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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: FEBRUARY 24 , 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Median Median Current Average Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WYOMING SNAKE RIVER Base Camp 7060 14.8 13.1 113 16.3 16.8 97 Black Bear 8170 33.2 28.5 116 31.2 29.9 104 Blind Bull Sum 8650 25.5 17.4 147 15.2 15.5 98 Cottonwood Creek 7670 16.9 16.1 105 18.6 18.9 98 East Rim Divide 7930 9.2 7.7 119 9.2 9.2 100 Grand Targhee 9260 35.6 28.6 124 23.3 24.1 97 Granite Creek 6770 14.2 13.2 108 16.4 16.0 102 Grassy Lake 7265 24.5 25.2 97 27.5 28.8 95 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 10.6 9.4 113 10.7 9.8 109 Gunsight Pass 9820 12.1 10.2 119 12.0 10.5 114 Lewis Lake Divide 7850 29.9 24.9 120 -M 28.1 * Phillips Bench 8200 18.9 19.1 99 20.2 22.1 91 Salt River Summit 7640 7.6 10.3 74 9.2 13.0 71 Snake River Station 6920 14.8 13.8 107 19.2 18.2 105 Spring Creek Divide 9000 20.0 17.6 114 19.0 18.7 102 Thumb Divide 7980 14.6 11.5 127 14.9 14.2 105 Togwotee Pass 9580 24.1 17.2 140 24.7 18.8 131 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 30.6 21.0 146 -M 21.0 * Willow Creek 8080 24.8 21.5 115 27.0 26.0 104 Younts Peak 8350 -M 11.4 * -M 12.3 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 117 101 MADISON-GALLATIN Black Bear 8170 33.2 28.5 116 31.2 29.9 104 Canyon 7870 14.3 10.2 140 16.2 12.7 128 Madison Plateau 7750 20.9 17.3 121 20.8 20.5 101 West Yellowstone 6700 10.8 8.5 127 13.6 11.3 120 Whiskey Creek 6800 12.4 11.6 107 14.6 15.8 92 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 120 107 YELLOWSTONE Beartooth Lake 9360 33.3 16.0 208 28.8 15.2 189 Burnt Mtn 5880 6.1 3.9 156 12.2 9.1 134 Canyon 7870 14.3 10.2 140 16.2 12.7 128 Cole Creek 7850 11.5 9.2 125 7.6 8.8 86 Evening Star 9200 34.1 18.7 182 30.8 21.5 143 Fisher Creek 9100 43.2 25.0 173 37.6 24.8 152 Northeast Entrance 7350 12.3 7.7 160 15.2 9.6 158 Parker Peak 9400 27.6 15.4 179 22.4 13.6 165 Sylvan Lake 8420 19.9 15.4 129 21.4 17.4 123 Thumb Divide 7980 14.6 11.5 127 14.9 14.2 105 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 30.6 21.0 146 -M 21.0 * White Mill 8700 34.8 17.8 196 25.7 18.5 139 Wolverine 7650 17.7 8.4 211 17.5 9.7 180 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 166 143 WIND RIVER Burroughs Creek 8750 13.3 -M * 15.1 -M * Castle Creek 8400 7.3 -M * 8.4 -M * Cold Springs 9630 7.6 5.4 141 8.2 7.2 114 Deer Park 9700 8.1 10.5 77 10.6 14.5 73 Hobbs Park 10100 13.0 9.2 141 11.0 9.1 121 Kirwin 9550 16.1 6.7 240 14.5 8.5 171 Little Warm 9370 12.5 7.7 162 13.2 9.5 139 Owl Creek 8975 3.3 3.7 89 5.0 4.2 119 South Pass 9040 8.2 10.9 75 -M 13.0 * St. Lawrence Alt 8620 2.5 5.0 50 6.8 6.2 110 Togwotee Pass 9580 24.1 17.2 140 24.7 18.8 131 Townsend Creek 8700 5.7 6.2 92 6.6 8.4 79 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 123 116 BIGHORN BASIN Bald Mtn. 9380 17.2 14.1 122 11.9 12.6 94 