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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: JANUARY 15 , 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Median Median Current Average Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WYOMING SNAKE RIVER Base Camp 7030 10.1 9.5 106 11.3 12.0 94 Black Bear 8170 18.1 20.5 88 19.1 21.2 90 Blind Bull Sum 8650 15.9 12.2 130 11.5 11.1 104 Cottonwood Creek 7670 13.9 10.2 136 16.7 13.7 122 East Rim Divide 7930 8.9 5.5 162 7.7 6.6 117 Grand Targhee 9260 24.6 21.1 117 19.9 17.9 111 Granite Creek 6770 12.1 8.4 144 12.6 11.6 109 Grassy Lake 7265 18.3 16.4 112 19.0 20.4 93 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 8.4 7.4 114 6.6 7.1 93 Gunsight Pass 9820 7.7 7.3 105 7.7 7.7 100 Lewis Lake Divide 7850 15.4 16.3 94 18.2 20.0 91 Phillips Bench 8200 14.2 14.5 98 15.7 15.6 101 Salt River Summit 7760 7.0 6.1 115 8.8 9.1 97 Snake River Station 6920 11.3 8.9 127 13.6 13.2 103 Spring Creek Divide 9000 16.3 11.8 138 16.1 13.3 121 Thumb Divide 7980 7.3 7.9 92 8.3 10.5 79 Togwotee Pass 9580 14.3 12.9 111 15.4 13.8 112 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 16.5 15.4 107 14.9 15.1 99 Willow Creek 8380 15.3 13.8 111 18.6 18.6 100 Younts Peak 8350 -M 8.3 * -M 9.2 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 113 101 MADISON-GALLATIN Black Bear 8170 18.1 20.5 88 19.1 21.2 90 Canyon 7870 7.8 7.1 110 8.7 9.2 95 Madison Plateau 7750 11.4 12.0 95 11.8 14.9 79 West Yellowstone 6700 5.3 6.1 87 6.9 8.3 83 Whiskey Creek 6800 7.3 8.2 89 9.1 11.5 79 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 93 85 YELLOWSTONE Beartooth Lake 9360 14.0 12.3 114 13.5 11.0 123 Burnt Mtn 5880 4.5 2.1 214 7.5 7.3 103 Canyon 7870 7.8 7.1 110 8.7 9.2 95 Cole Creek 7850 6.6 7.1 93 5.1 6.9 74 Evening Star 9200 16.7 14.0 119 18.1 15.6 116 Fisher Creek 9100 19.5 18.0 108 17.9 17.9 100 Northeast Entrance 7350 7.3 5.2 140 9.8 7.2 136 Parker Peak 9400 14.7 11.4 129 14.0 9.9 141 Sylvan Lake 8420 10.7 11.1 96 12.9 13.0 99 Thumb Divide 7980 7.3 7.9 92 8.3 10.5 79 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 16.5 15.4 107 14.9 15.1 99 White Mill 8700 15.8 12.5 126 15.0 13.4 112 Wolverine 7650 9.6 5.8 166 9.2 7.2 128 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 116 107 WIND RIVER Burroughs Creek 8750 8.7 7.3 119 10.2 9.1 112 Castle Creek 8400 5.4 -M * 5.5 -M * Cold Springs 9630 4.5 3.9 115 5.3 5.6 95 Deer Park 9700 5.8 7.2 81 8.1 10.8 75 Hobbs Park 10100 5.5 7.2 76 6.4 6.9 93 Kirwin 9550 6.8 5.2 131 8.2 6.5 126 Little Warm 9370 6.0 5.5 109 7.1 7.1 100 Owl Creek 8975 2.7 2.9 93 4.6 3.2 144 South Pass 9040 6.0 7.6 79 6.7 9.6 70 St. Lawrence Alt 8620 2.5 3.4 74 3.5 4.8 73 Togwotee Pass 9580 14.3 12.9 111 15.4 13.8 112 Townsend Creek 8700 3.4 4.3 79 5.7 6.4 89 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 98 97 BIGHORN BASIN Bald Mtn. 9380 9.9 9.8 101 7.9 9.4 84 Bear