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 FRIDAY: NOVEMBER 28 , 2014
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BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION
Data Site Name (Ft) % %
Current Median Median Current Average Avg
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WYOMING
SNAKE RIVER
Base Camp 7030 4.3 3.5 123 5.2 5.6 93
Black Bear 8170 7.5 8.4 89 9.1 10.0 91
Blind Bull Sum 8650 7.3 4.6 159 5.5 5.3 104
Cottonwood Creek 7670 7.3 3.8 192 9.1 6.4 142
East Rim Divide 7930 3.8 1.8 211 3.8 3.2 119
Grand Targhee 9260 11.9 9.6 124 11.4 9.5 120
Granite Creek 6770 5.7 2.3 248 6.3 5.0 126
Grassy Lake 7265 6.7 6.2 108 7.7 9.2 84
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 4.7 3.5 134 3.3 4.0 82
Gunsight Pass 9820 3.9 3.1 126 4.3 4.0 108
Lewis Lake Divide 7850 4.7 6.8 69 7.3 9.2 79
Phillips Bench 8200 7.0 5.0 140 8.0 6.9 116
Salt River Summit 7760 3.6 1.8 200 5.0 4.1 122
Snake River Station 6920 4.0 3.1 129 5.7 6.2 92
Spring Creek Divide 9000 8.5 4.8 177 9.1 6.0 152
Thumb Divide 7980 2.0 3.0 67 3.4 5.1 67
Togwotee Pass 9580 7.4 6.6 112 8.1 6.8 119
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 7.2 8.3 87 6.7 7.6 88
Willow Creek 8380 7.0 5.2 135 9.5 9.0 106
Younts Peak 8350 -M 4.1 * -M 4.8 *
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Basin Index (%) 125 104
MADISON-GALLATIN
Black Bear 8170 7.5 8.4 89 9.1 10.0 91
Canyon 7870 3.0 2.9 103 4.3 4.6 93
Madison Plateau 7750 5.1 4.8 106 6.1 6.8 90
West Yellowstone 6700 2.3 1.7 135 3.5 4.0 88
Whiskey Creek 6800 3.2 2.9 110 4.7 5.5 85
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Basin Index (%) 102 90
YELLOWSTONE
Beartooth Lake 9360 7.0 5.7 123 6.7 5.2 129
Burnt Mtn 5880 2.0 1.1 182 2.4 5.0 48
Canyon 7870 3.0 2.9 103 4.3 4.6 93
Cole Creek 7850 2.8 3.8 74 2.6 4.8 54
Evening Star 9200 6.8 6.9 99 8.7 7.8 112
Fisher Creek 9100 8.4 8.4 100 8.3 8.6 97
Northeast Entrance 7350 2.9 1.5 193 5.3 3.9 136
Parker Peak 9400 6.7 5.8 116 6.4 5.4 119
Sylvan Lake 8420 3.6 4.9 73 5.5 6.8 81
Thumb Divide 7980 2.0 3.0 67 3.4 5.1 67
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 7.2 8.3 87 6.7 7.6 88
White Mill 8700 7.0 5.7 123 7.2 6.7 107
Wolverine 7650 4.3 1.8 239 5.3 3.9 136
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Basin Index (%) 107 97
WIND RIVER
Burroughs Creek 8750 4.5 3.4 132 5.4 4.5 120
Castle Creek 8400 2.9 -M * 3.3 -M *
Cold Springs 9630 1.7 2.3 74 2.5 3.5 71
Deer Park 9700 2.3 3.9 59 4.3 5.4 80
Hobbs Park 10100 2.6 4.3 60 3.8 4.3 88
Kirwin 9550 3.2 3.3 97 4.2 3.8 111
Little Warm 9370 3.1 2.7 115 3.7 4.0 92
Owl Creek 8975 1.2 1.5 80 3.0 2.1 143
South Pass 9040 2.7 3.7 73 3.5 5.1 69
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 .8 2.0 40 1.7 3.1 55
Togwotee Pass 9580 7.4 6.6 112 8.1 6.8 119
Townsend Creek 8700 1.3 2.4 54 3.6 4.1 88
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Basin Index (%) 85 94
BIGHORN BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9380 4.4 5.6 79 4.3 5.0 86
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.1 1.4 150 2.3 3.0 77