Bear Trap Meadow 8200 -M 4.1 * 8.5 5.9 144 Bone Springs Div 9350 15.4 11.4 135 11.4 11.3 101 Grave Springs 8550 5.3 6.3 84 4.4 7.5 59 Kirwin 9550 16.1 6.7 240 14.5 8.5 171 Marquette 8760 4.3 -M * 7.5 -M * Middle Powder 7760 6.8 7.6 89 -M 8.4 * Owl Creek 8975 3.3 3.7 89 5.0 4.2 119 Powder River Pass 9480 13.9 7.6 183 12.6 9.2 137 Shell Creek 9580 17.4 10.9 160 13.2 10.2 129 Timber Creek 7950 2.6 3.1 84 -M 5.0 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 137 117 SHOSHONE RIVER Blackwater 9780 28.2 16.7 169 26.0 15.6 167 Evening Star 9200 34.1 18.7 182 30.8 21.5 143 Marquette 8760 4.3 -M * 7.5 -M * Sylvan Road 7120 12.7 9.0 141 17.9 13.6 132 Younts Peak 8350 -M 11.4 * -M 12.3 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 169 147 POWDER RIVER Bear Trap Meadow 8200 -M 4.1 * 8.5 5.9 144 Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 12.6 10.1 125 10.9 9.2 118 Grave Springs 8550 5.3 6.3 84 4.4 7.5 59 Hansen Sawmill 8360 6.6 4.5 147 7.9 5.8 136 Middle Powder 7760 6.8 7.6 89 -M 8.4 * Powder River Pass 9480 13.9 7.6 183 12.6 9.2 137 Soldier Park 8720 4.9 -M * 7.5 -M * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 125 118 TONGUE RIVER Big Goose 7990 5.9 6.0 98 6.4 7.6 84 Bone Springs Div 9350 15.4 11.4 135 11.4 11.3 101 Burgess Junction 7880 7.4 7.9 94 6.6 8.7 76 Dome Lake 8880 11.6 8.3 140 9.2 9.7 95 Little Goose 8870 7.2 -M * 9.1 -M * Sucker Creek 8880 8.2 8.5 96 6.1 10.1 60 Tie Creek 6870 3.5 4.2 83 6.9 8.0 86 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 112 84 BELLE FOURCHE Cole Canyon 5910 5.5 4.8 115 7.5 6.9 109 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 115 109 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Blind Park 6890 7.0 6.1 115 9.3 9.0 103 North Rapid Creek 6130 6.4 5.7 112 6.8 7.3 93 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 114 99 UPPER N. PLATTE Arapaho Ridge 10960 15.7 15.8 99 15.5 17.0 91 Blackhall Mtn 9820 21.8 -M * 21.4 -M * Columbine 9160 17.7 19.0 93 17.8 19.6 91 Divide Peak 8880 10.6 15.2 70 14.2 16.4 87 Joe Wright 10120 13.3 15.7 85 21.6 19.3 112 Laprele Creek 8375 5.2 7.4 70 6.8 9.0 76 Med Bow 10500 32.1 -M * 26.6 -M * North French Creek 10130 21.4 20.2 106 21.2 20.3 104 Never Summer 10280 14.2 15.4 92 11.6 -M * Old Battle 10000 20.1 23.3 86 19.1 27.1 70 Rawah 9020 9.1 8.2 111 12.1 10.3 117 Sage Creek Basin 7850 7.3 10.4 70 8.0 11.4 70 Sand Lake 10050 20.6 20.3 101 17.2 18.3 94 South Brush Creek 8440 8.0 9.7 82 9.2 11.3 81 Tower 10500 26.5 35.2 75 23.5 30.9 76 Webber Springs 9250 14.9 18.1 82 17.5 20.4 86 Willow Creek Pass 9540 10.7 9.1 118 11.2 10.0 112 Zirkel 9340 20.9 22.4 93 25.0 22.6 111 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 89 91 SWEETWATER Deer Park 9700 8.1 10.5 77 10.6 14.5 73 Larsen Creek 9000 7.8 9.1 86 8.3 -M * South Pass 9040 8.2 10.9 75 -M 13.0 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 79 73* LOWER N. PLATTE Casper Mtn. 7900 6.4 9.7 66 5.0 10.7 47 Laprele Creek 8375 