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: MARCH 5 , 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 13.9 15.1 92 17.3 17.3 100
Blind Bull Sum 8650 19.5 19.7 99 13.9 15.4 90
Cottonwood Creek 7670 19.1 18.4 104 21.5 20.1 107
East Rim Divide 7930 7.9 9.4 84 9.2 9.6 96
Grand Targhee 9260 32.5 33.6 97 24.2 26.4 92
Granite Creek 6770 12.6 15.0 84 13.5 16.0 84
Grassy Lake 7265 24.0 26.8 90 29.9 29.0 103
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 9.6 10.0 96 10.9 10.0 109
Gunsight Pass 9820 10.7 10.6 101 12.4 11.2 111
Lewis Lake Divide 7850 26.3 25.0 105 30.1 27.0 111
Loomis Park 8240 11.0 13.2 83 12.3 14.0 88
Phillips Bench 8200 21.1 21.6 98 23.6 22.4 105
Salt River Summit 7640 12.9 10.9 118 11.8 12.8 92
Snake River Station 6920 14.7 14.9 99 20.2 18.0 112
Somsen Ranch 6800 15.5 11.0 141 18.8 13.8 136
Spring Creek Divide 9000 19.0 19.8 96 18.8 19.6 96
Thumb Divide 7980 14.7 13.2 111 15.2 14.2 107
Togwotee Pass 9580 16.8 19.6 86 16.3 21.0 78
Triple Peak 8500 19.7 19.6 101 20.6 20.7 100
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 22.5 23.2 97 19.3 21.3 91
Willow Creek 8080 27.2 24.3 112 25.9 26.6 97
Younts Peak 8350 11.9 12.1 98 12.9 11.8 109
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Basin Index (%) 99 100
MADISON HEADWATERS IN WYOMING
Black Bear 8170 27.2 31.2 87 31.1 31.0 100
Canyon 7870 9.0 -M * 11.7 -M *
Madison Plateau 7750 16.5 18.2 91 19.2 20.2 95
West Yellowstone 6700 7.4 9.1 81 11.7 11.4 103
Whiskey Creek 6800 10.9 12.3 89 16.6 16.0 104
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Basin Index (%) 88 100
YELLOWSTONE HEADWATERS IN WYOMING
Beartooth Lake 9360 12.5 18.2 69 12.2 16.8 73
Canyon 7870 9.0 -M * 11.7 -M *
Evening Star 9200 17.8 22.3 80 22.9 24.2 95
Fisher Creek 9100 18.2 26.8 68 20.3 26.1 78
Monument Peak 8850 11.8 16.9 70 14.8 17.6 84
Northeast Entrance 7350 4.6 9.1 51 8.3 11.0 75
Parker Peak 9400 16.5 17.8 93 18.0 16.6 108
Sylvan Lake 8420 13.6 16.2 84 19.4 18.7 104
Thumb Divide 7980 14.7 13.2 111 15.2 14.2 107
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 22.5 23.2 97 19.3 21.3 91
White Mill 8700 13.4 20.0 67 14.3 18.8 76
Wolverine 7650 8.5 10.4 82 11.6 10.3 113
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Basin Index (%) 79 90
WIND RIVER
Burroughs Creek 8750 10.0 -M * 10.2 -M *
Castle Creek 8400 5.7 6.4 89 6.8 7.1 96
Cold Springs 9630 7.3 6.0 122 10.1 7.0 144
Deer Park 9700 13.2 10.5 126 15.3 13.2 116
Hobbs Park 10100 12.7 11.0 115 13.3 9.6 139
Kirwin 9550 10.8 8.7 124 13.4 9.4 143
Little Warm 9370 8.6 8.1 106 10.8 9.7 111
South Pass 9040 11.4 11.9 96 12.9 12.1 107
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 4.6 -M * 8.0 -M *
Togwotee Pass 9580 16.8 19.6 86 16.3 21.0 78
Townsend Creek 8700 6.9 7.2 96 10.4 8.2 127
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Basin Index (%) 104 112
BIGHORN BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9380 10.6 15.2 70 10.2 13.0 78
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 3.3 5.4 61 5.8 6.5 89
Bone Springs Div 9350 9.9 13.2 75 9.8 12.5 78
Grave Springs 8550 3.2 6.9 46 5.5 7.2 76
Kirwin 9550 10.8 8.7 124 13.4 9.4 143
Marquette 8760 9.4 5.4 174 12.4 7.0 177
Middle Powder 7760 4.3 8.0 54 6.2 7.6 82
Owl Creek 8975 4.8 4.5 107 6.6 4.8 138
