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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: JUNE 2 , 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Median Median Current Median Med ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WYOMING SNAKE RIVER Base Camp 7060 -M .0 * 24.6 25.4 97 Blind Bull Sum 8650 20.2 14.7 137 20.4 23.2 88 Cottonwood Creek 7670 .1 .0 * 32.3 32.4 100 East Rim Divide 7930 -M .0 * 14.0 15.3 92 Grand Targhee 9260 37.5 36.7 102 38.6 40.4 96 Granite Creek 6770 -M .0 * 21.6 24.3 89 Grassy Lake 7265 4.8 3.6 133 40.3 43.4 93 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 -M .0 * -M 16.1 * Gunsight Pass 9820 1.6 3.9 41 18.8 18.3 103 Lewis Lake Divide 7850 9.0 10.2 88 41.3 41.2 100 Loomis Park 8240 .1 .0 * 18.4 22.0 84 Phillips Bench 8200 13.7 8.2 167 35.1 32.0 110 Salt River Summit 7640 -M .0 * 17.3 20.6 84 Snake River Station 6920 -M .0 * 26.3 28.6 92 Somsen Ranch 6800 -M .0 * 24.6 21.2 116 Spring Creek Divide 9000 -M 12.4 * -M 29.8 * Thumb Divide 7980 .2 .0 * 21.9 23.4 94 Togwotee Pass 9580 13.7 18.2 75 26.3 31.0 85 Triple Peak 8500 1.4 .0 * 31.0 32.2 96 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 24.8 24.6 101 32.5 33.2 98 Willow Creek 8080 7.6 4.1 185 42.4 42.1 101 Younts Peak 8350 .1 .0 * 19.4 20.3 96 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 109* 96 MADISON HEADWATERS IN WYOMING Black Bear 8170 25.3 25.4 100 44.6 45.8 97 Canyon 7870 .0 -M * 16.8 -M * Madison Plateau 7750 5.7 6.6 86 27.6 32.2 86 West Yellowstone 6700 -M .0 * 15.8 18.4 86 Whiskey Creek 6800 .0 .0 * 23.2 26.2 89 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 97 91 YELLOWSTONE HEADWATERS IN WYOMING Beartooth Lake 9360 18.1 17.6 103 23.3 27.2 86 Canyon 7870 .0 -M * 16.8 -M * Evening Star 9200 12.8 16.9 76 32.9 36.2 91 Fisher Creek 9100 22.3 29.4 76 35.3 42.5 83 Monument Peak 8850 9.6 12.9 74 26.6 28.5 93 Northeast Entrance 7350 .0 .0 * 16.1 17.5 92 Parker Peak 9400 15.3 13.0 118 29.1 25.4 115 Sylvan Lake 8420 1.3 3.6 36 29.8 29.9 100 Thumb Divide 7980 .2 .0 * 21.9 23.4 94 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 24.8 24.6 101 32.5 33.2 98 White Mill 8700 15.2 16.4 93 25.1 29.0 87 Wolverine 7650 .0 .0 * 16.7 16.5 101 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 89 94 WIND RIVER Burroughs Creek 8750 .1 -M * 14.3 -M * Castle Creek 8400 -M .0 * 10.4 13.6 76 Cold Springs 9630 .1 .0 * 15.2 16.0 95 Deer Park 9700 8.4 3.4 247 27.7 24.9 111 Hobbs Park 10100 13.6 5.2 262 24.9 20.6 121 Kirwin 9550 .1 .2 50* 20.7 18.4 112 Little Warm 9370 .0 .0 * 18.2 17.0 107 South Pass 9040 1.5 .2 750* 24.1 21.4 113 St. Lawrence Alt 8620 -M -M * 15.4 -M * Togwotee Pass 9580 13.7 18.2 75 26.3 31.0 85 Townsend Creek 8700 -M .0 * 20.2 18.0 112 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 138* 104 BIGHORN BASIN Bald Mtn. 9380 15.7 12.6 125 20.8 22.8 91 Bear Trap Meadow 8200 -M .0 * 15.9 14.4 110 Bone Springs Div 9350 13.6 6.3 216 18.6 21.4 87 Grave Springs 8550 .0 .0 * 15.2 14.7 103 Kirwin 9550 .1 .2 50* 20.7 18.4 112 Marquette 