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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: DECEMBER 7 , 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Median Median Current Average Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WYOMING SNAKE RIVER Base Camp 7030 6.5 4.5 144 8.4 7.0 120 Black Bear 8170 13.5 10.6 127 12.8 12.1 106 Blind Bull Sum 8650 11.1 6.0 185 7.1 6.5 109 Cottonwood Creek 7670 5.3 5.3 100 6.9 7.8 88 East Rim Divide 7930 3.2 2.2 145 3.9 3.8 103 Grand Targhee 9260 20.6 10.2 202 12.4 10.4 119 Granite Creek 6770 4.8 3.2 150 8.0 6.2 129 Grassy Lake 7265 8.0 7.4 108 11.3 11.3 100 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 6.9 4.4 157 6.3 4.5 140 Gunsight Pass 9820 5.9 3.6 164 6.5 4.6 141 Lewis Lake Divide 7850 10.5 8.4 125 13.2 11.4 116 Phillips Bench 8200 7.0 6.8 103 9.3 8.6 108 Salt River Summit 7760 1.7 2.5 68 3.7 5.0 74 Snake River Station 6920 4.3 3.6 119 8.5 7.6 112 Spring Creek Divide 9000 7.5 6.0 125 8.0 7.5 107 Thumb Divide 7980 6.6 3.7 178 8.1 6.1 133 Togwotee Pass 9580 13.2 8.0 165 12.8 8.2 156 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 17.0 9.5 179 11.5 9.2 125 Willow Creek 8380 9.0 6.7 134 12.3 10.9 113 Younts Peak 8350 -M 4.7 * -M 5.7 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 144 115 MADISON-GALLATIN Black Bear 8170 13.5 10.6 127 12.8 12.1 106 Canyon 7870 4.7 3.2 147 6.0 5.4 111 Madison Plateau 7750 7.8 6.3 124 9.0 8.3 108 West Yellowstone 6700 3.0 2.5 120 5.9 4.8 123 Whiskey Creek 6800 4.0 3.9 103 5.7 6.8 84 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 125 105 YELLOWSTONE Beartooth Lake 9360 13.0 6.9 188 11.2 6.3 178 Burnt Mtn 5880 1.0 1.4 71 6.2 5.5 113 Canyon 7870 4.7 3.2 147 6.0 5.4 111 Cole Creek 7850 5.9 4.8 123 4.3 5.3 81 Evening Star 9200 14.6 8.0 182 15.0 9.5 158 Fisher Creek 9100 17.7 9.6 184 14.9 10.5 142 Northeast Entrance 7350 2.6 2.1 124 6.1 4.5 136 Parker Peak 9400 12.7 6.8 187 10.5 6.3 167 Sylvan Lake 8420 9.5 6.0 158 10.0 8.2 122 Thumb Divide 7980 6.6 3.7 178 8.1 6.1 133 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 17.0 9.5 179 11.5 9.2 125 White Mill 8700 13.8 6.8 203 9.4 8.0 118 Wolverine 7650 3.3 2.6 127 7.0 4.6 152 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 171 134 WIND RIVER Burroughs Creek 8750 5.4 -M * 6.4 -M * Castle Creek 8400 2.6 -M * 4.2 -M * Cold Springs 9630 3.3 2.5 132 3.9 3.9 100 Deer Park 9700 5.8 4.5 129 6.3 6.2 102 Hobbs Park 10100 8.4 5.0 168 7.1 4.8 148 Kirwin 9550 8.4 3.7 227 7.0 4.3 163 Little Warm 9370 7.4 3.3 224 7.1 4.7 151 Owl Creek 8975 1.6 1.8 89 3.3 2.3 143 South Pass 9040 4.7 4.4 107 3.7 6.0 62 St. Lawrence Alt 8620 2.3 2.3 100 4.6 3.4 135 Togwotee Pass 9580 13.2 8.0 165 12.8 8.2 156 Townsend Creek 8700 3.1 2.7 115 4.3 4.6 93 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 152 124 BIGHORN BASIN Bald Mtn. 9380 7.3 6.2 118 4.4 5.7 77 Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.9 