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: DECEMBER 15 , 2018
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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 7060 4.7 5.4 87 6.7 8.1 83
Black Bear 8170 8.4 13.0 65 11.0 14.1 78
Blind Bull Sum 8650 5.9 7.0 84 5.8 7.5 77
Cottonwood Creek 7670 6.5 6.4 102 8.9 8.9 100
East Rim Divide 7930 2.7 3.0 90 4.0 4.4 91
Grand Targhee 9260 16.2 12.8 127 13.9 12.0 116
Granite Creek 6770 3.8 4.2 90 6.4 7.3 88
Grassy Lake 7265 8.0 9.2 87 11.7 13.1 89
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 2.7 4.6 59 3.6 5.0 72
Gunsight Pass 9820 3.4 4.2 81 5.8 5.1 114
Lewis Lake Divide 7850 6.7 9.5 71 10.6 13.2 80
Phillips Bench 8200 5.4 7.9 68 9.1 10.0 91
Salt River Summit 7640 3.3 3.2 103 5.5 5.8 95
Snake River Station 6920 4.6 4.6 100 9.0 8.8 102
Spring Creek Divide 9000 6.7 7.3 92 8.3 8.6 97
Thumb Divide 7980 2.4 4.3 56 5.0 7.0 71
Togwotee Pass 9580 8.1 8.8 92 9.0 9.3 97
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 9.4 10.4 90 8.2 10.4 79
Willow Creek 8080 7.9 8.0 99 12.3 12.5 98
Younts Peak 8350 -M 5.3 * -M 6.2 *
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Basin Index (%) 87 90
MADISON-GALLATIN
Black Bear 8170 8.4 13.0 65 11.0 14.1 78
Canyon 7870 3.1 3.8 82 4.8 6.2 77
Madison Plateau 7750 4.6 7.5 61 6.6 9.7 68
West Yellowstone 6700 2.5 3.0 83 3.9 5.5 71
Whiskey Creek 6800 2.2 4.4 50 3.1 7.8 40
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Basin Index (%) 66 68
YELLOWSTONE
Beartooth Lake 9360 6.0 7.6 79 5.2 7.2 72
Burnt Mtn 5880 2.3 1.6 144 6.0 5.9 102
Canyon 7870 3.1 3.8 82 4.8 6.2 77
Cole Creek 7850 6.4 5.5 116 5.4 5.6 96
Evening Star 9200 9.1 8.8 103 12.0 10.6 113
Fisher Creek 9100 7.9 11.3 70 11.6 12.0 97
Northeast Entrance 7350 3.3 2.6 127 5.8 5.0 116
Parker Peak 9400 8.7 7.6 114 9.7 7.0 139
Sylvan Lake 8420 7.9 6.9 114 12.5 9.1 137
Thumb Divide 7980 2.4 4.3 56 5.0 7.0 71
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 9.4 10.4 90 8.2 10.4 79
White Mill 8700 6.1 7.6 80 5.5 9.1 60
Wolverine 7650 3.2 3.3 97 5.2 5.1 102
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Basin Index (%) 93 97
WIND RIVER
Burroughs Creek 8750 2.7 -M * 4.4 -M *
Castle Creek 8400 1.2 -M * 2.4 -M *
Cold Springs 9630 2.3 2.6 88 2.8 4.3 65
Deer Park 9700 4.6 5.0 92 5.1 7.1 72
Hobbs Park 10100 4.1 5.8 71 4.0 5.3 75
Kirwin 9550 2.9 3.9 74 3.3 4.8 69
Little Warm 9370 2.4 3.6 67 3.7 5.2 71
Owl Creek 8975 2.7 2.1 129 3.3 2.5 132
South Pass 9040 3.6 5.2 69 4.2 7.0 60
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 1.7 2.6 65 3.4 3.8 89
Togwotee Pass 9580 8.1 8.8 92 9.0 9.3 97
Townsend Creek 8700 3.2 3.2 100 4.2 5.1 82
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Basin Index (%) 83 79
BIGHORN BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9380 7.9 6.7 118 5.4 6.4 84
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 3.6 2.0 180 3.9 3.7 105
Bone Springs Div 9350 6.0 6.1 98 5.5 5.8 95
Grave Springs 8550 3.1 2.4 129 5.2 4.2 124
Kirwin 9550 2.9 3.9 74 3.3 4.8 69
Marquette 8760 3.4 -M * 4.3 -M *
