Wyoming Snow Precipitation Update
United States Natural Resources Water and Climate Center
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 SUNDAY: OCTOBER 18 , 2026
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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 7040 .0 .0 * 1.8 1.2 150
Blind Bull Sum 8880 .1 .3 33* 1.3 1.0 130
Cottonwood Creek 7710 .0 .0 * 2.0 1.4 143
East Rim Divide 8010 .0 .0 * 1.9 .6 317
Grand Targhee 9260 .4 2.4 17* 1.9 2.6 73
Granite Creek 6770 .0 .0 * 2.4 .8 300
Grassy Lake 7330 .0 .0 * 1.3 1.8 72
Gros Ventre Summit 8760 .0 .6 0* 3.7 1.0 370
Gunsight Pass 9820 .4 .0 * 2.2 1.1 200
Lewis Lake Divide 7880 .0 .0 * 1.5 1.6 94
Loomis Park 8240 .0 .0 * 2.9 .9 322
Phillips Bench 8170 .0 .0 * 2.2 1.3 169
Salt River Summit 7630 .1 .0 * 1.3 .8 162
Snake River Station 6900 .0 .0 * 1.2 1.0 120
Somsen Ranch 6830 .1 .0 * 2.0 .9 222
Spring Creek Divide 9020 .8 .2 400* 2.3 1.0 230
Thumb Divide 7970 .1 .0 * 1.5 1.2 125
Togwotee Pass 9590 .0 1.4 0* 2.3 1.4 164
Triple Peak 8520 .0 .2 0* 1.8 1.2 150
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 .4 1.8 22* 1.7 1.6 106
Willow Creek 8060 .0 .0 * 2.2 2.0 110
Younts Peak 8340 .3 .2 150* 2.6 1.0 260
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Basin Index (%) 38* 161
MADISON HEADWATERS IN WYOMING
Black Bear 8160 .1 1.2 8* 1.3 2.1 62
Canyon 7870 .1 .1 100* 1.3 1.2 108
Madison Plateau 7710 .1 .4 25* 1.4 1.7 82
West Yellowstone 6680 .1 .0 * 1.4 .8 175
Whiskey Creek 6790 .1 .0 * 1.6 1.2 133
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Basin Index (%) 29* 100
YELLOWSTONE HEADWATERS IN WYOMING
Beartooth Lake 9360 .4 1.2 33* .7 1.3 54
Canyon 7870 .1 .1 100* 1.3 1.2 108
Evening Star 9030 .1 1.0 10* 1.3 2.0 65
Fisher Creek 9110 .8 1.4 57* 1.8 1.8 100
Monument Peak 8740 1.1 1.0 110* 1.8 1.6 112
Northeast Entrance 7420 .0 .0 * 1.0 .8 125
Parker Peak 9420 .0 1.2 0* .7 1.6 44
Sylvan Lake 8440 .0 .6 0* 1.6 1.8 89
Thumb Divide 7970 .1 .0 * 1.5 1.2 125
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 .4 1.8 22* 1.7 1.6 106
White Mill 8730 .6 1.1 55* 1.4 1.4 100
Wolverine 7660 .0 .0 * .8 1.2 67
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Basin Index (%) 38* 89
WIND RIVER
Burroughs Creek 8760 .0 -M * 2.8 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 .0 .0 * 1.8 .8 225
Cold Springs 9640 .1 .0 * 1.8 .8 225
Deer Park 9690 .1 .3 33* 3.8 1.3 292
Hobbs Park 10080 .6 .8 75* 2.0 1.0 200
Kirwin 9580 .0 .8 0* 1.9 1.2 158
Little Warm 9370 .0 .3 0* 2.2 1.0 220
South Pass 9040 .0 .0 * 2.4 1.1 218
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .2 -M * 1.4 -M *
Togwotee Pass 9590 .0 1.4 0* 2.3 1.4 164
Townsend Creek 8720 .2 .0 * 2.2 1.0 220
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Basin Index (%) 28* 212
BIGHORN BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9360 .2 2.0 10* 1.9 1.7 112
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .1 .2 50* 1.1 1.1 100
Bone Springs Div 9340 .0 1.3 0* 1.4 1.7 82
Grave Springs 8560 .1 .2 50* 1.7 1.0 170
