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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 4 , 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Median Median Current Average Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WYOMING SNAKE RIVER Base Camp 7060 8.2 7.5 109 10.1 10.4 97 Black Bear 8170 17.7 18.5 96 17.1 18.8 91 Blind Bull Sum 8650 14.3 9.5 151 8.8 9.8 90 Cottonwood Creek 7670 8.1 8.8 92 9.7 11.7 83 East Rim Divide 7930 4.5 4.6 98 5.3 5.7 93 Grand Targhee 9260 24.1 18.0 134 14.6 15.4 95 Granite Creek 6770 6.6 6.8 97 9.7 9.9 98 Grassy Lake 7265 11.1 13.5 82 14.6 17.9 82 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 8.2 6.4 128 7.8 6.4 122 Gunsight Pass 9820 8.0 6.4 125 8.4 6.7 125 Lewis Lake Divide 7850 13.2 13.8 96 16.6 17.7 94 Phillips Bench 8200 9.8 11.5 85 11.4 13.6 84 Salt River Summit 7640 3.6 5.1 71 5.6 7.9 71 Snake River Station 6920 6.7 6.9 97 10.8 11.6 93 Spring Creek Divide 9000 10.3 10.6 97 10.6 11.4 93 Thumb Divide 7980 8.5 6.5 131 10.0 9.3 108 Togwotee Pass 9580 16.5 11.4 145 16.6 12.0 138 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 20.0 13.0 154 14.5 13.3 109 Willow Creek 8080 12.5 11.5 109 15.7 16.3 96 Younts Peak 8350 -M 7.1 * -M 8.2 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 111 97 MADISON-GALLATIN Black Bear 8170 17.7 18.5 96 17.1 18.8 91 Canyon 7870 7.1 5.8 122 8.9 8.2 109 Madison Plateau 7750 10.2 10.5 97 11.4 13.1 87 West Yellowstone 6700 -M 4.9 * -M 7.4 * Whiskey Creek 6800 5.7 7.1 80 7.8 10.3 76 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 97 90 YELLOWSTONE Beartooth Lake 9360 19.7 10.3 191 18.0 9.5 189 Burnt Mtn 5880 2.9 1.9 153 8.4 6.9 122 Canyon 7870 7.1 5.8 122 8.9 8.2 109 Cole Creek 7850 8.0 6.4 125 5.7 6.5 88 Evening Star 9200 20.4 12.1 169 21.5 13.7 157 Fisher Creek 9100 26.0 15.7 166 22.0 15.7 140 Northeast Entrance 7350 5.1 4.4 116 8.4 6.4 131 Parker Peak 9400 17.4 10.3 169 -M 8.9 * Sylvan Lake 8420 12.2 9.6 127 13.1 11.6 113 Thumb Divide 7980 8.5 6.5 131 10.0 9.3 108 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 20.0 13.0 154 14.5 13.3 109 White Mill 8700 19.7 10.4 189 14.5 11.8 123 Wolverine 7650 8.3 5.1 163 10.8 6.4 169 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 157 131 WIND RIVER Burroughs Creek 8750 7.6 -M * 9.4 -M * Castle Creek 8400 4.7 -M * 6.0 -M * Cold Springs 9630 5.4 3.3 164 6.0 5.1 118 Deer Park 9700 6.0 6.6 91 7.8 9.5 82 Hobbs Park 10100 10.1 6.8 149 8.6 6.4 134 Kirwin 9550 11.4 4.5 253 10.0 5.8 172 Little Warm 9370 9.5 4.7 202 9.7 6.4 152 Owl Creek 8975 2.6 2.7 96 4.2 2.9 145 South Pass 9040 6.0 6.8 88 4.8 8.6 56 St. Lawrence Alt 8620 2.3 3.2 72 5.5 4.4 125 Togwotee Pass 9580 16.5 11.4 145 16.6 12.0 138 Townsend Creek 8700 4.3 4.2 102 5.6 5.9 95 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 137 118 BIGHORN BASIN Bald Mtn. 9380 10.1 8.9 113 6.8 8.2 83 Bear Trap Meadow 