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 THURSDAY: AUGUST 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 * 16.2 23.2 70
Castle Peak 11510 .0 -M * 30.2 -M *
Cochetopa Pass 10020 .0 .0 * 10.0 15.4 65
Columbine Pass 9160 .6 .0 * 25.0 30.4 82
Idarado 9780 .0 .0 * 23.5 28.7 82
Mc Clure Pass 8760 .0 .0 * 21.8 29.0 75
Mesa Lakes 10160 .0 .0 * 21.4 30.0 71
Overland Res. 9890 .0 .0 * 19.6 25.8 76
Park Cone 9600 .1 .0 * 14.4 17.8 81
Park Reservoir 9990 .0 .0 * 29.4 35.7 82
Porphyry Creek 10790 .0 .0 * 19.0 24.0 79
Rat Creek 11680 .4 -M * 18.9 -M *
Red Mountain Pass 11060 .0 .0 * 28.9 38.4 75
Sargents Mesa 11490 .0 .0 * 15.7 21.4 73
Schofield Pass 10640 .2 .0 * 33.1 43.2 77
Slumgullion 11560 .0 .0 * 17.1 22.0 78
Upper Taylor 10710 .0 .0 * 18.6 28.2 66
Wager Gulch 11110 .0 -M * 16.8 -M *
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Basin Index (%) * 76
UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN
Arapaho Ridge 10960 .0 .0 * 25.1 34.4 73
Bear River 9100 .0 .0 * 16.3 21.7 75
Beaver Ck Village 8530 .0 .0 * 15.7 22.5 70
Berthoud Summit 11300 .0 .0 * 25.5 37.4 68
Bison Lake 10950 .1 .0 * 28.6 36.6 78
Buffalo Park 9240 .0 .0 * 14.7 23.3 63
Castle Peak 11510 .0 -M * 30.2 -M *
Chapman Tunnel 10090 .0 .0 * 14.7 28.8 51
Columbine 9170 .2 .0 * 28.6 35.2 81
Copper Mountain 10500 .0 .0 * 16.7 27.0 62
Elliot Ridge 10550 .0 .0 * 19.2 -M *
Fool Creek 11130 .0 -M * 20.9 -M *
Fremont Pass 11310 .0 .0 * 15.6 26.2 60
Grizzly Peak 11110 .0 .0 * 20.3 28.0 72
High Lonesome 10630 .0 -M * 20.0 -M *
Hoosier Pass 11600 .0 .0 * 17.8 27.2 65
Independence Pass 10570 .0 .0 * 16.6 27.4 61
Ivanhoe 10540 .0 .0 * 19.1 32.9 58
Jones Pass 10430 .0 .0 * 23.9 31.8 75
Kiln 9610 .0 .0 * 12.0 21.8 55
Lake Irene 10680 .1 .0 * 26.4 33.0 80
Lynx Pass 8910 .1 .0 * 13.2 20.4 65
Mc Clure Pass 8760 .0 .0 * 21.8 29.0 75
Mccoy Park 9500 .0 .0 * 20.7 25.4 81
Mesa Lakes 10160 .0 .0 * 21.4 30.0 71
Middle Fork Camp 8960 .2 .0 * 15.2 24.2 63
Nast Lake 8710 .0 .0 * 11.6 19.2 60
North Lost Trail 9190 .0 .0 * 22.8 31.4 73
Overland Res. 9890 .0 .0 * 19.6 25.8 76
Park Reservoir 9990 .0 .0 * 29.4 35.7 82
Phantom Valley 9030 .0 .0 * 16.8 22.3 75
Schofield Pass 10640 .2 .0 * 33.1 43.2 77
Stillwater Creek 8760 .0 -M * 12.3 16.9 73
Summit Ranch 9350 .0 .0 * 15.7 21.8 72
Vail Mountain 10290 .2 .0 * 19.4 32.3 60
Willow Creek Pass 9520 .0 .0 * 20.0 23.4 85
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Basin Index (%) * 70
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN
Bear Lake 9490 .2 .0 * 22.4 31.4 71
