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: AUGUST 29 , 2008
BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION
Data Site Name (Ft) % %
Current Average Avg Current Average Avg
COLORADO
GUNNISON RIVER BASIN
BUTTE 10160 .1 .0 29.9 25.5 117
COCHETOPA PASS 10020 .2 -M * 16.8 -M *
COLUMBINE PASS 9400 -M .0 * 33.2 32.0 104
IDARADO 9800 .1 .0 33.2 29.4 113
MC CLURE PASS 9500 -M .0 * -M 32.4 *
MESA LAKES 10000 -M .0 * 37.0 33.5 110
OVERLAND RES. 9840 .1 .0 30.4 27.8 109
PARK CONE 9600 .0 .0 100 23.1 21.0 110
PARK RESERVOIR 9960 .0 .0 100 44.6 39.6 113
PORPHYRY CREEK 10760 .1 .0 25.2 25.0 101
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 11200 .0 .0 100 45.1 39.2 115
SCHOFIELD PASS 10700 .1 .0 57.0 46.7 122
SLUMGULLION 11440 .0 .0 100 23.6 22.8 104
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Basin wide percent of average * 112
UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN
ARAPAHO RIDGE 10960 .0 .0 100 36.4 38.5 95
ARROW 9680 .0 .0 100 27.1 25.7 105
BEAVER CK VILLAGE 8500 .1 .0 28.5 23.1 123
BERTHOUD SUMMIT 11300 .0 .0 100 42.5 38.3 111
BISON LAKE 10880 .3 .0 43.3 43.3 100
BUFFALO PARK 9240 -M .0 * -M 27.2 *
CHAPMAN TUNNEL 10110 .0 -M * 36.3 -M *
COPPER MOUNTAIN 10550 .0 .0 100 30.2 27.3 111
FREMONT PASS 11400 .0 .0 100 -M 26.0 *
GRIZZLY PEAK 11100 .0 .0 100 32.1 31.2 103
HOOSIER PASS 11400 .0 .0 100 29.5 28.1 105
INDEPENDENCE PASS 10600 .2 .0 33.3 30.1 111
IVANHOE 10400 .0 .0 100 41.8 31.3 134
JONES PASS 10400 .1 .0 .0 29.3 0
KILN 9600 .0 .0 100 30.6 24.2 126
LAKE IRENE 10700 .0 .0 100 34.5 34.2 101
LYNX PASS 8880 .0 .0 100 22.8 22.6 101
MC CLURE PASS 9500 -M .0 * -M 32.4 *
MCCOY PARK 9480 .0 .0 100 28.9 26.8 108
MESA LAKES 10000 -M .0 * 37.0 33.5 110
MIDDLE FORK CAMP 8940 .0 .0 100 28.9 19.6 147
NAST LAKE 8700 .5 .0 25.1 20.8 121
NORTH LOST TRAIL 9200 .4 .0 41.3 33.0 125
PHANTOM VALLEY 9030 .1 .0 22.2 24.4 91
SCHOFIELD PASS 10700 .1 .0 57.0 46.7 122
STILLWATER CREEK 8720 .0 .0 100 20.0 18.8 106
SUMMIT RANCH 9400 .4 .0 26.2 23.1 113
VAIL MOUNTAIN 10300 .0 .0 100 37.8 34.0 111
WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 .2 .0 26.7 24.6 109
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Basin wide percent of average * 107
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN
BEAR LAKE 9500 -M .0 * 28.2 33.7 84
BUCKSKIN JOE 11150 .1 .0 26.4 29.4 90
COPELAND LAKE 8600 .2 .0 24.2 26.6 91
DEADMAN HILL 10220 .2 .0 30.8 29.6 104
ECHO LAKE 10600 .0 .0 100 26.8 25.7 104
HOOSIER PASS 11400 .0 .0 100 29.5 28.1 105
JACKWHACKER GULCH 10960 .1 .0 27.8 30.3 92
JOE WRIGHT 10120 .2 .0 43.4 42.0 103
LAKE ELDORA 9700 .0 .0 100 28.5 27.8 103
LOVELAND BASIN 11400 .0 .0 100 34.2 31.7 108
MICHIGAN CREEK 10600 .0 .0 100 26.1 25.0 104
NIWOT 11300 .1 .0 -M 31.4 *
ROUGH AND TUMBLE 10360 .0 .0 100 19.8 19.9 99
UNIVERSITY CAMP 10300 .0 .0 100 36.2 36.6 99
WILLOW PARK 10700 .0 .0 100 37.7 36.5 103
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Basin wide percent of average * 99
LARAMIE AND NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASINS
ARAPAHO RIDGE 10960 .0 .0 100 36.4 38.5 95
COLUMBINE 9160 .0 .0 100 38.8 36.4 107
DEADMAN HILL 10220 .2 .0 30.8 29.6 104
JOE WRIGHT 10120 .2 .0 43.4 42.0 103
LAKE IRENE 10700 .0 .0 100 34.5 34.2 101
NEVER SUMMER 10280 .0 .0 100 31.7 39.9 79
RABBIT EARS 9400 .0 .0 100 49.9 45.4 110
RAWAH 9020 .0 .0 100 27.1 27.8 97
ROACH 9700 .0 .0 100 33.2 31.6 105
TOWER 10500 .0 .0 100 55.5 55.8 99
