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: MARCH 3 , 2023
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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 14.3 15.0 95 16.1 16.9 95
Blind Bull Sum 8650 19.2 19.5 98 13.0 15.2 86
Cottonwood Creek 7670 19.7 17.8 111 20.8 19.8 105
East Rim Divide 7930 9.3 9.0 103 8.8 9.2 96
Grand Targhee 9260 35.5 33.2 107 21.9 26.1 84
Granite Creek 6770 12.9 14.4 90 10.9 16.0 68
Grassy Lake 7265 27.3 26.4 103 30.8 28.7 107
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 9.2 9.6 96 8.4 9.6 88
Gunsight Pass 9820 10.2 10.6 96 9.9 11.2 88
Lewis Lake Divide 7850 28.1 24.6 114 30.5 26.8 114
Loomis Park 8240 12.1 12.8 95 12.2 13.9 88
Phillips Bench 8200 23.2 21.0 110 23.5 22.0 107
Salt River Summit 7640 15.2 10.8 141 14.5 12.8 113
Snake River Station 6920 16.2 14.6 111 18.6 17.4 107
Somsen Ranch 6800 15.2 10.9 139 16.4 13.4 122
Spring Creek Divide 9000 20.5 19.6 105 16.4 19.2 85
Thumb Divide 7980 15.7 13.0 121 14.9 13.8 108
Togwotee Pass 9580 17.8 18.8 95 16.6 19.9 83
Triple Peak 8500 19.3 19.6 98 19.9 20.6 97
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 24.8 22.8 109 20.2 20.6 98
Willow Creek 8080 28.2 23.8 118 27.7 25.9 107
Younts Peak 8350 13.6 11.8 115 11.0 11.7 94
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Basin Index (%) 107 98
MADISON HEADWATERS IN WYOMING
Black Bear 8170 33.3 30.2 110 31.6 30.0 105
Canyon 7870 11.4 -M * 13.5 -M *
Madison Plateau 7750 22.0 17.6 125 22.4 20.1 111
West Yellowstone 6700 12.5 9.3 134 15.1 11.3 134
Whiskey Creek 6800 15.6 12.2 128 20.1 15.8 127
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Basin Index (%) 120 116
YELLOWSTONE HEADWATERS IN WYOMING
Beartooth Lake 9360 14.9 18.0 83 13.8 16.6 83
Canyon 7870 11.4 -M * 13.5 -M *
Evening Star 9200 21.6 22.0 98 23.3 23.9 97
Fisher Creek 9100 27.5 26.7 103 28.1 25.8 109
Monument Peak 8850 16.9 16.6 102 19.3 17.2 112
Northeast Entrance 7350 8.0 8.8 91 10.2 10.9 94
Parker Peak 9400 19.0 17.4 109 18.5 15.8 117
Sylvan Lake 8420 15.7 15.8 99 18.7 18.5 101
Thumb Divide 7980 15.7 13.0 121 14.9 13.8 108
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 24.8 22.8 109 20.2 20.6 98
White Mill 8700 19.8 19.2 103 18.8 18.8 100
Wolverine 7650 11.5 9.8 117 10.7 10.2 105
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Basin Index (%) 103 102
WIND RIVER
Burroughs Creek 8750 8.7 -M * 8.8 -M *
Castle Creek 8400 5.1 6.3 81 5.6 7.0 80
Cold Springs 9630 6.8 5.8 117 8.2 7.0 117
Deer Park 9700 18.1 10.4 174 18.6 13.1 142
Hobbs Park 10100 12.0 10.6 113 11.4 9.0 127
Kirwin 9550 7.9 8.6 92 9.8 9.1 108
Little Warm 9370 8.1 7.8 104 9.2 9.6 96
South Pass 9040 14.7 11.4 129 14.1 11.8 119
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 5.6 -M * 7.7 -M *
Togwotee Pass 9580 17.8 18.8 95 16.6 19.9 83
Townsend Creek 8700 9.2 6.8 135 10.2 8.1 126
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Basin Index (%) 115 110
BIGHORN BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9380 15.4 14.9 103 12.5 12.9 97
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 7.4 5.2 142 7.6 6.4 119
Bone Springs Div 9350 11.6 13.0 89 9.6 12.4 77
Grave Springs 8550 8.4 6.6 127 8.9 6.8 131
Kirwin 9550 7.9 8.6 92 9.8 9.1 108
Marquette 8760 6.1 5.4 113 6.8 6.8 100
Middle Powder 7760 9.4 8.0 118 8.2 7.4 111
