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: MAY 16 , 2020
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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 3.4 .0 * 21.8 24.1 90
Black Bear 8170 -M 35.8 * 36.3 44.1 82
Blind Bull Sum 8650 30.1 21.8 138 19.2 22.9 84
Cottonwood Creek 7670 -M 9.6 * -M 29.5 *
East Rim Divide 7930 .1 3.3 3 12.3 13.9 88
Grand Targhee 9260 40.1 44.6 90 35.6 36.7 97
Granite Creek 6770 5.3 .4 1325* 20.6 22.6 91
Grassy Lake 7265 19.3 21.3 91 37.8 41.3 92
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 8.2 8.2 100 15.8 15.8 100
Gunsight Pass 9820 11.8 12.0 98 16.7 17.5 95
Lewis Lake Divide 7850 17.7 25.3 70 35.4 40.5 87
Phillips Bench 8200 -M 21.5 * -M 32.5 *
Salt River Summit 7640 .0 1.0 0* 18.2 19.6 93
Snake River Station 6920 .2 .0 * 24.3 26.1 93
Spring Creek Divide 9000 23.2 22.3 104 28.3 27.8 102
Thumb Divide 7980 -M 4.3 * -M 22.4 *
Togwotee Pass 9580 27.3 24.1 113 31.6 29.2 108
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 33.6 29.1 115 30.8 32.3 95
Willow Creek 8080 22.9 19.3 119 43.0 40.3 107
Younts Peak 8350 2.6 13.3 20 17.8 19.2 93
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Basin Index (%) 100 94
MADISON-GALLATIN
Black Bear 8170 -M 35.8 * 36.3 44.1 82
Canyon 7870 7.5 4.8 156 18.4 19.5 94
Madison Plateau 7750 13.9 16.5 84 22.9 30.9 74
West Yellowstone 6700 .1 .0 * 10.8 17.2 63
Whiskey Creek 6800 7.0 8.1 86 20.2 23.8 85
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Basin Index (%) 97 80
YELLOWSTONE
Beartooth Lake 9360 26.7 22.5 119 25.9 23.8 109
Burnt Mtn 5880 .0 .0 * 18.2 18.8 97
Canyon 7870 7.5 4.8 156 18.4 19.5 94
Cole Creek 7850 19.1 16.9 113 17.6 19.0 93
Evening Star 9200 25.9 25.1 103 35.1 32.7 107
Fisher Creek 9100 36.0 33.9 106 40.2 37.7 107
Northeast Entrance 7350 .2 .0 * 16.3 15.1 108
Parker Peak 9400 -M 21.3 * -M 22.0 *
Sylvan Lake 8420 15.0 16.7 90 28.3 27.1 104
Thumb Divide 7980 -M 4.3 * -M 22.4 *
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 33.6 29.1 115 30.8 32.3 95
White Mill 8700 29.0 24.1 120 26.6 28.4 94
Wolverine 7650 .0 .0 * 15.5 15.2 102
Younts Peak 8350 2.6 13.3 20 17.8 19.2 93
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Basin Index (%) 105 101
WIND RIVER
Burroughs Creek 8750 1.0 -M * 15.8 -M *
Castle Creek 8400 .0 -M * 8.7 -M *
Cold Springs 9630 .1 .0 * 9.5 14.1 67
Deer Park 9700 5.7 13.0 44 16.5 25.6 64
Hobbs Park 10100 8.0 14.6 55 15.0 18.7 80
Kirwin 9550 4.8 10.1 48 12.6 15.5 81
Little Warm 9370 5.0 5.6 89 12.3 17.0 72
Owl Creek 8975 .1 .0 * 9.0 9.3 97
South Pass 9040 2.4 9.7 25 14.1 22.2 64
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 .0 .0 * 9.5 13.2 72
Togwotee Pass 9580 27.3 24.1 113 31.6 29.2 108
Townsend Creek 8700 .6 .6 100* 13.4 16.7 80
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Basin Index (%) 69 79
BIGHORN BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9380 22.5 20.5 110 19.6 21.7 90
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .0 .0 * 11.7 12.2 96
Bone Springs Div 9350 19.0 15.6 122 17.9 20.4 88
Grave Springs 8550 3.5 5.9 59 11.5 14.8 78
Kirwin 9550 4.8 10.1 48 12.6 15.5 81
Marquette 8760 2.5 -M * 11.5 -M *
