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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 THURSDAY: APRIL 29 , 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 3.8 13.3 29 14.7 24.1 61 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7670 14.4 20.7 70 24.5 31.5 78 GRAND TARGHEE 9260 41.8 -M * 32.0 -M * GRANITE CREEK 6770 4.9 13.8 36 13.9 22.1 63 GRASSY LAKE 7265 19.1 34.4 56 28.8 40.5 71 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 8.0 13.7 58 10.3 15.0 69 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 9.8 -M * 12.9 -M * LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 16.6 35.3 47 24.1 41.2 58 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 16.9 30.0 56 22.4 32.7 69 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 6.8 11.6 59 14.1 21.4 66 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 1.6 13.4 12 18.4 25.2 73 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 19.6 28.8 68 20.1 29.9 67 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 6.9 15.9 43 15.4 21.7 71 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 20.0 27.8 72 20.6 28.6 72 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 23.7 31.7 75 20.2 31.7 64 WILLOW CREEK 8380 19.2 31.2 62 31.0 37.1 84 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 56 69 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9360 15.5 25.9 60 15.0 23.2 65 BLACK BEAR 8170 26.7 40.5 66 28.9 45.4 64 CANYON 7870 6.9 11.9 58 12.9 17.5 74 FISHER CREEK 9100 23.4 37.8 62 25.3 41.4 61 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 15.8 24.9 63 22.9 30.1 76 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 .2 7.8 3 9.8 14.6 67 PARKER PEAK 9400 18.1 24.4 74 14.5 19.2 76 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 11.9 24.0 50 19.7 24.3 81 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 6.9 15.9 43 15.4 21.7 71 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 23.7 31.7 75 20.2 31.7 64 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 8.9 15.9 56 14.8 23.9 62 WHITE MILL 8700 16.4 26.4 62 17.4 30.8 56 WOLVERINE 7650 .7 7.8 9 8.5 14.9 57 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 59 67 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 -M 14.1 * -M 19.0 * COLD SPRINGS 9630 6.6 4.8 138 12.7 13.6 93 DEER PARK 9700 17.8 19.1 93 22.5 26.5 85 HOBBS PARK 10100 19.5 18.0 108 20.6 16.5 125 LITTLE WARM 9370 8.0 11.5 70 11.2 16.4 68 SOUTH PASS 9040 15.2 18.2 84 20.0 22.3 90 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 6.5 6.4 102 13.8 11.7 118 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 20.0 27.8 72 20.6 28.6 72 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 11.3 9.6 118 18.1 15.1 120 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 91 93 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 14.1 23.4 60 12.1 20.9 58 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 3.7 2.8 132 9.9 10.6 93 BLACKWATER 9780 19.4 28.4 68 18.4 24.3 76 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 10.9 18.2 60 11.7 17.9 65 EVENING STAR 9200 18.0 33.0 55 22.9 29.5 78 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 7.8 11.0 71 11.7 12.8 91 KIRWIN 9550 10.4 13.0 80 12.2 13.9 88 MARQUETTE 8760 7.7 11.1 69 11.6 13.3 87 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 10.2 14.6 70 10.1 15.4 66 OWL CREEK 8975 1.2 4.0 30 7.1 7.9 90 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 7.3 11.1 66 12.1 15.4 79 SHELL CREEK 9580 12.3 16.8 73 12.0 16.4 73 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 11.9 24.0 50 19.7 24.3 81 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .4 8.9 4 14.0 20.2 69 TIMBER CREEK 7950 2.1 4.9 43 8.2 10.1 81 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 10.6 18.2 58 11.1 18.5 60 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 61 75 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 19.4 28.4 68 18.4 24.3 76 EVENING STAR 9200 18.0 33.0 55 22.9 29.5 78 KIRWIN 9550 10.4 13.0 80 12.2 13.9 88 MARQUETTE 8760 7.7 11.1 69 11.6 13.3 87 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 11.9 24.0 50 19.7 24.3 81 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .4 8.9 4 14.0 20.2 69 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 10.6 18.2 58 11.1 18.5 60 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 57 76 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 3.7 2.8 132 9.9 10.6 93 BIG GOOSE 7990 8.2 12.0 68 12.0 12.5 96 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 10.9 18.2 60 11.7 17.9 65 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 