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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 TUESDAY: MARCH 5 , 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Median Median Current Average Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 14.0 13.7 102 16.7 17.6 95 BLACK BEAR 8170 31.1 30.3 103 29.0 31.8 91 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 14.9 18.5 81 11.4 16.4 70 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7670 14.9 17.6 85 18.7 20.1 93 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 8.4 8.7 97 6.7 9.8 68 GRAND TARGHEE 9260 29.5 30.8 96 23.4 25.3 92 GRANITE CREEK 6770 10.4 14.1 74 11.9 16.9 70 GRASSY LAKE 7265 22.4 26.7 84 25.6 30.2 85 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 8.3 10.3 81 8.8 10.4 85 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 9.2 10.9 84 9.3 11.1 84 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 23.0 25.5 90 26.1 29.7 88 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 17.0 20.2 84 18.6 23.4 79 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 8.3 10.8 77 11.3 13.8 82 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 12.1 14.5 83 17.2 19.1 90 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 16.9 19.1 88 17.2 19.7 87 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 12.6 12.5 101 13.4 15.1 89 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 16.4 18.6 88 17.1 19.9 86 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 22.4 21.9 102 19.9 22.3 89 WILLOW CREEK 8380 19.5 23.1 84 23.6 27.5 86 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 10.2 11.9 86 9.5 12.9 74 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 89 85 MADISON-GALLATIN BLACK BEAR 8170 31.1 30.3 103 29.0 31.8 91 CANYON 7870 9.1 10.9 83 10.0 13.4 75 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 17.8 18.2 98 20.7 21.9 95 WEST YELLOWSTONE 6700 7.6 9.1 84 11.3 11.9 95 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 9.2 12.3 75 15.3 16.7 92 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 93 90 YELLOWSTONE BEARTOOTH LAKE 9360 13.3 17.5 76 13.8 16.1 86 BURNT MTN 5880 3.7 4.2 88 7.7 9.7 79 CANYON 7870 9.1 10.9 83 10.0 13.4 75 COLE CREEK 7850 7.9 10.5 75 7.2 9.3 77 EVENING STAR 9200 20.1 19.8 102 22.5 22.6 100 FISHER CREEK 9100 26.5 26.2 101 25.7 26.2 98 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 6.4 8.5 75 9.7 10.1 96 PARKER PEAK 9400 17.2 16.3 106 16.9 14.4 117 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 14.4 16.3 88 18.8 18.4 102 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 12.6 12.5 101 13.4 15.1 89 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 22.4 21.9 102 19.9 22.3 89 WHITE MILL 8700 17.7 18.7 95 17.7 19.5 91 WOLVERINE 7650 8.3 8.7 95 8.8 10.2 86 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 94 93 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 8.8 11.0 80 8.3 13.1 63 CASTLE CREEK 8400 5.1 -M * 6.5 -M * COLD SPRINGS 9630 6.2 5.6 111 7.3 7.7 95 DEER PARK 9700 9.8 11.1 88 11.1 15.6 71 HOBBS PARK 10100 8.9 10.2 87 8.6 9.8 88 KIRWIN 9550 -M 7.3 * -M 9.0 * LITTLE WARM 9370 7.7 8.2 94 9.2 10.1 91 OWL CREEK 8975 4.4 4.0 110 4.3 4.4 98 SOUTH PASS 9040 8.3 11.9 70 7.5 13.9 54 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 4.1 5.5 75 6.1 6.7 91 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 16.4 18.6 88 17.1 19.9 86 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 4.4 6.9 64 6.5 9.0 72 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 85 78 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 11.6 15.3 76 