Water Resources Data System & State Climate Office

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: JULY 30 , 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Median Median Current Average Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WYOMING SNAKE RIVER BASE CAMP 7030 .0 .0 * 33.6 29.0 116 BLACK BEAR 8170 .0 .0 * 52.1 51.2 102 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 .0 .0 * 30.1 27.6 109 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7670 .1 .0 * 43.7 35.3 124 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 .1 .0 * 21.2 17.4 122 GRAND TARGHEE 9260 .0 .0 * 48.1 43.8 110 GRANITE CREEK 6770 .0 .0 * 31.1 26.9 116 GRASSY LAKE 7265 .3 .0 * 50.4 48.4 104 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 .0 .0 * 21.4 20.3 105 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 .0 .0 * 27.3 22.0 124 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 .0 .0 * 52.4 47.0 111 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 .0 .0 * 43.8 37.9 116 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 .0 .0 * 24.1 23.8 101 SNAKE RIVER STATION 6920 .0 .0 * 34.6 31.6 109 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 .2 .0 * 39.0 32.4 120 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 .1 .0 * 27.4 27.1 101 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 .1 .0 * 41.0 35.0 117 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 .0 .0 * 44.6 39.3 113 WILLOW CREEK 8380 .3 .0 * 51.8 47.3 110 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 -M .0 * -M 25.1 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 112 MADISON-GALLATIN BLACK BEAR 8170 .0 .0 * 52.1 51.2 102 CANYON 7870 .0 .0 * 22.4 24.8 90 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 .0 .0 * 35.0 37.3 94 WEST YELLOWSTONE 6700 .0 .0 * 23.6 21.8 108 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 .0 .0 * 29.6 29.9 99 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 99 YELLOWSTONE BEARTOOTH LAKE 9360 .0 .0 * 39.7 29.8 133 BURNT MTN 5880 .0 .0 * 29.7 26.1 114 CANYON 7870 .0 .0 * 22.4 24.8 90 COLE CREEK 7850 .0 .0 * 26.6 26.8 99 EVENING STAR 9200 .0 .0 * 51.9 40.5 128 FISHER CREEK 9100 .0 .0 * 52.3 46.8 112 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 .0 .0 * 23.3 21.5 108 PARKER PEAK 9400 .0 .0 * 39.4 28.5 138 SYLVAN LAKE 8420 .0 .0 * 40.4 34.3 118 THUMB DIVIDE 7980 .1 .0 * 27.4 27.1 101 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 .0 .0 * 44.6 39.3 113 WHITE MILL 8700 .0 .0 * 39.1 36.3 108 WOLVERINE 7650 .0 .0 * 25.0 20.3 123 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 115 WIND RIVER BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 .0 .0 * 1.0 24.8 4 CASTLE CREEK 8400 .0 -M * 18.9 -M * COLD SPRINGS 9630 .0 .0 * 20.8 18.8 111 DEER PARK 9700 .0 .0 * 27.4 31.0 88 HOBBS PARK 10100 .0 .0 * 22.7 24.4 93 KIRWIN 9550 .0 .0 * 24.5 22.0 111 LITTLE WARM 9370 .0 .0 * 23.7 22.2 107 OWL CREEK 8975 .0 .0 * 11.8 14.4 82 SOUTH PASS 9040 .0 .0 * 20.4 26.6 77 ST. LAWRENCE ALT 8620 .0 .0 * 14.8 17.7 84 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 .1 .0 * 41.0 35.0 117 TOWNSEND CREEK 8700 .0 .0 * 16.7 21.5 78 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 87 BIGHORN BASIN BALD MTN. 9380 .0 .0 * 30.3 28.4 107 BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .0 .0 * 21.2 17.8 119 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 .0 .0 * 27.6 27.2 101 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .0 .0 * 20.2 20.0 101 KIRWIN 9550 .0 .0 * 24.5 22.0 111 MARQUETTE 8760 .0 -M * 21.3 -M * MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .0 .0 * 25.0 21.6 116 OWL CREEK 8975 .0 .0 * 11.8 14.4 82 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 .0 .0 * 26.7 23.4 114 SHELL CREEK 9580 .0 .0 * 27.9 24.7 113 TIMBER CREEK 7950 .0 .0 * 17.5 17.7 99 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 107 SHOSHONE RIVER BLACKWATER 9780 .0 .0 * 39.7 32.0 124 EVENING STAR 9200 .0 .0 * 51.9 40.5 128 MARQUETTE 8760 .0 -M * 21.3 -M * SYLVAN ROAD 7120 .0 .0 * 29.9 25.2 119 YOUNTS PEAK 8350 -M .0 * -M 25.1 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 124 POWDER RIVER BEAR TRAP MEADOW 8200 .0 .0 * 21.2 17.8 119 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 .0 .0 * 31.7 26.4 120 GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 .0 .0 * 20.2 20.0 101 HANSEN SAWMILL 8360 .0 .0 * 21.6 18.7 116 MIDDLE POWDER 7760 .0 .0 * 25.0 21.6 116 POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 .0 .0 * 26.7 23.4 114 SOLDIER PARK 8720 .0 -M * 21.0 -M * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 114 TONGUE RIVER BIG GOOSE 7990 .0 .0 * 24.3 21.3 114 BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 .0 .0 * 27.6 27.2 101 BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 .0 .0 * 24.0 22.4 107 DOME LAKE 8880 .0 .0 * 29.7 24.6 121 LITTLE GOOSE 8870 .0 -M * 28.4 -M * SUCKER CREEK 8880 .0 .0 * 29.7 26.3 113 TIE CREEK 6870 .0 .0 * 23.8 23.1 103 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 110 BELLE FOURCHE COLE CANYON 5910 .0 .0 * 24.6 21.7 113 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 113 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN BLIND PARK 6890 .0 .0 * 27.3 24.0 114 NORTH RAPID CREEK 6130 .0 .0 * 26.2 22.7 115 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 115 UPPER N. PLATTE ARAPAHO RIDGE 10960 .1 .0 * 37.9 33.2 114 BLACKHALL MTN 9820 .0 -M * 47.6 -M * COLUMBINE 9160 .1 .0 * 43.9 34.5 127 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 .0 .0 * 31.0 30.2 103 JOE WRIGHT 10120 .0 .0 * 46.4 38.9 119 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 .0 .0 * 20.0 21.2 94 MED BOW 10500 -M -M * 52.8 -M * NORTH FRENCH CREEK 10130 .1 .0 * 47.7 39.4 121 NEVER SUMMER 10280 .0 .0 * 33.5 -M * OLD BATTLE 10000 .1 .0 * 46.0 47.3 97 RAWAH 9020 .0 .0 * 29.3 23.2 126 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 .1 .0 * 15.1 20.0 76 SAND LAKE 10050 -M .0 * 45.7 37.3 123 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 8440 .0 .0 * 20.9 24.1 87 TOWER 10500 .0 .0 * 63.3 53.6 118 WEBBER SPRINGS 9250 .1 .0 * 39.8 36.5 109 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 .0 .0 * 25.3 22.2 114 ZIRKEL 9340 .2 .0 * 51.5 38.2 135 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 113 SWEETWATER DEER PARK 9700 .0 .0 * 27.4 31.0 88 LARSEN CREEK 9000 .0 .0 * 19.6 -M * SOUTH PASS 9040 .0 .0 * 20.4 26.6 77 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 83 LOWER N. PLATTE CASPER MTN. 7900 .1 .0 * 23.3 25.2 92 LAPRELE CREEK 8375 .0 .0 * 20.0 21.2 94 RENO HILL 8400 .1 .0 * 30.2 26.0 116 WINDY PEAK 7900 .0 .0 * 22.6 19.9 114 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 104 LARAMIE RIVER BROOKLYN LAKE 10240 .2 .0 * 40.5 32.2 126 CINNABAR PARK 9574 .1 .0 * -M 34.1 * CROW CREEK 8330 .0 .0 * 23.5 21.8 108 DEADMAN HILL 10220 .0 .0 * 34.9 27.3 128 RAWAH 9020 .0 .0 * 29.3 23.2 126 ROACH 9700 .1 .0 * 36.6 29.5 124 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 123 S. PLATTE BLACK MOUNTAIN 8920 .1 -M * 24.2 -M * CROW CREEK 8330 .0 .0 * 23.5 21.8 108 DEADMAN HILL 10220 .0 .0 * 34.9 27.3 128 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 119 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 .0 .0 * 21.1 21.4 99 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 .0 .0 * 31.0 30.2 103 ELK RIVER 8700 .0 .0 * 30.5 28.6 107 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER 8915 -M .0 * -M 39.2 * OLD BATTLE 10000 .1 .0 * 46.0 47.3 97 SAGE CREEK BASIN 7850 .1 .0 * 15.1 20.0 76 SANDSTONE RS 8150 .2 .0 * 21.1 25.8 82 WHISKEY PARK 8950 .0 .0 * 49.2 38.1 129 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 101 UPPER GREEN RIVER BIG SANDY OPENING 9080 .0 .0 * 19.0 21.0 90 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 .0 .0 * 30.1 27.6 109 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 .1 .0 * 21.2 17.4 122 ELKHART PARK G.S. 9400 .1 .0 * 24.0 21.0 114 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 .0 .0 * 21.4 20.3 105 GUNSIGHT PASS 9820 .0 .0 * 27.3 22.0 124 KENDALL R.S. 7740 .0 .0 * 28.1 20.2 139 LOOMIS PARK 8240 .0 .0 * 32.3 24.5 132 NEW FORK LAKE 8340 .1 .0 * 18.7 17.4 107 POCKET CREEK 9360 -M -M * 22.4 -M * SNIDER BASIN 8060 .1 .0 * 24.7 19.7 125 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 .2 .0 * 39.0 32.4 120 TRIPLE PEAK 8500 .0 .0 * 44.4 34.9 127 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 119 LOWER GREEN RIVER BLACKS FORK JCT 8870 .0 -M * 19.0 -M * BUCK PASTURE 9700 .0 -M * 24.2 -M * EF BLACKS FORK GS 9360 .0 -M * 16.5 -M * HAMS FORK 7840 .3 .0 * 19.3 17.6 110 HEWINTA 9519 .0 .0 * 21.3 22.0 97 HICKERSON PARK 9145 .1 .0 * 15.2 17.7 86 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 .0 .0 * 16.8 17.1 98 INDIAN CREEK 9425 .0 .0 * 32.8 30.9 106 KELLEY R.S. 8180 .2 .0 * 25.9 25.5 102 SPIRIT LK 10235 .0 -M * 21.8 -M * STEEL CREEK PARK 10200 .0 .0 * 24.1 25.7 94 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 99 UPPER BEAR RIVER BEAR RIVER RS 8777 .0 -M * 17.6 -M * BUG LAKE 7950 .5 .0 * 27.3 26.8 102 BURTS MILLER RANCH 8000 .0 -M * 10.7 -M * CHALK CREEK #1 8993 .1 .0 * 30.7 35.7 86 HAYDEN FORK 9212 .0 .0 * 28.9 30.0 96 KELLEY R.S. 8180 .2 .0 * 25.9 25.5 102 LILY LAKE 9156 .0 .0 * 21.8 25.6 85 MONTE CRISTO 8960 .2 .0 * 36.1 35.8 101 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 .0 .0 * 24.1 23.8 101 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 96 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.