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 THURSDAY: NOVEMBER 18 , 2021
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BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION
Data Site Name (Ft) % %
Current Median Median Current Median Med
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WYOMING
SNAKE RIVER
Base Camp 7060 .3 2.0 15 3.6 3.8 95
Blind Bull Sum 8650 2.4 3.3 73 3.8 3.7 103
Cottonwood Creek 7670 2.2 2.8 79 7.5 4.9 153
East Rim Divide 7930 .1 1.0 10* 2.4 2.4 100
Grand Targhee 9260 7.1 8.0 89 8.9 8.6 103
Granite Creek 6770 .0 1.4 0* 3.0 3.9 77
Grassy Lake 7265 1.2 3.5 34 7.7 6.4 120
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 1.6 2.6 62 2.4 2.9 83
Gunsight Pass 9820 2.1 2.3 91 3.7 3.4 109
Lewis Lake Divide 7850 2.1 3.6 58 12.1 6.2 195
Loomis Park 8240 .3 2.0 15 3.1 3.6 86
Phillips Bench 8200 1.5 3.2 47 5.2 4.8 108
Salt River Summit 7640 .0 1.1 0* 4.5 3.0 150
Snake River Station 6920 .2 1.4 14* 4.5 4.4 102
Somsen Ranch 6800 .1 .9 11* 6.0 3.6 167
Spring Creek Divide 9000 3.2 3.4 94 6.0 4.4 136
Thumb Divide 7980 .9 2.0 45 4.8 3.6 133
Togwotee Pass 9580 3.9 -M * 5.2 -M *
Triple Peak 8500 2.2 3.2 69 5.7 4.8 119
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 5.7 5.8 98 4.9 5.4 91
Willow Creek 8080 1.4 3.1 45 8.1 6.6 123
Younts Peak 8350 .5 -M * 1.1 -M *
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Basin Index (%) 61 119
MADISON HEADWATERS IN WYOMING
Black Bear 8170 5.0 5.8 86 7.5 7.3 103
Canyon 7870 -M -M * 2.9 -M *
Madison Plateau 7750 1.4 3.1 45 5.3 4.8 110
West Yellowstone 6700 .5 1.0 50* 4.0 2.8 143
Whiskey Creek 6800 .6 1.7 35 4.8 3.8 126
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Basin Index (%) 65 116
YELLOWSTONE HEADWATERS IN WYOMING
Beartooth Lake 9360 2.0 4.4 45 2.0 4.2 48
Canyon 7870 -M -M * 2.9 -M *
Evening Star 9200 3.3 4.4 75 4.0 6.5 62
Fisher Creek 9100 4.1 5.5 75 5.8 6.9 84
Monument Peak 8850 3.1 4.0 78 5.4 5.4 100
Northeast Entrance 7350 .0 .8 0* 3.0 3.4 88
Parker Peak 9400 3.0 4.4 68 3.2 4.6 70
Sylvan Lake 8420 1.4 -M * 4.7 -M *
Thumb Divide 7980 .9 2.0 45 4.8 3.6 133
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 5.7 5.8 98 4.9 5.4 91
White Mill 8700 3.4 4.1 83 3.8 5.2 73
Wolverine 7650 .1 1.0 10* 2.5 3.0 83
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Basin Index (%) 70 82
WIND RIVER
Burroughs Creek 8750 .0 -M * 2.3 -M *
Castle Creek 8400 .0 .8 0 1.4 2.1 67
Cold Springs 9630 3.3 1.6 206 4.9 2.7 181
Deer Park 9700 3.2 -M * 5.2 -M *
Hobbs Park 10100 -M -M * 5.7 -M *
Kirwin 9550 2.0 -M * 2.6 -M *
Little Warm 9370 2.5 2.0 125 3.8 2.8 136
South Pass 9040 2.6 -M * 4.9 -M *
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 .0 -M * 3.9 -M *
Togwotee Pass 9580 3.9 -M * 5.2 -M *
Townsend Creek 8700 1.9 -M * 5.0 -M *
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Basin Index (%) 132 133
BIGHORN BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9380 4.8 -M * 5.3 -M *
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .9 -M * 3.2 -M *
Bone Springs Div 9350 3.9 -M * 4.2 -M *
Grave Springs 8550 -M -M * 3.4 -M *
Kirwin 9550 2.0 -M * 2.6 -M *
Marquette 8760 .4 -M * 2.6 -M *
Middle Powder 7760 .5 -M * 3.3 -M *
Owl Creek 8975 2.5 -M * 2.9 -M *
Powder River Pass 9480 2.9 -M * 2.6 -M *
Shell Creek 9580 4.2 -M * 4.9 -M *
Timber Creek 7950 .3 -M * 1.4 -M *
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Basin Index (%) * *
SHOSHONE RIVER
Blackwater 9780 4.0 -M * 4.3 -M *
Evening Star 9200 3.3 4.4 75 4.0 6.5 62