5.2 7.4 70 6.8 9.0 76 Reno Hill 8400 7.6 9.5 80 8.6 10.7 80 Windy Peak 7900 4.9 5.6 88 6.3 7.5 84 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 75 70 LARAMIE RIVER Brooklyn Lake 10240 19.6 14.6 134 19.9 15.5 128 Cinnabar Park 9574 18.2 16.5 110 20.4 19.1 107 Crow Creek 8330 -M 6.6 * 8.2 7.6 108 Deadman Hill 10220 15.8 12.1 131 15.1 12.3 123 Rawah 9020 9.1 8.2 111 12.1 10.3 117 Roach 9700 11.3 12.1 93 14.0 14.2 99 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 117 114 S. PLATTE Black Mountain 8920 7.4 -M * 10.1 -M * Crow Creek 8330 -M 6.6 * 8.2 7.6 108 Deadman Hill 10220 15.8 12.1 131 15.1 12.3 123 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 131* 117 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER Battle Mountain 7440 5.3 9.4 56 6.3 11.8 53 Divide Peak 8880 10.6 15.2 70 14.2 16.4 87 Elk River 8700 12.1 14.6 83 12.8 15.5 83 Little Snake River 8915 17.0 19.3 88 22.0 24.3 91 Old Battle 10000 20.1 23.3 86 19.1 27.1 70 Sage Creek Basin 7850 7.3 10.4 70 8.0 11.4 70 Sandstone RS 8150 7.2 10.3 70 6.7 14.6 46 Whiskey Park 8950 18.3 20.5 89 19.9 21.7 92 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 80 76 UPPER GREEN RIVER Big Sandy Opening 9080 9.3 9.6 97 9.2 10.1 91 Blind Bull Sum 8650 25.5 17.4 147 15.2 15.5 98 East Rim Divide 7930 9.2 7.7 119 9.2 9.2 100 Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 9.2 9.1 101 8.8 10.1 87 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 10.6 9.4 113 10.7 9.8 109 Gunsight Pass 9820 12.1 10.2 119 12.0 10.5 114 Kendall R.S. 7740 11.8 9.6 123 12.3 11.3 109 Loomis Park 8240 13.2 11.4 116 14.1 13.6 104 New Fork Lake 8340 9.3 7.9 118 -M 8.5 * Pocket Creek 9360 6.4 -M * 6.1 -M * Snider Basin 8060 9.9 9.2 108 11.7 11.2 104 Spring Creek Divide 9000 20.0 17.6 114 19.0 18.7 102 Triple Peak 8500 22.4 16.3 137 24.3 19.6 124 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 120 105 LOWER GREEN RIVER Blacks Fork Jct 8869 5.5 -M * 7.0 -M * Buck Pasture 9632 8.6 -M * 9.8 -M * EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 6.9 -M * -M -M * Hams Fork 7840 6.9 8.8 78 7.2 8.9 81 Hewinta 9500 5.9 7.5 79 8.5 10.4 82 Hickerson Park 9122 5.7 5.5 104 4.9 7.3 67 Hole-in-Rock 9168 4.8 5.3 91 5.4 6.8 79 Indian Creek 9425 15.7 18.0 87 11.3 17.2 66 Kelley R.S. 8180 9.3 11.4 82 10.7 14.2 75 Spirit Lk 10235 6.2 -M * 7.2 -M * Steel Creek Park 10158 10.0 11.0 91 10.4 12.0 87 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 86 76 UPPER BEAR RIVER Bear River RS 8777 6.9 -M * 8.2 -M * Bug Lake 7987 11.8 14.2 83 12.3 15.0 82 Burts Miller Ranch 8000 4.1 -M * 4.9 -M * Chalk Creek #1 9171 10.9 17.5 62 12.1 18.8 64 Hayden Fork 9130 9.3 11.5 81 11.7 15.8 74 Kelley R.S. 8180 9.3 11.4 82 10.7 14.2 75 Lily Lake 9133 7.9 9.8 81 8.7 12.8 68 Monte Cristo 8932 15.0 19.9 75 14.8 19.9 74 Salt River Summit 7640 7.6 10.3 74 9.2 13.0 71 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 76 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.