Bone Springs Div 9350 3.5 4.9 71 3.9 4.7 83
Grave Springs 8550 1.4 1.7 82 1.7 3.6 47
Kirwin 9550 3.2 3.3 97 4.2 3.8 111
Marquette 8760 1.3 -M * 2.4 -M *
Middle Powder 7760 2.8 2.8 100 2.4 4.3 56
Owl Creek 8975 1.2 1.5 80 3.0 2.1 143
Powder River Pass 9480 3.9 2.7 144 4.9 3.9 126
Shell Creek 9580 3.9 4.9 80 4.2 4.4 95
Timber Creek 7950 1.6 1.6 100 3.0 3.1 97
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Basin Index (%) 92 89
SHOSHONE RIVER
Blackwater 9780 6.3 6.8 93 6.0 6.2 97
Evening Star 9200 6.8 6.9 99 8.7 7.8 112
Marquette 8760 1.3 -M * 2.4 -M *
Sylvan Road 7120 3.7 2.5 148 5.8 5.6 104
Younts Peak 8350 -M 4.1 * -M 4.8 *
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Basin Index (%) 104 105
POWDER RIVER
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.1 1.4 150 2.3 3.0 77
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 3.6 3.7 97 4.5 4.6 98
Grave Springs 8550 1.4 1.7 82 1.7 3.6 47
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.2 1.5 147 3.3 3.0 110
Middle Powder 7760 2.8 2.8 100 2.4 4.3 56
Powder River Pass 9480 3.9 2.7 144 4.9 3.9 126
Soldier Park 8720 2.3 -M * 3.0 -M *
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Basin Index (%) 116 85
TONGUE RIVER
Big Goose 7990 2.6 2.2 118 3.0 3.9 77
Bone Springs Div 9350 3.5 4.9 71 3.9 4.7 83
Burgess Junction 7880 2.9 2.9 100 3.3 4.0 82
Dome Lake 8880 1.6 3.4 47 3.5 4.7 74
Little Goose 8870 2.5 -M * 3.6 -M *
Sucker Creek 8880 3.0 3.2 94 4.0 4.5 89
Tie Creek 6870 1.7 .7 243 3.3 4.0 82
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Basin Index (%) 88 81
BELLE FOURCHE
Cole Canyon 5910 1.8 .7 257 2.9 3.4 85
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Basin Index (%) 257 85
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN
Blind Park 6890 1.8 1.7 106 3.5 4.2 83
North Rapid Creek 6130 2.0 1.4 143 3.8 3.6 106
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Basin Index (%) 123 94
UPPER N. PLATTE
Arapaho Ridge 10960 4.6 5.5 84 6.2 6.4 97
Blackhall Mtn 9820 6.2 -M * 9.0 -M *
Columbine 9160 5.2 4.3 121 7.2 6.4 112
Divide Peak 8880 2.3 4.1 56 3.9 6.3 62
Joe Wright 10120 5.0 5.6 89 9.7 7.6 128
Laprele Creek 8375 1.3 2.3 57 1.9 3.9 49
Med Bow 10500 7.6 -M * 8.9 -M *
North French Creek 10130 6.2 6.4 97 6.8 7.2 94
Never Summer 10280 4.9 4.7 104 6.1 -M *
Old Battle 10000 6.3 7.1 89 8.1 9.3 87
Rawah 9020 3.5 2.3 152 6.1 4.5 136
Sage Creek Basin 7850 1.1 2.1 52 2.2 4.4 50
Sand Lake 10050 6.2 6.8 91 6.0 6.8 88
South Brush Creek 8440 1.6 2.5 64 2.8 4.6 61
Tower 10500 10.0 10.8 93 12.1 10.7 113
Webber Springs 9250 4.7 4.4 107 6.2 7.1 87
Willow Creek Pass 9540 2.8 3.4 82 4.5 4.2 107
Zirkel 9340 -M 4.3 * -M 7.7 *
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Basin Index (%) 91 94
SWEETWATER
Deer Park 9700 2.3 3.9 59 4.3 5.4 80
Larsen Creek 9000 2.0 2.3 87 3.5 -M *
South Pass 9040 2.7 3.7 73 3.5 5.1 69
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Basin Index (%) 71 74
LOWER N. PLATTE
Casper Mtn. 7900 1.6 3.2 50 2.6 5.2 50
Laprele Creek 8375 1.3 2.3 57 1.9 3.9 49
Reno Hill 8400 1.8 3.3 55 3.4 4.7 72
