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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 FRIDAY: APRIL 9 , 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Median Median Current Average Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WYOMING SNAKE RIVER Base Camp 7060 14.3 15.1 95 18.3 20.8 88 Blind Bull Sum 8650 19.5 23.4 83 13.0 19.4 67 Cottonwood Creek 7670 18.9 20.9 90 23.2 24.5 95 East Rim Divide 7930 5.5 10.2 54 8.4 11.7 72 Grand Targhee 9260 35.9 39.0 92 28.3 30.8 92 Granite Creek 6770 13.6 14.1 96 -M 19.6 * Grassy Lake 7265 27.2 31.4 87 31.2 35.8 87 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 9.5 12.8 74 10.3 12.9 80 Gunsight Pass 9820 10.7 13.9 77 11.1 13.9 80 Lewis Lake Divide 7850 23.8 30.1 79 29.2 35.2 83 Loomis Park 8240 9.7 13.8 70 13.4 17.3 77 Phillips Bench 8200 21.7 25.6 85 23.5 28.0 84 Salt River Summit 7640 9.8 12.6 78 12.7 16.6 77 Snake River Station 6920 13.4 14.6 92 19.6 22.4 88 Somsen Ranch 6800 8.8 10.0 88 13.5 16.6 81 Spring Creek Divide 9000 21.2 22.6 94 21.6 23.7 91 Thumb Divide 7980 12.0 14.7 82 14.1 18.5 76 Togwotee Pass 9580 21.6 22.3 97 24.5 24.2 101 Triple Peak 8500 18.9 21.6 88 22.0 25.2 87 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 25.5 26.3 97 21.9 27.1 81 Willow Creek 8080 21.6 28.3 76 25.9 33.5 77 Younts Peak 8350 13.3 14.5 92 15.1 15.7 96 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 86 85 MADISON HEADWATERS IN WYOMING Black Bear 8170 27.7 36.9 75 30.8 38.0 81 Canyon 7870 12.4 12.4 100 13.8 16.1 86 Madison Plateau 7750 20.2 21.7 93 20.8 26.2 79 West Yellowstone 6700 9.3 9.1 102 13.2 14.1 94 Whiskey Creek 6800 13.8 14.8 93 17.6 20.0 88 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 88 84 YELLOWSTONE HEADWATERS IN WYOMING Beartooth Lake 9360 20.7 21.5 96 20.1 19.6 103 Canyon 7870 12.4 12.4 100 13.8 16.1 86 Evening Star 9200 25.8 23.9 108 28.8 27.2 106 Fisher Creek 9100 29.6 31.3 95 32.1 31.4 102 Monument Peak 8850 21.2 19.8 107 24.4 21.6 113 Northeast Entrance 7350 -M 8.8 * 13.3 12.2 109 Parker Peak 9400 23.3 19.7 118 23.1 17.6 131 Sylvan Lake 8420 16.5 19.5 85 22.3 22.2 100 Thumb Divide 7980 12.0 14.7 82 14.1 18.5 76 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 25.5 26.3 97 21.9 27.1 81 White Mill 8700 25.0 22.5 111 24.0 23.6 102 Wolverine 7650 8.7 9.6 91 15.8 12.2 130 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 100 102 WIND RIVER Burroughs Creek 8750 9.4 -M * 14.4 -M * Castle Creek 8400 4.4 -M * 7.6 -M * Cold Springs 9630 6.1 6.5 94 9.5 10.0 95 Deer Park 9700 12.0 16.0 75 15.6 20.0 78 Hobbs Park 10100 12.0 14.3 84 13.1 13.6 96 Kirwin 9550 8.6 9.6 90 10.7 11.6 92 Little Warm 9370 9.1 10.3 88 12.3 12.9 95 South Pass 9040 11.8 15.5 76 13.6 17.5 78 St. Lawrence Alt 8620 2.5 6.9 36 6.6 9.0 73 Togwotee Pass 9580 21.6 22.3 97 24.5 24.2 101 Townsend Creek 8700 9.2 9.8 94 11.7 12.2 96 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 84 90 BIGHORN BASIN Bald Mtn. 9380 16.9 19.2 88 15.7 17.0 92 Bear Trap Meadow 8200 8.0 4.8 167 10.9 8.7 125 Bone Springs Div 9350 15.9 17.0 94 12.2 15.6 78 Grave Springs 8550 7.0 9.5 74 8.6 10.7 80 Kirwin 9550 8.6 9.6 90 10.7 11.6 92 Marquette 