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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 TUESDAY: APRIL 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 16.2 11.0 147 24.9 22.0 113 Black Bear 8170 42.9 36.9 116 45.4 40.5 112 Blind Bull Sum 8650 37.4 24.3 154 22.0 20.6 107 Cottonwood Creek 7670 21.9 17.5 125 30.1 26.3 114 East Rim Divide 7930 8.4 9.2 91 13.5 12.4 109 Grand Targhee 9260 54.8 42.9 128 -M 33.2 * Granite Creek 6770 14.7 9.8 150 24.1 20.5 118 Grassy Lake 7265 32.2 30.4 106 39.9 38.0 105 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 16.5 12.7 130 17.0 14.0 121 Gunsight Pass 9820 18.5 13.6 136 18.8 15.3 123 Lewis Lake Divide 7850 44.5 30.7 145 44.0 37.4 118 Phillips Bench 8200 32.9 25.3 130 32.2 29.6 109 Salt River Summit 7640 7.2 8.7 83 14.4 17.7 81 Snake River Station 6920 15.0 10.5 143 26.4 23.9 110 Spring Creek Divide 9000 29.2 23.6 124 27.3 25.3 108 Thumb Divide 7980 18.4 14.2 130 21.5 20.1 107 Togwotee Pass 9580 35.8 24.4 147 37.4 26.1 143 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 43.6 28.8 151 34.0 29.0 117 Willow Creek 8080 36.2 26.1 139 40.9 36.1 113 Younts Peak 8350 -M 15.1 * -M 16.9 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 131 113 MADISON-GALLATIN Black Bear 8170 42.9 36.9 116 45.4 40.5 112 Canyon 7870 18.1 11.8 153 21.5 17.3 124 Madison Plateau 7750 30.2 22.7 133 30.4 27.9 109 West Yellowstone 6700 9.0 5.6 161 19.4 15.4 126 Whiskey Creek 6800 16.4 15.4 106 22.0 21.6 102 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 126 113 YELLOWSTONE Beartooth Lake 9360 42.1 23.6 178 38.9 21.1 184 Burnt Mtn 5880 6.1 .0 * 17.2 14.8 116 Canyon 7870 18.1 11.8 153 21.5 17.3 124 Cole Creek 7850 17.1 16.3 105 -M 15.1 * Evening Star 9200 44.8 24.4 184 -M 29.3 * Fisher Creek 9100 57.0 33.1 172 51.9 34.0 153 Northeast Entrance 7350 13.0 5.4 241 20.2 13.2 153 Parker Peak 9400 39.3 21.6 182 33.3 19.2 173 Sylvan Lake 8420 27.3 20.3 134 31.4 24.1 130 Thumb Divide 7980 18.4 14.2 130 21.5 20.1 107 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 43.6 28.8 151 34.0 29.0 117 White Mill 8700 45.4 23.8 191 35.5 25.3 140 Wolverine 7650 21.3 5.8 367 23.3 13.1 178 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 172 142 WIND RIVER Burroughs Creek 8750 15.8 -M * 19.8 -M * Castle Creek 8400 5.2 -M * 10.9 -M * Cold Springs 9630 7.1 3.4 209 10.8 11.5 94 Deer Park 9700 12.0 16.3 74 16.6 22.4 74 Hobbs Park 10100 18.1 15.5 117 16.4 15.5 106 Kirwin 9550 19.1 10.1 189 19.9 12.9 154 Little Warm 9370 16.5 9.7 170 19.1 14.3 134 Owl Creek 8975 1.9 3.0 63 7.4 7.2 103 South Pass 9040 11.1 15.3 73 -M 19.2 * St. Lawrence Alt 8620 .0 5.1 0 9.0 10.5 86 Togwotee Pass 9580 35.8 24.4 147 37.4 26.1 143 Townsend Creek 8700 5.4 8.9 61 10.1 13.9 73 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 114 109 BIGHORN BASIN Bald Mtn. 9380 24.4 20.2 121 18.6 18.6 100 Bear Trap Meadow 8200 8.6 2.2 391 11.9 9.8 121 Bone Springs Div 9350 22.4 16.4 137 17.4 17.2 