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 FRIDAY: JULY 3 , 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 * 14.5 19.3 75
Castle Peak 11510 .0 -M * 28.0 -M *
Cochetopa Pass 10020 .0 .0 * 6.9 10.6 65
Columbine Pass 9160 .0 .0 * 22.8 27.6 83
Idarado 9780 .0 .0 * 18.3 24.6 74
Mc Clure Pass 8760 .0 .0 * 20.6 25.3 81
Mesa Lakes 10160 .0 .0 * 19.8 27.1 73
Overland Res. 9890 .0 .0 * 16.4 21.2 77
Park Cone 9600 .0 .0 * 13.0 14.6 89
Park Reservoir 9990 .2 .0 * 27.3 32.0 85
Porphyry Creek 10790 .0 .0 * 16.2 20.6 79
Rat Creek 11680 .3 -M * 14.7 -M *
Red Mountain Pass 11060 .0 .0 * 24.5 32.4 76
Sargents Mesa 11490 .0 .0 * 12.0 16.2 74
Schofield Pass 10640 .0 .0 * 30.3 38.2 79
Slumgullion 11560 .0 .0 * 13.9 17.8 78
Upper Taylor 10710 .0 .0 * 16.8 23.7 71
Wager Gulch 11110 .0 -M * 14.4 -M *
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Basin Index (%) * 78
UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN
Arapaho Ridge 10960 .0 .0 * 23.4 31.0 75
Bear River 9100 .2 .0 * 11.9 18.5 64
Beaver Ck Village 8530 .0 .0 * 13.5 19.3 70
Berthoud Summit 11300 .0 .0 * 23.5 33.9 69
Bison Lake 10950 .1 .0 * 25.2 33.6 75
Buffalo Park 9240 .0 .0 * 13.5 21.7 62
Castle Peak 11510 .0 -M * 28.0 -M *
Chapman Tunnel 10090 .0 .0 * 14.3 25.1 57
Columbine 9170 .0 .0 * 26.5 33.4 79
Copper Mountain 10500 .0 .0 * 14.0 23.3 60
Elliot Ridge 10550 .0 .0 * 17.3 -M *
Fool Creek 11130 .0 -M * 18.7 -M *
Fremont Pass 11310 .0 .0 * 13.0 22.4 58
Grizzly Peak 11110 .0 .0 * 16.3 25.2 65
High Lonesome 10630 .0 -M * 17.9 -M *
Hoosier Pass 11600 .0 .0 * 13.9 22.4 62
Independence Pass 10570 .0 .0 * 14.1 23.8 59
Ivanhoe 10540 .0 .0 * 14.6 29.4 50
Jones Pass 10430 .0 .0 * 19.2 26.9 71
Kiln 9610 .0 .0 * 10.6 19.4 55
Lake Irene 10680 .0 .0 * 23.2 29.0 80
Lynx Pass 8910 .0 .0 * 11.1 18.2 61
Mc Clure Pass 8760 .0 .0 * 20.6 25.3 81
Mccoy Park 9500 .1 .0 * 17.6 22.4 79
Mesa Lakes 10160 .0 .0 * 19.8 27.1 73
Middle Fork Camp 8960 .2 .0 * 12.2 20.8 59
Nast Lake 8710 .0 .0 * 9.5 16.4 58
North Lost Trail 9190 .0 .0 * 21.1 27.6 76
Overland Res. 9890 .0 .0 * 16.4 21.2 77
Park Reservoir 9990 .2 .0 * 27.3 32.0 85
Phantom Valley 9030 .0 .0 * 14.7 19.4 76
Schofield Pass 10640 .0 .0 * 30.3 38.2 79
Stillwater Creek 8760 .0 -M * 9.8 15.2 64
Summit Ranch 9350 .0 .0 * 13.0 19.4 67
Vail Mountain 10290 .0 .0 * 17.0 28.8 59
Willow Creek Pass 9520 .1 .0 * 16.2 21.6 75
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Basin Index (%) * 69
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN
Bear Lake 9490 .0 .0 * 19.6 27.9 70
