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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 MONDAY: FEBRUARY 24 , 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Median Median Current Average Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 17.6 13.1 134 18.1 16.8 108 BLACK BEAR 8170 28.0 28.5 98 26.6 29.9 89 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 27.5 17.4 158 18.0 15.5 116 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7670 24.9 16.1 155 24.7 18.9 131 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 13.7 7.7 178 12.2 9.2 133 GRAND TARGHEE 9260 34.3 28.6 120 25.8 24.1 107 GRANITE CREEK 6770 17.8 13.2 135 18.1 16.0 113 GRASSY LAKE 7265 27.4 25.2 109 26.3 28.8 91 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 12.0 9.4 128 11.2 9.8 114 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 15.3 10.2 150 13.5 10.5 129 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 26.4 24.9 106 26.2 28.1 93 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 25.3 19.1 132 25.2 22.1 114 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 14.5 10.3 141 15.7 13.0 121 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 15.3 13.8 111 18.4 18.2 101 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 28.8 17.6 164 27.2 18.7 145 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 12.3 11.5 107 11.7 14.2 82 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 25.1 17.2 146 24.1 18.8 128 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 29.1 21.0 139 20.0 21.0 95 WILLOW CREEK 8380 30.4 21.5 141 31.1 26.0 120 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 -M 11.4 * -M 12.3 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 130 110 MADISON-GALLATIN BLACK BEAR 8170 28.0 28.5 98 26.6 29.9 89 CANYON 7870 10.9 10.2 107 12.5 12.7 98 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 16.1 17.3 93 16.6 20.5 81 WEST YELLOWSTONE 6700 9.7 8.5 114 10.8 11.3 96 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 11.8 11.6 102 13.8 15.8 87 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 101 89 YELLOWSTONE BEARTOOTH LAKE 9360 21.9 16.0 137 20.2 15.2 133 BURNT MTN 5880 7.1 3.9 182 13.5 9.1 148 CANYON 7870 10.9 10.2 107 12.5 12.7 98 COLE CREEK 7850 14.4 9.2 157 10.4 8.8 118 EVENING STAR 9200 28.7 18.7 153 28.6 21.5 133 FISHER CREEK 9100 31.4 25.0 126 27.0 24.8 109 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 11.0 7.7 143 11.1 9.6 116 PARKER PEAK 9400 22.5 15.4 146 19.3 13.6 142 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 17.7 15.4 115 20.2 17.4 116 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 12.3 11.5 107 11.7 14.2 82 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 29.1 21.0 139 20.0 21.0 95 WHITE MILL 8700 23.6 17.8 133 20.1 18.5 109 WOLVERINE 7650 13.6 8.4 162 12.0 9.7 124 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 136 116 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 -M 10.4 * -M 12.3 * CASTLE CREEK 8400 8.8 -M * 10.5 -M * COLD SPRINGS 9630 8.9 5.4 165 11.2 7.2 156 DEER PARK 9700 9.2 10.5 88 13.2 14.5 91 HOBBS PARK 10100 10.9 9.2 118 9.7 9.1 107 KIRWIN 9550 14.7 6.7 219 12.5 8.5 147 LITTLE WARM 9370 11.4 7.7 148 13.5 9.5 142 OWL CREEK 8975 5.5 3.7 149 5.6 4.2 133 SOUTH PASS 9040 11.6 10.9 106 10.7 13.0 82 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 3.6 5.0 72 6.6 6.2 106 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 25.1 17.2 146 24.1 18.8 128 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 5.1 6.2 82 6.1 8.4 73 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 128 114 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 18.9 14.1 134 14.3 12.6 113 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 8.1 4.1 198 8.2 5.9 139 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 15.7 11.4 138 11.9 11.3 105 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 8.9 6.3 141 9.3 7.5 124 KIRWIN 9550 14.7 6.7 219 12.5 8.5 147 MARQUETTE 8760 8.7 -M * 9.5 -M * MIDDLE POWDER 7760 12.2 7.6 161 10.1 8.4 120 OWL CREEK 8975 5.5 3.7 149 5.6 4.2 133 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 12.1 7.6 159 12.7 9.2 138 SHELL CREEK 9580 14.2 10.9 130 12.1 10.2 119 TIMBER CREEK 7950 5.0 3.1 161 6.6 5.0 132 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 153 125 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 24.4 16.7 146 21.5 15.6 138 EVENING STAR 9200 28.7 18.7 153 28.6 21.5 133 MARQUETTE 8760 8.7 -M * 9.5 -M * SYLVAN ROAD 7120 12.0 9.0 133 16.1 13.6 118 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 -M 11.4 * -M 12.3 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 147 131 POWDER RIVER BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 8.1 4.1 198 8.2 5.9 139 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 14.8 10.1 147 12.9 9.2 140 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 8.9 6.3 141 9.3 7.5 124 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 6.9 4.5 153 8.9 5.8 153 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 12.2 7.6 161 10.1 8.4 120 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 12.1 7.6 159 12.7 9.2 138 SOLDIER PARK 8720 8.6 -M * 8.1 -M * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 157 135 TONGUE RIVER BIG GOOSE 7990 7.5 6.0 125 9.6 7.6 126 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 15.7 11.4 138 11.9 11.3 105 