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 TUESDAY: FEBRUARY 27 , 2024
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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 11.9 14.8 80 15.5 16.8 92
Blind Bull Sum 8650 17.0 19.0 89 11.8 14.8 80
Cottonwood Creek 7670 17.5 17.2 102 20.5 19.2 107
East Rim Divide 7930 6.9 8.8 78 8.0 9.0 89
Grand Targhee 9260 29.2 33.0 88 22.9 25.6 89
Granite Creek 6770 10.5 14.2 74 11.6 15.8 73
Grassy Lake 7265 20.4 26.0 78 26.2 27.9 94
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 8.1 9.4 86 9.4 9.4 100
Gunsight Pass 9820 9.4 10.2 92 11.4 10.8 106
Lewis Lake Divide 7850 22.0 24.6 89 26.0 26.4 98
Loomis Park 8240 9.7 12.4 78 11.0 13.8 80
Phillips Bench 8200 17.4 20.4 85 20.3 21.4 95
Salt River Summit 7640 11.8 10.6 111 11.3 12.5 90
Snake River Station 6920 12.3 14.2 87 17.9 17.3 103
Somsen Ranch 6800 12.5 10.8 116 16.6 13.2 126
Spring Creek Divide 9000 17.5 19.2 91 17.5 19.1 92
Thumb Divide 7980 11.9 12.4 96 12.9 13.4 96
Togwotee Pass 9580 14.1 18.4 77 13.5 19.6 69
Triple Peak 8500 16.8 18.4 91 18.1 20.1 90
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 19.2 22.6 85 18.8 20.2 93
Willow Creek 8080 24.3 22.8 107 25.5 25.6 100
Younts Peak 8350 9.6 11.6 83 10.9 11.4 96
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Basin Index (%) 89 93
MADISON HEADWATERS IN WYOMING
Black Bear 8170 23.2 29.4 79 27.6 28.2 98
Canyon 7870 7.3 -M * 9.8 -M *
Madison Plateau 7750 13.7 17.0 81 16.7 19.7 85
West Yellowstone 6700 5.9 9.0 66 10.1 11.0 92
Whiskey Creek 6800 9.2 11.9 77 14.7 15.3 96
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Basin Index (%) 77 93
YELLOWSTONE HEADWATERS IN WYOMING
Beartooth Lake 9360 10.9 17.8 61 10.6 16.3 65
Canyon 7870 7.3 -M * 9.8 -M *
Evening Star 9200 15.8 21.4 74 20.9 23.6 89
Fisher Creek 9100 15.3 26.1 59 17.7 25.4 70
Monument Peak 8850 10.2 16.4 62 13.1 16.8 78
Northeast Entrance 7350 3.5 8.5 41 7.1 10.7 66
Parker Peak 9400 14.6 16.8 87 16.3 15.6 104
Sylvan Lake 8420 11.7 15.4 76 17.4 18.2 96
Thumb Divide 7980 11.9 12.4 96 12.9 13.4 96
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 19.2 22.6 85 18.8 20.2 93
White Mill 8700 11.4 18.9 60 12.4 18.3 68
Wolverine 7650 7.6 9.8 78 10.7 9.9 108
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Basin Index (%) 71 84
WIND RIVER
Burroughs Creek 8750 8.6 -M * 8.9 -M *
Castle Creek 8400 5.2 6.2 84 6.4 6.9 93
Cold Springs 9630 6.1 5.7 107 8.7 6.8 128
Deer Park 9700 12.3 10.0 123 14.6 13.1 111
Hobbs Park 10100 11.5 9.8 117 12.4 8.5 146
Kirwin 9550 9.0 8.4 107 11.5 8.9 129
Little Warm 9370 7.1 7.7 92 9.4 9.2 102
South Pass 9040 10.7 11.3 95 12.5 11.0 114
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 4.0 -M * 7.3 -M *
Togwotee Pass 9580 14.1 18.4 77 13.5 19.6 69
Townsend Creek 8700 6.6 6.5 102 10.0 7.9 127
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Basin Index (%) 98 108
BIGHORN BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9380 9.1 14.4 63 8.8 12.4 71
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 3.0 4.8 62 5.6 6.2 90
Bone Springs Div 9350 8.0 12.6 63 8.3 12.0 69
Grave Springs 8550 3.0 6.4 47 5.3 6.7 79
Kirwin 9550 9.0 8.4 107 11.5 8.9 129
Marquette 8760 8.7 5.1 171 11.6 6.6 176
Middle Powder 7760 3.9 7.7 51 5.9 6.8 87
