Montana 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 MONDAY: FEBRUARY 17 , 2025
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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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MONTANA
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN
Banfield Mountain 5580 10.8 12.5 86 14.2 18.6 76
Bear Mountain 5460 32.9 38.0 87 36.9 53.0 70
Garver Creek 4250 -M 7.8 * -M 14.2 *
Grave Creek 4350 12.3 12.0 102 18.7 24.4 77
Hand Creek 5040 8.0 8.3 96 9.6 13.1 73
Hawkins Lake 6460 15.8 18.3 86 21.4 24.0 89
Poorman Creek 5050 21.1 26.4 80 27.2 45.4 60
Stahl Peak 6040 23.2 24.3 95 24.3 28.4 86
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Basin Index (%) 89 74
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 6.7 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 15.1 23.4 65 15.9 24.1 66
Bassoo Peak 5130 5.7 -M * 8.0 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 7.4 7.0 106 13.0 11.9 109
Blacktail Mtn 5660 8.1 9.1 89 9.0 10.3 87
Emery Creek 4340 8.7 11.2 78 14.2 19.1 74
Flattop Mtn. 6290 23.0 31.4 73 26.5 38.9 68
Grave Creek 4350 12.3 12.0 102 18.7 24.4 77
Hand Creek 5040 8.0 8.3 96 9.6 13.1 73
Kraft Creek 4760 8.6 10.2 84 15.8 20.6 77
Moss Peak 6760 26.2 25.8 102 27.9 28.3 99
Noisy Basin 6070 32.8 29.6 111 31.9 33.7 95
North Fork Jocko 6110 28.0 30.0 93 26.5 38.2 69
Pike Creek 5930 4.3 -M * 16.4 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 9.2 10.7 86 12.4 16.8 74
Stahl Peak 6040 23.2 24.3 95 24.3 28.4 86
Stuart Mountain 7270 20.6 24.0 86 19.5 24.8 79
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Basin Index (%) 90 80
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 8.7 9.6 91 10.2 11.0 93
Basin Creek 7120 5.0 5.4 93 5.6 6.1 92
Black Pine 7170 7.8 8.0 98 8.7 9.7 90
Combination 5620 4.3 3.8 113 5.4 7.1 76
Copper Bottom 5200 7.1 7.2 99 9.6 12.2 79
Copper Camp 6980 15.6 32.1 49 15.3 21.5 71
Lubrecht Flume 4690 3.7 4.7 79 5.2 8.2 63
Nevada Ridge 7030 8.7 11.0 79 9.0 12.3 73
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 6.5 8.3 78 7.2 10.4 69
North Fork Jocko 6110 28.0 30.0 93 26.5 38.2 69
Peterson Meadows 7190 7.4 6.8 109 8.6 8.8 98
Skalkaho Summit 7260 13.7 15.9 86 14.0 16.6 84
Stuart Mountain 7270 20.6 24.0 86 19.5 24.8 79
Warm Springs 7840 14.7 15.0 98 15.8 16.2 98
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Basin Index (%) 83 79
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 7.6 8.0 95 10.0 10.2 98
Lolo Pass 5280 17.3 20.8 83 20.1 26.4 76
Moose Creek 6170 10.9 12.6 87 11.8 15.1 78
Nez Perce Camp 5670 11.7 9.7 121 13.6 15.8 86
Saddle Mtn. 7890 15.0 17.7 85 13.1 16.4 80
Skalkaho Summit 7260 13.7 15.9 86 14.0 16.6 84
Twelvemile Creek 5530 16.3 13.2 123 22.0 25.6 86
Twin Lakes 6390 27.2 29.6 92 30.8 35.7 86
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Basin Index (%) 94 84
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 32.9 38.0 87 36.9 53.0 70
Hoodoo Basin 6060 23.3 28.1 83 28.2 34.3 82
Humboldt Gulch 4260 8.2 9.1 90 19.1 27.6 69
Lookout 5180 16.4 20.4 80 20.5 29.0 71