10.4 13.4 78 12.0 15.1 79 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 12.7 16.3 78 12.8 16.6 77 DOME LAKE 8880 8.0 13.8 58 13.4 16.4 82 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 7.8 11.0 71 11.7 12.8 91 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 2.7 5.1 53 8.9 10.7 83 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 10.2 14.6 70 10.1 15.4 66 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 7.3 11.1 66 12.1 15.4 79 SUCKER CREEK 8880 11.4 13.4 85 15.1 17.0 89 TIE CREEK 6870 .0 4.5 0 11.3 13.1 86 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 69 81 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 .3 4.8 6 13.2 13.8 96 COLE CANYON 5910 .0 5.6 0 11.7 9.1 129 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 .1 5.1 2 12.8 11.0 116 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 3 111 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9160 16.4 22.0 75 24.8 28.8 86 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 20.1 20.0 101 27.0 23.9 113 ELK RIVER 8700 13.7 16.2 85 22.7 22.7 100 JOE WRIGHT 10120 21.9 25.0 88 25.9 29.5 88 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 38.6 34.3 113 38.7 29.1 133 OLD BATTLE 10000 37.9 36.5 104 40.2 39.4 102 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 9.8 11.6 84 14.8 13.9 106 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 11.4 11.7 97 21.7 19.7 110 TOWER 10500 37.6 51.9 72 36.3 44.5 82 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 22.4 25.6 88 31.5 30.7 103 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 11.6 14.3 81 14.3 15.4 93 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 90 100 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 23.1 28.3 82 25.6 26.5 97 CASPER MTN. 7900 15.6 17.5 89 17.6 19.0 93 DEADMAN HILL 10220 27.2 19.5 139 23.3 20.5 114 DEER PARK 9700 17.8 19.1 93 22.5 26.5 85 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 7.4 7.8 95 16.0 16.0 100 RENO HILL 8400 17.1 15.3 112 22.5 19.7 114 ROACH 9700 19.9 18.7 106 25.3 22.0 115 SAND LAKE 10050 34.9 36.8 95 35.5 28.8 123 SOUTH PASS 9040 15.2 18.2 84 20.0 22.3 90 WINDY PEAK 7900 8.6 5.7 151 15.3 13.2 116 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 100 104 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 2.3 5.4 43 17.0 18.3 93 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 20.1 20.0 101 27.0 23.9 113 OLD BATTLE 10000 37.9 36.5 104 40.2 39.4 102 SANDSTONE RS 8150 8.3 10.5 79 19.8 21.6 92 WHISKEY PARK 8950 25.0 30.7 81 33.9 33.3 102 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 91 101 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 8.6 14.1 61 11.4 15.6 73 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 19.0 28.2 67 14.5 24.9 58 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 .8 13.6 6 8.4 13.7 61 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 7.3 13.3 55 10.5 15.7 67 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 8.0 13.7 58 10.3 15.0 69 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 9.8 -M * 12.9 -M * KENDALL R.S. 7740 .2 10.9 2 9.7 16.4 59 LOOMIS PARK 8240 4.8 15.0 32 12.1 19.7 61 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 2.0 9.2 22 7.3 13.2 55 POCKET CREEK 9360 7.8 -M * 13.2 -M * SNIDER BASIN 8060 6.5 13.3 49 12.4 18.3 68 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 19.6 28.8 68 20.1 29.9 67 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 14.3 24.5 58 22.3 28.3 79 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 49 66 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 2.3 6.9 33 11.2 14.5 77 HEWINTA 9519 6.1 10.1 60 14.3 17.5 82 HICKERSON PARK 9145 5.1 6.4 80 12.9 10.0 129 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 2.5 5.4 46 12.2 9.5 128 INDIAN CREEK 9425 17.7 28.9 61 18.9 29.1 65 KELLEY R.S. 8180 8.4 14.9 56 15.3 23.3 66 STEEL CREEK PARK 10200 16.7 18.4 91 18.0 19.9 90 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 65 83 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 10.6 19.1 55 16.4 22.1 74 HAYDEN FORK 9212 6.6 13.9 47 20.2 24.8 81 KELLEY R.S. 8180 8.4 14.9 56 15.3 23.3 66 LILY LAKE 9156 9.5 12.0 79 16.4 20.8 79 MONTE CRISTO 8960 15.6 29.0 54 20.5 29.8 69 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 6.8 11.6 59 14.1 21.4 66 TRIAL LAKE 9992 -M 26.6 * -M 29.0 * ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 57 72 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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 1971-2000. 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.