Trap Meadow 8200 4.3 2.9 148 4.2 4.6 91 Bone Springs Div 9350 8.2 8.5 96 7.2 8.4 86 Grave Springs 8550 3.9 4.3 91 3.7 5.8 64 Kirwin 9550 6.8 5.2 131 8.2 6.5 126 Marquette 8760 3.3 -M * 5.0 -M * Middle Powder 7760 5.8 5.9 98 4.8 6.6 73 Owl Creek 8975 2.7 2.9 93 4.6 3.2 144 Powder River Pass 9480 6.8 5.7 119 7.6 6.9 110 Shell Creek 9580 7.6 8.2 93 7.6 7.6 100 Timber Creek 7950 3.2 2.5 128 4.7 4.2 112 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 106 96 SHOSHONE RIVER Blackwater 9780 12.9 12.9 100 12.8 11.6 110 Evening Star 9200 16.7 14.0 119 18.1 15.6 116 Marquette 8760 3.3 -M * 5.0 -M * Sylvan Road 7120 8.5 6.5 131 11.3 10.5 108 Younts Peak 8350 -M 8.3 * -M 9.2 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 114 112 POWDER RIVER Bear Trap Meadow 8200 4.3 2.9 148 4.2 4.6 91 Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 7.3 7.2 101 7.5 7.0 107 Grave Springs 8550 3.9 4.3 91 3.7 5.8 64 Hansen Sawmill 8360 4.6 3.5 131 5.3 4.5 118 Middle Powder 7760 5.8 5.9 98 4.8 6.6 73 Powder River Pass 9480 6.8 5.7 119 7.6 6.9 110 Soldier Park 8720 4.0 -M * 5.1 -M * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 111 94 TONGUE RIVER Big Goose 7990 4.6 4.3 107 5.3 5.8 91 Bone Springs Div 9350 8.2 8.5 96 7.2 8.4 86 Burgess Junction 7880 5.6 5.7 98 5.8 6.6 88 Dome Lake 8880 5.9 6.0 98 6.1 7.5 81 Little Goose 8870 4.7 -M * 6.1 -M * Sucker Creek 8880 6.1 6.3 97 6.8 7.6 89 Tie Creek 6870 3.4 2.6 131 5.7 6.4 89 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 101 87 BELLE FOURCHE Cole Canyon 5910 2.9 2.6 112 5.1 5.1 100 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 112 100 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Blind Park 6890 3.8 4.0 95 5.6 6.9 81 North Rapid Creek 6130 4.6 3.7 124 6.4 5.6 114 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 109 96 UPPER N. PLATTE Arapaho Ridge 10960 9.2 11.1 83 10.7 12.8 84 Blackhall Mtn 9820 11.8 -M * -M -M * Columbine 9160 11.0 12.2 90 12.8 13.9 92 Divide Peak 8880 5.1 10.2 50 8.0 11.9 67 Joe Wright 10120 9.1 11.1 82 14.9 14.0 106 Laprele Creek 8375 3.6 4.8 75 4.2 6.7 63 Med Bow 10500 16.7 -M * 16.3 -M * North French Creek 10130 13.4 13.8 97 13.7 14.5 94 Never Summer 10280 8.7 10.5 83 9.5 -M * Old Battle 10000 13.0 15.5 84 13.5 19.3 70 Rawah 9020 6.3 5.4 117 9.2 8.4 110 Sage Creek Basin 7850 5.0 7.2 69 4.8 8.6 56 Sand Lake 10050 12.5 14.3 87 11.5 13.1 88 South Brush Creek 8440 5.0 6.0 83 5.9 8.3 71 Tower 10500 18.0 22.4 80 20.1 21.9 92 Webber Springs 9250 9.3 11.8 79 10.6 14.6 73 Willow Creek Pass 9540 5.1 6.2 82 6.9 7.4 93 Zirkel 9340 -M 15.6 * -M 16.6 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 83 84 SWEETWATER Deer Park 9700 5.8 7.2 81 8.1 10.8 75 Larsen Creek 9000 4.1 6.0 68 6.2 -M * South Pass 9040 6.0 7.6 79 6.7 9.6 70 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 76 73 LOWER N. PLATTE Casper Mtn. 7900 -M 6.7 * -M 8.1 * Laprele Creek 8375 3.6 