Mosquito Ridge 5270 21.4 25.8 83 23.3 34.0 69
Poorman Creek 5050 21.1 26.4 80 27.2 45.4 60
Sleeping Woman 6120 9.2 10.7 86 12.4 16.8 74
Stuart Mountain 7270 20.6 24.0 86 19.5 24.8 79
Sunset 5580 12.8 15.3 84 15.3 25.2 61
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Basin Index (%) 84 70
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 10.0 11.6 86 11.3 13.4 84
Barker Lakes 8250 8.7 9.6 91 10.2 11.0 93
Basin Creek 7120 5.0 5.4 93 5.6 6.1 92
Beagle Springs 8880 6.0 6.0 100 5.6 7.0 80
Bloody Dick 7570 7.8 9.0 87 8.5 11.1 77
Calvert Creek 6410 6.2 6.7 93 8.1 8.4 96
Clover Meadow 8770 12.7 11.1 114 12.5 11.6 108
Darkhorse Lake 8930 18.5 22.0 84 18.6 20.6 90
Divide 7770 6.1 7.0 87 8.0 7.6 105
Frohner Meadow 6520 5.3 5.6 95 5.7 8.0 71
JL Meadow 8750 7.6 -M * 7.9 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 4.7 7.1 66 7.2 10.0 72
Lemhi Ridge 8080 6.7 7.9 85 7.8 9.2 85
Lower Twin 7920 11.0 12.0 92 13.4 15.1 89
Moose Creek 6170 10.9 12.6 87 11.8 15.1 78
Mule Creek 8300 8.6 11.2 77 9.0 12.4 73
Rocker Peak 7960 8.2 9.6 85 7.4 9.6 77
Saddle Mtn. 7890 15.0 17.7 85 13.1 16.4 80
Short Creek 6980 5.3 4.1 129 6.2 5.7 109
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 17.7 -M * 20.7 -M *
White Elephant 7670 16.4 17.7 93 17.9 19.2 93
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Basin Index (%) 89 86
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 10.0 11.6 86 11.3 13.4 84
Beaver Creek 7820 11.1 13.1 85 12.7 15.0 85
Black Bear 8160 24.2 27.5 88 24.4 26.0 94
Canyon 7870 9.4 -M * 9.8 -M *
Carrot Basin 9200 17.9 18.6 96 17.9 19.0 94
Clover Meadow 8770 12.7 11.1 114 12.5 11.6 108
Lone Mountain 8810 14.9 12.5 119 14.5 12.0 121
Lower Twin 7920 11.0 12.0 92 13.4 15.1 89
Madison Plateau 7710 15.0 15.8 95 17.1 17.2 99
Tepee Creek 7950 9.0 9.4 96 9.4 10.0 94
West Yellowstone 6680 8.4 8.0 105 9.4 10.4 90
Whiskey Creek 6790 11.3 11.1 102 14.7 13.2 111
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Basin Index (%) 97 97
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 11.1 13.1 85 12.7 15.0 85
Brackett Creek 7370 14.4 15.0 96 16.4 19.0 86
Carrot Basin 9200 17.9 18.6 96 17.9 19.0 94
Lick Creek 6880 9.1 7.2 126 13.1 9.8 134
Lone Mountain 8810 14.9 12.5 119 14.5 12.0 121
Sacajawea 6610 10.4 10.7 97 15.1 18.3 83
Shower Falls 8060 18.2 14.3 127 19.6 17.0 115
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Basin Index (%) 105 99
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 12.5 14.4 87 14.7 15.3 96
Frohner Meadow 6520 5.3 5.6 95 5.7 8.0 71
Nevada Ridge 7030 8.7 11.0 79 9.0 12.3 73
Tizer Basin 6880 6.4 6.8 94 7.1 7.6 93
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Basin Index (%) 87 84
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 12.5 14.4 87 14.7 15.3 96
Crystal Lake 6130 15.2 9.4 162 16.9 13.0 130
Daisy Peak 7590 6.3 6.8 93 7.4 8.2 90
Deadman Creek 6440 10.2 8.0 128 10.2 9.0 113
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 13.2 9.9 133 14.0 13.4 104
Pickfoot Creek 6680 5.5 -M * 9.5 -M *
Spur Park 8080 16.6 16.0 104 14.5 12.8 113
