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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 WEDNESDAY: APRIL 8 , 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Median Median Current Average Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WYOMING SNAKE RIVER Base Camp 7060 17.9 15.2 118 19.2 20.7 93 Black Bear 8170 36.2 37.1 98 33.1 37.9 87 Blind Bull Sum 8650 26.6 23.3 114 16.2 19.3 84 Cottonwood Creek 7670 25.8 20.9 123 29.5 24.4 121 East Rim Divide 7930 12.5 10.2 123 10.1 11.7 86 Grand Targhee 9260 43.8 38.7 113 29.1 30.7 95 Granite Creek 6770 18.5 14.3 129 -M 19.5 * Grassy Lake 7265 34.6 31.4 110 34.7 35.6 97 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 13.1 12.9 102 12.7 12.8 99 Gunsight Pass 9820 14.0 13.9 101 13.7 13.8 99 Lewis Lake Divide 7850 28.7 30.0 96 32.1 35.1 91 Phillips Bench 8200 -M 25.5 * -M 27.9 * Salt River Summit 7640 15.7 12.7 124 16.3 16.5 99 Snake River Station 6920 18.7 14.8 126 22.4 22.2 101 Spring Creek Divide 9000 27.1 22.5 120 25.3 23.6 107 Thumb Divide 7980 18.3 14.7 124 17.6 18.4 96 Togwotee Pass 9580 28.4 22.2 128 27.3 24.1 113 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 32.8 26.2 125 24.8 26.9 92 Willow Creek 8080 38.7 28.4 136 36.1 33.3 108 Younts Peak 8350 18.7 14.4 130 14.9 15.6 96 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 116 98 MADISON-GALLATIN Black Bear 8170 36.2 37.1 98 33.1 37.9 87 Canyon 7870 15.5 12.4 125 15.8 16.1 98 Madison Plateau 7750 23.1 21.6 107 20.4 26.1 78 West Yellowstone 6700 -M 9.3 * -M 14.1 * Whiskey Creek 6800 16.4 14.8 111 18.3 20.0 92 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 106 88 YELLOWSTONE Beartooth Lake 9360 24.1 21.4 113 22.4 19.5 115 Burnt Mtn 5880 8.3 4.3 193 14.7 12.9 114 Canyon 7870 15.5 12.4 125 15.8 16.1 98 Cole Creek 7850 17.6 14.8 119 13.6 12.9 105 Evening Star 9200 28.6 23.8 120 30.8 27.1 114 Fisher Creek 9100 33.8 31.3 108 34.6 31.3 111 Northeast Entrance 7350 11.1 8.9 125 13.0 12.1 107 Parker Peak 9400 -M 19.6 * -M 17.5 * Sylvan Lake 8420 23.1 19.4 119 24.8 22.0 113 Thumb Divide 7980 18.3 14.7 124 17.6 18.4 96 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 32.8 26.2 125 24.8 26.9 92 White Mill 8700 27.5 22.3 123 23.0 23.4 98 Wolverine 7650 13.2 9.6 138 13.6 12.1 112 Younts Peak 8350 18.7 14.4 130 14.9 15.6 96 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 122 105 WIND RIVER Burroughs Creek 8750 14.1 -M * 14.4 -M * Castle Creek 8400 5.7 -M * 7.0 -M * Cold Springs 9630 7.9 6.6 120 7.4 9.9 75 Deer Park 9700 14.7 15.8 93 13.5 19.9 68 Hobbs Park 10100 14.4 14.2 101 12.3 13.5 91 Kirwin 9550 12.5 9.6 130 11.1 11.5 97 Little Warm 9370 13.1 10.3 127 10.6 12.8 83 Owl Creek 8975 6.6 5.8 114 7.2 6.0 120 South Pass 9040 12.6 15.3 82 11.3 17.3 65 St. Lawrence Alt 8620 5.9 6.9 86 7.5 9.0 83 Togwotee Pass 9580 28.4 22.2 128 27.3 24.1 113 Townsend Creek 8700 9.8 9.7 101 9.9 12.0 82 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 108 87 BIGHORN BASIN Bald Mtn. 9380 20.7 19.2 108 16.5 16.8 98 Bear Trap Meadow 8200 8.7 4.9 178 9.6 8.6 112 Bone Springs Div 9350 17.8 16.9 105 14.7 15.5 95 Grave Springs 