Middle Powder 7760 -M 8.3 * -M 15.9 *
Owl Creek 8975 .1 .0 * 9.0 9.3 97
Powder River Pass 9480 9.2 8.0 115 16.6 16.8 99
Shell Creek 9580 16.4 16.4 100 16.4 18.2 90
Timber Creek 7950 .3 .0 * 9.0 11.8 76
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Basin Index (%) 99 88
SHOSHONE RIVER
Blackwater 9780 23.4 24.9 94 27.9 25.4 110
Evening Star 9200 25.9 25.1 103 35.1 32.7 107
Marquette 8760 2.5 -M * 11.5 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8420 15.0 16.7 90 28.3 27.1 104
Sylvan Road 7120 .1 .0 * 19.4 19.9 97
Younts Peak 8350 2.6 13.3 20 17.8 19.2 93
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Basin Index (%) 84 103
POWDER RIVER
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .0 .0 * 11.7 12.2 96
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 13.4 16.1 83 17.0 19.1 89
Grave Springs 8550 3.5 5.9 59 11.5 14.8 78
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .2 .0 * 12.2 12.5 98
Middle Powder 7760 -M 8.3 * -M 15.9 *
Powder River Pass 9480 9.2 8.0 115 16.6 16.8 99
Soldier Park 8720 .1 -M * 11.7 -M *
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Basin Index (%) 88* 92
TONGUE RIVER
Big Goose 7990 5.2 8.2 63 12.5 16.7 75
Bone Springs Div 9350 19.0 15.6 122 17.9 20.4 88
Burgess Junction 7880 10.0 10.2 98 14.5 16.6 87
Dome Lake 8880 10.4 9.2 113 13.3 18.6 72
Little Goose 8870 8.1 -M * -M -M *
Sucker Creek 8880 9.6 10.8 89 16.4 19.8 83
Tie Creek 6870 .1 .0 * 15.4 16.9 91
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Basin Index (%) 101 83
BELLE FOURCHE
Blind Park 6890 .0 .0 * 11.2 16.3 69
Cole Canyon 5910 -M .0 * 16.1 14.5 111
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Basin Index (%) * 89
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN
Blind Park 6890 .0 .0 * 11.2 16.3 69
North Rapid Creek 6130 .0 .0 * -M 14.2 *
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Basin Index (%) * 69
UPPER N. PLATTE
Arapaho Ridge 10960 19.7 21.1 93 26.7 28.4 94
Blackhall Mtn 9820 24.8 -M * 35.2 -M *
Columbine 9160 9.7 7.5 129 34.6 30.3 114
Divide Peak 8880 3.9 9.6 41 25.6 26.1 98
Joe Wright 10120 -M 22.6 * -M 32.3 *
Laprele Creek 8375 .0 .0 * 15.1 16.5 92
Med Bow 10500 40.9 -M * 43.2 -M *
Never Summer 10280 18.6 22.0 85 19.7 -M *
North French Creek 10130 32.8 31.8 103 39.2 33.2 118
Old Battle 10000 32.6 34.5 94 36.2 41.6 87
Rawah 9020 .1 1.2 8 18.7 18.8 99
Sage Creek Basin 7850 -M .0 * 15.3 17.2 89
Sand Lake 10050 30.9 29.9 103 33.6 31.4 107
South Brush Creek 8440 .0 1.0 0* 17.5 19.7 89
Tower 10500 47.1 49.5 95 50.4 47.3 107
Webber Springs 9250 13.7 15.6 88 31.0 31.8 97
Whiskey Park 8950 20.3 24.2 84 36.8 33.6 110
Willow Creek Pass 9540 9.8 11.0 89 16.4 17.1 96
Zirkel 9340 8.1 15.6 52 36.5 33.3 110
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Basin Index (%) 90 102
SWEETWATER
Deer Park 9700 5.7 13.0 44 16.5 25.6 64
Larsen Creek 9000 .0 4.7 0 11.6 -M *
South Pass 9040 2.4 9.7 25 14.1 22.2 64
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Basin Index (%) 30 64
LOWER N. PLATTE
Casper Mtn. 7900 5.4 8.3 65 14.4 20.0 72
Laprele Creek 8375 .0 .0 * 15.1 16.5 92
Reno Hill 8400 10.8 7.2 150 20.8 21.0 99
