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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: FEBRUARY 21 , 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Median Median Current Average Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WYOMING SNAKE RIVER Base Camp 7060 13.7 13.0 105 15.7 16.4 96 Black Bear 8170 28.4 28.0 101 28.2 29.1 97 Blind Bull Sum 8650 15.8 17.1 92 13.1 15.2 86 Cottonwood Creek 7670 16.4 15.7 104 19.2 18.5 104 East Rim Divide 7930 -M 7.5 * -M 9.0 * Grand Targhee 9260 34.0 27.9 122 25.6 23.7 108 Granite Creek 6770 13.9 13.0 107 15.4 15.7 98 Grassy Lake 7265 23.2 24.8 94 26.7 28.1 95 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 7.0 9.3 75 8.1 9.5 85 Gunsight Pass 9820 9.7 10.0 97 11.8 10.2 116 Lewis Lake Divide 7850 22.3 24.4 91 25.8 27.4 94 Phillips Bench 8200 20.9 18.7 112 21.8 21.5 101 Salt River Summit 7640 -M 10.0 * -M 12.8 * Snake River Station 6920 14.0 13.6 103 18.6 17.8 104 Spring Creek Divide 9000 17.2 17.2 100 18.1 18.3 99 Thumb Divide 7980 11.6 11.2 104 13.0 13.9 94 Togwotee Pass 9580 17.9 16.9 106 18.5 18.4 101 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 20.6 20.4 101 17.3 20.5 84 Willow Creek 8080 21.7 20.7 105 25.4 25.2 101 Younts Peak 8350 -M 11.2 * -M 12.1 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 102 98 MADISON-GALLATIN Black Bear 8170 28.4 28.0 101 28.2 29.1 97 Canyon 7870 9.3 9.9 94 11.0 12.5 88 Madison Plateau 7750 17.6 16.7 105 17.9 20.0 90 West Yellowstone 6700 9.6 8.2 117 11.3 11.1 102 Whiskey Creek 6800 12.0 11.3 106 12.6 15.4 82 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 104 92 YELLOWSTONE Beartooth Lake 9360 12.8 15.8 81 11.6 15.0 77 Burnt Mtn 5880 5.5 3.8 145 9.8 9.0 109 Canyon 7870 9.3 9.9 94 11.0 12.5 88 Cole Creek 7850 11.5 9.0 128 -M 8.6 * Evening Star 9200 18.3 18.4 99 20.9 21.0 100 Fisher Creek 9100 20.5 24.6 83 23.9 24.2 99 Northeast Entrance 7350 7.9 7.6 104 10.2 9.5 107 Parker Peak 9400 16.4 14.9 110 17.0 13.3 128 Sylvan Lake 8420 15.0 15.0 100 20.2 17.1 118 Thumb Divide 7980 11.6 11.2 104 13.0 13.9 94 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 20.6 20.4 101 17.3 20.5 84 White Mill 8700 15.1 17.2 88 13.3 18.1 73 Wolverine 7650 8.1 8.2 99 8.7 9.5 92 Younts Peak 8350 -M 11.2 * -M 12.1 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 98 96 WIND RIVER Burroughs Creek 8750 6.6 -M * 8.1 -M * Castle Creek 8400 3.0 -M * 4.2 -M * Cold Springs 9630 5.0 5.3 94 5.3 7.1 75 Deer Park 9700 12.6 10.2 124 13.3 14.3 93 Hobbs Park 10100 10.1 9.0 112 7.5 9.0 83 Kirwin 9550 6.7 6.4 105 6.8 8.3 82 Little Warm 9370 6.1 7.7 79 5.6 9.3 60 Owl Creek 8975 4.0 3.6 111 4.5 4.1 110 South Pass 9040 10.5 10.6 99 9.3 12.8 73 St. Lawrence Alt 8620 3.1 4.9 63 6.4 6.1 105 Togwotee Pass 9580 17.9 16.9 106 18.5 18.4 101 Townsend Creek 8700 6.8 6.1 111 7.5 8.2 91 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 103 87 BIGHORN BASIN Bald Mtn. 9380 13.8 13.8 100 9.4 12.3 76 Bear Trap Meadow 8200 6.3 4.0 158 5.3 5.8 91 Bone Springs Div 9350 10.2 11.2 91 8.6 11.0 78 Grave Springs 8550 