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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 MONDAY: NOVEMBER 7 , 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 2.4 1.3 185* 5.1 2.9 176 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7600 1.2 1.6 75* 3.8 4.1 93 GRANITE CREEK 6770 1.6 1.0 160* 2.9 2.5 116 GRASSY LAKE 7265 4.2 2.5 168* 8.0 4.7 170 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 1.9 1.8 106 3.0 2.4 125 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 4.7 2.4 196* 8.2 4.6 178 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 2.9 2.3 126* 4.9 3.5 140 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 .8 .7 114* 2.3 2.6 88 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 2.2 1.2 183* 5.1 3.1 165 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 2.2 2.5 88* 3.1 3.6 86 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 2.5 1.4 179* 4.8 2.8 171 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 4.4 3.5 126 4.8 3.8 126 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 8.2 4.1 200 6.9 4.2 164 WILLOW CREEK 8450 2.1 2.9 72* 5.9 4.9 120 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 141* 138 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9275 5.0 3.6 139 3.6 2.9 124 BLACK BEAR 8170 7.1 4.0 178* 8.6 5.0 172 CANYON 8090 2.0 1.1 182* 3.7 2.5 148 FISHER CREEK 9100 6.8 3.9 174 -M 4.7 * MADISON PLATEAU 7750 3.4 2.4 142* 6.4 3.5 183 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 .8 .6 133* 2.5 2.1 119 PARKER PEAK 9400 2.9 3.4 85 3.8 3.0 127 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 2.3 2.8 82 5.2 3.6 144 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 2.5 1.4 179* 4.8 2.8 171 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 8.2 4.1 200 6.9 4.2 164 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 2.0 1.3 154* 4.5 3.0 150 WHITE MILL 8700 3.8 2.9 131 4.7 3.8 124 WOLVERINE 7650 1.1 .9 122* 1.7 2.4 71 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 148* 145 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 1.9 1.5 127 3.6 2.3 157 COLD SPRINGS 9630 .6 1.5 40 2.8 2.4 117 DEER PARK 9700 1.2 3.1 39 2.3 3.5 66 HOBBS PARK 10100 1.0 2.9 34 2.8 2.7 104 LITTLE WARM 9370 1.5 1.6 94 3.1 2.4 129 SOUTH PASS 9040 .9 2.2 41 2.4 3.0 80 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 .3 1.3 23 2.1 2.1 100 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 4.4 3.5 126 4.8 3.8 126 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 .4 1.5 27 2.6 2.7 96 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 64 106 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 2.4 3.5 69 2.5 3.1 81 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .2 .8 25 2.3 2.1 110 BLACKWATER 9780 5.0 4.0 125 4.1 3.7 111 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 2.8 3.3 85 3.0 3.1 97 EVENING STAR 9200 4.0 3.8 105 5.8 4.0 145 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .0 1.5 0 2.5 2.5 100 KIRWIN 9550 3.2 2.4 133 3.2 2.3 139 MARQUETTE 8760 .3 2.3 13 2.5 2.7 93 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .5 1.8 28 2.5 3.1 81 OWL CREEK 8975 .2 1.2 17 2.0 1.4 143 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 1.0 1.7 59 2.6 2.4 108 SHELL CREEK 9580 2.4 3.2 75 2.5 2.6 96 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 2.3 2.8 82 5.2 3.6 144 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 1.4 1.0 140* 4.0 3.1 129 TIMBER CREEK 7950 .0 1.4 0 1.9 2.0 95 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 -M 2.0 * 5.1 2.6 196 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 74 117 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 5.0 4.0 125 4.1 3.7 111 EVENING STAR 9200 4.0 3.8 105 5.8 4.0 145 KIRWIN 9550 3.2 2.4 133 3.2 2.3 139 MARQUETTE 8760 .3 2.3 13 2.5 2.7 93 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 2.3 2.8 82 5.2 3.6 144 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 1.4 1.0 140* 4.0 3.1 129 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 -M 2.0 * 5.1 2.6 196 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 99 136 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .2 .8 25 2.3 2.1 110 BIG GOOSE 