Marquette 8760 .4 -M * 2.6 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8420 1.4 -M * 4.7 -M *
Sylvan Road 7120 .2 -M * 2.4 -M *
Younts Peak 8350 .5 -M * 1.1 -M *
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Basin Index (%) 75 62
POWDER RIVER
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .9 -M * 3.2 -M *
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 3.7 -M * 5.5 -M *
Grave Springs 8550 -M -M * 3.4 -M *
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.7 -M * 4.3 -M *
Middle Powder 7760 .5 -M * 3.3 -M *
Powder River Pass 9480 2.9 -M * 2.6 -M *
Soldier Park 8720 .0 -M * 4.2 -M *
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Basin Index (%) * *
TONGUE RIVER
Big Goose 7990 .9 -M * 5.0 -M *
Bone Springs Div 9350 3.9 -M * 4.2 -M *
Burgess Junction 7880 1.6 -M * 3.9 -M *
Dome Lake 8880 2.2 -M * 4.5 -M *
Little Goose 8870 1.6 -M * 5.2 -M *
Sucker Creek 8880 2.9 -M * 4.7 -M *
Tie Creek 6870 .0 -M * 4.1 -M *
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Basin Index (%) * *
BELLE FOURCHE
Blind Park 6890 .3 1.1 27 3.2 2.8 114
Cole Canyon 5910 -M .6 * 3.4 2.2 155
North Rapid Creek 6130 .1 1.0 10 2.4 2.3 104
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Basin Index (%) 19 123
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN
Blind Park 6890 .3 1.1 27 3.2 2.8 114
North Rapid Creek 6130 .1 1.0 10 2.4 2.3 104
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Basin Index (%) 19 110
UPPER N. PLATTE
Arapaho Ridge 10960 3.4 4.8 71 3.8 5.2 73
Blackhall Mtn 9820 4.7 4.5 104 6.6 6.7 99
Cinnabar Park 9574 3.2 3.7 86 5.1 5.4 94
Columbine 9160 1.6 2.8 57 5.5 5.2 106
Divide Peak 8880 .5 2.8 18 5.4 5.0 108
Joe Wright 10120 3.4 4.0 85 7.4 6.3 117
Laprele Creek 8375 .0 1.4 0 2.9 3.0 97
Med Bow 10500 5.9 -M * 7.2 -M *
Never Summer 10280 3.7 4.2 88 3.7 4.6 80
North French Creek 10130 5.7 4.8 119 7.4 5.6 132
Old Battle 10000 5.2 5.6 93 7.6 7.1 107
Rawah 9020 .7 2.0 35 3.8 4.6 83
Sage Creek Basin 7850 .0 1.6 0 2.4 3.8 63
Sand Lake 10050 4.8 5.0 96 6.2 5.1 122
South Brush Creek 8440 .1 1.8 6 3.5 3.8 92
Tower 10500 10.0 7.5 133 10.4 7.7 135
Webber Springs 9250 1.9 3.2 59 5.1 5.4 94
Whiskey Park 8950 5.1 3.4 150 7.8 5.8 134
Willow Creek Pass 9540 2.0 2.8 71 2.7 3.6 75
Zirkel 9340 2.2 3.6 61 7.6 7.1 107
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Basin Index (%) 84 104
SWEETWATER
Deer Park 9700 3.2 -M * 5.2 -M *
Larsen Creek 9000 .0 .8 0* 4.8 3.2 150
South Pass 9040 2.6 -M * 4.9 -M *
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Basin Index (%) 0* 150
LOWER N. PLATTE
Casper Mtn. 7900 .9 2.4 38 5.6 3.6 156
Laprele Creek 8375 .0 1.4 0 2.9 3.0 97
Reno Hill 8400 1.8 2.5 72 5.4 3.8 142
Windy Peak 7900 .1 1.3 8 3.3 2.6 127
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Basin Index (%) 37 132
LARAMIE RIVER
Brooklyn Lake 10240 2.3 3.0 77 5.1 3.9 131
Cinnabar Park 9574 3.2 3.7 86 5.1 5.4 94
Crow Creek 8330 .0 .9 0 2.4 2.7 89
Deadman Hill 10220 2.6 3.8 68 3.2 4.2 76
Rawah 9020 .7 2.0 35 3.8 4.6 83
Roach 9700 2.0 3.0 67 3.6 4.4 82
Windy Peak 7900 .1 1.3 8 3.3 2.6 127
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Basin Index (%) 62 95
S. PLATTE
Crow Creek 8330 .0 .9 0 2.4 2.7 89
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Basin Index (%) 0 89
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
Battle Mountain 7440 .0 .9 0* 4.4 3.6 122
Divide Peak 8880 .5 2.8 18 5.4 5.0 108
Elk River 8700 1.1 1.9 58 5.9 4.2 140
Elkhead Divide 8780 .3 -M * -M -M *