4.8 75 4.2 6.7 63 Reno Hill 8400 5.1 6.6 77 6.5 8.0 81 Windy Peak 7900 3.4 3.6 94 3.6 5.7 63 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 81 70 LARAMIE RIVER Brooklyn Lake 10240 10.7 10.6 101 11.4 10.9 105 Cinnabar Park 9574 8.9 11.7 76 12.5 14.2 88 Crow Creek 8330 3.8 4.9 78 5.3 6.0 88 Deadman Hill 10220 8.2 8.1 101 8.8 8.9 99 Rawah 9020 6.3 5.4 117 9.2 8.4 110 Roach 9700 5.7 8.6 66 8.3 10.4 80 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 88 94 S. PLATTE Black Mountain 8920 5.0 -M * 6.9 -M * Crow Creek 8330 3.8 4.9 78 5.3 6.0 88 Deadman Hill 10220 8.2 8.1 101 8.8 8.9 99 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 92 95 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER Battle Mountain 7440 4.8 5.4 89 6.6 8.4 79 Divide Peak 8880 5.1 10.2 50 8.0 11.9 67 Elk River 8700 8.2 9.1 90 8.9 11.0 81 Little Snake River 8915 12.5 12.2 102 16.5 17.8 93 Old Battle 10000 13.0 15.5 84 13.5 19.3 70 Sage Creek Basin 7850 5.0 7.2 69 4.8 8.6 56 Sandstone RS 8150 5.2 6.6 79 6.3 10.3 61 Whiskey Park 8950 14.1 12.8 110 14.1 15.0 94 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 86 77 UPPER GREEN RIVER Big Sandy Opening 9080 6.6 7.0 94 6.3 7.3 86 Blind Bull Sum 8650 15.9 12.2 130 11.5 11.1 104 East Rim Divide 7930 8.9 5.5 162 7.7 6.6 117 Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 7.1 6.3 113 7.9 7.4 107 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 8.4 7.4 114 6.6 7.1 93 Gunsight Pass 9820 7.7 7.3 105 7.7 7.7 100 Kendall R.S. 7740 8.2 6.5 126 8.2 7.9 104 Loomis Park 8240 10.4 7.7 135 11.2 9.7 115 New Fork Lake 8340 7.7 5.5 140 7.6 6.2 123 Pocket Creek 9360 5.7 -M * 4.6 -M * Snider Basin 8060 9.1 6.3 144 10.2 8.0 128 Spring Creek Divide 9000 16.3 11.8 138 16.1 13.3 121 Triple Peak 8500 16.0 11.3 142 17.4 13.6 128 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 129 112 LOWER GREEN RIVER Blacks Fork Jct 8870 3.3 -M * 5.3 -M * Buck Pasture 9700 6.5 -M * 8.2 -M * EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 4.2 -M * 5.5 -M * Hams Fork 7840 6.4 5.6 114 5.9 6.3 94 Hewinta 9519 3.9 4.9 80 5.9 7.4 80 Hickerson Park 9145 3.9 3.2 122 4.5 5.5 82 Hole-in-Rock 9150 3.2 3.3 97 4.2 5.2 81 Indian Creek 9425 12.0 12.0 100 12.1 12.0 101 Kelley R.S. 8180 8.2 7.3 112 8.9 10.0 89 Spirit Lk 10235 4.6 -M * 6.3 -M * Steel Creek Park 10200 3.0 7.3 41 7.1 8.6 83 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 93 88 UPPER BEAR RIVER Bear River RS 8777 3.7 -M * 4.7 -M * Bug Lake 7950 7.5 8.5 88 7.8 10.7 73 Burts Miller Ranch 8000 3.1 -M * 2.3 -M * Chalk Creek #1 8993 9.3 11.5 81 9.5 13.5 70 Hayden Fork 9212 5.4 7.0 77 8.8 11.3 78 Kelley R.S. 8180 8.2 7.3 112 8.9 10.0 89 Lily Lake 9156 4.9 6.4 77 5.8 9.3 62 Monte Cristo 8960 12.2 13.5 90 11.4 14.1 81 Salt River Summit 7760 7.0 6.1 115 8.8 9.1 97 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 90 78 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.