5.6 6.0 93 6.5 7.4 88 Kirwin 9550 6.7 6.4 105 6.8 8.3 82 Marquette 8760 5.5 -M * 7.1 -M * Middle Powder 7760 7.0 7.4 95 3.8 8.3 46 Owl Creek 8975 4.0 3.6 111 4.5 4.1 110 Powder River Pass 9480 8.1 7.5 108 7.2 9.0 80 Shell Creek 9580 10.5 10.5 100 9.0 10.0 90 Timber Creek 7950 2.9 3.1 94 4.8 4.9 98 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 102 81 SHOSHONE RIVER Blackwater 9780 15.9 16.3 98 16.6 15.3 108 Evening Star 9200 18.3 18.4 99 20.9 21.0 100 Marquette 8760 5.5 -M * 7.1 -M * Sylvan Lake 8420 15.0 15.0 100 20.2 17.1 118 Sylvan Road 7120 8.8 8.8 100 11.9 13.4 89 Younts Peak 8350 -M 11.2 * -M 12.1 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 99 104 POWDER RIVER Bear Trap Meadow 8200 6.3 4.0 158 5.3 5.8 91 Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 8.9 9.9 90 7.7 9.0 86 Grave Springs 8550 5.6 6.0 93 6.5 7.4 88 Hansen Sawmill 8360 3.9 4.4 89 5.5 5.7 96 Middle Powder 7760 7.0 7.4 95 3.8 8.3 46 Powder River Pass 9480 8.1 7.5 108 7.2 9.0 80 Soldier Park 8720 2.8 -M * 5.1 -M * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 102 80 TONGUE RIVER Big Goose 7990 5.5 5.9 93 7.3 7.5 97 Bone Springs Div 9350 10.2 11.2 91 8.6 11.0 78 Burgess Junction 7880 6.2 7.7 81 6.5 8.5 76 Dome Lake 8880 5.9 8.1 73 5.8 9.5 61 Little Goose 8870 6.7 -M * 5.9 -M * Sucker Creek 8880 8.1 8.3 98 7.3 10.0 73 Tie Creek 6870 3.2 4.1 78 7.3 7.9 92 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 86 79 BELLE FOURCHE Blind Park 6890 7.0 5.9 119 5.9 8.9 66 Cole Canyon 5910 5.3 4.7 113 9.1 6.8 134 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 116 96 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Blind Park 6890 7.0 5.9 119 5.9 8.9 66 North Rapid Creek 6130 5.4 5.6 96 5.6 7.2 78 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 108 71 UPPER N. PLATTE Arapaho Ridge 10960 18.1 15.5 117 18.5 16.7 111 Blackhall Mtn 9820 22.9 -M * 24.6 -M * Columbine 9160 20.7 18.4 112 21.0 19.3 109 Divide Peak 8880 14.8 14.8 100 17.2 16.1 107 Joe Wright 10120 14.6 15.4 95 22.2 18.8 118 Laprele Creek 8375 8.9 7.1 125 9.7 8.9 109 Med Bow 10500 27.1 -M * 25.5 -M * Never Summer 10280 15.5 14.8 105 13.5 -M * North French Creek 10130 21.6 19.7 110 22.5 19.9 113 Old Battle 10000 26.2 22.9 114 26.8 26.7 100 Rawah 9020 9.0 7.8 115 11.7 10.2 115 Sage Creek Basin 7850 13.8 10.4 133 13.6 11.3 120 Sand Lake 10050 20.1 19.6 103 16.7 17.9 93 South Brush Creek 8440 8.0 9.3 86 8.7 11.0 79 Tower 10500 38.2 34.4 111 33.8 30.2 112 Webber Springs 9250 18.6 17.6 106 22.5 20.1 112 Whiskey Park 8950 21.7 20.0 108 24.3 21.3 114 Willow Creek Pass 9540 10.6 9.0 118 12.2 9.8 124 Zirkel 9340 23.4 21.9 107 26.8 22.3 120 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 109 110 SWEETWATER Deer Park 9700 12.6 10.2 124 13.3 14.3 93 Larsen Creek 9000 8.5 8.9 96 11.5 -M * South Pass 9040 10.5 10.6 99 9.3 12.8 73 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 106 83 LOWER N. PLATTE Casper Mtn. 7900 10.7 9.5 113 8.8 10.5 84 Laprele Creek 8375 8.9 7.1 125 9.7 8.9 109 Reno Hill 8400 10.9 9.3 117 11.7 10.5 111 