Montana Snow Precipitation Update
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 WEDNESDAY: DECEMBER 10 , 2025
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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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MONTANA
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN
Banfield Mountain 5580 3.5 4.3 81 12.4 9.2 135
Bear Mountain 5460 10.6 13.2 80 29.6 25.6 116
Garver Creek 4250 1.5 3.4 44 8.9 7.4 120
Grave Creek 4350 2.5 3.2 78 17.9 11.1 161
Hand Creek 5040 2.3 2.4 96 7.4 6.0 123
Hawkins Lake 6460 6.4 7.1 90 16.5 13.0 127
Poorman Creek 5050 6.3 7.2 88 30.2 20.4 148
Stahl Peak 6040 13.4 10.4 129 17.3 14.4 120
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Basin Index (%) 91 131
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 6.1 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 11.3 9.3 122 14.4 11.4 126
Bassoo Peak 5130 1.8 -M * 8.8 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 2.2 1.9 116 10.8 6.0 180
Blacktail Mtn 5660 2.9 2.4 121 7.0 5.2 135
Emery Creek 4340 2.9 3.3 88 12.6 9.4 134
Flattop Mtn. 6290 12.8 12.7 101 22.7 18.0 126
Grave Creek 4350 2.5 3.2 78 17.9 11.1 161
Hand Creek 5040 2.3 2.4 96 7.4 6.0 123
Kraft Creek 4760 3.6 2.7 133 14.6 9.7 151
Moss Peak 6760 14.9 10.3 145 20.1 12.6 160
Noisy Basin 6070 13.5 10.2 132 18.9 14.6 129
North Fork Jocko 6110 16.9 10.0 169 19.9 17.6 113
Pike Creek 5930 2.4 -M * 13.9 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 4.1 3.6 114 12.5 8.2 152
Stahl Peak 6040 13.4 10.4 129 17.3 14.4 120
Stuart Mountain 7270 12.6 8.6 147 12.6 10.6 119
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Basin Index (%) 127 135
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 3.4 4.8 71 7.8 6.1 128
Basin Creek 7120 1.1 2.8 39 3.2 4.0 80
Black Pine 7170 3.2 2.6 123 6.7 4.8 140
Combination 5620 1.1 1.2 92 5.3 3.8 139
Copper Bottom 5200 1.8 1.8 100 7.8 5.4 144
Copper Camp 6980 7.4 11.8 63 13.6 9.7 140
Lubrecht Flume 4690 1.8 1.0 180 6.0 4.2 143
Nevada Ridge 7030 4.6 4.0 115 6.2 6.0 103
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 3.0 2.8 107 7.4 4.8 154
North Fork Jocko 6110 16.9 10.0 169 19.9 17.6 113
Peterson Meadows 7190 2.7 3.0 90 6.5 4.6 141
Skalkaho Summit 7260 5.4 5.6 96 9.1 7.5 121
Stuart Mountain 7270 12.6 8.6 147 12.6 10.6 119
Warm Springs 7840 7.7 6.6 117 10.9 8.0 136
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Basin Index (%) 109 127
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 3.2 2.7 119 -M 5.2 *
Lolo Pass 5280 5.5 6.1 90 14.9 12.0 124
Moose Creek 6170 3.6 4.2 86 7.1 6.6 108
Nez Perce Camp 5670 3.1 3.3 94 10.0 7.7 130
Saddle Mtn. 7890 6.3 7.2 88 7.1 7.0 101
Skalkaho Summit 7260 5.4 5.6 96 9.1 7.5 121
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 3.8 * -M 11.8 *
Twin Lakes 6390 8.3 9.2 90 20.2 16.0 126
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Basin Index (%) 92 120
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 10.6 13.2 80 29.6 25.6 116
Hoodoo Basin 6060 12.2 10.0 122 20.4 16.4 124
Humboldt Gulch 4260 3.6 3.1 116 18.8 13.8 136
Lookout 5180 5.2 5.7 91 17.3 14.6 118
Mosquito Ridge 5270 5.6 8.8 64 17.7 15.8 112
Poorman Creek 5050 6.3 7.2 88 30.2 20.4 148
Sleeping Woman 6120 4.1 3.6 114 12.5 8.2 152
Stuart Mountain 7270 12.6 8.6 147 12.6 10.6 119