8760 4.9 -M * 7.4 -M * Middle Powder 7760 11.5 12.2 94 10.2 11.8 86 Owl Creek 8975 5.4 5.8 93 6.7 6.1 110 Powder River Pass 9480 10.6 10.3 103 11.0 12.7 87 Shell Creek 9580 15.0 15.3 98 12.4 13.8 90 Timber Creek 7950 3.4 5.1 67 5.9 7.4 80 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 94 90 SHOSHONE RIVER Blackwater 9780 19.8 22.8 87 21.8 20.5 106 Evening Star 9200 25.8 23.9 108 28.8 27.2 106 Marquette 8760 4.9 -M * 7.4 -M * Sylvan Lake 8420 16.5 19.5 85 22.3 22.2 100 Sylvan Road 7120 5.6 10.6 53 -M 16.6 * Younts Peak 8350 13.3 14.5 92 15.1 15.7 96 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 89 103 POWDER RIVER Bear Trap Meadow 8200 8.0 4.8 167 10.9 8.7 125 Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 15.7 15.0 105 16.4 13.5 121 Grave Springs 8550 7.0 9.5 74 8.6 10.7 80 Hansen Sawmill 8360 9.0 6.1 148 10.6 8.7 122 Middle Powder 7760 11.5 12.2 94 10.2 11.8 86 Powder River Pass 9480 10.6 10.3 103 11.0 12.7 87 Soldier Park 8720 7.2 -M * 11.2 -M * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 107 102 TONGUE RIVER Big Goose 7990 9.3 9.8 95 12.6 11.7 108 Bone Springs Div 9350 15.9 17.0 94 12.2 15.6 78 Burgess Junction 7880 11.7 12.0 98 14.0 12.4 113 Dome Lake 8880 12.6 11.8 107 13.9 13.8 101 Little Goose 8870 12.2 -M * 14.6 -M * Sucker Creek 8880 13.5 12.4 109 17.7 14.5 122 Tie Creek 6870 4.5 5.5 82 11.0 11.9 92 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 99 102 BELLE FOURCHE Blind Park 6890 1.2 6.8 18 9.1 12.0 76 Cole Canyon 5910 1.8 4.6 39 7.4 9.6 77 North Rapid Creek 6130 4.5 6.4 70 9.0 10.0 90 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 42 81 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Blind Park 6890 1.2 6.8 18 9.1 12.0 76 North Rapid Creek 6130 4.5 6.4 70 9.0 10.0 90 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 43 82 UPPER N. PLATTE Arapaho Ridge 10960 20.7 21.1 98 20.3 22.8 89 Blackhall Mtn 9820 27.2 -M * 27.1 -M * Cinnabar Park 9574 17.4 21.4 81 20.7 24.3 85 Columbine 9160 18.2 23.3 78 19.8 25.6 77 Divide Peak 8880 14.1 20.1 70 17.4 21.5 81 Joe Wright 10120 19.1 21.5 89 23.3 25.9 90 Laprele Creek 8375 9.5 9.4 101 12.4 12.6 98 Med Bow 10500 36.6 -M * 31.6 -M * Never Summer 10280 17.7 20.4 87 13.1 -M * North French Creek 10130 27.4 30.0 91 27.7 26.9 103 Old Battle 10000 28.3 31.6 90 29.6 35.2 84 Rawah 9020 9.3 10.6 88 13.5 14.6 92 Sage Creek Basin 7850 14.2 11.4 125 10.1 14.7 69 Sand Lake 10050 28.9 29.3 99 26.6 25.0 106 South Brush Creek 8440 7.5 11.8 64 10.3 15.3 67 Tower 10500 33.9 46.3 73 33.1 40.0 83 Webber Springs 9250 17.7 23.2 76 21.3 26.8 79 Whiskey Park 8950 27.0 27.6 98 26.0 28.1 93 Willow Creek Pass 9540 11.6 12.3 94 10.3 13.5 76 Zirkel 9340 18.0 26.1 69 25.4 28.6 89 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 86 87 SWEETWATER Deer Park 9700 12.0 16.0 75 15.6 20.0 78 Larsen Creek 9000 6.0 11.4 53 9.5 -M * South Pass 9040 11.8 15.5 76 13.6 17.5 78 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 69 78 LOWER N. PLATTE Casper Mtn. 7900 12.4 14.4 86 11.3 15.2 74 Laprele Creek 8375 9.5 9.4 101 12.4 12.6 98 Reno Hill 8400 14.5 14.1 103 15.9 15.7 101 Windy Peak 7900 11.2 7.6 147 12.9 10.6 122 