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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 27 , 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 3.8 13.4 28 20.4 24.0 85 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7600 11.4 20.8 55 22.1 31.4 70 GRANITE CREEK 6770 6.4 13.9 46 18.0 22.1 81 GRASSY LAKE 7265 24.9 34.3 73 35.1 40.3 87 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 7.6 13.6 56 11.2 15.0 75 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 24.2 35.1 69 32.6 41.0 80 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 -M 29.7 * -M 32.6 * SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 4.8 11.6 41 15.1 21.3 71 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 2.8 13.5 21 19.7 25.1 78 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 21.6 28.6 76 21.5 29.7 72 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 7.2 15.8 46 17.9 21.6 83 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 19.6 27.6 71 21.0 28.5 74 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 24.7 31.5 78 23.7 31.6 75 WILLOW CREEK 8450 18.0 30.9 58 31.9 37.0 86 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 61 79 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9275 20.0 25.8 78 20.2 23.1 87 BLACK BEAR 8170 38.0 40.1 95 39.6 45.1 88 CANYON 8090 -M 12.0 * -M 17.4 * FISHER CREEK 9100 28.7 37.6 76 30.7 41.2 75 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 22.5 24.7 91 25.3 30.0 84 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 .1 8.0 1 10.9 14.5 75 PARKER PEAK 9400 15.5 24.2 64 15.6 19.1 82 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 9.5 23.9 40 20.2 24.2 83 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 7.2 15.8 46 17.9 21.6 83 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 24.7 31.5 78 23.7 31.6 75 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 13.8 15.8 87 22.0 23.8 92 WHITE MILL 8700 19.2 26.3 73 21.3 30.7 69 WOLVERINE 7650 .2 8.2 2 10.2 14.9 68 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 71 81 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 12.1 14.0 86 14.3 18.9 76 COLD SPRINGS 9630 .5 5.4 9 10.2 13.5 76 DEER PARK 9700 17.8 18.2 98 22.3 26.3 85 HOBBS PARK 10100 15.9 17.7 90 16.2 16.4 99 LITTLE WARM 9370 5.5 11.4 48 11.1 16.4 68 SOUTH PASS 9040 16.7 17.9 93 19.1 22.2 86 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 2.5 6.4 39 9.8 11.7 84 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 19.6 27.6 71 21.0 28.5 74 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 10.2 9.3 110 15.0 15.0 100 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 79 82 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 18.7 23.2 81 17.4 20.8 84 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .1 3.0 3 7.5 10.6 71 BLACKWATER 9780 19.0 28.3 67 19.1 24.2 79 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 16.4 18.1 91 17.9 17.8 101 EVENING STAR 9200 19.3 33.0 58 26.0 29.3 89 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 8.3 11.0 75 11.2 12.6 89 KIRWIN 9550 7.3 12.8 57 10.1 13.8 73 MARQUETTE 8760 7.6 11.1 68 10.1 13.2 77 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 8.2 14.2 58 8.3 15.3 54 OWL CREEK 8975 1.7 4.3 40 6.6 7.9 84 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 5.8 11.0 53 12.7 15.3 83 SHELL CREEK 9580 14.3 16.6 86 13.8 16.3 85 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 9.5 23.9 40 20.2 24.2 83 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .2 9.1 2 14.1 20.1 70 TIMBER CREEK 7950 3.0 5.0 60 8.1 10.1 80 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 -M 18.1 * 11.9 18.5 64 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 62 80 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 19.0 28.3 67 19.1 24.2 79 EVENING STAR 9200 19.3 33.0 58 26.0 29.3 89 KIRWIN 9550 7.3 12.8 57 10.1 13.8 73 MARQUETTE 8760 7.6 11.1 68 10.1 13.2 77 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 9.5 23.9 40 20.2 24.2 83 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .2 9.1 2 14.1 20.1 70 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 -M 18.1 * 11.9 18.5 64 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 53 78 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .1 3.0 3 7.5 10.6 71 BIG GOOSE 7990 5.4 11.8 46 10.8 12.3 88 