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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 SATURDAY: APRIL 24 , 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Median Median Current Average Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WYOMING SNAKE RIVER Base Camp 7060 11.2 11.0 102 18.4 22.0 84 Blind Bull Sum 8650 19.8 24.3 81 13.4 20.6 65 Cottonwood Creek 7670 15.8 17.5 90 23.6 26.3 90 East Rim Divide 7930 -M 9.2 * -M 12.4 * Grand Targhee 9260 37.4 42.9 87 29.3 33.2 88 Granite Creek 6770 11.1 9.8 113 -M 20.5 * Grassy Lake 7265 23.5 30.4 77 31.4 38.0 83 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 9.5 12.7 75 10.8 14.0 77 Gunsight Pass 9820 11.1 13.6 82 11.6 15.3 76 Lewis Lake Divide 7850 22.4 30.7 73 29.6 37.4 79 Loomis Park 8240 8.9 12.1 74 13.9 18.2 76 Phillips Bench 8200 20.1 25.3 79 23.9 29.6 81 Salt River Summit 7640 8.9 8.7 102 13.5 17.7 76 Snake River Station 6920 6.2 10.5 59 19.8 23.9 83 Somsen Ranch 6800 3.9 4.7 83 14.1 17.7 80 Spring Creek Divide 9000 21.4 23.6 91 22.4 25.3 89 Thumb Divide 7980 7.3 14.2 51 14.2 20.1 71 Togwotee Pass 9580 22.5 24.4 92 25.3 26.1 97 Triple Peak 8500 16.4 19.1 86 22.6 26.8 84 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 25.5 28.8 89 22.7 29.0 78 Willow Creek 8080 18.7 26.1 72 26.3 36.1 73 Younts Peak 8350 13.5 15.1 89 16.4 16.9 97 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 83 82 MADISON HEADWATERS IN WYOMING Black Bear 8170 -M 36.9 * 31.2 40.5 77 Canyon 7870 12.2 11.8 103 14.0 17.3 81 Madison Plateau 7750 18.6 22.7 82 20.9 27.9 75 West Yellowstone 6700 3.2 5.6 57 -M 15.4 * Whiskey Creek 6800 12.8 15.4 83 17.7 21.6 82 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 84 78 YELLOWSTONE HEADWATERS IN WYOMING Beartooth Lake 9360 21.3 23.6 90 21.0 21.1 100 Canyon 7870 12.2 11.8 103 14.0 17.3 81 Evening Star 9200 26.6 24.4 109 30.0 29.3 102 Fisher Creek 9100 29.4 33.1 89 33.1 34.0 97 Monument Peak 8850 21.5 20.5 105 25.2 23.3 108 Northeast Entrance 7350 2.2 5.4 41 15.0 13.2 114 Parker Peak 9400 24.5 21.6 113 23.9 19.2 124 Sylvan Lake 8420 13.9 20.3 68 22.8 24.1 95 Thumb Divide 7980 7.3 14.2 51 14.2 20.1 71 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 25.5 28.8 89 22.7 29.0 78 White Mill 8700 25.3 23.8 106 24.6 25.3 97 Wolverine 7650 7.3 5.8 126 16.7 13.1 127 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 93 98 WIND RIVER Burroughs Creek 8750 10.4 -M * 16.0 -M * Castle Creek 8400 4.8 -M * 9.2 -M * Cold Springs 9630 6.6 3.4 194 10.9 11.5 95 Deer Park 9700 13.3 16.3 82 17.2 22.4 77 Hobbs Park 10100 13.7 15.5 88 15.1 15.5 97 Kirwin 9550 10.6 10.1 105 12.5 12.9 97 Little Warm 9370 9.6 9.7 99 13.3 14.3 93 South Pass 9040 13.3 15.3 87 15.1 19.2 79 St. Lawrence Alt 8620 2.7 5.1 53 7.8 10.5 74 Togwotee Pass 9580 22.5 24.4 92 25.3 26.1 97 Townsend Creek 8700 11.0 8.9 124 13.7 13.9 99 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 95 89 BIGHORN BASIN Bald Mtn. 9380 18.8 20.2 93 17.1 18.6 92 Bear Trap Meadow 8200 8.9 2.2 405 12.6 9.8 129 Bone Springs Div 9350 18.2 16.4 111 13.9 17.2 81 Grave Springs 8550 8.3 9.3 89 10.0 12.1 83 Kirwin 9550 10.6 10.1 105 12.5 12.9 97 