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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 TUESDAY: APRIL 11 , 2000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 14.3 16.5 87 19.8 23.6 84 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7600 20.2 23.6 86 22.7 26.5 86 GRANITE CREEK 6770 -M 18.1 * -M 24.9 * GRASSY LAKE 7265 30.8 37.4 82 30.9 39.4 78 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8775 11.6 15.9 73 10.5 16.9 62 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7860 -M 36.5 * 28.4 40.0 71 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 23.4 30.5 77 22.7 31.6 72 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 12.2 14.0 87 14.1 17.9 79 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 14.2 18.7 76 20.1 27.6 73 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 22.9 29.1 79 21.8 29.0 75 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 -M 17.3 * -M 22.1 * TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 22.3 26.5 84 23.1 30.0 77 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9360 24.5 26.7 92 23.2 32.5 71 WILLOW CREEK 8450 28.0 31.4 89 28.2 34.0 83 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 83 76 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9275 21.9 25.0 88 20.1 19.2 105 BLACK BEAR 7950 -M 39.7 * 33.9 43.0 79 CANYON 7940 13.2 13.4 99 14.7 15.0 98 FISHER CREEK 9100 33.0 37.4 88 31.7 38.8 82 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 19.0 25.4 75 22.1 27.8 79 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 9.8 9.1 108 12.8 12.6 102 PARKER PEAK 9400 18.4 22.8 81 -M 16.5 * SYLVAN LAKE 8420 19.2 23.4 82 21.5 20.3 106 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 -M 17.3 * -M 22.1 * TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9360 24.5 26.7 92 23.2 32.5 71 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 14.5 18.0 81 16.9 23.1 73 WHITE MILL 8700 24.7 25.6 96 21.9 30.0 73 WOLVERINE 7650 10.3 11.8 87 11.3 13.6 83 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 87 83 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 12.8 15.2 84 14.0 17.6 80 COLD SPRINGS 9630 5.5 8.6 64 8.5 11.4 75 DEER PARK 9700 13.7 -M * 17.0 -M * HOBBS PARK 10100 11.3 16.1 70 10.0 15.2 66 LITTLE WARM 9620 -M 13.0 * -M 14.3 * SOUTH PASS 9040 14.0 17.3 81 14.6 18.3 80 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 3.8 7.2 53 6.1 11.0 55 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 22.3 26.5 84 23.1 30.0 77 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 6.4 10.3 62 8.2 13.5 61 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 75 72 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9375 21.2 21.8 97 19.6 18.5 106 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 7900 4.0 7.0 57 6.4 9.0 71 BLACKWATER 9780 18.4 24.0 77 17.4 18.9 92 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 15.8 17.6 90 16.1 16.1 100 EVENING STAR 9200 23.8 28.6 83 25.4 23.8 107 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 8.0 10.3 78 8.1 10.5 77 KIRWIN 9550 9.3 10.8 86 11.3 11.6 97 MARQUETTE 8760 7.4 8.5 87 7.4 10.8 69 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 12.6 13.2 95 9.0 12.8 70 OWL CREEK 8975 4.0 4.7 85 5.0 6.8 74 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 9.4 11.4 82 11.7 12.6 93 SHELL CREEK 9580 15.2 15.9 96 13.7 14.0 98 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 19.2 23.4 82 21.5 20.3 106 SYLVAN ROAD 8120 12.5 11.3 111 15.5 17.0 91 TIMBER CREEK 7950 3.5 6.5 54 5.3 8.0 66 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 15.8 18.0 88 13.8 17.6 78 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 86 91 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 18.4 24.0 77 17.4 18.9 92 EVENING STAR 9200 23.8 28.6 83 25.4 23.8 107 KIRWIN 9550 9.3 10.8 86 11.3 11.6 97 MARQUETTE 8760 7.4 8.5 87 7.4 10.8 69 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 19.2 23.4 82 21.5 20.3 106 SYLVAN ROAD 8120 12.5 11.3 111 15.5 17.0 91 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 15.8 18.0 88 13.8 17.6 78 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 85 94 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 7900 4.0 7.0 57 6.4 9.0 71 BIG GOOSE 7990 8.7 -M * 9.9 -M * BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 15.8 17.6 90 16.1 16.1 100 