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 MONDAY: DECEMBER 1 , 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- COLORADO GUNNISON RIVER BASIN BUTTE 10160 1.4 3.6 39 3.0 4.7 64 COCHETOPA PASS 10020 .5 -M * 1.5 -M * COLUMBINE PASS 9400 .8 3.7 22 3.7 6.2 60 IDARADO 9800 3.3 3.3 100 5.6 6.0 93 MC CLURE PASS 9500 1.8 3.0 60 4.6 6.3 73 MESA LAKES 10000 1.8 4.5 40 4.4 6.6 67 OVERLAND RES. 9840 1.5 2.9 52 3.4 5.1 67 PARK CONE 9600 .9 2.5 36 1.9 3.5 54 PARK RESERVOIR 9960 3.5 7.2 49 6.4 8.0 80 PORPHYRY CREEK 10760 2.0 3.8 53 2.9 3.9 74 RED MOUNTAIN PASS 11200 5.6 6.3 89 7.8 8.0 98 SCHOFIELD PASS 10700 8.3 9.2 90 6.5 8.9 73 SLUMGULLION 11440 2.7 4.9 55 2.7 4.9 55 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 61 73 UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN ARAPAHO RIDGE 10960 4.3 6.3 68 5.8 6.8 85 ARROW 9680 1.8 3.0 60 2.0 3.9 51 BEAVER CK VILLAGE 8500 2.5 2.1 119 3.9 4.0 98 BERTHOUD SUMMIT 11300 4.4 3.9 113 5.8 6.2 94 BISON LAKE 10880 5.1 7.0 73 5.5 8.1 68 BUFFALO PARK 9240 2.5 3.1 81 3.8 5.3 72 CHAPMAN TUNNEL 10110 3.0 -M * 4.2 -M * COPPER MOUNTAIN 10550 3.6 2.9 124 4.0 4.6 87 FREMONT PASS 11400 4.8 4.1 117 3.8 4.5 84 GRIZZLY PEAK 11100 4.7 4.4 107 4.9 4.8 102 HOOSIER PASS 11400 3.3 4.3 77 4.1 4.7 87 INDEPENDENCE PASS 10600 6.1 4.1 149 6.3 5.3 119 IVANHOE 10400 4.5 3.7 122 6.0 5.3 113 JONES PASS 10400 4.1 4.2 98 5.9 4.8 123 KILN 9600 2.0 2.8 71 3.6 4.2 86 LAKE IRENE 10700 4.2 5.4 78 5.4 6.1 89 LYNX PASS 8880 2.7 3.0 90 3.5 4.0 88 MC CLURE PASS 9500 1.8 3.0 60 4.6 6.3 73 MCCOY PARK 9480 2.9 4.0 72 5.0 4.7 106 MESA LAKES 10000 1.8 4.5 40 4.4 6.6 67 MIDDLE FORK CAMP 8940 2.4 2.4 100 4.3 3.4 126 NAST LAKE 8700 .6 1.6 37 2.1 3.3 64 NORTH LOST TRAIL 9200 2.5 4.0 62 4.9 6.0 82 PHANTOM VALLEY 9030 2.8 2.2 127 3.5 4.2 83 SCHOFIELD PASS 10700 8.3 9.2 90 6.5 8.9 73 STILLWATER CREEK 8720 1.8 1.6 112 2.2 2.8 79 SUMMIT RANCH 9400 1.6 2.6 62 2.9 4.0 72 VAIL MOUNTAIN 10300 2.9 5.6 52 5.6 5.9 95 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 2.5 3.6 69 3.6 4.4 82 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 85 87 SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN BEAR LAKE 9500 1.3 3.2 41 2.3 5.7 40 BUCKSKIN JOE 11150 2.8 4.0 70 3.9 4.6 85 COPELAND LAKE 8600 .1 .8 12 1.6 4.0 40 DEADMAN HILL 10220 3.4 5.0 68 3.6 5.3 68 ECHO LAKE 10600 1.2 2.8 43 3.0 4.1 73 HOOSIER PASS 11400 3.3 4.3 77 4.1 4.7 87 JACKWHACKER GULCH 10960 3.7 2.5 148 5.7 4.7 121 JOE WRIGHT 10120 7.6 6.3 121 9.0 7.7 117 LAKE ELDORA 9700 1.5 2.8 54 2.7 4.2 64 LOVELAND BASIN 11400 7.0 3.8 184 6.4 5.1 125 MICHIGAN CREEK 10600 2.9 3.4 85 5.5 3.9 141 NIWOT 11300 .9 3.2 28 2.4 4.0 60 ROUGH AND TUMBLE 10360 .5 1.9 26 2.8 2.6 108 UNIVERSITY CAMP 10300 1.3 3.8 34 3.3 5.8 57 WILLOW PARK 10700 4.9 4.9 100 4.2 6.1 69 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 80 83 LARAMIE AND NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASINS ARAPAHO RIDGE 10960 4.3 6.3 68 5.8 6.8 85 COLUMBINE 9160 3.5 5.0 70 4.6 6.4 72 DEADMAN HILL 10220 3.4 5.0 68 3.6 5.3 68 JOE WRIGHT 10120 7.6 6.3 121 9.0 7.7 117 LAKE IRENE 10700 4.2 5.4 78 5.4 6.1 89 NEVER SUMMER 10280 4.3 6.0 72 4.6 7.3 63 RABBIT EARS 9400 4.2 6.1 69 7.9 8.4 94 RAWAH 9020 2.7 3.8 71 5.5 4.6 120 ROACH 9700 2.5 4.3 58 3.6 