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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 THURSDAY: MAY 8 , 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Median Median Current Average Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 13.3 5.5 242 29.2 23.5 124 BLACK BEAR 8170 43.7 36.9 118 46.0 42.8 107 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 38.0 22.6 168 25.3 22.0 115 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7670 23.7 13.3 178 38.0 28.6 133 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 5.1 6.6 77 17.2 13.4 128 GRAND TARGHEE 9260 52.7 46.4 114 -M 35.9 * GRANITE CREEK 6770 15.2 6.3 241 27.0 21.9 123 GRASSY LAKE 7265 33.2 26.7 124 44.7 40.3 111 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 13.4 10.0 134 16.6 15.2 109 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 19.9 11.8 169 21.8 16.7 131 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 39.2 29.5 133 44.5 39.5 113 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 35.4 23.4 151 38.9 31.6 123 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 8.2 5.7 144 21.4 18.9 113 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 8.5 3.5 243 28.9 25.4 114 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 35.5 24.0 148 35.4 26.9 132 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 15.2 9.4 162 22.6 21.6 105 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 33.6 25.2 133 36.8 28.3 130 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 39.6 29.7 133 38.5 30.9 125 WILLOW CREEK 8380 33.6 21.5 156 45.6 38.9 117 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 -M 15.6 * -M 18.3 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 142 119 MADISON-GALLATIN BLACK BEAR 8170 43.7 36.9 118 46.0 42.8 107 CANYON 7870 12.6 8.0 158 19.3 18.6 104 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 25.2 20.6 122 29.5 29.8 99 WEST YELLOWSTONE 6700 .0 .0 * 18.9 16.5 115 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 15.3 11.5 133 25.0 22.9 109 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 126 106 YELLOWSTONE BEARTOOTH LAKE 9360 33.2 23.0 144 33.9 22.8 149 BURNT MTN 5880 1.2 .0 * 24.4 16.9 144 CANYON 7870 12.6 8.0 158 19.3 18.6 104 COLE CREEK 7850 24.6 17.0 145 20.9 17.4 120 EVENING STAR 9200 41.1 25.2 163 45.6 31.5 145 FISHER CREEK 9100 47.7 33.8 141 45.2 36.3 125 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 6.8 1.0 680 18.6 14.4 129 PARKER PEAK 9400 37.7 21.7 174 34.4 20.9 165 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 23.6 18.2 130 34.0 26.0 131 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 15.2 9.4 162 22.6 21.6 105 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 39.6 29.7 133 38.5 30.9 125 WHITE MILL 8700 35.7 24.5 146 33.6 27.2 124 WOLVERINE 7650 8.8 .4 2200* 21.0 14.4 146 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 155 131 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 -M 11.8 * -M 18.6 * CASTLE CREEK 8400 1.6 -M * 14.5 -M * COLD SPRINGS 9630 2.9 1.6 181 14.9 13.2 113 DEER PARK 9700 15.7 14.6 108 21.9 24.3 90 HOBBS PARK 10100 14.5 15.9 91 16.4 17.6 93 KIRWIN 9550 19.7 10.8 182 20.9 14.6 143 LITTLE WARM 9370 11.4 6.9 165 19.5 16.0 122 OWL CREEK 8975 .4 .5 80* 9.0 8.4 107 SOUTH PASS 9040 11.8 12.6 94 17.0 21.1 81 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 .8 1.4 57 11.3 12.2 93 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 33.6 25.2 133 36.8 28.3 130 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 1.1 4.8 23 11.5 15.6 74 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 119 105 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 30.2 20.4 148 24.1 20.7 116 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 3.2 .2 1600* 13.0 11.4 114 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 25.0 16.4 152 21.0 19.3 109 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 10.5 8.2 128 14.5 13.7 106 KIRWIN 9550 19.7 10.8 182 20.9 14.6 143 MARQUETTE 8760 14.8 -M * 16.9 -M * MIDDLE POWDER 7760 15.6 11.1 141 16.8 15.0 112 OWL CREEK 8975 .4 .5 80* 9.0 8.4 107 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 12.7 9.0 141 19.1 16.0 119 SHELL CREEK 9580 20.3 16.6 122 20.1 17.3 116 TIMBER CREEK 7950 1.7 1.8 94 12.8 10.7 120 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 147 116 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 35.4 25.2 140 33.8 24.3 139 EVENING STAR 9200 41.1 25.2 163 45.6 31.5 145 MARQUETTE 8760 14.8 -M * 16.9 -M * SYLVAN ROAD 7120 1.0 2.4 42 25.1 19.2 131 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 -M 15.6 * -M 18.3 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 147 139 POWDER RIVER BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 3.2 .2 1600* 13.0 11.4 114 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 23.4 16.6 141 23.9 17.8 134 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 10.5 8.2 128 14.5 13.7 106 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 4.5 1.5 300 15.3 11.6 132 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 15.6 11.1 141 16.8 15.0 112 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 12.7 9.0 141 19.1 16.0 119 SOLDIER PARK 8720 9.4 -M * 15.5 -M * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 150 120 TONGUE RIVER BIG GOOSE 7990 11.0 10.3 107 18.4 15.4 119 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 25.0 16.4 152 21.0 19.3 