Kirwin 9580 .0 .8 0* 1.9 1.2 158
Marquette 8800 .1 .3 33* 1.0 1.3 77
Middle Powder 7760 .0 .2 0* 1.3 1.2 108
Owl Creek 8990 .0 .2 0* 1.3 1.0 130
Powder River Pass 9480 .1 .7 14* 1.4 1.4 100
Shell Creek 9570 .0 1.8 0 1.4 1.4 100
Timber Creek 7910 .0 .0 * 1.2 1.2 100
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Basin Index (%) 8* 110
SHOSHONE RIVER
Blackwater 9830 .5 1.5 33* 1.8 1.8 100
Evening Star 9030 .1 1.0 10* 1.3 2.0 65
Marquette 8800 .1 .3 33* 1.0 1.3 77
Sylvan Lake 8440 .0 .6 0* 1.6 1.8 89
Sylvan Road 7140 .0 .0 * 1.4 1.3 108
Younts Peak 8340 .3 .2 150* 2.6 1.0 260
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Basin Index (%) 28* 105
POWDER RIVER
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .1 .2 50* 1.1 1.1 100
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 .0 .9 0* 1.0 1.7 59
Grave Springs 8560 .1 .2 50* 1.7 1.0 170
Hanson Sawmill 8360 .1 .0 * .8 1.2 67
Middle Powder 7760 .0 .2 0* 1.3 1.2 108
Powder River Pass 9480 .1 .7 14* 1.4 1.4 100
Soldier Park 8680 .0 .0 * .7 1.2 58
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Basin Index (%) 18* 91
TONGUE RIVER
Big Goose 8010 .0 .4 0* .8 1.3 62
Bone Springs Div 9340 .0 1.3 0* 1.4 1.7 82
Burgess Junction 7910 .1 .4 25* 1.0 1.3 77
Dome Lake 8890 .1 .7 14* 1.2 1.5 80
Little Goose 8560 .1 .0 * .9 1.4 64
Sucker Creek 8840 .1 .8 12* .8 1.4 57
Tie Creek 7050 .1 .0 * .8 1.1 73
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Basin Index (%) 14* 71
BELLE FOURCHE
Blind Park 6900 .1 .0 * .5 1.1 45
Cole Canyon 5930 .0 .0 * .5 1.0 50
North Rapid Creek 6150 .1 .0 * .3 .9 33
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Basin Index (%) * 43
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN
Blind Park 6900 .1 .0 * .5 1.1 45
North Rapid Creek 6150 .1 .0 * .3 .9 33
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Basin Index (%) * 40
UPPER N. PLATTE
Arapaho Ridge 10960 .7 1.0 70* 2.0 1.6 125
Blackhall Mtn 9830 .4 .8 50* 2.0 2.0 100
Cinnabar Park 9670 .0 .3 0* 1.3 1.2 108
Columbine 9170 .6 .0 * 1.7 1.8 94
Divide Peak 8700 .5 .2 250* 2.8 1.6 175
Joe Wright 10140 .2 .4 50* .9 2.2 41
Laprele Creek 8370 .3 .0 * 1.3 .9 144
Med Bow 10500 .4 -M * 1.4 -M *
Never Summer 10300 2.7 .8 338* .8 1.7 47
North French Creek 10150 1.5 .6 250* 1.2 1.8 67
Old Battle 9840 -M .8 * -M 1.8 *
Rawah 9100 .4 .0 * 1.4 1.6 88
Sage Creek Basin 7830 .4 .0 * 2.8 1.1 255
Sand Lake 10080 1.6 1.1 145* 1.8 1.6 112
South Brush Creek 8480 .0 .0 * 1.0 .9 111
Tower 10610 .8 .8 100* 2.6 2.0 130
Webber Springs 9250 .2 .2 100* 3.4 1.6 212
Whiskey Park 8950 .0 .0 * 1.8 1.8 100
Willow Creek Pass 9520 .8 .2 400* 1.0 1.0 100
Zirkel 9320 .2 .0 * 1.6 2.2 73
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Basin Index (%) 177* 110
SWEETWATER
Deer Park 9690 .1 .3 33* 3.8 1.3 292
Larsen Creek 8880 .1 .0 * 2.4 .8 300
South Pass 9040 .0 .0 * 2.4 1.1 218
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Basin Index (%) 67* 269
LOWER N. PLATTE
Casper Mtn. 7940 .2 .2 100* 1.7 1.0 170