8200 3.9 2.6 150 5.0 4.3 116 Bone Springs Div 9350 8.3 7.5 111 6.5 7.4 88 Grave Springs 8550 3.1 3.6 86 2.9 5.3 55 Kirwin 9550 11.4 4.5 253 10.0 5.8 172 Marquette 8760 3.6 -M * 6.7 -M * Middle Powder 7760 4.4 5.1 86 3.4 6.2 55 Owl Creek 8975 2.6 2.7 96 4.2 2.9 145 Powder River Pass 9480 7.5 5.0 150 6.5 6.1 107 Shell Creek 9580 10.5 7.3 144 7.3 6.7 109 Timber Creek 7950 2.2 2.2 100 1.9 3.9 49 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 130 96 SHOSHONE RIVER Blackwater 9780 19.3 10.9 177 16.8 10.3 163 Evening Star 9200 20.4 12.1 169 21.5 13.7 157 Marquette 8760 3.6 -M * 6.7 -M * Sylvan Road 7120 6.5 5.8 112 10.9 9.4 116 Younts Peak 8350 -M 7.1 * -M 8.2 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 160 147 POWDER RIVER Bear Trap Meadow 8200 3.9 2.6 150 5.0 4.3 116 Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 7.2 6.4 112 6.9 6.4 108 Grave Springs 8550 3.1 3.6 86 2.9 5.3 55 Hansen Sawmill 8360 3.4 3.1 110 4.7 4.2 112 Middle Powder 7760 4.4 5.1 86 3.4 6.2 55 Powder River Pass 9480 7.5 5.0 150 6.5 6.1 107 Soldier Park 8720 2.3 -M * 5.1 -M * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 114 90 TONGUE RIVER Big Goose 7990 3.2 3.8 84 3.9 5.4 72 Bone Springs Div 9350 8.3 7.5 111 6.5 7.4 88 Burgess Junction 7880 3.9 4.9 80 4.0 6.0 67 Dome Lake 8880 5.5 5.6 98 5.3 6.9 77 Little Goose 8870 4.0 -M * 5.9 -M * Sucker Creek 8880 4.5 5.4 83 -M 6.9 * Tie Creek 6870 1.6 2.2 73 4.8 5.8 83 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 92 78 BELLE FOURCHE Cole Canyon 5910 2.3 2.3 100 4.4 4.7 94 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 100 94 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Blind Park 6890 3.1 3.4 91 5.2 6.2 84 North Rapid Creek 6130 3.6 3.2 112 3.9 5.1 76 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 102 81 UPPER N. PLATTE Arapaho Ridge 10960 8.6 9.9 87 8.8 11.2 79 Blackhall Mtn 9820 11.2 -M * 11.7 -M * Columbine 9160 5.0 9.2 54 9.5 12.0 79 Divide Peak 8880 5.7 9.0 63 9.1 10.6 86 Joe Wright 10120 6.8 9.7 70 13.4 12.5 107 Laprele Creek 8375 2.4 4.1 59 4.0 6.1 66 Med Bow 10500 17.1 -M * 14.9 -M * North French Creek 10130 11.9 12.2 98 12.6 12.5 101 Never Summer 10280 7.9 9.2 86 7.0 -M * Old Battle 10000 9.8 13.3 74 9.5 17.0 56 Rawah 9020 4.6 4.8 96 7.8 7.6 103 Sage Creek Basin 7850 3.8 6.2 61 5.4 7.8 69 Sand Lake 10050 12.1 12.4 98 10.4 11.6 90 South Brush Creek 8440 4.5 5.1 88 6.3 7.4 85 Tower 10500 12.3 19.0 65 13.7 19.0 72 Webber Springs 9250 7.0 10.1 69 9.1 13.0 70 Willow Creek Pass 9540 6.6 5.6 118 7.1 6.7 106 Zirkel 9340 7.7 10.7 72 12.9 14.3 90 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 78 82 SWEETWATER Deer Park 9700 6.0 6.6 91 7.8 9.5 82 Larsen Creek 9000 2.8 5.1 55 5.6 -M * South Pass 9040 6.0 6.8 88 4.8 8.6 56 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 80 70 LOWER N. PLATTE Casper Mtn. 7900 4.0 6.1 66 3.6 7.5 48 Laprele Creek 