Windy Peak 7900 1.3 1.7 76 1.7 3.4 50
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Basin Index (%) 57 56
LARAMIE RIVER
Brooklyn Lake 10240 5.1 4.1 124 6.1 5.3 115
Cinnabar Park 9574 5.0 4.9 102 6.9 6.1 113
Crow Creek 8330 1.0 1.6 62 2.8 3.4 82
Deadman Hill 10220 4.4 4.5 98 5.4 5.0 108
Rawah 9020 3.5 2.3 152 6.1 4.5 136
Roach 9700 2.2 3.7 59 4.7 5.3 89
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Basin Index (%) 100 108
S. PLATTE
Black Mountain 8920 2.7 -M * 4.5 -M *
Crow Creek 8330 1.0 1.6 62 2.8 3.4 82
Deadman Hill 10220 4.4 4.5 98 5.4 5.0 108
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Basin Index (%) 89 98
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
Battle Mountain 7440 1.7 1.3 131 3.8 4.3 88
Divide Peak 8880 2.3 4.1 56 3.9 6.3 62
Elk River 8700 4.0 2.7 148 5.3 5.3 100
Little Snake River 8915 6.0 3.6 167 9.9 8.1 122
Old Battle 10000 6.3 7.1 89 8.1 9.3 87
Sage Creek Basin 7850 1.1 2.1 52 2.2 4.4 50
Sandstone RS 8150 2.4 1.8 133 3.2 5.0 64
Whiskey Park 8950 7.0 4.4 159 7.9 6.9 114
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Basin Index (%) 114 89
UPPER GREEN RIVER
Big Sandy Opening 9080 3.2 3.5 91 3.2 3.8 84
Blind Bull Sum 8650 7.3 4.6 159 5.5 5.3 104
East Rim Divide 7930 3.8 1.8 211 3.8 3.2 119
Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 3.0 3.0 100 4.5 4.0 112
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 4.7 3.5 134 3.3 4.0 82
Gunsight Pass 9820 3.9 3.1 126 4.3 4.0 108
Kendall R.S. 7740 3.4 2.4 142 3.6 3.8 95
Loomis Park 8240 4.9 2.9 169 5.4 4.5 120
New Fork Lake 8340 3.9 2.1 186 3.6 3.2 112
Pocket Creek 9360 2.5 -M * 2.2 -M *
Snider Basin 8060 4.5 2.6 173 5.9 3.7 159
Spring Creek Divide 9000 8.5 4.8 177 9.1 6.0 152
Triple Peak 8500 9.4 4.8 196 9.9 6.3 157
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Basin Index (%) 155 120
LOWER GREEN RIVER
Blacks Fork Jct 8870 1.7 -M * 3.3 -M *
Buck Pasture 9700 -M -M * -M -M *
EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 -M -M * -M -M *
Hams Fork 7840 3.0 2.0 150 3.2 3.2 100
Hewinta 9519 2.1 1.8 117 3.6 4.3 84
Hickerson Park 9145 2.3 1.4 164 2.9 3.6 81
Hole-in-Rock 9150 1.1 1.6 69 2.4 3.4 71
Indian Creek 9425 5.3 5.3 100 6.7 5.5 122
Kelley R.S. 8180 4.1 2.8 146 4.8 4.6 104
Spirit Lk 10235 2.1 -M * 3.3 -M *
Steel Creek Park 10200 2.8 3.7 76 4.0 5.0 80
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Basin Index (%) 111 93
UPPER BEAR RIVER
Bear River RS 8777 1.8 -M * 2.7 -M *
Bug Lake 7950 4.3 3.3 130 4.0 5.1 78
Burts Miller Ranch 8000 1.6 -M * 1.2 -M *
Chalk Creek #1 8993 -M 4.7 * -M 7.2 *
Hayden Fork 9212 3.1 2.8 111 4.8 5.9 81
Kelley R.S. 8180 4.1 2.8 146 4.8 4.6 104
Lily Lake 9156 2.1 2.6 81 3.4 5.2 65
Monte Cristo 8960 4.3 4.9 88 4.0 6.8 59
Salt River Summit 7760 3.6 1.8 200 5.0 4.1 122
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Basin Index (%) 118 82
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-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.
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-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.