Owl Creek 8975 5.8 4.4 132 6.4 4.8 133
Powder River Pass 9480 9.0 8.6 105 11.0 9.6 115
Shell Creek 9580 11.2 11.9 94 11.5 10.8 106
Timber Creek 7950 4.4 4.0 110 5.0 5.6 89
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Basin Index (%) 107 105
SHOSHONE RIVER
Blackwater 9780 16.4 17.4 94 16.6 17.1 97
Evening Star 9200 21.6 22.0 98 23.3 23.9 97
Marquette 8760 6.1 5.4 113 6.8 6.8 100
Sylvan Lake 8420 15.7 15.8 99 18.7 18.5 101
Sylvan Road 7120 9.3 10.2 91 12.5 14.2 88
Younts Peak 8350 13.6 11.8 115 11.0 11.7 94
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Basin Index (%) 100 96
POWDER RIVER
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 7.4 5.2 142 7.6 6.4 119
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 11.5 11.6 99 11.2 10.2 110
Grave Springs 8550 8.4 6.6 127 8.9 6.8 131
Hansen Sawmill 8360 6.6 5.3 125 6.8 6.2 110
Middle Powder 7760 9.4 8.0 118 8.2 7.4 111
Powder River Pass 9480 9.0 8.6 105 11.0 9.6 115
Soldier Park 8720 6.2 5.2 119 6.2 7.0 89
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Basin Index (%) 116 112
TONGUE RIVER
Big Goose 7990 8.2 6.0 137 8.7 7.9 110
Bone Springs Div 9350 11.6 13.0 89 9.6 12.4 77
Burgess Junction 7880 10.2 8.3 123 11.6 9.4 123
Dome Lake 8880 9.0 8.8 102 9.8 9.5 103
Little Goose 8870 8.8 7.6 116 9.7 9.4 103
Sucker Creek 8880 11.2 9.9 113 13.5 10.8 125
Tie Creek 6870 7.9 4.5 176 10.9 8.6 127
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Basin Index (%) 115 109
BELLE FOURCHE
Blind Park 6890 7.5 6.7 112 9.0 8.8 102
Cole Canyon 5910 7.4 4.7 157 8.6 7.4 116
North Rapid Creek 6130 6.6 6.0 110 7.1 7.2 99
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Basin Index (%) 124 106
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN
Blind Park 6890 7.5 6.7 112 9.0 8.8 102
North Rapid Creek 6130 6.6 6.0 110 7.1 7.2 99
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Basin Index (%) 111 101
UPPER N. PLATTE
Arapaho Ridge 10976 19.8 17.6 112 19.2 17.6 109
Blackhall Mtn 9839 30.1 22.5 134 29.6 22.4 132
Cinnabar Park 9707 -M 17.2 * 19.6 19.7 99
Columbine 9167 22.8 19.2 119 21.1 19.4 109
Divide Peak 8730 22.6 15.4 147 22.8 17.0 134
Joe Wright 10158 18.9 16.8 112 21.1 20.9 101
Laprele Creek 8390 10.2 7.4 138 10.7 8.5 126
Med Bow 10512 31.7 -M * 28.2 -M *
Never Summer 10323 -M 16.2 * -M 13.8 *
North French Creek 10153 24.3 22.2 109 24.0 21.4 112
Old Battle 9860 32.1 24.4 132 -M 27.4 *
Rawah 9069 11.6 9.4 123 13.1 12.7 103
Sage Creek Basin 7850 21.4 11.5 186 17.8 10.8 165
Sand Lake 10098 22.7 21.5 106 22.0 18.5 119
South Brush Creek 8495 12.5 9.5 132 11.8 10.9 108
Tower 10620 41.2 35.3 117 37.9 32.8 116
Webber Springs 9260 23.2 16.8 138 25.1 20.5 122
Whiskey Park 9020 32.0 21.8 147 29.2 22.2 132
Willow Creek Pass 9523 13.3 10.6 125 13.4 10.6 126
Zirkel 9338 25.5 23.6 108 27.6 25.2 110
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Basin Index (%) 126 118
SWEETWATER
Deer Park 9700 18.1 10.4 174 18.6 13.1 142
Larsen Creek 9000 8.6 9.6 90 11.3 10.9 104
South Pass 9040 14.7 11.4 129 14.1 11.8 119
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Basin Index (%) 132 123
LOWER N. PLATTE
Casper Mtn. 7920 11.6 9.8 118 11.5 10.2 113
Laprele Creek 8390 10.2 7.4 138 10.7 8.5 126
Reno Hill 8430 12.8 10.6 121 14.0 10.8 130
Windy Peak 7915 9.3 6.1 152 9.9 7.4 134
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Basin Index (%) 129 125
