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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: SEPTEMBER 5 , 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 .0 .0 100 35.7 31.8 112 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7670 .0 .0 100 -M 41.1 * GRAND TARGHEE 9260 .0 -M * 51.0 -M * GRANITE CREEK 6770 .0 .0 100 33.9 29.3 116 GRASSY LAKE 7265 .0 .0 100 58.3 51.6 113 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 .1 .0 22.0 23.2 95 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 .1 -M * 23.7 -M * LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 -M .0 * 50.0 51.6 97 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 .0 .0 100 47.0 42.1 112 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 -M .0 * -M 28.2 * SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 .0 .0 100 37.6 33.8 111 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 -M .0 * 33.2 37.8 88 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 .2 .0 30.4 29.2 104 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 .0 .0 100 43.1 38.8 111 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 .2 .0 46.1 43.1 107 WILLOW CREEK 8380 .0 .0 100 56.2 49.3 114 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 107 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9360 .0 .0 100 36.1 33.6 107 BLACK BEAR 8170 .0 .0 100 58.4 57.6 101 CANYON 7870 .0 .0 100 29.4 26.2 112 FISHER CREEK 9100 .0 .0 100 55.8 55.9 100 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 .0 .0 100 45.1 40.4 112 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 .0 .0 100 23.1 24.4 95 PARKER PEAK 9400 .0 .0 100 41.9 29.4 143 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 .0 .0 100 42.1 35.6 118 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 .2 .0 30.4 29.2 104 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 .2 .0 46.1 43.1 107 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 .0 .0 100 36.3 33.4 109 WHITE MILL 8700 .0 .0 100 40.6 43.3 94 WOLVERINE 7650 .0 .0 100 24.2 24.1 100 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 107 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 .0 .0 100 27.9 28.0 100 COLD SPRINGS 9630 .0 .0 100 20.3 22.2 91 DEER PARK 9700 .0 .0 100 33.0 36.4 91 HOBBS PARK 10100 .0 .0 100 27.0 26.7 101 LITTLE WARM 9370 .0 .0 100 25.4 25.7 99 SOUTH PASS 9040 .0 .0 100 29.6 30.6 97 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 .0 .0 100 18.5 20.2 92 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 .0 .0 100 43.1 38.8 111 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 .0 .0 100 24.2 23.7 102 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 99 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 .0 .0 100 31.4 31.8 99 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .0 .0 100 24.2 19.6 123 BLACKWATER 9780 .1 .0 40.4 36.5 111 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 .0 .0 100 32.3 29.8 108 EVENING STAR 9200 .0 .0 100 53.1 42.3 126 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .0 .0 100 21.7 21.5 101 KIRWIN 9550 .0 .0 100 26.0 25.1 104 MARQUETTE 8760 .0 .0 100 25.6 25.2 102 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .0 .0 100 23.6 24.5 96 OWL CREEK 8975 .0 .0 100 17.3 16.5 105 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 .0 .0 100 29.2 25.6 114 SHELL CREEK 9580 .4 .0 30.5 27.3 112 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 .0 .0 100 42.1 35.6 118 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .0 .0 100 32.7 28.8 114 TIMBER CREEK 7950 .0 .0 100 23.4 20.2 116 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 .0 .0 100 28.2 29.2 97 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 110 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 .1 .0 40.4 36.5 111 EVENING STAR 9200 .0 .0 100 53.1 42.3 126 KIRWIN 9550 .0 .0 100 26.0 25.1 104 MARQUETTE 8760 .0 .0 100 25.6 25.2 102 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 .0 .0 100 42.1 35.6 118 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .0 .0 100 32.7 28.8 114 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 .0 .0 100 28.2 29.2 97 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 111 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .0 .0 100 24.2 19.6 123 BIG GOOSE 7990 .0 .0 100 26.1 21.2 