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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: FEBRUARY 6 , 2006 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 17.2 13.3 129 21.2 15.6 136 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7600 23.0 14.8 155 25.6 19.5 131 GRANITE CREEK 6770 17.2 13.0 132 19.7 14.4 137 GRASSY LAKE 7265 29.7 24.1 123 33.3 26.1 128 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 9.3 9.8 95 10.1 9.1 111 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 32.7 24.3 135 31.1 26.1 119 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 25.2 19.4 130 26.4 20.4 129 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 12.7 9.8 130 15.4 13.2 117 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 16.9 13.3 127 21.7 16.3 133 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 25.7 18.2 141 -M 19.1 * THUMB DIVIDE 7980 14.2 12.4 115 14.8 13.3 111 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 19.3 17.6 110 20.3 17.5 116 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 28.6 19.8 144 23.0 19.4 119 WILLOW CREEK 8450 27.4 21.1 130 31.5 22.7 139 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 130 126 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9275 17.4 16.9 103 15.1 14.6 103 BLACK BEAR 8170 39.0 26.9 145 -M 27.4 * CANYON 8090 11.6 9.3 125 14.1 11.2 126 FISHER CREEK 9100 31.1 24.8 125 -M 25.7 * MADISON PLATEAU 7750 21.1 17.0 124 24.6 18.3 134 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 7.7 8.1 95 10.1 9.2 110 PARKER PEAK 9400 14.5 15.4 94 13.5 11.6 116 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 13.4 15.7 85 17.5 15.4 114 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 14.2 12.4 115 14.8 13.3 111 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 28.6 19.8 144 23.0 19.4 119 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 12.6 11.7 108 18.6 14.4 129 WHITE MILL 8700 19.9 16.8 118 18.6 19.1 97 WOLVERINE 7650 8.1 9.0 90 7.0 9.6 73 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 117 113 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 10.6 10.5 101 12.7 11.7 109 COLD SPRINGS 9630 3.5 6.1 57 6.1 7.3 84 DEER PARK 9700 12.6 12.4 102 15.8 15.1 105 HOBBS PARK 10100 7.2 10.1 71 7.7 8.5 91 LITTLE WARM 9370 6.4 8.1 79 8.9 9.4 95 SOUTH PASS 9040 12.1 11.8 103 13.1 12.7 103 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 -M 4.9 * -M 5.9 * TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 19.3 17.6 110 20.3 17.5 116 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 3.6 5.8 62 6.5 7.6 86 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 91 101 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 11.0 13.9 79 8.6 12.2 70 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 3.9 3.6 108 5.8 5.7 102 BLACKWATER 9780 16.9 17.2 98 15.3 14.7 104 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 9.4 11.0 85 9.1 10.0 91 EVENING STAR 9200 19.4 20.6 94 21.7 18.4 118 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 6.8 6.0 113 8.8 6.7 131 KIRWIN 9550 7.4 7.9 94 7.9 7.9 100 MARQUETTE 8760 1.1 6.0 18 5.4 6.4 84 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 9.0 7.5 120 7.7 8.5 91 OWL CREEK 8975 1.5 3.5 43 3.4 3.8 89 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 6.9 7.5 92 8.4 8.6 98 SHELL CREEK 9580 9.4 10.2 92 8.8 9.6 92 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 13.4 15.7 85 17.5 15.4 114 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 8.4 9.3 90 13.1 13.7 96 TIMBER CREEK 7950 .7 3.7 19 3.3 4.7 70 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 -M 12.4 * 14.0 11.8 119 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 87 100 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 16.9 17.2 98 15.3 14.7 104 EVENING STAR 9200 19.4 20.6 94 21.7 18.4 118 KIRWIN 9550 7.4 7.9 94 7.9 7.9 100 MARQUETTE 8760 1.1 6.0 18 5.4 6.4 84 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 13.4 15.7 85 17.5 15.4 114 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 8.4 9.3 90 13.1 13.7 96 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 -M 12.4 * 14.0 11.8 119 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 87 107 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 3.9 3.6 108 5.8 5.7 102 BIG GOOSE 7990 4.0 6.3 63 6.1 5.9 103 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 