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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 3 , 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Median Median Current Average Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WYOMING SNAKE RIVER Base Camp 7060 6.1 7.4 82 8.0 10.3 78 Black Bear 8170 11.4 18.3 62 13.5 18.6 73 Blind Bull Sum 8650 7.7 9.4 82 7.0 9.6 73 Cottonwood Creek 7670 8.2 8.7 94 10.3 11.6 89 East Rim Divide 7930 3.7 4.5 82 4.6 5.7 81 Grand Targhee 9260 20.2 17.7 114 16.4 15.3 107 Granite Creek 6770 5.3 6.7 79 7.8 9.8 80 Grassy Lake 7265 10.8 13.2 82 14.5 17.7 82 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 3.5 6.3 56 4.3 6.3 68 Gunsight Pass 9820 4.6 6.3 73 6.9 6.7 103 Lewis Lake Divide 7850 9.0 13.6 66 13.3 17.4 76 Phillips Bench 8200 7.2 11.3 64 11.0 13.4 82 Salt River Summit 7640 3.9 5.0 78 6.2 7.8 79 Snake River Station 6920 6.4 6.7 96 11.0 11.4 96 Spring Creek Divide 9000 8.5 10.4 82 10.3 11.2 92 Thumb Divide 7980 3.6 6.4 56 6.1 9.2 66 Togwotee Pass 9580 10.1 11.3 89 11.0 11.9 92 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 11.7 12.9 91 10.2 13.2 77 Willow Creek 8080 9.6 11.3 85 14.1 16.1 88 Younts Peak 8350 -M 7.1 * -M 8.0 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 81 84 MADISON-GALLATIN Black Bear 8170 11.4 18.3 62 13.5 18.6 73 Canyon 7870 4.6 5.7 81 6.4 8.1 79 Madison Plateau 7750 6.2 10.5 59 8.0 12.9 62 West Yellowstone 6700 3.5 4.8 73 5.0 7.3 68 Whiskey Creek 6800 3.5 7.0 50 4.5 10.2 44 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 63 65 YELLOWSTONE Beartooth Lake 9360 7.3 10.2 72 6.4 9.4 68 Burnt Mtn 5880 3.3 1.9 174 7.2 6.9 104 Canyon 7870 4.6 5.7 81 6.4 8.1 79 Cole Creek 7850 7.9 6.4 123 7.4 6.5 114 Evening Star 9200 11.5 11.9 97 14.4 13.6 106 Fisher Creek 9100 10.2 15.4 66 13.9 15.5 90 Northeast Entrance 7350 4.5 4.3 105 7.0 6.3 111 Parker Peak 9400 10.6 10.2 104 11.6 8.7 133 Sylvan Lake 8420 9.6 9.4 102 14.4 11.5 125 Thumb Divide 7980 3.6 6.4 56 6.1 9.2 66 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 11.7 12.9 91 10.2 13.2 77 White Mill 8700 8.0 10.3 78 7.5 11.6 65 Wolverine 7650 4.7 5.0 94 6.3 6.4 98 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 89 94 WIND RIVER Burroughs Creek 8750 3.3 -M * 4.9 -M * Castle Creek 8400 1.5 -M * 2.8 -M * Cold Springs 9630 3.3 3.2 103 3.7 5.1 73 Deer Park 9700 5.3 6.6 80 5.7 9.4 61 Hobbs Park 10100 4.9 6.7 73 4.3 6.4 67 Kirwin 9550 3.9 4.4 89 4.2 5.8 72 Little Warm 9370 3.5 4.6 76 4.4 6.3 70 Owl Creek 8975 3.5 2.6 135 4.1 2.9 141 South Pass 9040 4.4 6.8 65 4.8 8.6 56 St. Lawrence Alt 8620 2.1 3.2 66 4.1 4.4 93 Togwotee Pass 9580 10.1 11.3 89 11.0 11.9 92 Townsend Creek 8700 3.8 4.2 90 4.8 5.9 81 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 84 77 BIGHORN BASIN Bald Mtn. 9380 9.5 8.8 108 6.1 8.1 75 Bear Trap Meadow 8200 4.7 2.6 181 4.6 4.3 107 Bone