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: MARCH 20 , 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- COLORADO GUNNISON RIVER BASIN BUTTE 10160 11.6 14.5 80 10.5 15.7 67 COCHETOPA PASS 10020 4.2 -M * 5.7 -M * COLUMBINE PASS 9400 24.5 17.5 140 24.7 20.2 122 IDARADO 9800 13.1 13.9 94 16.7 16.5 101 MC CLURE PASS 9500 16.0 17.5 91 18.1 19.9 91 MESA LAKES 10000 14.3 16.8 85 18.3 19.8 92 OVERLAND RES. 9840 13.3 12.0 111 15.3 14.9 103 PARK CONE 9600 9.2 10.1 91 9.9 12.1 82 PARK RESERVOIR 9960 22.4 25.4 88 24.4 24.5 100 PORPHYRY CREEK 10760 15.1 14.6 103 12.7 13.9 91 RED MOUNTAIN PASS 11200 20.3 23.0 88 22.9 23.1 99 SARGENTS MESA 11530 9.4 -M * 10.5 -M * SCHOFIELD PASS 10700 29.9 32.2 93 26.3 30.5 86 SLUMGULLION 11440 12.3 12.5 98 11.6 11.8 98 UPPER TAYLOR 10640 11.8 -M * 15.7 -M * ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 96 95 UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN ARAPAHO RIDGE 10960 14.5 21.2 68 14.9 24.9 60 ARROW 9680 8.5 12.8 66 7.4 13.0 57 BEAVER CK VILLAGE 8500 7.8 11.0 71 9.5 13.5 70 BERTHOUD SUMMIT 11300 16.9 16.6 102 18.0 20.3 89 BISON LAKE 10880 20.3 25.3 80 21.2 26.8 79 BUFFALO PARK 9240 8.9 13.2 67 10.8 16.8 64 CHAPMAN TUNNEL 10110 9.4 -M * 11.5 -M * COPPER MOUNTAIN 10550 10.1 12.8 79 10.8 14.5 74 ELLIOT RIDGE 10520 12.6 -M * 15.4 -M * FREMONT PASS 11400 12.3 14.7 84 11.5 14.0 82 GRIZZLY PEAK 11100 11.1 15.6 71 10.0 16.2 62 HOOSIER PASS 11400 12.8 13.4 96 13.2 13.6 97 INDEPENDENCE PASS 10600 15.2 15.2 100 14.8 16.5 90 IVANHOE 10400 12.4 13.5 92 16.5 17.7 93 JONES PASS 10400 9.7 14.8 66 13.1 15.3 86 KILN 9600 9.1 11.8 77 10.7 13.5 79 LAKE IRENE 10700 16.9 23.7 71 15.4 18.6 83 LYNX PASS 8880 8.1 12.0 68 8.1 12.2 66 MC CLURE PASS 9500 16.0 17.5 91 18.1 19.9 91 MCCOY PARK 9480 10.0 15.2 66 11.7 15.6 75 MESA LAKES 10000 14.3 16.8 85 18.3 19.8 92 MIDDLE FORK CAMP 8940 6.8 9.3 73 8.3 10.3 81 NAST LAKE 8700 6.3 8.5 74 8.3 11.4 73 NORTH LOST TRAIL 9200 15.9 17.8 89 19.4 20.1 97 PHANTOM VALLEY 9030 8.2 9.4 87 10.2 13.3 77 SCHOFIELD PASS 10700 29.9 32.2 93 26.3 30.5 86 STILLWATER CREEK 8720 5.0 8.4 60 5.8 9.3 62 SUMMIT RANCH 9400 8.1 10.1 80 9.2 12.1 76 VAIL MOUNTAIN 10300 13.7 20.0 69 15.7 19.8 79 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 6.1 10.9 56 8.5 11.8 72 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 79 79 SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN BEAR LAKE 9500 11.9 15.4 77 14.9 17.8 84 BUCKSKIN JOE 11150 8.0 13.0 62 9.8 14.7 67 COPELAND LAKE 8600 3.9 3.3 118 11.2 12.0 93 DEADMAN HILL 10220 15.9 14.8 107 14.5 15.4 94 ECHO LAKE 10600 6.3 8.0 79 8.6 10.1 85 HOOSIER PASS 11400 12.8 13.4 96 13.2 13.6 97 HOURGLASS LAKE 9380 7.6 -M * 9.1 -M * JACKWHACKER GULCH 10960 6.6 9.9 67 10.0 13.6 74 JOE WRIGHT 10120 16.1 19.6 82 18.1 22.9 79 LAKE ELDORA 9700 9.6 11.7 82 12.7 12.6 101 LONG DRAW RESV 9980 10.9 -M * 11.4 -M * LOVELAND BASIN 11400 13.2 16.0 83 -M 15.7 * MICHIGAN CREEK 10600 8.1 11.0 74 11.2 12.5 90 NIWOT 9910 10.1 11.1 91 11.9 12.8 93 ROUGH AND TUMBLE 10360 8.7 9.3 94 8.8 9.3 95 UNIVERSITY CAMP 10300 9.8 14.6 67 13.7 18.4 74 WILLOW PARK 10700 13.3 16.5 81 16.1 19.6 82 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 82 85 LARAMIE AND NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASINS ARAPAHO RIDGE 10960 14.5 21.2 68 14.9 24.9 60 COLUMBINE 9160 17.8 24.2 74 18.9 23.5 80 DEADMAN HILL 10220 15.9 14.8 107 14.5 15.4 94 JOE WRIGHT 10120 16.1 19.6 82 18.1 22.9 79 LAKE IRENE 10700 16.9 23.7 71 15.4 18.6 83 NEVER SUMMER 10280 13.0 18.6 70 11.9 21.7 55 RABBIT EARS 9400 14.0 24.9 56 19.3 27.9 69 RAWAH 9020 8.8 13.8 64 11.8 15.1 78 ROACH 9700 14.6 15.7 93 17.4 17.2 101 TOWER 10500 31.3 42.3 74 28.1 35.9 78 WHISKEY PARK 8950 23.8 28.2 84 24.6 26.6 92 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 6.1 10.9 56 8.5 11.8 72 ZIRKEL 9340 20.1 24.9 81 24.6 24.2 102 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 