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 SATURDAY: NOVEMBER 15 , 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 1.3 1.4 93* 7.8 5.1 153
Bear Mountain 5460 5.4 5.6 96* 18.3 14.1 130
Garver Creek 4250 .0 1.4 0 5.8 3.6 161
Grave Creek 4350 .2 1.0 20* 11.5 7.4 155
Hand Creek 5040 .1 .8 12* 4.1 3.2 128
Hawkins Lake 6460 3.5 2.8 125 11.2 6.6 170
Poorman Creek 5050 1.5 2.4 62* 19.1 12.3 155
Stahl Peak 6040 6.2 5.8 107 9.6 8.0 120
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Basin Index (%) 86* 145
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 3.6 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 4.6 3.2 144* 9.2 6.4 144
Bassoo Peak 5130 .1 -M * 5.7 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 .0 .6 0* 6.8 3.6 189
Blacktail Mtn 5660 .1 .6 17* 3.8 3.0 127
Emery Creek 4340 .1 .9 11* 6.8 5.2 131
Flattop Mtn. 6290 -M 4.6 * -M 8.8 *
Grave Creek 4350 .2 1.0 20* 11.5 7.4 155
Hand Creek 5040 .1 .8 12* 4.1 3.2 128
Kraft Creek 4760 .0 1.0 0* 8.0 6.0 133
Moss Peak 6760 7.4 5.4 137 11.3 7.4 153
Noisy Basin 6070 5.2 4.0 130* 9.1 8.1 112
North Fork Jocko 6110 6.2 4.4 141 8.9 9.8 91
Pike Creek 5930 .4 -M * 8.6 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 .0 1.2 0* 7.2 4.8 150
Stahl Peak 6040 6.2 5.8 107 9.6 8.0 120
Stuart Mountain 7270 3.9 3.4 115* 5.4 5.8 93
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Basin Index (%) 105* 129
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 1.4 2.6 54 5.0 3.6 139
Basin Creek 7120 .3 1.5 20 -M 2.6 *
Black Pine 7170 .0 1.0 0* 3.5 2.7 130
Combination 5620 .2 .2 100* 3.6 2.5 144
Copper Bottom 5200 .0 .3 0* 3.6 2.6 138
Copper Camp 6980 .7 2.0 35* 7.4 6.1 121
Lubrecht Flume 4690 .1 .2 50* 3.1 2.8 111
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.5 1.6 94 3.5 3.6 97
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 .0 1.0 0* 3.6 2.8 129
North Fork Jocko 6110 6.2 4.4 141 8.9 9.8 91
Peterson Meadows 7190 .2 1.4 14 3.7 2.9 128
Skalkaho Summit 7260 .6 2.2 27* 4.5 4.2 107
Stuart Mountain 7270 3.9 3.4 115* 5.4 5.8 93
Warm Springs 7840 2.6 3.4 76 5.3 4.7 113
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Basin Index (%) 70* 113
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 .1 1.0 10 4.4 3.0 147
Lolo Pass 5280 .2 1.6 12* 7.9 6.2 127
Moose Creek 6170 .0 1.2 0* 2.8 3.6 78
Nez Perce Camp 5670 .0 1.0 0* 4.7 4.4 107
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.5 2.9 52 3.0 3.6 83
Skalkaho Summit 7260 .6 2.2 27* 4.5 4.2 107
Twelvemile Creek 5530 .0 1.0 0* 9.2 6.5 142
Twin Lakes 6390 .6 3.4 18* 10.7 8.6 124
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Basin Index (%) 21* 118
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 5.4 5.6 96* 18.3 14.1 130
Hoodoo Basin 6060 4.3 3.4 126* 10.7 8.2 130
Humboldt Gulch 4260 .0 .6 0* 9.4 7.2 131
Lookout 5180 .0 1.6 0* 9.3 6.6 141
Mosquito Ridge 5270 .1 2.8 4* 9.7 8.2 118
Poorman Creek 5050 1.5 2.4 62* 19.1 12.3 155
Sleeping Woman 6120 .0 1.2 0* 7.2 4.8 150
Stuart Mountain 7270 3.9 3.4 115* 5.4 5.8 93