Berthoud Summit 11300 .0 .0 * 23.5 33.9 69
Black Mountain 8940 .0 .0 * 13.4 21.4 63
Buckskin Joe 11160 .0 .0 * 11.3 19.4 58
Copeland Lake 8570 .0 .0 * 15.6 21.6 72
Deadman Hill 10240 .0 .0 * 18.0 26.2 69
Echo Lake 10660 .0 .0 * 13.6 18.7 73
Hoosier Pass 11600 .0 .0 * 13.9 22.4 62
Hourglass Lake 9380 .0 .0 * 15.1 20.1 75
Jackwhacker Gulch 11030 .2 .0 * 20.0 24.4 82
Joe Wright 10140 .1 .0 * 28.7 36.5 79
Lake Eldora 9700 .0 .0 * 17.3 25.0 69
Lake Irene 10680 .0 .0 * 23.2 29.0 80
Long Draw Resv 9980 .0 .0 * 19.5 24.7 79
Loveland Basin 11410 .0 .0 * 15.9 26.4 60
Michigan Creek 10700 .0 .0 * 14.7 21.8 67
Niwot 9940 .0 .0 * 19.5 24.9 78
Rough And Tumble 10420 .0 .0 * 8.8 12.6 70
Sawtooth 9640 .0 -M * 28.4 -M *
University Camp 10330 .0 .0 * 23.1 29.1 79
Wild Basin 9410 .0 .0 * 19.7 24.4 81
Willow Park 10710 .3 .0 * 26.4 31.5 84
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Basin Index (%) * 73
LARAMIE AND NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASINS
Arapaho Ridge 10960 .0 .0 * 23.4 31.0 75
Blackhall Mtn 9830 .0 .0 * 29.9 41.9 71
Columbine 9170 .0 .0 * 26.5 33.4 79
Deadman Hill 10240 .0 .0 * 18.0 26.2 69
Joe Wright 10140 .1 .0 * 28.7 36.5 79
Never Summer 10300 -M .0 * 17.8 25.8 69
Rawah 9100 .0 .0 * 16.9 23.1 73
Roach 9710 .0 .0 * 19.9 28.0 71
Tower 10610 .0 .0 * 43.4 53.6 81
Whiskey Park 8950 .0 .0 * 32.2 37.8 85
Willow Creek Pass 9520 .1 .0 * 16.2 21.6 75
Zirkel 9320 .2 .0 * 33.0 38.2 86
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Basin Index (%) * 77
YAMPA AND WHITE RIVER BASINS
Battle Mountain 7460 .0 .0 * 18.4 20.5 90
Bear River 9100 .2 .0 * 11.9 18.5 64
Bison Lake 10950 .1 .0 * 25.2 33.6 75
Buffalo Park 9240 .0 .0 * 13.5 21.7 62
Burro Mountain 9290 .0 .0 * 19.0 27.2 70
Columbine 9170 .0 .0 * 26.5 33.4 79
Crosho 8960 .0 .0 * 15.5 21.4 72
Divide Peak 8700 .0 .0 * 21.8 28.6 76
Dry Lake 8240 .0 .0 * 24.9 34.0 73
Elk River 8710 .1 .0 * 22.5 26.2 86
Elkhead Divide 8780 .0 -M * 22.9 -M *
Little Snake River 8930 .0 .0 * 34.2 42.8 80
Lost Dog 9350 .0 .0 * 25.0 32.4 77
Lynx Pass 8910 .0 .0 * 11.1 18.2 61
Old Battle 9840 .0 .0 * 35.4 45.6 78
Rabbit Ears 9390 .0 .0 * 29.6 40.8 73
Ripple Creek 10340 .0 .0 * 22.8 33.8 67
Sage Creek Basin 7830 .0 .0 * 14.9 17.6 85
Sandstone RS 8150 .0 .0 * 18.8 23.3 81
Tower 10610 .0 .0 * 43.4 53.6 81
Trapper Lake 9750 .0 -M * 16.7 27.0 62
Whiskey Park 8950 .0 .0 * 32.2 37.8 85
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Basin Index (%) * 76
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN
Apishapa 10000 .0 .0 * 9.9 19.0 52
