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: JULY 5 , 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 -M .0 * 26.7 27.4 97
Blind Bull Sum 8650 -M .0 * 26.0 25.2 103
Cottonwood Creek 7670 .0 .0 * 39.6 34.8 114
East Rim Divide 7930 -M .0 * 18.2 16.6 110
Grand Targhee 9260 -M .0 * 39.6 45.0 88
Granite Creek 6770 -M .0 * 21.0 27.4 77
Grassy Lake 7265 -M .0 * 49.4 46.9 105
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 .0 .0 * 18.4 18.6 99
Gunsight Pass 9820 .1 .0 * 22.8 20.4 112
Lewis Lake Divide 7850 -M .0 * 48.3 44.2 109
Loomis Park 8240 .1 .0 * 23.1 23.8 97
Phillips Bench 8200 .1 .0 * 37.7 35.6 106
Salt River Summit 7640 -M .0 * 26.7 22.4 119
Snake River Station 6920 -M .0 * 29.0 30.6 95
Somsen Ranch 6800 -M .0 * 28.1 22.8 123
Spring Creek Divide 9000 .2 .0 * 39.6 31.8 125
Thumb Divide 7980 .0 .0 * 26.3 25.5 103
Togwotee Pass 9580 .0 .0 * 30.5 33.8 90
Triple Peak 8500 -M .0 * 35.1 35.7 98
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 .8 .0 * 37.7 37.4 101
Willow Creek 8080 .2 .0 * 47.1 46.0 102
Younts Peak 8350 .0 .0 * 21.8 22.2 98
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Basin Index (%) * 103
MADISON HEADWATERS IN WYOMING
Black Bear 8170 .0 .0 * 52.7 49.8 106
Canyon 7870 .0 -M * 24.9 -M *
Madison Plateau 7750 .0 .0 * 38.2 35.0 109
West Yellowstone 6700 .0 .0 * 24.5 21.0 117
Whiskey Creek 6800 .0 .0 * 34.4 29.6 116
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Basin Index (%) * 111
YELLOWSTONE HEADWATERS IN WYOMING
Beartooth Lake 9360 .0 .0 * 27.7 30.0 92
Canyon 7870 .0 -M * 24.9 -M *
Evening Star 9200 .0 .0 * 39.3 38.6 102
Fisher Creek 9100 .0 .0 * 46.8 46.3 101
Monument Peak 8850 .0 .0 * 34.6 33.2 104
Northeast Entrance 7350 .0 .0 * 21.2 20.2 105
Parker Peak 9400 .0 .0 * 33.4 28.4 118
Sylvan Lake 8420 .0 .0 * 33.1 34.4 96
Thumb Divide 7980 .0 .0 * 26.3 25.5 103
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 .8 .0 * 37.7 37.4 101
White Mill 8700 .0 .0 * 33.0 32.6 101
Wolverine 7650 .0 .0 * 19.1 18.6 103
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Basin Index (%) * 102
WIND RIVER
Burroughs Creek 8750 .0 -M * 20.6 -M *
Castle Creek 8400 .0 .0 * 16.8 14.8 114
Cold Springs 9630 .0 .0 * 20.5 18.1 113
Deer Park 9700 .0 .0 * 36.9 25.8 143
Hobbs Park 10100 .0 .0 * 31.0 24.2 128
Kirwin 9550 .0 .0 * 27.4 21.2 129
Little Warm 9370 .0 .0 * 22.8 19.1 119
South Pass 9040 .0 .0 * 30.9 23.2 133
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 .0 -M * 23.1 -M *
Togwotee Pass 9580 .0 .0 * 30.5 33.8 90
Townsend Creek 8700 .0 .0 * 26.7 21.3 125
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Basin Index (%) * 121
BIGHORN BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9380 .0 .0 * 29.9 26.6 112
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .0 .0 * 21.6 16.8 129
Bone Springs Div 9350 .0 .0 * 24.7 25.2 98
Grave Springs 8550 .0 .0 * 21.4 16.3 131
Kirwin 9550 .0 .0 * 27.4 21.2 129
Marquette 8760 .0 .0 * 25.3 21.1 120
Middle Powder 7760 .1 .0 * 22.8 18.5 123
Owl Creek 8975 .0 .0 * 22.0 14.7 150