8550 9.6 9.5 101 10.3 10.7 96 Kirwin 9550 12.5 9.6 130 11.1 11.5 97 Marquette 8760 7.3 -M * 9.1 -M * Middle Powder 7760 12.4 12.1 102 11.8 11.7 101 Owl Creek 8975 6.6 5.8 114 7.2 6.0 120 Powder River Pass 9480 12.2 10.2 120 12.5 12.6 99 Shell Creek 9580 14.9 15.2 98 14.1 13.7 103 Timber Creek 7950 6.1 5.0 122 7.1 7.3 97 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 112 100 SHOSHONE RIVER Blackwater 9780 24.0 22.7 106 24.0 20.3 118 Evening Star 9200 28.6 23.8 120 30.8 27.1 114 Marquette 8760 7.3 -M * 9.1 -M * Sylvan Lake 8420 23.1 19.4 119 24.8 22.0 113 Sylvan Road 7120 13.1 10.7 122 -M 16.5 * Younts Peak 8350 18.7 14.4 130 14.9 15.6 96 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 118 111 POWDER RIVER Bear Trap Meadow 8200 8.7 4.9 178 9.6 8.6 112 Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 14.4 14.9 97 13.7 13.4 102 Grave Springs 8550 9.6 9.5 101 10.3 10.7 96 Hansen Sawmill 8360 7.6 6.1 125 8.8 8.6 102 Middle Powder 7760 12.4 12.1 102 11.8 11.7 101 Powder River Pass 9480 12.2 10.2 120 12.5 12.6 99 Soldier Park 8720 7.1 -M * 8.9 -M * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 112 102 TONGUE RIVER Big Goose 7990 8.8 9.7 91 9.6 11.5 83 Bone Springs Div 9350 17.8 16.9 105 14.7 15.5 95 Burgess Junction 7880 11.4 12.0 95 12.6 12.3 102 Dome Lake 8880 13.7 11.8 116 9.8 13.6 72 Little Goose 8870 10.9 -M * 8.3 -M * Sucker Creek 8880 13.1 12.3 107 12.9 14.4 90 Tie Creek 6870 8.0 5.6 143 12.8 11.7 109 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 107 92 BELLE FOURCHE Blind Park 6890 4.7 6.9 68 8.3 11.9 70 Cole Canyon 5910 -M 4.9 * -M 9.6 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 68 70 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Blind Park 6890 4.7 6.9 68 8.3 11.9 70 North Rapid Creek 6130 6.3 6.4 98 8.3 10.0 83 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 83 76 UPPER N. PLATTE Arapaho Ridge 10960 23.0 21.0 110 22.1 22.6 98 Blackhall Mtn 9820 30.7 -M * 29.2 -M * Columbine 9160 29.7 23.4 127 28.3 25.5 111 Divide Peak 8880 21.4 20.0 107 21.9 21.4 102 Joe Wright 10120 -M 21.4 * -M 25.8 * Laprele Creek 8375 12.3 9.4 131 13.2 12.5 106 Med Bow 10500 43.7 -M * 35.3 -M * Never Summer 10280 -M 20.4 * -M -M * North French Creek 10130 33.9 29.7 114 32.0 26.7 120 Old Battle 10000 32.2 31.5 102 30.3 34.9 87 Rawah 9020 11.0 10.6 104 14.4 14.4 100 Sage Creek Basin 7850 14.0 11.6 121 12.5 14.6 86 Sand Lake 10050 30.0 29.1 103 27.2 24.8 110 South Brush Creek 8440 11.6 11.8 98 13.2 15.2 87 Tower 10500 46.1 46.0 100 41.7 39.8 105 Webber Springs 9250 23.1 23.1 100 25.2 26.7 94 Whiskey Park 8950 33.0 27.5 120 31.5 27.9 113 Willow Creek Pass 9540 13.7 12.2 112 12.9 13.4 96 Zirkel 9340 28.3 26.2 108 -M 28.5 * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 109 102 SWEETWATER Deer Park 9700 14.7 15.8 93 13.5 19.9 68 Larsen Creek 9000 -M 11.5 * -M -M * South Pass 9040 12.6 15.3 82 11.3 17.3 65 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 88 67 LOWER N. PLATTE Casper Mtn. 7900 16.1 14.4 112 11.9 15.1 79 Laprele Creek 8375 12.3 9.4 131 13.2 12.5 106 Reno Hill 8400 17.0 14.0 121 17.5 15.6 112 Windy