Brumley 10570 .8 .0 * 11.6 19.1 61
Fremont Pass 11310 .0 .0 * 13.0 22.4 58
Glen Cove 11410 .2 .0 * 12.8 19.4 66
Hayden Pass 10700 .1 .0 * 15.4 19.5 79
Medano Pass 9650 .0 .0 * 13.7 17.8 77
Porphyry Creek 10790 .0 .0 * 16.2 20.6 79
Saint Elmo 10420 .0 .0 * 12.7 17.7 72
South Colony 10790 .0 .0 * 22.5 30.2 75
Ute Creek 10720 .0 .0 * 13.4 23.0 58
Whiskey Ck 10260 .0 .0 * 10.1 23.0 44
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Basin Index (%) * 65
UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN
Beartown 11580 .1 .0 * 29.0 30.0 97
Cochetopa Pass 10020 .0 .0 * 6.9 10.6 65
Culebra #2 10560 .0 .0 * 10.0 19.7 51
Cumbres Trestle 10030 .0 .0 * 23.2 30.8 75
Elwood Pass 11680 .1 -M * 28.7 -M *
Grayback 11620 .0 -M * 17.4 22.0 79
Hayden Pass 10700 .1 .0 * 15.4 19.5 79
Lily Pond 11070 .0 .0 * 18.3 23.6 78
Medano Pass 9650 .0 .0 * 13.7 17.8 77
Middle Creek 11260 .1 .0 * 25.4 27.6 92
Moon Pass 11110 .0 .0 * 8.2 12.0 68
North Costilla 10570 .0 .0 * 10.6 19.5 54
Rat Creek 11680 .3 -M * 14.7 -M *
San Antonio Sink 9120 .0 -M * 8.8 -M *
Sargents Mesa 11490 .0 .0 * 12.0 16.2 74
Shuree 10070 .0 .0 * 7.1 12.8 55
Slumgullion 11560 .0 .0 * 13.9 17.8 78
Trinchera 10860 .0 .0 * 9.2 17.6 52
Upper Rio Grande 9370 .0 .0 * 14.7 13.0 113
Ute Creek 10720 .0 .0 * 13.4 23.0 58
Wager Gulch 11110 .0 -M * 14.4 -M *
Wolf Creek Summit 10930 .0 .0 * 34.0 39.5 86
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Basin Index (%) * 76
SAN MIGUEL, DOLORES, ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN RIVER BASINS
Beartown 11580 .1 .0 * 29.0 30.0 97
Black Mesa 11580 .0 -M * 24.8 -M *
Cascade 8900 -M .0 * -M 24.1 *
Cascade #2 8990 .0 .0 * 20.3 22.6 90
Columbine Pass 9160 .0 .0 * 22.8 27.6 83
Columbus Basin 10780 .0 .0 * 26.4 32.0 82
El Diente Peak 10210 .0 .0 * 21.0 25.4 83
Elwood Pass 11680 .1 -M * 28.7 -M *
Lizard Head Pass 10190 .0 .0 * 16.6 21.0 79
Lone Cone 9730 .0 .0 * 20.0 24.6 81
Mancos 10020 .2 .0 * 15.1 21.6 70
Mineral Creek 10030 .0 .0 * 18.6 22.5 83
Molas Lake 10610 .0 .0 * 20.3 25.0 81
Red Mountain Pass 11060 .0 .0 * 24.5 32.4 76
Scotch Creek 9160 .0 .0 * 15.0 21.4 70
Sharkstooth 10730 .0 .0 * 21.8 28.0 78
Spud Mountain 10660 .0 .0 * 30.6 35.8 85
Stump Lakes 11230 -M .0 * -M 25.2 *
Upper San Juan 10140 .0 .0 * 36.2 39.7 91
Vallecito 10740 .1 .0 * 21.9 23.1 95
Weminuche Creek 10730 .0 .0 * 26.7 25.8 103
Wolf Creek Summit 10930 .0 .0 * 34.0 39.5 86
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Basin Index (%) * 84
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