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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 SATURDAY: NOVEMBER 4 , 2000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 .0 1.0 -0* 2.4 2.5 96 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7600 1.3 1.1 118* 3.5 2.7 130 GRANITE CREEK 6770 .1 .9 11* 2.9 2.8 104 GRASSY LAKE 7265 1.3 1.6 81* 3.8 4.0 95 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8775 -M 1.4 * -M 1.9 * LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7860 .9 1.9 47* 3.5 4.1 85 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 2.1 1.6 131* 3.1 3.2 97 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 .0 .2 0* 2.8 2.0 140 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 .2 .9 22* 3.5 2.8 125 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 2.4 1.9 126* 3.2 2.6 123 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 -M .8 * -M 2.3 * TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 2.8 2.7 104* 2.9 3.0 97 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9360 3.1 3.9 79 3.1 3.4 91 WILLOW CREEK 8450 .7 1.7 41* 4.2 3.4 124 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 77* 107 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9275 2.5 3.4 74 2.5 2.2 114 BLACK BEAR 7950 3.9 3.3 118* 5.5 4.1 134 CANYON 7940 .6 1.0 60* 2.3 2.0 115 FISHER CREEK 9100 2.6 3.2 81* 3.8 3.6 106 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 1.6 1.8 89* 4.1 2.9 141 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 .0 .4 0* 1.8 1.7 106 PARKER PEAK 9400 2.5 4.1 61 3.0 2.5 120 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 1.7 2.9 59 4.0 3.0 133 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 -M .8 * -M 2.3 * TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9360 3.1 3.9 79 3.1 3.4 91 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 .2 1.0 20* 3.9 2.5 156 WHITE MILL 8700 1.9 2.3 83* 2.9 3.2 91 WOLVERINE 7650 .0 .5 0* 2.6 1.8 144 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 74* 120 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 .9 1.2 75* 1.4 2.0 70 COLD SPRINGS 9630 .4 1.1 36 .9 2.1 43 DEER PARK 9700 2.5 -M * 2.6 -M * HOBBS PARK 10100 1.8 2.4 75 1.4 2.2 64 LITTLE WARM 9620 1.2 1.2 100* 1.4 2.1 67 SOUTH PASS 9040 1.6 2.9 55 1.8 2.5 72 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 .3 .9 33 .9 1.9 47 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 2.8 2.7 104* 2.9 3.0 97 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 .8 1.2 67 1.7 2.1 81 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 72 69 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9375 2.1 2.9 72 2.4 2.6 92 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 7900 .6 .8 75 1.0 1.8 56 BLACKWATER 9780 2.8 2.9 97 2.9 2.7 107 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 1.8 2.9 62 2.5 2.4 104 EVENING STAR 9200 1.5 4.3 35 4.0 3.3 121 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .5 1.2 42 1.4 2.1 67 KIRWIN 9550 1.2 1.7 71 1.8 1.8 100 MARQUETTE 8760 .0 1.1 0 1.5 2.0 75 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .9 1.6 56 2.1 2.3 91 OWL CREEK 8975 .4 .6 67 1.0 1.1 91 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 .4 1.4 29 1.8 2.1 86 SHELL CREEK 9580 2.6 2.7 96 2.5 2.1 119 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 1.7 2.9 59 4.0 3.0 133 SYLVAN ROAD 8120 .1 1.8 6 3.2 2.5 128 TIMBER CREEK 7950 .0 .4 -0* 1.5 1.4 107 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 1.1 2.6 42 2.7 2.2 123 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 56 103 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 2.8 2.9 97 2.9 2.7 107 EVENING STAR 9200 1.5 4.3 35 4.0 3.3 121 KIRWIN 9550 1.2 1.7 71 1.8 1.8 100 MARQUETTE 8760 .0 1.1 0 1.5 2.0 75 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 1.7 2.9 59 4.0 3.0 133 SYLVAN ROAD 8120 .1 1.8 6 3.2 2.5 128 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 1.1 2.6 42 2.7 2.2 123 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 49 115 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 7900 .6 .8 