Sunset 5580 .1 1.2 8* 8.7 6.9 126
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Basin Index (%) 69* 132
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 2.2 3.2 69 4.2 4.4 95
Barker Lakes 8250 1.4 2.6 54 5.0 3.6 139
Basin Creek 7120 .3 1.5 20 -M 2.6 *
Beagle Springs 8880 .0 1.4 0 3.2 2.6 123
Bloody Dick 7570 .1 1.4 7 3.1 3.1 100
Calvert Creek 6410 .1 .4 25* 2.9 2.1 138
Clover Meadow 8770 2.0 3.1 65 4.8 4.4 109
Darkhorse Lake 8930 2.6 4.8 54 4.9 5.6 88
Divide 7770 .5 1.5 33 5.7 2.7 211
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 .9 11 3.6 2.7 133
JL Meadow 8750 2.1 -M * 4.1 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .0 .9 0* 5.0 3.4 147
Lemhi Ridge 8080 .2 1.8 11 1.9 2.9 66
Lower Twin 7920 1.2 2.6 46 4.4 4.6 96
Moose Creek 6170 .0 1.2 0* 2.8 3.6 78
Mule Creek 8300 1.8 2.4 75 2.9 3.8 76
Rocker Peak 7960 1.6 2.2 73 3.2 2.8 114
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.5 2.9 52 3.0 3.6 83
Short Creek 6980 .1 .9 11 3.2 2.2 145
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 2.4 -M * 4.7 -M *
White Elephant 7670 .4 2.7 15* 4.1 4.6 89
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Basin Index (%) 42 108
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 2.2 3.2 69 4.2 4.4 95
Beaver Creek 7820 .4 2.6 15 5.1 4.3 119
Black Bear 8160 3.3 5.0 66 6.6 6.4 103
Canyon 7870 .6 1.6 38 3.6 3.4 106
Carrot Basin 9200 4.7 4.6 102 7.0 5.0 140
Clover Meadow 8770 2.0 3.1 65 4.8 4.4 109
Lone Mountain 8810 2.5 3.2 78 4.3 4.5 96
Lower Twin 7920 1.2 2.6 46 4.4 4.6 96
Madison Plateau 7710 1.2 2.8 43 5.2 4.7 111
Tepee Creek 7950 1.0 1.8 56 4.4 3.0 147
West Yellowstone 6680 .4 1.0 40* 3.6 2.6 138
Whiskey Creek 6790 .4 1.6 25 4.7 3.4 138
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Basin Index (%) 60 114
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 .4 2.6 15 5.1 4.3 119
Brackett Creek 7370 .1 2.7 4 5.7 6.2 92
Carrot Basin 9200 4.7 4.6 102 7.0 5.0 140
Lick Creek 6880 .2 1.4 14 5.8 4.0 145
Lone Mountain 8810 2.5 3.2 78 4.3 4.5 96
Sacajawea 6610 .2 1.3 15* 4.9 6.2 79
Shower Falls 8060 3.4 4.2 81 6.9 6.0 115
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Basin Index (%) 58 110
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.6 2.8 93 6.0 4.0 150
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 .9 11 3.6 2.7 133
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.5 1.6 94 3.5 3.6 97
Tizer Basin 6880 .0 1.6 0 3.2 2.7 119
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Basin Index (%) 61 125
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.6 2.8 93 6.0 4.0 150
Crystal Lake 6130 .2 2.0 10 3.0 4.5 67
Daisy Peak 7590 .0 1.5 0 1.8 2.7 67
Deadman Creek 6440 .6 1.2 50 3.0 2.4 125
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 1.0 2.0 50 3.5 4.0 88
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .3 -M * 6.0 -M *
Spur Park 8080 2.3 3.5 66 3.9 3.4 115
Stringer Creek 6550 .2 1.5 13 3.0 3.8 79
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Basin Index (%) 48 98
