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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 FRIDAY: AUGUST 8 , 1997 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 -M .0 * 49.0 31.2 157 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7600 .0 .0 100* 48.9 34.7 141 GRANITE CREEK 6770 -M .0 * 42.8 34.4 124 GRASSY LAKE 7265 .0 .0 100* 72.3 51.7 140 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8775 .0 .0 100* 31.3 23.3 134 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7860 .0 .0 100* 72.4 52.5 138 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 .0 .0 100* 61.6 41.4 149 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 .1 .0 * 34.1 24.7 138 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 -M .0 * -M 36.2 * SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 .0 .0 100* 43.8 37.3 117 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 -M .0 * -M 29.3 * TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 .0 .0 100* 52.4 39.4 133 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9360 .0 .0 100* 60.7 43.0 141 WILLOW CREEK 8450 .0 .0 100* 66.6 44.5 150 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 139 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9275 .3 .0 * 42.2 30.0 141 BLACK BEAR 7950 -M .0 * 85.6 57.0 150 CANYON 7940 .0 .0 100* 34.9 23.8 147 FISHER CREEK 9100 .4 .0 * 68.5 54.2 126 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 .0 .0 100* 53.3 38.5 138 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 .1 .0 * 32.3 21.5 150 PARKER PEAK 9400 .2 .0 * 35.9 27.5 131 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 .0 .0 100* 48.0 32.6 147 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 -M .0 * -M 29.3 * TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9360 .0 .0 100* 60.7 43.0 141 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 .4 .0 * 41.5 32.9 126 WHITE MILL 8700 .1 .0 * 53.7 42.7 126 WOLVERINE 7650 .4 .0 * 25.2 23.2 109 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 136 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 .0 .0 100* 37.2 26.2 142 CHRISTINA LAKE 9980 .0 .0 100* 33.4 28.0 119 COLD SPRINGS 9630 .2 .0 * 24.9 20.1 124 HOBBS PARK 10100 .0 .0 100* 25.3 25.3 100 LITTLE WARM 9620 .4 .0 * 32.1 23.6 136 SOUTH PASS 9040 .3 .0 * 32.9 28.3 116 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 .0 .0 100* 22.8 18.6 123 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 .0 .0 100* 52.4 39.4 133 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 .0 .0 100* 25.0 22.6 111 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 123 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9375 .1 .0 * 35.9 29.8 120 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 7900 .1 .0 * 23.3 18.0 129 BLACKWATER 9780 .2 .0 * 45.0 31.5 143 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 .2 .0 * 31.6 27.9 113 EVENING STAR 9200 .2 .0 * 55.5 38.4 145 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .2 -M * 23.0 21.0 110 KIRWIN 9550 .1 .0 * 29.8 22.1 135 LOST CREEK 8080 -M .0 * -M 23.4 * MARQUETTE 8760 .0 .0 100* 28.0 22.5 124 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .0 .0 100* 30.5 22.9 133 OWL CREEK 8975 .3 .0 * 17.8 14.7 121 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 .4 .0 * 33.0 22.7 145 SHELL CREEK 9580 .1 .0 * 27.5 25.2 109 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 .0 .0 100* 48.0 32.6 147 SYLVAN ROAD 8120 .0 .0 100* 37.2 27.9 133 TIMBER CREEK 7950 .0 .0 100* 20.9 18.0 116 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 .8 .0 * 39.4 27.4 144 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 131 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 .2 .0 * 45.0 31.5 143 EVENING STAR 9200 .2 .0 * 55.5 38.4 145 KIRWIN 9550 .1 .0 * 29.8 22.1 135 MARQUETTE 8760 .0 .0 100* 28.0 22.5 124 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 .0 .0 100* 48.0 32.6 147 SYLVAN ROAD 8120 .0 .0 100* 37.2 27.9 133 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 .8 .0 * 39.4 27.4 144 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 140 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 