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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 WEDNESDAY: JANUARY 12 , 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 8.2 9.9 83 9.7 12.0 81 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7600 9.7 11.4 85 12.1 15.3 79 GRANITE CREEK 6770 8.5 9.3 91 11.1 11.0 101 GRASSY LAKE 7265 14.0 17.7 79 15.4 20.0 77 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 7.8 7.9 99 7.6 7.2 106 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 14.3 17.7 81 14.8 20.1 74 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 14.2 14.7 97 14.8 15.6 95 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 8.2 6.7 122 10.9 10.3 106 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 6.9 9.5 73 9.2 12.6 73 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 15.2 14.2 107 15.0 14.9 101 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 9.0 9.1 99 8.9 10.4 86 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 10.3 13.6 76 10.5 13.7 77 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 14.9 15.5 96 12.1 15.3 79 WILLOW CREEK 8450 13.8 16.4 84 16.3 17.7 92 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 89 86 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9275 8.6 13.4 64 7.6 11.4 67 BLACK BEAR 8170 21.5 20.5 105 19.3 20.6 94 CANYON 8090 5.7 7.2 79 7.0 8.9 79 FISHER CREEK 9100 14.6 19.4 75 14.3 19.8 72 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 12.8 13.2 97 14.2 14.2 100 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 2.9 6.1 48 4.4 7.3 60 PARKER PEAK 9400 9.6 12.2 79 7.8 9.2 85 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 9.1 12.2 75 10.6 12.3 86 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 9.0 9.1 99 8.9 10.4 86 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 14.9 15.5 96 12.1 15.3 79 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 -M 8.8 * -M 11.3 * WHITE MILL 8700 9.4 13.2 71 9.1 14.8 61 WOLVERINE 7650 4.5 6.9 65 4.6 7.8 59 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 82 79 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 5.9 8.2 72 6.0 9.2 65 COLD SPRINGS 9630 -M 5.1 * -M 6.2 * DEER PARK 9700 16.7 8.6 194 18.4 12.2 151 HOBBS PARK 10100 -M 8.5 * -M 7.0 * LITTLE WARM 9370 5.3 6.3 84 5.8 7.6 76 SOUTH PASS 9040 14.2 9.4 151 14.9 10.3 145 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 5.2 4.2 124 6.1 5.0 122 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 10.3 13.6 76 10.5 13.7 77 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 7.5 4.9 153 10.0 6.5 154 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 118 111 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 9.2 11.3 81 8.5 9.7 88 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 2.5 2.9 86 4.7 4.9 96 BLACKWATER 9780 9.0 13.7 66 8.1 12.0 68 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 8.4 9.0 93 7.9 8.1 98 EVENING STAR 9200 10.6 16.1 66 11.7 14.6 80 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 3.9 4.7 83 5.5 5.4 102 KIRWIN 9550 4.4 6.7 66 4.8 6.5 74 MARQUETTE 8760 2.1 5.3 40 3.9 5.6 70 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 4.1 6.1 67 5.1 7.3 70 OWL CREEK 8975 2.1 2.9 72 2.5 3.2 78 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 7.1 6.0 118 7.9 6.8 116 SHELL CREEK 9580 8.1 8.3 98 7.1 7.6 93 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 9.1 12.2 75 10.6 12.3 86 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 5.2 7.3 71 7.7 11.2 69 TIMBER CREEK 7950 1.1 3.2 34 1.9 4.0 48 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 6.2 9.4 66 6.6 9.3 71 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 74 81 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 9.0 13.7 66 8.1 12.0 68 EVENING STAR 9200 10.6 16.1 66 11.7 14.6 80 KIRWIN 9550 4.4 6.7 66 4.8 6.5 74 MARQUETTE 8760 2.1 5.3 40 3.9 5.6 70 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 9.1 12.2 75 10.6 12.3 86 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 5.2 7.3 71 7.7 11.2 69 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 6.2 9.4 66 6.6 9.3 71 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 66 75 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 2.5 2.9 86 4.7 4.9 96 BIG GOOSE 7990 -M 5.0 * -M 4.9 * BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 