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 10.3 7.9 130 11.3 8.7 130 DOME LAKE 8880 10.1 8.3 122 9.4 9.6 98 LITTLE GOOSE 8870 8.6 -M * 11.2 -M * SUCKER CREEK 8880 12.3 8.5 145 13.7 10.1 136 TIE CREEK 6870 5.7 4.2 136 10.5 8.0 131 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 133 120 BELLE FOURCHE COLE CANYON 5910 5.4 4.8 112 11.6 6.9 168 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 112 168 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN BLIND PARK 6890 7.9 6.1 130 14.6 9.0 162 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 7.6 5.7 133 13.2 7.3 181 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 131 171 UPPER N. PLATTE ARAPAHO RIDGE 10960 21.5 15.8 136 21.4 17.0 126 BLACKHALL MTN 9820 28.4 -M * 27.3 -M * COLUMBINE 9160 28.2 19.0 148 -M 19.6 * DIVIDE PEAK 8880 14.3 15.2 94 17.8 16.4 109 JOE WRIGHT 10120 15.5 15.7 99 24.3 19.3 126 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 6.0 7.4 81 7.4 9.0 82 MED BOW 10500 14.9 -M * 28.4 -M * NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 -M 20.2 * -M 20.3 * NEVER SUMMER 10280 19.0 15.4 123 15.0 -M * OLD BATTLE 10000 25.5 23.3 109 28.4 27.1 105 RAWAH 9020 10.9 8.2 133 13.6 10.3 132 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 8.9 10.4 86 9.9 11.4 87 SAND LAKE 10050 24.1 20.3 119 23.6 18.3 129 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 9.1 9.7 94 11.4 11.3 101 TOWER 10500 41.3 35.2 117 30.4 30.9 98 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 19.7 18.1 109 22.1 20.4 108 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 10.9 9.1 120 11.7 10.0 117 ZIRKEL 9340 33.0 22.4 147 27.1 22.6 120 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 117 111 SWEETWATER DEER PARK 9700 9.2 10.5 88 13.2 14.5 91 LARSEN CREEK 9000 9.9 9.1 109 11.8 -M * SOUTH PASS 9040 11.6 10.9 106 10.7 13.0 82 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 101 87 LOWER N. PLATTE CASPER MTN. 7900 -M 9.7 * -M 10.7 * LAPRELE CREEK 8375 6.0 7.4 81 7.4 9.0 82 RENO HILL 8400 12.0 9.5 126 14.1 10.7 132 WINDY PEAK 7900 5.5 5.6 98 8.1 7.6 107 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 104 108 LARAMIE RIVER BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 23.8 14.6 163 22.6 15.5 146 CINNABAR PARK 9574 17.9 16.5 108 20.5 19.1 107 CROW CREEK 8330 6.6 6.6 100 9.1 7.6 120 DEADMAN HILL 10220 19.3 12.1 160 17.0 12.3 138 RAWAH 9020 10.9 8.2 133 13.6 10.3 132 ROACH 9700 -M 12.1 * -M 14.2 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 135 128 S. PLATTE BLACK MOUNTAIN 8920 9.2 -M * 10.8 -M * CROW CREEK 8330 6.6 6.6 100 9.1 7.6 120 DEADMAN HILL 10220 19.3 12.1 160 17.0 12.3 138 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 139 131 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 9.0 9.4 96 13.4 11.8 114 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 14.3 15.2 94 17.8 16.4 109 ELK RIVER 8700 16.6 14.6 114 17.7 15.5 114 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER 8915 23.9 19.3 124 28.5 24.3 117 OLD BATTLE 10000 25.5 23.3 109 28.4 27.1 105 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 8.9 10.4 86 9.9 11.4 87 SANDSTONE RS 8150 9.8 10.3 95 14.4 14.6 99 WHISKEY PARK 8950 31.4 20.5 153 30.8 21.7 142 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 113 113 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 11.9 9.6 124 11.1 10.0 111 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 27.5 17.4 158 18.0 15.5 116 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 13.7 7.7 178 12.2 9.2 133 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 14.0 9.1 154 12.9 10.1 128 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 12.0 9.4 128 11.2 9.8 114 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 15.3 10.2 150 13.5 10.5 129 KENDALL R.S. 7740 16.6 9.6 173 17.0 11.3 150 LOOMIS PARK 8240 18.4 11.4 161 19.1 13.6 140 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 12.5 7.9 158 10.5 8.5 124 POCKET CREEK 9360 9.9 -M * 10.2 -M * SNIDER BASIN 8060 17.0 9.2 185 16.8 11.2 150 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 28.8 17.6 164 27.2 18.7 145 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 27.8 16.3 171 29.4 19.6 150 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 159 134 LOWER GREEN RIVER BLACKS FORK JCT 8870 6.3 -M * 10.2 -M * BUCK PASTURE 9700 10.5 -M * 12.1 -M * EF BLACKS FORK GS 9360 6.8 -M * 8.0 -M * HAMS FORK 7840 13.4 8.8 152 11.6 8.9 130 HEWINTA 9519 7.4 7.5 99 10.5 10.4 101 HICKERSON PARK 9145 5.7 5.5 104 6.9 7.3 95 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 5.3 5.3 100 7.0 6.8 103 INDIAN CREEK 9425 25.2 18.0 140 21.2 17.2 123 KELLEY R.S. 8180 15.3 11.4 134 17.0 14.2 120 SPIRIT LK 10235 6.6 -M * 10.0 -M * STEEL CREEK PARK 10200 14.3 11.0 130 12.4 12.0 103 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 128 113 UPPER BEAR RIVER BEAR RIVER RS 8777 7.0 -M * 9.2 -M * BUG LAKE 7950 17.3 14.2 122 15.4 15.0 103 BURTS MILLER RANCH 8000 5.6 -M * 5.3 -M * CHALK CREEK #1 8993 16.4 17.5 94 16.9 18.8 90 HAYDEN FORK 9212 11.7 11.5 102 15.6 15.8 99 KELLEY R.S. 8180 15.3 11.4 134 17.0 14.2 120 LILY LAKE 9156 10.3 9.8 105 11.7 12.8 91 MONTE CRISTO 8960 20.0 19.9 101 18.7 19.9 94 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 14.5 10.3 141 15.7 13.0 121 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 112 101 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.