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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 SUNDAY: DECEMBER 9 , 2001 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 4.0 5.1 78 8.6 7.0 123 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7600 6.2 6.0 103 9.0 9.2 98 GRANITE CREEK 6770 5.2 4.5 116 9.0 6.3 143 GRASSY LAKE 7265 8.0 9.5 84 12.2 11.4 107 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8775 5.6 4.7 119 5.0 4.7 106 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7860 9.8 9.5 103 12.2 11.6 105 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 9.5 8.1 117 11.0 8.8 125 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 4.1 3.3 124 6.4 5.9 108 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 -M 5.0 * -M 7.5 * SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 7.4 8.4 88 9.8 8.6 114 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 4.9 4.9 100 7.3 6.3 116 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 8.6 8.2 105 8.7 8.3 105 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9360 10.6 9.7 109 9.3 9.4 99 WILLOW CREEK 8450 7.5 9.4 80 13.1 10.7 122 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 100 112 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9275 7.6 8.2 93 7.0 6.7 104 BLACK BEAR 7950 -M 11.7 * -M 12.2 * CANYON 7940 4.6 3.9 118 5.8 5.6 104 FISHER CREEK 9100 10.4 11.2 93 10.5 10.5 100 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 -M 7.5 * -M 8.3 * NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 1.8 3.2 56 3.9 4.6 85 PARKER PEAK 9400 -M 7.7 * -M 6.3 * SYLVAN LAKE 8420 6.4 7.5 85 8.5 8.4 101 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 4.9 4.9 100 7.3 6.3 116 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9360 10.6 9.7 109 9.3 9.4 99 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 4.9 4.8 102 8.5 6.8 125 WHITE MILL 8700 7.7 7.9 97 7.5 8.5 88 WOLVERINE 7650 2.5 3.7 68 4.3 4.8 90 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 94 101 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 5.6 4.6 122 6.1 5.7 107 COLD SPRINGS 9630 1.6 3.6 44 2.3 4.3 53 DEER PARK 9700 6.6 5.1 129 7.9 -M * HOBBS PARK 10100 4.2 6.0 70 3.6 5.2 69 LITTLE WARM 9620 3.9 3.9 100 4.8 4.9 98 SOUTH PASS 9040 5.2 6.0 87 6.3 6.2 102 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 .9 3.0 30 1.9 3.6 53 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 8.6 8.2 105 8.7 8.3 105 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 1.7 3.4 50 2.1 4.8 44 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 87 83 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9375 6.5 6.9 94 5.9 6.0 98 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 7900 1.9 1.9 100 4.1 3.7 111 BLACKWATER 9780 7.8 9.0 87 6.8 7.6 89 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 5.6 5.9 95 5.5 5.4 102 EVENING STAR 9200 8.1 10.0 81 10.0 9.3 108 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 1.8 2.9 62 4.3 3.9 110 KIRWIN 9550 4.0 4.7 85 4.3 4.5 96 MARQUETTE 8760 1.6 4.1 39 2.0 4.0 50 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 1.8 4.1 44 4.2 5.1 82 OWL CREEK 8975 1.2 2.1 57 1.7 2.4 71 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 4.6 3.8 121 5.9 4.4 134 SHELL CREEK 9580 6.5 5.6 116 6.2 4.9 127 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 6.4 7.5 85 8.5 8.4 101 SYLVAN ROAD 8120 2.9 4.3 67 7.0 7.8 90 TIMBER CREEK 7950 .5 2.5 20 1.7 3.5 49 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 5.0 5.6 89 6.0 5.7 105 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 82 97 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 7.8 9.0 87 6.8 7.6 89 EVENING STAR 9200 8.1 10.0 81 10.0 9.3 108 KIRWIN 9550 4.0 4.7 85 4.3 4.5 96 MARQUETTE 8760 1.6 4.1 39 2.0 4.0 50 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 6.4 7.5 85 8.5 8.4 101 SYLVAN ROAD 8120 2.9 4.3 67 7.0 7.8 90 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 5.0 5.6 89 6.0 5.7 105 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 79 94 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 7900 1.9 1.9 100 4.1 3.7 111 BIG GOOSE 7990 2.8 -M * 4.8 4.3 112 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 5.6 5.9 