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 13.3 12.6 106 13.4 12.5 107 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 15.9 16.3 98 13.6 14.6 93 DOME LAKE 8880 11.9 14.5 82 13.6 14.3 95 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 8.0 10.3 78 8.1 10.5 77 HANSEN SAWMILL 8760 5.2 7.5 69 7.3 8.7 84 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 12.6 13.2 95 9.0 12.8 70 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 9.4 11.4 82 11.7 12.6 93 SUCKER CREEK 8880 13.5 13.0 104 16.3 14.2 115 TIE CREEK 6870 6.5 -M * 10.5 11.9 88 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 89 92 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 6.4 11.5 56 8.5 11.3 75 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 7.3 -M * 7.2 -M * WARREN PEAK 6520 12.5 11.5 109 9.3 8.8 106 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 82 89 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9400 27.9 24.5 114 26.2 25.7 102 DIVIDE PEAK 8800 15.2 21.7 70 17.7 24.3 73 ELK RIVER 8700 17.3 20.3 85 17.5 20.2 87 JOE WRIGHT 10120 22.6 23.6 96 25.9 26.8 97 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10100 25.6 27.5 93 23.5 25.0 94 OLD BATTLE 10000 26.2 34.8 75 29.7 32.0 93 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8400 9.7 13.1 74 11.9 17.7 67 TOWER 10500 46.4 48.0 97 40.8 38.5 106 WEBBER SPRINGS 9200 18.9 28.5 66 22.2 27.0 82 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 15.1 13.1 115 15.3 13.5 113 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 88 92 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 18.5 28.3 65 18.5 20.9 89 CASPER MTN. 7900 15.7 18.3 86 12.4 15.6 79 DEADMAN HILL 10220 14.7 17.5 84 16.1 18.2 88 DEER PARK 9700 13.7 -M * 17.0 -M * LAPRELE CREEK 8320 9.5 10.2 93 12.2 12.8 95 RENO HILL 8400 13.5 15.2 89 13.5 20.3 67 ROACH 9700 15.6 17.9 87 17.9 22.7 79 SAND LAKE 10080 24.4 35.0 70 20.8 21.8 95 SOUTH PASS 9040 14.0 17.3 81 14.6 18.3 80 WINDY PEAK 7840 7.9 9.2 86 10.6 10.4 102 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 79 85 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 5.8 11.0 53 12.8 16.4 78 DIVIDE PEAK 8800 15.2 21.7 70 17.7 24.3 73 OLD BATTLE 10000 26.2 34.8 75 29.7 32.0 93 SANDSTONE RS 8150 11.5 15.2 76 16.3 20.1 81 WHISKEY PARK 8950 23.8 30.2 79 26.4 30.1 88 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 73 84 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9100 11.4 15.2 75 10.5 17.2 61 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 25.1 30.7 82 17.7 25.4 70 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 11.8 14.7 80 11.1 16.1 69 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 11.8 14.7 80 12.0 16.9 71 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8775 11.6 15.9 73 10.5 16.9 62 KENDALL R.S. 7740 12.8 13.6 94 14.2 16.5 86 LOOMIS PARK 8240 16.1 17.1 94 17.1 20.0 86 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 10.5 10.9 96 10.0 15.3 65 SNIDER BASIN 8250 12.4 15.3 81 11.5 16.1 71 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 22.9 29.1 79 21.8 29.0 75 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 21.3 26.6 80 23.4 32.8 71 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 82 72 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 10.1 7.6 133 8.8 14.2 62 HEWINTA 9500 8.5 9.7 88 12.1 14.2 85 HICKERSON PARK 9150 6.4 6.7 96 7.8 10.4 75 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 5.3 6.3 84 7.9 10.4 76 INDIAN CREEK 9425 23.0 30.0 77 18.9 27.5 69 KELLEY R.S. 8180 13.5 17.5 77 14.6 19.9 73 STEEL CREEK PARK 10100 13.4 17.5 77 13.7 13.9 99 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 84 76 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 15.6 20.4 76 13.4 20.6 65 HAYDEN FORK 9400 11.0 12.4 89 17.3 20.4 85 KELLEY R.S. 8180 13.5 17.5 77 14.6 19.9 73 LILY LAKE 9050 8.8 13.0 68 13.4 15.9 84 MONTE CRISTO 8960 18.7 29.5 63 19.5 27.2 72 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 12.2 14.0 87 14.1 17.9 79 TRIAL LAKE 9960 20.5 25.7 80 21.2 25.4 83 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 76 77 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -M = Missing data * = Data may not provide a valid measure of conditions. Units = inches for the Current and Average Snow Water Equivalent and Total Precipitation values 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.