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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: DECEMBER 4 , 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Median Median Current Average Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 6.6 4.3 153 7.9 6.5 122 BLACK BEAR 8170 13.0 9.5 137 13.1 11.5 114 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 8.5 5.6 152 7.2 6.2 116 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7670 6.5 4.9 133 8.0 7.3 110 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 3.3 2.1 157 4.3 3.6 119 GRAND TARGHEE 9260 16.1 10.1 159 11.5 10.2 113 GRANITE CREEK 6770 4.9 2.8 175 6.4 5.8 110 GRASSY LAKE 7265 8.9 6.8 131 10.3 10.6 97 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 5.5 4.1 134 5.1 4.3 119 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 6.0 3.4 176 5.8 4.3 135 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 8.4 7.9 106 10.3 10.8 95 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 7.3 6.2 118 8.4 8.0 105 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 3.1 2.2 141 5.1 4.7 109 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 5.1 3.4 150 7.1 7.1 100 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 7.0 5.5 127 7.3 7.0 104 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 4.1 3.4 121 5.0 5.8 86 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 9.0 7.7 117 8.3 7.8 106 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 11.8 9.0 131 9.6 8.7 110 WILLOW CREEK 8380 8.4 6.2 135 11.7 10.2 115 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 -M 4.5 * -M 5.4 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 137 109 MADISON-GALLATIN BLACK BEAR 8170 13.0 9.5 137 13.1 11.5 114 CANYON 7870 3.8 3.1 123 5.0 5.2 96 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 6.7 5.6 120 8.3 7.9 105 WEST YELLOWSTONE 6700 3.5 2.2 159 4.7 4.6 102 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 4.4 3.6 122 6.3 6.5 97 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 131 105 YELLOWSTONE BEARTOOTH LAKE 9360 8.0 6.5 123 6.6 6.0 110 BURNT MTN 5880 3.3 1.3 254 8.2 5.4 152 CANYON 7870 3.8 3.1 123 5.0 5.2 96 COLE CREEK 7850 6.9 4.5 153 5.4 5.2 104 EVENING STAR 9200 11.4 7.6 150 11.2 9.0 124 FISHER CREEK 9100 11.8 9.2 128 10.4 9.9 105 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 3.0 1.9 158 3.8 4.3 88 PARKER PEAK 9400 9.0 6.5 138 8.2 6.0 137 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 6.5 5.6 116 8.2 7.8 105 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 4.1 3.4 121 5.0 5.8 86 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 11.8 9.0 131 9.6 8.7 110 WHITE MILL 8700 9.2 6.5 142 7.6 7.6 100 WOLVERINE 7650 3.4 2.4 142 3.7 4.4 84 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 137 109 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 -M 4.0 * -M 5.2 * CASTLE CREEK 8400 2.4 -M * 4.3 -M * COLD SPRINGS 9630 4.0 2.5 160 5.7 3.8 150 DEER PARK 9700 4.6 4.3 107 5.7 5.9 97 HOBBS PARK 10100 5.6 4.7 119 5.2 4.6 113 KIRWIN 9550 6.2 3.5 177 5.2 4.2 124 LITTLE WARM 9370 5.0 3.1 161 6.0 4.5 133 OWL CREEK 8975 2.9 1.7 171 3.0 2.2 136 SOUTH PASS 9040 4.7 4.1 115 4.9 5.6 88 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 2.2 2.2 100 4.7 3.3 142 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 9.0 7.7 117 8.3 7.8 106 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 2.4 2.6 92 4.0 4.4 91 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 128 114 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 8.4 6.0 140 6.8 5.5 124 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 3.3 1.6 206 4.7 3.3 142 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 6.3 5.3 119 5.2 5.1 102 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 4.2 2.0 210 5.2 3.8 137 KIRWIN 9550 6.2 3.5 177 5.2 4.2 124 MARQUETTE 8760 4.4 -M * 5.4 -M * MIDDLE POWDER 7760 5.7 3.2 178 6.0 4.6 130 OWL CREEK 8975 2.9 1.7 171 3.0 2.2 136 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 4.8 3.2 150 5.0 4.3 116 SHELL CREEK 9580 6.0 5.1 118 5.2 4.8 108 TIMBER CREEK 7950 3.1 1.7 182 4.7 3.3 142 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 153 124 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 10.9 7.3 149 8.0 7.0 114 EVENING STAR 9200 11.4 7.6 150 11.2 9.0 124 MARQUETTE 8760 4.4 -M * 5.4 -M * SYLVAN ROAD 7120 4.2 3.0 140 7.2 6.3 114 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 -M 4.5 * -M 5.4 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 148 118 POWDER RIVER BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 3.3 1.6 206 4.7 3.3 142 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 5.5 4.0 138 6.4 4.9 131 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 4.2 2.0 210 5.2 3.8 137 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 3.7 1.7 218 4.9 3.2 153 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 5.7 3.2 178 6.0 4.6 130 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 4.8 3.2 150 5.0 4.3 116 SOLDIER PARK 8720 3.0 -M * 4.8 -M * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 173 134 TONGUE RIVER BIG GOOSE 7990 3.5 2.6 135 5.5 4.1 134 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 6.3 5.3 119 5.2 5.1 102 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 