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 SATURDAY: NOVEMBER 7 , 2009
BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION
Data Site Name (Ft) % %
Current Average Avg Current Average Avg
COLORADO
GUNNISON RIVER BASIN
BUTTE 10160 .9 1.5 60 2.3 2.4 96
COCHETOPA PASS 10020 .9 -M * 1.9 -M *
COLUMBINE PASS 9400 .0 1.4 0 1.7 3.4 50
IDARADO 9800 .7 .8 87 3.6 3.3 109
MC CLURE PASS 9500 .5 1.1 45 3.2 3.5 91
MESA LAKES 10000 1.3 2.2 59 2.7 3.6 75
OVERLAND RES. 9840 .4 1.2 33 3.1 2.8 111
PARK CONE 9600 .8 .8 100 1.9 1.9 100
PARK RESERVOIR 9960 1.3 3.0 43 3.0 4.3 70
PORPHYRY CREEK 10760 3.0 1.5 200 3.3 2.2 150
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 11200 1.8 2.8 64 4.0 4.5 89
SARGENTS MESA 11530 2.4 -M * 3.0 -M *
SCHOFIELD PASS 10700 5.1 4.5 113 5.8 4.4 132
SLUMGULLION 11440 3.1 2.5 124 2.8 2.9 97
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Basin wide percent of average 81 95
UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN
ARAPAHO RIDGE 10960 -M 2.5 * -M 3.2 *
ARROW 9680 .5 1.0 50 2.2 2.0 110
BEAVER CK VILLAGE 8500 .6 .6 100 1.9 2.1 90
BERTHOUD SUMMIT 11300 2.6 1.6 162 4.5 3.2 141
BISON LAKE 10880 2.8 3.3 85 3.5 3.9 90
BUFFALO PARK 9240 .5 1.3 38 1.7 2.8 61
CHAPMAN TUNNEL 10110 1.2 -M * 3.0 -M *
COPPER MOUNTAIN 10550 1.5 1.1 136 2.6 2.3 113
FREMONT PASS 11400 -M 2.0 * -M 2.3 *
GRIZZLY PEAK 11100 2.4 2.0 120 2.6 2.5 104
HOOSIER PASS 11400 2.7 2.1 129 3.4 2.5 136
INDEPENDENCE PASS 10600 3.3 1.8 183 3.4 2.7 126
IVANHOE 10400 2.2 1.8 122 3.9 2.9 134
JONES PASS 10400 .9 1.7 53 3.2 2.6 123
KILN 9600 .6 1.1 55 2.6 2.1 124
LAKE IRENE 10700 3.3 2.2 150 4.2 3.1 135
LYNX PASS 8880 .6 1.2 50 1.2 2.2 55
MC CLURE PASS 9500 .5 1.1 45 3.2 3.5 91
MCCOY PARK 9480 .1 1.8 6 2.0 2.4 83
MESA LAKES 10000 1.3 2.2 59 2.7 3.6 75
MIDDLE FORK CAMP 8940 .5 .9 56 1.8 1.8 100
NAST LAKE 8700 .0 .5 0 2.2 1.7 129
NORTH LOST TRAIL 9200 1.5 1.4 107 4.3 3.1 139
PHANTOM VALLEY 9030 .7 .5 140 2.5 2.1 119
SCHOFIELD PASS 10700 5.1 4.5 113 5.8 4.4 132
STILLWATER CREEK 8720 .5 .6 83 1.4 1.6 87
SUMMIT RANCH 9400 1.0 .8 125 2.5 2.1 119
VAIL MOUNTAIN 10300 .7 2.7 26 3.3 3.1 106
WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 .6 1.6 37 3.1 2.5 124
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Basin wide percent of average 89 110
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN
BEAR LAKE 9500 1.4 1.2 117 4.6 3.0 153
BUCKSKIN JOE 11150 1.7 1.9 89 2.5 2.5 100
COPELAND LAKE 8600 .0 .3 0 3.7 2.2 168
DEADMAN HILL 10220 1.2 2.8 43 4.7 3.0 157
ECHO LAKE 10600 2.0 1.1 182 3.2 2.3 139
HOOSIER PASS 11400 2.7 2.1 129 3.4 2.5 136
HOURGLASS LAKE 9380 2.2 -M * 4.2 -M *
JACKWHACKER GULCH 10960 .9 1.0 90 2.1 2.5 84
JOE WRIGHT 10120 3.3 3.3 100 4.9 4.2 117
LAKE ELDORA 9700 1.7 .9 189 3.8 2.2 173
LOVELAND BASIN 11400 3.3 2.2 150 3.1 2.7 115
MICHIGAN CREEK 10600 .8 1.7 47 2.2 2.2 100
NIWOT 9910 2.8 1.2 233 4.0 2.1 190
ROUGH AND TUMBLE 10360 2.5 .8 312 2.9 1.3 223
UNIVERSITY CAMP 10300 2.1 1.5 140 4.2 2.9 145
WILLOW PARK 10700 2.7 1.9 142 4.9 2.9 169
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Basin wide percent of average 122 141
LARAMIE AND NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASINS
ARAPAHO RIDGE 10960 -M 2.5 * -M 3.2 *
COLUMBINE 9160 1.1 1.5 73 4.0 3.0 133
DEADMAN HILL 10220 1.2 2.8 43 4.7 3.0 157
JOE WRIGHT 10120 3.3 3.3 100 4.9 4.2 117
LAKE IRENE 10700 3.3 2.2 150 4.2 3.1 135
NEVER SUMMER 10280 3.2 3.1 103 3.4 4.0 85
RABBIT EARS 9400 .7 2.3 30 3.1 4.1 76