9.4 11.0 85 9.1 10.0 91 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 6.5 7.7 84 7.8 8.2 95 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 8.5 8.4 101 7.9 8.5 93 DOME LAKE 8880 7.2 8.2 88 8.0 9.0 89 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 6.8 6.0 113 8.8 6.7 131 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 2.2 4.3 51 4.2 5.5 76 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 9.0 7.5 120 7.7 8.5 91 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 6.9 7.5 92 8.4 8.6 98 SUCKER CREEK 8880 7.0 7.5 93 9.7 9.1 107 TIE CREEK 6870 3.3 4.2 79 7.4 7.0 106 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 91 98 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 5.2 5.5 95 7.3 8.1 90 COLE CANYON 5910 3.4 4.2 81 6.2 -M * NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 4.2 5.3 79 6.0 6.5 92 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 85 91 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9160 25.3 17.5 145 25.4 17.4 146 DIVIDE PEAK 8860 13.5 13.4 101 16.5 14.3 115 ELK RIVER 8700 15.9 12.9 123 16.7 13.3 126 JOE WRIGHT 10120 17.2 14.5 119 20.7 16.9 122 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 26.8 19.1 140 26.0 17.1 152 OLD BATTLE 9920 29.3 21.1 139 32.8 23.5 140 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 9.0 7.8 115 11.8 8.3 142 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 9.7 7.8 124 13.4 11.3 119 TOWER 10500 41.7 31.4 133 30.7 26.6 115 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 -M 16.9 * -M 18.7 * WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 8.7 7.9 110 10.3 8.7 118 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 128 130 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10220 19.0 15.9 119 15.9 14.9 107 CASPER MTN. 7850 11.8 9.4 126 13.5 9.3 145 DEADMAN HILL 10220 11.7 11.0 106 13.2 11.1 119 DEER PARK 9700 12.6 12.4 102 15.8 15.1 105 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 6.7 7.5 89 7.5 8.4 89 RENO HILL 8500 11.3 8.7 130 12.8 9.7 132 ROACH 9700 11.6 11.5 101 14.5 12.3 118 SAND LAKE 10050 24.7 20.7 119 23.6 16.5 143 SOUTH PASS 9040 12.1 11.8 103 13.1 12.7 103 WINDY PEAK 7900 4.2 4.8 88 6.1 7.3 84 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 111 116 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 10.9 8.1 135 12.7 10.3 123 DIVIDE PEAK 8860 13.5 13.4 101 16.5 14.3 115 OLD BATTLE 9920 29.3 21.1 139 32.8 23.5 140 SANDSTONE RS 8150 12.0 10.2 118 17.3 13.1 132 WHISKEY PARK 8950 28.7 19.4 148 28.6 20.1 142 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 131 133 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 11.6 10.0 116 11.9 9.4 127 BLIND BULL SUM 8900 22.3 19.2 116 17.4 16.1 108 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 8.6 8.9 97 9.1 8.5 107 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 10.5 9.2 114 11.3 9.3 122 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 9.3 9.8 95 10.1 9.1 111 KENDALL R.S. 7740 11.4 10.2 112 12.3 10.2 121 LOOMIS PARK 8240 14.7 11.7 126 15.4 12.3 125 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 8.2 8.0 102 8.1 8.2 99 SNIDER BASIN 8060 14.3 10.3 139 13.8 11.6 119 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 25.7 18.2 141 -M 19.1 * TRIPLE PEAK 8500 24.5 17.3 142 25.2 17.0 148 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 121 121 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 12.2 8.8 139 11.0 8.8 125 HEWINTA 9500 8.6 7.1 121 11.6 9.7 120 HICKERSON PARK 9100 2.6 4.7 55 5.1 5.4 94 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 5.4 4.4 123 5.9 5.0 118 INDIAN CREEK 9425 24.7 18.4 134 18.9 17.6 107 KELLEY R.S. 8180 16.3 11.2 146 17.9 14.5 123 STEEL CREEK PARK 10100 11.7 9.9 118 13.2 10.6 125 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 126 117 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 19.5 13.9 140 17.3 13.5 128 HAYDEN FORK 9100 15.9 10.4 153 19.0 14.2 134 KELLEY R.S. 8180 16.3 11.2 146 17.9 14.5 123 LILY LAKE 9050 11.4 8.7 131 12.7 12.0 106 MONTE CRISTO 8960 24.9 19.3 129 22.6 17.5 129 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7600 12.7 9.8 130 15.4 13.2 117 TRIAL LAKE 9960 23.0 16.5 139 22.5 16.6 136 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 138 126 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.