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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: JANUARY 10 , 2006 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 11.7 9.6 122 15.5 11.7 132 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7600 15.1 11.1 136 18.2 15.0 121 GRANITE CREEK 6770 11.9 9.0 132 14.5 10.7 136 GRASSY LAKE 7265 19.8 17.1 116 24.5 19.5 126 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 -M 7.7 * -M 7.1 * LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 22.3 17.2 130 24.6 19.6 126 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 18.2 14.3 127 19.7 15.2 130 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 9.2 6.5 142 11.6 10.0 116 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 -M 9.2 * -M 12.3 * SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 18.3 13.9 132 17.0 14.5 117 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 -M 8.8 * -M 10.1 * TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 -M 13.2 * -M 13.4 * TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 21.1 15.1 140 16.2 15.0 108 WILLOW CREEK 8450 18.3 16.0 114 22.8 17.3 132 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 128 124 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9275 13.4 13.0 103 11.4 11.2 102 BLACK BEAR 8170 -M 19.9 * -M 20.1 * CANYON 8090 -M 7.0 * -M 8.7 * FISHER CREEK 9100 22.8 18.8 121 22.0 19.3 114 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 14.6 12.8 114 -M 13.9 * NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 5.2 5.9 88 7.6 7.1 107 PARKER PEAK 9400 11.2 11.9 94 10.7 9.0 119 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 -M 11.9 * -M 12.1 * THUMB DIVIDE 7980 -M 8.8 * -M 10.1 * TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 21.1 15.1 140 16.2 15.0 108 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 8.5 8.6 99 13.9 11.0 126 WHITE MILL 8700 14.4 12.8 112 13.9 14.4 97 WOLVERINE 7650 5.6 6.7 84 5.3 7.6 70 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 111 107 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 8.0 7.9 101 9.9 9.0 110 COLD SPRINGS 9630 2.7 5.0 54 5.2 6.1 85 DEER PARK 9700 10.1 8.2 123 12.6 11.9 106 HOBBS PARK 10100 5.8 8.4 69 6.8 6.9 99 LITTLE WARM 9370 4.9 6.1 80 7.1 7.4 96 SOUTH PASS 9040 9.4 9.2 102 10.6 10.1 105 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 1.5 4.1 37 3.7 4.9 76 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 -M 13.2 * -M 13.4 * TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 3.3 4.8 69 6.0 6.4 94 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 85 99 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 9.2 11.0 84 7.4 9.5 78 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 3.3 2.9 114 5.1 4.8 106 BLACKWATER 9780 12.3 13.3 92 11.0 11.8 93 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 7.9 8.8 90 7.8 8.0 98 EVENING STAR 9200 14.2 15.7 90 16.4 14.3 115 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 5.2 4.6 113 7.4 5.3 140 KIRWIN 9550 6.2 6.5 95 6.7 6.4 105 MARQUETTE 8760 1.0 5.3 19 5.1 5.6 91 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 7.2 6.0 120 6.5 7.2 90 OWL CREEK 8975 1.3 2.9 45 3.5 3.1 113 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 5.5 5.9 93 7.0 6.7 104 SHELL CREEK 9580 7.4 8.1 91 7.1 7.5 95 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 -M 11.9 * -M 12.1 * SYLVAN ROAD 7120 5.8 7.1 82 10.3 11.0 94 TIMBER CREEK 7950 .9 3.2 28 3.2 3.9 82 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 8.3 9.1 91 11.3 9.1 124 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 87 101 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 12.3 13.3 92 11.0 11.8 93 EVENING STAR 9200 14.2 15.7 90 16.4 14.3 115 KIRWIN 9550 6.2 6.5 95 6.7 6.4 105 MARQUETTE 8760 1.0 5.3 19 5.1 5.6 91 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 -M 11.9 * -M 12.1 * SYLVAN ROAD 7120 5.8 7.1 82 10.3 11.0 94 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 8.3 9.1 91 11.3 9.1 124 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 84 104 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 3.3 2.9 114 5.1 4.8 106 BIG GOOSE 7990 3.4 4.9 69 5.5 4.8 115 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 