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 16.4 18.1 91 17.9 17.8 101 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 9.4 13.3 71 11.3 15.0 75 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 13.9 16.0 87 14.0 16.5 85 DOME LAKE 8880 7.8 13.6 57 13.3 16.3 82 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 8.3 11.0 75 11.2 12.6 89 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 .0 5.2 0 9.4 10.6 89 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 8.2 14.2 58 8.3 15.3 54 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 5.8 11.0 53 12.7 15.3 83 SUCKER CREEK 8880 8.8 13.2 67 14.8 16.9 88 TIE CREEK 6870 .1 4.2 2 11.3 13.0 87 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 63 83 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 .4 4.9 8 10.7 13.8 78 COLE CANYON 5910 .1 5.4 2 7.7 -M * NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 .1 5.0 2 8.4 11.0 76 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 4 77 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9160 9.5 21.8 44 26.1 28.7 91 DIVIDE PEAK 8860 14.3 19.7 73 21.2 23.8 89 ELK RIVER 8700 5.4 16.1 34 21.7 22.6 96 JOE WRIGHT 10120 17.5 24.7 71 23.5 29.4 80 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 22.1 34.0 65 23.6 29.0 81 OLD BATTLE 9920 32.7 36.4 90 -M 39.2 * SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 .0 11.4 0 14.4 13.8 104 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 .1 11.7 1 13.7 19.6 70 TOWER 10500 40.6 51.5 79 42.7 44.2 97 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 17.4 25.4 69 26.9 30.5 88 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 12.9 14.0 92 11.7 15.3 76 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 65 88 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10220 17.4 27.8 63 19.7 26.3 75 CASPER MTN. 7850 6.9 17.0 41 11.9 18.8 63 DEADMAN HILL 10220 16.1 19.4 83 18.3 20.5 89 DEER PARK 9700 17.8 18.2 98 22.3 26.3 85 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 .0 7.9 0 10.1 16.0 63 RENO HILL 8500 8.5 15.0 57 13.8 19.5 71 ROACH 9700 14.8 18.5 80 19.9 21.9 91 SAND LAKE 10050 24.9 36.5 68 25.5 28.6 89 SOUTH PASS 9040 16.7 17.9 93 19.1 22.2 86 WINDY PEAK 7900 .5 5.7 9 7.9 13.1 60 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 67 79 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 .0 5.6 0 15.3 18.2 84 DIVIDE PEAK 8860 14.3 19.7 73 21.2 23.8 89 OLD BATTLE 9920 32.7 36.4 90 -M 39.2 * SANDSTONE RS 8150 1.8 10.5 17 19.8 21.5 92 WHISKEY PARK 8950 21.4 30.6 70 26.7 33.1 81 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 68 86 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 11.9 13.9 86 14.0 15.6 90 BLIND BULL SUM 8900 20.3 28.1 72 17.7 24.8 71 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 6.9 13.3 52 10.9 13.7 80 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 7.9 13.1 60 12.4 15.7 79 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 7.6 13.6 56 11.2 15.0 75 KENDALL R.S. 7740 .6 10.9 6 13.3 16.3 82 LOOMIS PARK 8240 6.1 15.0 41 16.7 19.6 85 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 2.5 9.1 27 9.6 13.1 73 SNIDER BASIN 8060 6.7 13.2 51 12.5 18.2 69 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 21.6 28.6 76 21.5 29.7 72 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 10.9 24.2 45 23.1 28.1 82 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 56 78 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 .2 7.0 3 10.8 14.4 75 HEWINTA 9500 2.9 10.1 29 13.6 17.4 78 HICKERSON PARK 9100 .0 6.4 0 10.7 9.9 108 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 .0 5.3 0 9.6 9.4 102 INDIAN CREEK 9425 21.5 28.6 75 20.4 29.0 70 KELLEY R.S. 8180 7.1 14.9 48 16.3 23.2 70 STEEL CREEK PARK 10100 15.3 18.3 84 16.2 19.7 82 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 52 79 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 10.3 18.9 54 18.2 22.0 83 HAYDEN FORK 9100 .1 13.9 1 18.0 24.6 73 KELLEY R.S. 8180 7.1 14.9 48 16.3 23.2 70 LILY LAKE 9050 .1 11.9 1 14.5 20.6 70 MONTE CRISTO 8960 19.8 28.9 69 26.6 29.7 90 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 4.8 11.6 41 15.1 21.3 71 TRIAL LAKE 9960 16.4 26.5 62 21.7 28.8 75 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 46 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 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.