1.7 171 4.3 3.4 126 Bone Springs Div 9350 5.8 5.5 105 4.3 5.3 81 Grave Springs 8550 2.1 2.1 100 2.1 3.9 54 Kirwin 9550 8.4 3.7 227 7.0 4.3 163 Marquette 8760 2.9 -M * 5.4 -M * Middle Powder 7760 3.4 3.2 106 2.5 4.7 53 Owl Creek 8975 1.6 1.8 89 3.3 2.3 143 Powder River Pass 9480 6.2 3.3 188 5.1 4.5 113 Shell Creek 9580 7.9 5.2 152 5.0 5.0 100 Timber Creek 7950 1.2 1.8 67 1.2 3.4 35 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 136 92 SHOSHONE RIVER Blackwater 9780 14.7 7.5 196 12.0 7.3 164 Evening Star 9200 14.6 8.0 182 15.0 9.5 158 Marquette 8760 2.9 -M * 5.4 -M * Sylvan Road 7120 4.2 3.3 127 8.0 6.6 121 Younts Peak 8350 -M 4.7 * -M 5.7 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 178 150 POWDER RIVER Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.9 1.7 171 4.3 3.4 126 Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 4.6 4.2 110 5.4 5.0 108 Grave Springs 8550 2.1 2.1 100 2.1 3.9 54 Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.4 1.8 133 3.6 3.2 112 Middle Powder 7760 3.4 3.2 106 2.5 4.7 53 Powder River Pass 9480 6.2 3.3 188 5.1 4.5 113 Soldier Park 8720 1.3 -M * 3.6 -M * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 133 93 TONGUE RIVER Big Goose 7990 2.1 2.7 78 2.9 4.2 69 Bone Springs Div 9350 5.8 5.5 105 4.3 5.3 81 Burgess Junction 7880 2.6 3.4 76 2.7 4.5 60 Dome Lake 8880 3.2 4.0 80 3.6 5.2 69 Little Goose 8870 2.5 -M * 4.3 -M * Sucker Creek 8880 3.2 3.6 89 -M 5.1 * Tie Creek 6870 .6 1.0 60 3.5 4.4 80 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 87 72 BELLE FOURCHE Cole Canyon 5910 1.3 1.0 130 3.2 3.8 84 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 130 84 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Blind Park 6890 2.3 1.9 121 4.1 4.7 87 North Rapid Creek 6130 2.5 1.8 139 2.8 3.9 72 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 130 80 UPPER N. PLATTE Arapaho Ridge 10960 5.4 6.2 87 5.8 7.7 75 Blackhall Mtn 9820 7.6 -M * 8.2 -M * Columbine 9160 2.9 5.1 57 6.7 7.9 85 Divide Peak 8880 3.3 5.3 62 6.9 7.4 93 Joe Wright 10120 4.5 6.6 68 10.4 8.8 118 Laprele Creek 8375 1.7 2.4 71 3.1 4.4 70 Med Bow 10500 11.2 -M * 9.9 -M * North French Creek 10130 8.0 7.9 101 8.8 8.5 104 Never Summer 10280 6.0 5.7 105 6.0 -M * Old Battle 10000 7.0 8.6 81 6.5 11.2 58 Rawah 9020 3.2 2.9 110 6.1 5.4 113 Sage Creek Basin 7850 2.0 2.8 71 3.9 4.9 80 Sand Lake 10050 8.7 7.9 110 7.6 8.1 94 South Brush Creek 8440 3.3 3.1 106 4.7 5.2 90 Tower 10500 8.9 12.6 71 10.2 12.8 80 Webber Springs 9250 4.4 5.7 77 6.4 8.5 75 Willow Creek Pass 9540 4.7 3.8 124 5.2 4.8 108 Zirkel 9340 4.6 5.3 87 9.4 9.2 102 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 86 89 SWEETWATER Deer Park 9700 5.8 4.5 129 6.3 6.2 102 Larsen Creek 9000 1.9 3.0 63 4.2 -M * South Pass 9040 4.7 4.4 107 3.7 6.0 62 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 104 82 LOWER N. PLATTE Casper Mtn. 