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 TUESDAY: DECEMBER 30 , 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 7.0 7.2 97 19.7 11.1 177
Bear Mountain 5460 16.8 19.6 86 47.4 32.4 146
Garver Creek 4250 3.4 4.8 71 15.3 9.2 166
Grave Creek 4350 2.8 6.1 46 28.9 15.1 191
Hand Creek 5030 3.5 4.3 81 11.8 8.0 148
Hawkins Lake 6460 14.0 10.5 133 26.1 15.8 165
Poorman Creek 5050 9.0 12.8 70 46.3 27.8 167
Stahl Peak 6040 20.6 14.6 141 27.2 19.0 143
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Basin Index (%) 96 161
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * -M -M *
Badger Pass 6870 19.2 12.9 149 24.2 15.5 156
Bassoo Peak 5130 1.6 -M * 13.1 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 1.8 3.3 55 14.0 7.6 184
Blacktail Mtn 5660 -M 4.9 * -M 7.3 *
Emery Creek 4340 3.9 5.8 67 18.4 11.8 156
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 17.6 * -M 23.6 *
Grave Creek 4350 2.8 6.1 46 28.9 15.1 191
Hand Creek 5030 3.5 4.3 81 11.8 8.0 148
Kraft Creek 4770 2.4 4.7 51 23.1 12.8 180
Moss Peak 6760 20.6 14.6 141 26.8 16.8 160
Noisy Basin 6070 17.9 15.9 113 24.9 20.0 124
North Fork Jocko 6110 21.6 16.2 133 31.7 23.0 138
Pike Creek 5930 5.7 -M * 23.4 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 6.0 5.4 111 18.8 10.7 176
Stahl Peak 6040 20.6 14.6 141 27.2 19.0 143
Stuart Mountain 7270 20.2 12.7 159 19.4 15.0 129
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Basin Index (%) 121 154
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 5.2 6.1 85 10.3 7.3 141
Basin Creek 7120 2.2 3.6 61 4.7 4.6 102
Black Pine 7170 5.0 4.5 111 9.4 6.5 145
Combination 5620 .8 2.0 40 8.1 5.0 162
Copper Bottom 5200 2.5 3.8 66 15.8 8.2 193
Copper Camp 6980 19.1 16.9 113 27.1 14.5 187
Lubrecht Flume 4690 1.7 2.3 74 9.2 5.6 164
Nevada Ridge 7030 8.0 5.8 138 10.4 8.2 127
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 4.2 4.3 98 10.9 6.8 160
North Fork Jocko 6110 21.6 16.2 133 31.7 23.0 138
Peterson Meadows 7190 4.2 4.2 100 8.3 5.9 141
Skalkaho Summit 7260 10.4 8.8 118 14.5 11.0 132
Stuart Mountain 7270 20.2 12.7 159 19.4 15.0 129
Warm Springs 7840 12.1 8.9 136 15.1 10.8 140
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Basin Index (%) 117 147
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 4.0 4.4 91 -M 6.9 *
Lolo Pass 5280 7.3 10.5 70 22.8 16.6 137
Moose Creek 6170 6.7 6.8 99 12.5 10.2 123
Nez Perce Camp 5670 5.3 5.8 91 14.8 10.6 140
Saddle Mtn. 7890 12.0 10.7 112 12.4 10.2 122
Skalkaho Summit 7260 10.4 8.8 118 14.5 11.0 132
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 7.2 * -M 16.4 *
Twin Lakes 6380 14.7 16.0 92 30.9 23.1 134
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Basin Index (%) 96 132
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 16.8 19.6 86 47.4 32.4 146
Hoodoo Basin 6060 19.4 15.6 124 32.3 21.8 148
Humboldt Gulch 4260 2.6 5.6 46 29.3 17.7 166
Lookout 5180 5.1 9.6 53 26.1 18.9 138
Mosquito Ridge 5270 7.0 13.2 53 28.2 21.6 131
Poorman Creek 5050 9.0 12.8 70 46.3 27.8 167
Sleeping Woman 6120 6.0 5.4 111 18.8 10.7 176