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 4.6 3.2 144* 9.2 6.4 144
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .2 .6 33* 4.6 3.0 153
Mount Lockhart 6430 1.4 2.0 70 6.6 5.0 132
Pike Creek 5930 .4 -M * 8.6 -M *
Waldron 5640 .2 .9 22* 4.6 3.8 121
Wood Creek 5970 .0 .6 0* 4.9 3.6 136
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Basin Index (%) 88* 137
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6290 -M 4.6 * -M 8.8 *
Many Glacier 4930 .2 .6 33* 11.7 6.7 175
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Basin Index (%) 33* 175
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 .1 .5 20 1.8 2.5 72
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Basin Index (%) 20 72
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 3.8 4.2 90 5.0 3.8 132
Box Canyon 6720 .0 .9 0 5.4 3.0 180
Brackett Creek 7370 .1 2.7 4 5.7 6.2 92
Burnt Mtn 5920 .3 .6 50 4.2 3.4 124
Canyon 7870 .6 1.6 38 3.6 3.4 106
Cole Creek 7910 .0 3.2 0 2.5 4.1 61
East Boulder Mine 6310 .0 .6 0 4.9 3.8 129
Evening Star 9040 3.9 4.2 93 7.9 6.1 130
Fisher Creek 9110 4.5 5.0 90 7.7 6.4 120
Monument Peak 8740 3.3 3.6 92 6.1 4.8 127
Northeast Entrance 7420 .0 .8 0* 4.5 3.2 141
Parker Peak 9420 3.9 4.2 93 5.9 4.4 134
Placer Basin 8790 3.2 3.8 84 5.5 5.0 110
Porcupine 6480 .1 .5 20* 3.3 3.1 106
Sacajawea 6610 .2 1.3 15* 4.9 6.2 79
Shower Falls 8060 3.4 4.2 81 6.9 6.0 115
S Fork Shields 8090 .2 2.1 10 5.1 5.4 94
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.8 2.9 62 6.6 5.3 125
Thumb Divide 7970 1.8 1.7 106 5.3 3.2 166
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 5.5 5.2 106 7.1 5.0 142
White Mill 8730 3.9 3.8 103 5.8 5.2 112
Wolverine 7650 .1 .8 12* 4.0 2.8 143
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Basin Index (%) 70 118
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 3.1 4.4 70 5.0 4.0 125
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .5 1.0 50 4.5 2.4 188
Blackwater 9840 5.3 4.4 120 6.3 4.2 150
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.8 3.9 46 4.0 3.9 103
Burroughs Creek 8760 .4 -M * 5.0 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 .4 .5 80* 2.3 2.0 115
Cold Springs 9640 .2 1.4 14 3.4 2.6 131
Deer Park 9690 1.6 2.4 67 2.9 3.6 81
Evening Star 9040 3.9 4.2 93 7.9 6.1 130
Grave Springs 8560 1.0 1.2 83 4.3 2.6 165
Hobbs Park 10080 1.2 2.8 43 2.8 3.4 82
Kirwin 9580 1.9 2.6 73 4.8 2.8 171
Little Warm 9370 1.8 1.8 100 4.4 2.7 163
Marquette 8800 .4 1.2 33 2.9 2.7 107
Middle Powder 7760 .3 1.4 21 4.8 3.0 160
Owl Creek 8990 .1 1.3 8 2.4 2.0 120
Powder River Pass 9480 2.2 2.5 88 5.4 3.4 159
Shell Creek 9570 2.1 3.9 54 4.5 3.6 125
South Pass 9040 1.6 2.3 70 2.6 3.0 87
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .2 -M * 1.5 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.8 2.9 62 6.6 5.3 125
Sylvan Road 7140 .2 1.4 14 5.2 4.0 130
Timber Creek 7910 .0 1.0 0 2.3 2.5 92
Togwotee Pass 9590 2.9 4.5 64 6.0 5.0 120
Townsend Creek 8720 .2 1.6 12 2.3 3.2 72
Younts Peak 8340 1.9 2.2 86 6.9 3.0 230
