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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 WEDNESDAY: JUNE 3 , 2009 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24.6 27.2 90 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7670 .0 4.5 0 39.6 35.9 110 GRAND TARGHEE 9260 37.9 -M * 44.0 -M * GRANITE CREEK 6770 .2 .4 50 27.4 25.0 110 GRASSY LAKE 7265 .0 13.1 0 43.0 45.2 95 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 .0 3.3 0 20.3 17.8 114 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 6.2 -M * 22.2 -M * LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 8.9 17.1 52 42.9 45.5 94 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 8.4 13.3 63 37.6 36.7 102 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 .1 .0 22.3 24.2 92 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 .0 .0 100 29.2 28.5 102 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 11.4 14.3 80 34.3 33.2 103 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 .2 1.4 14 28.0 24.9 112 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 20.0 21.5 93 37.8 32.8 115 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 30.8 24.7 125 38.1 36.4 105 WILLOW CREEK 8380 7.8 13.6 57 50.8 42.7 119 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 69 104 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9360 18.1 19.5 93 27.8 27.1 103 BLACK BEAR 8170 22.1 25.3 87 46.2 50.4 92 CANYON 7870 .0 1.1 0 20.5 20.6 100 FISHER CREEK 9100 -M 29.6 * 45.8 46.8 98 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 6.2 8.3 75 33.0 34.4 96 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 .1 .3 33 18.5 17.7 105 PARKER PEAK 9400 10.3 17.8 58 25.0 23.3 107 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 3.0 10.8 28 30.7 29.1 105 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 .2 1.4 14 28.0 24.9 112 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 30.8 24.7 125 38.1 36.4 105 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 .2 .9 22 27.4 27.4 100 WHITE MILL 8700 14.7 17.5 84 32.0 35.3 91 WOLVERINE 7650 .0 .0 100 17.5 18.4 95 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 83 100 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 1.8 3.1 58 23.4 22.7 103 COLD SPRINGS 9630 .0 1.0 0 17.0 17.2 99 DEER PARK 9700 3.5 7.3 48 25.8 31.0 83 HOBBS PARK 10100 5.4 9.7 56 22.9 21.1 109 LITTLE WARM 9370 .0 1.6 0 21.2 20.1 105 SOUTH PASS 9040 .2 5.9 3 22.4 26.1 86 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 .1 .5 20 15.8 15.3 103 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 20.0 21.5 93 37.8 32.8 115 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 .0 1.6 0 19.6 18.9 104 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 59 100 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 10.8 16.2 67 20.7 25.4 81 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .0 .0 100 14.4 14.3 101 BLACKWATER 9780 20.3 24.2 84 31.6 29.0 109 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 1.3 7.7 17 19.7 22.4 88 EVENING STAR 9200 19.0 26.1 73 40.6 34.5 118 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .0 1.5 0 13.4 16.2 83 KIRWIN 9550 .5 5.2 10 21.3 17.6 121 MARQUETTE 8760 .1 3.9 3 14.4 18.2 79 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .0 2.3 0 14.9 19.2 78 OWL CREEK 8975 .3 .4 75 12.1 11.2 108 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 .1 1.9 5 20.4 19.7 104 SHELL CREEK 9580 6.5 9.9 66 21.0 20.6 102 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 3.0 10.8 28 30.7 29.1 105 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .2 .0 25.9 23.4 111 TIMBER CREEK 7950 .1 .4 25 14.2 14.5 98 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 3.5 6.4 55 21.9 22.2 99 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 56 100 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 20.3 24.2 84 31.6 29.0 109 EVENING STAR 9200 19.0 26.1 73 40.6 34.5 118 KIRWIN 9550 .5 5.2 10 21.3 17.6 121 MARQUETTE 8760 .1 3.9 3 14.4 18.2 79 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 3.0 10.8 28 30.7 29.1 105 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .2 .0 25.9 23.4 111 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 3.5 6.4 55 21.9 22.2 99 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 61 107 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .0 .0 100 14.4 14.3 101 BIG GOOSE 7990 .0 2.1 0 17.4 16.5 105 