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 SUNDAY: APRIL 28 , 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 9.1 11.4 80 21.7 22.2 98
Blind Bull Sum 8650 24.4 24.8 98 18.0 19.2 94
Cottonwood Creek 7670 13.8 18.5 75 27.2 27.8 98
East Rim Divide 7930 -M 7.8 * 12.0 12.2 98
Grand Targhee 9260 42.0 47.6 88 32.7 35.8 91
Granite Creek 6770 8.6 10.4 83 17.3 20.4 85
Grassy Lake 7265 23.9 30.5 78 36.7 38.0 97
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 9.7 12.8 76 -M 14.2 *
Gunsight Pass 9820 11.3 13.2 86 15.8 16.0 99
Lewis Lake Divide 7850 26.7 31.3 85 37.2 36.3 102
Loomis Park 8240 6.6 11.8 56 16.1 17.7 91
Phillips Bench 8200 23.2 27.6 84 30.1 28.4 106
Salt River Summit 7640 8.1 9.4 86 15.4 17.6 88
Snake River Station 6920 8.6 12.0 72 24.0 24.1 100
Somsen Ranch 6800 7.8 3.3 236 22.6 17.8 127
Spring Creek Divide 9000 23.6 25.3 93 23.8 25.2 94
Thumb Divide 7980 13.3 14.8 90 19.3 20.5 94
Togwotee Pass 9580 19.8 25.2 79 21.1 26.7 79
Triple Peak 8500 17.1 19.6 87 26.5 27.6 96
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 29.5 33.0 89 28.1 28.9 97
Willow Creek 8080 26.6 27.9 95 36.9 36.5 101
Younts Peak 8350 10.2 14.9 68 16.3 16.8 97
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Basin Index (%) 86 97
MADISON HEADWATERS IN WYOMING
Black Bear 8170 33.0 40.2 82 40.4 39.8 102
Canyon 7870 9.3 -M * 14.6 -M *
Madison Plateau 7750 19.1 23.1 83 24.5 27.2 90
West Yellowstone 6700 .0 3.1 0 14.6 15.6 94
Whiskey Creek 6800 11.0 14.8 74 21.4 22.2 96
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Basin Index (%) 78 96
YELLOWSTONE HEADWATERS IN WYOMING
Beartooth Lake 9360 17.4 24.0 72 17.2 22.4 77
Canyon 7870 9.3 -M * 14.6 -M *
Evening Star 9200 19.7 27.0 73 28.3 30.9 92
Fisher Creek 9100 24.4 36.0 68 28.1 36.2 78
Monument Peak 8850 14.6 22.4 65 20.4 24.4 84
Northeast Entrance 7350 .1 3.9 3 11.7 14.2 82
Parker Peak 9400 20.5 23.4 88 23.8 22.0 108
Sylvan Lake 8420 12.4 20.6 60 24.5 25.9 95
Thumb Divide 7980 13.3 14.8 90 19.3 20.5 94
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 29.5 33.0 89 28.1 28.9 97
White Mill 8700 18.1 25.8 70 19.8 25.0 79
Wolverine 7650 .9 5.0 18 14.3 13.4 107
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Basin Index (%) 72 89
WIND RIVER
Burroughs Creek 8750 7.4 -M * 13.0 -M *
Castle Creek 8400 .3 1.4 21 9.3 9.4 99
Cold Springs 9630 4.5 5.2 87 13.7 11.1 123
Deer Park 9700 17.4 15.4 113 23.4 21.0 111
Hobbs Park 10100 18.1 16.2 112 19.7 15.8 125
Kirwin 9550 13.9 12.2 114 17.8 14.0 127
Little Warm 9370 9.0 9.4 96 15.5 13.0 119
South Pass 9040 14.4 15.0 96 19.9 18.0 111
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 1.7 -M * 12.6 -M *
Togwotee Pass 9580 19.8 25.2 79 21.1 26.7 79
Townsend Creek 8700 9.2 9.4 98 16.3 13.3 123
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Basin Index (%) 97 110
BIGHORN BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9380 14.6 20.6 71 14.6 18.2 80
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 1.9 3.3 58 10.9 10.6 103
Bone Springs Div 9350 14.2 17.4 82 14.0 18.0 78
Grave Springs 8550 6.0 8.6 70 11.2 11.8 95
Kirwin 9550 13.9 12.2 114 17.8 14.0 127
Marquette 8760 15.3 8.1 189 19.2 11.6 166
Middle Powder 7760 10.6 12.1 88 11.5 11.9 97
Owl Creek 8975 3.5 2.2 159 10.8 8.2 132
