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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: MAY 8 , 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Median Median Current Average Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 5.8 5.5 105 22.2 23.5 94 BLACK BEAR 8170 35.9 36.9 97 37.4 42.8 87 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 20.6 22.6 91 16.6 22.0 75 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7670 13.6 13.3 102 26.2 28.6 92 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 .0 6.6 0 10.6 13.4 79 GRAND TARGHEE 9260 39.4 46.4 85 31.3 35.9 87 GRANITE CREEK 6770 3.8 6.3 60 16.9 21.9 77 GRASSY LAKE 7265 18.0 26.7 67 34.1 40.3 85 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 8.0 10.0 80 13.2 15.2 87 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 11.5 11.8 97 13.9 16.7 83 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 22.2 29.5 75 34.1 39.5 86 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 21.8 23.4 93 27.7 31.6 88 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 4.0 5.7 70 16.1 18.9 85 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 .0 3.5 0 22.6 25.4 89 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 24.1 24.0 100 25.5 26.9 95 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 6.5 9.4 69 18.8 21.6 87 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 22.9 25.2 91 25.3 28.3 89 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 29.0 29.7 98 28.0 30.9 91 WILLOW CREEK 8380 21.4 21.5 100 34.9 38.9 90 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 13.4 15.6 86 13.9 18.3 76 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 86 87 MADISON-GALLATIN BLACK BEAR 8170 35.9 36.9 97 37.4 42.8 87 CANYON 7870 7.8 8.0 98 14.1 18.6 76 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 16.1 20.6 78 25.9 29.8 87 WEST YELLOWSTONE 6700 .0 .0 * 14.2 16.5 86 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 7.3 11.5 63 19.1 22.9 83 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 87 85 YELLOWSTONE BEARTOOTH LAKE 9360 19.4 23.0 84 20.7 22.8 91 BURNT MTN 5880 .0 .0 * 12.9 16.9 76 CANYON 7870 7.8 8.0 98 14.1 18.6 76 COLE CREEK 7850 14.5 17.0 85 12.1 17.5 69 EVENING STAR 9200 22.7 25.2 90 31.4 31.5 100 FISHER CREEK 9100 30.6 33.8 91 33.9 36.3 93 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 .0 1.0 0 12.5 14.4 87 PARKER PEAK 9400 20.6 21.7 95 23.6 20.9 113 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 14.2 18.2 78 25.5 26.0 98 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 6.5 9.4 69 18.8 21.6 87 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 29.0 29.7 98 28.0 30.9 91 WHITE MILL 8700 23.8 24.5 97 24.4 27.2 90 WOLVERINE 7650 1.7 .4 425* 12.5 14.3 87 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 90 90 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 12.0 11.8 102 12.8 18.6 69 CASTLE CREEK 8400 .0 -M * 9.7 -M * COLD SPRINGS 9630 .7 1.6 44 10.3 13.2 78 DEER PARK 9700 12.4 14.6 85 16.6 24.3 68 HOBBS PARK 10100 14.0 15.9 88 14.5 17.6 82 KIRWIN 9550 11.7 10.8 108 14.2 14.6 97 LITTLE WARM 9370 7.2 6.9 104 13.1 16.1 81 OWL CREEK 8975 3.9 .5 780* 8.4 8.4 100 SOUTH PASS 9040 10.0 12.6 79 12.1 21.1 57 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 .0 1.4 0 10.7 12.2 88 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 22.9 25.2 91 25.3 28.3 89 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 6.9 4.8 144 12.3 15.6 79 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 96 79 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 17.3 20.4 85 13.1 20.7 63 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 4.6 .2 2300* 11.7 11.4 103 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 16.9 16.4 103 14.3 19.3 74 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 7.1 8.2 87 10.2 13.7 74 KIRWIN 9550 11.7 10.8 108 14.2 14.6 97 MARQUETTE 8760 10.5 -M * 12.8 -M * MIDDLE POWDER 7760 11.6 11.1 105 15.9 15.0 106 OWL CREEK 8975 3.9 .5 780* 8.4 8.4 100 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 13.9 9.0 154 17.8 16.0 111 SHELL CREEK 9580 17.4 16.6 105 17.1 17.3 99 TIMBER CREEK 7950 3.3 1.8 183 11.5 10.7 107 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 113 91 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 26.8 25.2 106 26.6 24.3 109 EVENING STAR 9200 22.7 25.2 90 31.4 31.5 100 MARQUETTE 8760 10.5 -M * 12.8 -M * SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .0 2.4 0 16.8 19.2 88 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 13.4 15.6 86 13.9 18.3 76 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 92 95 POWDER RIVER BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 4.6 .2 2300* 11.7 11.4 103 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 16.1 16.6 97 15.8 17.8 89 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 7.1 8.2 87 10.2 13.7 74 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 5.9 1.5 393 11.3 11.6 97 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 11.6 11.1 105 15.9 15.0 106 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 13.9 9.0 154 17.8 16.0 111 SOLDIER PARK 8720 5.4 -M * 10.9 -M * ----- ----- Basin wide percent 127 97 TONGUE RIVER BIG GOOSE 7990 8.0 10.3 78 11.8 15.4 77 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 16.9 