B A S I N S U M M A R Y O F
S N O W C O U R S E D A T A
JANUARY 1997
SNOW COURSE ELEVATION DATE SNOW WATER LAST AVERAGE
DEPTH CONTENT YEAR 1961-90
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SNAKE RIVER BASIN
ASTER CREEK 7750 12/30/96 108 28.0 19.1 12.8
BASE CAMP PILLOW 7030 1/01/97 --- 17.5 10.7 7.9
BASE CAMP (d) 7030 1/01/97 67 19.1 10.6 8.6
BLACK BEAR PILLOW 7950 1/01/97 --- 38.6 20.8 15.6
BLIND BULL PILLOW 8900 1/01/97 --- 25.4 17.8 12.5
CCC CAMP 7000 1/01/97 --- 10.9E 6.7 5.1
COTTONWOOD CR PILLOW 7700 1/01/97 --- 16.6 15.0 8.8
DARBY CANYON 8250 1/04/97 62 19.2 9.6 10.0
EAST RIM DIV PILLOW 7930 1/01/97 --- 10.8 7.4 5.7
FOUR MILE MEADOWS 7860 1/01/97 --- 11.7E 8.2 --
GLADE CREEK 7040 12/31/96 69 20.2 8.5 9.7
GRASSY LAKE PILLOW 7270 1/01/97 --- 26.8 14.0 14.3
GROS VENTRE PILLOW 8750 1/01/97 --- 14.0 9.5 6.9
HUCKLEBERRY DIVIDE 7300 12/31/96 67 16.8 9.1 9.3
JACKPINE CREEK 7350 1/04/97 60 17.6 5.4 8.9
LEWIS LAKE PILLOW 7850 1/01/97 --- 31.3 21.9 13.8
MORAN 6750 1/01/97 38 11.9 4.6 5.4
PHILLIPS BENCH PILL. 8200 1/01/97 --- 26.5 13.1 11.5
SALT RIVER PILLOW 7600 1/01/97 --- 13.1 7.3 5.1
SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 12/31/96 62 16.2 7.4 8.8
SPRING CRK. PILLOW 9000 1/01/97 --- 22.1 16.6 11.6
THUMB DIVIDE 7980 12/30/96 72 17.8 9.8 8.4
TOGWOTEE PASS PILLOW 9580 1/01/97 --- 20.1 16.2 11.1
TWO OCEAN PILLOW 9240 1/01/97 --- 26.4 20.2 12.6
WILLOW CREEK PILLOW 8450 1/01/97 --- 24.5 16.8 12.8
UPPER YELLOWSTONE & MADISON RIVER BASINS
BLACK BEAR PILLOW 7950 1/01/97 --- 38.6 20.8 15.6
CANYON PILLOW 8090 1/01/97 --- 14.4 9.5 5.3
FISHER CREEK PILLOW 9100 1/01/97 --- 34.2 24.6 15.6
LAKE CAMP 7780 12/27/96 45 9.9 -- 3.8
LUPINE CREEK 7380 12/30/96 43 9.6 3.0 4.3
MADISON PLT PILLOW 7750 1/01/97 --- 24.1 12.5 10.1
NORRIS BASIN 7500 12/31/96 37 9.8 5.2 5.0
N.E. ENTRANCE PILLOW 7350 1/01/97 --- 6.9 5.0 4.0
NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 1/02/97 27 7.1 4.8 3.7
OLD FAITHFUL 7400 12/31/96 60 15.4 7.6 6.4
PARKERS PEAK PILLOW 9400 1/01/97 --- 18.4 14.5 10.6
SYLVAN LAKE PILLOW 8420 1/01/97 --- 17.3 -- 10.8
THUMB DIVIDE 7980 12/30/96 72 17.8 9.8 8.4
TWENTY-ONE MILE 7150 12/30/96 60 14.0 5.9 7.3
TWO OCEAN PILLOW 9240 1/01/97 --- 26.4 20.2 12.6
WEST YELL'ST PILLOW 6700 12/31/96 --- 8.0 1.6 4.0
WEST YELLOWSTONE 6700 12/31/96 41 11.4 2.9 4.8
WIND RIVER BASIN
BURROUGHS CRK PILLOW 8750 1/01/97 --- 15.6 10.5 7.1
CHRISTINA LK PILLOW 9980 1/01/97 --- 12.6 6.6 7.5
COLD SPRINGS PILLOW 9630 1/01/97 --- 6.6 5.5 4.4
HOBBS PARK PILLOW 10100 1/01/97 --- 10.7 10.3 7.7
LITTLE WARM PILLOW 9370 1/01/97 --- 11.2 9.1 5.1