Peak 7900 9.7 7.7 126 9.2 10.6 87 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 121 96 LARAMIE RIVER Brooklyn Lake 10240 27.6 22.0 125 26.4 21.1 125 Cinnabar Park 9574 22.4 21.3 105 25.3 24.1 105 Crow Creek 8330 7.2 6.9 104 10.7 10.9 98 Deadman Hill 10220 18.9 16.2 117 16.5 17.3 95 Rawah 9020 11.0 10.6 104 14.4 14.4 100 Roach 9700 15.0 16.6 90 16.1 19.1 84 Windy Peak 7900 9.7 7.7 126 9.2 10.6 87 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 110 101 S. PLATTE Black Mountain 8920 9.6 -M * 13.1 -M * Crow Creek 8330 7.2 6.9 104 10.7 10.9 98 Deadman Hill 10220 18.9 16.2 117 16.5 17.3 95 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 113 96 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER Battle Mountain 7440 10.4 9.3 112 14.5 15.0 97 Divide Peak 8880 21.4 20.0 107 21.9 21.4 102 Elk River 8700 19.6 19.1 103 18.1 20.0 90 Little Snake River 8915 28.0 25.5 110 32.6 29.9 109 Old Battle 10000 32.2 31.5 102 30.3 34.9 87 Sage Creek Basin 7850 14.0 11.6 121 12.5 14.6 86 Sandstone RS 8150 15.6 12.8 122 16.2 18.3 89 Whiskey Park 8950 33.0 27.5 120 31.5 27.9 113 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 111 98 UPPER GREEN RIVER Big Sandy Opening 9080 10.5 12.7 83 9.2 13.2 70 Blind Bull Sum 8650 26.6 23.3 114 16.2 19.3 84 East Rim Divide 7930 12.5 10.2 123 10.1 11.7 86 Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 10.8 12.3 88 10.5 13.2 80 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 13.1 12.9 102 12.7 12.8 99 Gunsight Pass 9820 14.0 13.9 101 13.7 13.8 99 Indian Creek 9425 23.9 24.7 97 16.8 22.4 75 Kendall R.S. 7740 10.9 11.4 96 11.4 14.1 81 Loomis Park 8240 15.3 13.8 111 18.4 17.2 107 New Fork Lake 8340 10.7 10.3 104 9.2 10.7 86 Pocket Creek 9360 -M -M * 8.6 -M * Snider Basin 8060 13.4 12.3 109 14.2 14.1 101 Spring Creek Divide 9000 27.1 22.5 120 25.3 23.6 107 Triple Peak 8500 27.8 21.8 128 26.8 25.1 107 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 107 92 LOWER GREEN RIVER Blacks Fork Jct 8869 8.4 -M * 12.1 -M * Buck Pasture 9632 18.7 -M * 17.5 -M * EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 14.4 -M * 12.0 -M * Hams Fork 7840 12.1 10.5 115 11.7 11.3 104 Hewinta 9500 12.3 10.9 113 14.7 14.0 105 Hickerson Park 9122 11.2 7.9 142 11.8 10.2 116 Hole-in-Rock 9168 10.1 7.0 144 11.6 9.7 120 Indian Creek 9425 23.9 24.7 97 16.8 22.4 75 Kelley R.S. 8180 16.0 14.6 110 16.7 18.0 93 Spirit Lk 10235 18.3 -M * 18.6 -M * Steel Creek Park 10158 17.6 15.8 111 18.1 16.5 110 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 113 99 UPPER BEAR RIVER Bear River RS 8777 10.5 -M * 11.8 -M * Bug Lake 7987 19.8 18.5 107 18.8 19.3 97 Burts Miller Ranch 8000 5.7 -M * 7.3 -M * Chalk Creek #1 9171 21.1 24.4 86 19.4 25.1 77 Hayden Fork 9130 16.7 15.3 109 20.7 21.1 98 Kelley R.S. 8180 16.0 14.6 110 16.7 18.0 93 Lily Lake 9133 12.6 12.7 99 13.1 17.1 77 Monte Cristo 8932 30.3 27.8 109 26.6 25.9 103 Salt River Summit 7640 15.7 12.7 124 16.3 16.5 99 Spring Creek Divide 9000 27.1 22.5 120 25.3 23.6 107 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 107 94 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.