75 1.0 1.8 56 BIG GOOSE 7990 .6 -M * 2.1 -M * BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 1.8 2.9 62 2.5 2.4 104 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 .8 1.8 44 1.6 2.2 73 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 .6 1.5 40* 2.3 2.3 100 DOME LAKE 8880 1.5 2.1 71 2.2 2.5 88 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .5 1.2 42 1.4 2.1 67 HANSEN SAWMILL 8760 .3 .9 33 1.6 1.7 94 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .9 1.6 56 2.1 2.3 91 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 .4 1.4 29 1.8 2.1 86 SUCKER CREEK 8880 .4 1.3 31* 1.7 2.4 71 TIE CREEK 6870 .3 -M * 1.9 2.1 90 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 50 84 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 2.7 1.8 150 3.2 1.9 168 COLE CANYON 5910 2.8 1.8 156 3.4 1.5 227 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 2.4 -M * 3.5 -M * ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 153 194 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9400 1.1 1.9 58* 1.5 2.9 52 DIVIDE PEAK 8800 1.1 2.5 44 2.7 3.5 77 ELK RIVER 8700 .7 .7 100* 1.4 2.6 54 JOE WRIGHT 10120 2.6 3.5 74 2.2 3.9 56 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10100 2.0 2.7 74* 1.9 2.7 70 OLD BATTLE 10000 2.7 4.1 66 2.7 3.8 71 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8400 1.6 .6 267* 1.4 2.6 54 TOWER 10500 3.4 6.8 50 3.6 4.6 78 WEBBER SPRINGS 9200 1.0 2.4 42* 1.5 3.5 43 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 1.0 1.3 77* 1.0 2.0 50 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 65* 62 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 1.3 2.4 54* 1.4 2.7 52 CASPER MTN. 7900 1.3 1.6 81* 1.7 2.8 61 DEADMAN HILL 10220 1.6 1.7 94* 1.2 2.7 44 DEER PARK 9700 2.5 -M * 2.6 -M * LAPRELE CREEK 8320 1.1 1.1 100 1.6 1.7 94 RENO HILL 8400 1.4 1.9 74 1.4 2.9 48 ROACH 9700 1.1 1.7 65* 1.5 3.1 48 SAND LAKE 10080 2.4 3.7 65 2.7 2.9 93 SOUTH PASS 9040 1.6 2.9 55 1.8 2.5 72 WINDY PEAK 7840 1.3 .4 325* 2.0 1.4 143 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 75* 67 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 .3 .6 50* 1.8 2.1 86 DIVIDE PEAK 8800 1.1 2.5 44 2.7 3.5 77 OLD BATTLE 10000 2.7 4.1 66 2.7 3.8 71 SANDSTONE RS 8150 .5 1.0 50* 2.4 2.0 120 WHISKEY PARK 8950 1.2 2.8 43* 1.9 2.3 83 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 53* 84 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9100 2.1 1.0 210* 2.3 1.9 121 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 2.0 2.8 71* 2.6 2.4 108 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 .6 .6 100* 1.9 1.8 106 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 2.0 1.2 167* 2.9 1.9 153 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8775 -M 1.4 * -M 1.9 * KENDALL R.S. 7740 .1 .3 33* 1.6 1.8 89 LOOMIS PARK 8240 1.5 .8 188* 2.2 2.2 100 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 .8 .2 400* 1.9 1.7 112 SNIDER BASIN 8250 .2 .3 67* 1.6 1.8 89 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 2.4 1.9 126* 3.2 2.6 123 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 1.6 1.4 114* 2.9 3.4 85 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 127* 107 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 .2 .2 100* 1.7 1.6 106 HEWINTA 9500 -M .4 * -M 2.6 * HICKERSON PARK 9150 .8 .4 200* 3.2 2.2 145 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 .1 .2 50* 2.7 2.2 123 INDIAN CREEK 9425 2.7 2.1 129* 2.7 2.8 96 KELLEY R.S. 8180 .8 .8 100* 2.5 2.2 114 STEEL CREEK PARK 10100 1.4 2.3 61 2.4 2.6 92 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 100* 112 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 .0 1.4 -0* 1.9 3.6 53 HAYDEN FORK 9400 .8 1.2 67* 3.2 2.8 114 KELLEY R.S. 8180 .8 .8 100* 2.5 2.2 114 LILY LAKE 9050 .7 1.2 58* 2.7 2.9 93 MONTE CRISTO 8960 .0 1.7 0* 3.0 3.9 77 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 .0 .2 0* 2.8 2.0 140 TRIAL LAKE 9960 2.1 2.3 91* 4.5 3.3 136 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 50* 100 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.