Springs Div 9350 6.8 7.4 92 6.2 7.3 85 Grave Springs 8550 3.7 3.5 106 -M 5.2 * Kirwin 9550 3.9 4.4 89 4.2 5.8 72 Marquette 8760 4.3 -M * 5.4 -M * Middle Powder 7760 5.0 5.0 100 3.7 6.1 61 Owl Creek 8975 3.5 2.6 135 4.1 2.9 141 Powder River Pass 9480 5.0 4.9 102 4.9 6.1 80 Shell Creek 9580 -M 7.3 * -M 6.7 * Timber Creek 7950 2.0 2.2 91 3.6 3.9 92 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 107 84 SHOSHONE RIVER Blackwater 9780 11.0 10.7 103 11.6 10.2 114 Evening Star 9200 11.5 11.9 97 14.4 13.6 106 Marquette 8760 4.3 -M * 5.4 -M * Sylvan Road 7120 5.7 5.7 100 9.0 9.3 97 Younts Peak 8350 -M 7.1 * -M 8.0 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 100 106 POWDER RIVER Bear Trap Meadow 8200 4.7 2.6 181 4.6 4.3 107 Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 6.3 6.4 98 6.5 6.4 102 Grave Springs 8550 3.7 3.5 106 -M 5.2 * Hansen Sawmill 8360 3.0 3.1 97 4.5 4.1 110 Middle Powder 7760 5.0 5.0 100 3.7 6.1 61 Powder River Pass 9480 5.0 4.9 102 4.9 6.1 80 Soldier Park 8720 2.5 -M * 4.4 -M * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 109 90 TONGUE RIVER Big Goose 7990 3.7 3.8 97 6.3 5.4 117 Bone Springs Div 9350 6.8 7.4 92 6.2 7.3 85 Burgess Junction 7880 4.2 4.8 88 5.1 6.0 85 Dome Lake 8880 3.1 5.6 55 4.7 6.8 69 Little Goose 8870 4.9 -M * 4.5 -M * Sucker Creek 8880 5.9 5.3 111 6.0 6.8 88 Tie Creek 6870 2.0 2.2 91 6.2 5.7 109 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 88 91 BELLE FOURCHE Cole Canyon 5910 3.2 2.3 139 6.1 4.7 130 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 139 130 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Blind Park 6890 3.2 3.3 97 3.4 6.1 56 North Rapid Creek 6130 2.8 3.2 88 3.5 5.1 69 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 92 62 UPPER N. PLATTE Arapaho Ridge 10960 10.3 9.8 105 11.6 11.1 105 Blackhall Mtn 9820 11.3 -M * 14.5 -M * Columbine 9160 9.8 9.0 109 12.5 11.8 106 Divide Peak 8880 6.7 8.8 76 9.8 10.6 92 Joe Wright 10120 9.2 9.6 96 15.3 12.3 124 Laprele Creek 8375 5.0 4.0 125 6.3 6.0 105 Med Bow 10500 17.2 -M * 17.6 -M * North French Creek 10130 13.5 12.0 112 15.5 12.4 125 Never Summer 10280 8.8 9.0 98 9.3 -M * Old Battle 10000 13.0 13.0 100 15.3 16.8 91 Rawah 9020 -M 4.7 * -M 7.6 * Sage Creek Basin 7850 5.8 6.1 95 7.1 7.8 91 Sand Lake 10050 11.7 12.2 96 10.3 11.5 90 South Brush Creek 8440 4.8 5.0 96 5.7 7.3 78 Tower 10500 19.9 18.9 105 18.2 18.8 97 Webber Springs 9250 8.2 9.9 83 12.3 12.8 96 Willow Creek Pass 9540 6.2 5.6 111 8.0 6.6 121 Zirkel 9340 10.8 10.5 103 15.5 14.1 110 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 100 102 SWEETWATER Deer Park 9700 5.3 6.6 80 5.7 9.4 61 Larsen Creek 9000 2.6 5.1 51 5.8 -M * South Pass 9040 4.4 6.8 65 4.8 8.6 56 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 66 58 LOWER N. PLATTE Casper Mtn. 7900 5.5 6.0 92 5.1 7.5 68 Laprele Creek 8375 5.0 4.0 