SOUTH PASS PILLOW 9040 1/01/97 --- 16.9 9.7 8.3
ST LAWRENCE ALT PILL 8620 1/01/97 --- 4.9 3.7 3.3
TOGWOTEE PASS PILLOW 9580 1/01/97 --- 20.1 16.2 11.1
TOWNSEND CRK PILLOW 8700 1/01/97 --- 6.3 5.7 4.5
YOUNTS PEAK PILLOW 8350 1/01/97 --- 15.0 12.4 8.9
BIG HORN RIVER BASIN
BALD MOUNTAIN PILLOW 9380 1/01/97 --- 10.8 9.5 10.2
BONE SPGS. PILLOW 9350 1/01/97 --- 9.9 9.8 7.8
KIRWIN PILLOW 9550 1/01/97 --- 9.8 10.2 5.2
LOST CREEK PILLOW 8080 1/01/97 --- 7.6 3.5 5.8
MIDDLE POWDER PILLOW 7760 1/01/97 --- 7.7 5.0 5.7
OWL CREEK PILLOW 8980 1/01/97 --- 4.7 2.4 1.9
POWDER RVR.PASS PILL 9480 1/01/97 --- 6.3 6.6 5.1
SHELL CREEK PILLOW 9580 1/01/97 --- 9.5 9.3 7.5
TIMBER CREEK PILLOW 7950 1/01/97 --- 3.7 2.5 2.4
SHOSHONE & CLARKS FORK RIVER BASINS
BEARTOOTH LK. PILLOW 9280 1/01/97 --- 21.7 18.1 11.5
BLACKWATER PILLOW 9780 1/01/97 --- 22.8 18.8 9.9
FISHER CREEK PILLOW 9100 1/01/97 --- 34.2 24.6 15.6
EVENING STAR PILLOW 9200 1/01/97 --- 25.4 23.0 12.9
MARQUETTE PILLOW 8760 1/01/97 --- 6.6 7.5 3.8
PARKERS PEAK PILLOW 9400 1/01/97 --- 18.4 14.5 10.6
N.E. ENTRANCE PILLOW 7350 1/01/97 --- 6.9 5.0 4.0
NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 1/02/97 27 7.1 4.8 3.7
PARKERS PEAK PILLOW 9400 1/01/97 --- 18.4 14.5 10.6
SYLVAN ROAD PILLOW 7120 1/01/97 --- 11.5 9.0 5.8
WHITE MILL PILLOW 8700 1/01/97 --- 23.3 18.8 11.4
WOLVERINE PILLOW 7650 1/01/97 --- 9.9 8.4 5.2
YOUNTS PEAK PILLOW 8350 1/01/97 --- 15.0 12.4 8.9
POWDER & TONGUE RIVER BASINS
BEAR TRAP PILLOW 8200 1/01/97 --- 4.2 2.7 3.7
BONE SPGS. PILLOW 9350 1/01/97 --- 9.9 9.8 7.8
BURGESS JCT. PILLOW 7880 1/01/97 --- 6.9 4.9 5.5
CLOUD PEAK PILLOW 9850 1/01/97 --- 9.7 8.6 5.6
DOME LAKE PILLOW 8880 1/01/97 --- 6.9 7.3 6.3
HANSEN S.M. PILLOW 8360 1/01/97 --- 4.1 3.2 3.3
LOST CREEK PILLOW 8080 1/01/97 --- 7.6 3.5 5.8
MIDDLE POWDER PILLOW 7760 1/01/97 --- 7.7 5.0 5.7
POWDER RVR.PASS PILL 9480 1/01/97 --- 6.3 6.6 5.1
SUCKER CREEK PILLOW 8880 1/01/97 --- 7.7 5.8 5.2
BELLE FOURCHE & CHEYENNE RIVER BASINS
BLIND PARK PILLOW 6870 1/01/97 --- 6.5 3.2 5.3
DITCH CREEK 6870 12/30/96 16 3.3 2.8 999.9
NORTH RAPID CK PILL. 6130 1/01/97 --- 7.4 -- 999.9
MALLO 6420 12/31/96 31 6.2 3.6 3.3
MOUNT TOM 5560 12/30/96 26 5.9 1.9 2.2
WARREN PEAK PILLOW 6520 1/01/97 --- 10.2 3.7 5.3
LITTLE BEAR RUN 6240 12/30/96 15 2.4 .6 999.9
UPPER NORTH PLATTE BASIN
DIVIDE PEAK PILLOW 8860 1/01/97 --- 13.9 8.6 9.5
JOE WRIGHT SNOTEL 10000 1/01/97 --- 12.2 11.8 10.4
NORTH FRENCH PILLOW 10130 1/01/97 --- 18.0 15.4 11.4
OLD BATTLE PILLOW 9920 1/01/97 --- 24.2 13.5 14.8
PURGATORY GULCH 8970 12/30/96 44 12.6 -- --
