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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 16 , 2009 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 11.3 14.5 78 14.1 16.8 84 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7670 18.4 16.2 114 22.0 20.8 106 GRAND TARGHEE 9260 28.5 -M * 24.6 -M * GRANITE CREEK 6770 11.8 14.3 83 16.2 15.6 104 GRASSY LAKE 7265 22.4 26.4 85 25.4 28.1 90 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 8.8 10.4 85 10.4 9.7 107 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 10.3 -M * 11.3 -M * LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 18.4 26.6 69 22.3 28.2 79 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 18.4 21.3 86 20.5 22.1 93 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 9.5 10.9 87 11.0 14.2 77 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 11.8 14.7 80 15.8 17.6 90 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 18.5 19.8 93 19.0 20.4 93 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 11.2 13.6 82 13.1 14.3 92 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 20.0 18.9 106 22.0 18.8 117 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 25.0 21.3 117 19.4 20.9 93 WILLOW CREEK 8380 23.6 22.9 103 28.0 24.4 115 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 91 95 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9360 15.9 18.3 87 14.6 15.6 94 BLACK BEAR 8170 23.1 29.5 78 24.0 29.7 81 CANYON 7870 9.0 10.2 88 9.8 11.9 82 FISHER CREEK 9100 25.9 26.9 96 23.9 27.6 87 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 13.3 18.7 71 15.2 19.8 77 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 7.5 8.9 84 9.9 9.9 100 PARKER PEAK 9400 17.9 16.6 108 12.6 12.4 102 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 13.5 17.0 79 15.7 16.4 96 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 11.2 13.6 82 13.1 14.3 92 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 25.0 21.3 117 19.4 20.9 93 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 9.7 12.8 76 12.7 15.6 81 WHITE MILL 8700 17.1 18.3 93 16.9 20.5 82 WOLVERINE 7650 8.8 9.7 91 8.6 10.2 84 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 89 87 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 12.2 11.4 107 12.9 12.5 103 COLD SPRINGS 9630 5.0 6.5 77 6.7 7.7 87 DEER PARK 9700 6.7 13.8 49 10.4 16.3 64 HOBBS PARK 10100 7.2 10.8 67 7.4 9.0 82 LITTLE WARM 9370 7.9 8.6 92 10.0 10.0 100 SOUTH PASS 9040 7.2 12.6 57 9.3 13.7 68 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 2.0 5.3 38 5.0 6.4 78 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 20.0 18.9 106 22.0 18.8 117 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 4.3 6.3 68 6.5 8.1 80 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 77 88 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 14.6 14.6 100 11.8 12.9 91 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 6.4 3.9 164 6.9 6.0 115 BLACKWATER 9780 16.5 18.5 89 15.2 15.7 97 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 14.9 11.8 126 11.5 10.6 108 EVENING STAR 9200 21.1 22.6 93 22.3 19.8 113 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 5.8 6.5 89 6.9 7.0 99 KIRWIN 9550 8.9 8.4 106 9.9 8.4 118 MARQUETTE 8760 3.0 6.3 48 5.7 6.8 84 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 7.2 8.1 89 7.1 8.9 80 OWL CREEK 8975 4.0 3.7 108 3.8 4.1 93 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 9.9 7.9 125 11.2 9.2 122 SHELL CREEK 9580 13.3 10.8 123 12.9 10.1 128 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 13.5 17.0 79 15.7 16.4 96 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 10.4 10.3 101 13.5 14.6 92 TIMBER CREEK 7950 2.8 3.9 72 6.1 4.9 124 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 14.0 13.3 105 12.5 12.5 100 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 99 103 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 16.5 18.5 89 15.2 15.7 97 EVENING STAR 9200 21.1 22.6 93 22.3 19.8 113 KIRWIN 9550 8.9 8.4 106 9.9 8.4 118 MARQUETTE 8760 3.0 6.3 48 5.7 6.8 84 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 13.5 17.0 79 15.7 16.4 96 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 10.4 10.3 101 13.5 14.6 92 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 14.0 13.3 105 12.5 12.5 100 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 91 101 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 6.4 3.9 164 6.9 6.0 115 BIG GOOSE 7990 6.2 6.8 91 8.4 6.2 135 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 