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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: JUNE 11 , 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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* 21.3 27.8 77 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7670 -M .0 * 33.4 36.6 91 GRAND TARGHEE 9260 40.9 -M * 43.4 -M * GRANITE CREEK 6770 .0 .0 100* 18.3 25.6 71 GRASSY LAKE 7265 2.6 5.8 45 42.3 46.2 92 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 .0 .0 100* 14.9 18.4 81 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 4.6 -M * 18.3 -M * LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 .3 10.6 3 36.7 46.4 79 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 .6 8.1 7 30.0 37.5 80 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 .0 .0 100* 19.3 24.6 78 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 .0 .0 100* 27.3 29.2 93 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 9.5 8.5 112 27.5 33.7 82 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 .2 .0 * 23.0 25.5 90 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 16.4 17.2 95 -M 33.5 * TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 19.9 20.4 98 30.6 37.3 82 WILLOW CREEK 8380 8.3 7.3 114 43.5 43.6 100 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 74* 85 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9360 12.2 14.8 82 22.2 27.9 80 BLACK BEAR 8170 15.2 18.4 83 41.5 51.5 81 CANYON 7870 .0 .2 0* 19.3 21.3 91 FISHER CREEK 9100 24.0 24.6 98 39.9 48.0 83 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 .2 3.3 6 32.2 35.2 91 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 .0 .0 100* 17.6 18.4 96 PARKER PEAK 9400 13.3 13.2 101 23.4 24.2 97 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 3.3 6.9 48 32.5 30.2 108 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 .2 .0 * 23.0 25.5 90 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 19.9 20.4 98 30.6 37.3 82 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 .0 .0 100* 22.0 28.2 78 WHITE MILL 8700 11.1 13.3 83 29.3 36.3 81 WOLVERINE 7650 .0 .0 100* 12.7 19.0 67 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 86 86 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 .2 1.1 18* -M 23.4 * COLD SPRINGS 9630 .0 .5 0* 19.6 18.0 109 DEER PARK 9700 7.3 6.1 120 30.1 31.9 94 HOBBS PARK 10100 11.6 6.5 178 30.3 21.9 138 LITTLE WARM 9370 .0 .4 0* 17.6 20.8 85 SOUTH PASS 9040 .3 3.3 9 27.4 26.8 102 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 .0 .2 0* 21.3 16.1 132 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 16.4 17.2 95 -M 33.5 * TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 .0 1.0 0 25.6 19.6 131 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 99 111 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 -M 11.5 * 21.1 26.3 80 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .1 .1 100* 16.0 15.2 105 BLACKWATER 9780 18.4 19.6 94 28.2 30.2 93 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 1.7 4.5 38 19.3 23.5 82 EVENING STAR 9200 11.9 20.3 59 34.6 35.6 97 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .0 1.0 0* 19.4 17.0 114 KIRWIN 9550 .0 2.9 0 19.2 18.5 104 MARQUETTE 8760 .0 2.1 0 19.5 19.3 101 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .2 .7 29* 16.4 20.0 82 OWL CREEK 8975 .1 .2 50* 13.6 12.0 113 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 .2 .8 25* 20.1 20.7 97 SHELL CREEK 9580 7.4 6.1 121 21.0 21.7 97 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 3.3 6.9 48 32.5 30.2 108 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .0 .0 100* 23.3 24.2 96 TIMBER CREEK 7950 .0 .2 0* 16.8 15.3 110 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 .0 2.6 0 18.0 23.0 78 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 64 96 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 18.4 19.6 94 28.2 30.2 93 EVENING STAR 9200 11.9 20.3 59 34.6 35.6 97 KIRWIN 9550 .0 2.9 0 19.2 18.5 104 MARQUETTE 8760 .0 2.1 0 19.5 19.3 101 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 3.3 6.9 48 32.5 30.2 108 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .0 .0 100* 23.3 24.2 96 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 .0 2.6 0 18.0 23.0 78 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 62 97 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .1 .1 100* 16.0 15.2 105 BIG GOOSE 7990 .0 .0 100* 20.7 17.0 122 