WHISKEY PARK 8950 .0 .0 100 47.7 42.8 111
WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 .2 .0 26.7 24.6 109
ZIRKEL 9340 .0 .0 100 45.2 37.5 121
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Basin wide percent of average * 103
YAMPA AND WHITE RIVER BASINS
BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 .0 .0 100 23.7 24.0 99
BEAR RIVER 9080 .0 -M * 24.2 -M *
BISON LAKE 10880 .3 .0 43.3 43.3 100
BUFFALO PARK 9240 -M .0 * -M 27.2 *
BURRO MOUNTAIN 9400 .1 .0 36.0 32.9 109
COLUMBINE 9160 .0 .0 100 38.8 36.4 107
CROSHO 9100 .1 .0 30.6 27.0 113
DIVIDE PEAK 8880 .0 .0 100 34.1 31.5 108
DRY LAKE 8400 .1 .0 39.1 36.5 107
ELK RIVER 8700 .3 .0 32.9 30.6 108
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER 8915 .0 -M * 45.8 -M *
LOST DOG 9320 .0 .0 100 37.2 40.3 92
LYNX PASS 8880 .0 .0 100 22.8 22.6 101
RABBIT EARS 9400 .0 .0 100 49.9 45.4 110
RIPPLE CREEK 10340 -M .0 * 39.7 44.2 90
SANDSTONE RS 8150 -M .0 * 30.8 29.0 106
TOWER 10500 .0 .0 100 55.5 55.8 99
TRAPPER LAKE 9700 .0 .0 100 31.0 34.0 91
WHISKEY PARK 8950 .0 .0 100 47.7 42.8 111
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Basin wide percent of average * 103
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN
APISHAPA 10000 .0 .0 100 28.7 25.6 112
BRUMLEY 10600 .0 .0 100 27.4 24.4 112
FREMONT PASS 11400 .0 .0 100 -M 26.0 *
GLEN COVE 11460 .1 -M * 25.3 -M *
HAYDEN PASS 10720 .0 -M * 24.1 -M *
PORPHYRY CREEK 10760 .1 .0 25.2 25.0 101
SAINT ELMO 10540 .0 -M * 23.5 -M *
SOUTH COLONY 10800 .2 .0 44.5 38.3 116
WHISKEY CK 10220 .2 .0 28.8 31.0 93
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Basin wide percent of average * 107
UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN
BEARTOWN 11600 .0 .0 100 38.7 37.6 103
COCHETOPA PASS 10020 .2 -M * 16.8 -M *
CULEBRA #2 10500 .0 .0 100 20.7 25.9 80
CUMBRES TRESTLE 10040 -M .0 * -M 36.9 *
GRAYBACK 11620 .1 -M * 30.3 -M *
HAYDEN PASS 10720 .0 -M * 24.1 -M *
LILY POND 11000 .0 .0 100 35.2 31.5 112
MEDANO PASS 9649 .3 .0 -M 24.8 *
MIDDLE CREEK 11250 .1 .0 40.0 37.5 107
TRINCHERA 10860 .0 .0 100 20.8 20.7 100
UPPER RIO GRANDE 9400 .1 .0 18.2 20.1 91
UTE CREEK 10650 .0 .0 100 .0 28.9 0
WOLF CREEK SUMMIT 11000 -M .0 * 56.4 48.9 115
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Basin wide percent of average * 92
SAN MIGUEL, DOLORES, ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN RIVER BASINS
CASCADE 8880 .2 .0 30.8 31.7 97
COLUMBUS BASIN 10785 .0 .0 100 44.0 49.7 89
EL DIENTE PEAK 10000 -M .0 * 33.1 32.7 101
LIZARD HEAD PASS 10200 .1 .0 26.0 29.7 88
LONE CONE 9600 .0 .0 100 35.3 32.9 107
MANCOS 10000 .3 .0 29.0 31.4 92
MINERAL CREEK 10040 .0 .0 100 29.9 29.6 101
MOLAS LAKE 10500 .0 .0 100 34.0 32.5 105
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 11200 .0 .0 100 45.1 39.2 115
SCOTCH CREEK 9100 .0 .0 100 27.5 29.1 95
SHARKSTOOTH 10720 .6 -M * 41.7 -M *
SPUD MOUNTAIN 10660 .3 .0 46.4 46.4 100
STUMP LAKES 11200 -M .0 * 34.2 36.9 93
UPPER SAN JUAN 10200 -M .0 * 55.1 47.8 115
VALLECITO 10880 .0 .0 100 33.3 33.3 100
WOLF CREEK SUMMIT 11000 -M .0 * 56.4 48.9 115
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Basin wide percent of average * 102
-M = Missing data
* = Data may not provide a valid measure of conditions.
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.
Reference period for average conditions is 1961-90.
Provisional data, subject to revision.
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