8760 7.1 .0 * 24.3 17.7 137 Middle Powder 7760 .7 .0 * 16.3 16.2 101 Owl Creek 8975 -M .0 * 12.8 11.6 110 Powder River Pass 9480 .1 .0 * 19.4 19.2 101 Shell Creek 9580 12.0 8.0 150 20.4 19.6 104 Timber Creek 7950 -M .0 * 18.0 14.2 127 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 182* 106 SHOSHONE RIVER Blackwater 9780 21.2 18.7 113 29.9 30.2 99 Evening Star 9200 12.8 16.9 76 32.9 36.2 91 Marquette 8760 7.1 .0 * 24.3 17.7 137 Sylvan Lake 8420 1.3 3.6 36 29.8 29.9 100 Sylvan Road 7120 .0 .0 * 18.8 21.1 89 Younts Peak 8350 .1 .0 * 19.4 20.3 96 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 108 100 POWDER RIVER Bear Trap Meadow 8200 -M .0 * 15.9 14.4 110 Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 13.0 5.4 241 25.0 22.0 114 Grave Springs 8550 .0 .0 * 15.2 14.7 103 Hansen Sawmill 8360 -M .0 * 15.6 15.0 104 Middle Powder 7760 .7 .0 * 16.3 16.2 101 Powder River Pass 9480 .1 .0 * 19.4 19.2 101 Soldier Park 8720 .0 .0 * 16.2 16.0 101 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 256* 105 TONGUE RIVER Big Goose 7990 .2 .0 * 18.9 19.4 97 Bone Springs Div 9350 13.6 6.3 216 18.6 21.4 87 Burgess Junction 7880 2.5 .0 * 19.8 18.4 108 Dome Lake 8880 -M .0 * 22.5 20.9 108 Little Goose 8870 3.9 .4 975* 22.6 21.2 107 Sucker Creek 8880 4.0 .1 4000* 24.9 22.0 113 Tie Creek 6870 -M .0 * 19.3 19.4 99 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 356* 103 BELLE FOURCHE Blind Park 6890 .1 .0 * 13.9 17.6 79 Cole Canyon 5910 .1 .0 * 13.9 16.6 84 North Rapid Creek 6130 -M .0 * 14.1 15.0 94 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 85 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Blind Park 6890 .1 .0 * 13.9 17.6 79 North Rapid Creek 6130 -M .0 * 14.1 15.0 94 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 86 UPPER N. PLATTE Arapaho Ridge 10976 15.0 11.2 134 28.2 28.6 99 Blackhall Mtn 9839 22.6 23.3 97 43.8 41.2 106 Cinnabar Park 9707 2.3 .6 383* 28.6 29.4 97 Columbine 9167 -M .0 * 32.2 31.8 101 Divide Peak 8730 -M .0 * 31.2 26.9 116 Joe Wright 10158 13.3 13.2 101 33.0 34.7 95 Laprele Creek 8390 -M .0 * 18.3 18.1 101 Med Bow 10512 -M -M * -M -M * Never Summer 10323 19.1 16.8 114 22.0 23.6 93 North French Creek 10153 20.8 19.0 109 36.2 37.0 98 Old Battle 9860 28.8 24.0 120 42.9 42.8 100 Rawah 9069 .0 .0 * 21.4 21.5 100 Sage Creek Basin 7850 -M .0 * 20.3 16.9 120 Sand Lake 10098 28.1 22.2 127 38.4 33.4 115 South Brush Creek 8495 .0 .0 * 17.4 20.0 87 Tower 10620 39.0 32.0 122 50.5 50.3 100 Webber Springs 9260 6.3 .0 * 32.8 32.8 100 Whiskey Park 9020 8.3 5.4 154 36.8 36.6 101 Willow Creek Pass 9523 .9 .2 450* 19.3 18.4 105 Zirkel 9338 .1 .0 * 36.6 36.4 101 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 122* 102 SWEETWATER Deer Park 9700 8.4 3.4 247 27.7 24.9 111 Larsen Creek 9000 -M .0 * 17.6 17.2 102 South Pass 9040 1.5 .2 750* 24.1 21.4 113 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 275* 109 LOWER N. PLATTE Casper Mtn. 7920 -M .0 * 23.3 21.7 107 Laprele Creek 8390 -M .0 * 18.3 18.1 101 Reno Hill 8430 .2 .0 * 23.0 23.4 98 