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: APRIL 6 , 2022
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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 11.4 16.2 70 15.7 20.0 78
Blind Bull Sum 8650 18.0 23.7 76 13.0 17.6 74
Cottonwood Creek 7670 16.1 21.0 77 22.3 25.0 89
East Rim Divide 7930 6.7 10.4 64 10.4 11.0 95
Grand Targhee 9260 29.1 42.6 68 25.4 30.2 84
Granite Creek 6770 10.0 15.0 67 -M 18.0 *
Grassy Lake 7265 21.4 32.4 66 29.0 34.6 84
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 9.5 12.8 74 9.8 12.0 82
Gunsight Pass 9820 11.8 12.9 91 12.3 13.6 90
Lewis Lake Divide 7850 19.6 30.5 64 29.3 32.4 90
Loomis Park 8240 10.0 15.1 66 14.4 16.6 87
Phillips Bench 8200 17.6 26.2 67 21.8 26.4 83
Salt River Summit 7640 10.6 13.0 82 15.0 16.0 94
Snake River Station 6920 9.5 16.6 57 16.8 22.1 76
Somsen Ranch 6800 9.8 10.7 92 14.3 16.4 87
Spring Creek Divide 9000 18.7 24.8 75 21.0 23.4 90
Thumb Divide 7980 12.8 16.4 78 16.3 17.2 95
Togwotee Pass 9580 18.5 23.2 80 19.9 24.4 82
Triple Peak 8500 -M 22.8 * -M 24.8 *
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 -M 28.8 * -M 26.2 *
Willow Creek 8080 20.1 29.6 68 28.2 32.7 86
Younts Peak 8350 12.7 14.3 89 9.7 14.6 66
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Basin Index (%) 72 85
MADISON HEADWATERS IN WYOMING
Black Bear 8170 27.1 38.2 71 29.1 37.0 79
Canyon 7870 8.3 -M * 11.1 -M *
Madison Plateau 7750 16.3 22.6 72 19.6 24.4 80
West Yellowstone 6700 6.6 9.6 69 11.5 13.8 83
Whiskey Creek 6800 10.7 15.3 70 14.2 19.6 72
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Basin Index (%) 71 78
YELLOWSTONE HEADWATERS IN WYOMING
Beartooth Lake 9360 15.4 21.3 72 15.0 19.7 76
Canyon 7870 8.3 -M * 11.1 -M *
Evening Star 9200 23.5 24.9 94 23.1 27.7 83
Fisher Creek 9100 27.0 32.4 83 28.1 32.3 87
Monument Peak 8850 15.6 20.4 76 19.0 21.2 90
Northeast Entrance 7350 4.3 8.6 50 10.3 12.8 80
Parker Peak 9400 18.2 20.8 88 18.0 19.6 92
Sylvan Lake 8420 13.9 19.3 72 19.6 23.2 84
Thumb Divide 7980 12.8 16.4 78 16.3 17.2 95
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 -M 28.8 * -M 26.2 *
White Mill 8700 18.3 23.5 78 18.2 22.4 81
Wolverine 7650 9.2 10.2 90 11.2 12.4 90
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Basin Index (%) 80 86
WIND RIVER
Burroughs Creek 8750 7.6 -M * 11.9 -M *
Castle Creek 8400 4.1 6.4 64 6.6 8.6 77
Cold Springs 9630 7.3 7.0 104 11.2 9.2 122
Deer Park 9700 11.2 15.1 74 15.0 17.7 85
Hobbs Park 10100 13.5 14.2 95 14.2 13.4 106
Kirwin 9550 11.0 10.4 106 11.7 11.9 98
Little Warm 9370 10.0 10.0 100 12.8 11.7 109
South Pass 9040 10.3 14.5 71 12.6 15.4 82
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 .0 -M * 8.4 -M *
Togwotee Pass 9580 18.5 23.2 80 19.9 24.4 82
Townsend Creek 8700 8.3 9.2 90 11.6 11.0 105
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Basin Index (%) 86 94
BIGHORN BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9380 14.3 19.4 74 13.3 15.8 84
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 5.0 5.9 85 8.8 8.4 105
Bone Springs Div 9350 14.0 17.2 81 11.8 15.6 76
Grave Springs 8550 5.6 8.1 69 8.0 9.0 89
Kirwin 9550 11.0 10.4 106 11.7 11.9 98
Marquette 8760 4.2 7.4 57 7.7 9.2 84
Middle Powder 7760 8.0 10.7 75 9.1 9.8 93
