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: MAY 27 , 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 .0 .0 * 23.4 25.2 93
Black Bear 8170 26.1 29.9 87 39.6 45.6 87
Blind Bull Sum 8650 24.7 15.8 156 20.0 23.9 84
Cottonwood Creek 7670 6.9 .3 2300* 35.0 30.9 113
East Rim Divide 7930 .1 .0 * 13.2 14.7 90
Grand Targhee 9260 40.3 41.1 98 37.9 38.1 99
Granite Creek 6770 2.8 .0 * 22.3 23.6 94
Grassy Lake 7265 14.8 10.3 144 40.6 42.9 95
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 2.3 .9 256* 16.1 16.6 97
Gunsight Pass 9820 9.4 5.8 162 17.9 18.2 98
Lewis Lake Divide 7850 13.5 16.7 81 37.7 42.0 90
Phillips Bench 8200 18.7 13.6 138 35.1 33.6 104
Salt River Summit 7640 .0 .0 * 19.1 20.5 93
Snake River Station 6920 -M .0 * -M 27.2 *
Spring Creek Divide 9000 18.7 15.1 124 28.9 28.7 101
Thumb Divide 7980 .6 .0 * 21.4 23.4 91
Togwotee Pass 9580 25.1 21.7 116 33.2 30.5 109
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 32.4 27.4 118 33.1 33.8 98
Willow Creek 8080 16.7 8.6 194 44.6 41.9 106
Younts Peak 8350 .1 8.3 1 20.8 20.3 102
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Basin Index (%) 117 97
MADISON-GALLATIN
Black Bear 8170 26.1 29.9 87 39.6 45.6 87
Canyon 7870 1.5 .0 * 19.6 20.5 96
Madison Plateau 7750 11.4 10.7 107 25.7 32.4 79
West Yellowstone 6700 -M .0 * 11.8 18.1 65
Whiskey Creek 6800 .9 1.1 82* 22.0 25.0 88
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Basin Index (%) 96* 84
YELLOWSTONE
Beartooth Lake 9360 25.3 19.8 128 27.4 24.8 110
Burnt Mtn 5880 .0 .0 * 20.4 20.4 100
Canyon 7870 1.5 .0 * 19.6 20.5 96
Cole Creek 7850 17.6 12.5 141 19.9 20.6 97
Evening Star 9200 24.3 20.9 116 37.0 34.4 108
Fisher Creek 9100 34.1 30.2 113 42.0 39.4 107
Northeast Entrance 7350 .0 .0 * 17.2 16.2 106
Parker Peak 9400 24.3 17.4 140 30.1 23.3 129
Sylvan Lake 8420 11.9 11.4 104 30.6 28.6 107
Thumb Divide 7980 .6 .0 * 21.4 23.4 91
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 32.4 27.4 118 33.1 33.8 98
White Mill 8700 24.6 20.0 123 27.7 29.8 93
Wolverine 7650 .1 .0 * 16.4 16.1 102
Younts Peak 8350 .1 8.3 1 20.8 20.3 102
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Basin Index (%) 117 103
WIND RIVER
Burroughs Creek 8750 .0 -M * 16.4 -M *
Castle Creek 8400 .0 -M * 9.6 -M *
Cold Springs 9630 .1 .0 * 10.1 15.0 67
Deer Park 9700 .2 7.0 3 17.5 26.8 65
Hobbs Park 10100 .1 9.6 1 16.6 20.0 83
Kirwin 9550 .1 5.0 2 13.9 16.5 84
Little Warm 9370 .0 .0 * 12.5 18.0 69
Owl Creek 8975 .2 .0 * 9.7 10.3 94
South Pass 9040 .1 1.5 7* 14.6 23.2 63
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 .0 .0 * 9.9 14.1 70
Togwotee Pass 9580 25.1 21.7 116 33.2 30.5 109
Townsend Creek 8700 .0 .0 * 13.5 17.8 76
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Basin Index (%) 58* 79
BIGHORN BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9380 17.5 16.3 107 19.8 23.0 86
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .0 .0 * 13.2 13.5 98
Bone Springs Div 9350 13.3 11.8 113 18.4 21.8 84
Grave Springs 8550 .0 .0 * 11.5 15.9 72
Kirwin 9550 .1 5.0 2 13.9 16.5 84
Marquette 8760 .2 -M * 12.8 -M *