Windy Peak 7900 -M .0 * -M 14.3 *
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Basin Index (%) 105 87
LARAMIE RIVER
Brooklyn Lake 10240 21.6 19.2 112 32.7 26.7 122
Cinnabar Park 9574 15.9 14.8 107 31.1 29.3 106
Crow Creek 8330 .1 .0 * 15.6 15.0 104
Deadman Hill 10220 14.9 18.2 82 21.5 22.5 96
Rawah 9020 .1 1.2 8 18.7 18.8 99
Roach 9700 5.7 13.5 42 20.4 24.1 85
Windy Peak 7900 -M .0 * -M 14.3 *
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Basin Index (%) 87 103
S. PLATTE
Black Mountain 8920 -M -M * -M -M *
Crow Creek 8330 .1 .0 * 15.6 15.0 104
Deadman Hill 10220 14.9 18.2 82 21.5 22.5 96
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Basin Index (%) 82* 99
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
Battle Mountain 7440 .0 .0 * 17.4 18.4 95
Divide Peak 8880 3.9 9.6 41 25.6 26.1 98
Elk River 8700 -M 2.2 * -M 24.3 *
Little Snake River 8915 13.7 17.3 79 38.5 35.0 110
Old Battle 10000 32.6 34.5 94 36.2 41.6 87
Sage Creek Basin 7850 -M .0 * 15.3 17.2 89
Sandstone RS 8150 .0 .0 * 19.7 22.3 88
Whiskey Park 8950 20.3 24.2 84 36.8 33.6 110
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Basin Index (%) 82 98
UPPER GREEN RIVER
Big Sandy Opening 9080 .3 7.0 4 11.1 16.6 67
Blind Bull Sum 8650 30.1 21.8 138 19.2 22.9 84
East Rim Divide 7930 .1 3.3 3 12.3 13.9 88
Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 3.8 8.0 48 12.5 16.5 76
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 8.2 8.2 100 15.8 15.8 100
Gunsight Pass 9820 11.8 12.0 98 16.7 17.5 95
Indian Creek 9425 13.7 20.9 66 18.6 26.7 70
Kendall R.S. 7740 .0 .0 * 14.2 16.5 86
Loomis Park 8240 4.9 5.4 91 22.3 20.3 110
New Fork Lake 8340 .0 .7 0* 11.2 13.3 84
Pocket Creek 9360 -M -M * 10.3 -M *
Snider Basin 8060 .0 3.9 0 15.8 16.6 95
Spring Creek Divide 9000 23.2 22.3 104 28.3 27.8 102
Triple Peak 8500 14.8 12.0 123 30.9 29.9 103
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Basin Index (%) 88 90
LOWER GREEN RIVER
Blacks Fork Jct 8869 .0 -M * 14.0 -M *
Buck Pasture 9632 5.7 -M * 20.5 -M *
EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 .0 -M * 15.6 -M *
Hams Fork 7840 .0 .0 * 13.3 14.2 94
Hewinta 9500 .0 .0 * 17.0 17.5 97
Hickerson Park 9122 .0 .0 * 13.5 13.2 102
Hole-in-Rock 9168 .0 .0 * 13.4 12.8 105
Indian Creek 9425 13.7 20.9 66 18.6 26.7 70
Kelley R.S. 8180 .5 5.8 9 18.3 21.5 85
Spirit Lk 10235 7.6 -M * 20.1 -M *
Steel Creek Park 10158 13.3 16.1 83 21.0 20.7 101
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Basin Index (%) 64* 91
UPPER BEAR RIVER
Bear River RS 8777 .0 -M * 13.0 -M *
Bug Lake 7987 2.3 9.4 24 20.2 23.2 87
Burts Miller Ranch 8000 .0 -M * 7.9 -M *
Chalk Creek #1 9171 6.8 18.7 36 21.5 30.5 70
Hayden Fork 9130 -M 2.1 * -M 25.5 *
Kelley R.S. 8180 .5 5.8 9 18.3 21.5 85
Lily Lake 9133 .1 .7 14* 14.8 21.1 70
Monte Cristo 8932 13.8 18.4 75 28.1 31.3 90
Salt River Summit 7640 .0 1.0 0* 18.2 19.6 93
Spring Creek Divide 9000 23.2 22.3 104 28.3 27.8 102
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Basin Index (%) 61 85
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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.