Powder River Pass 9480 4.6 10.6 43 13.0 15.2 86
Shell Creek 9580 13.9 16.4 85 15.0 15.6 96
Timber Creek 7950 6.5 3.3 197 15.5 9.6 161
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Basin Index (%) 91 106
SHOSHONE RIVER
Blackwater 9780 23.7 25.2 94 25.4 24.7 103
Evening Star 9200 19.7 27.0 73 28.3 30.9 92
Marquette 8760 15.3 8.1 189 19.2 11.6 166
Sylvan Lake 8420 12.4 20.6 60 24.5 25.9 95
Sylvan Road 7120 -M 6.5 * 16.0 17.9 89
Younts Peak 8350 10.2 14.9 68 16.3 16.8 97
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Basin Index (%) 85 101
POWDER RIVER
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 1.9 3.3 58 10.9 10.6 103
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 12.6 15.8 80 16.8 16.4 102
Grave Springs 8550 6.0 8.6 70 11.2 11.8 95
Hansen Sawmill 8360 3.0 4.4 68 11.3 10.4 109
Middle Powder 7760 10.6 12.1 88 11.5 11.9 97
Powder River Pass 9480 4.6 10.6 43 13.0 15.2 86
Soldier Park 8720 .5 5.4 9 11.7 11.2 104
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Basin Index (%) 65 99
TONGUE RIVER
Big Goose 7990 6.3 8.6 73 13.1 12.5 105
Bone Springs Div 9350 14.2 17.4 82 14.0 18.0 78
Burgess Junction 7880 9.0 12.0 75 14.0 14.6 96
Dome Lake 8880 -M 10.8 * 14.0 15.6 90
Little Goose 8870 8.4 10.8 78 15.2 15.5 98
Sucker Creek 8880 10.1 13.1 77 17.1 16.8 102
Tie Creek 6870 .0 2.6 0 13.7 13.6 101
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Basin Index (%) 74 95
BELLE FOURCHE
Blind Park 6890 .0 1.8 0 7.7 13.2 58
Cole Canyon 5910 -M .5 * 8.0 11.2 71
North Rapid Creek 6130 -M 1.6 * 10.2 10.7 95
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Basin Index (%) 0* 74
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN
Blind Park 6890 .0 1.8 0 7.7 13.2 58
North Rapid Creek 6130 -M 1.6 * 10.2 10.7 95
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Basin Index (%) 0 75
UPPER N. PLATTE
Arapaho Ridge 10976 21.6 23.6 92 24.3 25.0 97
Blackhall Mtn 9839 34.8 32.0 109 38.1 33.6 113
Cinnabar Park 9707 18.8 19.9 94 26.0 25.8 101
Columbine 9167 16.2 19.5 83 28.3 28.6 99
Divide Peak 8730 14.4 17.1 84 25.7 24.6 104
Joe Wright 10158 21.9 22.5 97 28.9 29.6 98
Laprele Creek 8390 2.9 6.8 43 12.7 14.3 89
Med Bow 10512 42.3 -M * 36.8 -M *
Never Summer 10323 23.1 22.0 105 18.7 19.2 97
North French Creek 10153 28.5 31.4 91 30.7 32.0 96
Old Battle 9860 33.3 35.8 93 36.0 37.5 96
Rawah 9069 10.2 7.8 131 19.7 18.8 105
Sage Creek Basin 7850 2.8 1.5 187 16.1 14.4 112
Sand Lake 10098 33.4 31.1 107 32.6 28.7 114
South Brush Creek 8495 6.1 7.8 78 14.4 15.7 92
Tower 10620 43.0 46.2 93 43.4 45.0 96
Webber Springs 9260 19.9 22.0 90 27.9 28.6 98
Whiskey Park 9020 26.9 26.6 101 32.0 31.6 101
Willow Creek Pass 9523 15.4 15.3 101 17.3 15.7 110
Zirkel 9338 16.9 24.8 68 31.3 34.4 91
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Basin Index (%) 94 100
SWEETWATER
Deer Park 9700 17.4 15.4 113 23.4 21.0 111
Larsen Creek 9000 1.8 4.6 39 15.3 15.6 98
South Pass 9040 14.4 15.0 96 19.9 18.0 111
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Basin Index (%) 96 107
LOWER N. PLATTE
Casper Mtn. 7920 7.8 13.2 59 16.3 17.4 94
Laprele Creek 8390 2.9 6.8 43 12.7 14.3 89
Reno Hill 8430 8.6 13.7 63 16.1 18.1 89
Windy Peak 7915 5.2 5.0 104 11.7 12.4 94
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Basin Index (%) 63 91