Middle Powder 7760 .0 .0 * 13.7 17.0 81
Owl Creek 8975 .2 .0 * 9.7 10.3 94
Powder River Pass 9480 2.8 .2 1400* 17.1 18.2 94
Shell Creek 9580 11.5 12.6 91 16.5 19.4 85
Timber Creek 7950 .1 .0 * 9.8 13.0 75
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Basin Index (%) 99* 85
SHOSHONE RIVER
Blackwater 9780 24.7 22.7 109 30.0 26.9 112
Evening Star 9200 24.3 20.9 116 37.0 34.4 108
Marquette 8760 .2 -M * 12.8 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8420 11.9 11.4 104 30.6 28.6 107
Sylvan Road 7120 .1 .0 * 21.9 20.9 105
Younts Peak 8350 .1 8.3 1 20.8 20.3 102
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Basin Index (%) 97 107
POWDER RIVER
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .0 .0 * 13.2 13.5 98
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 6.8 10.3 66 17.5 20.7 85
Grave Springs 8550 .0 .0 * 11.5 15.9 72
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .0 .0 * 12.8 13.8 93
Middle Powder 7760 .0 .0 * 13.7 17.0 81
Powder River Pass 9480 2.8 .2 1400* 17.1 18.2 94
Soldier Park 8720 .0 -M * 12.7 -M *
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Basin Index (%) 91* 87
TONGUE RIVER
Big Goose 7990 .1 .0 * 12.8 18.0 71
Bone Springs Div 9350 13.3 11.8 113 18.4 21.8 84
Burgess Junction 7880 1.4 3.0 47 14.1 17.7 80
Dome Lake 8880 1.9 .8 238* 14.3 19.9 72
Little Goose 8870 .4 -M * -M -M *
Sucker Creek 8880 .8 4.0 20 17.0 21.1 81
Tie Creek 6870 .1 .0 * 15.7 18.3 86
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Basin Index (%) 90* 79
BELLE FOURCHE
Blind Park 6890 .0 .0 * 11.8 17.8 66
Cole Canyon 5910 -M .0 * 16.7 16.0 104
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Basin Index (%) * 84
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN
Blind Park 6890 .0 .0 * 11.8 17.8 66
North Rapid Creek 6130 -M .0 * -M 15.5 *
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Basin Index (%) * 66
UPPER N. PLATTE
Arapaho Ridge 10960 13.6 12.0 113 26.8 28.9 93
Blackhall Mtn 9820 16.4 -M * 35.3 -M *
Columbine 9160 .0 .0 * 34.8 31.1 112
Divide Peak 8880 .0 .1 0* 26.3 27.0 97
Joe Wright 10120 12.6 17.1 74 33.2 33.7 99
Laprele Creek 8375 .0 .0 * 15.4 17.6 88
Med Bow 10500 36.8 -M * 43.3 -M *
Never Summer 10280 14.6 17.3 84 20.2 -M *
North French Creek 10130 24.4 24.7 99 39.2 34.6 113
Old Battle 10000 28.6 28.2 101 36.3 43.1 84
Rawah 9020 .0 .0 * 19.0 19.3 98
Sage Creek Basin 7850 .1 .0 * 15.3 17.7 86
Sand Lake 10050 25.2 23.6 107 33.7 32.6 103
South Brush Creek 8440 .0 .0 * 18.1 20.7 87
Tower 10500 38.8 42.6 91 50.6 48.7 104
Webber Springs 9250 5.1 4.0 128 31.1 32.6 95
Whiskey Park 8950 7.8 13.0 60 36.7 34.4 107
Willow Creek Pass 9540 1.2 3.9 31 16.8 18.0 93
Zirkel 9340 .2 .0 * 36.8 33.8 109
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Basin Index (%) 92 99
SWEETWATER
Deer Park 9700 .2 7.0 3 17.5 26.8 65
Larsen Creek 9000 .0 1.5 0 11.8 -M *
South Pass 9040 .1 1.5 7* 14.6 23.2 63
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Basin Index (%) 3 64
LOWER N. PLATTE
Casper Mtn. 7900 .0 .3 0* 15.2 21.2 72
Laprele Creek 8375 .0 .0 * 15.4 17.6 88