Windy Peak 7900 6.7 5.4 124 6.9 7.4 93 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 119 99 LARAMIE RIVER Brooklyn Lake 10240 16.6 14.4 115 18.1 15.2 119 Cinnabar Park 9574 15.1 16.2 93 17.6 19.0 93 Crow Creek 8330 3.0 6.6 45 6.7 7.5 89 Deadman Hill 10220 13.5 11.9 113 12.6 12.1 104 Rawah 9020 9.0 7.8 115 11.7 10.2 115 Roach 9700 11.6 12.0 97 14.2 13.9 102 Windy Peak 7900 6.7 5.4 124 6.9 7.4 93 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 102 103 S. PLATTE Black Mountain 8920 7.0 -M * 7.8 -M * Crow Creek 8330 3.0 6.6 45 6.7 7.5 89 Deadman Hill 10220 13.5 11.9 113 12.6 12.1 104 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 89 98 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER Battle Mountain 7440 10.5 9.0 117 12.5 11.6 108 Divide Peak 8880 14.8 14.8 100 17.2 16.1 107 Elk River 8700 14.7 14.2 104 13.8 15.2 91 Little Snake River 8915 20.7 18.9 110 28.5 24.2 118 Old Battle 10000 26.2 22.9 114 26.8 26.7 100 Sage Creek Basin 7850 13.8 10.4 133 13.6 11.3 120 Sandstone RS 8150 12.8 10.2 125 13.8 14.3 97 Whiskey Park 8950 21.7 20.0 108 24.3 21.3 114 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 112 107 UPPER GREEN RIVER Big Sandy Opening 9080 10.3 9.4 110 11.2 9.9 113 Blind Bull Sum 8650 15.8 17.1 92 13.1 15.2 86 East Rim Divide 7930 -M 7.5 * -M 9.0 * Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 8.7 8.9 98 9.9 9.9 100 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 7.0 9.3 75 8.1 9.5 85 Gunsight Pass 9820 9.7 10.0 97 11.8 10.2 116 Indian Creek 9425 16.2 17.4 93 13.3 16.8 79 Kendall R.S. 7740 8.2 9.3 88 8.8 11.0 80 Loomis Park 8240 -M 11.0 * -M 13.3 * New Fork Lake 8340 7.3 7.7 95 6.9 8.2 84 Pocket Creek 9360 10.8 -M * 11.8 -M * Snyder Basin 8060 8.9 9.1 98 10.6 10.9 97 Spring Creek Divide 9000 17.2 17.2 100 18.1 18.3 99 Triple Peak 8500 17.1 16.0 107 19.1 19.0 101 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 96 94 LOWER GREEN RIVER Blacks Fork Jct 8869 6.3 -M * 9.7 -M * Buck Pasture 9632 11.7 -M * 14.6 -M * EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 8.9 -M * 7.7 -M * Hams Fork 7840 8.0 8.7 92 8.6 8.7 99 Hewinta 9500 7.5 7.3 103 10.4 10.2 102 Hickerson Park 9122 6.0 5.3 113 8.0 7.1 113 Hole-in-Rock 9168 4.4 5.1 86 7.4 6.7 110 Indian Creek 9425 16.2 17.4 93 13.3 16.8 79 Kelley R.S. 8180 10.5 11.0 95 11.3 13.8 82 Spirit Lk 10235 11.7 -M * 12.0 -M * Steel Creek Park 10158 11.2 10.7 105 13.3 11.7 114 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 97 96 UPPER BEAR RIVER Bear River RS 8777 8.1 -M * 11.2 -M * Bug Lake 7987 16.5 13.8 120 17.7 14.7 120 Burts Miller Ranch 8000 5.2 -M * 6.4 -M * Chalk Creek #1 9171 18.6 17.0 109 21.9 18.6 118 Hayden Fork 9130 13.3 11.4 117 18.2 15.5 117 Kelley R.S. 8180 10.5 11.0 95 11.3 13.8 82 Lily Lake 9133 9.3 9.6 97 12.4 12.6 98 Monte Cristo 8932 23.3 19.6 119 23.3 19.5 119 Salt River Summit 7640 -M 10.0 * -M 12.8 * Spring Creek Divide 9000 17.2 17.2 100 18.1 18.3 99 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 109 109 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.