123 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 .0 .0 100 32.3 29.8 108 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 .0 .0 100 29.7 24.8 120 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 .0 .0 100 34.9 29.0 120 DOME LAKE 8880 .0 .0 100 31.1 27.0 115 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .0 .0 100 21.7 21.5 101 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 .0 .0 100 26.0 20.5 127 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .0 .0 100 23.6 24.5 96 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 .0 .0 100 29.2 25.6 114 SUCKER CREEK 8880 .0 .0 100 35.0 28.1 125 TIE CREEK 6870 .0 .0 100 27.2 23.3 117 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 116 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 .0 .0 100 29.5 25.6 115 COLE CANYON 5910 .0 .0 100 28.4 21.4 133 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 .0 .0 100 35.5 24.2 147 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 131 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9160 .0 .0 100 39.1 36.7 107 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 .0 .0 100 34.8 31.9 109 ELK RIVER 8700 .3 .0 33.5 30.9 108 JOE WRIGHT 10120 .1 .0 43.9 42.5 103 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 .0 .0 100 43.7 40.8 107 OLD BATTLE 10000 -M .0 * 54.5 49.5 110 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 .0 .0 100 25.1 18.5 136 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 .1 .0 25.6 29.3 87 TOWER 10500 .0 .0 100 56.0 56.2 100 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 .0 .0 100 43.8 39.7 110 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 .3 .0 26.9 25.0 108 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 106 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 .0 .0 100 32.7 36.9 89 CASPER MTN. 7900 .0 .0 100 32.3 28.9 112 DEADMAN HILL 10220 .1 .0 31.1 30.0 104 DEER PARK 9700 .0 .0 100 33.0 36.4 91 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 -M .0 * 23.8 26.3 90 RENO HILL 8400 .0 .0 100 34.2 29.9 114 ROACH 9700 .1 .0 33.6 32.0 105 SAND LAKE 10050 -M .0 * 45.3 40.2 113 SOUTH PASS 9040 .0 .0 100 29.6 30.6 97 WINDY PEAK 7900 .3 .0 -M 22.6 * ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 102 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 .0 .0 100 24.6 24.3 101 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 .0 .0 100 34.8 31.9 109 OLD BATTLE 10000 -M .0 * 54.5 49.5 110 SANDSTONE RS 8150 -M .0 * 31.5 29.4 107 WHISKEY PARK 8950 .0 .0 100 48.4 43.2 112 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 109 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 .1 .0 20.8 23.3 89 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 .0 .0 100 26.6 32.9 81 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 .0 .0 100 16.8 20.0 84 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 .0 .0 100 19.2 24.5 78 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 .1 .0 22.0 23.2 95 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 .1 -M * 23.7 -M * KENDALL R.S. 7740 .0 .0 100 20.0 22.7 88 LOOMIS PARK 8240 .0 .0 100 25.5 27.4 93 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 .2 .0 16.5 20.6 80 SNIDER BASIN 8060 .1 .0 20.3 23.8 85 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 -M .0 * 33.2 37.8 88 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 -M .0 * 41.3 36.9 112 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 89 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 .0 .0 100 16.3 20.7 79 HEWINTA 9519 -M .0 * 29.3 26.1 112 HICKERSON PARK 9145 .0 .0 100 21.6 18.1 119 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 .0 .0 100 19.7 18.0 109 INDIAN CREEK 9425 .3 .0 32.4 36.7 88 KELLEY R.S. 8180 .2 .0 26.0 30.1 86 STEEL CREEK PARK 10200 .3 .0 31.8 29.2 109 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 99 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 .0 .0 100 25.4 28.9 88 HAYDEN FORK 9212 .0 .0 100 34.1 33.8 101 KELLEY R.S. 8180 .2 .0 26.0 30.1 86 LILY LAKE 9156 .0 .0 100 27.5 29.1 95 MONTE CRISTO 8960 .1 .0 35.0 38.4 91 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 -M .0 * -M 28.2 * TRIAL LAKE 9992 -M .0 * 36.1 39.7 91 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 92 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.