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: MARCH 23 , 2009
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BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION
Data Site Name (Ft) % %
Current Average Avg Current Average Avg
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WYOMING
SNAKE RIVER
BASE CAMP 7030 13.7 17.8 77 17.3 20.7 84
COTTONWOOD CREEK 7670 22.8 22.8 100 26.3 26.2 100
GRAND TARGHEE 9260 36.9 -M * 29.4 -M *
GRANITE CREEK 6770 15.1 18.5 82 19.2 19.4 99
GRASSY LAKE 7265 29.6 34.3 86 32.1 34.8 92
GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 11.0 13.6 81 13.3 12.3 108
GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 12.8 -M * 13.6 -M *
LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 -M 34.2 * -M 35.6 *
PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 23.5 27.7 85 25.5 27.9 91
SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 12.2 13.9 88 13.7 17.9 77
SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 15.3 18.9 81 20.1 21.6 93
SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 23.9 25.5 94 23.6 25.4 93
THUMB DIVIDE 7980 17.7 18.4 96 18.7 18.2 103
TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 24.5 23.8 103 26.7 23.5 114
TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 34.7 26.7 130 26.9 26.6 101
WILLOW CREEK 8380 29.6 29.2 101 34.3 30.8 111
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Basin wide percent of average 94 98
UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON
BEARTOOTH LAKE 9360 21.7 22.6 96 19.8 19.3 103
BLACK BEAR 8170 31.2 37.9 82 32.3 38.7 83
CANYON 7870 12.5 13.2 95 13.6 14.8 92
FISHER CREEK 9100 34.6 33.5 103 33.6 34.9 96
MADISON PLATEAU 7750 19.8 23.9 83 21.6 25.5 85
NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 10.2 10.9 94 12.7 12.1 105
PARKER PEAK 9400 24.4 20.7 118 -M 15.5 *
SYLVAN LAKE 8420 18.6 21.6 86 20.8 20.1 103
THUMB DIVIDE 7980 17.7 18.4 96 18.7 18.2 103
TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 34.7 26.7 130 26.9 26.6 101
WHISKEY CREEK 6800 14.5 16.5 88 17.9 20.1 89
WHITE MILL 8700 22.9 23.2 99 22.5 25.9 87
WOLVERINE 7650 10.3 11.5 90 10.9 12.3 89
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Basin wide percent of average 97 94
WIND RIVER
BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 14.3 14.0 102 15.0 15.5 97
COLD SPRINGS 9630 6.1 8.4 73 8.2 9.8 84
DEER PARK 9700 8.6 16.2 53 13.4 20.7 65
HOBBS PARK 10100 9.3 13.8 67 9.6 11.8 81
LITTLE WARM 9370 9.8 11.1 88 12.4 12.6 98
SOUTH PASS 9040 9.3 16.1 58 11.2 17.3 65
ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 3.0 6.8 44 6.3 8.1 78
TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 24.5 23.8 103 26.7 23.5 114
TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 5.5 8.1 68 8.2 10.6 77
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Basin wide percent of average 76 85
BIGHORN BASIN
BALD MTN. 9380 16.5 18.5 89 13.7 16.3 84
BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 7.6 5.2 146 8.1 7.5 108
BLACKWATER 9780 22.7 23.3 97 20.6 19.5 106
BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 16.8 15.2 111 13.2 13.6 97
EVENING STAR 9200 27.8 28.4 98 28.7 24.3 118
GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 7.6 8.7 87 8.3 9.1 91
KIRWIN 9550 10.8 10.6 102 12.2 10.5 116
MARQUETTE 8760 3.5 8.1 43 6.6 8.9 74
MIDDLE POWDER 7760 9.1 10.9 83 8.5 11.4 75
OWL CREEK 8975 4.3 5.1 84 4.5 5.3 85
POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 11.2 10.2 110 13.0 11.5 113
SHELL CREEK 9580 15.1 13.8 109 14.3 12.4 115
SYLVAN LAKE 8420 18.6 21.6 86 20.8 20.1 103
SYLVAN ROAD 7120 13.0 12.4 105 17.5 17.1 102
TIMBER CREEK 7950 2.9 5.3 55 6.3 6.7 94
YOUNTS PEAK 8350 17.1 16.4 104 15.0 15.4 97
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Basin wide percent of average 96 101
SHOSHONE RIVER
BLACKWATER 9780 22.7 23.3 97 20.6 19.5 106
EVENING STAR 9200 27.8 28.4 98 28.7 24.3 118
KIRWIN 9550 10.8 10.6 102 12.2 10.5 116
MARQUETTE 8760 3.5 8.1 43 6.6 8.9 74
SYLVAN LAKE 8420 18.6 21.6 86 20.8 20.1 103
SYLVAN ROAD 7120 13.0 12.4 105 17.5 17.1 102
YOUNTS PEAK 8350 17.1 16.4 104 15.0 15.4 97
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Basin wide percent of average 94 105
POWDER-TONGUE
BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 7.6 5.2 146 8.1 7.5 108
BIG GOOSE 7990 7.4 9.4 79 9.6 7.8 123
BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 16.8 15.2 111 13.2 13.6 97
BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 10.1 10.7 94 10.6 11.2 95
CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 14.9 12.3 121 14.3 11.7 122
DOME LAKE 8880 10.6 11.4 93 12.7 12.1 105
GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 7.6 8.7 87 8.3 9.1 91
HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 5.9 6.2 95 8.7 7.5 116
MIDDLE POWDER 7760 9.1 10.9 83 8.5 11.4 75
POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 11.2 10.2 110 13.0 11.5 113
SUCKER CREEK 8880 11.7 10.9 107 14.1 12.5 113
TIE CREEK 6870 3.5 6.0 58 11.3 9.1 124
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Basin wide percent of average 99 106
BELLE FOURCHE
BLIND PARK 6890 6.0 8.7 69 13.3 10.5 127
COLE CANYON 5910 5.1 6.5 78 10.3 6.3 163
NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 7.3 7.8 94 11.7 8.2 143
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Basin wide percent of average 80 141
UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER
COLUMBINE 9160 24.3 24.5 99 23.6 23.9 99
DIVIDE PEAK 8880 18.8 18.7 101 21.5 19.7 109
ELK RIVER 8700 19.3 18.5 104 19.5 18.6 105
JOE WRIGHT 10120 19.5 20.0 98 24.2 23.3 104
NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 30.0 27.2 110 27.9 23.3 120
OLD BATTLE 10000 29.3 30.6 96 34.0 32.9 103
SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 9.3 10.8 86 12.4 11.4 109
SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 9.7 12.4 78 13.8 15.3 90
TOWER 10500 38.7 43.1 90 38.0 36.5 104
WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 21.9 25.4 86 25.2 25.3 100
WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 10.6 11.2 95 10.5 12.0 88
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Basin wide percent of average 95 103
LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE
BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 19.8 22.1 90 18.4 20.6 89
CASPER MTN. 7900 8.4 13.3 63 10.6 13.1 81
DEADMAN HILL 10220 14.2 15.2 93 14.5 15.8 92
DEER PARK 9700 8.6 16.2 53 13.4 20.7 65
LAPRELE CREEK 8375 7.7 10.5 73 8.9 11.7 76
RENO HILL 8400 9.1 12.9 71 10.6 13.7 77
ROACH 9700 13.4 16.0 84 15.7 17.5 90
SAND LAKE 10050 25.4 30.5 83 23.8 22.6 105
SOUTH PASS 9040 9.3 16.1 58 11.2 17.3 65
WINDY PEAK 7900 7.0 7.6 92 7.9 9.9 80
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Basin wide percent of average 77 83
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 13.3 11.5 116 15.7 14.8 106
DIVIDE PEAK 8880 18.8 18.7 101 21.5 19.7 109
OLD BATTLE 10000 29.3 30.6 96 34.0 32.9 103
SANDSTONE RS 8150 14.3 14.8 97 17.6 17.9 98
WHISKEY PARK 8950 28.9 28.9 100 29.4 27.2 108
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Basin wide percent of average 100 105
UPPER GREEN RIVER
BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 11.1 13.9 80 11.0 12.8 86
BLIND BULL SUM 8650 23.2 27.0 86 18.0 21.4 84
EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 8.7 12.6 69 11.1 11.6 96
ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 11.5 12.9 89 12.6 12.6 100
GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 11.0 13.6 81 13.3 12.3 108
GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 12.8 -M * 13.6 -M *
KENDALL R.S. 7740 10.3 14.4 72 12.4 14.1 88
LOOMIS PARK 8240 14.5 16.9 86 16.9 16.8 101
NEW FORK LAKE 8340 10.5 10.9 96 9.8 10.8 91
SNIDER BASIN 8060 12.7 14.1 90 13.3 15.5 86
SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 23.9 25.5 94 23.6 25.4 93
TRIPLE PEAK 8500 22.0 24.1 91 23.7 23.8 100
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Basin wide percent of average 86 94
LOWER GREEN RIVER
HAMS FORK 7840 9.4 12.5 75 9.9 11.7 85
HEWINTA 9519 6.0 11.1 54 10.5 13.6 77
HICKERSON PARK 9145 2.6 6.9 38 6.2 7.4 84
HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 3.6 6.7 54 6.1 6.9 88
INDIAN CREEK 9425 20.3 26.5 77 18.7 24.2 77
KELLEY R.S. 8180 13.4 16.3 82 15.1 19.4 78
STEEL CREEK PARK 10200 9.3 14.9 62 12.9 15.1 85
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Basin wide percent of average 68 81
UPPER BEAR RIVER
BUG LAKE 7950 16.0 20.1 80 15.3 18.4 83
HAYDEN FORK 9212 11.7 15.7 75 17.4 19.8 88
KELLEY R.S. 8180 13.4 16.3 82 15.1 19.4 78
LILY LAKE 9156 11.3 12.4 91 13.5 16.5 82
MONTE CRISTO 8960 21.7 28.8 75 22.1 24.3 91
SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 12.2 13.9 88 13.7 17.9 77
TRIAL LAKE 9992 19.9 24.0 83 19.0 23.8 80
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Basin wide percent of average 81 83
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-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.
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-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.