109 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 17.2 11.4 151 20.0 15.7 127 DOME LAKE 8880 15.9 11.2 142 19.2 17.5 110 LITTLE GOOSE 8870 13.4 -M * 21.5 -M * SUCKER CREEK 8880 17.7 12.3 144 24.2 18.6 130 TIE CREEK 6870 5.0 1.8 278 18.9 15.4 123 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 145 119 BELLE FOURCHE COLE CANYON 5910 .0 .0 * 16.7 13.2 127 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 127 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN BLIND PARK 6890 .0 .0 * 20.1 15.1 133 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 .0 .0 * 19.2 13.0 148 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 140 UPPER N. PLATTE ARAPAHO RIDGE 10960 27.4 22.3 123 30.7 27.0 114 BLACKHALL MTN 9820 35.5 -M * -M -M * COLUMBINE 9160 25.1 14.4 174 -M 29.3 * DIVIDE PEAK 8880 8.6 15.6 55 25.3 25.2 100 JOE WRIGHT 10120 28.1 22.9 123 37.6 31.0 121 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 1.7 4.0 42 14.5 15.8 92 MED BOW 10500 -M -M * 44.8 -M * NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 37.8 32.8 115 39.5 31.9 124 NEVER SUMMER 10280 27.4 22.1 124 23.8 -M * OLD BATTLE 10000 34.6 36.2 96 40.2 40.4 100 RAWAH 9020 5.8 3.4 171 20.5 17.9 115 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 .0 .0 * 13.9 16.7 83 SAND LAKE 10050 35.6 31.8 112 37.0 30.1 123 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 2.3 6.2 37 18.4 18.7 98 TOWER 10500 52.9 51.4 103 56.0 46.0 122 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 17.3 20.2 86 31.2 30.8 101 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 14.6 14.0 104 17.3 16.3 106 ZIRKEL 9340 30.7 20.1 153 -M 32.0 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 110 110 SWEETWATER DEER PARK 9700 15.7 14.6 108 21.9 24.3 90 LARSEN CREEK 9000 3.2 7.1 45 16.8 -M * SOUTH PASS 9040 11.8 12.6 94 17.0 21.1 81 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 90 86 LOWER N. PLATTE CASPER MTN. 7900 12.9 11.9 108 19.0 19.0 100 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 1.7 4.0 42 14.5 15.8 92 RENO HILL 8400 16.5 11.4 145 25.0 19.9 126 WINDY PEAK 7900 1.6 1.6 100 14.9 13.6 110 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 113 107 LARAMIE RIVER BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 28.0 21.9 128 33.9 25.7 132 CINNABAR PARK 9574 21.7 18.0 121 32.4 28.0 116 CROW CREEK 8330 .0 .0 * 14.7 14.1 104 DEADMAN HILL 10220 26.0 18.7 139 27.2 21.5 127 RAWAH 9020 5.8 3.4 171 20.5 17.9 115 ROACH 9700 16.2 16.4 99 27.0 23.1 117 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 125 119 S. PLATTE BLACK MOUNTAIN 8920 6.0 -M * -M -M * CROW CREEK 8330 .0 .0 * 14.7 14.1 104 DEADMAN HILL 10220 26.0 18.7 139 27.2 21.5 127 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 139* 118 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 .0 .0 * 19.0 17.7 107 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 8.6 15.6 55 25.3 25.2 100 ELK RIVER 8700 9.4 9.3 101 24.8 23.5 106 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER 8915 -M 20.9 * -M 34.0 * OLD BATTLE 10000 34.6 36.2 96 40.2 40.4 100 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 .0 .0 * 13.9 16.7 83 SANDSTONE RS 8150 -M 2.7 * 19.6 21.5 91 WHISKEY PARK 8950 37.9 27.0 140 43.0 32.6 132 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 103 105 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 11.7 8.7 134 16.1 15.9 101 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 38.0 22.6 168 25.3 22.0 115 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 5.1 6.6 77 17.2 13.4 128 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 16.3 9.8 166 19.0 15.6 122 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 13.4 10.0 134 16.6 15.2 109 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 19.9 11.8 169 21.8 16.7 131 KENDALL R.S. 7740 12.8 .2 6400* 24.5 16.0 153 LOOMIS PARK 8240 16.8 8.0 210 26.8 19.6 137 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 8.4 3.5 240 14.2 12.6 113 POCKET CREEK 9360 11.8 -M * 14.2 -M * SNIDER BASIN 8060 6.6 7.6 87 20.7 16.1 129 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 35.5 24.0 148 35.4 26.9 132 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 27.6 15.3 180 40.0 28.8 139 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 166 127 LOWER GREEN RIVER BLACKS FORK JCT 8870 .0 -M * 15.5 -M * BUCK PASTURE 9700 7.9 -M * 20.0 -M * EF BLACKS FORK GS 9360 .6 -M * 11.7 -M * HAMS FORK 7840 3.0 .3 1000* 15.7 13.6 115 HEWINTA 9519 .1 2.9 3 16.6 16.9 98 HICKERSON PARK 9145 .1 1.2 8 9.6 12.6 76 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 .0 .7 0* 11.1 12.1 92 INDIAN CREEK 9425 28.9 21.1 137 29.1 25.8 113 KELLEY R.S. 8180 11.7 8.9 131 22.4 20.8 108 SPIRIT LK 10235 4.0 -M * 15.8 -M * STEEL CREEK PARK 10200 19.3 17.7 109 18.9 19.9 95 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 120* 101 UPPER BEAR RIVER BEAR RIVER RS 8777 .2 -M * 14.5 -M * BUG LAKE 7950 14.9 12.6 118 23.3 22.4 104 BURTS MILLER RANCH 8000 .6 -M * 8.1 -M * CHALK CREEK #1 8993 16.6 22.2 75 26.3 29.4 89 HAYDEN FORK 9212 3.6 6.6 55 24.3 24.6 99 KELLEY R.S. 8180 11.7 8.9 131 22.4 20.8 108 LILY LAKE 9156 5.7 7.0 81 17.7 20.3 87 MONTE CRISTO 8960 19.6 22.7 86 28.5 30.3 94 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 8.2 5.7 144 21.4 18.9 113 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 94 98 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.