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 WEDNESDAY: OCTOBER 26 , 2016
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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 .5 .0 * 5.6 1.6 350
Black Bear 8170 1.4 2.3 61* 7.7 3.1 248
Blind Bull Sum 8650 2.6 .9 289* 4.5 1.6 281
Cottonwood Creek 7670 2.0 .4 500* 7.0 2.1 333
East Rim Divide 7930 .1 .0 * 3.2 1.0 320
Grand Targhee 9260 -M 4.1 * -M 4.7 *
Granite Creek 6770 .2 .0 * 5.1 1.5 340
Grassy Lake 7265 .9 .5 180* 8.7 2.7 322
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 -M 1.4 * -M 1.4 *
Gunsight Pass 9820 -M .8 * -M 1.8 *
Lewis Lake Divide 7850 1.2 .4 300* 7.5 2.6 288
Phillips Bench 8200 1.1 .5 220* 7.1 1.9 374
Salt River Summit 7760 .1 .0 * 4.6 1.4 329
Snake River Station 6920 .0 .0 * 5.9 2.2 268
Spring Creek Divide 9000 2.6 .8 325* 6.0 1.7 353
Thumb Divide 7980 .3 .2 150* 4.7 1.8 261
Togwotee Pass 9580 2.6 2.3 113* 5.0 2.2 227
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 -M 2.7 * -M 2.5 *
Willow Creek 8380 1.4 .5 280* 8.2 2.8 293
Younts Peak 8350 -M 1.2 * -M 1.8 *
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Basin Index (%) 193* 301
MADISON-GALLATIN
Black Bear 8170 1.4 2.3 61* 7.7 3.1 248
Canyon 7870 .0 .3 0* 4.1 1.6 256
Madison Plateau 7750 .0 .9 0* 6.7 2.3 291
West Yellowstone 6700 .0 .0 * 4.6 1.6 288
Whiskey Creek 6800 .2 .2 100* 4.6 1.9 242
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Basin Index (%) 43* 264
YELLOWSTONE
Beartooth Lake 9360 1.7 2.0 85* 2.7 1.8 150
Burnt Mtn 5880 .0 .0 * 2.0 2.8 71
Canyon 7870 .0 .3 0* 4.1 1.6 256
Cole Creek 7850 .0 2.0 0 1.8 2.6 69
Evening Star 9200 3.6 1.9 189* 7.2 2.6 277
Fisher Creek 9100 2.5 2.0 125* 5.6 2.8 200
Northeast Entrance 7350 .0 .0 * 3.2 1.4 229
Parker Peak 9400 3.6 2.1 171* 5.8 2.2 264
Sylvan Lake 8420 2.6 1.2 217* 8.5 2.4 354
Thumb Divide 7980 .3 .2 150* 4.7 1.8 261
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 -M 2.7 * -M 2.5 *
White Mill 8700 1.9 1.7 112* 3.7 2.2 168
Wolverine 7650 .0 .0 * 3.5 1.6 219
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Basin Index (%) 121* 205
WIND RIVER
Burroughs Creek 8750 .0 -M * 2.7 -M *
Castle Creek 8400 .0 -M * 1.4 -M *
Cold Springs 9630 .3 .4 75* 2.1 1.6 131
Deer Park 9700 .9 1.5 60* 2.8 2.4 117
Hobbs Park 10100 2.0 1.5 133* 2.9 2.0 145
Kirwin 9550 1.0 1.3 77 2.2 1.6 138
Little Warm 9370 .9 .9 100* 3.2 1.6 200
Owl Creek 8975 .0 .5 0* 1.1 1.0 110
South Pass 9040 .3 .9 33* 2.1 1.9 111
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 .0 .4 0* 2.0 1.5 133
Togwotee Pass 9580 2.6 2.3 113* 5.0 2.2 227
Townsend Creek 8700 .0 .5 0* 2.3 1.9 121
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Basin Index (%) 78* 145
BIGHORN BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9380 2.8 2.5 112 2.3 2.3 100
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .0 .3 0* 1.9 1.4 136
Bone Springs Div 9350 1.3 2.1 62 2.4 2.3 104