125 6.3 6.0 105 Reno Hill 8400 5.9 5.9 100 7.1 7.2 99 Windy Peak 7900 4.4 3.1 142 4.8 5.2 92 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 109 90 LARAMIE RIVER Brooklyn Lake 10240 9.9 8.1 122 12.0 9.5 126 Cinnabar Park 9574 9.8 9.4 104 12.2 11.9 103 Crow Creek 8330 1.6 4.6 35 4.7 5.6 84 Deadman Hill 10220 7.7 7.3 105 7.7 7.9 97 Rawah 9020 -M 4.7 * -M 7.6 * Roach 9700 5.9 7.0 84 8.1 9.1 89 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 96 102 S. PLATTE Black Mountain 8920 3.6 -M * 4.7 -M * Crow Creek 8330 1.6 4.6 35 4.7 5.6 84 Deadman Hill 10220 7.7 7.3 105 7.7 7.9 97 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 78 92 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER Battle Mountain 7440 5.3 4.4 120 6.0 7.2 83 Divide Peak 8880 6.7 8.8 76 9.8 10.6 92 Elk River 8700 6.2 7.1 87 7.4 9.3 80 Little Snake River 8915 9.4 9.3 101 17.3 15.2 114 Old Battle 10000 13.0 13.0 100 15.3 16.8 91 Sage Creek Basin 7850 5.8 6.1 95 7.1 7.8 91 Sandstone RS 8150 6.1 4.7 130 7.9 8.8 90 Whiskey Park 8950 10.0 9.8 102 14.2 12.5 114 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 99 96 UPPER GREEN RIVER Big Sandy Opening 9080 4.3 6.2 69 5.4 6.5 83 Blind Bull Sum 8650 7.7 9.4 82 7.0 9.6 73 East Rim Divide 7930 3.7 4.5 82 4.6 5.7 81 Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 4.8 5.8 83 6.0 6.6 91 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 3.5 6.3 56 4.3 6.3 68 Gunsight Pass 9820 4.6 6.3 73 6.9 6.7 103 Kendall R.S. 7740 4.1 5.0 82 5.3 6.8 78 Loomis Park 8240 5.5 6.8 81 7.0 8.4 83 New Fork Lake 8340 3.7 4.7 79 4.4 5.3 83 Pocket Creek 9360 5.9 -M * 6.8 -M * Snyder Basin 8060 4.5 5.4 83 6.6 6.8 97 Spring Creek Divide 9000 8.5 10.4 82 10.3 11.2 92 Triple Peak 8500 8.8 8.6 102 11.0 11.4 96 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 80 86 LOWER GREEN RIVER Blacks Fork Jct 8869 3.2 -M * 6.0 -M * Buck Pasture 9632 5.8 -M * 9.2 -M * EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 4.2 -M * 5.2 -M * Hams Fork 7840 4.0 4.7 85 5.5 5.4 102 Hewinta 9500 3.7 3.9 95 6.8 6.6 103 Hickerson Park 9122 3.2 2.9 110 5.6 5.0 112 Hole-in-Rock 9168 2.3 3.0 77 5.3 4.7 113 Indian Creek 9425 7.3 10.1 72 7.0 10.2 69 Kelley R.S. 8180 5.3 6.3 84 6.4 8.7 74 Spirit Lk 10235 5.5 -M * 6.5 -M * Steel Creek Park 10158 7.1 6.3 113 8.3 7.7 108 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 88 93 UPPER BEAR RIVER Bear River RS 8777 3.3 -M * 6.5 -M * Bug Lake 7987 4.7 6.4 73 9.6 9.3 103 Burts Miller Ranch 8000 1.7 -M * 3.9 -M * Chalk Creek #1 9171 6.8 9.9 69 12.1 11.9 102 Hayden Fork 9130 5.4 6.1 89 10.0 9.9 101 Kelley R.S. 8180 5.3 6.3 84 6.4 8.7 74 Lily Lake 9133 4.8 5.3 91 7.4 8.2 90 Monte Cristo 8932 9.1 10.3 88 11.2 12.2 92 Salt River Summit 7640 3.9 5.0 78 6.2 7.8 79 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 81 92 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.