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
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 TUESDAY: OCTOBER 20 , 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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COLORADO
GUNNISON RIVER BASIN
Butte 10190 .0 .0 * 1.1 1.2 92
Castle Peak 11510 .4 -M * 1.9 -M *
Cochetopa Pass 10020 .2 .0 * .7 .6 117
Columbine Pass 9160 1.0 .0 * 4.1 .8 512
Idarado 9780 .1 .0 * 3.2 1.8 178
Mc Clure Pass 8760 .2 .0 * -M 1.4 *
Mesa Lakes 10160 .7 .0 * 4.5 1.3 346
Overland Res. 9890 .1 .0 * 3.4 1.2 283
Park Cone 9600 .1 .0 * .8 1.1 73
Park Reservoir 9990 1.8 .0 * 7.0 1.6 438
Porphyry Creek 10790 .1 .0 * .6 .9 67
Rat Creek 11680 1.8 -M * 2.4 -M *
Red Mountain Pass 11060 1.4 .2 700* 4.0 2.3 174
Sargents Mesa 11490 .0 .0 * 1.0 .6 167
Schofield Pass 10640 .3 .0 * 2.5 1.8 139
Slumgullion 11560 1.2 .6 200* 2.5 1.2 208
Upper Taylor 10710 .1 .0 * 1.5 1.6 94
Wager Gulch 11110 .5 -M * 2.8 -M *
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Basin Index (%) 912* 205
UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN
Arapaho Ridge 10960 .6 1.0 60* 2.0 1.6 125
Bear River 9100 .0 .0 * 1.6 1.5 107
Beaver Ck Village 8530 .0 .0 * 1.0 1.2 83
Berthoud Summit 11300 .1 .2 50* .8 1.9 42
Bison Lake 10950 2.0 .3 667* 4.9 1.6 306
Buffalo Park 9240 .0 .0 * .9 1.1 82
Castle Peak 11510 .4 -M * 1.9 -M *
Chapman Tunnel 10090 .0 .1 0* .8 1.2 67
Columbine 9170 .6 .0 * 1.9 1.8 106
Copper Mountain 10500 .0 .0 * .5 1.0 50
Elliot Ridge 10550 .0 .0 * 1.0 -M *
Fool Creek 11130 .4 -M * .8 -M *
Fremont Pass 11310 .2 .7 29* .8 1.2 67
Grizzly Peak 11110 .0 .3 0* .8 1.2 67
High Lonesome 10630 .0 -M * .4 -M *
Hoosier Pass 11600 .9 .5 180* 1.7 1.1 155
Independence Pass 10570 .2 .2 100* .9 1.5 60
Ivanhoe 10540 .2 .3 67* 1.0 1.4 71
Jones Pass 10430 .0 .1 0* 1.0 1.4 71
Kiln 9610 .1 .0 * .6 .9 67
Lake Irene 10680 .0 .4 0* .7 1.6 44
Lynx Pass 8910 .4 .0 * 1.2 .8 150
Mc Clure Pass 8760 .2 .0 * -M 1.4 *
Mccoy Park 9500 .0 .0 * 1.0 1.6 62
Mesa Lakes 10160 .7 .0 * 4.5 1.3 346
Middle Fork Camp 8960 .2 .0 * .4 1.1 36
Nast Lake 8710 .0 .0 * .4 .8 50
North Lost Trail 9190 .2 .0 * 2.0 1.5 133
Overland Res. 9890 .1 .0 * 3.4 1.2 283
Park Reservoir 9990 1.8 .0 * 7.0 1.6 438
Phantom Valley 9030 .0 .0 * .6 1.0 60
Schofield Pass 10640 .3 .0 * 2.5 1.8 139
Stillwater Creek 8760 .0 -M * .3 .6 50
Summit Ranch 9350 .1 .0 * .7 1.0 70
Vail Mountain 10290 .3 .4 75* .8 1.7 47
Willow Creek Pass 9520 .6 .2 300* 1.0 1.2 83
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Basin Index (%) 209* 118