Sunset 5580 5.6 4.4 127 15.5 12.2 127
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Basin Index (%) 102 127
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 3.8 5.6 68 6.0 7.0 86
Barker Lakes 8250 3.4 4.8 71 7.8 6.1 128
Basin Creek 7120 1.1 2.8 39 3.2 4.0 80
Beagle Springs 8880 1.0 2.9 34 4.4 4.1 107
Bloody Dick 7570 2.3 3.5 66 5.4 5.2 104
Calvert Creek 6410 2.1 2.1 100 5.6 3.8 147
Clover Meadow 8770 4.0 5.2 77 7.3 6.4 114
Darkhorse Lake 8930 8.8 9.0 98 11.0 9.3 118
Divide 7770 1.2 2.9 41 -M 4.0 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.9 2.2 86 5.8 4.2 138
JL Meadow 8750 3.3 -M * 5.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .7 2.6 27 6.3 5.3 119
Lemhi Ridge 8080 2.3 3.2 72 4.0 4.6 87
Lower Twin 7920 3.7 5.6 66 7.4 7.4 100
Moose Creek 6170 3.6 4.2 86 7.1 6.6 108
Mule Creek 8300 4.5 4.8 94 5.2 6.1 85
Rocker Peak 7960 4.8 4.6 104 6.0 5.0 120
Saddle Mtn. 7890 6.3 7.2 88 7.1 7.0 101
Short Creek 6980 .8 1.7 47 4.2 3.3 127
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 8.5 -M * 11.3 -M *
White Elephant 7670 2.1 6.1 34 6.3 8.6 73
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Basin Index (%) 72 106
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 3.8 5.6 68 6.0 7.0 86
Beaver Creek 7820 2.3 4.7 49 7.6 6.9 110
Black Bear 8160 6.6 10.3 64 10.3 12.8 80
Canyon 7870 2.0 3.4 59 5.7 5.2 110
Carrot Basin 9200 7.7 7.8 99 10.2 8.8 116
Clover Meadow 8770 4.0 5.2 77 7.3 6.4 114
Lone Mountain 8810 5.1 5.5 93 7.0 6.6 106
Lower Twin 7920 3.7 5.6 66 7.4 7.4 100
Madison Plateau 7710 2.6 6.6 39 7.4 8.5 87
Tepee Creek 7950 1.9 4.0 48 6.1 5.3 115
West Yellowstone 6680 1.0 2.9 34 4.7 4.8 98
Whiskey Creek 6790 1.9 4.0 48 6.6 6.6 100
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Basin Index (%) 65 100
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 2.3 4.7 49 7.6 6.9 110
Brackett Creek 7370 6.1 5.6 109 11.8 9.9 119
Carrot Basin 9200 7.7 7.8 99 10.2 8.8 116
Lick Creek 6880 2.2 2.8 79 8.2 5.9 139
Lone Mountain 8810 5.1 5.5 93 7.0 6.6 106
Sacajawea 6610 4.2 3.3 127 10.2 9.2 111
Shower Falls 8060 6.7 6.8 99 11.0 9.3 118
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Basin Index (%) 94 117
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 6.4 5.8 110 10.5 7.4 142
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.9 2.2 86 5.8 4.2 138
Nevada Ridge 7030 4.6 4.0 115 6.2 6.0 103
Tizer Basin 6880 2.1 3.2 66 5.1 4.5 113
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Basin Index (%) 99 125
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 6.4 5.8 110 10.5 7.4 142
Crystal Lake 6130 3.4 3.8 89 6.2 6.7 93
Daisy Peak 7590 1.8 3.0 60 3.5 4.0 88
Deadman Creek 6440 2.9 2.8 104 5.4 4.3 126
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 3.5 3.9 90 6.4 6.9 93
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.0 -M * 8.6 -M *
Spur Park 8080 7.0 6.8 103 7.3 5.6 130
Stringer Creek 6550 2.4 3.1 77 5.4 5.8 93
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Basin Index (%) 94 110
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 11.3 9.3 122 14.4 11.4 126
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.0 1.6 62 6.3 4.8 131
Mount Lockhart 6430 5.0 5.4 93 11.6 8.5 136
Pike Creek 5930 2.4 -M * 13.9 -M *
Waldron 5640 1.9 2.8 68 7.4 6.0 123
Wood Creek 5970 1.2 2.0 60 7.5 6.0 125
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Basin Index (%) 97 129