75 80 YAMPA AND WHITE RIVER BASINS BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 9.0 11.5 78 10.7 14.4 74 BEAR RIVER 9080 7.9 -M * 9.9 -M * BISON LAKE 10880 20.3 25.3 80 21.2 26.8 79 BUFFALO PARK 9240 8.9 13.2 67 10.8 16.8 64 BURRO MOUNTAIN 9400 12.7 17.6 72 15.2 18.7 81 COLUMBINE 9160 17.8 24.2 74 18.9 23.5 80 CROSHO 9100 9.2 11.7 79 11.0 14.9 74 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 16.5 18.3 90 18.5 19.3 96 DRY LAKE 8400 15.2 21.6 70 18.3 22.7 81 ELK RIVER 8700 16.1 18.2 88 16.3 18.2 90 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER 8915 20.7 -M * 26.2 -M * LOST DOG 9320 19.1 24.5 78 21.6 25.8 84 LYNX PASS 8880 8.1 12.0 68 8.1 12.2 66 RABBIT EARS 9400 14.0 24.9 56 19.3 27.9 69 RIPPLE CREEK 10340 17.8 24.8 72 18.2 27.2 67 SANDSTONE RS 8150 9.7 14.6 66 13.0 17.6 74 TOWER 10500 31.3 42.3 74 28.1 35.9 78 TRAPPER LAKE 9700 12.5 20.1 62 13.5 19.1 71 WHISKEY PARK 8950 23.8 28.2 84 24.6 26.6 92 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 74 78 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN APISHAPA 10000 9.0 7.1 127 13.3 10.8 123 BRUMLEY 10600 9.9 9.1 109 12.6 12.2 103 FREMONT PASS 11400 12.3 14.7 84 11.5 14.0 82 GLEN COVE 11460 7.3 -M * 12.2 -M * HAYDEN PASS 10720 19.2 -M * 17.9 -M * PORPHYRY CREEK 10760 15.1 14.6 103 12.7 13.9 91 SAINT ELMO 10540 11.1 -M * 11.6 -M * SOUTH COLONY 10800 19.6 16.6 118 21.5 20.8 103 WHISKEY CK 10220 11.9 9.5 125 14.2 14.0 101 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 109 100 UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN BEARTOWN 11600 19.7 22.6 87 20.7 22.1 94 COCHETOPA PASS 10020 4.2 -M * 5.7 -M * CULEBRA #2 10500 14.1 11.7 121 12.3 12.0 103 CUMBRES TRESTLE 10040 31.1 25.4 122 25.0 23.9 105 GRAYBACK 11620 17.8 -M * 16.4 -M * HAYDEN PASS 10720 19.2 -M * 17.9 -M * LILY POND 11000 14.9 14.7 101 19.7 19.0 104 MEDANO PASS 9649 4.0 5.6 71 10.9 7.7 142 MIDDLE CREEK 11250 18.9 17.9 106 22.0 22.0 100 MOON PASS 11140 7.1 -M * 8.8 -M * SARGENTS MESA 11530 9.4 -M * 10.5 -M * TRINCHERA 10860 10.8 9.3 116 11.0 10.2 108 UPPER RIO GRANDE 9400 9.1 6.0 152 11.0 10.3 107 UTE CREEK 10650 17.9 13.0 138 19.3 14.4 134 WOLF CREEK SUMMIT 11000 33.2 30.6 108 33.4 31.1 107 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 111 107 SAN MIGUEL, DOLORES, ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN RIVER BASINS CASCADE 8880 16.8 13.5 124 18.7 18.7 100 COLUMBUS BASIN 10785 23.8 23.9 100 25.3 29.8 85 EL DIENTE PEAK 10000 17.4 14.5 120 18.4 18.3 101 LIZARD HEAD PASS 10200 15.1 14.6 103 12.0 15.8 76 LONE CONE 9600 17.7 17.5 101 18.6 19.1 97 MANCOS 10000 20.6 18.2 113 17.5 18.0 97 MINERAL CREEK 10040 13.0 14.3 91 15.1 16.3 93 MOLAS LAKE 10500 16.9 19.0 89 17.9 18.9 95 RED MOUNTAIN PASS 11200 20.3 23.0 88 22.9 23.1 99 SCOTCH CREEK 9100 13.6 13.1 104 14.6 16.9 86 SHARKSTOOTH 10720 20.5 -M * 19.6 -M * SPUD MOUNTAIN 10660 24.5 28.4 86 27.1 28.6 95 STUMP LAKES 11200 18.3 18.6 98 19.1 19.8 96 UPPER SAN JUAN 10200 28.4 29.4 97 34.2 30.2 113 VALLECITO 10880 18.4 18.8 98 17.4 18.6 94 WOLF CREEK SUMMIT 11000 33.2 30.6 108 33.4 31.1 107 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 100 97 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -M = Missing data * = Data may not provide a valid measure of conditions. Units = inches for the Current and Average Snow Water Equivalent and Total Precipitation values If the Basin wide percent of average value is flagged as potentially invalid, care should be taken to evaluate if the value is representative of conditions in the basin. The SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT Percent of Average represents the snow water equivalent found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to the average value for those sites on this day. 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 1971-2000. Provisional data, subject to revision.