LARAMIE RIVER
Brooklyn Lake 10250 23.3 23.2 100 28.9 24.9 116
Cinnabar Park 9707 18.8 19.9 94 26.0 25.8 101
Crow Creek 8335 .8 .9 89 12.3 12.3 100
Deadman Hill 10239 22.2 19.6 113 21.7 20.8 104
Rawah 9069 10.2 7.8 131 19.7 18.8 105
Roach 9740 13.2 16.0 82 19.6 21.3 92
Windy Peak 7915 5.2 5.0 104 11.7 12.4 94
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Basin Index (%) 101 103
S. PLATTE
Crow Creek 8335 .8 .9 89 12.3 12.3 100
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Basin Index (%) 89 100
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
Battle Mountain 7498 -M .8 * 19.9 17.3 115
Divide Peak 8730 14.4 17.1 84 25.7 24.6 104
Elk River 8739 8.6 13.0 66 21.6 22.0 98
Elkhead Divide 8800 16.2 -M * 25.7 -M *
Little Snake River 8928 23.2 23.9 97 35.9 36.4 99
Old Battle 9860 33.3 35.8 93 36.0 37.5 96
Sage Creek Basin 7850 2.8 1.5 187 16.1 14.4 112
Sandstone RS 8152 7.0 6.8 103 19.7 19.2 103
Whiskey Park 9020 26.9 26.6 101 32.0 31.6 101
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Basin Index (%) 93 102
UPPER GREEN RIVER
Big Sandy Opening 9080 11.0 12.6 87 15.6 14.8 105
Blind Bull Sum 8650 24.4 24.8 98 18.0 19.2 94
East Rim Divide 7930 -M 7.8 * 12.0 12.2 98
Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 8.0 11.8 68 12.9 13.8 93
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 9.7 12.8 76 -M 14.2 *
Gunsight Pass 9820 11.3 13.2 86 15.8 16.0 99
Indian Creek 9425 22.0 23.0 96 22.2 21.0 106
Kendall R.S. 7740 2.3 5.6 41 13.8 14.2 97
Larsen Creek 9000 1.8 4.6 39 15.3 15.6 98
Loomis Park 8240 6.6 11.8 56 16.1 17.7 91
New Fork Lake 8340 1.5 6.8 22 -M 11.8 *
Pocket Creek 9360 -M -M * -M -M *
Snider Basin 8060 4.9 8.2 60 14.5 14.9 97
Spring Creek Divide 9000 23.6 25.3 93 23.8 25.2 94
Triple Peak 8500 17.1 19.6 87 26.5 27.6 96
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Basin Index (%) 80 97
LOWER GREEN RIVER
Blacks Fork Jct 8869 4.0 5.0 80 14.8 14.1 105
Buck Pasture 9632 10.5 -M * 17.8 -M *
EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 4.9 8.2 60 10.8 13.2 82
Hams Fork 7840 -M 4.8 * 12.8 11.8 108
Henrys Fork 10182 -M -M * 14.4 -M *
Hewinta 9500 4.6 6.6 70 15.7 15.6 101
Hickerson Park 9122 2.8 4.4 64 14.5 12.0 121
Hole-in-Rock 9168 2.0 4.0 50 11.7 11.6 101
Indian Creek 9425 22.0 23.0 96 22.2 21.0 106
Kelley R.S. 8180 12.2 12.4 98 19.6 17.8 110
Spirit Lk 10235 10.6 12.6 84 19.8 19.4 102
Steel Creek Park 10158 14.5 16.9 86 19.0 18.3 104
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Basin Index (%) 83 104
UPPER BEAR RIVER
Bear River RS 8777 .6 1.4 43 15.2 13.8 110
Bug Lake 7987 15.8 15.5 102 24.7 19.2 129
Burts Miller Ranch 8000 .2 .0 * 12.7 8.7 146
Chalk Creek #1 9171 -M 21.4 * -M 25.3 *
Giveout 6930 -M .0 * 14.0 13.6 103
Hayden Fork 9130 6.4 10.2 63 24.3 22.6 108
Kelley R.S. 8180 12.2 12.4 98 19.6 17.8 110
Lily Lake 9133 8.4 10.2 82 16.7 17.8 94
Monte Cristo 8932 26.9 25.8 104 31.6 27.8 114
Salt River Summit 7640 8.1 9.4 86 15.4 17.6 88
Spring Creek Divide 9000 23.6 25.3 93 23.8 25.2 94
Trial Lake 9992 26.5 23.0 115 28.7 24.4 118
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Basin Index (%) 97 109
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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.
