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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 MONDAY: MARCH 23 , 1998 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 14.9 17.2 87 17.6 22.0 80 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7600 19.9 23.0 87 21.3 24.7 86 GRANITE CREEK 6770 16.1 17.9 90 18.4 23.2 79 GRASSY LAKE 7265 28.7 34.6 83 30.3 36.5 83 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8775 9.9 15.1 66 10.9 15.7 69 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7860 26.3 34.2 77 28.0 37.0 76 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 24.7 28.1 88 24.4 29.3 83 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 13.9 13.9 100 16.1 16.7 96 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 15.3 18.2 84 -M 25.6 * SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 20.5 27.0 76 19.7 26.9 73 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 14.2 16.5 86 15.6 20.6 76 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 23.0 24.0 96 21.5 27.8 77 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9360 24.5 25.7 95 24.1 30.3 80 WILLOW CREEK 8450 25.3 29.4 86 28.0 31.7 88 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 85 81 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9275 17.5 22.7 77 15.3 17.3 88 BLACK BEAR 7950 34.9 36.8 95 31.4 39.1 80 CANYON 7940 12.1 12.5 97 13.4 13.7 98 FISHER CREEK 9100 27.8 34.5 81 25.1 35.2 71 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 19.1 23.7 81 20.4 25.3 81 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 6.8 9.0 76 11.0 11.4 96 PARKER PEAK 9400 16.8 20.8 81 14.9 14.9 100 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 16.0 21.3 75 18.7 18.4 102 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 14.2 16.5 86 15.6 20.6 76 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9360 24.5 25.7 95 24.1 30.3 80 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 13.1 16.7 78 16.3 21.0 78 WHITE MILL 8700 20.7 24.3 85 19.1 27.3 70 WOLVERINE 7650 9.0 11.3 80 9.4 12.3 76 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 84 82 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 13.1 14.6 90 14.3 15.9 90 COLD SPRINGS 9630 8.7 8.0 109 9.6 10.0 96 DEER PARK 9700 -M -M * 18.2 -M * HOBBS PARK 10100 12.9 14.3 90 11.4 13.3 86 LITTLE WARM 9620 9.5 11.0 86 11.4 12.6 90 SOUTH PASS 9040 13.8 15.8 87 15.2 16.1 94 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 8.6 7.3 118 8.6 9.6 90 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 23.0 24.0 96 21.5 27.8 77 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 10.5 9.4 112 12.1 11.7 103 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 96 89 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9375 18.0 19.6 92 15.9 16.4 97 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 7900 6.0 6.8 88 6.8 7.6 89 BLACKWATER 9780 18.8 21.2 89 16.7 17.3 97 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 15.0 15.7 96 14.7 14.1 104 EVENING STAR 9200 21.0 25.9 81 22.9 21.6 106 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 8.6 -M * 8.8 9.0 98 KIRWIN 9550 11.1 9.5 117 12.3 10.2 121 MARQUETTE 8760 12.1 7.7 157 12.4 8.8 141 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 9.8 11.5 85 9.2 11.0 84 OWL CREEK 8975 6.6 4.3 153 6.3 5.8 109 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 9.9 10.4 95 10.8 10.9 99 SHELL CREEK 9580 13.0 14.4 90 9.9 12.4 80 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 16.0 21.3 75 18.7 18.4 102 SYLVAN ROAD 8120 9.3 12.4 75 13.1 15.4 85 TIMBER CREEK 7950 7.6 5.9 129 9.2 6.4 144 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 13.0 16.6 78 13.2 15.9 83 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 92 100 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 18.8 21.2 89 16.7 17.3 97 EVENING STAR 9200 21.0 25.9 81 22.9 21.6 106 KIRWIN 9550 11.1 9.5 117 12.3 10.2 121 MARQUETTE 8760 12.1 7.7 157 12.4 8.8 141 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 16.0 21.3 75 18.7 18.4 102 SYLVAN ROAD 8120 9.3 12.4 75 13.1 15.4 85 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 13.0 16.6 78 13.2 15.9 83 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 88 102 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 