Owl Creek 8975 -M 4.2 * -M 4.6 *
Powder River Pass 9480 4.8 8.4 57 8.1 9.6 84
Shell Creek 9580 8.8 11.6 76 9.6 10.7 90
Timber Creek 7950 6.0 3.4 176 9.9 5.6 177
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Basin Index (%) 78 99
SHOSHONE RIVER
Blackwater 9780 16.1 17.0 95 16.8 16.8 100
Evening Star 9200 15.8 21.4 74 20.9 23.6 89
Marquette 8760 8.7 5.1 171 11.6 6.6 176
Sylvan Lake 8420 11.7 15.4 76 17.4 18.2 96
Sylvan Road 7120 6.0 10.0 60 12.4 13.8 90
Younts Peak 8350 9.6 11.6 83 10.9 11.4 96
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Basin Index (%) 84 100
POWDER RIVER
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 3.0 4.8 62 5.6 6.2 90
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 8.5 11.3 75 10.1 10.0 101
Grave Springs 8550 3.0 6.4 47 5.3 6.7 79
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.9 5.0 58 5.8 6.0 97
Middle Powder 7760 3.9 7.7 51 5.9 6.8 87
Powder River Pass 9480 4.8 8.4 57 8.1 9.6 84
Soldier Park 8720 2.5 5.2 48 7.2 7.0 103
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Basin Index (%) 59 92
TONGUE RIVER
Big Goose 7990 3.6 6.0 60 7.6 7.8 97
Bone Springs Div 9350 8.0 12.6 63 8.3 12.0 69
Burgess Junction 7880 4.7 8.0 59 8.2 9.2 89
Dome Lake 8880 -M 8.6 * 7.4 9.4 79
Little Goose 8870 5.2 7.4 70 8.3 9.3 89
Sucker Creek 8880 6.7 9.3 72 9.9 10.4 95
Tie Creek 6870 1.1 4.4 25 9.2 8.3 111
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Basin Index (%) 61 89
BELLE FOURCHE
Blind Park 6890 2.8 6.6 42 4.8 8.6 56
Cole Canyon 5910 2.3 4.7 49 3.9 7.1 55
North Rapid Creek 6130 4.6 5.8 79 5.9 7.0 84
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Basin Index (%) 57 64
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN
Blind Park 6890 2.8 6.6 42 4.8 8.6 56
North Rapid Creek 6130 4.6 5.8 79 5.9 7.0 84
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Basin Index (%) 60 69
UPPER N. PLATTE
Arapaho Ridge 10976 15.9 17.2 92 15.9 16.9 94
Blackhall Mtn 9839 25.4 22.1 115 26.4 22.0 120
Cinnabar Park 9707 12.7 16.6 77 15.0 19.0 79
Columbine 9167 20.5 18.8 109 19.9 18.9 105
Divide Peak 8730 15.1 14.9 101 18.6 16.6 112
Joe Wright 10158 12.7 16.0 79 16.6 20.2 82
Laprele Creek 8390 5.6 7.1 79 8.3 8.4 99
Med Bow 10512 27.0 -M * 25.0 -M *
Never Summer 10323 12.9 15.8 82 9.7 13.1 74
North French Creek 10153 19.4 21.7 89 19.5 20.9 93
Old Battle 9860 23.9 23.8 100 24.6 26.0 95
Rawah 9069 8.3 9.0 92 11.4 12.2 93
Sage Creek Basin 7850 10.2 11.3 90 11.6 10.5 110
Sand Lake 10098 19.5 20.9 93 19.2 18.0 107
South Brush Creek 8495 7.2 9.2 78 8.5 10.8 79
Tower 10620 32.9 34.8 95 30.5 32.2 95
Webber Springs 9260 17.6 16.6 106 19.0 19.7 96
Whiskey Park 9020 24.8 21.0 118 23.9 21.8 110
Willow Creek Pass 9523 9.6 10.5 91 10.7 10.6 101
Zirkel 9338 20.7 22.4 92 22.6 24.7 91
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Basin Index (%) 96 97
SWEETWATER
Deer Park 9700 12.3 10.0 123 14.6 13.1 111
Larsen Creek 9000 6.7 9.2 73 10.5 10.6 99
South Pass 9040 10.7 11.3 95 12.5 11.0 114
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Basin Index (%) 97 108
LOWER N. PLATTE
Casper Mtn. 7920 6.2 9.5 65 10.6 10.1 105
Laprele Creek 8390 5.6 7.1 79 8.3 8.4 99
Reno Hill 8430 6.9 9.8 70 10.8 10.6 102
Windy Peak 7915 5.6 6.0 93 7.0 7.4 95
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Basin Index (%) 75 101