RAWAH 9020 1.0 1.5 67 3.3 2.5 132
ROACH 9700 3.5 1.7 206 5.1 2.8 182
TOWER 10500 7.3 5.0 146 7.4 5.1 145
WHISKEY PARK 8950 2.3 2.4 96 5.8 3.7 157
WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 .6 1.6 37 3.1 2.5 124
ZIRKEL 9340 1.9 1.5 127 7.9 3.1 255
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Basin wide percent of average 102 138
YAMPA AND WHITE RIVER BASINS
BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 .0 .8 0 2.0 2.3 87
BEAR RIVER 9080 .7 -M * 2.2 -M *
BISON LAKE 10880 2.8 3.3 85 3.5 3.9 90
BUFFALO PARK 9240 .5 1.3 38 1.7 2.8 61
BURRO MOUNTAIN 9400 1.0 1.3 77 2.4 3.1 77
COLUMBINE 9160 1.1 1.5 73 4.0 3.0 133
CROSHO 9100 .0 .7 0 1.9 2.4 79
DIVIDE PEAK 8880 2.4 2.3 104 5.3 3.3 161
DRY LAKE 8400 .4 1.2 33 3.7 3.4 109
ELK RIVER 8700 .2 .9 22 3.2 2.7 119
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER 8915 1.5 -M * 6.6 -M *
LOST DOG 9320 .4 4.3 9 5.8 4.2 138
LYNX PASS 8880 .6 1.2 50 1.2 2.2 55
RABBIT EARS 9400 .7 2.3 30 3.1 4.1 76
RIPPLE CREEK 10340 1.3 2.4 54 3.1 3.7 84
SANDSTONE RS 8150 -M .8 * 2.4 2.9 83
TOWER 10500 7.3 5.0 146 7.4 5.1 145
TRAPPER LAKE 9700 .8 2.2 36 3.0 2.9 103
WHISKEY PARK 8950 2.3 2.4 96 5.8 3.7 157
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Basin wide percent of average 66 107
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN
APISHAPA 10000 .2 .7 29 3.7 2.1 176
BRUMLEY 10600 -M .8 * -M 2.1 *
FREMONT PASS 11400 -M 2.0 * -M 2.3 *
GLEN COVE 11460 3.5 -M * 4.3 -M *
HAYDEN PASS 10720 3.6 -M * 5.1 -M *
PORPHYRY CREEK 10760 3.0 1.5 200 3.3 2.2 150
SAINT ELMO 10540 2.3 -M * 3.2 -M *
SOUTH COLONY 10800 3.2 3.4 94 4.3 4.3 100
WHISKEY CK 10220 .3 1.0 30 3.0 2.6 115
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Basin wide percent of average 102* 128*
UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN
BEARTOWN 11600 1.5 3.5 43 4.5 5.0 90
COCHETOPA PASS 10020 .9 -M * 1.9 -M *
CULEBRA #2 10500 .9 1.1 82 2.4 2.4 100
CUMBRES TRESTLE 10040 2.0 2.2 91 2.9 4.0 72
GRAYBACK 11620 1.9 -M * 4.1 -M *
HAYDEN PASS 10720 3.6 -M * 5.1 -M *
LILY POND 11000 1.4 1.3 108 3.1 3.4 91
MEDANO PASS 9649 .5 .8 62 4.3 2.5 172
MIDDLE CREEK 11250 2.5 3.3 76 4.1 5.1 80
MOON PASS 11140 1.8 -M * 2.6 -M *
SARGENTS MESA 11530 2.4 -M * 3.0 -M *
TRINCHERA 10860 1.6 1.1 145 2.3 2.2 105
UPPER RIO GRANDE 9400 .0 .7 0 2.3 2.9 79
UTE CREEK 10650 2.6 1.6 162 4.3 3.0 143
WOLF CREEK SUMMIT 11000 4.0 5.0 80 4.7 5.7 82
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Basin wide percent of average 83 96
SAN MIGUEL, DOLORES, ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN RIVER BASINS
CASCADE 8880 .0 .7 0 2.5 3.7 68
COLUMBUS BASIN 10785 1.3 4.0 32 2.6 5.3 49
EL DIENTE PEAK 10000 .0 1.4 0 2.3 3.4 68
LIZARD HEAD PASS 10200 .8 1.6 50 2.1 3.2 66
LONE CONE 9600 1.0 1.7 59 2.4 3.4 71
MANCOS 10000 .2 1.5 13 1.5 3.2 47
MINERAL CREEK 10040 .6 1.7 35 2.9 3.4 85
MOLAS LAKE 10500 .3 2.3 13 3.1 3.6 86
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 11200 1.8 2.8 64 4.0 4.5 89
SCOTCH CREEK 9100 .0 1.4 0 2.0 3.0 67
SHARKSTOOTH 10720 .7 -M * 2.1 -M *
SPUD MOUNTAIN 10660 .2 3.8 5 3.4 5.0 68
STUMP LAKES 11200 1.9 3.8 50 3.1 4.1 76
UPPER SAN JUAN 10200 .0 2.5 0 3.5 5.6 62
VALLECITO 10880 .0 2.4 0 2.6 3.7 70
WOLF CREEK SUMMIT 11000 4.0 5.0 80 4.7 5.7 82
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Basin wide percent of average 33 70
-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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