7990 .4 1.2 33* 2.4 2.4 100 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 2.8 3.3 85 3.0 3.1 97 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 .7 2.1 33 2.5 2.7 93 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 1.2 2.1 57 3.1 3.1 100 DOME LAKE 8880 1.5 2.5 60 2.9 3.1 94 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .0 1.5 0 2.5 2.5 100 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 .7 1.1 64 2.4 2.2 109 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .5 1.8 28 2.5 3.1 81 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 1.0 1.7 59 2.6 2.4 108 SUCKER CREEK 8880 .3 1.8 17 2.6 2.9 90 TIE CREEK 6870 .0 1.0 0 2.8 2.8 100 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 44 98 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 .1 1.0 10 1.5 3.1 48 COLE CANYON 5910 .0 1.1 0 1.8 -M * NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 .4 .7 57* 1.6 2.8 57 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 18 53 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9160 .8 1.6 50* 4.1 3.3 124 DIVIDE PEAK 8860 .7 2.4 29 4.3 3.5 123 ELK RIVER 8700 .0 1.1 0* 3.4 2.9 117 JOE WRIGHT 10120 2.2 3.5 63 3.6 4.3 84 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 1.7 4.2 40 3.6 4.3 84 OLD BATTLE 9920 2.8 4.3 65 5.3 4.8 110 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 .2 1.4 14 2.5 2.0 125 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 .5 1.2 42* 3.0 3.2 94 TOWER 10500 2.2 5.4 41 6.3 5.4 117 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 .9 2.9 31 5.2 4.1 127 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 1.1 1.7 65 2.6 2.6 100 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 44 109 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10220 1.3 2.9 45 1.9 3.3 58 CASPER MTN. 7850 .1 2.4 4 3.6 3.1 116 DEADMAN HILL 10220 2.2 2.9 76 3.5 3.1 113 DEER PARK 9700 1.2 3.1 39 2.3 3.5 66 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 .0 1.5 0 1.4 2.5 56 RENO HILL 8500 .1 2.3 4 2.3 3.1 74 ROACH 9700 1.5 1.9 79 3.6 3.0 120 SAND LAKE 10050 3.7 4.5 82 4.5 4.0 112 SOUTH PASS 9040 .9 2.2 41 2.4 3.0 80 WINDY PEAK 7900 .1 .9 11 1.6 2.2 73 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 45 88 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 .2 .8 25* 3.0 2.5 120 DIVIDE PEAK 8860 .7 2.4 29 4.3 3.5 123 OLD BATTLE 9920 2.8 4.3 65 5.3 4.8 110 SANDSTONE RS 8150 .2 .9 22* 3.0 3.0 100 WHISKEY PARK 8950 .7 2.6 27* 3.7 4.0 92 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 42* 108 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 .9 1.8 50 2.2 2.4 92 BLIND BULL SUM 8900 2.3 2.7 85* 2.9 3.1 94 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 .7 1.1 64* 1.6 1.8 89 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 1.3 1.4 93* 2.3 2.5 92 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 1.9 1.8 106 3.0 2.4 125 KENDALL R.S. 7740 1.1 1.1 100* 2.4 2.1 114 LOOMIS PARK 8240 1.6 1.6 100* 2.3 2.5 92 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 .6 1.0 60* 1.5 2.0 75 SNIDER BASIN 8060 1.3 1.3 100* 1.8 2.3 78 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 2.2 2.5 88* 3.1 3.6 86 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 2.3 2.2 105* 3.6 3.1 116 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 88* 96 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 .8 .8 100* 1.8 1.9 95 HEWINTA 9500 .5 1.1 45* 2.0 3.0 67 HICKERSON PARK 9100 -M .7 * 1.5 2.1 71 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 .2 .7 29* 1.8 2.0 90 INDIAN CREEK 9425 2.7 2.5 108* 3.3 3.6 92 KELLEY R.S. 8180 1.2 1.6 75* 2.6 2.9 90 STEEL CREEK PARK 10100 .3 2.1 14 2.3 3.0 77 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 65* 83 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 1.2 1.8 67* 2.5 3.1 81 HAYDEN FORK 9100 1.0 1.3 77* 2.4 3.2 75 KELLEY R.S. 8180 1.2 1.6 75* 2.6 2.9 90 LILY LAKE 9050 .9 1.3 69* 1.9 3.1 61 MONTE CRISTO 8960 1.5 2.3 65* 3.1 3.8 82 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 .8 .7 114* 2.3 2.6 88 TRIAL LAKE 9960 1.6 2.6 62* 2.6 3.7 70 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 71* 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.