0 * 25.2 15.6 162
Powder River Pass 9480 .0 .0 * 29.0 24.9 116
Shell Creek 9580 .0 .0 * 28.4 24.8 115
Timber Creek 7950 .0 .0 * 26.4 19.0 139
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Basin Index (%) * 126
SHOSHONE RIVER
Blackwater 9780 .0 .0 * 37.3 33.2 112
Evening Star 9200 .0 .0 * 40.8 40.8 100
Marquette 8760 .0 .0 * 28.6 22.2 129
Sylvan Lake 8420 .0 .0 * 35.5 35.2 101
Sylvan Road 7120 .0 .0 * 23.8 24.6 97
Younts Peak 8350 .0 .0 * 25.0 24.0 104
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Basin Index (%) * 106
POWDER RIVER
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .0 .0 * -M 18.2 *
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 .0 .0 * 35.2 27.4 128
Grave Springs 8550 .0 .0 * 23.7 17.2 138
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .0 .0 * -M 20.2 *
Middle Powder 7760 .0 .0 * 25.0 19.6 128
Powder River Pass 9480 .0 .0 * 29.0 24.9 116
Soldier Park 8720 .2 .0 * 26.4 19.9 133
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Basin Index (%) * 128
TONGUE RIVER
Big Goose 7990 .2 .0 * 31.3 22.5 139
Bone Springs Div 9350 .0 .0 * 27.6 27.0 102
Burgess Junction 7880 .0 .0 * 30.2 23.0 131
Dome Lake 8880 .0 .0 * 30.2 26.0 116
Little Goose 8870 .0 .0 * 32.6 24.6 133
Sucker Creek 8880 .0 .0 * 34.6 27.1 128
Tie Creek 6870 .0 .0 * 31.6 24.0 132
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Basin Index (%) * 125
BELLE FOURCHE
Blind Park 6890 .0 .0 * 26.0 24.8 105
Cole Canyon 5910 .0 .0 * 27.9 22.4 125
North Rapid Creek 6130 .0 .0 * 25.7 21.4 120
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Basin Index (%) * 116
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN
Blind Park 6890 .0 .0 * 26.0 24.8 105
North Rapid Creek 6130 .0 .0 * 25.7 21.4 120
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Basin Index (%) * 112
UPPER N. PLATTE
Arapaho Ridge 10976 .0 .0 * 34.5 33.5 103
Blackhall Mtn 9839 -M .0 * 46.6 42.2 110
Cinnabar Park 9707 -M .0 * 32.0 32.7 98
Columbine 9167 -M .0 * 33.6 34.9 96
Divide Peak 8730 .0 .0 * 36.1 29.2 124
Joe Wright 10158 .0 .0 * 39.5 38.9 102
Laprele Creek 8390 .0 .0 * 24.6 20.1 122
Med Bow 10512 -M -M * 47.8 -M *
Never Summer 10323 .0 .0 * 32.9 28.9 114
North French Creek 10153 .0 .0 * 40.7 40.2 101
Old Battle 9860 .1 .0 * 52.1 47.4 110
Rawah 9069 .0 .0 * 27.1 25.4 107
Sage Creek Basin 7850 -M .0 * 26.0 18.4 141
Sand Lake 10098 .2 .0 * 40.4 38.6 105
South Brush Creek 8495 .0 .0 * 22.8 22.9 100
Tower 10620 .1 .0 * 60.5 54.6 111
Webber Springs 9260 .0 .0 * 37.5 37.4 100
Whiskey Park 9020 .0 .0 * 42.7 38.5 111
Willow Creek Pass 9523 .0 .0 * 25.4 23.0 110
Zirkel 9338 .0 .0 * 42.9 39.6 108
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Basin Index (%) * 108
SWEETWATER
Deer Park 9700 .0 .0 * 39.6 28.0 141
Larsen Creek 9000 -M .0 * 26.2 19.6 134
South Pass 9040 .0 .0 * 33.2 24.6 135
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Basin Index (%) * 137
LOWER N. PLATTE
Casper Mtn. 7920 -M .0 * 30.9 23.2 133
Laprele Creek 8390 .0 .0 * 24.6 20.1 122
Reno Hill 8430 .0 .0 * 31.3 27.0 116
Windy Peak 7915 -M .0 * 21.5 20.2 106