5.2 69 TOWER 10500 7.4 12.6 59 8.1 10.6 76 WHISKEY PARK 8950 3.2 6.1 52 5.6 7.8 72 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 2.5 3.6 69 3.6 4.4 82 ZIRKEL 9340 2.7 5.2 52 5.5 6.6 83 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 69 83 YAMPA AND WHITE RIVER BASINS BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 .6 1.9 32 3.5 4.4 80 BEAR RIVER 9080 1.6 -M * 4.1 -M * BISON LAKE 10880 5.1 7.0 73 5.5 8.1 68 BUFFALO PARK 9240 2.5 3.1 81 3.8 5.3 72 BURRO MOUNTAIN 9400 3.8 3.4 112 5.3 6.0 88 COLUMBINE 9160 3.5 5.0 70 4.6 6.4 72 CROSHO 9100 1.7 2.2 77 2.5 4.6 54 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 2.3 5.1 45 4.6 6.2 74 DRY LAKE 8400 4.2 4.2 100 5.6 7.0 80 ELK RIVER 8700 1.8 3.1 58 4.0 5.2 77 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER 8915 3.1 -M * 6.5 -M * LOST DOG 9320 3.2 7.9 41 6.0 7.7 78 LYNX PASS 8880 2.7 3.0 90 3.5 4.0 88 RABBIT EARS 9400 4.2 6.1 69 7.9 8.4 94 RIPPLE CREEK 10340 5.2 6.2 84 5.0 7.7 65 SANDSTONE RS 8150 1.3 2.4 54 3.6 5.5 65 TOWER 10500 7.4 12.6 59 8.1 10.6 76 TRAPPER LAKE 9700 3.8 5.4 70 5.0 5.6 89 WHISKEY PARK 8950 3.2 6.1 52 5.6 7.8 72 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 67 76 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN APISHAPA 10000 .4 1.6 25 2.6 4.0 65 BRUMLEY 10600 2.8 2.4 117 3.7 4.0 92 FREMONT PASS 11400 4.8 4.1 117 3.8 4.5 84 GLEN COVE 11460 .5 -M * 3.2 -M * HAYDEN PASS 10720 .6 -M * 1.3 -M * PORPHYRY CREEK 10760 2.0 3.8 53 2.9 3.9 74 SAINT ELMO 10540 1.4 -M * 3.4 -M * SOUTH COLONY 10800 1.7 6.4 27 2.6 7.0 37 WHISKEY CK 10220 1.3 2.6 50 3.3 4.7 70 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 62 67 UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN BEARTOWN 11600 2.7 7.7 35 5.1 8.7 59 COCHETOPA PASS 10020 .5 -M * 1.5 -M * CULEBRA #2 10500 3.6 3.3 109 3.3 4.3 77 CUMBRES TRESTLE 10040 4.0 5.8 69 4.5 7.4 61 GRAYBACK 11620 2.4 -M * 4.0 -M * HAYDEN PASS 10720 .6 -M * 1.3 -M * LILY POND 11000 1.9 3.3 58 3.7 6.5 57 MEDANO PASS 9649 .9 2.0 45 1.8 3.7 49 MIDDLE CREEK 11250 1.8 6.3 29 6.9 8.5 81 TRINCHERA 10860 1.3 3.1 42 3.4 3.7 92 UPPER RIO GRANDE 9400 .5 1.7 29 3.3 4.5 73 UTE CREEK 10650 2.1 4.3 49 3.6 5.2 69 WOLF CREEK SUMMIT 11000 3.2 10.0 32 6.3 10.4 61 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 46 67 SAN MIGUEL, DOLORES, ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN RIVER BASINS CASCADE 8880 .6 2.4 25 4.1 6.5 63 COLUMBUS BASIN 10785 4.9 7.7 64 6.7 9.1 74 EL DIENTE PEAK 10000 1.2 3.2 37 2.9 5.9 49 LIZARD HEAD PASS 10200 3.9 4.2 93 4.6 5.5 84 LONE CONE 9600 1.7 4.4 39 3.1 6.2 50 MANCOS 10000 2.0 3.2 62 5.4 5.8 93 MINERAL CREEK 10040 2.8 4.2 67 4.7 5.8 81 MOLAS LAKE 10500 4.1 5.3 77 5.4 6.2 87 RED MOUNTAIN PASS 11200 5.6 6.3 89 7.8 8.0 98 SCOTCH CREEK 9100 1.1 2.6 42 3.2 5.3 60 SHARKSTOOTH 10720 3.6 -M * 5.6 -M * SPUD MOUNTAIN 10660 2.8 8.4 33 5.5 9.2 60 STUMP LAKES 11200 3.4 7.1 48 5.3 7.2 74 UPPER SAN JUAN 10200 2.1 7.4 28 6.4 10.3 62 VALLECITO 10880 1.1 5.8 19 3.9 6.4 61 WOLF CREEK SUMMIT 11000 3.2 10.0 32 6.3 10.4 61 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 49 70 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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 1961-90. Provisional data, subject to revision.