Powder River Pass 9480 .0 .0 * 25.2 23.2 109
Shell Creek 9580 .0 .0 * 26.7 23.4 114
Timber Creek 7950 .0 .0 * 22.9 17.4 132
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Basin Index (%) * 120
SHOSHONE RIVER
Blackwater 9780 .0 .0 * 34.7 32.1 108
Evening Star 9200 .0 .0 * 39.3 38.6 102
Marquette 8760 .0 .0 * 25.3 21.1 120
Sylvan Lake 8420 .0 .0 * 33.1 34.4 96
Sylvan Road 7120 .0 .0 * 21.5 23.0 93
Younts Peak 8350 .0 .0 * 21.8 22.2 98
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Basin Index (%) * 103
POWDER RIVER
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .0 .0 * 21.6 16.8 129
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 .0 .0 * 31.1 25.0 124
Grave Springs 8550 .0 .0 * 21.4 16.3 131
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .0 .0 * 24.0 18.6 129
Middle Powder 7760 .1 .0 * 22.8 18.5 123
Powder River Pass 9480 .0 .0 * 25.2 23.2 109
Soldier Park 8720 .0 .0 * 22.3 18.2 123
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Basin Index (%) * 123
TONGUE RIVER
Big Goose 7990 .0 .0 * 27.0 21.2 127
Bone Springs Div 9350 .0 .0 * 24.7 25.2 98
Burgess Junction 7880 .0 .0 * 27.8 21.6 129
Dome Lake 8880 .0 .0 * 26.0 24.4 107
Little Goose 8870 .0 .0 * 28.4 23.2 122
Sucker Creek 8880 .0 .0 * 32.1 25.8 124
Tie Creek 6870 .0 .0 * 29.0 22.4 129
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Basin Index (%) * 119
BELLE FOURCHE
Blind Park 6890 .0 .0 * 22.2 22.2 100
Cole Canyon 5910 .0 .0 * 24.0 19.8 121
North Rapid Creek 6130 .0 .0 * 20.6 19.1 108
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Basin Index (%) * 109
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN
Blind Park 6890 .0 .0 * 22.2 22.2 100
North Rapid Creek 6130 .0 .0 * 20.6 19.1 108
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Basin Index (%) * 104
UPPER N. PLATTE
Arapaho Ridge 10976 .0 .0 * 32.7 31.0 105
Blackhall Mtn 9839 -M .0 * 45.0 42.0 107
Cinnabar Park 9707 -M .0 * 30.2 30.8 98
Columbine 9167 -M .0 * 33.0 33.4 99
Divide Peak 8730 -M .0 * 34.7 28.6 121
Joe Wright 10158 .0 .0 * 36.4 36.6 99
Laprele Creek 8390 .1 .0 * 22.7 19.0 119
Med Bow 10512 -M -M * 44.3 -M *
Never Summer 10323 .2 .0 * 27.5 25.9 106
North French Creek 10153 .0 .0 * 38.5 39.2 98
Old Battle 9860 .2 .0 * 49.0 45.6 107
Rawah 9069 .1 .0 * 24.6 23.2 106
Sage Creek Basin 7850 -M .0 * 25.0 17.6 142
Sand Lake 10098 -M .0 * -M 36.4 *
South Brush Creek 8495 .1 .0 * 20.6 21.3 97
Tower 10620 .1 .0 * 59.6 54.0 110
Webber Springs 9260 .0 .0 * 36.3 36.2 100
Whiskey Park 9020 -M .0 * 41.1 37.8 109
Willow Creek Pass 9523 .1 .0 * 23.8 21.8 109
Zirkel 9338 .0 .0 * 41.2 38.4 107
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Basin Index (%) * 107
SWEETWATER
Deer Park 9700 .0 .0 * 36.9 25.8 143
Larsen Creek 9000 -M .0 * 23.4 18.3 128
South Pass 9040 .0 .0 * 30.9 23.2 133
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Basin Index (%) * 136
LOWER N. PLATTE
Casper Mtn. 7920 -M .0 * 27.7 22.6 123
Laprele Creek 8390 .1 .0 * 22.7 19.0 119
Reno Hill 8430 -M .0 * 28.1 26.0 108
Windy Peak 7915 .0 .0 * 19.2 19.2 100