7900 6.0 6.8 88 6.8 7.6 89 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 15.0 15.7 96 14.7 14.1 104 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 10.1 11.2 90 11.2 10.7 105 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 13.2 13.9 95 13.3 12.4 107 DOME LAKE 8880 9.8 13.1 75 12.2 12.4 98 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 8.6 -M * 8.8 9.0 98 HANSEN SAWMILL 8760 7.2 6.8 106 8.3 7.3 114 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 9.8 11.5 85 9.2 11.0 84 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 9.9 10.4 95 10.8 10.9 99 SUCKER CREEK 8880 11.4 11.5 99 13.0 12.3 106 TIE CREEK 6870 7.3 -M * 11.3 10.2 111 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 92 101 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 8.9 10.6 84 11.9 9.3 128 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 9.4 -M * 9.5 -M * WARREN PEAK 6520 12.5 10.6 118 9.8 7.5 131 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 101 129 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9400 21.2 24.1 88 21.2 23.3 91 DIVIDE PEAK 8800 17.6 19.9 88 18.5 21.6 86 ELK RIVER 8700 15.8 19.2 82 16.5 18.1 91 JOE WRIGHT 10120 18.1 20.8 87 21.2 23.6 90 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10100 28.6 24.2 118 26.5 22.2 119 OLD BATTLE 10000 28.2 30.3 93 31.7 28.5 111 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8400 9.7 12.2 80 11.5 15.3 75 TOWER 10500 -M 43.2 * 36.3 34.4 106 WEBBER SPRINGS 9200 18.3 26.5 69 23.2 23.9 97 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 6.3 11.2 56 7.1 11.8 60 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 87 96 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 19.9 24.4 82 19.4 18.3 106 CASPER MTN. 7900 12.2 15.2 80 11.6 13.1 89 DEADMAN HILL 10220 13.5 15.8 85 12.7 15.6 81 DEER PARK 9700 -M -M * 18.2 -M * LAPRELE CREEK 8320 8.7 10.0 87 10.3 11.0 94 RENO HILL 8400 11.5 13.3 86 10.7 17.9 60 ROACH 9700 13.4 16.4 82 15.1 20.0 76 SAND LAKE 10080 24.2 31.4 77 21.6 19.2 113 SOUTH PASS 9040 13.8 15.8 87 15.2 16.1 94 WINDY PEAK 7840 6.9 8.2 84 8.1 8.8 92 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 82 89 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 12.7 11.0 115 14.7 14.5 101 DIVIDE PEAK 8800 17.6 19.9 88 18.5 21.6 86 OLD BATTLE 10000 28.2 30.3 93 31.7 28.5 111 SANDSTONE RS 8150 14.7 14.3 103 17.8 17.7 101 WHISKEY PARK 8950 26.6 27.6 96 25.2 26.5 95 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 97 99 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9100 10.6 14.0 76 9.8 16.0 61 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 21.5 28.4 76 16.5 23.6 70 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 10.0 13.6 74 9.8 14.9 66 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 11.2 13.3 84 11.5 15.7 73 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8775 9.9 15.1 66 10.9 15.7 69 KENDALL R.S. 7740 12.3 14.5 85 12.5 15.3 82 LOOMIS PARK 8240 11.9 17.0 70 13.9 18.6 75 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 9.0 11.0 82 9.4 14.2 66 SNIDER BASIN 8250 10.7 14.4 74 10.9 14.9 73 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 20.5 27.0 76 19.7 26.9 73 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 19.3 24.8 78 19.7 30.6 64 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 76 70 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 10.1 12.1 83 9.8 13.2 74 HEWINTA 9500 10.3 10.7 96 13.5 12.3 110 HICKERSON PARK 9150 10.3 6.3 163 11.4 8.8 130 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 7.6 6.0 127 10.0 8.8 114 INDIAN CREEK 9425 22.1 27.5 80 17.4 25.4 69 KELLEY R.S. 8180 14.4 16.6 87 14.9 18.5 81 STEEL CREEK PARK 10100 13.8 15.4 90 16.5 12.1 136 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 94 94 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 20.6 20.0 103 19.9 18.5 108 HAYDEN FORK 9400 11.9 15.9 75 18.0 18.0 100 KELLEY R.S. 8180 14.4 16.6 87 14.9 18.5 81 LILY LAKE 9050 12.8 12.6 102 15.3 13.9 110 MONTE CRISTO 8960 29.2 28.0 104 24.8 24.3 102 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 13.9 13.9 100 16.1 16.7 96 TRIAL LAKE 9960 19.1 24.3 79 20.0 22.8 88 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 93 97 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.