Laprele Creek 8370 .3 .0 * 1.3 .9 144
Reno Hill 8410 1.0 .4 250* 1.9 1.2 158
Windy Peak 7890 .0 .0 * 1.2 .7 171
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Basin Index (%) 250* 161
LARAMIE RIVER
Brooklyn Lake 10250 .2 .0 * 1.6 1.0 160
Cinnabar Park 9670 .0 .3 0* 1.3 1.2 108
Crow Creek 8320 1.4 .0 * 1.4 .8 175
Deadman Hill 10240 1.0 1.0 100* 1.3 1.2 108
Rawah 9100 .4 .0 * 1.4 1.6 88
Roach 9710 .4 .3 133* 1.4 1.1 127
Windy Peak 7890 .0 .0 * 1.2 .7 171
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Basin Index (%) 212* 126
S. PLATTE
Crow Creek 8320 1.4 .0 * 1.4 .8 175
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Basin Index (%) * 175
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
Battle Mountain 7460 .2 .0 * 1.9 1.0 190
Divide Peak 8700 .5 .2 250* 2.8 1.6 175
Elk River 8710 .2 .0 * 2.2 1.4 157
Elkhead Divide 8780 .0 -M * 2.6 -M *
Little Snake River 8930 .1 .0 * 2.0 2.3 87
Old Battle 9840 -M .8 * -M 1.8 *
Sage Creek Basin 7830 .4 .0 * 2.8 1.1 255
Sandstone RS 8150 .0 .0 * 1.8 1.1 164
Whiskey Park 8950 .0 .0 * 1.8 1.8 100
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Basin Index (%) 700* 149
UPPER GREEN RIVER
Big Sandy Opening 9100 .0 .4 0* 2.3 1.0 230
Blind Bull Sum 8880 .1 .3 33* 1.3 1.0 130
East Rim Divide 8010 .0 .0 * 1.9 .6 317
Elkhart Park G.S. 9410 .1 .0 * 1.0 1.2 83
Gros Ventre Summit 8760 .0 .6 0* 3.7 1.0 370
Gunsight Pass 9820 .4 .0 * 2.2 1.1 200
Indian Creek 9400 .2 .4 50* 1.7 1.0 170
Kendall R.S. 7790 .0 .0 * 2.6 .8 325
Larsen Creek 8880 .1 .0 * 2.4 .8 300
Loomis Park 8240 .0 .0 * 2.9 .9 322
New Fork Lake 8380 .0 .0 * 2.1 .7 300
Pocket Creek 9370 -M -M * -M -M *
Snider Basin 8080 .0 .0 * 2.2 .6 367
Spring Creek Divide 9020 .8 .2 400* 2.3 1.0 230
Triple Peak 8520 .0 .2 0* 1.8 1.2 150
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Basin Index (%) 81* 236
LOWER GREEN RIVER
Blacks Fork Jct 8880 .1 -M * 1.1 -M *
Buck Pasture 9630 .0 -M * 2.7 -M *
EF Blacks Fork GS 9360 .0 -M * 1.5 -M *
Hams Fork 7860 .0 .0 * 1.6 .6 267
Henrys Fork 10180 -M -M * 2.6 -M *
Hewinta 9510 .0 .0 * 1.5 1.0 150
Hickerson Park 9120 .0 .0 * 1.8 .7 257
Hole-in-Rock 9170 .0 .0 * 2.1 .9 233
Indian Creek 9400 .2 .4 50* 1.7 1.0 170
Kelley R.S. 8240 .0 .0 * 1.3 .7 186
Spirit Lk 10240 .5 .0 * 5.3 1.1 482
Steel Creek Park 10140 .3 .4 75* 2.1 1.0 210
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Basin Index (%) 125* 249
UPPER BEAR RIVER
Bear River RS 8510 .0 .0 * 1.5 .8 188
Bug Lake 7980 .0 .0 * 2.1 .7 300
Burts Miller Ranch 7900 .0 .0 * 1.2 .6 200
Chalk Creek #1 9160 .1 .0 * 3.7 1.3 285
Giveout 6940 .0 .0 * 1.8 .8 225
Hayden Fork 9170 .0 .0 * 2.8 1.2 233
Kelley R.S. 8240 .0 .0 * 1.3 .7 186
Lily Lake 9130 .0 .0 * 1.5 1.1 136
Monte Cristo 8930 .2 .0 * 2.6 1.1 236
Salt River Summit 7630 .1 .0 * 1.3 .8 162
Spring Creek Divide 9020 .8 .2 400* 2.3 1.0 230
Trial Lake 9970 .9 .0 * 3.0 1.2 250
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Basin Index (%) 1050* 222
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.