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 1.7 4.5 38 19.3 23.5 82 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 .2 .7 29* 19.4 19.5 99 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 7.3 3.7 197 23.3 22.9 102 DOME LAKE 8880 .1 1.6 6 23.0 21.6 106 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .0 1.0 0* 19.4 17.0 114 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 .2 .1 200* 16.9 15.2 111 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .2 .7 29* 16.4 20.0 82 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 .2 .8 25* 20.1 20.7 97 SUCKER CREEK 8880 2.9 1.3 223* 24.6 22.6 109 TIE CREEK 6870 .0 .2 0* 21.1 18.3 115 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 88* 103 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 .2 .0 * 21.3 19.0 112 COLE CANYON 5910 .0 .0 100* 19.9 14.2 140 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 .2 .0 * 19.5 15.4 127 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 125 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9160 .0 .2 0* 30.7 32.8 94 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 .0 1.1 0* 33.5 28.1 119 ELK RIVER 8700 .2 .1 200* 27.6 26.6 104 JOE WRIGHT 10120 -M 10.8 * -M 35.8 * NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 26.7 16.7 160 47.5 35.2 135 OLD BATTLE 10000 28.6 18.1 158 49.9 45.0 111 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 .0 .6 0* 19.1 16.3 117 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 .0 .6 0* 29.0 24.4 119 TOWER 10500 19.4 32.9 59 46.1 50.9 91 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 .1 2.5 4* 39.0 35.4 110 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 2.8 .9 311* -M 19.6 * ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 106* 109 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 1.9 6.1 31 31.4 31.9 98 CASPER MTN. 7900 .0 2.0 0 22.8 24.9 92 DEADMAN HILL 10220 7.4 6.3 117 27.0 25.4 106 DEER PARK 9700 7.3 6.1 120 30.1 31.9 94 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 .0 .0 100* 20.7 20.9 99 RENO HILL 8400 .1 1.6 6 28.3 25.6 111 ROACH 9700 .1 2.8 4 30.2 27.2 111 SAND LAKE 10050 28.0 17.8 157 43.0 35.2 122 SOUTH PASS 9040 .3 3.3 9 27.4 26.8 102 WINDY PEAK 7900 .2 .0 * 21.8 17.9 122 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 98 106 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 .0 .0 100* 21.4 21.4 100 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 .0 1.1 0* 33.5 28.1 119 OLD BATTLE 10000 28.6 18.1 158 49.9 45.0 111 SANDSTONE RS 8150 .0 .0 100* 24.8 25.4 98 WHISKEY PARK 8950 .9 6.3 14 41.8 38.6 108 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 116* 108 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 .0 .0 100* 16.3 19.3 84 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 9.0 12.4 73 21.0 28.8 73 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 .1 .0 * 11.4 16.7 68 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 .1 .0 * 14.4 19.8 73 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 .0 .0 100* 14.9 18.4 81 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 4.6 -M * 18.3 -M * KENDALL R.S. 7740 .1 .0 * 13.2 19.2 69 LOOMIS PARK 8240 .2 .0 * 15.4 23.1 67 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 .0 .0 100* -M 16.6 * POCKET CREEK 9360 -M -M * 17.3 -M * SNIDER BASIN 8060 .0 .0 100* 17.5 20.9 84 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 9.5 8.5 112 27.5 33.7 82 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 .5 .0 * 32.1 32.7 98 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 93* 79 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 .4 .0 * 16.7 17.6 95 HEWINTA 9519 .0 .0 100* 18.8 20.9 90 HICKERSON PARK 9145 .0 .0 100* 16.7 13.1 127 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 .0 .0 100* 15.9 12.8 124 INDIAN CREEK 9425 8.6 8.9 97 26.2 33.1 79 KELLEY R.S. 8180 .0 .0 100* 20.7 26.8 77 STEEL CREEK PARK 10200 5.8 7.2 81 23.3 23.9 97 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 92* 93 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 .2 .6 33* 22.4 25.7 87 HAYDEN FORK 9212 .0 .2 0* 25.7 29.2 88 KELLEY R.S. 8180 .0 .0 100* 20.7 26.8 77 LILY LAKE 9156 .0 .3 0* 22.1 24.8 89 MONTE CRISTO 8960 .4 6.6 6 29.1 34.8 84 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 .0 .0 100* 19.3 24.6 78 TRIAL LAKE 9992 .6 9.2 7 25.6 34.2 75 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 7* 82 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.