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN
Bear Lake 9490 .3 .0 * .7 1.3 54
Berthoud Summit 11300 .1 .2 50* .8 1.9 42
Black Mountain 8940 .5 .3 167* 1.4 1.5 93
Buckskin Joe 11160 1.1 .3 367* 2.8 1.0 280
Copeland Lake 8570 .0 .0 * .7 1.1 64
Deadman Hill 10240 .8 1.2 67* 1.3 1.3 100
Echo Lake 10660 .2 .3 67* 1.3 1.2 108
Hoosier Pass 11600 .9 .5 180* 1.7 1.1 155
Hourglass Lake 9380 .0 .2 0* .6 1.4 43
Jackwhacker Gulch 11030 .6 .2 300* 1.5 1.3 115
Joe Wright 10140 .2 .4 50* .9 2.3 39
Lake Eldora 9700 .2 .0 * 1.5 1.0 150
Lake Irene 10680 .0 .4 0* .7 1.6 44
Long Draw Resv 9980 .0 .7 0* .8 1.9 42
Loveland Basin 11410 .5 1.4 36* 1.0 1.4 71
Michigan Creek 10700 .4 .0 * 2.0 1.3 154
Niwot 9940 .2 .2 100* 1.3 1.0 130
Rough And Tumble 10420 1.2 .0 * 1.9 .9 211
Sawtooth 9640 .0 -M * 1.3 -M *
University Camp 10330 .0 .0 * 1.0 1.4 71
Wild Basin 9410 .0 .4 0* .7 1.4 50
Willow Park 10710 .0 .2 0* 1.3 1.6 81
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Basin Index (%) 104* 90
LARAMIE AND NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASINS
Arapaho Ridge 10960 .6 1.0 60* 2.0 1.6 125
Blackhall Mtn 9830 .0 1.2 0* 2.0 2.4 83
Columbine 9170 .6 .0 * 1.9 1.8 106
Deadman Hill 10240 .8 1.2 67* 1.3 1.3 100
Joe Wright 10140 .2 .4 50* .9 2.3 39
Never Summer 10300 2.5 1.0 250* .9 1.8 50
Rawah 9100 .0 .0 * 1.5 1.6 94
Roach 9710 .1 .5 20* 1.4 1.2 117
Tower 10610 .3 1.0 30* 2.7 2.3 117
Whiskey Park 8950 .0 .2 0* 1.8 1.8 100
Willow Creek Pass 9520 .6 .2 300* 1.0 1.2 83
Zirkel 9320 .1 .0 * 1.6 2.2 73
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Basin Index (%) 87* 88
YAMPA AND WHITE RIVER BASINS
Battle Mountain 7460 .0 .0 * 2.0 1.2 167
Bear River 9100 .0 .0 * 1.6 1.5 107
Bison Lake 10950 2.0 .3 667* 4.9 1.6 306
Buffalo Park 9240 .0 .0 * .9 1.1 82
Burro Mountain 9290 .0 .0 * 3.4 1.4 243
Columbine 9170 .6 .0 * 1.9 1.8 106
Crosho 8960 .0 .0 * 1.8 1.0 180
Divide Peak 8700 .3 .2 150* 2.8 1.8 156
Dry Lake 8240 .1 .0 * 2.5 1.8 139
Elk River 8710 .2 .0 * 2.2 1.4 157
Elkhead Divide 8780 .0 -M * 2.7 -M *
Little Snake River 8930 .1 .0 * 2.1 2.6 81
Lost Dog 9350 .1 .0 * 2.4 1.7 141
Lynx Pass 8910 .4 .0 * 1.2 .8 150
Old Battle 9840 .2 1.2 17* 3.6 2.3 157
Rabbit Ears 9390 .2 .0 * 2.2 2.2 100
Ripple Creek 10340 .0 .5 0* 2.0 1.6 125
Sage Creek Basin 7830 .1 .0 * 2.8 1.1 255
Sandstone RS 8150 .0 .0 * 1.8 1.2 150
Tower 10610 .3 1.0 30* 2.7 2.3 117
Trapper Lake 9750 .1 -M * 2.4 1.5 160
Whiskey Park 8950 .0 .2 0* 1.8 1.8 100
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Basin Index (%) 135* 145
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN
Apishapa 10000 .0 .0 * 2.2 .7 314
Brumley 10570 .1 .0 * .9 1.0 90
Fremont Pass 11310 .2 .7 29* .8 1.2 67
Glen Cove 11410 .1 .0 * .6 .8 75
Hayden Pass 10700 .0 .0 * 1.0 .6 167
Medano Pass 9650 .0 .0 * 2.0 1.0 200
Porphyry Creek 10790 .1 .0 * .6 .9 67
Saint Elmo 10420 .2 .0 * .9 1.0 90
South Colony 10790 .4 .3 133* 2.8 1.5 187
Ute Creek 10720 .2 .0 * 1.6 1.2 133
Whiskey Ck 10260 .0 .0 * 1.4 1.3 108
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Basin Index (%) 130* 132
UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN
Beartown 11580 3.0 .3 1000* 4.9 2.6 188
Cochetopa Pass 10020 .2 .0 * .7 .6 117
Culebra #2 10560 .0 .0 * 1.4 1.0 140
Cumbres Trestle 10030 .4 .0 * 1.9 1.2 158
Elwood Pass 11680 .7 -M * 4.3 -M *
Grayback 11620 .1 -M * 2.8 1.5 187
Hayden Pass 10700 .0 .0 * 1.0 .6 167
Lily Pond 11070 .0 .0 * 2.9 1.2 242
Medano Pass 9650 .0 .0 * 2.0 1.0 200
Middle Creek 11260 2.0 .2 1000* 5.5 1.9 289
Moon Pass 11110 .0 .0 * 1.6 .4 400
North Costilla 10570 .0 .0 * .3 .8 38
Rat Creek 11680 1.8 -M * 2.4 -M *
San Antonio Sink 9120 .1 -M * .9 -M *
Sargents Mesa 11490 .0 .0 * 1.0 .6 167
Shuree 10070 .2 .0 * .3 .5 60
Slumgullion 11560 1.2 .6 200* 2.5 1.2 208
Trinchera 10860 .2 .0 * 1.6 .8 200
Upper Rio Grande 9370 .1 .0 * 3.4 1.3 262
Ute Creek 10720 .2 .0 * 1.6 1.2 133
Wager Gulch 11110 .5 -M * 2.8 -M *
Wolf Creek Summit 10930 .4 .8 50* 6.3 2.4 262
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Basin Index (%) 416* 200
SAN MIGUEL, DOLORES, ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN RIVER BASINS
Beartown 11580 3.0 .3 1000* 4.9 2.6 188
Black Mesa 11580 1.9 -M * 4.0 -M *
Cascade 8900 -M .0 * -M 1.8 *
Cascade #2 8990 .2 .0 * 3.7 1.7 218
Columbine Pass 9160 1.0 .0 * 4.1 .8 512
Columbus Basin 10780 .7 .1 700* 4.3 1.8 239
El Diente Peak 10210 .0 .0 * 2.8 1.2 233
Elwood Pass 11680 .7 -M * 4.3 -M *
Lizard Head Pass 10190 .0 .0 * 2.7 1.4 193
Lone Cone 9730 .0 .0 * 3.4 1.4 243
Mancos 10020 .0 .0 * 3.4 1.4 243
Mineral Creek 10030 .1 .0 * 3.5 1.8 194
Molas Lake 10610 .3 .0 * 4.1 1.8 228
Red Mountain Pass 11060 1.4 .2 700* 4.0 2.3 174
Scotch Creek 9160 .1 .0 * 2.2 1.2 183
Sharkstooth 10730 .1 .0 * 2.7 1.6 169
Spud Mountain 10660 .4 .0 * 4.8 2.4 200
Stump Lakes 11230 1.1 .3 367* 3.8 1.4 271
Upper San Juan 10140 .1 .0 * 4.9 2.2 223
Vallecito 10740 .1 .0 * 3.6 1.4 257
Weminuche Creek 10730 .0 .0 * 4.0 1.6 250
Wolf Creek Summit 10930 .4 .8 50* 6.3 2.4 262
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Basin Index (%) 529* 226
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