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6290 12.8 12.7 101 22.7 18.0 126
Many Glacier 4930 1.5 2.6 58 15.8 12.2 130
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Basin Index (%) 93 127
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 2.1 1.2 175 4.6 4.2 110
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Basin Index (%) 175 110
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 7.2 7.4 97 8.3 6.8 122
Box Canyon 6720 2.2 2.2 100 7.8 4.7 166
Brackett Creek 7370 6.1 5.6 109 11.8 9.9 119
Burnt Mtn 5920 .5 1.8 28 5.2 5.6 93
Canyon 7870 2.0 3.4 59 5.7 5.2 110
Cole Creek 7910 1.6 5.1 31 3.6 5.6 64
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.3 1.5 87 6.4 5.6 114
Evening Star 9040 9.4 8.4 112 13.9 10.8 129
Fisher Creek 9110 9.5 10.2 93 12.5 11.3 111
Monument Peak 8740 6.9 6.4 108 10.0 7.8 128
Northeast Entrance 7420 2.2 2.2 100 6.8 4.8 142
Parker Peak 9420 7.9 7.2 110 9.6 7.7 125
Placer Basin 8790 5.7 5.8 98 8.4 7.6 111
Porcupine 6480 1.8 1.3 138 5.2 4.4 118
Sacajawea 6610 4.2 3.3 127 10.2 9.2 111
Shower Falls 8060 6.7 6.8 99 11.0 9.3 118
S Fork Shields 8090 -M 4.0 * 8.8 7.8 113
Sylvan Lake 8440 4.4 6.1 72 10.0 8.6 116
Thumb Divide 7970 2.8 4.1 68 6.5 6.0 108
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 9.1 10.2 89 10.1 9.6 105
White Mill 8730 8.4 7.4 114 9.8 8.2 120
Wolverine 7650 2.6 3.2 81 6.5 4.4 148
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Basin Index (%) 94 117
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 6.9 6.4 108 7.8 5.9 132
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 1.0 2.0 50 5.4 3.4 159
Blackwater 9840 8.1 8.8 92 9.7 8.2 118
Bone Springs Div 9340 4.5 5.6 80 5.9 5.5 107
Burroughs Creek 8760 2.3 -M * 7.6 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 1.0 2.2 45 3.4 3.6 94
Cold Springs 9640 1.5 2.6 58 5.4 3.8 142
Deer Park 9690 3.2 4.4 73 4.5 6.1 74
Evening Star 9040 9.4 8.4 112 13.9 10.8 129
Grave Springs 8560 .9 2.2 41 5.2 3.7 141
Hobbs Park 10080 2.5 4.8 52 4.3 4.8 90
Kirwin 9580 3.3 3.8 87 6.7 4.8 140
Little Warm 9370 3.5 3.4 103 6.4 4.8 133
Marquette 8800 .5 3.0 17 3.4 4.1 83
Middle Powder 7760 1.7 2.8 61 6.0 4.2 143
Owl Creek 8990 .3 2.0 15 2.8 2.7 104
Powder River Pass 9480 4.3 3.8 113 7.8 4.9 159
Shell Creek 9570 4.8 5.6 86 7.1 5.0 142
South Pass 9040 2.6 4.6 57 4.1 5.6 73
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .3 -M * 2.4 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 4.4 6.1 72 10.0 8.6 116
Sylvan Road 7140 2.7 3.6 75 8.2 6.8 121
Timber Creek 7910 .0 1.8 0 2.6 3.4 76
Togwotee Pass 9590 7.6 8.0 95 11.6 8.6 135
Townsend Creek 8720 .6 3.0 20 3.4 4.5 76
Younts Peak 8340 2.6 4.8 54 9.1 5.4 169
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Basin Index (%) 75 120
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.4 2.6 54 4.7 4.0 118
Bone Springs Div 9340 4.5 5.6 80 5.9 5.5 107
Burgess Junction 7900 1.9 3.2 59 4.9 4.4 111
Dome Lake 8890 1.8 3.6 50 5.5 4.9 112
Little Goose 8560 1.5 2.6 58 5.0 4.6 109
Sucker Creek 8840 2.4 3.8 63 6.0 5.2 115
Tie Creek 7050 1.0 1.4 71 4.2 4.4 95
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Basin Index (%) 64 110
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 1.0 2.0 50 5.4 3.4 159
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 3.9 4.7 83 6.0 5.2 115