Berthoud Summit 11300 .0 .0 * 25.5 37.4 68
Black Mountain 8940 .0 .0 * 15.3 24.6 62
Buckskin Joe 11160 .0 .0 * 14.2 24.9 57
Copeland Lake 8570 .0 .0 * 17.4 24.8 70
Deadman Hill 10240 .0 .0 * 20.8 28.8 72
Echo Lake 10660 .0 .0 * 18.6 24.0 78
Hoosier Pass 11600 .0 .0 * 17.8 27.2 65
Hourglass Lake 9380 .0 .0 * 17.0 23.8 71
Jackwhacker Gulch 11030 .3 .0 * 25.7 28.1 91
Joe Wright 10140 .2 .0 * 31.7 40.0 79
Lake Eldora 9700 .0 .0 * 19.4 28.4 68
Lake Irene 10680 .1 .0 * 26.4 33.0 80
Long Draw Resv 9980 .0 .0 * 21.8 26.8 81
Loveland Basin 11410 .0 .0 * 22.4 30.2 74
Michigan Creek 10700 .0 .0 * 19.8 25.6 77
Niwot 9940 .0 .0 * 22.8 28.0 81
Rough And Tumble 10420 .0 .0 * 10.5 17.6 60
Sawtooth 9640 .0 -M * 30.8 -M *
University Camp 10330 .2 .0 * 26.7 33.2 80
Wild Basin 9410 .0 .0 * 21.3 28.1 76
Willow Park 10710 .0 .0 * 30.6 34.5 89
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Basin Index (%) * 75
LARAMIE AND NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASINS
Arapaho Ridge 10960 .0 .0 * 25.1 34.4 73
Blackhall Mtn 9830 .3 .0 * 31.3 42.2 74
Columbine 9170 .2 .0 * 28.6 35.2 81
Deadman Hill 10240 .0 .0 * 20.8 28.8 72
Joe Wright 10140 .2 .0 * 31.7 40.0 79
Never Summer 10300 -M .0 * -M 29.4 *
Rawah 9100 .0 .0 * 18.9 26.0 73
Roach 9710 .0 .0 * 21.7 30.8 70
Tower 10610 .0 .0 * -M 55.4 *
Whiskey Park 8950 .0 .0 * 32.9 38.8 85
Willow Creek Pass 9520 .0 .0 * 20.0 23.4 85
Zirkel 9320 .2 .0 * 34.9 40.0 87
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Basin Index (%) * 78
YAMPA AND WHITE RIVER BASINS
Battle Mountain 7460 .2 .0 * 19.1 22.0 87
Bear River 9100 .0 .0 * 16.3 21.7 75
Bison Lake 10950 .1 .0 * 28.6 36.6 78
Buffalo Park 9240 .0 .0 * 14.7 23.3 63
Burro Mountain 9290 .0 .0 * 22.1 29.8 74
Columbine 9170 .2 .0 * 28.6 35.2 81
Crosho 8960 .0 .0 * 19.4 24.1 80
Divide Peak 8700 .1 .0 * 22.6 29.6 76
Dry Lake 8240 .0 .0 * -M 35.9 *
Elk River 8710 -M .0 * -M 28.2 *
Elkhead Divide 8780 .0 -M * 23.3 -M *
Little Snake River 8930 .0 .0 * 35.4 44.8 79
Lost Dog 9350 .0 .0 * 26.4 34.1 77
Lynx Pass 8910 .1 .0 * 13.2 20.4 65
Old Battle 9840 .0 .0 * 34.8 47.6 73
Rabbit Ears 9390 .0 .0 * 32.4 43.3 75
Ripple Creek 10340 .0 .0 * 24.6 36.4 68
Sage Creek Basin 7830 .0 .0 * 15.4 19.5 79
Sandstone RS 8150 .0 .0 * 19.6 25.2 78
Tower 10610 .0 .0 * -M 55.4 *
Trapper Lake 9750 .0 -M * 19.8 29.9 66
Whiskey Park 8950 .0 .0 * 32.9 38.8 85
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Basin Index (%) * 76
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN
Apishapa 10000 .0 .0 * 13.1 23.8 55