LARAMIE RIVER
Brooklyn Lake 10250 17.2 16.2 106 17.8 16.9 105
Cinnabar Park 9707 12.7 16.6 77 15.0 19.0 79
Crow Creek 8335 2.5 5.9 42 6.4 7.8 82
Deadman Hill 10239 12.3 13.1 94 11.6 13.0 89
Rawah 9069 8.3 9.0 92 11.4 12.2 93
Roach 9740 9.1 12.0 76 11.3 14.7 77
Windy Peak 7915 5.6 6.0 93 7.0 7.4 95
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Basin Index (%) 86 88
S. PLATTE
Crow Creek 8335 2.5 5.9 42 6.4 7.8 82
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Basin Index (%) 42 82
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
Battle Mountain 7498 9.9 10.0 99 14.6 12.0 122
Divide Peak 8730 15.1 14.9 101 18.6 16.6 112
Elk River 8739 14.5 14.5 100 15.0 15.0 100
Elkhead Divide 8800 18.2 -M * 19.4 -M *
Little Snake River 8928 23.5 21.4 110 26.6 27.0 99
Old Battle 9860 23.9 23.8 100 24.6 26.0 95
Sage Creek Basin 7850 10.2 11.3 90 11.6 10.5 110
Sandstone RS 8152 14.8 10.0 148 14.2 14.2 100
Whiskey Park 9020 24.8 21.0 118 23.9 21.8 110
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Basin Index (%) 108 104
UPPER GREEN RIVER
Big Sandy Opening 9080 9.5 10.0 95 10.3 10.0 103
Blind Bull Sum 8650 17.0 19.0 89 11.8 14.8 80
East Rim Divide 7930 6.9 8.8 78 8.0 9.0 89
Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 7.6 9.6 79 8.9 10.0 89
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 8.1 9.4 86 9.4 9.4 100
Gunsight Pass 9820 9.4 10.2 92 11.4 10.8 106
Indian Creek 9425 17.8 18.6 96 15.5 15.6 99
Kendall R.S. 7740 7.2 9.6 75 9.9 10.6 93
Larsen Creek 9000 6.7 9.2 73 10.5 10.6 99
Loomis Park 8240 9.7 12.4 78 11.0 13.8 80
New Fork Lake 8340 6.7 8.5 79 -M 8.2 *
Pocket Creek 9360 -M -M * -M -M *
Snider Basin 8060 7.7 10.6 73 9.7 11.1 87
Spring Creek Divide 9000 17.5 19.2 91 17.5 19.1 92
Triple Peak 8500 16.8 18.4 91 18.1 20.1 90
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Basin Index (%) 86 92
LOWER GREEN RIVER
Blacks Fork Jct 8869 9.2 6.4 144 11.3 9.5 119
Buck Pasture 9632 11.8 -M * 12.6 -M *
EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 6.9 8.1 85 8.1 8.4 96
Hams Fork 7840 -M 9.0 * 9.0 8.7 103
Henrys Fork 10182 -M -M * 10.0 -M *
Hewinta 9500 9.4 7.6 124 12.1 10.2 119
Hickerson Park 9122 7.1 5.8 122 9.4 7.8 121
Hole-in-Rock 9168 6.4 5.4 119 7.7 7.4 104
Indian Creek 9425 17.8 18.6 96 15.5 15.6 99
Kelley R.S. 8180 13.2 12.0 110 14.0 13.1 107
Spirit Lk 10235 10.0 8.8 114 13.6 12.5 109
Steel Creek Park 10158 11.8 11.2 105 14.0 12.0 117
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Basin Index (%) 109 109
UPPER BEAR RIVER
Bear River RS 8777 9.0 7.2 125 11.1 9.0 123
Bug Lake 7987 19.2 14.8 130 18.9 14.2 133
Burts Miller Ranch 8000 7.0 5.0 140 10.2 5.7 179
Chalk Creek #1 9171 17.4 16.5 105 19.2 17.3 111
Giveout 6930 8.3 7.6 109 10.0 9.6 104
Hayden Fork 9130 14.0 11.6 121 18.0 15.8 114
Kelley R.S. 8180 13.2 12.0 110 14.0 13.1 107
Lily Lake 9133 11.1 9.8 113 12.4 11.9 104
Monte Cristo 8932 23.2 20.0 116 22.7 19.6 116
Salt River Summit 7640 11.8 10.6 111 11.3 12.5 90
Spring Creek Divide 9000 17.5 19.2 91 17.5 19.1 92
Trial Lake 9992 19.5 17.4 112 19.9 17.8 112
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Basin Index (%) 113 112
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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.