16.4 103 14.3 19.3 74 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 11.7 11.4 103 11.9 15.7 76 DOME LAKE 8880 11.4 11.2 102 13.0 17.5 74 LITTLE GOOSE 8870 10.1 -M * 15.4 -M * SUCKER CREEK 8880 13.5 12.3 110 15.8 18.6 85 TIE CREEK 6870 2.5 1.8 139 13.6 15.5 88 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 101 79 BELLE FOURCHE COLE CANYON 5910 1.3 .0 * 10.5 13.2 80 ----- ----- Basin wide percent * 80 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN BLIND PARK 6890 .0 .0 * 14.0 15.1 93 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 1.2 .0 * 11.8 13.0 91 ----- ----- Basin wide percent * 92 UPPER N. PLATTE ARAPAHO RIDGE 10960 21.8 22.3 98 24.7 27.0 91 BLACKHALL MTN 9820 28.4 -M * 31.8 -M * COLUMBINE 9160 13.4 14.4 93 27.4 29.3 94 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 10.6 15.6 68 21.9 25.2 87 JOE WRIGHT 10120 -M 22.9 * -M 30.9 * LAPRELE CREEK 8375 2.1 4.0 52 11.0 15.8 70 MED BOW 10500 -M -M * 33.5 -M * NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 24.8 32.8 76 27.2 31.9 85 NEVER SUMMER 10280 21.9 22.1 99 17.7 -M * OLD BATTLE 10000 29.9 36.2 83 33.1 40.4 82 RAWAH 9020 9.8 3.4 288 19.0 17.9 106 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 -M .0 * 11.6 16.7 69 SAND LAKE 10050 25.8 31.8 81 27.1 30.1 90 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 4.0 6.2 65 15.4 18.7 82 TOWER 10500 38.4 51.4 75 -M 46.1 * WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 20.8 20.2 103 26.3 30.8 85 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 18.9 14.0 135 19.8 16.3 121 ZIRKEL 9340 21.5 20.1 107 32.8 32.0 102 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 90 90 SWEETWATER DEER PARK 9700 12.4 14.6 85 16.6 24.3 68 LARSEN CREEK 9000 .0 -M * 11.8 -M * SOUTH PASS 9040 10.0 12.6 79 12.1 21.1 57 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 82 63 LOWER N. PLATTE CASPER MTN. 7900 10.6 11.9 89 11.5 19.0 61 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 2.1 4.0 52 11.0 15.8 70 RENO HILL 8400 10.6 11.4 93 15.8 19.9 79 WINDY PEAK 7900 1.6 1.6 100 10.5 13.6 77 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 86 71 LARAMIE RIVER BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 18.9 21.9 86 21.9 25.7 85 CINNABAR PARK 9574 15.0 18.0 83 22.8 28.0 81 CROW CREEK 8330 .0 .0 * 12.8 14.1 91 DEADMAN HILL 10220 18.3 18.7 98 19.6 21.5 91 RAWAH 9020 9.8 3.4 288 19.0 17.9 106 ROACH 9700 16.4 16.4 100 21.1 23.1 91 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 100 90 S. PLATTE BLACK MOUNTAIN 8920 9.5 -M * 16.1 -M * CROW CREEK 8330 .0 .0 * 12.8 14.1 91 DEADMAN HILL 10220 18.3 18.7 98 19.6 21.5 91 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 98* 91 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 .4 .0 * 13.4 17.7 76 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 10.6 15.6 68 21.9 25.2 87 ELK RIVER 8700 8.5 9.3 91 20.0 23.5 85 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER 8915 17.9 20.9 86 29.9 34.0 88 OLD BATTLE 10000 29.9 36.2 83 33.1 40.4 82 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 -M .0 * 11.6 16.7 69 SANDSTONE RS 8150 .6 2.7 22 14.5 21.5 67 WHISKEY PARK 8950 22.9 27.0 85 30.5 32.6 94 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 81 83 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 8.3 8.7 95 12.1 15.9 76 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 20.6 22.6 91 16.6 22.0 75 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 .0 6.6 0 10.6 13.4 79 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 8.4 9.8 86 11.7 15.7 75 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 8.0 10.0 80 13.2 15.2 87 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 11.5 11.8 97 13.9 16.7 83 KENDALL R.S. 7740 .0 .2 0* 11.9 16.0 74 LOOMIS PARK 8240 5.1 8.0 64 15.8 19.6 81 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 .2 3.5 6 8.2 12.7 65 POCKET CREEK 9360 8.3 -M * 12.0 -M * SNIDER BASIN 8060 .0 7.6 0 15.3 16.1 95 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 24.1 24.0 100 25.5 26.9 95 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 15.5 15.3 101 26.3 28.9 91 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 79 83 LOWER GREEN RIVER BLACKS FORK JCT 8870 4.1 -M * 12.8 -M * BUCK PASTURE 9700 11.0 -M * 18.4 -M * EF BLACKS FORK GS 9308 9.1 -M * 13.2 -M * HAMS FORK 7840 .0 .3 0* 11.5 13.6 85 HEWINTA 9519 6.8 2.9 234 15.4 16.9 91 HICKERSON PARK 9145 3.9 1.2 325 12.4 12.6 98 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 5.6 .7 800* 13.4 12.1 111 INDIAN CREEK 9425 20.5 21.1 97 21.7 25.8 84 KELLEY R.S. 8180 7.0 8.9 79 16.0 20.8 77 SPIRIT LK 10223 10.3 -M * 17.7 -M * STEEL CREEK PARK 10200 15.8 17.7 89 18.6 19.9 93 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 113* 90 UPPER BEAR RIVER BEAR RIVER RS 8500 .1 -M * 13.5 -M * BUG LAKE 7950 7.9 12.6 63 18.3 22.4 82 BURTS MILLER RANCH 8000 .1 -M * 8.8 -M * CHALK CREEK #1 8993 17.7 22.2 80 24.4 29.4 83 HAYDEN FORK 9212 4.5 6.6 68 19.8 24.6 80 KELLEY R.S. 8180 7.0 8.9 79 16.0 20.8 77 LILY LAKE 9156 9.2 7.0 131 15.3 20.3 75 MONTE CRISTO 8960 16.6 22.7 73 24.9 30.3 82 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 4.0 5.7 70 16.1 18.9 85 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 78 81 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.