7.9 8.8 90 7.8 8.0 98 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 6.0 6.1 98 7.4 6.6 112 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 6.9 6.5 106 7.1 6.9 103 DOME LAKE 8880 6.1 6.7 91 6.8 7.4 92 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 5.2 4.6 113 7.4 5.3 140 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 -M 3.6 * -M 4.6 * MIDDLE POWDER 7760 7.2 6.0 120 6.5 7.2 90 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 5.5 5.9 93 7.0 6.7 104 SUCKER CREEK 8880 6.1 5.8 105 8.7 7.3 119 TIE CREEK 6870 3.2 3.1 103 6.9 5.6 123 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 99 108 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 4.5 4.1 110 6.7 6.7 100 COLE CANYON 5910 2.8 3.3 85 5.1 -M * NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 3.6 3.8 95 5.0 5.6 89 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 97 95 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9160 18.5 11.8 157 20.8 13.0 160 DIVIDE PEAK 8860 10.3 10.4 99 13.5 11.1 122 ELK RIVER 8700 11.0 8.7 126 13.1 10.0 131 JOE WRIGHT 10120 13.8 10.9 127 17.3 13.1 132 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 -M 14.9 * -M 13.3 * OLD BATTLE 9920 22.1 16.1 137 25.3 17.9 141 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 6.4 6.0 107 9.2 6.4 144 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 7.7 5.7 135 11.3 8.7 130 TOWER 10500 -M 23.3 * -M 20.1 * WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 -M 12.8 * -M 14.5 * WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 6.6 6.1 108 8.6 7.0 123 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 127 137 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10220 14.3 12.2 117 11.9 11.3 105 CASPER MTN. 7850 7.5 7.5 100 10.0 7.7 130 DEADMAN HILL 10220 9.2 8.5 108 10.9 8.7 125 DEER PARK 9700 10.1 8.2 123 12.6 11.9 106 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 4.8 5.9 81 5.8 6.8 85 RENO HILL 8500 8.0 7.2 111 9.6 7.8 123 ROACH 9700 9.2 8.4 110 11.8 9.4 126 SAND LAKE 10050 19.7 16.4 120 19.2 12.8 150 SOUTH PASS 9040 9.4 9.2 102 10.6 10.1 105 WINDY PEAK 7900 3.1 3.8 82 5.1 5.9 86 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 109 116 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 7.9 5.2 152 10.4 7.9 132 DIVIDE PEAK 8860 10.3 10.4 99 13.5 11.1 122 OLD BATTLE 9920 22.1 16.1 137 25.3 17.9 141 SANDSTONE RS 8150 8.5 6.6 129 13.9 9.9 140 WHISKEY PARK 8950 -M 13.2 * -M 15.0 * ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 127 135 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 8.9 7.7 116 9.5 7.3 130 BLIND BULL SUM 8900 15.2 14.8 103 12.7 12.3 103 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 6.3 6.7 94 7.1 6.5 109 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 8.5 7.0 121 9.3 7.3 127 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 -M 7.7 * -M 7.1 * KENDALL R.S. 7740 8.2 7.7 106 9.4 7.7 122 LOOMIS PARK 8240 10.8 9.0 120 11.6 9.3 125 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 6.3 6.0 105 6.5 6.5 100 SNIDER BASIN 8060 10.4 7.7 135 10.4 8.8 118 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 18.3 13.9 132 17.0 14.5 117 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 16.8 13.3 126 17.7 12.7 139 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 117 120 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 8.4 6.3 133 8.4 6.6 127 HEWINTA 9500 -M 4.8 * -M 7.7 * HICKERSON PARK 9100 1.3 3.4 38 3.8 4.5 84 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 -M 3.1 * -M 4.2 * INDIAN CREEK 9425 17.6 14.0 126 15.7 13.5 116 KELLEY R.S. 8180 11.6 8.5 136 13.1 11.2 117 STEEL CREEK PARK 10100 8.3 7.4 112 9.7 8.3 117 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 119 115 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 13.2 9.7 136 12.3 10.3 119 HAYDEN FORK 9100 -M 7.3 * -M 11.0 * KELLEY R.S. 8180 11.6 8.5 136 13.1 11.2 117 LILY LAKE 9050 7.8 6.3 124 9.5 9.4 101 MONTE CRISTO 8960 17.4 13.1 133 18.2 13.4 136 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 9.2 6.5 142 11.6 10.0 116 TRIAL LAKE 9960 17.9 12.0 149 18.1 12.5 145 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 137 124 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.