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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 THURSDAY: FEBRUARY 6 , 1997 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 24.3 13.1 185 27.3 17.0 161 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7600 23.8 14.9 160 25.9 18.2 142 GRANITE CREEK 6770 25.0 12.9 194 22.4 17.9 125 GRASSY LAKE 7265 37.8 25.4 149 38.0 27.5 138 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8775 18.0 11.0 164 13.1 12.1 108 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7860 45.4 24.1 188 38.3 28.0 137 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 -M 20.3 * -M 22.2 * SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 18.4 9.6 192 19.9 12.8 155 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 23.1 13.2 175 30.3 19.4 156 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 30.5 19.1 160 20.0 20.2 99 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 26.6 11.9 224 21.0 15.9 132 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 27.7 17.6 157 21.7 20.9 104 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9360 36.2 19.1 190 29.0 23.4 124 WILLOW CREEK 8450 33.1 22.0 150 34.9 23.8 147 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 173 133 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9275 28.6 16.7 171 -M 12.6 * BLACK BEAR 7950 47.3 25.9 183 -M 27.8 * CANYON 7940 19.4 8.7 223 22.5 10.3 218 FISHER CREEK 9100 44.9 25.3 177 -M 25.7 * MADISON PLATEAU 7750 32.4 17.0 191 30.8 18.1 170 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 10.1 6.7 151 16.4 8.6 191 PARKER PEAK 9400 25.2 15.0 168 -M 11.0 * SYLVAN LAKE 8420 25.5 15.6 163 -M 13.8 * THUMB DIVIDE 7980 26.6 11.9 224 21.0 15.9 132 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9360 36.2 19.1 190 29.0 23.4 124 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 20.0 11.8 169 -M 15.0 * WHITE MILL 8700 30.8 17.7 174 -M 20.1 * WOLVERINE 7650 12.2 8.3 147 12.6 9.2 137 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 180 155* WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 20.0 10.9 183 -M 11.8 * CHRISTINA LAKE 9980 17.6 10.7 164 19.5 11.3 173 COLD SPRINGS 9630 8.3 6.0 138 9.4 7.2 131 HOBBS PARK 10100 14.0 10.4 135 11.1 9.6 116 LITTLE WARM 9620 13.8 7.6 182 15.1 9.2 164 SOUTH PASS 9040 22.7 11.8 192 21.5 11.3 190 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 7.4 5.1 145 8.8 6.6 133 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 27.7 17.6 157 21.7 20.9 104 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 8.2 6.5 126 9.5 8.2 116 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 161 138 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9375 15.8 14.4 110 13.1 12.1 108 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 7900 5.7 5.0 114 5.9 5.6 105 BLACKWATER 9780 30.1 14.7 205 22.7 12.7 179 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 13.3 11.1 120 12.3 9.8 126 EVENING STAR 9200 33.6 18.7 180 -M 16.0 * GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 9.1 -M * 8.8 6.6 133 KIRWIN 9550 12.3 6.9 178 13.8 7.1 194 LOST CREEK 8080 11.1 8.5 131 11.8 8.0 148 MARQUETTE 8760 8.2 5.4 152 8.6 6.0 143 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 12.0 8.1 148 10.8 8.1 133 OWL CREEK 8975 6.0 2.9 207 5.0 4.0 125 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 10.4 7.3 142 10.0 8.1 123 SHELL CREEK 9580 13.1 10.7 122 10.9 9.2 118 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 25.5 15.6 163 -M 13.8 * SYLVAN ROAD 8120 16.9 9.0 188 22.7 11.5 197 TIMBER CREEK 7950 5.4 3.9 138 6.1 4.4 139 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 18.9 12.7 149 -M 11.8 * ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 154 144 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 30.1 14.7 205 22.7 12.7 179 EVENING STAR 9200 33.6 18.7 180 -M 16.0 * KIRWIN 9550 12.3 6.9 178 13.8 7.1 194 MARQUETTE 8760 8.2 5.4 152 8.6 6.0 143 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 25.5 15.6 163 -M 13.8 * SYLVAN ROAD 8120 16.9 9.0 188 22.7 11.5 197 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 18.9 12.7 149 -M 11.8 * ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 175 182 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 7900 5.7 5.0 114 5.9 5.6 105 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 13.3 11.1 120 12.3 9.8 126 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 9.0 8.0 112 9.1 7.4 123 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 13.3 8.6 155 11.1 8.5 131 DOME LAKE 8880 9.2 9.4 98 10.6 9.0 118 