Brumley 10570 .0 .0 * 15.1 21.8 69
Fremont Pass 11310 .0 .0 * 15.6 26.2 60
Glen Cove 11410 .3 .0 * 19.8 25.9 76
Hayden Pass 10700 .0 .0 * 17.3 24.0 72
Medano Pass 9650 .0 .0 * 17.8 21.0 85
Porphyry Creek 10790 .0 .0 * 19.0 24.0 79
Saint Elmo 10420 .0 .0 * 15.8 22.5 70
South Colony 10790 .0 .0 * 25.4 38.4 66
Ute Creek 10720 .0 .0 * 15.6 27.8 56
Whiskey Ck 10260 .0 .0 * 12.7 29.9 42
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Basin Index (%) * 66
UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN
Beartown 11580 .1 .0 * 33.8 33.6 101
Cochetopa Pass 10020 .0 .0 * 10.0 15.4 65
Culebra #2 10560 .0 .0 * 12.8 24.9 51
Cumbres Trestle 10030 .0 .0 * 25.9 34.7 75
Elwood Pass 11680 .1 -M * 33.3 -M *
Grayback 11620 .0 -M * 19.7 29.8 66
Hayden Pass 10700 .0 .0 * 17.3 24.0 72
Lily Pond 11070 .0 .0 * 20.0 28.0 71
Medano Pass 9650 .0 .0 * 17.8 21.0 85
Middle Creek 11260 .1 .0 * 30.6 32.0 96
Moon Pass 11110 .0 .0 * 12.0 17.1 70
North Costilla 10570 .0 .0 * 14.7 24.1 61
Rat Creek 11680 .4 -M * 18.9 -M *
San Antonio Sink 9120 .0 -M * 10.3 -M *
Sargents Mesa 11490 .0 .0 * 15.7 21.4 73
Shuree 10070 .0 .0 * 9.8 17.6 56
Slumgullion 11560 .0 .0 * 17.1 22.0 78
Trinchera 10860 .0 .0 * 9.9 20.5 48
Upper Rio Grande 9370 -M .0 * 16.8 16.0 105
Ute Creek 10720 .0 .0 * 15.6 27.8 56
Wager Gulch 11110 .0 -M * 16.8 -M *
Wolf Creek Summit 10930 .0 .0 * 36.0 44.4 81
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Basin Index (%) * 74
SAN MIGUEL, DOLORES, ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN RIVER BASINS
Beartown 11580 .1 .0 * 33.8 33.6 101
Black Mesa 11580 .0 -M * 32.6 -M *
Cascade 8900 -M .0 * -M 28.2 *
Cascade #2 8990 .0 .0 * 24.9 27.4 91
Columbine Pass 9160 .6 .0 * 25.0 30.4 82
Columbus Basin 10780 .0 .0 * 33.2 38.5 86
El Diente Peak 10210 .0 .0 * 26.4 28.3 93
Elwood Pass 11680 .1 -M * 33.3 -M *
Lizard Head Pass 10190 .0 .0 * 20.9 25.6 82
Lone Cone 9730 .1 .0 * 26.4 29.0 91
Mancos 10020 .1 .0 * 20.6 27.5 75
Mineral Creek 10030 .5 .0 * 23.7 26.6 89
Molas Lake 10610 .1 .0 * 24.4 28.4 86
Red Mountain Pass 11060 .0 .0 * 28.9 38.4 75
Scotch Creek 9160 .1 .0 * 19.6 24.9 79
Sharkstooth 10730 .0 .0 * 26.0 34.8 75
Spud Mountain 10660 .1 .0 * 37.7 40.4 93
Stump Lakes 11230 .0 .0 * 29.1 29.6 98
Upper San Juan 10140 .1 .0 * 38.4 44.4 86
Vallecito 10740 .2 .0 * 27.1 27.2 100
Weminuche Creek 10730 .0 .0 * 31.2 31.5 99
Wolf Creek Summit 10930 .0 .0 * 36.0 44.4 81
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Basin Index (%) * 87
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