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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: MAY 7 , 2002 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 9.8 41 22.7 24.8 92 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7600 12.2 17.3 71 24.6 32.6 75 GRANITE CREEK 6770 3.8 10.7 36 -M 22.8 * GRASSY LAKE 7265 21.6 30.4 71 38.6 41.5 93 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8775 11.7 11.8 99 14.8 15.7 94 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7860 28.2 32.2 88 36.8 42.2 87 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 22.1 27.1 82 28.1 33.7 83 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 3.1 8.2 38 15.7 22.0 71 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 -M 9.4 * 24.9 26.0 96 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 25.2 26.9 94 24.1 30.7 79 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 9.0 12.7 71 21.7 22.4 97 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 24.2 27.7 87 24.0 29.5 81 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9360 32.4 31.3 104 29.6 32.8 90 WILLOW CREEK 8450 17.9 28.3 63 35.5 38.5 92 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 78 87 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9275 24.1 25.7 94 24.5 24.6 100 BLACK BEAR 8170 40.4 38.4 105 42.3 45.8 92 CANYON 8090 10.6 9.5 112 18.0 18.8 96 FISHER CREEK 9100 38.9 37.3 104 38.7 37.1 104 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 21.8 22.2 98 30.0 30.5 98 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 .3 5.5 5 13.4 15.1 89 PARKER PEAK 9400 22.7 24.3 93 20.8 21.9 95 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 19.0 22.3 85 26.4 27.8 95 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 9.0 12.7 71 21.7 22.4 97 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9360 32.4 31.3 104 29.6 32.8 90 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 13.7 12.9 106 24.3 24.7 98 WHITE MILL 8700 25.3 25.7 98 24.3 29.4 83 WOLVERINE 7650 .4 5.5 7 13.2 15.8 84 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 95 94 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 14.6 12.2 120 18.2 20.2 90 COLD SPRINGS 9630 .1 4.2 2 9.7 14.9 65 DEER PARK 9700 13.3 18.0 74 19.5 27.6 71 HOBBS PARK 10100 12.1 17.4 70 14.3 18.0 79 LITTLE WARM 9370 6.9 9.7 71 15.5 16.7 93 SOUTH PASS 9040 10.4 16.3 64 15.4 22.3 69 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 .0 5.1 0 8.9 12.7 70 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 24.2 27.7 87 24.0 29.5 81 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 2.0 7.6 26 10.6 16.4 65 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 71 76 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 18.3 23.3 79 17.4 22.3 78 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .1 1.7 6 10.6 11.9 89 BLACKWATER 9780 26.6 28.8 92 24.1 25.5 95 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 16.2 17.4 93 16.7 20.2 83 EVENING STAR 9200 28.3 33.0 86 31.7 31.9 99 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 5.8 9.7 60 11.5 18.1 64 KIRWIN 9550 10.7 12.1 88 13.8 15.2 91 MARQUETTE 8760 4.3 10.3 42 9.2 14.1 65 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 5.6 12.9 43 10.5 16.4 64 OWL CREEK 8975 .0 3.3 0 6.6 9.1 73 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 9.1 9.6 95 15.3 16.6 92 SHELL CREEK 9580 16.1 16.6 97 15.6 17.8 88 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 19.0 22.3 85 26.4 27.8 95 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 5.1 5.8 88 18.4 22.8 81 TIMBER CREEK 7950 .0 3.7 0 7.4 11.7 63 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 15.8 16.9 93 18.9 19.4 97 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 80 84 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 26.6 28.8 92 24.1 25.5 95 EVENING STAR 9200 28.3 33.0 86 31.7 31.9 99 KIRWIN 9550 10.7 12.1 88 13.8 15.2 91 MARQUETTE 8760 4.3 10.3 42 9.2 14.1 65 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 19.0 22.3 85 26.4 27.8 95 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 5.1 5.8 88 18.4 22.8 81 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 15.8 16.9 93 18.9 19.4 97 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 85 91 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .1 1.7 6 10.6 11.9 