Reno Hill 8400 .7 .0 * 21.6 22.2 97
Windy Peak 7900 -M .0 * -M 15.6 *
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Basin Index (%) 233* 86
LARAMIE RIVER
Brooklyn Lake 10240 11.7 10.0 117 33.0 27.9 118
Cinnabar Park 9574 7.9 5.5 144 31.1 30.0 104
Crow Creek 8330 .1 .0 * 16.1 15.8 102
Deadman Hill 10220 7.4 11.8 63 21.8 23.6 92
Rawah 9020 .0 .0 * 19.0 19.3 98
Roach 9700 .1 5.6 2 21.2 25.3 84
Windy Peak 7900 -M .0 * -M 15.6 *
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Basin Index (%) 83 100
S. PLATTE
Black Mountain 8920 .6 -M * 18.3 -M *
Crow Creek 8330 .1 .0 * 16.1 15.8 102
Deadman Hill 10220 7.4 11.8 63 21.8 23.6 92
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Basin Index (%) 64* 96
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
Battle Mountain 7440 .0 .0 * 17.4 19.0 92
Divide Peak 8880 .0 .1 0* 26.3 27.0 97
Elk River 8700 .0 .0 * 21.4 25.1 85
Little Snake River 8915 3.0 5.9 51 38.5 35.8 108
Old Battle 10000 28.6 28.2 101 36.3 43.1 84
Sage Creek Basin 7850 .1 .0 * 15.3 17.7 86
Sandstone RS 8150 .0 .0 * 19.8 23.0 86
Whiskey Park 8950 7.8 13.0 60 36.7 34.4 107
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Basin Index (%) 84* 94
UPPER GREEN RIVER
Big Sandy Opening 9080 .0 .0 * 11.4 17.5 65
Blind Bull Sum 8650 24.7 15.8 156 20.0 23.9 84
East Rim Divide 7930 .1 .0 * 13.2 14.7 90
Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 .1 2.1 5 13.1 17.4 75
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 2.3 .9 256* 16.1 16.6 97
Gunsight Pass 9820 9.4 5.8 162 17.9 18.2 98
Indian Creek 9425 9.3 13.6 68 19.5 27.7 70
Kendall R.S. 7740 .0 .0 * 14.6 17.3 84
Loomis Park 8240 .0 .0 * 27.5 21.1 130
New Fork Lake 8340 .0 .0 * 12.0 14.1 85
Pocket Creek 9360 -M -M * 9.8 -M *
Snider Basin 8060 .0 .0 * 16.1 17.2 94
Spring Creek Divide 9000 18.7 15.1 124 28.9 28.7 101
Triple Peak 8500 7.5 1.7 441* 31.4 31.0 101
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Basin Index (%) 131* 91
LOWER GREEN RIVER
Blacks Fork Jct 8869 .0 -M * 14.0 -M *
Buck Pasture 9632 .1 -M * 20.4 -M *
EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 .0 -M * 16.6 -M *
Hams Fork 7840 .0 .0 * 14.2 14.9 95
Hewinta 9500 .0 .0 * 17.1 18.2 94
Hickerson Park 9122 .0 .0 * 13.4 14.1 95
Hole-in-Rock 9168 .1 .0 * 13.4 13.6 99
Indian Creek 9425 9.3 13.6 68 19.5 27.7 70
Kelley R.S. 8180 .0 .0 * 19.3 22.4 86
Spirit Lk 10235 .8 -M * 20.2 -M *
Steel Creek Park 10158 6.3 11.2 56 21.0 21.6 97
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Basin Index (%) 63* 89
UPPER BEAR RIVER
Bear River RS 8777 .0 -M * 13.0 -M *
Bug Lake 7987 .1 .0 * 21.1 24.1 88
Burts Miller Ranch 8000 .0 -M * 8.0 -M *
Chalk Creek #1 9171 .2 9.5 2 21.8 31.6 69
Hayden Fork 9130 .0 .0 * 23.3 26.4 88
Kelley R.S. 8180 .0 .0 * 19.3 22.4 86
Lily Lake 9133 .1 .0 * 14.8 22.0 67
Monte Cristo 8932 6.5 7.9 82 29.2 32.4 90
Salt River Summit 7640 .0 .0 * 19.1 20.5 93
Spring Creek Divide 9000 18.7 15.1 124 28.9 28.7 101
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Basin Index (%) 79* 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.
