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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 SUNDAY: NOVEMBER 7 , 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 1.7 1.1 155* 4.1 2.7 152 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7670 2.4 1.5 160* 5.3 4.0 133 GRAND TARGHEE 9260 5.9 -M * 5.8 -M * GRANITE CREEK 6770 1.1 .9 122* 3.3 2.4 138 GRASSY LAKE 7265 1.8 2.4 75* 5.0 4.4 114 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 1.6 1.8 89 2.0 2.3 87 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 2.0 -M * 2.6 -M * LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 3.5 2.2 159* 5.5 4.3 128 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 3.5 2.2 159* 4.7 3.2 147 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 .1 .7 14* 2.9 2.5 116 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 .7 1.1 64* 3.8 3.0 127 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 2.9 2.3 126* 4.3 3.4 126 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 1.3 1.3 100* 2.5 2.6 96 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 3.5 3.4 103 4.3 3.6 119 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 3.9 4.1 95 3.5 4.0 88 WILLOW CREEK 8380 2.0 2.8 71* 6.0 4.7 128 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 108* 121 UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON BEARTOOTH LAKE 9360 2.2 3.6 61 2.6 2.8 93 BLACK BEAR 8170 2.8 3.8 74* 4.9 4.8 102 CANYON 7870 .3 1.1 27* 2.1 2.4 88 FISHER CREEK 9100 2.2 3.9 56 3.5 4.5 78 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 1.0 2.3 43* 2.9 3.3 88 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 .0 .6 0* 2.2 2.0 110 PARKER PEAK 9400 1.7 3.4 50 2.7 2.9 93 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 1.1 2.8 39 2.8 3.4 82 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 1.3 1.3 100* 2.5 2.6 96 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 3.9 4.1 95 3.5 4.0 88 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 .0 1.2 0* 2.2 2.9 76 WHITE MILL 8700 1.7 2.8 61 3.0 3.5 86 WOLVERINE 7650 .0 .9 0* 1.7 2.3 74 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 57* 88 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 1.6 1.5 107* 2.1 2.2 95 CASTLE CREEK 8400 .2 -M * 1.0 -M * COLD SPRINGS 9630 .6 1.5 40 1.2 2.5 48 DEER PARK 9700 2.0 3.2 63 2.7 3.5 77 HOBBS PARK 10100 1.1 2.8 39 1.5 2.7 56 LITTLE WARM 9370 1.3 1.5 87 1.5 2.3 65 SOUTH PASS 9040 .9 2.2 41 2.0 2.9 69 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 .2 1.3 15 .7 2.2 32 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 3.5 3.4 103 4.3 3.6 119 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 .2 1.5 13 1.8 2.7 67 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 60 72 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 2.6 3.5 74 3.3 3.0 110 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .6 .8 75 2.1 2.2 95 BLACKWATER 9780 2.8 3.9 72 3.0 3.5 86 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 1.7 3.3 52 1.7 3.1 55 EVENING STAR 9200 2.5 3.8 66 3.6 3.8 95 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .6 1.6 38 1.2 2.4 50 KIRWIN 9550 1.4 2.5 56 1.8 2.4 75 MARQUETTE 8760 .0 2.4 0 1.1 2.8 39 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .2 1.8 11 1.3 3.2 41 OWL CREEK 8975 .1 1.1 9 .8 1.5 53 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 2.2 1.7 129 2.9 2.4 121 SHELL CREEK 9580 2.2 3.3 67 1.9 2.6 73 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 1.1 2.8 39 2.8 3.4 82 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .2 1.0 20* 2.4 2.8 86 TIMBER CREEK 7950 .2 1.5 13 .5 2.0 25 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 2.0 2.1 95 2.2 2.5 88 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 55 75 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 2.8 3.9 72 3.0 3.5 86 EVENING STAR 9200 2.5 3.8 66 3.6 3.8 95 KIRWIN 9550 1.4 2.5 56 1.8 2.4 75 MARQUETTE 8760 .0 2.4 0 1.1 2.8 39 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 1.1 2.8 39 2.8 3.4 82 SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .2 1.0 20* 2.4 2.8 86 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 2.0 2.1 95 2.2 2.5 88 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 54 80 POWDER-TONGUE BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .6 .8 75 2.1 2.2 95 BIG GOOSE 7990 .1 1.1 9* 2.0 2.4 83 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 