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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 SATURDAY: DECEMBER 27 , 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Median Median Current Average Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WYOMING SNAKE RIVER Base Camp 7030 8.0 6.7 119 9.1 9.3 98 Black Bear 8170 14.2 16.1 88 15.2 16.5 92 Blind Bull Sum 8650 13.6 8.4 162 9.9 8.6 115 Cottonwood Creek 7670 11.2 7.8 144 13.7 10.4 132 East Rim Divide 7930 7.1 4.0 178 6.7 5.1 131 Grand Targhee 9260 18.3 16.6 110 15.6 14.1 111 Granite Creek 6770 10.3 5.7 181 10.9 8.6 127 Grassy Lake 7265 13.3 11.4 117 14.1 15.6 90 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 8.1 5.6 145 6.4 5.7 112 Gunsight Pass 9820 6.9 5.4 128 6.9 5.9 117 Lewis Lake Divide 7850 12.6 12.1 104 15.2 15.6 97 Phillips Bench 8200 12.0 9.9 121 13.4 11.8 114 Salt River Summit 7760 5.7 4.4 130 7.6 6.9 110 Snake River Station 6920 9.0 5.7 158 10.9 10.2 107 Spring Creek Divide 9000 13.6 8.9 153 13.5 10.0 135 Thumb Divide 7980 5.9 5.7 104 7.1 8.0 89 Togwotee Pass 9580 11.8 10.3 115 12.9 10.7 121 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 14.0 11.6 121 12.2 11.8 103 Willow Creek 8380 12.2 9.9 123 15.4 14.5 106 Younts Peak 8350 -M 6.5 * -M 7.1 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 125 109 MADISON-GALLATIN Black Bear 8170 14.2 16.1 88 15.2 16.5 92 Canyon 7870 6.0 4.9 122 6.7 7.3 92 Madison Plateau 7750 9.1 9.6 95 9.8 11.3 87 West Yellowstone 6700 3.9 4.2 93 5.5 6.4 86 Whiskey Creek 6800 5.7 5.9 97 7.3 9.0 81 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 96 88 YELLOWSTONE Beartooth Lake 9360 11.3 9.3 122 10.7 8.5 126 Burnt Mtn 5880 3.4 1.9 179 6.2 6.6 94 Canyon 7870 6.0 4.9 122 6.7 7.3 92 Cole Creek 7850 5.6 6.0 93 4.2 6.2 68 Evening Star 9200 13.0 10.4 125 14.1 12.3 115 Fisher Creek 9100 15.0 13.8 109 14.1 14.0 101 Northeast Entrance 7350 5.6 3.4 165 8.0 5.8 138 Parker Peak 9400 11.2 9.1 123 10.8 8.0 135 Sylvan Lake 8420 7.8 8.6 91 9.9 10.5 94 Thumb Divide 7980 5.9 5.7 104 7.1 8.0 89 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 14.0 11.6 121 12.2 11.8 103 White Mill 8700 12.5 9.2 136 11.7 10.5 111 Wolverine 7650 7.2 4.4 164 7.2 5.9 122 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 121 106 WIND RIVER Burroughs Creek 8750 7.7 5.8 133 8.7 7.2 121 Castle Creek 8400 4.8 -M * 4.9 -M * Cold Springs 9630 3.9 3.0 130 4.0 4.7 85 Deer Park 9700 5.9 6.2 95 7.5 8.2 91 Hobbs Park 10100 5.1 6.2 82 5.5 5.9 93 Kirwin 9550 6.2 4.2 148 7.2 5.3 136 Little Warm 9370 5.4 4.2 129 6.2 5.8 107 Owl Creek 8975 2.5 2.4 104 4.3 2.8 154 South Pass 9040 5.6 6.1 92 5.9 7.9 75 St. Lawrence Alt 8620 1.9 2.9 66 3.1 4.2 74 Togwotee Pass 9580 11.8 10.3 115 12.9 10.7 121 Townsend Creek 8700 2.9 3.8 76 4.6 5.6 82 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 107 102 BIGHORN BASIN Bald Mtn. 9380 7.6 7.7 99 5.9 7.5 79 Bear