Powder River Pass 9480 5.2 8.8 59 8.6 9.7 89
Shell Creek 9580 9.9 12.2 81 10.5 10.9 96
Timber Creek 7950 7.1 4.0 178 10.9 5.8 188
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Basin Index (%) 85 106
SHOSHONE RIVER
Blackwater 9780 18.1 17.9 101 18.9 17.8 106
Evening Star 9200 17.8 22.3 80 22.9 24.2 95
Marquette 8760 9.4 5.4 174 12.4 7.0 177
Sylvan Lake 8420 13.6 16.2 84 19.4 18.7 104
Sylvan Road 7120 7.6 10.2 75 14.1 14.3 99
Younts Peak 8350 11.9 12.1 98 12.9 11.8 109
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Basin Index (%) 93 107
POWDER RIVER
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 3.3 5.4 61 5.8 6.5 89
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 9.6 12.0 80 11.2 10.4 108
Grave Springs 8550 3.2 6.9 46 5.5 7.2 76
Hansen Sawmill 8360 3.6 5.4 67 6.4 6.2 103
Middle Powder 7760 4.3 8.0 54 6.2 7.6 82
Powder River Pass 9480 5.2 8.8 59 8.6 9.7 89
Soldier Park 8720 3.0 5.5 55 7.8 7.2 108
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Basin Index (%) 62 94
TONGUE RIVER
Big Goose 7990 4.2 6.2 68 8.2 8.0 102
Bone Springs Div 9350 9.9 13.2 75 9.8 12.5 78
Burgess Junction 7880 5.7 8.4 68 9.2 9.4 98
Dome Lake 8880 -M 9.0 * 8.2 9.6 85
Little Goose 8870 5.9 7.6 78 9.0 9.4 96
Sucker Creek 8880 7.4 10.0 74 10.8 10.8 100
Tie Creek 6870 1.8 4.5 40 9.9 8.6 115
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Basin Index (%) 70 95
BELLE FOURCHE
Blind Park 6890 3.0 6.7 45 5.2 8.8 59
Cole Canyon 5910 2.4 4.8 50 4.2 7.4 57
North Rapid Creek 6130 4.7 6.0 78 6.1 7.4 82
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Basin Index (%) 58 66
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN
Blind Park 6890 3.0 6.7 45 5.2 8.8 59
North Rapid Creek 6130 4.7 6.0 78 6.1 7.4 82
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Basin Index (%) 61 70
UPPER N. PLATTE
Arapaho Ridge 10976 18.1 17.6 103 17.9 17.7 101
Blackhall Mtn 9839 27.8 22.7 122 28.9 23.0 126
Cinnabar Park 9707 14.3 17.3 83 16.8 19.8 85
Columbine 9167 23.4 19.7 119 21.9 19.5 112
Divide Peak 8730 16.9 15.9 106 19.8 17.4 114
Joe Wright 10158 15.3 16.9 91 19.4 21.0 92
Laprele Creek 8390 5.6 7.7 73 8.4 9.0 93
Med Bow 10512 30.0 -M * 27.3 -M *
Never Summer 10323 14.9 16.3 91 11.4 14.0 81
North French Creek 10153 21.6 22.4 96 21.6 21.4 101
Old Battle 9860 26.1 25.0 104 25.8 27.4 94
Rawah 9069 9.6 9.4 102 12.7 12.8 99
Sage Creek Basin 7850 11.2 11.5 97 12.6 10.8 117
Sand Lake 10098 21.8 21.6 101 21.0 18.8 112
South Brush Creek 8495 8.5 10.1 84 9.4 11.0 85
Tower 10620 35.4 36.6 97 33.0 32.8 101
Webber Springs 9260 19.6 17.0 115 20.7 20.6 100
Whiskey Park 9020 26.8 22.3 120 25.7 22.6 114
Willow Creek Pass 9523 11.5 10.6 108 12.4 10.8 115
Zirkel 9338 22.7 24.2 94 24.4 26.0 94
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Basin Index (%) 102 102
SWEETWATER
Deer Park 9700 13.2 10.5 126 15.3 13.2 116
Larsen Creek 9000 6.9 9.6 72 10.7 11.0 97
South Pass 9040 11.4 11.9 96 12.9 12.1 107
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Basin Index (%) 98 107
LOWER N. PLATTE
Casper Mtn. 7920 6.3 10.2 62 10.8 10.3 105
Laprele Creek 8390 5.6 7.7 73 8.4 9.0 93
Reno Hill 8430 6.8 10.8 63 10.8 10.8 100
Windy Peak 7915 5.6 6.2 90 7.2 7.7 94
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Basin Index (%) 70 98