Middle Powder 7760 3.8 3.6 106 3.4 5.2 65
Owl Creek 8975 2.7 2.1 129 3.3 2.5 132
Powder River Pass 9480 4.2 3.7 114 4.1 4.9 84
Shell Creek 9580 -M 5.8 * -M 5.5 *
Timber Creek 7950 1.4 2.0 70 3.0 3.5 86
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Basin Index (%) 110 90
SHOSHONE RIVER
Blackwater 9780 9.0 8.4 107 9.5 8.3 114
Evening Star 9200 9.1 8.8 103 12.0 10.6 113
Marquette 8760 3.4 -M * 4.3 -M *
Sylvan Road 7120 4.6 3.9 118 7.5 7.4 101
Younts Peak 8350 -M 5.3 * -M 6.2 *
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Basin Index (%) 108 110
POWDER RIVER
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 3.6 2.0 180 3.9 3.7 105
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 5.6 4.8 117 5.8 5.4 107
Grave Springs 8550 3.1 2.4 129 5.2 4.2 124
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.3 2.1 110 3.9 3.5 111
Middle Powder 7760 3.8 3.6 106 3.4 5.2 65
Powder River Pass 9480 4.2 3.7 114 4.1 4.9 84
Soldier Park 8720 2.1 -M * 3.9 -M *
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Basin Index (%) 122 98
TONGUE RIVER
Big Goose 7990 3.0 3.0 100 5.2 4.6 113
Bone Springs Div 9350 6.0 6.1 98 5.5 5.8 95
Burgess Junction 7880 3.4 3.7 92 4.4 4.9 90
Dome Lake 8880 2.8 4.3 65 4.2 5.8 72
Little Goose 8870 4.2 -M * 4.0 -M *
Sucker Creek 8880 5.1 4.0 128 5.1 5.6 91
Tie Creek 6870 1.7 1.1 155 5.5 4.7 117
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Basin Index (%) 99 95
BELLE FOURCHE
Cole Canyon 5910 2.1 1.1 191 4.8 4.0 120
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Basin Index (%) 191 120
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN
Blind Park 6890 2.7 2.0 135 3.1 5.0 62
North Rapid Creek 6130 2.0 2.3 87 2.8 4.2 67
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Basin Index (%) 109 64
UPPER N. PLATTE
Arapaho Ridge 10960 8.9 7.3 122 10.3 8.9 116
Blackhall Mtn 9820 9.8 -M * 13.1 -M *
Columbine 9160 7.6 6.3 121 10.6 9.1 116
Divide Peak 8880 5.8 6.1 95 8.7 8.3 105
Joe Wright 10120 7.2 7.6 95 13.0 9.9 131
Laprele Creek 8375 4.7 2.9 162 6.0 4.9 122
Med Bow 10500 14.9 -M * 15.8 -M *
North French Creek 10130 12.0 9.1 132 14.0 9.6 146
Never Summer 10280 7.9 6.5 122 8.6 -M *
Old Battle 10000 11.6 9.8 118 14.0 12.9 109
Rawah 9020 3.4 3.4 100 6.3 6.0 105
Sage Creek Basin 7850 4.1 4.0 102 6.6 5.7 116
Sand Lake 10050 10.6 9.0 118 9.6 9.1 105
South Brush Creek 8440 4.3 3.6 119 5.3 5.9 90
Tower 10500 16.2 15.2 107 15.4 14.9 103
Webber Springs 9250 7.2 7.5 96 11.1 9.8 113
Willow Creek Pass 9540 5.7 4.3 133 7.5 5.4 139
Zirkel 9340 8.8 7.1 124 13.2 10.9 121
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Basin Index (%) 115 115
SWEETWATER
Deer Park 9700 4.6 5.0 92 5.1 7.1 72
Larsen Creek 9000 2.5 3.6 69 5.2 -M *
South Pass 9040 3.6 5.2 69 4.2 7.0 60
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Basin Index (%) 78 66
LOWER N. PLATTE
Casper Mtn. 7900 4.6 4.5 102 4.8 6.3 76
Laprele Creek 8375 4.7 2.9 162 6.0 4.9 122
Reno Hill 8400 5.5 4.8 115 6.7 6.0 112
Windy Peak 7900 4.2 2.3 183 4.5 4.3 105