8.4 9.0 93 7.9 8.1 98 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 3.9 6.2 63 4.7 6.7 70 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 7.8 6.6 118 6.3 7.0 90 DOME LAKE 8880 5.7 6.8 84 6.6 7.5 88 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 3.9 4.7 83 5.5 5.4 102 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 3.2 3.6 89 4.2 4.7 89 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 4.1 6.1 67 5.1 7.3 70 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 7.1 6.0 118 7.9 6.8 116 SUCKER CREEK 8880 5.8 6.0 97 6.8 7.4 92 TIE CREEK 6870 .9 3.3 27 4.3 5.7 75 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 87 90 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 3.0 4.3 70 5.0 6.8 74 COLE CANYON 5910 1.4 3.4 41 4.1 -M * NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 2.2 3.8 58 3.9 5.7 68 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 57 71 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9160 12.5 12.2 102 13.6 13.3 102 DIVIDE PEAK 8860 14.1 10.7 132 16.4 11.3 145 ELK RIVER 8700 13.0 9.0 144 13.8 10.2 135 JOE WRIGHT 10120 12.2 11.2 109 12.3 13.4 92 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 14.7 15.3 96 14.1 13.6 104 OLD BATTLE 9920 23.3 16.5 141 25.0 18.3 137 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 10.2 6.2 165 12.4 6.5 191 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 5.8 5.9 98 7.5 8.9 84 TOWER 10500 23.3 23.9 97 23.0 20.6 112 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 16.7 13.1 127 18.9 14.8 128 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 9.6 6.2 155 9.5 7.1 134 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 119 121 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10220 11.2 12.5 90 10.6 11.6 91 CASPER MTN. 7850 6.2 7.7 81 7.5 7.8 96 DEADMAN HILL 10220 10.4 8.7 120 8.1 8.9 91 DEER PARK 9700 16.7 8.6 194 18.4 12.2 151 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 -M 6.1 * 7.5 6.9 109 RENO HILL 8500 5.0 7.3 68 5.8 7.9 73 ROACH 9700 9.4 8.6 109 11.7 9.6 122 SAND LAKE 10050 13.5 16.7 81 12.2 13.1 93 SOUTH PASS 9040 14.2 9.4 151 14.9 10.3 145 WINDY PEAK 7900 -M 3.8 * -M 6.0 * ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 109 110 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 7.6 5.4 141 10.2 8.1 126 DIVIDE PEAK 8860 14.1 10.7 132 16.4 11.3 145 OLD BATTLE 9920 23.3 16.5 141 25.0 18.3 137 SANDSTONE RS 8150 7.6 6.9 110 13.1 10.2 128 WHISKEY PARK 8950 16.0 13.7 117 17.2 15.4 112 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 129 129 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 11.3 7.8 145 11.1 7.5 148 BLIND BULL SUM 8900 11.8 15.2 78 10.7 12.6 85 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 5.2 6.8 76 6.3 6.6 95 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 7.3 7.2 101 8.6 7.5 115 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 7.8 7.9 99 7.6 7.2 106 KENDALL R.S. 7740 7.3 7.9 92 8.1 7.9 103 LOOMIS PARK 8240 8.5 9.2 92 9.3 9.5 98 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 6.4 6.2 103 6.0 6.6 91 SNIDER BASIN 8060 9.6 7.9 122 10.3 9.0 114 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 15.2 14.2 107 15.0 14.9 101 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 11.3 13.6 83 12.5 13.0 96 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 98 103 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 8.1 6.5 125 9.3 6.7 139 HEWINTA 9500 5.4 5.0 108 7.6 7.8 97 HICKERSON PARK 9100 5.7 3.5 163 8.1 4.6 176 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 5.0 3.2 156 7.3 4.2 174 INDIAN CREEK 9425 18.0 14.4 125 16.3 13.8 118 KELLEY R.S. 8180 11.4 8.7 131 13.1 11.4 115 STEEL CREEK PARK 10100 9.9 7.6 130 10.4 8.5 122 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 130 126 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 14.0 10.0 140 14.4 10.5 137 HAYDEN FORK 9100 12.8 7.6 168 17.4 11.3 154 KELLEY R.S. 8180 11.4 8.7 131 13.1 11.4 115 LILY LAKE 9050 9.6 6.4 150 12.4 9.6 129 MONTE CRISTO 8960 21.0 13.5 156 18.7 13.7 136 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 8.2 6.7 122 10.9 10.3 106 TRIAL LAKE 9960 20.7 12.3 168 20.2 12.8 158 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 150 135 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.