7900 .1 .0 * 23.3 18.0 129 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 .2 .0 * 31.6 27.9 113 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 .1 .0 * 26.8 22.3 120 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 .2 .0 * -M 26.7 * DOME LAKE 8880 .2 .0 * -M 24.7 * GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .2 -M * 23.0 21.0 110 HANSEN SAWMILL 8760 .0 .0 100* 24.6 17.7 139 LOST CREEK 8080 -M .0 * -M 23.4 * MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .0 .0 100* 30.5 22.9 133 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 .4 .0 * 33.0 22.7 145 SUCKER CREEK 8880 .1 .0 * 30.8 25.7 120 TIE CREEK 6870 .1 -M * 31.2 21.4 146 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 128 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 -M .0 * 30.4 25.0 122 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 .4 -M * 34.9 -M * WARREN PEAK 6520 -M .0 * 33.8 19.0 178 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 146 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9400 .0 .0 100* 45.0 34.4 131 DIVIDE PEAK 8800 .0 .0 100* 35.3 34.0 104 ELK RIVER 8700 .1 .0 * 37.1 28.0 133 JOE WRIGHT 10120 .0 .0 100* 44.1 41.0 108 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10100 .6 .0 * 43.9 36.6 120 OLD BATTLE 10000 .0 .0 100* 52.6 44.1 119 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8400 .0 .0 100* 27.9 27.8 100 TOWER 10500 .1 .0 * 68.2 54.1 126 WEBBER SPRINGS 9200 .0 .0 100* 46.4 37.7 123 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 .0 .0 100* 27.4 22.7 121 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 119 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 .0 .0 100* 42.3 31.1 136 CASPER MTN. 7900 .0 .0 100* 31.1 27.4 114 CHRISTINA LAKE 9980 .0 .0 100* 33.4 28.0 119 DEADMAN HILL 10220 .0 .0 100* 30.5 29.5 103 LAPRELE CREEK 8320 .0 .0 100* 23.8 22.6 105 RENO HILL 8400 .0 .0 100* 31.3 28.7 109 ROACH 9700 .0 .0 100* 33.9 34.7 98 SAND LAKE 10080 .0 .0 100* 43.6 32.4 135 SOUTH PASS 9040 .3 .0 * 32.9 28.3 116 WINDY PEAK 7840 .1 .0 * 21.5 20.2 106 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 115 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 .4 .0 * 18.5 23.2 80 DIVIDE PEAK 8800 .0 .0 100* 35.3 34.0 104 OLD BATTLE 10000 .0 .0 100* 52.6 44.1 119 SANDSTONE RS 8150 .0 .0 100* 29.9 29.2 102 WHISKEY PARK 8950 .0 .0 100* 47.5 41.8 114 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 107 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9100 .0 .0 100* 24.1 23.8 101 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 .1 .0 * 46.4 32.5 143 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 .1 .0 * -M 22.2 * ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 .0 .0 100* 28.5 23.4 122 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8775 .0 .0 100* 31.3 23.3 134 KENDALL R.S. 7740 .1 .0 * 33.3 22.7 147 LOOMIS PARK 8240 .1 .0 * 38.4 27.5 140 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 .0 .0 100* 22.3 21.2 105 SNIDER BASIN 8250 .2 .0 * 25.5 22.2 115 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 .0 .0 100* 43.8 37.3 117 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 .0 .0 100* 53.2 43.4 123 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 125 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 .0 .0 100* 23.5 19.5 121 HEWINTA 9500 .1 .0 * 24.4 23.1 106 HICKERSON PARK 9150 .0 .0 100* 17.9 19.3 93 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 .1 .0 * 18.6 19.3 96 INDIAN CREEK 9425 .0 .0 100* 42.6 36.0 118 KELLEY R.S. 8180 .0 .0 100* 39.7 27.4 145 STEEL CREEK PARK 10100 -M .0 * 27.5 26.6 103 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 113 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 .2 .0 * 40.4 27.2 149 HAYDEN FORK 9400 .0 .0 100* 35.0 30.5 115 KELLEY R.S. 8180 .0 .0 100* 39.7 27.4 145 LILY LAKE 9050 .0 .0 100* 29.4 24.9 118 MONTE CRISTO 8960 .3 .0 * 46.0 37.0 124 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 .1 .0 * 34.1 24.7 138 TRIAL LAKE 9960 .1 .0 * -M 36.0 * ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 131 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.