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 9.1 -M * 8.8 6.6 133 HANSEN SAWMILL 8760 5.3 4.8 110 5.8 5.2 112 LOST CREEK 8080 11.1 8.5 131 11.8 8.0 148 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 12.0 8.1 148 10.8 8.1 133 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 10.4 7.3 142 10.0 8.1 123 SUCKER CREEK 8880 10.7 7.9 135 10.3 8.9 116 TIE CREEK 6870 5.8 -M * 8.4 7.0 120 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 127 125 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 8.6 7.6 113 12.8 6.4 200 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 9.5 -M * 11.4 -M * WARREN PEAK 6520 14.2 7.6 187 -M 5.4 * ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 150 200* UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9400 26.2 16.7 157 26.1 17.1 153 DIVIDE PEAK 8800 19.7 13.9 142 19.3 16.6 116 ELK RIVER 8700 22.9 13.3 172 20.9 13.0 161 JOE WRIGHT 10120 19.4 14.6 133 23.8 17.2 138 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10100 27.0 16.8 161 24.7 15.8 156 OLD BATTLE 10000 33.9 21.5 158 28.3 20.3 139 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8400 13.4 7.5 179 14.4 11.1 130 TOWER 10500 47.1 31.4 150 34.7 25.2 138 WEBBER SPRINGS 9200 25.9 18.3 142 29.4 17.3 170 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 15.0 7.7 195 11.9 8.2 145 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 155 144 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 27.3 16.7 163 21.7 12.7 171 CASPER MTN. 7900 16.3 9.9 165 15.4 9.0 171 CHRISTINA LAKE 9980 17.6 10.7 164 19.5 11.3 173 DEADMAN HILL 10220 12.3 11.6 106 13.8 10.8 128 LAPRELE CREEK 8320 12.5 6.9 181 11.7 7.9 148 RENO HILL 8400 17.8 8.7 205 15.1 12.0 126 ROACH 9700 17.6 11.5 153 18.1 14.8 122 SAND LAKE 10080 29.0 22.2 131 22.9 13.6 168 SOUTH PASS 9040 22.7 11.8 192 21.5 11.3 190 WINDY PEAK 7840 8.4 4.8 175 9.4 6.1 154 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 158 154 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 14.0 7.7 182 15.1 11.2 135 DIVIDE PEAK 8800 19.7 13.9 142 19.3 16.6 116 OLD BATTLE 10000 33.9 21.5 158 28.3 20.3 139 SANDSTONE RS 8150 16.7 9.8 170 18.8 13.7 137 WHISKEY PARK 8950 30.8 19.3 160 27.2 20.4 133 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 159 132 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9100 16.0 10.0 160 14.8 12.4 119 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 34.0 20.0 170 20.2 17.6 115 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 14.0 9.8 143 14.6 11.5 127 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 15.6 9.4 166 15.8 12.2 130 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8775 18.0 11.0 164 13.1 12.1 108 KENDALL R.S. 7740 20.0 10.4 192 17.4 11.8 147 LOOMIS PARK 8240 15.3 12.2 125 18.5 14.3 129 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 12.9 8.3 155 11.5 11.0 105 SNIDER BASIN 8250 19.9 10.4 191 16.9 11.5 147 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 30.5 19.1 160 20.0 20.2 99 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 29.0 18.2 159 31.0 23.6 131 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 162 123 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 15.1 8.6 176 13.0 10.2 127 HEWINTA 9500 10.7 6.6 162 11.5 8.7 132 HICKERSON PARK 9150 5.7 3.8 150 7.2 6.2 116 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 6.6 3.5 189 7.6 6.2 123 INDIAN CREEK 9425 33.6 18.9 178 20.5 19.1 107 KELLEY R.S. 8180 21.0 11.4 184 24.0 14.3 168 STEEL CREEK PARK 10100 13.1 10.2 128 12.7 8.9 143 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 168 131 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 27.3 13.6 201 25.9 13.4 193 HAYDEN FORK 9400 17.5 10.8 162 21.9 12.5 175 KELLEY R.S. 8180 21.0 11.4 184 24.0 14.3 168 LILY LAKE 9050 15.5 8.6 180 16.4 9.9 166 MONTE CRISTO 8960 34.6 18.2 190 28.4 17.3 164 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 18.4 9.6 192 19.9 12.8 155 TRIAL LAKE 9960 31.9 16.7 191 30.9 16.0 193 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 187 174 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -M = Missing data * = Data may not provide a valid measure of conditions. If the Basin wide percent of average 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 Average represents the snow water equivalent found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to the average 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. Reference period for average conditions is 1961-90. Provisional data, subject to revision. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.