8375 2.4 4.1 59 4.0 6.1 66 Reno Hill 8400 4.8 6.0 80 5.9 7.3 81 Windy Peak 7900 2.2 3.1 71 3.9 5.3 74 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 69 66 LARAMIE RIVER Brooklyn Lake 10240 10.0 8.3 120 11.2 9.5 118 Cinnabar Park 9574 10.4 9.5 109 12.9 12.0 108 Crow Creek 8330 1.0 4.7 21 6.0 5.6 107 Deadman Hill 10220 9.9 7.3 136 9.9 8.0 124 Rawah 9020 4.6 4.8 96 7.8 7.6 103 Roach 9700 6.7 7.1 94 9.2 9.2 100 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 102 110 S. PLATTE Black Mountain 8920 4.5 -M * 7.0 -M * Crow Creek 8330 1.0 4.7 21 6.0 5.6 107 Deadman Hill 10220 9.9 7.3 136 9.9 8.0 124 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 91 117 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER Battle Mountain 7440 1.5 4.5 33 3.8 7.2 53 Divide Peak 8880 5.7 9.0 63 9.1 10.6 86 Elk River 8700 5.2 7.4 70 7.4 9.4 79 Little Snake River 8915 6.6 9.5 69 11.5 15.4 75 Old Battle 10000 9.8 13.3 74 9.5 17.0 56 Sage Creek Basin 7850 3.8 6.2 61 5.4 7.8 69 Sandstone RS 8150 3.0 4.8 62 3.7 8.9 42 Whiskey Park 8950 7.2 9.8 73 10.3 12.6 82 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 66 68 UPPER GREEN RIVER Big Sandy Opening 9080 6.1 6.3 97 6.4 6.6 97 Blind Bull Sum 8650 14.3 9.5 151 8.8 9.8 90 East Rim Divide 7930 4.5 4.6 98 5.3 5.7 93 Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 5.9 5.8 102 6.1 6.7 91 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 8.2 6.4 128 7.8 6.4 122 Gunsight Pass 9820 8.0 6.4 125 8.4 6.7 125 Kendall R.S. 7740 6.9 5.1 135 7.9 6.8 116 Loomis Park 8240 7.1 6.8 104 7.9 8.5 93 New Fork Lake 8340 5.7 4.7 121 5.2 5.4 96 Pocket Creek 9360 5.0 -M * 4.2 -M * Snider Basin 8060 4.5 5.5 82 6.8 6.9 99 Spring Creek Divide 9000 10.3 10.6 97 10.6 11.4 93 Triple Peak 8500 11.0 8.7 126 13.0 11.6 112 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 115 102 LOWER GREEN RIVER Blacks Fork Jct 8869 3.0 -M * 4.5 -M * Buck Pasture 9632 5.2 -M * 6.2 -M * EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 2.8 -M * 3.6 -M * Hams Fork 7840 3.2 4.8 67 4.3 5.4 80 Hewinta 9500 3.2 4.0 80 5.3 6.6 80 Hickerson Park 9122 2.9 3.0 97 2.4 5.1 47 Hole-in-Rock 9168 2.4 3.0 80 3.0 4.8 62 Indian Creek 9425 8.6 10.2 84 6.6 10.4 63 Kelley R.S. 8180 4.8 6.4 75 6.1 8.8 69 Spirit Lk 10235 3.3 -M * 3.8 -M * Steel Creek Park 10158 6.4 6.3 102 6.4 7.7 83 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 84 70 UPPER BEAR RIVER Bear River RS 8777 3.3 -M * 4.8 -M * Bug Lake 7987 5.6 6.6 85 7.8 9.4 83 Burts Miller Ranch 8000 1.9 -M * 3.0 -M * Chalk Creek #1 9171 6.1 10.0 61 7.2 12.0 60 Hayden Fork 9130 5.3 6.2 85 7.0 10.0 70 Kelley R.S. 8180 4.8 6.4 75 6.1 8.8 69 Lily Lake 9133 4.7 5.3 89 5.4 8.3 65 Monte Cristo 8932 8.9 10.5 85 9.1 12.3 74 Salt River Summit 7640 3.6 5.1 71 5.6 7.9 71 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 78 70 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.