1.7 3.3 52 1.7 3.1 55 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 .0 2.1 0 1.6 2.7 59 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 1.2 2.1 57 2.7 3.2 84 DOME LAKE 8880 .4 2.5 16 2.1 3.1 68 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .6 1.6 38 1.2 2.4 50 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 .2 1.2 17 .9 2.2 41 LITTLE GOOSE 8870 .0 -M * 3.1 -M * MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .2 1.8 11 1.3 3.2 41 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 2.2 1.7 129 2.9 2.4 121 SOLDIER PARK 8720 .1 -M * 1.2 -M * SUCKER CREEK 8880 .9 1.8 50 1.5 2.9 52 TIE CREEK 6870 .0 1.1 0 1.2 2.9 41 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 38 65 BELLE FOURCHE BLIND PARK 6890 .0 1.2 0 4.7 3.1 152 COLE CANYON 5910 .3 1.2 25 1.7 2.1 81 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 .2 .7 29* 3.9 2.9 134 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 16 127 UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER COLUMBINE 9160 2.3 1.6 144* 5.8 3.1 187 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 .6 2.4 25 3.3 3.4 97 ELK RIVER 8700 .2 1.0 20* 3.9 2.8 139 JOE WRIGHT 10120 4.1 3.5 117 7.8 4.3 181 NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 3.7 4.1 90 4.9 4.3 114 OLD BATTLE 10000 4.5 4.2 107 6.2 4.6 135 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 .0 1.4 0 3.0 2.0 150 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 .7 1.1 64* 3.4 3.2 106 TOWER 10500 8.2 5.3 155 9.9 5.3 187 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 1.9 2.8 68 5.5 4.0 138 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 2.9 1.7 171 4.4 2.5 176 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 100 147 LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 2.4 2.9 83 4.1 3.2 128 CASPER MTN. 7900 .2 2.4 8 2.7 3.2 84 DEADMAN HILL 10220 2.7 2.9 93 5.2 3.1 168 DEER PARK 9700 2.0 3.2 63 2.7 3.5 77 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 .1 1.5 7 1.7 2.5 68 RENO HILL 8400 .6 2.2 27 2.4 3.2 75 ROACH 9700 2.1 1.8 117* 4.2 2.9 145 SAND LAKE 10050 4.7 4.5 104 5.0 3.9 128 SOUTH PASS 9040 .9 2.2 41 2.0 2.9 69 WINDY PEAK 7900 .1 .9 11 2.3 2.2 105 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 64 106 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 .0 .8 0* 3.7 2.4 154 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 .6 2.4 25 3.3 3.4 97 OLD BATTLE 10000 4.5 4.2 107 6.2 4.6 135 SANDSTONE RS 8150 -M .8 * 4.1 3.0 137 WHISKEY PARK 8950 2.6 2.5 104* 5.1 3.8 134 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 78* 130 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 1.4 1.7 82 2.6 2.3 113 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 3.5 2.6 135* 2.7 2.9 93 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 .2 1.0 20* 1.5 1.8 83 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 1.1 1.3 85* 1.8 2.5 72 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 1.6 1.8 89 2.0 2.3 87 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 2.0 -M * 2.6 -M * KENDALL R.S. 7740 .2 1.1 18* 2.1 2.1 100 LOOMIS PARK 8240 1.3 1.5 87* 2.4 2.4 100 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 .8 .9 89* 1.3 2.0 65 POCKET CREEK 9360 1.6 -M * 2.5 -M * SNIDER BASIN 8060 1.7 1.2 142* 3.1 2.2 141 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 2.9 2.3 126* 4.3 3.4 126 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 3.2 2.0 160* 5.0 3.0 167 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 103* 107 LOWER GREEN RIVER HAMS FORK 7840 .1 .7 14* 3.0 1.8 167 HEWINTA 9519 .1 1.1 9* 3.2 2.9 110 HICKERSON PARK 9145 .0 .7 0* 1.4 2.1 67 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 .4 .7 57* 2.0 2.0 100 INDIAN CREEK 9425 2.3 2.4 96* 3.6 3.4 106 KELLEY R.S. 8180 1.6 1.5 107* 3.9 2.8 139 STEEL CREEK PARK 10200 1.7 2.1 81 3.8 3.0 127 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 67* 116 UPPER BEAR RIVER BUG LAKE 7950 1.0 1.7 59* 4.4 3.0 147 HAYDEN FORK 9212 .2 1.2 17* 5.6 3.1 181 KELLEY R.S. 8180 1.6 1.5 107* 3.9 2.8 139 LILY LAKE 9156 1.2 1.3 92* 4.5 3.1 145 MONTE CRISTO 8960 1.4 2.2 64* 4.6 3.6 128 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 .1 .7 14* 2.9 2.5 116 TRIAL LAKE 9992 4.0 2.6 154* 6.3 3.5 180 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 85* 149 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.