8.2 13.4 61 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 6.8 4.5 151 7.1 6.3 113 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 11.1 12.7 87 9.3 12.0 78 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 5.3 7.1 75 6.3 8.1 78 KIRWIN 9550 -M 7.3 * -M 9.0 * MARQUETTE 8760 4.7 -M * 6.4 -M * MIDDLE POWDER 7760 8.4 8.4 100 11.3 9.0 126 OWL CREEK 8975 4.4 4.0 110 4.3 4.4 98 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 8.8 8.1 109 9.6 9.8 98 SHELL CREEK 9580 10.5 12.0 88 9.6 10.8 89 TIMBER CREEK 7950 3.0 3.9 77 5.3 5.4 98 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 92 90 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 17.2 17.9 96 17.1 16.5 104 EVENING STAR 9200 20.1 19.8 102 22.5 22.6 100 MARQUETTE 8760 4.7 -M * 6.4 -M * SYLVAN ROAD 7120 7.6 9.8 78 13.5 14.2 95 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 10.2 11.9 86 9.5 12.9 74 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 93 95 POWDER RIVER BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 6.8 4.5 151 7.1 6.3 113 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 9.4 10.8 87 9.1 9.8 93 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 5.3 7.1 75 6.3 8.1 78 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 4.7 4.8 98 6.2 6.2 100 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 8.4 8.4 100 11.3 9.0 126 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 8.8 8.1 109 9.6 9.8 98 SOLDIER PARK 8720 3.0 -M * 6.1 -M * ----- ----- Basin wide percent 99 101 TONGUE RIVER BIG GOOSE 7990 5.5 6.4 86 7.1 8.0 89 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 11.1 12.7 87 9.3 12.0 78 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 8.1 8.7 93 7.8 9.3 84 DOME LAKE 8880 7.2 8.9 81 7.6 10.2 75 LITTLE GOOSE 8870 6.4 -M * 9.3 -M * SUCKER CREEK 8880 9.7 9.4 103 9.8 10.9 90 TIE CREEK 6870 4.5 4.5 100 8.5 8.7 98 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 91 85 BELLE FOURCHE COLE CANYON 5910 4.7 4.9 96 6.0 7.2 83 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 96 83 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN BLIND PARK 6890 5.6 6.5 86 8.4 9.6 88 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 5.7 6.0 95 6.9 7.8 88 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 90 88 UPPER N. PLATTE ARAPAHO RIDGE 10960 14.0 17.1 82 13.9 -M * BLACKHALL MTN 9820 18.8 -M * 20.4 -M * COLUMBINE 9160 17.2 20.4 84 16.9 20.7 82 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 12.4 16.4 76 13.9 17.2 81 JOE WRIGHT 10120 11.8 17.4 68 18.9 20.5 92 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 4.5 7.9 57 6.3 9.6 66 MED BOW 10500 16.7 -M * 23.1 -M * NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 17.6 21.4 82 17.7 21.4 83 NEVER SUMMER 10280 11.7 16.4 71 9.6 -M * OLD BATTLE 10000 19.7 24.5 80 21.8 28.5 76 RAWAH 9020 8.6 8.9 97 11.0 -M * SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 10.6 10.8 98 8.8 12.0 73 SAND LAKE 10050 17.3 21.5 80 17.1 19.4 88 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 8.0 10.7 75 9.2 12.0 77 TOWER 10500 26.5 37.2 71 24.6 32.7 75 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 15.5 19.2 81 16.7 21.6 77 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 9.7 9.8 99 10.8 10.6 102 ZIRKEL 9340 17.6 23.9 74 19.8 -M * ----- ----- Basin wide percent 79 81 SWEETWATER DEER PARK 9700 9.8 11.1 88 11.1 15.6 71 LARSEN CREEK 9000 5.9 -M * 9.0 -M * SOUTH PASS 9040 8.3 11.9 70 7.5 13.9 54 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 79 63 LOWER N. PLATTE CASPER MTN. 7900 7.2 10.7 67 6.4 11.4 56 