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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 FRIDAY: NOVEMBER 4 , 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 .3 1.0 30* 3.0 2.5 120 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7600 .3 1.3 23* 2.8 3.6 78 GRANITE CREEK 6770 .2 .8 25* 1.4 2.2 64 GRASSY LAKE 7265 1.5 2.0 75* 5.2 4.1 127 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 .8 1.6 50 2.1 2.1 100 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 1.4 1.8 78* 4.6 4.0 115 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 .5 1.9 26* 2.6 3.0 87 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 .1 .6 17* 1.4 2.3 61 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 .3 .9 33* 3.1 2.7 115 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 .6 2.0 30* 1.6 3.2 50 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 .4 1.2 33* 2.9 2.4 121 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 3.1 3.1 100 3.4 3.3 103 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 5.6 3.7 151 4.6 3.7 124 WILLOW CREEK 8450 1.1 2.4 46* 4.8 4.4 109 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 67* 100 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9275 3.3 3.1 106 2.1 2.6 81 BLACK BEAR 8170 4.3 3.5 123* 5.7 4.3 133 CANYON 8090 .6 .9 67* 2.3 2.2 105 FISHER CREEK 9100 3.7 3.3 112* 3.8 4.0 95 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 1.2 2.0 60* 4.0 3.1 129 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 .0 .5 0* 1.7 1.8 94 PARKER PEAK 9400 1.3 3.0 43 2.5 2.7 93 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 .9 2.4 38* 3.8 3.1 123 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 .4 1.2 33* 2.9 2.4 121 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 5.6 3.7 151 4.6 3.7 124 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 .6 1.0 60* 2.8 2.7 104 WHITE MILL 8700 1.8 2.5 72* 2.8 3.3 85 WOLVERINE 7650 .2 .7 29* .8 2.2 36 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 86* 104 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 .4 1.3 31* 2.1 2.0 105 COLD SPRINGS 9630 .2 1.3 15 2.3 2.2 105 DEER PARK 9700 .2 2.9 7 1.3 3.0 43 HOBBS PARK 10100 .6 2.6 23 2.4 2.4 100 LITTLE WARM 9370 1.1 1.3 85 2.5 2.1 119 SOUTH PASS 9040 .1 1.9 5 1.7 2.6 65 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 .2 1.1 18 2.0 2.0 100 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 3.1 3.1 100 3.4 3.3 103 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 .3 1.3 23 2.2 2.4 92 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 37 90 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 2.2 3.2 69 2.1 2.8 75 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .2 .7 29 2.2 2.0 110 BLACKWATER 9780 2.7 3.6 75 2.5 3.2 78 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 2.4 3.0 80 2.4 2.8 86 EVENING STAR 9200 1.4 3.3 42* 3.2 3.4 94 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .0 1.4 0 2.4 2.3 104 KIRWIN 9550 2.0 2.1 95 2.0 2.1 95 MARQUETTE 8760 .0 2.2 0 2.2 2.6 85 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .2 1.6 12 2.4 2.9 83 OWL CREEK 8975 .1 1.0 10 1.8 1.3 138 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 .7 1.5 47 2.2 2.2 100 SHELL CREEK 9580 2.0 3.0 67 2.4 2.3 104 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 .9 2.4 38* 3.8 3.1 123 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .2 .8 25* 2.6 2.6 100 TIMBER CREEK 7950 .0 1.3 0 1.9 1.8 106 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 -M 1.7 * 3.5 2.2 159 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 48 100 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 2.7 3.6 75 2.5 3.2 78 EVENING STAR 9200 1.4 3.3 42* 3.2 3.4 94 KIRWIN 9550 2.0 2.1 95 2.0 2.1 95 MARQUETTE 8760 .0 2.2 0 2.2 2.6 85 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 .9 2.4 38* 3.8 3.1 123 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .2 .8 25* 2.6 2.6 100 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 -M 1.7 * 3.5 2.2 159 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 50* 103 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .2 .7 29 2.2 2.0 