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 105 97 LARAMIE RIVER Brooklyn Lake 10240 23.3 22.1 105 25.7 21.2 121 Cinnabar Park 9574 17.4 21.4 81 20.7 24.3 85 Crow Creek 8330 4.0 6.8 59 10.2 11.0 93 Deadman Hill 10220 18.8 16.3 115 17.6 17.4 101 Rawah 9020 9.3 10.6 88 13.5 14.6 92 Roach 9700 14.4 16.6 87 17.3 19.3 90 Windy Peak 7900 11.2 7.6 147 12.9 10.6 122 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 97 100 S. PLATTE Crow Creek 8330 4.0 6.8 59 10.2 11.0 93 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 59 93 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER Battle Mountain 7440 6.1 9.0 68 12.0 15.1 79 Divide Peak 8880 14.1 20.1 70 17.4 21.5 81 Elk River 8700 13.6 18.9 72 12.8 20.1 64 Elkhead Divide 8780 14.3 -M * 16.9 -M * Little Snake River 8915 19.9 25.8 77 28.7 30.1 95 Old Battle 10000 28.3 31.6 90 29.6 35.2 84 Sage Creek Basin 7850 14.2 11.4 125 10.1 14.7 69 Sandstone RS 8150 9.2 12.7 72 14.0 18.4 76 Whiskey Park 8950 27.0 27.6 98 26.0 28.1 93 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 84 82 UPPER GREEN RIVER Big Sandy Opening 9080 9.8 12.8 77 9.3 13.3 70 Blind Bull Sum 8650 19.5 23.4 83 13.0 19.4 67 East Rim Divide 7930 5.5 10.2 54 8.4 11.7 72 Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 9.5 12.3 77 8.7 13.3 65 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 9.5 12.8 74 10.3 12.9 80 Gunsight Pass 9820 10.7 13.9 77 11.1 13.9 80 Indian Creek 9425 17.4 24.8 70 17.2 22.5 76 Kendall R.S. 7740 8.4 11.2 75 12.7 14.1 90 Larsen Creek 9000 6.0 11.4 53 9.5 -M * Loomis Park 8240 9.7 13.8 70 13.4 17.3 77 New Fork Lake 8340 7.5 10.2 74 9.9 10.8 92 Pocket Creek 9360 -M -M * -M -M * Snider Basin 8060 8.4 12.3 68 12.7 14.1 90 Spring Creek Divide 9000 21.2 22.6 94 21.6 23.7 91 Triple Peak 8500 18.9 21.6 88 22.0 25.2 87 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 76 80 LOWER GREEN RIVER Blacks Fork Jct 8869 6.3 -M * 10.1 -M * Buck Pasture 9632 12.3 -M * 14.2 -M * EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 12.0 -M * 11.1 -M * Hams Fork 7840 8.1 10.3 79 10.1 11.4 89 Henrys Fork 10182 -M -M * 12.0 -M * Hewinta 9500 10.4 10.8 96 13.1 14.1 93 Hickerson Park 9122 7.4 7.9 94 10.7 10.3 104 Hole-in-Rock 9168 6.8 7.1 96 10.9 9.8 111 Indian Creek 9425 17.4 24.8 70 17.2 22.5 76 Kelley R.S. 8180 11.9 14.5 82 14.2 18.1 78 Spirit Lk 10235 11.6 -M * 14.3 -M * Steel Creek Park 10158 14.7 15.9 92 16.3 16.6 98 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 84 90 UPPER BEAR RIVER Bear River RS 8777 5.8 -M * 10.8 -M * Bug Lake 7987 12.4 18.7 66 14.0 19.4 72 Burts Miller Ranch 8000 3.6 -M * 7.4 -M * Chalk Creek #1 9171 15.2 24.5 62 17.2 25.3 68 Dry Bread Pond 8302 11.3 18.3 62 14.6 19.6 74 Giveout 6930 3.6 8.2 44 9.8 12.4 79 Hayden Fork 9130 9.7 15.2 64 17.8 21.2 84 Kelley R.S. 8180 11.9 14.5 82 14.2 18.1 78 Lily Lake 9133 9.5 12.8 74 11.8 17.3 68 Monte Cristo 8932 17.5 27.8 63 18.3 26.0 70 Salt River Summit 7640 9.8 12.6 78 12.7 16.6 77 Spring Creek Divide 9000 21.2 22.6 94 21.6 23.7 91 Trial Lake 9992 16.3 22.1 74 16.5 24.1 68 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 70 75 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.