Trap Meadow 8200 3.3 2.5 132 3.3 4.1 80 Bone Springs Div 9350 6.2 7.0 89 5.3 6.8 78 Grave Springs 8550 3.3 3.1 106 3.3 4.9 67 Kirwin 9550 6.2 4.2 148 7.2 5.3 136 Marquette 8760 2.8 -M * 4.2 -M * Middle Powder 7760 5.1 4.7 109 -M 5.9 * Owl Creek 8975 2.5 2.4 104 4.3 2.8 154 Powder River Pass 9480 5.3 4.4 120 6.0 5.6 107 Shell Creek 9580 5.5 6.9 80 5.6 6.3 89 Timber Creek 7950 2.9 2.0 145 4.4 3.8 116 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 107 96 SHOSHONE RIVER Blackwater 9780 11.0 10.0 110 10.4 9.4 111 Evening Star 9200 13.0 10.4 125 14.1 12.3 115 Marquette 8760 2.8 -M * 4.2 -M * Sylvan Road 7120 6.3 5.0 126 8.7 8.5 102 Younts Peak 8350 -M 6.5 * -M 7.1 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 119 110 POWDER RIVER Bear Trap Meadow 8200 3.3 2.5 132 3.3 4.1 80 Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 6.1 5.8 105 6.2 6.0 103 Grave Springs 8550 3.3 3.1 106 3.3 4.9 67 Hansen Sawmill 8360 3.7 2.8 132 4.6 3.9 118 Middle Powder 7760 5.1 4.7 109 -M 5.9 * Powder River Pass 9480 5.3 4.4 120 6.0 5.6 107 Soldier Park 8720 2.8 -M * 4.3 -M * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 115 96 TONGUE RIVER Big Goose 7990 3.6 3.5 103 4.1 5.2 79 Bone Springs Div 9350 6.2 7.0 89 5.3 6.8 78 Burgess Junction 7880 4.7 4.5 104 4.6 5.7 81 Dome Lake 8880 3.3 5.0 66 5.1 6.5 78 Little Goose 8870 4.0 -M * 5.1 -M * Sucker Creek 8880 5.1 4.8 106 5.6 6.5 86 Tie Creek 6870 2.8 1.8 156 4.8 5.4 89 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 97 82 BELLE FOURCHE Cole Canyon 5910 1.7 1.8 94 4.3 4.5 96 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 94 96 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Blind Park 6890 2.8 2.9 97 4.6 5.7 81 North Rapid Creek 6130 3.5 2.9 121 5.1 4.8 106 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 109 92 UPPER N. PLATTE Arapaho Ridge 10960 8.1 8.9 91 9.8 10.2 96 Blackhall Mtn 9820 10.1 -M * 13.1 -M * Columbine 9160 9.6 8.2 117 11.5 10.9 106 Divide Peak 8880 4.5 7.8 58 6.9 9.8 70 Joe Wright 10120 8.2 9.0 91 13.7 11.6 118 Laprele Creek 8375 2.8 3.7 76 3.5 5.7 61 Med Bow 10500 13.6 -M * 13.8 -M * North French Creek 10130 11.0 10.8 102 11.3 11.4 99 Never Summer 10280 8.1 8.2 99 9.0 -M * Old Battle 10000 11.2 12.0 93 11.5 15.4 75 Rawah 9020 6.1 4.0 152 8.8 7.0 126 Sage Creek Basin 7850 3.5 5.2 67 4.0 6.8 59 Sand Lake 10050 10.6 10.8 98 9.5 10.6 90 South Brush Creek 8440 4.0 4.4 91 4.8 6.8 71 Tower 10500 16.0 18.3 87 17.5 17.3 101 Webber Springs 9250 7.8 9.0 87 8.0 11.7 68 Willow Creek Pass 9540 4.9 5.2 94 6.7 6.2 108 Zirkel 9340 -M 8.9 * -M 12.6 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 93 90 SWEETWATER Deer Park 9700 5.9 6.2 95 7.5 8.2 91 Larsen Creek 9000 4.1 4.5 91 6.0 -M * South Pass 9040 5.6 6.1 92 5.9 7.9 75 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 93 83 LOWER N. PLATTE Casper Mtn. 7900 4.0 5.5 73 4.3 7.1 61 Laprele Creek 8375 2.8 