Grave Springs 8560 .9 2.2 41 5.2 3.7 141
Hansen Sawmill 8360 1.2 2.2 55 5.9 3.2 184
Middle Powder 7760 1.7 2.8 61 6.0 4.2 143
Powder River Pass 9480 4.3 3.8 113 7.8 4.9 159
Soldier Park 8680 .9 1.6 56 4.0 3.7 108
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Basin Index (%) 72 142
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 3.8 5.6 68 6.0 7.0 86
Badger Pass 6870 11.3 9.3 122 14.4 11.4 126
Barker Lakes 8250 3.4 4.8 71 7.8 6.1 128
Basin Creek 7120 1.1 2.8 39 3.2 4.0 80
Beagle Springs 8880 1.0 2.9 34 4.4 4.1 107
Beaver Creek 7820 2.3 4.7 49 7.6 6.9 110
Black Bear 8160 6.6 10.3 64 10.3 12.8 80
Bloody Dick 7570 2.3 3.5 66 5.4 5.2 104
Boulder Mountain 7890 6.4 5.8 110 10.5 7.4 142
Brackett Creek 7370 6.1 5.6 109 11.8 9.9 119
Calvert Creek 6410 2.1 2.1 100 5.6 3.8 147
Canyon 7870 2.0 3.4 59 5.7 5.2 110
Carrot Basin 9200 7.7 7.8 99 10.2 8.8 116
Clover Meadow 8770 4.0 5.2 77 7.3 6.4 114
Crystal Lake 6130 3.4 3.8 89 6.2 6.7 93
Daisy Peak 7590 1.8 3.0 60 3.5 4.0 88
Darkhorse Lake 8930 8.8 9.0 98 11.0 9.3 118
Deadman Creek 6440 2.9 2.8 104 5.4 4.3 126
Divide 7770 1.2 2.9 41 -M 4.0 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.0 1.6 62 6.3 4.8 131
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.9 2.2 86 5.8 4.2 138
JL Meadow 8750 3.3 -M * 5.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .7 2.6 27 6.3 5.3 119
Lemhi Ridge 8080 2.3 3.2 72 4.0 4.6 87
Lick Creek 6880 2.2 2.8 79 8.2 5.9 139
Lone Mountain 8810 5.1 5.5 93 7.0 6.6 106
Lower Twin 7920 3.7 5.6 66 7.4 7.4 100
Madison Plateau 7710 2.6 6.6 39 7.4 8.5 87
Moose Creek 6170 3.6 4.2 86 7.1 6.6 108
Mount Lockhart 6430 5.0 5.4 93 11.6 8.5 136
Mule Creek 8300 4.5 4.8 94 5.2 6.1 85
Nevada Ridge 7030 4.6 4.0 115 6.2 6.0 103
Onion Park 7420 3.5 3.9 90 6.4 6.9 93
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.0 -M * 8.6 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 2.4 -M * 13.9 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 4.8 4.6 104 6.0 5.0 120
Sacajawea 6610 4.2 3.3 127 10.2 9.2 111
Saddle Mtn. 7890 6.3 7.2 88 7.1 7.0 101
Short Creek 6980 .8 1.7 47 4.2 3.3 127
Shower Falls 8060 6.7 6.8 99 11.0 9.3 118
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 8.5 -M * 11.3 -M *
Spur Park 8080 7.0 6.8 103 7.3 5.6 130
Stringer Creek 6550 2.4 3.1 77 5.4 5.8 93
Tepee Creek 7950 1.9 4.0 48 6.1 5.3 115
Tizer Basin 6880 2.1 3.2 66 5.1 4.5 113
Waldron 5640 1.9 2.8 68 7.4 6.0 123
West Yellowstone 6680 1.0 2.9 34 4.7 4.8 98
Whiskey Creek 6790 1.9 4.0 48 6.6 6.6 100
White Elephant 7670 2.1 6.1 34 6.3 8.6 73
Wood Creek 5970 1.2 2.0 60 7.5 6.0 125
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Basin Index (%) 79 110
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 6.9 6.4 108 7.8 5.9 132
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 1.0 2.0 50 5.4 3.4 159
Beartooth Lake 9360 7.2 7.4 97 8.3 6.8 122
Big Goose 8010 1.4 2.6 54 4.7 4.0 118
Blackwater 9840 8.1 8.8 92 9.7 8.2 118
Bone Springs Div 9340 4.5 5.6 80 5.9 5.5 107
Box Canyon 6720 2.2 2.2 100 7.8 4.7 166
Brackett Creek 7370 6.1 5.6 109 11.8 9.9 119
Burgess Junction 7900 1.9 3.2 59 4.9 4.4 111
Burnt Mtn 5920 .5 1.8 28 5.2 5.6 93
Burroughs Creek 8760 2.3 -M * 7.6 -M *
Canyon 7870 2.0 3.4 59 5.7 5.2 110
Castle Creek 8410 1.0 2.2 45 3.4 3.6 94
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 3.9 4.7 83 6.0 5.2 115