ROACH SNOTEL 9400 1/01/97 --- 13.6 8.2 7.7
SAND LAKE PILLOW 10050 1/01/97 --- 20.5 15.1 15.1
SOUTH BRUSH PILLOW 8440 1/01/97 --- 8.5 3.8 4.8
WEBBER SPRING PILLOW 9250 1/01/97 --- 18.9 10.3 12.2
WILLOW CK PS SNOTEL 9500 1/01/97 --- 10.5 5.6 5.7
LOWER NORTH PLATTE, SWEETWATER & LARAMIE RIVER BASINS
BROOKLYN LK. PILLOW 10220 1/01/97 --- 19.3 12.0 12.0
CASPER MTN. PILLOW 7850 1/01/97 --- 11.6 8.6 7.5
CHRISTINA LK PILLOW 9980 1/01/97 --- 12.6 6.6 7.5
DEADMAN HILL SNOTEL 10200 1/01/97 --- 8.6 12.4 7.9
JOE WRIGHT SNOTEL 10000 1/01/97 --- 12.2 11.8 10.4
LA PRELE PILLOW 8380 1/01/97 --- 8.8 6.4 4.7
RENO HILL PILLOW 8500 1/01/97 --- 12.6 8.9 6.2
ROACH SNOTEL 9400 1/01/97 --- 13.6 8.2 7.7
SOUTH PASS PILLOW 9040 1/01/97 --- 16.9 9.7 8.3
WINDY PEAK PILLOW 7900 1/01/97 --- 5.9 4.0 3.3
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BASIN
BATTLE MTN. PILLOW 7440 1/01/97 --- 7.4 2.7 5.0
DIVIDE PEAK PILLOW 8860 1/01/97 --- 13.9 8.6 9.5
ELK RIVER SNOTEL 8600 1/01/97 --- 14.1 6.9 8.1
OLD BATTLE PILLOW 9920 1/01/97 --- 24.2 13.5 14.8
SANDSTONE PILLOW 8150 1/01/97 --- 10.2 5.3 6.2
WHISKEY PARK PILLOW 8950 1/01/97 --- 19.4 12.2 12.8
UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN
BIG SANDY PILLOW 9080 1/01/97 --- 12.1 8.3 6.0
BLIND BULL PILLOW 8900 1/01/97 --- 25.4 17.8 12.5
EAST RIM DIV PILLOW 7930 1/01/97 --- 10.8 7.4 5.7
ELKHART PARK PILLOW 9400 1/01/97 --- 12.4 6.4 5.8
GROS VENTRE PILLOW 8750 1/01/97 --- 14.0 9.5 6.9
INDIAN CREEK PILLOW 9430 1/01/97 --- 22.8 16.2 11.6
KELLEY R.S. PILLOW 8180 1/01/97 --- 15.6 9.7 6.7
KENDALL R.S. PILLOW 7740 1/01/97 --- 16.9 9.1 5.9
LOOMIS PARK PILLOW 8240 1/01/97 --- 16.1 11.2 7.0
NEW FORK PILLOW 8340 1/01/97 --- 10.5 7.0 4.6
SNIDER BASIN PILLOW 8060 1/01/97 --- 14.0 10.7 6.0
TRIPLE PEAK PILLOW 8500 1/01/97 --- 22.2 -- 10.9
LOWER GREEN RIVER BASIN
HAMS FORK PILLOW 7840 1/01/97 --- 10.6 6.9 4.3
HEWINTA SNOTEL 9500 1/01/97 --- 6.4S 4.3 3.9
HICKERSON PARK SNOTE 9100 1/01/97 --- 3.5S .7 2.6
HOLE-IN-ROCK SNOTEL 9150 1/01/97 --- 4.1S 2.1 2.3
INDIAN CREEK PILLOW 9430 1/01/97 --- 22.8 16.2 11.6
KELLEY R.S. PILLOW 8180 1/01/97 --- 15.6 9.7 6.7
SPRING CRK. PILLOW 9000 1/01/97 --- 22.1 16.6 11.6
STEEL CREEK PARK SNO 10100 1/01/97 --- 8.4S 7.1 7.2
UPPER BEAR RIVER BASIN
HAYDEN FORK SNOTEL 9100 1/01/97 --- 10.8S 7.6 6.8
INDIAN CREEK PILLOW 9430 1/01/97 --- 22.8 16.2 11.6
KELLEY R.S. PILLOW 8180 1/01/97 --- 15.6 9.7 6.7
SALT RIVER PILLOW 7600 1/01/97 --- 13.1 7.3 5.1
TRIAL LAKE SNOTEL 9960 1/01/97 --- 20.4S 9.8 10.8
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