110 BIG GOOSE 7990 .0 1.0 0* 2.3 2.3 100 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 2.4 3.0 80 2.4 2.8 86 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 .2 1.8 11 2.3 2.5 92 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 .9 1.8 50 2.7 2.9 93 DOME LAKE 8880 .8 2.2 36 2.6 2.8 93 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .0 1.4 0 2.4 2.3 104 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 .5 1.0 50 2.3 2.0 115 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .2 1.6 12 2.4 2.9 83 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 .7 1.5 47 2.2 2.2 100 SUCKER CREEK 8880 .1 1.6 6 2.5 2.7 93 TIE CREEK 6870 .0 1.0 0 2.8 2.7 104 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 32 97 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 .0 .8 0* 1.2 2.9 41 COLE CANYON 5910 .0 1.0 0 1.7 -M * NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 .0 .6 0* 1.2 2.7 44 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 0* 43 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9160 .1 1.3 8* 3.3 2.9 114 DIVIDE PEAK 8860 .0 2.1 0 3.7 3.1 119 ELK RIVER 8700 .1 .9 11* 3.0 2.6 115 JOE WRIGHT 10120 1.6 3.1 52 2.9 3.9 74 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 .4 3.7 11 2.5 3.9 64 OLD BATTLE 9920 2.0 3.7 54 4.4 4.3 102 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 .1 1.2 8* 2.2 1.8 122 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 .0 1.0 0* 2.4 3.0 80 TOWER 10500 1.6 4.6 35* 5.6 4.8 117 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 -M 2.4 * -M 3.7 * WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 1.3 1.5 87 2.1 2.3 91 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 31* 98 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10220 .1 2.6 4* 1.2 3.0 40 CASPER MTN. 7850 .0 2.1 0 3.6 2.9 124 DEADMAN HILL 10220 2.0 2.6 77 3.0 2.9 103 DEER PARK 9700 .2 2.9 7 1.3 3.0 43 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 .0 1.3 0 1.3 2.2 59 RENO HILL 8500 .1 2.0 5 2.1 2.8 75 ROACH 9700 1.0 1.6 62* 3.1 2.7 115 SAND LAKE 10050 2.2 4.0 55 3.2 3.6 89 SOUTH PASS 9040 .1 1.9 5 1.7 2.6 65 WINDY PEAK 7900 .0 .8 0* 1.5 2.0 75 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 26 79 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 .2 .7 29* 2.5 2.2 114 DIVIDE PEAK 8860 .0 2.1 0 3.7 3.1 119 OLD BATTLE 9920 2.0 3.7 54 4.4 4.3 102 SANDSTONE RS 8150 .1 .8 12* 2.6 2.7 96 WHISKEY PARK 8950 .1 2.2 5* 3.0 3.5 86 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 25* 103 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 .1 1.5 7 1.4 2.1 67 BLIND BULL SUM 8900 .7 2.2 32* 1.7 2.7 63 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 .1 .9 11* .9 1.6 56 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 .4 1.1 36* 1.5 2.2 68 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 .8 1.6 50 2.1 2.1 100 KENDALL R.S. 7740 .1 .9 11* 1.5 1.8 83 LOOMIS PARK 8240 .3 1.3 23* 1.0 2.2 45 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 .0 .8 0* 1.0 1.8 56 SNIDER BASIN 8060 .3 1.0 30* .9 2.0 45 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 .6 2.0 30* 1.6 3.2 50 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 .6 1.7 35* 1.9 2.7 70 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 27* 64 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 .2 .6 33* 1.3 1.7 76 HEWINTA 9500 .0 1.0 0* 1.1 2.7 41 HICKERSON PARK 9100 .0 .6 0* 1.3 1.9 68 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 .0 .6 0* 1.4 1.8 78 INDIAN CREEK 9425 1.2 2.0 60* 2.0 3.1 65 KELLEY R.S. 8180 .2 1.3 15* 1.6 2.6 62 STEEL CREEK PARK 10100 -M 1.9 * 1.4 2.7 52 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 26* 61 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 .2 1.5 13* 1.6 2.7 59 HAYDEN FORK 9100 .1 1.1 9* 1.2 2.9 41 KELLEY R.S. 8180 .2 1.3 15* 1.6 2.6 62 LILY LAKE 9050 .0 1.2 0* 1.0 2.8 36 MONTE CRISTO 8960 .6 2.0 30* 2.3 3.3 70 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 .1 .6 17* 1.4 2.3 61 TRIAL LAKE 9960 .6 2.3 26* 1.5 3.3 45 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 18* 53 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.