Grave Springs 8550 .0 .7 0* 2.0 1.9 105
Kirwin 9550 1.0 1.3 77 2.2 1.6 138
Marquette 8760 .0 -M * 1.6 -M *
Middle Powder 7760 .0 .7 0* 2.3 2.0 115
Owl Creek 8975 .0 .5 0* 1.1 1.0 110
Powder River Pass 9480 1.1 1.0 110* 2.6 1.8 144
Shell Creek 9580 3.1 2.5 124 2.9 2.0 145
Timber Creek 7950 .0 .3 0* 1.0 1.7 59
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Basin Index (%) 78* 115
SHOSHONE RIVER
Blackwater 9780 4.7 2.2 214* 6.7 2.3 291
Evening Star 9200 3.6 1.9 189* 7.2 2.6 277
Marquette 8760 .0 -M * 1.6 -M *
Sylvan Road 7120 .0 .0 * 6.1 1.9 321
Younts Peak 8350 -M 1.2 * -M 1.8 *
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Basin Index (%) 202* 294
POWDER RIVER
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .0 .3 0* 1.9 1.4 136
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 .0 1.5 0* 2.5 2.4 104
Grave Springs 8550 .0 .7 0* 2.0 1.9 105
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .0 .2 0* 1.1 1.6 69
Middle Powder 7760 .0 .7 0* 2.3 2.0 115
Powder River Pass 9480 1.1 1.0 110* 2.6 1.8 144
Soldier Park 8720 .0 -M * 1.6 -M *
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Basin Index (%) 25* 112
TONGUE RIVER
Big Goose 7990 .0 .8 0* .9 2.2 41
Bone Springs Div 9350 1.3 2.1 62 2.4 2.3 104
Burgess Junction 7880 .0 .9 0* 1.2 2.0 60
Dome Lake 8880 .0 1.3 0 1.7 2.3 74
Little Goose 8870 -M -M * 1.5 -M *
Sucker Creek 8880 .0 1.2 0* 1.4 2.3 61
Tie Creek 6870 .0 .0 * 1.1 2.4 46
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Basin Index (%) 21* 64
BELLE FOURCHE
Cole Canyon 5910 .0 .0 * .8 1.6 50
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Basin Index (%) * 50
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN
Blind Park 6890 .0 .0 * 1.5 1.9 79
North Rapid Creek 6130 .0 .0 * .9 1.7 53
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Basin Index (%) * 67
UPPER N. PLATTE
Arapaho Ridge 10960 1.0 2.3 43 2.2 2.7 81
Blackhall Mtn 9820 1.0 -M * 2.6 -M *
Columbine 9160 .1 .2 50* 2.9 2.2 132
Divide Peak 8880 .0 1.0 0* 1.5 2.6 58
Joe Wright 10120 .1 1.8 6* 2.9 2.8 104
Laprele Creek 8375 .0 .2 0* .4 1.6 25
Med Bow 10500 2.4 -M * 3.4 -M *
North French Creek 10130 1.0 2.3 43* 2.3 2.7 85
Never Summer 10280 1.0 1.7 59* 2.1 -M *
Old Battle 10000 1.0 2.0 50* 1.9 3.4 56
Rawah 9020 .2 .1 200* 2.0 1.9 105
Sage Creek Basin 7850 .0 .0 * .8 2.0 40
Sand Lake 10050 2.1 2.0 105* 1.9 2.6 73
South Brush Creek 8440 .0 .3 0* 1.4 1.9 74
Tower 10500 1.1 2.5 44* 2.7 3.5 77
Webber Springs 9250 .0 .8 0* 2.4 2.6 92
Willow Creek Pass 9540 .2 .7 29* 1.5 1.6 94
Zirkel 9340 .2 .4 50* 3.4 3.4 100
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Basin Index (%) 44* 81
SWEETWATER
Deer Park 9700 .9 1.5 60* 2.8 2.4 117
Larsen Creek 9000 .2 .0 * 3.8 -M *
South Pass 9040 .3 .9 33* 2.1 1.9 111
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Basin Index (%) 58* 114
LOWER N. PLATTE
Casper Mtn. 7900 .2 .7 29* 1.0 2.3 43
Laprele Creek 8375 .0 .2 0* .4 1.6 25