Marquette 8760 7.8 -M * 9.6 -M * Middle Powder 7760 13.9 12.3 113 12.2 13.2 92 Owl Creek 8975 6.5 3.0 217 8.4 7.2 117 Powder River Pass 9480 12.0 10.3 117 12.7 14.1 90 Shell Creek 9580 16.9 15.8 107 13.9 15.2 91 Timber Creek 7950 4.3 3.9 110 8.3 8.8 94 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 114 94 SHOSHONE RIVER Blackwater 9780 21.3 24.3 88 23.1 22.3 104 Evening Star 9200 26.6 24.4 109 30.0 29.3 102 Marquette 8760 7.8 -M * 9.6 -M * Sylvan Lake 8420 13.9 20.3 68 22.8 24.1 95 Sylvan Road 7120 .1 8.6 1 14.1 17.9 79 Younts Peak 8350 13.5 15.1 89 16.4 16.9 97 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 81 96 POWDER RIVER Bear Trap Meadow 8200 8.9 2.2 405 12.6 9.8 129 Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 18.0 16.2 111 18.8 15.4 122 Grave Springs 8550 8.3 9.3 89 10.0 12.1 83 Hansen Sawmill 8360 10.9 4.4 248 12.7 10.0 127 Middle Powder 7760 13.9 12.3 113 12.2 13.2 92 Powder River Pass 9480 12.0 10.3 117 12.7 14.1 90 Soldier Park 8720 9.0 -M * 13.0 -M * ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 132 106 TONGUE RIVER Big Goose 7990 11.2 9.1 123 14.7 13.2 111 Bone Springs Div 9350 18.2 16.4 111 13.9 17.2 81 Burgess Junction 7880 13.8 12.5 110 15.8 13.9 114 Dome Lake 8880 14.5 11.8 123 16.0 15.3 105 Little Goose 8870 14.7 -M * 17.2 -M * Sucker Creek 8880 15.6 12.7 123 19.9 16.2 123 Tie Creek 6870 5.8 3.8 153 12.9 13.4 96 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 119 104 BELLE FOURCHE Blind Park 6890 1.2 3.8 32 10.7 13.5 79 Cole Canyon 5910 3.0 1.1 273 9.3 10.8 86 North Rapid Creek 6130 5.5 3.8 145 10.6 11.5 92 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 111 85 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN Blind Park 6890 1.2 3.8 32 10.7 13.5 79 North Rapid Creek 6130 5.5 3.8 145 10.6 11.5 92 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 88 85 UPPER N. PLATTE Arapaho Ridge 10960 21.5 21.6 100 22.3 25.2 88 Blackhall Mtn 9820 28.3 -M * 28.6 -M * Cinnabar Park 9574 18.9 19.9 95 22.5 26.0 87 Columbine 9160 17.5 20.7 85 21.2 27.5 77 Divide Peak 8880 14.6 18.2 80 18.5 23.3 79 Joe Wright 10120 21.7 23.0 94 25.7 28.5 90 Laprele Creek 8375 10.0 7.3 137 13.5 14.2 95 Med Bow 10500 38.5 -M * 32.7 -M * Never Summer 10280 19.3 20.9 92 14.7 -M * North French Creek 10130 29.3 32.4 90 29.2 29.3 100 Old Battle 10000 29.3 33.8 87 30.5 37.7 81 Rawah 9020 9.3 8.0 116 14.8 16.4 90 Sage Creek Basin 7850 12.1 3.5 346 10.7 15.5 69 Sand Lake 10050 30.7 30.9 99 28.0 27.6 101 South Brush Creek 8440 5.6 9.9 57 11.1 16.9 66 Tower 10500 35.2 49.1 72 35.1 43.1 81 Webber Springs 9250 18.1 21.9 83 22.3 28.9 77 Whiskey Park 8950 25.9 25.6 101 26.8 30.3 88 Willow Creek Pass 9540 12.8 13.6 94 11.5 14.9 77 Zirkel 9340 18.4 22.5 82 27.3 30.2 90 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 91 85 SWEETWATER Deer Park 9700 13.3 16.3 82 17.2 22.4 77 Larsen Creek 9000 3.6 9.9 36 10.1 -M * South Pass 9040 13.3 15.3 87 15.1 19.2 79 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 73 78 LOWER N. PLATTE Casper Mtn. 7900 14.0 14.2 99 12.9 17.0 76 Laprele Creek 8375 10.0 7.3 137 13.5 14.2 95 Reno Hill 8400 16.3 13.9 117 17.8 17.8 100 Windy