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 4.5 7.9 57 6.3 9.6 66 RENO HILL 8400 7.7 10.7 72 8.9 11.4 78 WINDY PEAK 7900 3.4 6.0 57 5.8 8.0 72 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 65 68 LARAMIE RIVER BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 12.9 15.7 82 12.3 16.5 75 CINNABAR PARK 9574 12.1 17.5 69 13.3 19.9 67 CROW CREEK 8330 3.9 6.9 57 5.6 8.0 70 DEADMAN HILL 10220 10.3 12.6 82 10.1 13.2 77 RAWAH 9020 8.6 8.9 97 11.0 -M * ROACH 9700 9.5 12.7 75 10.9 15.1 72 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 77 72 S. PLATTE BLACK MOUNTAIN 8920 6.4 -M * 7.7 -M * CROW CREEK 8330 3.9 6.9 57 5.6 8.0 70 DEADMAN HILL 10220 10.3 12.6 82 10.1 13.2 77 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 73 74 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 7.1 10.1 70 8.6 12.3 70 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 12.4 16.4 76 13.9 17.2 81 ELK RIVER 8700 11.5 16.2 71 11.8 16.3 72 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER 8915 16.3 20.0 82 20.2 25.2 80 OLD BATTLE 10000 19.7 24.5 80 21.8 28.5 76 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 10.6 10.8 98 8.8 12.0 73 SANDSTONE RS 8150 9.0 11.1 81 9.9 15.4 64 WHISKEY PARK 8950 18.5 22.2 83 19.6 22.8 86 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 80 77 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 8.0 10.4 77 8.3 10.8 77 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 14.9 18.5 81 11.4 16.4 70 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 8.4 8.7 97 6.7 9.8 68 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 7.7 9.7 79 8.1 10.8 75 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 8.3 10.3 81 8.8 10.4 85 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 9.2 10.9 84 9.3 11.1 84 KENDALL R.S. 7740 8.2 10.0 82 9.0 12.0 75 LOOMIS PARK 8240 9.1 12.2 75 10.5 14.4 73 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 6.3 8.4 75 5.4 8.9 61 POCKET CREEK 9360 6.8 -M * 8.4 -M * SNIDER BASIN 8060 8.5 10.1 84 9.8 11.8 83 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 16.9 19.1 88 17.2 19.7 87 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 14.6 17.6 83 16.9 20.8 81 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 82 77 LOWER GREEN RIVER BLACKS FORK JCT 8870 5.1 -M * 6.6 -M * BUCK PASTURE 9700 9.4 -M * 11.7 -M * EF BLACKS FORK GS 9308 10.1 -M * 6.3 -M * HAMS FORK 7840 7.5 9.6 78 6.9 9.4 73 HEWINTA 9519 6.5 8.2 79 8.5 11.1 77 HICKERSON PARK 9145 4.8 6.1 79 6.0 7.8 77 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 5.7 5.8 98 6.7 7.3 92 INDIAN CREEK 9425 14.9 19.4 77 13.3 18.4 72 KELLEY R.S. 8180 9.4 12.3 76 10.3 14.9 69 SPIRIT LK 10223 8.1 -M * 11.3 -M * STEEL CREEK PARK 10200 8.9 12.0 74 10.6 12.8 83 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 79 76 UPPER BEAR RIVER BEAR RIVER RS 8500 6.7 -M * 8.4 -M * BUG LAKE 7950 11.8 15.3 77 13.0 15.9 82 BURTS MILLER RANCH 8000 4.0 -M * 5.3 -M * CHALK CREEK #1 8993 14.3 18.8 76 16.5 20.1 82 HAYDEN FORK 9212 9.1 12.4 73 12.4 16.8 74 KELLEY R.S. 8180 9.4 12.3 76 10.3 14.9 69 LILY LAKE 9156 8.3 10.6 78 9.6 13.6 71 MONTE CRISTO 8960 15.6 21.9 71 17.5 21.0 83 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 8.3 10.8 77 11.3 13.8 82 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 75 78 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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 wide percent 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. Reference period for comparison of conditions is 1981-2010. 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.