Owl Creek 8975 5.2 5.4 96 6.7 6.0 112
Powder River Pass 9480 8.7 10.4 84 9.0 12.4 73
Shell Creek 9580 12.3 15.0 82 12.3 13.6 90
Timber Creek 7950 2.9 4.8 60 6.6 7.8 85
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Basin Index (%) 80 88
SHOSHONE RIVER
Blackwater 9780 18.0 22.9 79 19.8 21.7 91
Evening Star 9200 23.5 24.9 94 23.1 27.7 83
Marquette 8760 4.2 7.4 57 7.7 9.2 84
Sylvan Lake 8420 13.9 19.3 72 19.6 23.2 84
Sylvan Road 7120 3.2 10.6 30 13.0 16.0 81
Younts Peak 8350 12.7 14.3 89 9.7 14.6 66
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Basin Index (%) 76 83
POWDER RIVER
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 5.0 5.9 85 8.8 8.4 105
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 12.2 14.6 84 13.3 13.3 100
Grave Springs 8550 5.6 8.1 69 8.0 9.0 89
Hansen Sawmill 8360 6.1 6.0 102 9.1 8.2 111
Middle Powder 7760 8.0 10.7 75 9.1 9.8 93
Powder River Pass 9480 8.7 10.4 84 9.0 12.4 73
Soldier Park 8720 3.2 7.6 42 9.2 9.3 99
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Basin Index (%) 77 94
TONGUE RIVER
Big Goose 7990 6.6 8.6 77 10.5 9.8 107
Bone Springs Div 9350 14.0 17.2 81 11.8 15.6 76
Burgess Junction 7880 10.0 10.8 93 11.8 11.9 99
Dome Lake 8880 11.2 11.6 97 12.6 12.8 98
Little Goose 8870 8.2 9.6 85 12.6 12.0 105
Sucker Creek 8880 10.4 12.0 87 14.3 13.7 104
Tie Creek 6870 2.5 4.9 51 10.5 10.6 99
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Basin Index (%) 84 97
BELLE FOURCHE
Blind Park 6890 .9 6.7 13 8.6 10.8 80
Cole Canyon 5910 3.0 4.7 64 8.8 9.2 96
North Rapid Creek 6130 3.9 6.0 65 5.8 8.8 66
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Basin Index (%) 45 81
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN
Blind Park 6890 .9 6.7 13 8.6 10.8 80
North Rapid Creek 6130 3.9 6.0 65 5.8 8.8 66
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Basin Index (%) 38 73
UPPER N. PLATTE
Arapaho Ridge 10960 19.2 22.0 87 19.3 21.4 90
Blackhall Mtn 9820 26.9 30.4 88 28.2 29.4 96
Cinnabar Park 9574 17.0 20.6 83 19.7 23.5 84
Columbine 9160 -M 22.0 * -M 24.0 *
Divide Peak 8880 -M 19.5 * -M 21.4 *
Joe Wright 10120 19.6 20.2 97 27.3 25.9 105
Laprele Creek 8375 7.0 9.0 78 11.4 11.6 98
Med Bow 10500 28.5 -M * 27.6 -M *
Never Summer 10280 20.8 20.4 102 16.2 16.9 96
North French Creek 10130 21.6 28.8 75 24.0 26.8 90
Old Battle 10000 27.0 31.3 86 29.0 34.4 84
Rawah 9020 9.4 10.4 90 14.1 15.4 92
Sage Creek Basin 7850 11.0 11.6 95 10.3 12.8 80
Sand Lake 10050 23.9 27.3 88 23.8 24.8 96
South Brush Creek 8440 7.6 11.4 67 11.4 13.7 83
Tower 10500 35.8 43.2 83 36.7 39.2 94
Webber Springs 9250 19.7 22.3 88 24.3 25.3 96
Whiskey Park 8950 23.0 27.0 85 26.5 27.4 97
Willow Creek Pass 9540 13.9 13.0 107 14.3 13.6 105
Zirkel 9340 20.7 28.0 74 30.3 30.6 99
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Basin Index (%) 86 93
SWEETWATER
Deer Park 9700 11.2 15.1 74 15.0 17.7 85
Larsen Creek 9000 -M 9.8 * 10.9 13.4 81
South Pass 9040 10.3 14.5 71 12.6 15.4 82
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Basin Index (%) 73 83
LOWER N. PLATTE
Casper Mtn. 7900 -M 13.6 * -M 13.7 *
Laprele Creek 8375 7.0 9.0 78 11.4 11.6 98
Reno Hill 8400 14.1 14.0 101 17.9 14.6 123
Windy Peak 7900 7.5 8.0 94 11.0 10.2 108