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Basin Index (%) * 120
LARAMIE RIVER
Brooklyn Lake 10250 .0 .0 * 35.6 32.8 109
Cinnabar Park 9707 -M .0 * 32.0 32.7 98
Crow Creek 8335 .0 .0 * 19.8 21.2 93
Deadman Hill 10239 .0 .0 * 32.2 28.4 113
Rawah 9069 .0 .0 * 27.1 25.4 107
Roach 9740 .0 .0 * 31.7 30.0 106
Windy Peak 7915 -M .0 * 21.5 20.2 106
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Basin Index (%) * 105
S. PLATTE
Crow Creek 8335 .0 .0 * 19.8 21.2 93
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Basin Index (%) * 93
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
Battle Mountain 7498 -M .0 * 27.6 21.8 127
Divide Peak 8730 .0 .0 * 36.1 29.2 124
Elk River 8739 -M .0 * 36.2 27.6 131
Elkhead Divide 8800 .0 -M * 38.4 -M *
Little Snake River 8928 .0 .0 * 53.2 44.1 121
Old Battle 9860 .1 .0 * 52.1 47.4 110
Sage Creek Basin 7850 -M .0 * 26.0 18.4 141
Sandstone RS 8152 -M .0 * 31.5 24.8 127
Whiskey Park 9020 .0 .0 * 42.7 38.5 111
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Basin Index (%) * 121
UPPER GREEN RIVER
Big Sandy Opening 9080 -M .0 * 25.5 20.5 124
Blind Bull Sum 8650 -M .0 * 28.9 26.3 110
East Rim Divide 7930 -M .0 * 20.0 17.9 112
Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 -M .0 * 23.7 21.4 111
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 .1 .0 * 20.3 19.6 104
Gunsight Pass 9820 .2 .0 * 25.0 21.4 117
Indian Creek 9425 .1 .0 * 33.9 29.3 116
Kendall R.S. 7740 .0 .0 * 21.3 19.8 108
Larsen Creek 9000 -M .0 * 26.2 19.6 134
Loomis Park 8240 .2 .0 * 24.9 25.0 100
New Fork Lake 8340 -M .0 * -M 18.0 *
Pocket Creek 9360 -M -M * -M -M *
Snider Basin 8060 -M .0 * 24.2 20.2 120
Spring Creek Divide 9000 .2 .0 * 42.3 33.2 127
Triple Peak 8500 -M .0 * 37.7 36.8 102
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Basin Index (%) * 114
LOWER GREEN RIVER
Blacks Fork Jct 8869 .0 .0 * 21.4 19.0 113
Buck Pasture 9632 .0 -M * 31.1 -M *
EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 .0 .0 * 23.0 20.6 112
Hams Fork 7840 -M .0 * 22.5 17.4 129
Henrys Fork 10182 -M -M * 24.4 -M *
Hewinta 9500 .0 .0 * 23.8 22.5 106
Hickerson Park 9122 .0 .0 * 21.0 18.2 115
Hole-in-Rock 9168 .1 .0 * 21.2 18.4 115
Indian Creek 9425 .1 .0 * 33.9 29.3 116
Kelley R.S. 8180 -M .0 * 30.4 25.0 122
Spirit Lk 10235 .0 .0 * 32.0 26.1 123
Steel Creek Park 10158 .0 .0 * 29.8 25.4 117
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Basin Index (%) * 117
UPPER BEAR RIVER
Bear River RS 8777 .0 .0 * 22.3 17.6 127
Bug Lake 7987 .2 .0 * 34.1 25.2 135
Burts Miller Ranch 8000 .0 .0 * 42.1 10.9 386
Chalk Creek #1 9171 .0 .0 * 39.8 32.9 121
Giveout 6930 -M .0 * 23.0 20.0 115
Hayden Fork 9130 1.3 .0 * 36.1 30.0 120
Kelley R.S. 8180 -M .0 * 30.4 25.0 122
Lily Lake 9133 .0 .0 * 24.0 23.6 102
Monte Cristo 8932 .0 .0 * 48.4 34.2 142
Salt River Summit 7640 -M .0 * 27.8 23.2 120
Spring Creek Divide 9000 .2 .0 * 42.3 33.2 127
Trial Lake 9992 .0 .0 * 43.5 31.9 136
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Basin Index (%) * 134
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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.