14.9 11.8 126 11.5 10.6 108 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 8.8 8.1 109 9.5 8.7 109 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 13.0 9.0 144 12.2 9.0 136 DOME LAKE 8880 9.1 8.8 103 11.2 9.5 118 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 5.8 6.5 89 6.9 7.0 99 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 4.8 4.6 104 7.4 5.8 128 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 7.2 8.1 89 7.1 8.9 80 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 9.9 7.9 125 11.2 9.2 122 SUCKER CREEK 8880 10.6 8.1 131 12.5 9.6 130 TIE CREEK 6870 3.7 4.5 82 10.1 7.3 138 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 114 117 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 7.9 6.0 132 12.5 8.5 147 COLE CANYON 5910 4.6 5.2 88 9.3 5.1 182 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 7.7 6.0 128 10.7 6.9 155 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 117 159 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9160 20.2 19.5 104 19.0 18.8 101 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 16.1 14.2 113 18.0 15.3 118 ELK RIVER 8700 18.1 14.3 127 16.9 14.4 117 JOE WRIGHT 10120 17.0 15.7 108 20.8 18.2 114 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 23.7 20.5 116 22.7 18.3 124 OLD BATTLE 10000 23.7 23.2 102 28.5 25.3 113 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 8.8 8.2 107 10.1 8.9 113 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 10.3 8.6 120 11.8 12.2 97 TOWER 10500 32.1 34.1 94 31.0 28.7 108 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 17.8 18.6 96 20.9 20.0 104 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 9.8 8.6 114 9.1 9.3 98 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 107 110 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 15.7 17.2 91 15.0 15.8 95 CASPER MTN. 7900 7.7 10.2 75 10.2 10.0 102 DEADMAN HILL 10220 11.8 11.8 100 12.2 11.9 103 DEER PARK 9700 6.7 13.8 49 10.4 16.3 64 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 6.7 8.1 83 7.4 9.0 82 RENO HILL 8400 8.3 9.3 89 9.4 10.3 91 ROACH 9700 12.0 12.6 95 13.7 13.1 105 SAND LAKE 10050 20.0 22.4 89 18.3 17.5 105 SOUTH PASS 9040 7.2 12.6 57 9.3 13.7 68 WINDY PEAK 7900 6.1 5.3 115 6.6 7.7 86 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 83 90 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 12.2 8.7 140 13.2 11.1 119 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 16.1 14.2 113 18.0 15.3 118 OLD BATTLE 10000 23.7 23.2 102 28.5 25.3 113 SANDSTONE RS 8150 12.3 11.1 111 15.1 14.1 107 WHISKEY PARK 8950 24.0 21.2 113 25.1 21.4 117 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 113 115 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 8.1 10.9 74 8.1 10.2 79 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 17.8 20.7 86 14.9 17.2 87 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 6.7 9.8 68 9.4 9.1 103 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 9.6 10.0 96 10.7 9.9 108 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 8.8 10.4 85 10.4 9.7 107 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 10.3 -M * 11.3 -M * KENDALL R.S. 7740 8.3 11.1 75 10.5 11.1 95 LOOMIS PARK 8240 12.0 12.9 93 14.4 13.3 108 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 9.0 8.7 103 8.5 8.7 98 SNIDER BASIN 8060 9.8 11.2 88 10.4 12.4 84 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 18.5 19.8 93 19.0 20.4 93 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 17.2 18.8 91 19.0 18.4 103 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 87 96 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 7.0 9.7 72 7.8 9.4 83 HEWINTA 9519 6.2 7.9 78 8.8 10.4 85 HICKERSON PARK 9145 2.4 5.2 46 5.0 5.7 88 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 2.9 5.0 58 5.1 5.3 96 INDIAN CREEK 9425 15.3 19.9 77 14.5 19.0 76 KELLEY R.S. 8180 9.8 12.3 80 11.4 15.6 73 STEEL CREEK PARK 10200 7.8 11.0 71 11.0 11.5 96 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 72 83 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 12.0 15.2 79 12.1 14.5 83 HAYDEN FORK 9212 12.1 11.5 105 14.8 15.3 97 KELLEY R.S. 8180 9.8 12.3 80 11.4 15.6 73 LILY LAKE 9156 9.9 9.6 103 11.5 12.8 90 MONTE CRISTO 8960 17.9 21.6 83 18.4 18.9 97 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 9.5 10.9 87 11.0 14.2 77 TRIAL LAKE 9992 16.8 18.2 92 16.4 18.1 91 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 89 87 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.