101 Grave Springs 8550 8.0 9.3 86 -M 12.1 * Kirwin 9550 19.1 10.1 189 19.9 12.9 154 Marquette 8760 6.9 -M * 11.6 -M * Middle Powder 7760 10.8 12.3 88 -M 13.2 * Owl Creek 8975 1.9 3.0 63 7.4 7.2 103 Powder River Pass 9480 16.5 10.3 160 17.4 14.1 123 Shell Creek 9580 23.2 15.8 147 18.2 15.2 120 Timber Creek 7950 .3 3.9 8 -M 8.8 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 131 117 SHOSHONE RIVER Blackwater 9780 37.7 24.3 155 35.4 22.3 159 Evening Star 9200 44.8 24.4 184 -M 29.3 * Marquette 8760 6.9 -M * 11.6 -M * Sylvan Road 7120 12.0 8.6 140 25.0 17.9 140 Younts Peak 8350 -M 15.1 * -M 16.9 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 165 150* POWDER RIVER Bear Trap Meadow 8200 8.6 2.2 391 11.9 9.8 121 Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 17.3 16.2 107 16.6 15.4 108 Grave Springs 8550 8.0 9.3 86 -M 12.1 * Hansen Sawmill 8360 8.6 4.4 195 12.0 10.0 120 Middle Powder 7760 10.8 12.3 88 -M 13.2 * Powder River Pass 9480 16.5 10.3 160 17.4 14.1 123 Soldier Park 8720 6.9 -M * 11.5 -M * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 128 117 TONGUE RIVER Big Goose 7990 9.3 9.1 102 10.8 13.2 82 Bone Springs Div 9350 22.4 16.4 137 17.4 17.2 101 Burgess Junction 7880 11.6 12.5 93 10.6 13.9 76 Dome Lake 8880 16.0 11.8 136 14.6 15.3 95 Little Goose 8870 11.1 -M * 14.8 -M * Sucker Creek 8880 12.2 12.7 96 11.6 16.2 72 Tie Creek 6870 4.2 3.8 111 11.3 13.4 84 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 114 86 BELLE FOURCHE Cole Canyon 5910 5.6 1.1 509 12.2 10.8 113 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 509 113 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Blind Park 6890 5.4 3.8 142 13.5 13.5 100 North Rapid Creek 6130 4.2 3.8 111 10.8 11.5 94 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 126 97 UPPER N. PLATTE Arapaho Ridge 10960 23.8 21.6 110 23.9 25.2 95 Blackhall Mtn 9820 29.2 -M * 30.0 -M * Columbine 9160 24.0 20.7 116 28.8 27.5 105 Divide Peak 8880 13.0 18.2 71 20.2 23.3 87 Joe Wright 10120 23.5 23.0 102 33.9 28.5 119 Laprele Creek 8375 4.1 7.3 56 9.5 14.2 67 Med Bow 10500 45.2 -M * 37.8 -M * North French Creek 10130 30.8 32.4 95 31.1 29.3 106 Never Summer 10280 22.6 20.9 108 18.8 -M * Old Battle 10000 27.9 33.8 83 26.7 37.7 71 Rawah 9020 9.4 8.0 118 17.2 16.4 105 Sage Creek Basin 7850 -M 3.5 * 11.4 15.5 74 Sand Lake 10050 30.1 30.9 97 26.1 27.6 95 South Brush Creek 8440 6.1 9.9 62 13.5 16.9 80 Tower 10500 44.7 49.1 91 -M 43.1 * Webber Springs 9250 16.9 21.9 77 23.7 28.9 82 Willow Creek Pass 9540 15.0 13.6 110 16.3 14.9 109 Zirkel 9340 23.4 22.5 104 34.5 30.2 114 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 94 94 SWEETWATER Deer Park 9700 12.0 16.3 74 16.6 22.4 74 Larsen Creek 9000 7.7 9.9 78 12.1 -M * South Pass 9040 11.1 15.3 73 -M 19.2 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 74 74* LOWER N. PLATTE Casper Mtn. 7900 8.0 14.2 56 7.9 17.0 46 Laprele Creek 8375 4.1 7.3 56 9.5 14.2 67 Reno Hill 8400 