4.4 3.3 133 5.8 4.4 132 DOME LAKE 8880 2.1 3.9 54 4.3 5.1 84 LITTLE GOOSE 8870 4.2 -M * 6.8 -M * SUCKER CREEK 8880 6.0 3.4 176 6.9 4.9 141 TIE CREEK 6870 1.6 .9 178 5.8 4.3 135 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 123 120 BELLE FOURCHE COLE CANYON 5910 2.0 .8 250 8.1 3.7 219 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 250 219 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN BLIND PARK 6890 2.7 1.8 150 8.5 4.5 189 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 3.2 1.6 200 8.6 3.8 226 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 174 206 UPPER N. PLATTE ARAPAHO RIDGE 10960 7.7 5.9 131 7.8 7.3 107 BLACKHALL MTN 9820 9.9 -M * 11.0 -M * COLUMBINE 9160 5.6 4.9 114 8.2 7.4 111 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 5.8 4.9 118 8.8 7.1 124 JOE WRIGHT 10120 4.4 6.3 70 9.2 8.4 110 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 1.3 2.3 57 3.9 4.3 91 MED BOW 10500 8.8 -M * 10.9 -M * NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 8.8 7.5 117 10.5 8.2 128 NEVER SUMMER 10280 7.1 5.3 134 6.8 -M * OLD BATTLE 10000 9.2 8.3 111 10.4 10.6 98 RAWAH 9020 4.1 2.8 146 6.9 5.2 133 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 2.8 2.5 112 5.2 4.8 108 SAND LAKE 10050 8.4 7.6 111 8.8 7.7 114 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 4.1 3.0 137 6.4 5.1 125 TOWER 10500 12.3 12.0 102 14.0 12.2 115 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 5.8 5.4 107 8.2 8.1 101 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 5.4 3.8 142 5.9 4.7 126 ZIRKEL 9340 6.9 4.9 141 10.0 8.8 114 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 114 113 SWEETWATER DEER PARK 9700 4.6 4.3 107 5.7 5.9 97 LARSEN CREEK 9000 1.5 -M * 4.2 -M * SOUTH PASS 9040 4.7 4.1 115 4.9 5.6 88 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 111 92 LOWER N. PLATTE CASPER MTN. 7900 6.9 3.7 186 6.9 5.6 123 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 1.3 2.3 57 3.9 4.3 91 RENO HILL 8400 6.6 3.9 169 8.1 5.2 156 WINDY PEAK 7900 1.6 1.8 89 4.4 3.8 116 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 140 123 LARAMIE RIVER BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 5.9 4.5 131 6.6 6.1 108 CINNABAR PARK 9574 5.9 5.6 105 7.5 7.2 104 CROW CREEK 8330 1.7 2.3 74 4.3 3.7 116 DEADMAN HILL 10220 7.0 5.0 140 7.6 5.5 138 RAWAH 9020 4.1 2.8 146 6.9 5.2 133 ROACH 9700 5.3 4.3 123 7.3 6.0 122 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 122 119 S. PLATTE BLACK MOUNTAIN 8920 3.7 -M * 5.0 -M * CROW CREEK 8330 1.7 2.3 74 4.3 3.7 116 DEADMAN HILL 10220 7.0 5.0 140 7.6 5.5 138 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 119 129 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 3.5 1.7 206 6.7 4.8 140 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 5.8 4.9 118 8.8 7.1 124 ELK RIVER 8700 5.0 3.3 152 7.6 6.0 127 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER 8915 6.2 4.0 155 11.0 9.5 116 OLD BATTLE 10000 9.2 8.3 111 10.4 10.6 98 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 2.8 2.5 112 5.2 4.8 108 SANDSTONE RS 8150 3.4 2.3 148 7.0 5.7 123 WHISKEY PARK 8950 9.1 5.2 175 11.9 7.8 153 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 140 122 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 3.7 3.7 100 3.9 4.2 93 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 8.5 5.6 152 7.2 6.2 116 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 3.3 2.1 157 4.3 3.6 119 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 4.8 3.6 133 5.0 4.4 114 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 5.5 4.1 134 5.1 4.3 119 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 6.0 3.4 176 5.8 4.3 135 KENDALL R.S. 7740 5.0 2.7 185 5.5 4.2 131 LOOMIS PARK 8240 5.1 3.4 150 6.3 5.2 121 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 3.4 2.4 142 3.6 3.5 103 POCKET CREEK 9360 4.6 -M * 3.7 -M * SNIDER BASIN 8060 3.8 2.9 131 4.3 4.2 102 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 7.0 5.5 127 7.3 7.0 104 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 6.4 5.2 123 7.8 7.3 107 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 140 113 LOWER GREEN RIVER BLACKS FORK JCT 8870 1.7 -M * 4.5 -M * BUCK PASTURE 9700 2.8 -M * 5.4 -M * EF BLACKS FORK GS 9360 2.0 -M * 4.2 -M * HAMS FORK 7840 1.3 2.5 52 3.6 3.5 103 HEWINTA 9519 1.7 2.0 85 4.8 4.8 100 HICKERSON PARK 9145 -M 1.6 * -M 3.9 * HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 1.3 1.7 76 3.9 3.7 105 INDIAN CREEK 9425 5.3 6.2 85 5.7 6.3 90 KELLEY R.S. 8180 3.3 3.3 100 -M 5.3 * SPIRIT LK 10235 3.2 -M * 5.4 -M * STEEL CREEK PARK 10200 4.2 4.1 102 5.6 5.5 102 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 86 99* UPPER BEAR RIVER BEAR RIVER RS 8777 2.0 -M * 4.5 -M * BUG LAKE 7950 3.7 3.7 100 4.8 5.9 81 BURTS MILLER RANCH 8000 1.8 -M * 2.6 -M * CHALK CREEK #1 8993 6.1 5.9 103 7.4 8.0 92 HAYDEN FORK 9212 2.7 3.1 87 6.1 6.5 94 KELLEY R.S. 8180 3.3 3.3 100 -M 5.3 * LILY LAKE 9156 3.0 3.1 97 5.8 5.7 102 MONTE CRISTO 8960 5.1 6.1 84 6.0 7.6 79 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 3.1 2.2 141 5.1 4.7 109 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 99 92 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.