Windy Peak 7915 .0 .0 * 15.5 16.8 92 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 100 LARAMIE RIVER Brooklyn Lake 10250 9.5 3.0 317 32.7 29.0 113 Cinnabar Park 9707 2.3 .6 383* 28.6 29.4 97 Crow Creek 8335 .0 .0 * 13.4 16.2 83 Deadman Hill 10239 10.1 7.5 135 24.7 24.4 101 Rawah 9069 .0 .0 * 21.4 21.5 100 Roach 9740 .1 .9 11* 22.6 25.2 90 Windy Peak 7915 .0 .0 * 15.5 16.8 92 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 183* 98 S. PLATTE Crow Creek 8335 .0 .0 * 13.4 16.2 83 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 83 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER Battle Mountain 7498 .1 .0 * 23.5 19.8 119 Divide Peak 8730 -M .0 * 31.2 26.9 116 Elk River 8739 .1 .0 * 24.6 24.6 100 Elkhead Divide 8800 .1 -M * 28.9 -M * Little Snake River 8928 6.4 .9 711* 42.2 41.3 102 Old Battle 9860 28.8 24.0 120 42.9 42.8 100 Sage Creek Basin 7850 -M .0 * 20.3 16.9 120 Sandstone RS 8152 .1 .0 * 23.7 22.4 106 Whiskey Park 9020 8.3 5.4 154 36.8 36.6 101 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 145* 106 UPPER GREEN RIVER Big Sandy Opening 9080 -M .0 * 18.2 17.4 105 Blind Bull Sum 8650 20.2 14.7 137 20.4 23.2 88 East Rim Divide 7930 -M .0 * 14.0 15.3 92 Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 -M .0 * 15.2 17.4 87 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 -M .0 * -M 16.1 * Gunsight Pass 9820 1.6 3.9 41 18.8 18.3 103 Indian Creek 9425 9.0 10.4 87 24.9 26.2 95 Kendall R.S. 7740 .0 .0 * 15.9 17.5 91 Larsen Creek 9000 -M .0 * 17.6 17.2 102 Loomis Park 8240 .1 .0 * 18.4 22.0 84 New Fork Lake 8340 -M .0 * -M 15.4 * Pocket Creek 9360 -M -M * -M -M * Snider Basin 8060 -M .0 * 16.4 18.3 90 Spring Creek Divide 9000 -M 12.4 * -M 29.8 * Triple Peak 8500 1.4 .0 * 31.0 32.2 96 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 111* 94 LOWER GREEN RIVER Blacks Fork Jct 8869 .3 .0 * 18.0 15.7 115 Buck Pasture 9632 -M -M * 23.1 -M * EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 2.8 .0 * 17.0 16.8 101 Hams Fork 7840 -M .0 * 14.6 15.2 96 Henrys Fork 10182 -M -M * 18.5 -M * Hewinta 9500 -M .0 * 19.6 18.2 108 Hickerson Park 9122 -M .0 * 17.3 14.4 120 Hole-in-Rock 9168 -M .0 * 14.8 14.2 104 Indian Creek 9425 9.0 10.4 87 24.9 26.2 95 Kelley R.S. 8180 -M .0 * 21.4 22.4 96 Spirit Lk 10235 .1 .0 * 23.8 20.7 115 Steel Creek Park 10158 8.7 6.5 134 23.7 21.5 110 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 124* 105 UPPER BEAR RIVER Bear River RS 8777 .0 .0 * 18.0 15.2 118 Bug Lake 7987 .0 .0 * 26.7 22.6 118 Burts Miller Ranch 8000 .3 .0 * 14.9 9.9 151 Chalk Creek #1 9171 2.4 .7 343* 30.8 29.9 103 Giveout 6930 -M .0 * 15.7 17.0 92 Hayden Fork 9130 -M .0 * 28.5 26.0 110 Kelley R.S. 8180 -M .0 * 21.4 22.4 96 Lily Lake 9133 .0 .0 * 20.1 21.4 94 Monte Cristo 8932 8.6 3.4 253 35.0 31.4 111 Salt River Summit 7640 -M .0 * 17.3 20.6 84 Spring Creek Divide 9000 -M 12.4 * -M 29.8 * Trial Lake 9992 14.0 2.8 500 32.8 28.2 116 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 367* 107 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.