Stringer Creek 6550 11.8 8.5 139 12.1 11.4 106
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Basin Index (%) 118 108
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 15.1 23.4 65 15.9 24.1 66
Dupuyer Creek 5740 3.2 5.8 55 5.8 8.8 66
Mount Lockhart 6430 10.5 14.0 75 12.3 18.4 67
Pike Creek 5930 4.3 -M * 16.4 -M *
Waldron 5640 5.8 8.2 71 7.7 12.0 64
Wood Creek 5970 4.4 6.8 65 5.7 11.0 52
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Basin Index (%) 67 64
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6290 23.0 31.4 73 26.5 38.9 68
Many Glacier 4930 6.7 10.2 66 14.2 22.6 63
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Basin Index (%) 71 66
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 7.8 3.8 205 12.5 7.8 160
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Basin Index (%) 205 160
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 14.9 16.6 90 14.0 15.2 92
Box Canyon 6720 6.8 6.8 100 8.6 9.0 96
Brackett Creek 7370 14.4 15.0 96 16.4 19.0 86
Burnt Mtn 5920 4.4 3.7 119 6.1 8.6 71
Canyon 7870 9.4 -M * 9.8 -M *
Cole Creek 7910 7.9 8.8 90 4.8 8.6 56
East Boulder Mine 6310 5.8 4.0 145 9.3 9.2 101
Evening Star 9040 17.2 20.0 86 18.9 21.3 89
Fisher Creek 9110 20.8 24.3 86 22.1 23.7 93
Monument Peak 8740 12.8 15.0 85 15.0 16.0 94
Northeast Entrance 7420 8.2 7.6 108 9.0 10.0 90
Parker Peak 9420 16.5 15.8 104 16.4 14.8 111
Placer Basin 8790 13.2 11.8 112 14.2 14.0 101
Porcupine 6480 5.8 4.6 126 8.2 8.0 102
Sacajawea 6610 10.4 10.7 97 15.1 18.3 83
Shower Falls 8060 18.2 14.3 127 19.6 17.0 115
S Fork Shields 8090 10.8 10.6 102 14.5 14.8 98
Sylvan Lake 8440 13.4 13.9 96 16.2 17.0 95
Thumb Divide 7970 10.6 11.2 95 10.3 12.4 83
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 20.0 21.2 94 17.0 18.6 91
White Mill 8730 16.4 17.6 93 15.4 16.6 93
Wolverine 7650 9.9 9.0 110 11.1 9.2 121
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Basin Index (%) 98 94
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 15.9 13.4 119 12.9 11.0 117
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 4.7 4.6 102 4.4 5.7 77
Blackwater 9840 16.3 16.3 100 15.3 15.8 97
Bone Springs Div 9340 11.1 11.2 99 8.5 10.7 79
Burroughs Creek 8760 8.1 -M * 11.2 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 4.8 5.2 92 5.3 6.4 83
Cold Springs 9640 5.6 5.5 102 5.9 6.6 89
Deer Park 9690 13.2 9.4 140 14.5 12.1 120
Evening Star 9040 17.2 20.0 86 18.9 21.3 89
Grave Springs 8560 5.8 5.7 102 6.9 6.4 108
Hobbs Park 10080 10.6 8.8 120 10.2 8.0 128
Kirwin 9580 7.1 7.5 95 8.6 8.4 102
Little Warm 9370 7.8 7.4 105 9.4 8.6 109
Marquette 8800 6.0 4.7 128 7.1 6.3 113
Middle Powder 7760 6.8 7.0 97 5.6 6.6 85
Owl Creek 8990 3.4 3.8 89 4.2 4.3 98
Powder River Pass 9480 5.7 7.8 73 7.4 9.0 82
Shell Creek 9570 9.1 10.6 86 8.2 9.7 85
South Pass 9040 11.0 10.1 109 12.0 10.2 118
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 3.2 -M * 5.7 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 13.4 13.9 96 16.2 17.0 95
Sylvan Road 7140 8.8 8.9 99 10.1 13.2 77
Timber Creek 7910 3.3 3.2 103 3.5 5.2 67
Togwotee Pass 9590 16.3 17.0 96 17.8 18.2 98