Peak 7900 12.1 6.2 195 14.1 12.2 116 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 126 95 LARAMIE RIVER Brooklyn Lake 10240 24.4 22.7 107 27.6 23.5 117 Cinnabar Park 9574 18.9 19.9 95 22.5 26.0 87 Crow Creek 8330 4.5 .0 * 11.5 12.6 91 Deadman Hill 10220 20.6 17.9 115 19.0 19.6 97 Rawah 9020 9.3 8.0 116 14.8 16.4 90 Roach 9700 15.6 16.7 93 19.2 21.3 90 Windy Peak 7900 12.1 6.2 195 14.1 12.2 116 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 115 98 S. PLATTE Crow Creek 8330 4.5 .0 * 11.5 12.6 91 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 91 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER Battle Mountain 7440 1.0 2.4 42 12.0 16.4 73 Divide Peak 8880 14.6 18.2 80 18.5 23.3 79 Elk River 8700 14.1 14.7 96 13.4 21.8 61 Elkhead Divide 8780 14.0 -M * 17.5 -M * Little Snake River 8915 20.0 23.5 85 29.1 31.5 92 Old Battle 10000 29.3 33.8 87 30.5 37.7 81 Sage Creek Basin 7850 12.1 3.5 346 10.7 15.5 69 Sandstone RS 8150 6.2 9.2 67 14.2 20.0 71 Whiskey Park 8950 25.9 25.6 101 26.8 30.3 88 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 94 79 UPPER GREEN RIVER Big Sandy Opening 9080 10.6 12.2 87 10.1 14.5 70 Blind Bull Sum 8650 19.8 24.3 81 13.4 20.6 65 East Rim Divide 7930 -M 9.2 * -M 12.4 * Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 9.4 11.8 80 9.2 14.3 64 Gros Ventre Summit 8750 9.5 12.7 75 10.8 14.0 77 Gunsight Pass 9820 11.1 13.6 82 11.6 15.3 76 Indian Creek 9425 18.1 23.6 77 18.6 24.1 77 Kendall R.S. 7740 4.0 7.0 57 13.0 14.9 87 Larsen Creek 9000 3.6 9.9 36 10.1 -M * Loomis Park 8240 8.9 12.1 74 13.9 18.2 76 New Fork Lake 8340 5.7 7.7 74 10.3 11.5 90 Pocket Creek 9360 -M -M * -M -M * Snider Basin 8060 -M 10.2 * -M 15.1 * Spring Creek Divide 9000 21.4 23.6 91 22.4 25.3 89 Triple Peak 8500 16.4 19.1 86 22.6 26.8 84 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 78 78 LOWER GREEN RIVER Blacks Fork Jct 8869 5.1 -M * 10.7 -M * Buck Pasture 9632 11.0 -M * 15.0 -M * EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 11.5 -M * 11.5 -M * Hams Fork 7840 3.7 5.3 70 10.9 12.4 88 Henrys Fork 10182 -M -M * 12.6 -M * Hewinta 9500 10.0 7.2 139 13.8 15.4 90 Hickerson Park 9122 5.9 5.1 116 11.5 11.5 100 Hole-in-Rock 9168 7.2 5.3 136 11.6 10.9 106 Indian Creek 9425 18.1 23.6 77 18.6 24.1 77 Kelley R.S. 8180 10.6 11.9 89 14.7 19.3 76 Spirit Lk 10235 12.6 -M * 15.2 -M * Steel Creek Park 10158 15.5 16.5 94 17.1 18.2 94 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 95 88 UPPER BEAR RIVER Bear River RS 8777 1.4 -M * 11.4 -M * Bug Lake 7987 12.5 16.2 77 15.1 20.8 73 Burts Miller Ranch 8000 .1 -M * 7.5 -M * Chalk Creek #1 9171 15.2 24.6 62 18.4 27.3 67 Dry Bread Pond 8302 9.8 15.8 62 15.5 20.9 74 Giveout 6930 .0 .6 0* 10.3 13.3 77 Hayden Fork 9130 7.1 10.9 65 18.7 22.8 82 Kelley R.S. 8180 10.6 11.9 89 14.7 19.3 76 Lily Lake 9133 9.7 10.0 97 12.5 18.7 67 Monte Cristo 8932 18.0 27.3 66 20.0 28.0 71 Salt River Summit 7640 8.9 8.7 102 13.5 17.7 76 Spring Creek Divide 9000 21.4 23.6 91 22.4 25.3 89 Trial Lake 9992 17.5 21.9 80 18.0 25.8 70 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 76 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.