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Basin Index (%) 64 129
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 .3 1.2 25 3.2 2.8 114
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.8 3.9 46 4.0 3.9 103
Burgess Junction 7900 .3 1.9 16 3.5 3.2 109
Dome Lake 8890 1.0 2.4 42 4.0 3.5 114
Little Goose 8560 .2 1.2 17 3.9 2.8 139
Sucker Creek 8840 .6 2.8 21 3.9 4.0 98
Tie Creek 7050 .1 .6 17 3.0 3.1 97
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Basin Index (%) 31 109
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .5 1.0 50 4.5 2.4 188
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 2.3 3.0 77 4.6 3.6 128
Grave Springs 8560 1.0 1.2 83 4.3 2.6 165
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .2 1.3 15 4.8 2.4 200
Middle Powder 7760 .3 1.4 21 4.8 3.0 160
Powder River Pass 9480 2.2 2.5 88 5.4 3.4 159
Soldier Park 8680 .0 .8 0 3.3 2.4 138
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Basin Index (%) 58 160
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 2.2 3.2 69 4.2 4.4 95
Badger Pass 6870 4.6 3.2 144* 9.2 6.4 144
Barker Lakes 8250 1.4 2.6 54 5.0 3.6 139
Basin Creek 7120 .3 1.5 20 -M 2.6 *
Beagle Springs 8880 .0 1.4 0 3.2 2.6 123
Beaver Creek 7820 .4 2.6 15 5.1 4.3 119
Black Bear 8160 3.3 5.0 66 6.6 6.4 103
Bloody Dick 7570 .1 1.4 7 3.1 3.1 100
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.6 2.8 93 6.0 4.0 150
Brackett Creek 7370 .1 2.7 4 5.7 6.2 92
Calvert Creek 6410 .1 .4 25* 2.9 2.1 138
Canyon 7870 .6 1.6 38 3.6 3.4 106
Carrot Basin 9200 4.7 4.6 102 7.0 5.0 140
Clover Meadow 8770 2.0 3.1 65 4.8 4.4 109
Crystal Lake 6130 .2 2.0 10 3.0 4.5 67
Daisy Peak 7590 .0 1.5 0 1.8 2.7 67
Darkhorse Lake 8930 2.6 4.8 54 4.9 5.6 88
Deadman Creek 6440 .6 1.2 50 3.0 2.4 125
Divide 7770 .5 1.5 33 5.7 2.7 211
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .2 .6 33* 4.6 3.0 153
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 .9 11 3.6 2.7 133
JL Meadow 8750 2.1 -M * 4.1 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .0 .9 0* 5.0 3.4 147
Lemhi Ridge 8080 .2 1.8 11 1.9 2.9 66
Lick Creek 6880 .2 1.4 14 5.8 4.0 145
Lone Mountain 8810 2.5 3.2 78 4.3 4.5 96
Lower Twin 7920 1.2 2.6 46 4.4 4.6 96
Madison Plateau 7710 1.2 2.8 43 5.2 4.7 111
Moose Creek 6170 .0 1.2 0* 2.8 3.6 78
Mount Lockhart 6430 1.4 2.0 70 6.6 5.0 132
Mule Creek 8300 1.8 2.4 75 2.9 3.8 76
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.5 1.6 94 3.5 3.6 97
Onion Park 7420 1.0 2.0 50 3.5 4.0 88
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .3 -M * 6.0 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 .4 -M * 8.6 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 1.6 2.2 73 3.2 2.8 114
Sacajawea 6610 .2 1.3 15* 4.9 6.2 79
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.5 2.9 52 3.0 3.6 83
Short Creek 6980 .1 .9 11 3.2 2.2 145
Shower Falls 8060 3.4 4.2 81 6.9 6.0 115
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 2.4 -M * 4.7 -M *
Spur Park 8080 2.3 3.5 66 3.9 3.4 115
Stringer Creek 6550 .2 1.5 13 3.0 3.8 79