Townsend Creek 8720 7.0 6.0 117 8.9 7.4 120
Younts Peak 8340 10.7 10.9 98 10.0 11.0 91
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Basin Index (%) 101 97
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 4.5 5.6 80 5.9 7.0 84
Bone Springs Div 9340 11.1 11.2 99 8.5 10.7 79
Burgess Junction 7900 8.0 7.6 105 8.9 8.3 107
Dome Lake 8890 6.2 7.9 78 6.2 8.5 73
Little Goose 8560 5.7 6.6 86 6.8 8.4 81
Sucker Creek 8840 8.6 8.5 101 10.5 9.6 109
Tie Creek 7050 5.3 4.0 132 7.5 7.7 97
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Basin Index (%) 96 90
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 4.7 4.6 102 4.4 5.7 77
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 7.8 9.8 80 8.0 9.2 87
Grave Springs 8560 5.8 5.7 102 6.9 6.4 108
Hansen Sawmill 8360 3.0 4.6 65 4.3 5.6 77
Middle Powder 7760 6.8 7.0 97 5.6 6.6 85
Powder River Pass 9480 5.7 7.8 73 7.4 9.0 82
Soldier Park 8680 1.9 4.5 42 4.2 6.5 65
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Basin Index (%) 81 83
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 10.0 11.6 86 11.3 13.4 84
Badger Pass 6870 15.1 23.4 65 15.9 24.1 66
Barker Lakes 8250 8.7 9.6 91 10.2 11.0 93
Basin Creek 7120 5.0 5.4 93 5.6 6.1 92
Beagle Springs 8880 6.0 6.0 100 5.6 7.0 80
Beaver Creek 7820 11.1 13.1 85 12.7 15.0 85
Black Bear 8160 24.2 27.5 88 24.4 26.0 94
Bloody Dick 7570 7.8 9.0 87 8.5 11.1 77
Boulder Mountain 7890 12.5 14.4 87 14.7 15.3 96
Brackett Creek 7370 14.4 15.0 96 16.4 19.0 86
Calvert Creek 6410 6.2 6.7 93 8.1 8.4 96
Canyon 7870 9.4 -M * 9.8 -M *
Carrot Basin 9200 17.9 18.6 96 17.9 19.0 94
Clover Meadow 8770 12.7 11.1 114 12.5 11.6 108
Crystal Lake 6130 15.2 9.4 162 16.9 13.0 130
Daisy Peak 7590 6.3 6.8 93 7.4 8.2 90
Darkhorse Lake 8930 18.5 22.0 84 18.6 20.6 90
Deadman Creek 6440 10.2 8.0 128 10.2 9.0 113
Divide 7770 6.1 7.0 87 8.0 7.6 105
Dupuyer Creek 5740 3.2 5.8 55 5.8 8.8 66
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 5.3 5.6 95 5.7 8.0 71
JL Meadow 8750 7.6 -M * 7.9 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 4.7 7.1 66 7.2 10.0 72
Lemhi Ridge 8080 6.7 7.9 85 7.8 9.2 85
Lick Creek 6880 9.1 7.2 126 13.1 9.8 134
Lone Mountain 8810 14.9 12.5 119 14.5 12.0 121
Lower Twin 7920 11.0 12.0 92 13.4 15.1 89
Madison Plateau 7710 15.0 15.8 95 17.1 17.2 99
Moose Creek 6170 10.9 12.6 87 11.8 15.1 78
Mount Lockhart 6430 10.5 14.0 75 12.3 18.4 67
Mule Creek 8300 8.6 11.2 77 9.0 12.4 73
Nevada Ridge 7030 8.7 11.0 79 9.0 12.3 73
Onion Park 7420 13.2 9.9 133 14.0 13.4 104
Pickfoot Creek 6680 5.5 -M * 9.5 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 4.3 -M * 16.4 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 8.2 9.6 85 7.4 9.6 77
Sacajawea 6610 10.4 10.7 97 15.1 18.3 83
Saddle Mtn. 7890 15.0 17.7 85 13.1 16.4 80
Short Creek 6980 5.3 4.1 129 6.2 5.7 109
Shower Falls 8060 18.2 14.3 127 19.6 17.0 115
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 17.7 -M * 20.7 -M *
Spur Park 8080 16.6 16.0 104 14.5 12.8 113
Stringer Creek 6550 11.8 8.5 139 12.1 11.4 106
Tepee Creek 7950 9.0 9.4 96 9.4 10.0 94