Cold Springs 9640 1.5 2.6 58 5.4 3.8 142
Cole Creek 7910 1.6 5.1 31 3.6 5.6 64
Deer Park 9690 3.2 4.4 73 4.5 6.1 74
Dome Lake 8890 1.8 3.6 50 5.5 4.9 112
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.3 1.5 87 6.4 5.6 114
Evening Star 9040 9.4 8.4 112 13.9 10.8 129
Fisher Creek 9110 9.5 10.2 93 12.5 11.3 111
Grave Springs 8560 .9 2.2 41 5.2 3.7 141
Hansen Sawmill 8360 1.2 2.2 55 5.9 3.2 184
Hobbs Park 10080 2.5 4.8 52 4.3 4.8 90
Kirwin 9580 3.3 3.8 87 6.7 4.8 140
Little Goose 8560 1.5 2.6 58 5.0 4.6 109
Little Warm 9370 3.5 3.4 103 6.4 4.8 133
Marquette 8800 .5 3.0 17 3.4 4.1 83
Middle Powder 7760 1.7 2.8 61 6.0 4.2 143
Monument Peak 8740 6.9 6.4 108 10.0 7.8 128
Northeast Entrance 7420 2.2 2.2 100 6.8 4.8 142
Owl Creek 8990 .3 2.0 15 2.8 2.7 104
Parker Peak 9420 7.9 7.2 110 9.6 7.7 125
Placer Basin 8790 5.7 5.8 98 8.4 7.6 111
Porcupine 6480 1.8 1.3 138 5.2 4.4 118
Powder River Pass 9480 4.3 3.8 113 7.8 4.9 159
S Fork Shields 8090 -M 4.0 * 8.8 7.8 113
Sacajawea 6610 4.2 3.3 127 10.2 9.2 111
Shell Creek 9570 4.8 5.6 86 7.1 5.0 142
Shower Falls 8060 6.7 6.8 99 11.0 9.3 118
Soldier Park 8680 .9 1.6 56 4.0 3.7 108
South Pass 9040 2.6 4.6 57 4.1 5.6 73
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .3 -M * 2.4 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 2.4 3.8 63 6.0 5.2 115
Sylvan Lake 8440 4.4 6.1 72 10.0 8.6 116
Sylvan Road 7140 2.7 3.6 75 8.2 6.8 121
Thumb Divide 7970 2.8 4.1 68 6.5 6.0 108
Tie Creek 7050 1.0 1.4 71 4.2 4.4 95
Timber Creek 7910 .0 1.8 0 2.6 3.4 76
Togwotee Pass 9590 7.6 8.0 95 11.6 8.6 135
Townsend Creek 8720 .6 3.0 20 3.4 4.5 76
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 9.1 10.2 89 10.1 9.6 105
White Mill 8730 8.4 7.4 114 9.8 8.2 120
Wolverine 7650 2.6 3.2 81 6.5 4.4 148
Younts Peak 8340 2.6 4.8 54 9.1 5.4 169
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Basin Index (%) 81 118
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-M = Missing data
* = Data may not provide a valid measure of conditions.
Units = inches for the Current and Median (or Average) Snow Water Equivalent and
Total Precipitation values
If the Basin Index (%) 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 Median (or Average) represents the snow water
equivalent found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to
the Median (or Average) value for those sites on this day.
The TOTAL PRECIPITATION Percent of Median (or Average) represents the total precipitation
(beginning October 1st) found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin
compared to the Median (or Average) value for those sites on this day.
Contact your state water supply staff for assistance.
Medians and averages are calculated for the period 1991-2020.
Provisional data, subject to revision.
* Site -- Either: (a) the current value is missing; (b) the median or
average for the day is not available or is zero; or (c) for snow water
equivalent, the median or average for the day is less than 10% of the maximum
median or average value for the year.
* Basin - More than half of the stations for a basin with medians (or averages) report missing or invalid data
The basin index is calculated as the sum of the valid current values
divided by the sum of the corresponding medians or averages and the resulting fraction
multiplied by 100.