Tepee Creek 7950 1.0 1.8 56 4.4 3.0 147
Tizer Basin 6880 .0 1.6 0 3.2 2.7 119
Waldron 5640 .2 .9 22* 4.6 3.8 121
West Yellowstone 6680 .4 1.0 40* 3.6 2.6 138
Whiskey Creek 6790 .4 1.6 25 4.7 3.4 138
White Elephant 7670 .4 2.7 15* 4.1 4.6 89
Wood Creek 5970 .0 .6 0* 4.9 3.6 136
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Basin Index (%) 51 112
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 3.1 4.4 70 5.0 4.0 125
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .5 1.0 50 4.5 2.4 188
Beartooth Lake 9360 3.8 4.2 90 5.0 3.8 132
Big Goose 8010 .3 1.2 25 3.2 2.8 114
Blackwater 9840 5.3 4.4 120 6.3 4.2 150
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.8 3.9 46 4.0 3.9 103
Box Canyon 6720 .0 .9 0 5.4 3.0 180
Brackett Creek 7370 .1 2.7 4 5.7 6.2 92
Burgess Junction 7900 .3 1.9 16 3.5 3.2 109
Burnt Mtn 5920 .3 .6 50 4.2 3.4 124
Burroughs Creek 8760 .4 -M * 5.0 -M *
Canyon 7870 .6 1.6 38 3.6 3.4 106
Castle Creek 8410 .4 .5 80* 2.3 2.0 115
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 2.3 3.0 77 4.6 3.6 128
Cold Springs 9640 .2 1.4 14 3.4 2.6 131
Cole Creek 7910 .0 3.2 0 2.5 4.1 61
Deer Park 9690 1.6 2.4 67 2.9 3.6 81
Dome Lake 8890 1.0 2.4 42 4.0 3.5 114
East Boulder Mine 6310 .0 .6 0 4.9 3.8 129
Evening Star 9040 3.9 4.2 93 7.9 6.1 130
Fisher Creek 9110 4.5 5.0 90 7.7 6.4 120
Grave Springs 8560 1.0 1.2 83 4.3 2.6 165
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .2 1.3 15 4.8 2.4 200
Hobbs Park 10080 1.2 2.8 43 2.8 3.4 82
Kirwin 9580 1.9 2.6 73 4.8 2.8 171
Little Goose 8560 .2 1.2 17 3.9 2.8 139
Little Warm 9370 1.8 1.8 100 4.4 2.7 163
Marquette 8800 .4 1.2 33 2.9 2.7 107
Middle Powder 7760 .3 1.4 21 4.8 3.0 160
Monument Peak 8740 3.3 3.6 92 6.1 4.8 127
Northeast Entrance 7420 .0 .8 0* 4.5 3.2 141
Owl Creek 8990 .1 1.3 8 2.4 2.0 120
Parker Peak 9420 3.9 4.2 93 5.9 4.4 134
Placer Basin 8790 3.2 3.8 84 5.5 5.0 110
Porcupine 6480 .1 .5 20* 3.3 3.1 106
Powder River Pass 9480 2.2 2.5 88 5.4 3.4 159
S Fork Shields 8090 .2 2.1 10 5.1 5.4 94
Sacajawea 6610 .2 1.3 15* 4.9 6.2 79
Shell Creek 9570 2.1 3.9 54 4.5 3.6 125
Shower Falls 8060 3.4 4.2 81 6.9 6.0 115
Soldier Park 8680 .0 .8 0 3.3 2.4 138
South Pass 9040 1.6 2.3 70 2.6 3.0 87
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .2 -M * 1.5 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 .6 2.8 21 3.9 4.0 98
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.8 2.9 62 6.6 5.3 125
Sylvan Road 7140 .2 1.4 14 5.2 4.0 130
Thumb Divide 7970 1.8 1.7 106 5.3 3.2 166
Tie Creek 7050 .1 .6 17 3.0 3.1 97
Timber Creek 7910 .0 1.0 0 2.3 2.5 92
Togwotee Pass 9590 2.9 4.5 64 6.0 5.0 120
Townsend Creek 8720 .2 1.6 12 2.3 3.2 72
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 5.5 5.2 106 7.1 5.0 142
White Mill 8730 3.9 3.8 103 5.8 5.2 112
Wolverine 7650 .1 .8 12* 4.0 2.8 143
Younts Peak 8340 1.9 2.2 86 6.9 3.0 230
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Basin Index (%) 62 123
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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.