95 5.5 5.4 102 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 2.5 4.0 62 4.1 4.5 91 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 4.6 4.3 107 5.6 5.5 102 DOME LAKE 8880 4.3 4.6 93 6.1 5.2 117 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 1.8 2.9 62 4.3 3.9 110 HANSEN SAWMILL 8760 1.5 2.3 65 3.4 3.5 97 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 1.8 4.1 44 4.2 5.1 82 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 4.6 3.8 121 5.9 4.4 134 SUCKER CREEK 8880 3.6 3.7 97 5.7 5.0 114 TIE CREEK 6870 .8 1.4 57 4.2 3.7 114 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 85 107 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 1.8 2.3 78 3.9 4.0 98 COLE CANYON 5910 .7 -M * 2.0 -M * NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 2.3 -M * 3.2 3.6 89 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 78* 93 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9400 5.6 6.2 90 7.0 7.5 93 DIVIDE PEAK 8800 5.2 6.1 85 6.3 7.1 89 ELK RIVER 8700 3.8 4.1 93 5.5 6.1 90 JOE WRIGHT 10120 6.9 7.1 97 7.3 8.7 84 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10100 5.5 9.3 59 5.2 8.5 61 OLD BATTLE 10000 8.7 10.6 82 10.4 10.8 96 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 3.5 -M * 6.7 -M * SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8400 2.5 3.5 71 3.5 5.8 60 TOWER 10500 10.9 14.7 74 11.8 12.3 96 WEBBER SPRINGS 9200 6.8 7.9 86 8.2 9.0 91 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 2.7 4.1 66 3.6 4.8 75 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 80 85 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 4.3 7.2 60 5.3 7.1 75 CASPER MTN. 7900 3.5 5.2 67 5.4 5.7 95 DEADMAN HILL 10220 2.8 5.7 49 4.0 5.9 68 DEER PARK 9700 6.6 5.1 129 7.9 -M * LAPRELE CREEK 8320 1.7 3.8 45 4.5 4.7 96 RENO HILL 8400 3.1 4.9 63 4.7 5.5 85 ROACH 9700 2.8 5.0 56 4.3 6.0 72 SAND LAKE 10080 7.3 10.7 68 7.5 8.2 91 SOUTH PASS 9040 5.2 6.0 87 6.3 6.2 102 WINDY PEAK 7840 1.3 2.6 50 3.9 4.2 93 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 69 86 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 3.4 2.3 148 2.1 5.0 42 DIVIDE PEAK 8800 5.2 6.1 85 6.3 7.1 89 OLD BATTLE 10000 8.7 10.6 82 10.4 10.8 96 SANDSTONE RS 8150 3.0 3.0 100 6.6 6.3 105 WHISKEY PARK 8950 6.9 7.3 95 8.9 9.0 99 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 93 90 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9100 6.1 4.8 127 5.3 4.8 110 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 9.5 8.7 109 9.0 7.5 120 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 3.3 3.9 85 5.2 4.0 130 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 5.0 4.2 119 5.7 4.9 116 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8775 5.6 4.7 119 5.0 4.7 106 KENDALL R.S. 7740 3.7 4.1 90 6.0 4.7 128 LOOMIS PARK 8240 6.3 5.4 117 7.2 5.7 126 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 3.6 3.5 103 4.5 4.3 105 SNIDER BASIN 8250 1.6 4.5 36 5.7 5.3 108 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 7.4 8.4 88 9.8 8.6 114 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 8.2 7.8 105 10.2 7.6 134 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 101 119 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 4.4 3.2 138 4.1 4.1 100 HEWINTA 9500 -M 2.6 * -M 5.3 * HICKERSON PARK 9150 1.7 1.8 94 3.7 3.5 106 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 2.2 1.8 122 3.8 3.1 123 INDIAN CREEK 9425 9.4 8.2 115 8.4 8.1 104 KELLEY R.S. 8180 5.6 5.1 110 7.5 6.7 112 STEEL CREEK PARK 10100 4.8 4.7 102 5.7 5.7 100 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 113 106 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 5.1 5.1 100 8.1 6.5 125 HAYDEN FORK 9400 6.0 3.8 158 9.4 7.0 134 KELLEY R.S. 8180 5.6 5.1 110 7.5 6.7 112 LILY LAKE 9050 4.5 3.5 129 7.2 6.4 112 MONTE CRISTO 8960 8.0 6.6 121 10.1 8.3 122 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 4.1 3.3 124 6.4 5.9 108 TRIAL LAKE 9960 8.7 6.8 128 11.4 7.8 146 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 123 124 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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 1971-2000. 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.