LARAMIE RIVER
Brooklyn Lake 10250 20.8 16.8 124 20.9 17.3 121
Cinnabar Park 9707 -M 17.2 * 19.6 19.7 99
Crow Creek 8335 4.6 5.9 78 7.3 7.8 94
Deadman Hill 10239 15.1 13.4 113 13.9 13.6 102
Rawah 9069 11.6 9.4 123 13.1 12.7 103
Roach 9740 15.1 12.4 122 16.9 14.8 114
Windy Peak 7915 9.3 6.1 152 9.9 7.4 134
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Basin Index (%) 120 109
S. PLATTE
Crow Creek 8335 4.6 5.9 78 7.3 7.8 94
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Basin Index (%) 78 94
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
Battle Mountain 7498 14.5 10.4 139 18.4 12.4 148
Divide Peak 8730 22.6 15.4 147 22.8 17.0 134
Elk River 8739 22.9 15.8 145 22.0 15.4 143
Elkhead Divide 8800 25.4 -M * 24.9 -M *
Little Snake River 8928 30.2 22.4 135 32.4 27.2 119
Old Battle 9860 32.1 24.4 132 -M 27.4 *
Sage Creek Basin 7850 21.4 11.5 186 17.8 10.8 165
Sandstone RS 8152 19.3 10.4 186 20.6 14.8 139
Whiskey Park 9020 32.0 21.8 147 29.2 22.2 132
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Basin Index (%) 148 136
UPPER GREEN RIVER
Big Sandy Opening 9080 11.8 10.3 115 11.9 10.2 117
Blind Bull Sum 8650 19.2 19.5 98 13.0 15.2 86
East Rim Divide 7930 9.3 9.0 103 8.8 9.2 96
Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 9.4 9.8 96 8.6 10.0 86
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 9.2 9.6 96 8.4 9.6 88
Gunsight Pass 9820 10.2 10.6 96 9.9 11.2 88
Indian Creek 9425 21.3 19.0 112 18.3 16.0 114
Kendall R.S. 7740 9.4 9.8 96 9.7 10.7 91
Larsen Creek 9000 8.6 9.6 90 11.3 10.9 104
Loomis Park 8240 12.1 12.8 95 12.2 13.9 88
New Fork Lake 8340 8.7 8.7 100 -M 8.4 *
Pocket Creek 9360 -M -M * -M -M *
Snider Basin 8060 11.1 10.8 103 12.2 11.4 107
Spring Creek Divide 9000 20.5 19.6 105 16.4 19.2 85
Triple Peak 8500 19.3 19.6 98 19.9 20.6 97
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Basin Index (%) 101 96
LOWER GREEN RIVER
Blacks Fork Jct 8869 10.1 6.8 149 10.6 9.8 108
Buck Pasture 9632 14.5 -M * 16.3 -M *
EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 10.9 9.2 118 8.3 8.8 94
Hams Fork 7840 11.8 9.2 128 10.8 8.8 123
Henrys Fork 10182 -M -M * 11.3 -M *
Hewinta 9500 9.8 8.2 120 11.9 10.6 112
Hickerson Park 9122 7.8 6.3 124 8.6 8.2 105
Hole-in-Rock 9168 6.6 5.7 116 8.3 7.6 109
Indian Creek 9425 21.3 19.0 112 18.3 16.0 114
Kelley R.S. 8180 16.0 12.0 133 16.5 13.4 123
Spirit Lk 10235 15.0 9.3 161 14.7 12.8 115
Steel Creek Park 10158 14.8 11.7 126 14.5 12.8 113
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Basin Index (%) 127 113
UPPER BEAR RIVER
Bear River RS 8777 10.2 7.9 129 11.7 9.4 124
Bug Lake 7987 21.9 14.8 148 17.6 14.6 121
Burts Miller Ranch 8000 7.2 5.5 131 11.0 5.8 190
Chalk Creek #1 9171 23.2 18.2 127 22.4 18.1 124
Giveout 6930 11.6 8.0 145 12.0 9.9 121
Hayden Fork 9130 15.1 11.8 128 19.7 16.4 120
Kelley R.S. 8180 16.0 12.0 133 16.5 13.4 123
Lily Lake 9133 11.8 10.4 113 12.8 12.5 102
Monte Cristo 8932 28.4 21.0 135 26.7 20.4 131
Salt River Summit 7640 15.2 10.8 141 14.5 12.8 113
Spring Creek Divide 9000 20.5 19.6 105 16.4 19.2 85
Trial Lake 9992 25.5 17.8 143 25.3 18.0 141
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Basin Index (%) 131 121
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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.
