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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 SATURDAY: DECEMBER 15 , 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 4.6 5.8 79 10.9 8.0 136 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7670 3.9 6.8 57 7.5 10.3 73 GRAND TARGHEE 9260 16.0 -M * 13.4 -M * GRANITE CREEK 6770 2.5 5.1 49 8.2 7.2 114 GRASSY LAKE 7265 7.5 10.6 71 15.1 12.8 118 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 4.9 5.2 94 6.5 5.2 125 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 3.1 -M * 6.1 -M * LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 8.9 10.6 84 14.7 13.1 112 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 6.4 9.1 70 10.8 10.0 108 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 -M 3.8 * 3.4 6.6 52 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 3.2 5.7 56 10.9 8.4 130 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 4.4 9.4 47 5.8 9.7 60 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 3.5 5.5 64 7.6 6.9 110 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 10.4 9.0 116 11.9 9.3 128 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 14.0 10.5 133 13.5 10.5 129 WILLOW CREEK 8380 5.6 10.5 53 11.0 12.0 92 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 77 106 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9360 10.5 8.9 118 10.2 7.7 132 BLACK BEAR 8170 12.2 13.1 93 14.9 13.5 110 CANYON 7870 4.9 4.5 109 8.2 6.0 137 FISHER CREEK 9100 16.2 12.5 130 -M 12.9 * MADISON PLATEAU 7750 7.2 8.5 85 11.3 9.6 118 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 1.7 3.6 47 6.1 5.1 120 PARKER PEAK 9400 9.9 8.4 118 10.2 6.7 152 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 7.0 8.2 85 11.3 8.9 127 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 3.5 5.5 64 7.6 6.9 110 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 14.0 10.5 133 13.5 10.5 129 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 4.0 5.5 73 9.5 7.6 125 WHITE MILL 8700 10.7 8.7 123 11.4 10.0 114 WOLVERINE 7650 2.9 4.1 71 6.5 5.7 114 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 103 123 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 6.6 5.2 127 9.2 6.2 148 COLD SPRINGS 9630 1.1 3.9 28 4.0 4.9 82 DEER PARK 9700 2.6 5.6 46 5.9 8.7 68 HOBBS PARK 10100 3.0 6.5 46 4.5 5.4 83 LITTLE WARM 9370 3.3 4.3 77 5.8 5.5 105 SOUTH PASS 9040 2.1 6.7 31 5.3 7.4 72 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 1.1 3.2 34 3.0 4.0 75 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 10.4 9.0 116 11.9 9.3 128 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 .9 3.6 25 4.5 5.2 87 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 65 96 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 5.0 7.5 67 5.8 6.6 88 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 2.2 2.1 105 3.6 3.9 92 BLACKWATER 9780 10.4 9.9 105 10.0 8.9 112 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 4.7 6.3 75 5.5 5.9 93 EVENING STAR 9200 11.3 11.0 103 13.5 10.2 132 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 2.5 3.1 81 4.4 4.1 107 KIRWIN 9550 5.8 5.0 116 6.9 4.9 141 MARQUETTE 8760 .3 4.3 7 4.4 4.7 94 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 2.6 4.4 59 3.8 5.7 67 OWL CREEK 8975 2.0 2.2 91 3.9 2.5 156 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 3.4 4.1 83 5.3 4.9 108 SHELL CREEK 9580 6.5 6.0 108 7.2 5.4 133 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 7.0 8.2 85 11.3 8.9 127 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 3.3 4.8 69 10.8 8.3 130 TIMBER CREEK 7950 .6 2.6 23 4.7 3.3 142 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 6.3 6.1 103 9.0 6.4 141 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 84 116 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 10.4 9.9 105 10.0 8.9 112 EVENING STAR 9200 11.3 11.0 103 13.5 10.2 132 KIRWIN 9550 5.8 5.0 116 6.9 4.9 141 MARQUETTE 8760 .3 4.3 7 4.4 4.7 94 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 7.0 8.2 85 11.3 8.9 127 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 3.3 4.8 69 10.8 8.3 130 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 6.3 6.1 103 9.0 6.4 141 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 90 126 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 2.2 2.1 105 3.6 3.9 92 BIG GOOSE 7990 2.5 3.2 78 5.5 3.8 145 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 