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Basin Index (%) * 113
LARAMIE RIVER
Brooklyn Lake 10250 .0 .0 * 33.4 31.8 105
Cinnabar Park 9707 -M .0 * 30.2 30.8 98
Crow Creek 8335 .0 .0 * 17.2 19.0 91
Deadman Hill 10239 .1 .0 * -M 26.4 *
Rawah 9069 .1 .0 * 24.6 23.2 106
Roach 9740 .1 .0 * 29.9 28.0 107
Windy Peak 7915 .0 .0 * 19.2 19.2 100
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Basin Index (%) * 102
S. PLATTE
Crow Creek 8335 .0 .0 * 17.2 19.0 91
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Basin Index (%) * 91
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
Battle Mountain 7498 -M .0 * 25.9 20.5 126
Divide Peak 8730 -M .0 * 34.7 28.6 121
Elk River 8739 -M .0 * -M 26.4 *
Elkhead Divide 8800 .1 -M * 36.9 -M *
Little Snake River 8928 -M .0 * 50.4 42.8 118
Old Battle 9860 .2 .0 * 49.0 45.6 107
Sage Creek Basin 7850 -M .0 * 25.0 17.6 142
Sandstone RS 8152 -M .0 * 30.3 23.3 130
Whiskey Park 9020 -M .0 * 41.1 37.8 109
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Basin Index (%) * 119
UPPER GREEN RIVER
Big Sandy Opening 9080 -M .0 * 22.5 19.3 117
Blind Bull Sum 8650 -M .0 * 26.0 25.2 103
East Rim Divide 7930 -M .0 * 18.2 16.6 110
Elkhart Park G.S. 9400 -M .0 * 20.7 19.6 106
Gros Ventre Summit 8750 .0 .0 * 18.4 18.6 99
Gunsight Pass 9820 .1 .0 * 22.8 20.4 112
Indian Creek 9425 -M .0 * 31.9 27.8 115
Kendall R.S. 7740 .0 .0 * 20.0 18.6 108
Larsen Creek 9000 -M .0 * 23.4 18.3 128
Loomis Park 8240 .1 .0 * 23.1 23.8 97
New Fork Lake 8340 -M .0 * -M 16.8 *
Pocket Creek 9360 -M -M * -M -M *
Snider Basin 8060 -M .0 * 22.5 19.6 115
Spring Creek Divide 9000 .2 .0 * 39.6 31.8 125
Triple Peak 8500 -M .0 * 35.1 35.7 98
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Basin Index (%) * 110
LOWER GREEN RIVER
Blacks Fork Jct 8869 .3 .0 * 19.7 16.6 119
Buck Pasture 9632 .0 -M * 27.8 -M *
EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 .0 .0 * 20.3 18.2 112
Hams Fork 7840 -M .0 * 21.6 17.2 126
Henrys Fork 10182 -M -M * 21.6 -M *
Hewinta 9500 .0 .0 * 22.0 20.4 108
Hickerson Park 9122 .0 .0 * 18.4 16.0 115
Hole-in-Rock 9168 .2 .0 * 19.3 16.2 119
Indian Creek 9425 -M .0 * 31.9 27.8 115
Kelley R.S. 8180 -M .0 * 29.4 24.6 120
Spirit Lk 10235 .0 .0 * 28.8 22.7 127
Steel Creek Park 10158 .0 .0 * 27.0 23.7 114
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Basin Index (%) * 117
UPPER BEAR RIVER
Bear River RS 8777 .0 .0 * 20.9 15.8 132
Bug Lake 7987 .0 .0 * 32.1 24.6 130
Burts Miller Ranch 8000 .2 .0 * 18.4 10.4 177
Chalk Creek #1 9171 .0 .0 * 38.2 31.4 122
Giveout 6930 .2 .0 * 21.3 19.0 112
Hayden Fork 9130 .0 .0 * 34.3 28.1 122
Kelley R.S. 8180 -M .0 * 29.4 24.6 120
Lily Lake 9133 .2 .0 * 23.1 22.8 101
Monte Cristo 8932 .0 .0 * 46.9 33.0 142
Salt River Summit 7640 -M .0 * 26.7 22.4 119
Spring Creek Divide 9000 .2 .0 * 39.6 31.8 125
Trial Lake 9992 .0 .0 * 40.6 29.8 136
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Basin Index (%) * 126
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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.