Reno Hill 8400 -M 1.0 * -M 2.1 *
Windy Peak 7900 .0 .0 * .3 1.4 21
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Basin Index (%) 22* 32
LARAMIE RIVER
Brooklyn Lake 10240 .0 1.0 0* 1.0 2.0 50
Cinnabar Park 9574 .6 .9 67* 1.8 2.4 75
Crow Creek 8330 .0 .0 * .9 1.6 56
Deadman Hill 10220 1.3 1.7 76* 2.0 2.0 100
Rawah 9020 .2 .1 200* 2.0 1.9 105
Roach 9700 .1 .7 14* 1.2 2.0 60
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Basin Index (%) 50* 75
S. PLATTE
Black Mountain 8920 .1 -M * 1.3 -M *
Crow Creek 8330 .0 .0 * .9 1.6 56
Deadman Hill 10220 1.3 1.7 76* 2.0 2.0 100
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Basin Index (%) 76* 81
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
Battle Mountain 7440 .0 .0 * 1.8 1.5 120
Divide Peak 8880 .0 1.0 0* 1.5 2.6 58
Elk River 8700 .2 .0 * 1.8 2.1 86
Little Snake River 8915 .1 .7 14* 3.1 4.0 78
Old Battle 10000 1.0 2.0 50* 1.9 3.4 56
Sage Creek Basin 7850 .0 .0 * .8 2.0 40
Sandstone RS 8150 .0 .0 * 1.1 1.8 61
Whiskey Park 8950 .0 .6 0* 2.3 2.3 100
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Basin Index (%) 30* 73
UPPER GREEN RIVER
Big Sandy Opening 9080 1.7 1.0 170* 3.9 1.5 260
Blind Bull Sum 8650 2.6 .9 289* 4.5 1.6 281
East Rim Divide 7930 .1 .0 * 3.2 1.0 320
Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 1.1 .7 157* 4.0 1.5 267
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 -M 1.4 * -M 1.4 *
Gunsight Pass 9820 -M .8 * -M 1.8 *
Kendall R.S. 7740 .0 .0 * 3.5 1.2 292
Loomis Park 8240 -M .2 * -M 1.4 *
New Fork Lake 8340 .1 .2 50* 2.0 1.0 200
Pocket Creek 9360 -M -M * -M -M *
Snider Basin 8060 -M .0 * 4.2 1.1 382
Spring Creek Divide 9000 2.6 .8 325* 6.0 1.7 353
Triple Peak 8500 1.8 .6 300* 6.3 1.9 332
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Basin Index (%) 238* 301
LOWER GREEN RIVER
Blacks Fork Jct 8870 .0 -M * 1.2 -M *
Buck Pasture 9700 -M -M * -M -M *
EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 .0 -M * 1.6 -M *
Hams Fork 7840 .0 .0 * 3.1 1.2 258
Hewinta 9519 .0 .0 * 1.3 1.7 76
Hickerson Park 9145 .4 .0 * 1.0 1.6 62
Hole-in-Rock 9150 .0 .0 * 1.4 1.6 88
Indian Creek 9425 1.7 1.3 131* 4.4 1.8 244
Kelley R.S. 8180 -M .3 * -M 1.5 *
Spirit Lk 10235 .1 -M * 1.6 -M *
Steel Creek Park 10200 .8 1.1 73* 1.8 1.9 95
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Basin Index (%) 121* 133
UPPER BEAR RIVER
Bear River RS 8777 .0 -M * 1.1 -M *
Bug Lake 7950 .1 .0 * 3.3 1.8 183
Burts Miller Ranch 8000 .0 -M * .7 -M *
Chalk Creek #1 8993 .3 1.0 30* 2.1 2.5 84
Hayden Fork 9212 .1 .0 * 2.0 2.1 95
Kelley R.S. 8180 -M .3 * -M 1.5 *
Lily Lake 9156 .0 .5 0* 1.3 2.0 65
Monte Cristo 8960 .6 .0 * 3.3 2.3 143
Salt River Summit 7760 .1 .0 * 4.6 1.4 329
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Basin Index (%) 80* 137
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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.
