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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: OCTOBER 18 , 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 .0 .2 0* 1.3 1.2 108 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7600 .0 .3 0* 1.8 1.7 106 GRANITE CREEK 6770 .0 .2 0* .6 1.0 60 GRASSY LAKE 7265 .0 .5 0* 2.1 1.9 111 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 .7 .7 100* 1.2 1.0 120 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 .0 .3 0* 1.7 1.8 94 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 .0 .4 0* 1.1 1.4 79 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 .0 .1 0* .9 1.1 82 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 .0 .1 0* 1.3 1.3 100 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 .0 .5 0* .5 1.5 33 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 .0 .2 0* 1.5 1.2 125 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 1.6 1.3 123* 2.0 1.6 125 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 2.2 1.6 138* 2.2 1.8 122 WILLOW CREEK 8450 .0 .7 0* 2.7 2.1 129 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 63* 101 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9275 1.2 1.5 80* 1.0 1.2 83 BLACK BEAR 8170 1.8 1.2 150* 2.6 2.0 130 CANYON 8090 .1 .3 33* 1.3 1.0 130 FISHER CREEK 9100 1.2 1.3 92* 1.3 1.9 68 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 .2 .6 33* 2.0 1.4 143 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 .0 .1 0* .8 .9 89 PARKER PEAK 9400 .8 1.4 57* 1.5 1.3 115 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 .1 1.1 9* 2.0 1.5 133 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 .0 .2 0* 1.5 1.2 125 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 2.2 1.6 138* 2.2 1.8 122 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 .1 .2 50* 1.3 1.3 100 WHITE MILL 8700 .6 .9 67* 1.2 1.5 80 WOLVERINE 7650 .1 .2 50* .8 1.0 80 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 79* 108 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 .7 .4 175* 1.7 .9 189 COLD SPRINGS 9630 .4 .4 100* 2.1 1.1 191 DEER PARK 9700 .2 1.1 18* 1.4 1.4 100 HOBBS PARK 10100 1.1 1.0 110* 2.1 1.2 175 LITTLE WARM 9370 1.2 .5 240* 2.0 1.0 200 SOUTH PASS 9040 .0 .6 0* 1.6 1.2 133 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 .2 .2 100* 1.9 1.0 190 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 1.6 1.3 123* 2.0 1.6 125 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 .3 .4 75* 2.0 1.2 167 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 97* 158 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 2.0 1.7 118* 2.1 1.4 150 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .2 .3 67* 1.9 1.0 190 BLACKWATER 9780 1.0 1.8 56* 1.5 1.5 100 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 2.0 1.5 133* 2.3 1.4 164 EVENING STAR 9200 .7 1.5 47* 1.8 1.6 112 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .0 .4 0* 2.3 1.2 192 KIRWIN 9550 1.3 1.0 130* 1.5 1.0 150 MARQUETTE 8760 .2 1.1 18* 2.0 1.3 154 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .0 .7 0* 2.5 1.5 167 OWL CREEK 8975 1.4 .4 350* 1.9 .7 271 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 .6 .6 100* 1.8 1.1 164 SHELL CREEK 9580 1.9 1.8 106 2.0 1.2 167 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 .1 1.1 9* 2.0 1.5 133 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .2 .2 100* 1.3 1.2 108 TIMBER CREEK 7950 .0 .3 0* 1.6 .9 178 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 1.3 .7 186* 2.2 1.0 220 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 85* 157 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 1.0 1.8 56* 1.5 1.5 100 EVENING STAR 9200 .7 1.5 47* 1.8 1.6 112 KIRWIN 9550 1.3 1.0 130* 1.5 1.0 150 MARQUETTE 8760 .2 1.1 18* 2.0 1.3 154 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 .1 1.1 9* 2.0 1.5 133 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .2 .2 100* 1.3 1.2 108 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 1.3 .7 186* 2.2 1.0 220 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 65* 135 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .2 .3 67* 1.9 1.0 190 BIG GOOSE 7990 .0 .4 0* 2.3 1.2 192 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 2.0 1.5 133* 2.3 1.4 164 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 .2 .8 25* 2.2 1.3 169 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 .0 .6 0* 2.5 1.5 167 DOME LAKE 8880 1.1 .9 122* 2.4 1.4 171 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .0 .4 0* 2.3 1.2 192 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 .3 .3 100* 2.0 1.0 200 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .0 .7 0* 2.5 1.5 167 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 .6 .6 100* 1.8 1.1 164 SUCKER CREEK 8880 1.3 .7 186* 2.3 1.4 164 TIE CREEK 6870 .0 .2 0* 2.6 1.4 186 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 77* 176 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 .0 .1 0* 1.1 1.5 73 COLE CANYON 5910 .0 .2 0* 2.0 -M * NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 .0 .2 0* 1.2 1.4 86 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 0* 79 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9160 .0 .2 0* 2.3 1.4 164 DIVIDE PEAK 8860 .0 .9 0* 3.1 1.5 207 ELK RIVER 8700 .0 .2 0* 2.1 1.3 162 JOE WRIGHT 10120 .0 1.1 0* 2.1 1.9 111 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 .0 1.7 0* 1.8 1.9 95 OLD BATTLE 9920 -M 1.5 * -M 2.0 * SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 .1 .4 25* 1.6 .9 178 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 .0 .3 0* 1.9 1.5 127 TOWER 10500 .3 1.5 20* 3.5 2.2 159 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 .6 .8 75* 3.8 1.8 211 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 1.0 .5 200* 1.6 1.2 133 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 26* 153 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10220 .1 1.1 9* .8 1.4 57 CASPER MTN. 7850 .2 .8 25* 2.3 1.4 164 DEADMAN HILL 10220 .9 1.1 82* 2.0 1.4 143 DEER PARK 9700 .2 1.1 18* 1.4 1.4 100 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 .0 .4 0* 1.0 1.1 91 RENO HILL 8500 .4 .9 44* 2.2 1.4 157 ROACH 9700 -M .5 * -M 1.3 * SAND LAKE 10050 1.7 1.7 100* 2.5 1.8 139 SOUTH PASS 9040 .0 .6 0* 1.6 1.2 133 WINDY PEAK 7900 .1 .2 50* 1.4 1.0 140 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 46* 126 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 .1 .1 100* 1.7 1.1 155 DIVIDE PEAK 8860 .0 .9 0* 3.1 1.5 207 OLD BATTLE 9920 -M 1.5 * -M 2.0 * SANDSTONE RS 8150 -M .2 * 1.9 1.3 146 WHISKEY PARK 8950 .4 .7 57* 2.4 1.6 150 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 29* 165 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 .5 .6 83* 1.2 1.0 120 BLIND BULL SUM 8900 .1 .6 17* .8 1.3 62 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 .1 .1 100* .5 .8 62 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 .1 .3 33* 1.0 1.1 91 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 .7 .7 100* 1.2 1.0 120 KENDALL R.S. 7740 .0 .1 0* .8 .9 89 LOOMIS PARK 8240 .0 .3 0* .4 1.0 40 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 .0 .1 0* .6 .9 67 SNIDER BASIN 8060 .0 .2 0* .4 .9 44 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 .0 .5 0* .5 1.5 33 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 .0 .4 0* .8 1.3 62 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 38* 70 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 .0 .1 0* .7 .8 87 HEWINTA 9500 .0 .5 0* .8 1.4 57 HICKERSON PARK 9100 .0 .1 0* .8 1.0 80 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 .0 .1 0* .8 .9 89 INDIAN CREEK 9425 .2 .6 33* 1.0 1.5 67 KELLEY R.S. 8180 .0 .3 0* .8 1.2 67 STEEL CREEK PARK 10100 .0 1.0 0* 1.0 1.3 77 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 7* 73 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 .0 .6 0* .7 1.3 54 HAYDEN FORK 9100 .0 .5 0* .5 1.4 36 KELLEY R.S. 8180 .0 .3 0* .8 1.2 67 LILY LAKE 9050 .0 .5 0* .5 1.4 36 MONTE CRISTO 8960 .0 .9 0* .9 1.6 56 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 .0 .1 0* .9 1.1 82 TRIAL LAKE 9960 .0 1.0 0* .4 1.6 25 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 0* 49 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.