LARAMIE RIVER
Brooklyn Lake 10250 19.0 17.2 110 19.5 17.4 112
Cinnabar Park 9707 14.3 17.3 83 16.8 19.8 85
Crow Creek 8335 2.9 6.0 48 7.0 8.1 86
Deadman Hill 10239 14.2 13.6 104 13.4 13.8 97
Rawah 9069 9.6 9.4 102 12.7 12.8 99
Roach 9740 10.3 12.5 82 12.6 14.8 85
Windy Peak 7915 5.6 6.2 90 7.2 7.7 94
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Basin Index (%) 92 94
S. PLATTE
Crow Creek 8335 2.9 6.0 48 7.0 8.1 86
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Basin Index (%) 48 86
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
Battle Mountain 7498 10.9 10.6 103 15.8 12.4 127
Divide Peak 8730 16.9 15.9 106 19.8 17.4 114
Elk River 8739 16.4 15.9 103 16.5 15.6 106
Elkhead Divide 8800 19.9 -M * 20.7 -M *
Little Snake River 8928 25.5 22.4 114 28.5 27.2 105
Old Battle 9860 26.1 25.0 104 25.8 27.4 94
Sage Creek Basin 7850 11.2 11.5 97 12.6 10.8 117
Sandstone RS 8152 16.4 10.9 150 15.2 15.0 101
Whiskey Park 9020 26.8 22.3 120 25.7 22.6 114
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Basin Index (%) 112 108
UPPER GREEN RIVER
Big Sandy Opening 9080 9.6 10.8 89 10.5 10.4 101
Blind Bull Sum 8650 19.5 19.7 99 13.9 15.4 90
East Rim Divide 7930 7.9 9.4 84 9.2 9.6 96
Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 8.2 10.0 82 9.5 10.2 93
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 9.6 10.0 96 10.9 10.0 109
Gunsight Pass 9820 10.7 10.6 101 12.4 11.2 111
Indian Creek 9425 19.1 19.2 99 16.5 16.3 101
Kendall R.S. 7740 8.2 10.2 80 11.0 11.1 99
Larsen Creek 9000 6.9 9.6 72 10.7 11.0 97
Loomis Park 8240 11.0 13.2 83 12.3 14.0 88
New Fork Lake 8340 7.5 9.0 83 -M 8.8 *
Pocket Creek 9360 -M -M * -M -M *
Snider Basin 8060 8.4 11.0 76 10.6 11.4 93
Spring Creek Divide 9000 19.0 19.8 96 18.8 19.6 96
Triple Peak 8500 19.7 19.6 101 20.6 20.7 100
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Basin Index (%) 91 98
LOWER GREEN RIVER
Blacks Fork Jct 8869 10.2 6.9 148 12.5 9.8 128
Buck Pasture 9632 13.5 -M * 13.9 -M *
EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 7.5 9.4 80 8.8 8.8 100
Hams Fork 7840 -M 9.6 * 9.5 9.0 106
Henrys Fork 10182 -M -M * 11.2 -M *
Hewinta 9500 10.9 8.4 130 13.3 10.7 124
Hickerson Park 9122 7.8 6.4 122 10.3 8.3 124
Hole-in-Rock 9168 7.0 5.8 121 8.4 8.0 105
Indian Creek 9425 19.1 19.2 99 16.5 16.3 101
Kelley R.S. 8180 13.9 12.2 114 14.5 13.8 105
Spirit Lk 10235 11.0 9.3 118 14.7 12.8 115
Steel Creek Park 10158 13.2 12.2 108 15.4 13.0 118
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Basin Index (%) 112 112
UPPER BEAR RIVER
Bear River RS 8777 10.3 7.8 132 12.4 9.4 132
Bug Lake 7987 20.4 15.4 132 19.9 14.7 135
Burts Miller Ranch 8000 8.1 5.5 147 11.2 6.0 187
Chalk Creek #1 9171 19.5 18.4 106 20.9 18.3 114
Giveout 6930 9.4 8.4 112 10.9 10.0 109
Hayden Fork 9130 15.9 12.2 130 19.6 16.4 120
Kelley R.S. 8180 13.9 12.2 114 14.5 13.8 105
Lily Lake 9133 12.0 10.4 115 13.7 12.6 109
Monte Cristo 8932 25.1 21.7 116 24.4 20.6 118
Salt River Summit 7640 12.9 10.9 118 11.8 12.8 92
Spring Creek Divide 9000 19.0 19.8 96 18.8 19.6 96
Trial Lake 9992 22.0 18.1 122 21.9 18.0 122
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Basin Index (%) 117 116
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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.