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Basin Index (%) 131 102
LARAMIE RIVER
Brooklyn Lake 10240 8.5 6.2 137 10.3 7.4 139
Cinnabar Park 9574 8.3 7.2 115 10.7 9.0 119
Crow Creek 8330 1.5 3.5 43 4.2 4.4 95
Deadman Hill 10220 6.8 5.5 124 7.0 6.4 109
Rawah 9020 3.4 3.4 100 6.3 6.0 105
Roach 9700 5.0 5.0 100 7.1 7.1 100
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Basin Index (%) 109 113
S. PLATTE
Black Mountain 8920 3.0 -M * 4.2 -M *
Crow Creek 8330 1.5 3.5 43 4.2 4.4 95
Deadman Hill 10220 6.8 5.5 124 7.0 6.4 109
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Basin Index (%) 92 104
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
Battle Mountain 7440 4.3 2.6 165 7.0 5.7 123
Divide Peak 8880 5.8 6.1 95 8.7 8.3 105
Elk River 8700 5.0 4.6 109 6.1 7.2 85
Little Snake River 8915 8.1 5.6 145 15.5 11.6 134
Old Battle 10000 11.6 9.8 118 14.0 12.9 109
Sage Creek Basin 7850 4.1 4.0 102 6.6 5.7 116
Sandstone RS 8150 5.3 3.4 156 7.1 6.9 103
Whiskey Park 8950 8.5 7.2 118 12.5 9.6 130
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Basin Index (%) 122 114
UPPER GREEN RIVER
Big Sandy Opening 9080 3.7 4.5 82 4.9 5.1 96
Blind Bull Sum 8650 5.9 7.0 84 5.8 7.5 77
East Rim Divide 7930 2.7 3.0 90 4.0 4.4 91
Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 4.1 4.2 98 5.4 5.1 106
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 2.7 4.6 59 3.6 5.0 72
Gunsight Pass 9820 3.4 4.2 81 5.8 5.1 114
Kendall R.S. 7740 2.8 3.5 80 4.0 5.2 77
Loomis Park 8240 4.3 4.5 96 5.9 6.3 94
New Fork Lake 8340 2.9 3.2 91 3.7 4.2 88
Pocket Creek 9360 5.5 -M * 6.3 -M *
Snyder Basin 8060 3.5 3.6 97 5.6 5.1 110
Spring Creek Divide 9000 6.7 7.3 92 8.3 8.6 97
Triple Peak 8500 6.9 6.3 110 9.1 8.8 103
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Basin Index (%) 89 94
LOWER GREEN RIVER
Blacks Fork Jct 8869 2.5 -M * 5.0 -M *
Buck Pasture 9632 4.8 -M * 8.1 -M *
EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 3.5 -M * 4.6 -M *
Hams Fork 7840 3.3 3.2 103 4.8 4.2 114
Hewinta 9500 2.8 2.7 104 5.9 5.5 107
Hickerson Park 9122 2.4 2.0 120 4.9 4.3 114
Hole-in-Rock 9168 1.8 2.2 82 4.8 4.0 120
Indian Creek 9425 5.9 7.6 78 5.8 7.7 75
Kelley R.S. 8180 4.5 4.3 105 5.6 6.6 85
Spirit Lk 10235 4.6 -M * 6.4 -M *
Steel Creek Park 10158 5.0 5.2 96 7.0 6.3 111
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Basin Index (%) 94 101
UPPER BEAR RIVER
Bear River RS 8777 2.6 -M * 5.7 -M *
Bug Lake 7987 -M 5.0 * -M 7.3 *
Burts Miller Ranch 8000 1.1 -M * 3.2 -M *
Chalk Creek #1 9171 5.3 8.0 66 10.4 9.6 108
Hayden Fork 9130 3.9 4.0 98 8.4 7.8 108
Kelley R.S. 8180 4.5 4.3 105 5.6 6.6 85
Lily Lake 9133 3.7 4.1 90 6.5 6.7 97
Monte Cristo 8932 6.8 7.6 89 9.3 9.4 99
Salt River Summit 7640 3.3 3.2 103 5.5 5.8 95
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Basin Index (%) 88 100
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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.
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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.