10.7 13.9 77 13.4 17.8 75 Windy Peak 7900 4.7 6.2 76 9.9 12.2 81 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 66 67 LARAMIE RIVER Brooklyn Lake 10240 26.8 22.7 118 28.2 23.5 120 Cinnabar Park 9574 21.7 19.9 109 27.1 26.0 104 Crow Creek 8330 .6 .0 * 12.4 12.6 98 Deadman Hill 10220 22.7 17.9 127 22.0 19.6 112 Rawah 9020 9.4 8.0 118 17.2 16.4 105 Roach 9700 13.8 16.7 83 19.1 21.3 90 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 112 106 S. PLATTE Black Mountain 8920 9.3 -M * 14.8 -M * Crow Creek 8330 .6 .0 * 12.4 12.6 98 Deadman Hill 10220 22.7 17.9 127 22.0 19.6 112 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 130* 107 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER Battle Mountain 7440 .0 2.4 0 12.5 16.4 76 Divide Peak 8880 13.0 18.2 71 20.2 23.3 87 Elk River 8700 11.4 14.7 78 18.6 21.8 85 Little Snake River 8915 19.8 23.5 84 30.7 31.5 97 Old Battle 10000 27.9 33.8 83 26.7 37.7 71 Sage Creek Basin 7850 -M 3.5 * 11.4 15.5 74 Sandstone RS 8150 4.3 9.2 47 11.0 20.0 55 Whiskey Park 8950 24.3 25.6 95 28.6 30.3 94 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 79 81 UPPER GREEN RIVER Big Sandy Opening 9080 12.3 12.2 101 14.0 14.5 97 Blind Bull Sum 8650 37.4 24.3 154 22.0 20.6 107 East Rim Divide 7930 8.4 9.2 91 13.5 12.4 109 Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 12.5 11.8 106 13.1 14.3 92 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 16.5 12.7 130 17.0 14.0 121 Gunsight Pass 9820 18.5 13.6 136 18.8 15.3 123 Kendall R.S. 7740 10.4 7.0 149 16.9 14.9 113 Loomis Park 8240 15.5 12.1 128 20.3 18.2 112 New Fork Lake 8340 7.9 7.7 103 12.5 11.5 109 Pocket Creek 9360 9.4 -M * 10.0 -M * Snider Basin 8060 6.8 10.2 67 15.9 15.1 105 Spring Creek Divide 9000 29.2 23.6 124 27.3 25.3 108 Triple Peak 8500 34.0 19.1 178 35.2 26.8 131 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 128 112 LOWER GREEN RIVER Blacks Fork Jct 8869 3.8 -M * 10.5 -M * Buck Pasture 9632 11.2 -M * 15.5 -M * EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 8.1 -M * -M -M * Hams Fork 7840 4.3 5.3 81 11.5 12.4 93 Hewinta 9500 4.9 7.2 68 12.8 15.4 83 Hickerson Park 9122 1.4 5.1 27 9.1 11.5 79 Hole-in-Rock 9168 3.8 5.3 72 9.6 10.9 88 Indian Creek 9425 23.5 23.6 100 18.1 24.1 75 Kelley R.S. 8180 11.7 11.9 98 16.2 19.3 84 Spirit Lk 10235 10.1 -M * 13.6 -M * Steel Creek Park 10158 15.7 16.5 95 16.2 18.2 89 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 87 84 UPPER BEAR RIVER Bear River RS 8777 .0 -M * 11.6 -M * Bug Lake 7987 12.6 16.2 78 18.0 20.8 87 Burts Miller Ranch 8000 .3 -M * 6.6 -M * Chalk Creek #1 9171 13.5 24.6 55 18.0 27.3 66 Hayden Fork 9130 5.0 10.9 46 18.0 22.8 79 Kelley R.S. 8180 11.7 11.9 98 16.2 19.3 84 Lily Lake 9133 7.7 10.0 77 12.5 18.7 67 Monte Cristo 8932 22.9 27.3 84 24.5 28.0 88 Salt River Summit 7640 7.2 8.7 83 14.4 17.7 81 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 74 79 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.