3.7 76 3.5 5.7 61 Reno Hill 8400 3.9 5.5 71 5.4 6.8 79 Windy Peak 7900 2.8 3.0 93 3.0 5.0 60 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 76 66 LARAMIE RIVER Brooklyn Lake 10240 8.5 7.4 115 9.6 8.8 109 Cinnabar Park 9574 7.8 8.1 96 10.2 10.6 96 Crow Creek 8330 3.2 4.0 80 4.6 5.3 87 Deadman Hill 10220 6.9 6.9 100 7.9 7.4 107 Rawah 9020 6.1 4.0 152 8.8 7.0 126 Roach 9700 4.8 6.6 73 7.2 8.5 85 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 101 101 S. PLATTE Black Mountain 8920 4.4 -M * 6.3 -M * Crow Creek 8330 3.2 4.0 80 4.6 5.3 87 Deadman Hill 10220 6.9 6.9 100 7.9 7.4 107 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 93 98 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER Battle Mountain 7440 4.0 3.5 114 5.8 6.6 88 Divide Peak 8880 4.5 7.8 58 6.9 9.8 70 Elk River 8700 6.7 6.1 110 7.7 8.6 90 Little Snake River 8915 10.3 8.1 127 14.7 13.8 107 Old Battle 10000 11.2 12.0 93 11.5 15.4 75 Sage Creek Basin 7850 3.5 5.2 67 4.0 6.8 59 Sandstone RS 8150 4.8 4.1 117 5.4 8.1 67 Whiskey Park 8950 11.3 8.8 128 11.6 11.3 103 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 101 84 UPPER GREEN RIVER Big Sandy Opening 9080 6.2 5.3 117 5.9 5.9 100 Blind Bull Sum 8650 13.6 8.4 162 9.9 8.6 115 East Rim Divide 7930 7.1 4.0 178 6.7 5.1 131 Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 6.1 5.2 117 7.1 6.0 118 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 8.1 5.6 145 6.4 5.7 112 Gunsight Pass 9820 6.9 5.4 128 6.9 5.9 117 Kendall R.S. 7740 7.3 4.4 166 7.3 6.0 122 Loomis Park 8240 9.3 5.9 158 9.7 7.5 129 New Fork Lake 8340 6.6 4.2 157 6.4 4.8 133 Pocket Creek 9360 5.9 -M * 4.6 -M * Snider Basin 8060 7.6 4.8 158 8.9 6.1 146 Spring Creek Divide 9000 13.6 8.9 153 13.5 10.0 135 Triple Peak 8500 14.1 7.7 183 15.2 10.2 149 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 153 127 LOWER GREEN RIVER Blacks Fork Jct 8870 2.6 -M * 4.7 -M * Buck Pasture 9700 5.4 -M * 7.2 -M * EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 3.5 -M * 4.9 -M * Hams Fork 7840 5.6 4.2 133 5.2 4.8 108 Hewinta 9519 3.1 3.4 91 5.1 6.2 82 Hickerson Park 9145 3.5 2.6 135 4.0 4.8 83 Hole-in-Rock 9150 2.5 2.8 89 3.7 4.5 82 Indian Creek 9425 9.9 9.7 102 10.3 9.1 113 Kelley R.S. 8180 7.0 5.8 121 7.5 7.8 96 Spirit Lk 10235 4.1 -M * 5.7 -M * Steel Creek Park 10200 4.6 6.0 77 6.2 7.1 87 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 105 95 UPPER BEAR RIVER Bear River RS 8777 2.9 -M * 3.9 -M * Bug Lake 7950 7.3 5.9 124 6.7 8.4 80 Burts Miller Ranch 8000 2.3 -M * 1.7 -M * Chalk Creek #1 8993 7.2 9.4 77 7.7 11.0 70 Hayden Fork 9212 4.7 5.1 92 7.6 9.0 84 Kelley R.S. 8180 7.0 5.8 121 7.5 7.8 96 Lily Lake 9156 4.1 4.8 85 5.0 7.7 65 Monte Cristo 8960 10.4 9.4 111 9.9 11.0 90 Salt River Summit 7760 5.7 4.4 130 7.6 6.9 110 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 104 84 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.