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 1.3 7.7 17 19.7 22.4 88 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 .0 2.2 0 17.0 18.6 91 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 4.9 7.2 68 22.4 21.8 103 DOME LAKE 8880 .0 3.0 0 20.9 20.7 101 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .0 1.5 0 13.4 16.2 83 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 .2 .2 100 13.9 14.2 98 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .0 2.3 0 14.9 19.2 78 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 .1 1.9 5 20.4 19.7 104 SUCKER CREEK 8880 .4 3.3 12 23.1 21.6 107 TIE CREEK 6870 .0 .0 100 19.2 17.3 111 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 22 97 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 .0 .0 100 19.3 18.0 107 COLE CANYON 5910 .0 .0 100 17.6 13.0 135 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 .1 .0 15.8 14.1 112 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 117 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9160 .3 1.6 19 34.4 32.3 107 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 .1 3.3 3 35.6 27.6 129 ELK RIVER 8700 .2 1.1 18 28.2 26.1 108 JOE WRIGHT 10120 12.2 16.3 75 37.0 34.9 106 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 20.6 23.1 89 41.2 34.4 120 OLD BATTLE 10000 26.8 24.8 108 49.5 44.3 112 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 .1 1.9 5 20.9 16.0 131 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 .0 1.6 0 23.4 23.7 99 TOWER 10500 27.3 41.6 66 51.9 50.1 104 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 .1 6.0 2 37.7 34.8 108 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 .0 2.8 0 18.7 18.9 99 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 71 110 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 2.9 11.0 26 29.5 31.2 95 CASPER MTN. 7900 .0 3.9 0 21.6 24.1 90 DEADMAN HILL 10220 6.2 10.7 58 24.7 24.8 100 DEER PARK 9700 3.5 7.3 48 25.8 31.0 83 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 .0 .7 0 18.8 20.2 93 RENO HILL 8400 .0 3.2 0 23.5 24.8 95 ROACH 9700 .2 5.5 4 26.7 26.5 101 SAND LAKE 10050 24.9 24.9 100 39.7 34.4 115 SOUTH PASS 9040 .2 5.9 3 22.4 26.1 86 WINDY PEAK 7900 .6 .0 17.1 17.2 99 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 52 96 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 .0 .0 100 25.3 21.0 120 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 .1 3.3 3 35.6 27.6 129 OLD BATTLE 10000 26.8 24.8 108 49.5 44.3 112 SANDSTONE RS 8150 .1 .0 27.6 24.8 111 WHISKEY PARK 8950 .4 12.7 3 43.3 37.9 114 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 67 117 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 .1 1.0 10 19.0 18.7 102 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 15.8 17.2 92 27.0 28.2 96 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 .0 1.0 0 17.1 16.1 106 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 -M 2.9 * 20.4 19.1 107 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 .0 3.3 0 20.3 17.8 114 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 6.2 -M * 22.2 -M * KENDALL R.S. 7740 .1 .0 18.5 18.7 99 LOOMIS PARK 8240 .1 1.9 5 24.9 22.6 110 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 -M .0 * 15.9 16.0 99 SNIDER BASIN 8060 .0 .0 100 19.5 20.5 95 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 11.4 14.3 80 34.3 33.2 103 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 .2 4.0 5 35.2 32.0 110 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 65 104 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 .2 .0 18.5 17.1 108 HEWINTA 9519 .0 .5 0 18.2 20.4 89 HICKERSON PARK 9145 .0 .0 100 14.7 12.7 116 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 .0 .0 100 14.1 12.3 115 INDIAN CREEK 9425 6.5 14.1 46 28.6 32.6 88 KELLEY R.S. 8180 .0 1.0 0 24.4 26.3 93 STEEL CREEK PARK 10200 3.7 11.3 33 22.4 23.3 96 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 38 97 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 .2 2.3 9 23.6 25.2 94 HAYDEN FORK 9212 .1 1.2 8 28.2 28.6 99 KELLEY R.S. 8180 .0 1.0 0 24.4 26.3 93 LILY LAKE 9156 .0 1.2 0 22.7 24.2 94 MONTE CRISTO 8960 .0 11.8 0 34.1 34.1 100 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 .1 .0 22.3 24.2 92 TRIAL LAKE 9992 1.3 13.9 9 31.6 33.5 94 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 5 95 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.