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Basin Index (%) 92 111
LARAMIE RIVER
Brooklyn Lake 10240 18.1 21.8 83 21.4 21.7 99
Cinnabar Park 9574 17.0 20.6 83 19.7 23.5 84
Crow Creek 8330 -M 6.0 * -M 10.5 *
Deadman Hill 10220 18.5 16.0 116 17.2 17.8 97
Rawah 9020 9.4 10.4 90 14.1 15.4 92
Roach 9700 15.7 15.4 102 19.0 19.0 100
Windy Peak 7900 7.5 8.0 94 11.0 10.2 108
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Basin Index (%) 93 95
S. PLATTE
Crow Creek 8330 -M 6.0 * -M 10.5 *
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Basin Index (%) * *
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
Battle Mountain 7440 6.3 10.4 61 14.8 14.6 101
Divide Peak 8880 -M 19.5 * -M 21.4 *
Elk River 8700 15.1 17.0 89 20.8 19.0 109
Elkhead Divide 8780 16.2 -M * 21.2 -M *
Little Snake River 8915 20.1 27.0 74 29.4 31.8 92
Old Battle 10000 27.0 31.3 86 29.0 34.4 84
Sage Creek Basin 7850 11.0 11.6 95 10.3 12.8 80
Sandstone RS 8150 11.0 13.0 85 14.9 17.3 86
Whiskey Park 8950 23.0 27.0 85 26.5 27.4 97
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Basin Index (%) 83 93
UPPER GREEN RIVER
Big Sandy Opening 9080 9.1 12.9 71 11.1 12.7 87
Blind Bull Sum 8650 18.0 23.7 76 13.0 17.6 74
East Rim Divide 7930 6.7 10.4 64 10.4 11.0 95
Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 7.2 12.4 58 8.8 12.6 70
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 9.5 12.8 74 9.8 12.0 82
Gunsight Pass 9820 11.8 12.9 91 12.3 13.6 90
Indian Creek 9425 17.9 23.4 76 18.0 19.6 92
Kendall R.S. 7740 6.8 11.2 61 12.8 13.0 98
Larsen Creek 9000 -M 9.8 * 10.9 13.4 81
Loomis Park 8240 10.0 15.1 66 14.4 16.6 87
New Fork Lake 8340 6.3 10.5 60 8.4 10.6 79
Pocket Creek 9360 -M -M * -M -M *
Snider Basin 8060 7.7 12.8 60 14.6 13.8 106
Spring Creek Divide 9000 18.7 24.8 75 21.0 23.4 90
Triple Peak 8500 -M 22.8 * -M 24.8 *
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Basin Index (%) 71 87
LOWER GREEN RIVER
Blacks Fork Jct 8869 7.1 8.6 83 11.9 12.2 98
Buck Pasture 9632 11.6 -M * 15.2 -M *
EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 7.0 11.2 62 11.3 10.8 105
Hams Fork 7840 5.8 11.0 53 10.9 11.0 99
Henrys Fork 10182 -M -M * -M -M *
Hewinta 9500 -M 11.0 * -M 13.4 *
Hickerson Park 9122 7.5 6.9 109 10.7 10.4 103
Hole-in-Rock 9168 5.0 7.0 71 9.6 10.0 96
Indian Creek 9425 17.9 23.4 76 18.0 19.6 92
Kelley R.S. 8180 10.2 14.6 70 15.5 15.9 97
Spirit Lk 10235 12.9 14.1 91 16.4 16.9 97
Steel Creek Park 10158 13.8 14.6 95 16.2 16.3 99
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Basin Index (%) 78 98
UPPER BEAR RIVER
Bear River RS 8777 6.4 8.8 73 13.0 11.8 110
Bug Lake 7987 14.4 18.3 79 17.8 18.0 99
Burts Miller Ranch 8000 4.5 5.3 85 7.6 7.8 97
Chalk Creek #1 9171 17.2 22.6 76 20.9 22.4 93
Giveout 6930 3.9 8.2 48 11.9 11.8 101
Hayden Fork 9130 10.2 14.5 70 20.2 20.4 99
Kelley R.S. 8180 10.2 14.6 70 15.5 15.9 97
Lily Lake 9133 9.9 12.6 79 15.0 15.1 99
Monte Cristo 8932 20.2 27.2 74 24.0 26.1 92
Salt River Summit 7640 10.6 13.0 82 15.0 16.0 94
Spring Creek Divide 9000 18.7 24.8 75 21.0 23.4 90
Trial Lake 9992 17.0 21.7 78 20.4 22.3 91
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Basin Index (%) 75 96
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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.