Tizer Basin 6880 6.4 6.8 94 7.1 7.6 93
Waldron 5640 5.8 8.2 71 7.7 12.0 64
West Yellowstone 6680 8.4 8.0 105 9.4 10.4 90
Whiskey Creek 6790 11.3 11.1 102 14.7 13.2 111
White Elephant 7670 16.4 17.7 93 17.9 19.2 93
Wood Creek 5970 4.4 6.8 65 5.7 11.0 52
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Basin Index (%) 94 90
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 15.9 13.4 119 12.9 11.0 117
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 4.7 4.6 102 4.4 5.7 77
Beartooth Lake 9360 14.9 16.6 90 14.0 15.2 92
Big Goose 8010 4.5 5.6 80 5.9 7.0 84
Blackwater 9840 16.3 16.3 100 15.3 15.8 97
Bone Springs Div 9340 11.1 11.2 99 8.5 10.7 79
Box Canyon 6720 6.8 6.8 100 8.6 9.0 96
Brackett Creek 7370 14.4 15.0 96 16.4 19.0 86
Burgess Junction 7900 8.0 7.6 105 8.9 8.3 107
Burnt Mtn 5920 4.4 3.7 119 6.1 8.6 71
Burroughs Creek 8760 8.1 -M * 11.2 -M *
Canyon 7870 9.4 -M * 9.8 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 4.8 5.2 92 5.3 6.4 83
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 7.8 9.8 80 8.0 9.2 87
Cold Springs 9640 5.6 5.5 102 5.9 6.6 89
Cole Creek 7910 7.9 8.8 90 4.8 8.6 56
Deer Park 9690 13.2 9.4 140 14.5 12.1 120
Dome Lake 8890 6.2 7.9 78 6.2 8.5 73
East Boulder Mine 6310 5.8 4.0 145 9.3 9.2 101
Evening Star 9040 17.2 20.0 86 18.9 21.3 89
Fisher Creek 9110 20.8 24.3 86 22.1 23.7 93
Grave Springs 8560 5.8 5.7 102 6.9 6.4 108
Hansen Sawmill 8360 3.0 4.6 65 4.3 5.6 77
Hobbs Park 10080 10.6 8.8 120 10.2 8.0 128
Kirwin 9580 7.1 7.5 95 8.6 8.4 102
Little Goose 8560 5.7 6.6 86 6.8 8.4 81
Little Warm 9370 7.8 7.4 105 9.4 8.6 109
Marquette 8800 6.0 4.7 128 7.1 6.3 113
Middle Powder 7760 6.8 7.0 97 5.6 6.6 85
Monument Peak 8740 12.8 15.0 85 15.0 16.0 94
Northeast Entrance 7420 8.2 7.6 108 9.0 10.0 90
Owl Creek 8990 3.4 3.8 89 4.2 4.3 98
Parker Peak 9420 16.5 15.8 104 16.4 14.8 111
Placer Basin 8790 13.2 11.8 112 14.2 14.0 101
Porcupine 6480 5.8 4.6 126 8.2 8.0 102
Powder River Pass 9480 5.7 7.8 73 7.4 9.0 82
S Fork Shields 8090 10.8 10.6 102 14.5 14.8 98
Sacajawea 6610 10.4 10.7 97 15.1 18.3 83
Shell Creek 9570 9.1 10.6 86 8.2 9.7 85
Shower Falls 8060 18.2 14.3 127 19.6 17.0 115
Soldier Park 8680 1.9 4.5 42 4.2 6.5 65
South Pass 9040 11.0 10.1 109 12.0 10.2 118
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 3.2 -M * 5.7 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 8.6 8.5 101 10.5 9.6 109
Sylvan Lake 8440 13.4 13.9 96 16.2 17.0 95
Sylvan Road 7140 8.8 8.9 99 10.1 13.2 77
Thumb Divide 7970 10.6 11.2 95 10.3 12.4 83
Tie Creek 7050 5.3 4.0 132 7.5 7.7 97
Timber Creek 7910 3.3 3.2 103 3.5 5.2 67
Togwotee Pass 9590 16.3 17.0 96 17.8 18.2 98
Townsend Creek 8720 7.0 6.0 117 8.9 7.4 120
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 20.0 21.2 94 17.0 18.6 91
White Mill 8730 16.4 17.6 93 15.4 16.6 93
Wolverine 7650 9.9 9.0 110 11.1 9.2 121
Younts Peak 8340 10.7 10.9 98 10.0 11.0 91
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Basin Index (%) 99 94
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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.