89 BIG GOOSE 7990 8.1 10.5 77 12.1 14.3 85 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 16.2 17.4 93 16.7 20.2 83 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 10.3 12.0 86 12.9 16.1 80 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 15.7 15.6 101 16.8 18.9 89 DOME LAKE 8880 8.4 12.2 69 15.7 17.8 88 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 5.8 9.7 60 11.5 18.1 64 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 .0 3.7 0 11.2 12.1 93 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 5.6 12.9 43 10.5 16.4 64 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 9.1 9.6 95 15.3 16.6 92 SUCKER CREEK 8880 10.7 11.9 90 16.9 18.6 91 TIE CREEK 6870 1.1 2.8 39 13.0 14.1 92 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 76 84 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 .0 2.3 0 10.5 14.4 73 COLE CANYON 5910 -M 4.3 * -M -M * NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 -M 2.4 * 8.6 12.3 70 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 0* 72 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9400 .0 17.6 0 20.4 29.6 69 DIVIDE PEAK 8800 4.8 16.5 29 20.5 24.8 83 ELK RIVER 8700 .1 11.8 1 17.1 23.5 73 JOE WRIGHT 10120 10.8 24.5 44 22.3 30.8 72 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10100 15.3 33.9 45 23.3 30.4 77 OLD BATTLE 10000 21.7 36.3 60 28.5 40.6 70 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 -M -M * -M -M * SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8400 .0 9.1 0 14.1 20.7 68 TOWER 10500 28.2 51.9 54 31.7 45.9 69 WEBBER SPRINGS 9200 6.0 22.1 27 21.2 31.7 67 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 5.2 12.9 40 10.4 16.2 64 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 39 71 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 10.9 26.0 42 16.5 27.6 60 CASPER MTN. 7900 1.2 14.8 8 10.8 20.3 53 DEADMAN HILL 10220 10.4 19.0 55 13.9 21.5 65 DEER PARK 9700 13.3 18.0 74 19.5 27.6 71 LAPRELE CREEK 8320 .1 5.6 2 11.6 17.0 68 RENO HILL 8400 2.3 12.6 18 13.6 20.9 65 ROACH 9700 3.5 16.3 21 14.3 23.1 62 SAND LAKE 10080 20.1 36.4 55 24.0 30.1 80 SOUTH PASS 9040 10.4 16.3 64 15.4 22.3 69 WINDY PEAK 7840 .0 3.5 0 9.8 14.1 70 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 43 67 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 .3 2.9 10 11.9 19.0 63 DIVIDE PEAK 8800 4.8 16.5 29 20.5 24.8 83 OLD BATTLE 10000 21.7 36.3 60 28.5 40.6 70 SANDSTONE RS 8150 .0 7.1 0 16.1 22.4 72 WHISKEY PARK 8950 15.3 28.8 53 23.9 34.4 69 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 46 71 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9100 11.5 11.6 99 14.0 16.3 86 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 -M 26.6 * 21.2 25.7 82 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 10.6 11.4 93 12.4 14.2 87 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 -M 11.3 * -M 16.5 * GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8775 11.7 11.8 99 14.8 15.7 94 KENDALL R.S. 7740 .5 7.3 7 15.1 16.9 89 LOOMIS PARK 8240 11.9 12.3 97 17.9 20.4 88 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 6.5 6.4 102 11.8 13.8 86 SNIDER BASIN 8250 2.8 10.5 27 14.0 18.9 74 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 25.2 26.9 94 24.1 30.7 79 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 15.7 20.9 75 26.4 29.1 91 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 81 85 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 .7 3.9 18 11.0 15.1 73 HEWINTA 9500 .0 7.2 0 13.4 18.2 74 HICKERSON PARK 9150 .0 4.2 0 9.1 10.6 86 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 .0 3.4 0 8.3 10.2 81 INDIAN CREEK 9425 21.2 26.3 81 21.3 29.9 71 KELLEY R.S. 8180 8.1 12.0 68 18.1 24.0 75 STEEL CREEK PARK 10100 12.8 18.4 70 14.2 20.7 69 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 57 74 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 10.1 15.0 67 19.0 22.8 83 HAYDEN FORK 9400 .4 10.6 4 19.4 25.7 75 KELLEY R.S. 8180 8.1 12.0 68 18.1 24.0 75 LILY LAKE 9050 .0 9.0 0 16.3 21.6 75 MONTE CRISTO 8960 17.8 25.9 69 27.3 30.9 88 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 3.1 8.2 38 15.7 22.0 71 TRIAL LAKE 9960 10.4 25.1 41 21.5 30.1 71 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 47 78 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.