Little Snake River 8915 1.0 2.9 34 7.1 7.2 99
Old Battle 10000 5.2 5.6 93 7.6 7.1 107
Sage Creek Basin 7850 .0 1.6 0 2.4 3.8 63
Sandstone RS 8150 .0 1.2 0* 4.4 3.8 116
Whiskey Park 8950 5.1 3.4 150 7.8 5.8 134
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Basin Index (%) 64 111
UPPER GREEN RIVER
Big Sandy Opening 9080 1.8 2.6 69 4.4 2.9 152
Blind Bull Sum 8650 2.4 3.3 73 3.8 3.7 103
East Rim Divide 7930 .1 1.0 10* 2.4 2.4 100
Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 1.3 2.2 59 3.0 3.0 100
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 1.6 2.6 62 2.4 2.9 83
Gunsight Pass 9820 2.1 2.3 91 3.7 3.4 109
Indian Creek 9425 4.0 3.8 105 5.8 4.0 145
Kendall R.S. 7740 .0 1.2 0 3.1 2.8 111
Larsen Creek 9000 .0 .8 0* 4.8 3.2 150
Loomis Park 8240 .3 2.0 15 3.1 3.6 86
New Fork Lake 8340 .4 1.6 25 -M 2.3 *
Pocket Creek 9360 -M -M * -M -M *
Snider Basin 8060 .0 1.5 0 4.1 2.9 141
Spring Creek Divide 9000 3.2 3.4 94 6.0 4.4 136
Triple Peak 8500 2.2 3.2 69 5.7 4.8 119
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Basin Index (%) 62 119
LOWER GREEN RIVER
Blacks Fork Jct 8869 .3 .6 50* 2.8 2.6 108
Buck Pasture 9632 .6 -M * 5.2 -M *
EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 .0 1.2 0 4.3 2.8 154
Hams Fork 7840 .0 .8 0* 4.5 2.6 173
Henrys Fork 10182 -M -M * 3.9 -M *
Hewinta 9500 .3 1.0 30* 4.1 3.2 128
Hickerson Park 9122 .0 1.1 0 3.0 2.8 107
Hole-in-Rock 9168 .0 1.0 0 3.3 2.8 118
Indian Creek 9425 4.0 3.8 105 5.8 4.0 145
Kelley R.S. 8180 .2 1.8 11 5.3 3.4 156
Spirit Lk 10235 1.8 2.2 82 4.0 4.1 98
Steel Creek Park 10158 3.1 2.5 124 5.4 4.0 135
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Basin Index (%) 61 132
UPPER BEAR RIVER
Bear River RS 8777 .0 .9 0* 3.8 3.0 127
Bug Lake 7987 .0 1.8 0* 5.5 3.8 145
Burts Miller Ranch 8000 .0 .5 0* 2.0 1.8 111
Chalk Creek #1 9171 2.0 3.4 59 6.2 5.0 124
Giveout 6930 .0 .4 0* 4.2 2.7 156
Hayden Fork 9130 .3 1.6 19 6.0 4.2 143
Kelley R.S. 8180 .2 1.8 11 5.3 3.4 156
Lily Lake 9133 .3 1.6 19 4.8 3.8 126
Monte Cristo 8932 2.2 2.6 85* 7.6 4.8 158
Salt River Summit 7640 .0 1.1 0* 4.5 3.0 150
Spring Creek Divide 9000 3.2 3.4 94 6.0 4.4 136
Trial Lake 9992 2.6 3.4 76 6.1 4.4 139
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Basin Index (%) 48 140
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-M = Missing data
* = Data may not provide a valid measure of conditions.
Units = inches for the Current and Median (or Average) 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 (or Average) represents the snow water
equivalent found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to
the Median (or Average) value for those sites on this day.
The TOTAL PRECIPITATION Percent of Median (or Average) represents the total precipitation
(beginning October 1st) found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin
compared to the Median (or Average) value for those sites on this day.
Contact your state water supply staff for assistance.
Medians and averages are calculated for the period 1991-2020.
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 or average for the day is less than 10% of the maximum
median or average value for the year.
* Basin - More than half of the stations for a basin with medians (or averages) report missing or invalid data
The basin index is calculated as the sum of the valid current values
divided by the sum of the corresponding medians or averages 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.