7900 2.8 3.9 72 2.5 5.8 43 Laprele Creek 8375 1.7 2.4 71 3.1 4.4 70 Reno Hill 8400 3.5 4.1 85 4.6 5.4 85 Windy Peak 7900 1.0 2.0 50 2.7 3.9 69 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 73 66 LARAMIE RIVER Brooklyn Lake 10240 5.1 4.9 104 6.9 6.4 108 Cinnabar Park 9574 6.5 5.9 110 8.5 7.6 112 Crow Creek 8330 .0 2.8 0 4.3 3.9 110 Deadman Hill 10220 7.2 5.1 141 7.6 5.7 133 Rawah 9020 3.2 2.9 110 6.1 5.4 113 Roach 9700 4.8 4.5 107 6.7 6.2 108 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 103 114 S. PLATTE Black Mountain 8920 3.3 -M * 5.6 -M * Crow Creek 8330 .0 2.8 0 4.3 3.9 110 Deadman Hill 10220 7.2 5.1 141 7.6 5.7 133 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 91 124 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER Battle Mountain 7440 .7 2.0 35 -M 5.0 * Divide Peak 8880 3.3 5.3 62 6.9 7.4 93 Elk River 8700 3.4 3.6 94 5.8 6.3 92 Little Snake River 8915 3.8 4.3 88 8.4 9.9 85 Old Battle 10000 7.0 8.6 81 6.5 11.2 58 Sage Creek Basin 7850 2.0 2.8 71 3.9 4.9 80 Sandstone RS 8150 1.6 2.6 62 2.8 5.9 47 Whiskey Park 8950 4.6 5.9 78 7.6 8.2 93 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 75 78 UPPER GREEN RIVER Big Sandy Opening 9080 4.0 3.9 103 4.5 4.5 100 Blind Bull Sum 8650 11.1 6.0 185 7.1 6.5 109 East Rim Divide 7930 3.2 2.2 145 3.9 3.8 103 Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 3.4 3.7 92 3.8 4.6 83 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 6.9 4.4 157 6.3 4.5 140 Gunsight Pass 9820 5.9 3.6 164 6.5 4.6 141 Kendall R.S. 7740 4.1 3.0 137 5.1 4.5 113 Loomis Park 8240 4.9 3.6 136 5.8 5.5 105 New Fork Lake 8340 3.1 2.6 119 2.9 3.7 78 Pocket Creek 9360 4.5 -M * 3.9 -M * Snider Basin 8060 2.1 3.0 70 4.7 4.5 104 Spring Creek Divide 9000 7.5 6.0 125 8.0 7.5 107 Triple Peak 8500 7.9 5.5 144 10.3 7.7 134 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 135 111 LOWER GREEN RIVER Blacks Fork Jct 8869 1.7 -M * 3.0 -M * Buck Pasture 9632 3.1 -M * 4.3 -M * EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 2.0 -M * 3.1 -M * Hams Fork 7840 1.4 2.7 52 3.0 3.7 81 Hewinta 9500 .8 2.1 38 3.3 5.0 66 Hickerson Park 9122 1.9 1.7 112 1.3 4.0 32 Hole-in-Rock 9168 1.3 1.8 72 2.0 3.8 53 Indian Creek 9425 6.5 6.5 100 5.1 6.7 76 Kelley R.S. 8180 3.1 3.6 86 4.2 5.7 74 Spirit Lk 10235 2.1 -M * 2.5 -M * Steel Creek Park 10158 4.4 4.5 98 4.4 5.7 77 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 85 67 UPPER BEAR RIVER Bear River RS 8777 1.8 -M * 3.4 -M * Bug Lake 7987 3.4 3.9 87 5.9 6.3 94 Burts Miller Ranch 8000 .2 -M * 1.8 -M * Chalk Creek #1 9171 4.1 6.6 62 5.5 8.4 65 Hayden Fork 9130 3.0 3.3 91 4.5 6.8 66 Kelley R.S. 8180 3.1 3.6 86 4.2 5.7 74 Lily Lake 9133 2.1 3.3 64 3.6 6.0 60 Monte Cristo 8932 6.3 6.5 97 6.4 8.1 79 Salt River Summit 7760 1.7 2.5 68 3.7 5.0 74 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 80 73 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.