4.7 6.3 75 5.5 5.9 93 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 2.8 4.2 67 5.2 5.0 104 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 4.7 4.5 104 6.5 5.5 118 DOME LAKE 8880 3.2 4.9 65 6.8 5.8 117 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 2.5 3.1 81 4.4 4.1 107 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 2.5 2.6 96 4.7 3.7 127 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 2.6 4.4 59 3.8 5.7 67 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 3.4 4.1 83 5.3 4.9 108 SUCKER CREEK 8880 3.3 4.0 82 5.0 5.4 93 TIE CREEK 6870 .4 1.5 27 4.9 4.3 114 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 78 106 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 1.2 2.4 50 3.2 5.2 62 COLE CANYON 5910 .5 2.6 19 2.3 3.4 68 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 1.7 2.4 71 2.3 4.4 52 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 46 60 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9160 4.2 6.9 61 7.8 8.5 92 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 6.6 6.7 99 7.7 7.8 99 ELK RIVER 8700 4.8 4.7 102 7.4 6.7 110 JOE WRIGHT 10120 7.8 7.6 103 9.9 9.5 104 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 9.3 10.2 91 10.4 9.4 111 OLD BATTLE 10000 9.1 11.6 78 11.2 12.1 93 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 3.9 3.9 100 6.0 4.6 130 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 4.1 3.8 108 7.2 6.3 114 TOWER 10500 9.4 16.1 58 12.4 13.7 91 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 6.6 8.8 75 9.3 10.0 93 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 6.0 4.5 133 7.0 5.3 132 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 85 103 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 6.4 7.9 81 8.0 7.9 101 CASPER MTN. 7900 1.8 5.7 32 5.4 6.2 87 DEADMAN HILL 10220 6.2 6.1 102 6.4 6.4 100 DEER PARK 9700 2.6 5.6 46 5.9 8.7 68 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 .7 4.1 17 3.7 5.0 74 RENO HILL 8400 3.4 5.3 64 5.1 6.0 85 ROACH 9700 6.2 5.5 113 7.9 6.6 120 SAND LAKE 10050 9.1 11.7 78 9.7 9.0 108 SOUTH PASS 9040 2.1 6.7 31 5.3 7.4 72 WINDY PEAK 7900 1.7 2.9 59 3.6 4.5 80 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 65 90 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 2.5 2.6 96 5.4 5.5 98 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 6.6 6.7 99 7.7 7.8 99 OLD BATTLE 10000 9.1 11.6 78 11.2 12.1 93 SANDSTONE RS 8150 3.4 3.4 100 6.6 6.9 96 WHISKEY PARK 8950 6.4 8.0 80 9.9 10.1 98 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 87 96 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 2.5 5.3 47 3.5 5.3 66 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 5.5 9.7 57 5.9 8.5 69 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 -M 4.4 * 3.7 4.4 84 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 2.6 4.7 55 3.8 5.4 70 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 4.9 5.2 94 6.5 5.2 125 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 3.1 -M * 6.1 -M * KENDALL R.S. 7740 1.9 4.6 41 4.6 5.2 88 LOOMIS PARK 8240 3.3 6.0 55 4.8 6.4 75 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 2.0 3.9 51 3.2 4.7 68 SNIDER BASIN 8060 1.4 5.1 27 3.2 5.9 54 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 4.4 9.4 47 5.8 9.7 60 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 5.1 8.7 59 8.0 8.5 94 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 54 77 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 .7 3.7 19 2.7 4.5 60 HEWINTA 9519 .8 2.9 28 5.7 5.9 97 HICKERSON PARK 9145 .8 2.0 40 3.3 3.7 89 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 .7 1.9 37 4.2 3.4 124 INDIAN CREEK 9425 3.5 9.2 38 4.7 9.2 51 KELLEY R.S. 8180 1.8 5.7 32 4.4 7.5 59 STEEL CREEK PARK 10200 1.7 5.1 33 6.4 6.2 103 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 33 78 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 -M 5.7 * 3.2 7.2 44 HAYDEN FORK 9212 2.7 4.3 63 5.8 7.8 74 KELLEY R.S. 8180 1.8 5.7 32 4.4 7.5 59 LILY LAKE 9156 1.5 4.0 38 5.4 7.0 77 MONTE CRISTO 8960 3.9 7.4 53 6.2 9.4 66 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 -M 3.8 * 3.4 6.6 52 TRIAL LAKE 9992 3.9 7.6 51 5.7 8.6 66 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 48 63 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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 1961-90. 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.