Stuart Mountain 7270 20.2 12.7 159 19.4 15.0 129
Sunset 5570 4.3 7.0 61 23.1 17.6 131
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Basin Index (%) 89 148
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 8.1 7.6 107 10.5 9.4 112
Barker Lakes 8250 5.2 6.1 85 10.3 7.3 141
Basin Creek 7120 2.2 3.6 61 4.7 4.6 102
Beagle Springs 8880 4.6 3.7 124 7.5 4.8 156
Bloody Dick 7570 5.2 5.1 102 9.0 7.0 129
Calvert Creek 6410 4.7 3.6 131 9.3 5.6 166
Clover Meadow 8770 5.8 6.8 85 9.2 8.2 112
Darkhorse Lake 8930 14.8 13.7 108 16.7 13.0 128
Divide 7770 3.4 4.2 81 -M 5.3 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.3 3.2 72 8.4 5.2 162
JL Meadow 8750 6.6 -M * 9.1 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 1.9 4.2 45 11.0 6.9 159
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.2 4.5 93 6.1 6.0 102
Lower Twin 7920 7.4 7.9 94 11.5 10.4 111
Moose Creek 6170 6.7 6.8 99 12.5 10.2 123
Mule Creek 8300 8.7 7.0 124 9.1 8.0 114
Rocker Peak 7960 7.8 6.0 130 8.9 6.2 144
Saddle Mtn. 7890 12.0 10.7 112 12.4 10.2 122
Short Creek 6990 1.2 2.5 48 5.5 4.2 131
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 16.0 -M * 18.4 -M *
White Elephant 7670 8.0 10.6 75 14.4 12.8 112
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Basin Index (%) 97 126
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 8.1 7.6 107 10.5 9.4 112
Beaver Creek 7820 7.7 7.5 103 13.5 9.4 144
Black Bear 8160 14.4 15.8 91 19.1 17.8 107
Canyon 7870 6.2 5.6 111 10.1 7.4 136
Carrot Basin 9200 16.0 11.2 143 18.0 12.6 143
Clover Meadow 8770 5.8 6.8 85 9.2 8.2 112
Lone Mountain 8820 8.5 7.7 110 10.1 8.2 123
Lower Twin 7920 7.4 7.9 94 11.5 10.4 111
Madison Plateau 7710 8.5 9.7 88 14.8 11.6 128
Tepee Creek 7950 5.8 5.8 100 10.1 6.6 153
West Yellowstone 6680 3.4 4.4 77 9.8 7.2 136
Whiskey Creek 6790 5.3 5.9 90 13.4 9.1 147
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Basin Index (%) 101 127
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 7.7 7.5 103 13.5 9.4 144
Brackett Creek 7370 9.4 7.6 124 16.3 12.6 129
Carrot Basin 9200 16.0 11.2 143 18.0 12.6 143
Lick Creek 6880 3.3 4.0 82 10.2 7.2 142
Lone Mountain 8820 8.5 7.7 110 10.1 8.2 123
Sacajawea 6610 3.8 5.0 76 14.1 12.5 113
Shower Falls 8060 10.1 8.9 113 15.0 11.4 132
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Basin Index (%) 113 132
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 10.2 8.9 115 14.8 9.5 156
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.3 3.2 72 8.4 5.2 162
Nevada Ridge 7030 8.0 5.8 138 10.4 8.2 127
Tizer Basin 6880 3.1 4.4 70 7.0 5.6 125
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Basin Index (%) 106 142
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 10.2 8.9 115 14.8 9.5 156
Crystal Lake 6130 4.2 5.6 75 8.0 8.6 93
Daisy Peak 7590 3.6 4.3 84 4.8 5.2 92
Deadman Creek 6440 4.6 4.2 110 8.2 5.6 146
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 4.9 5.4 91 8.1 8.7 93
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.5 -M * 11.9 -M *
Spur Park 8080 10.8 8.8 123 10.4 7.8 133
Stringer Creek 6550 3.9 4.4 89 7.2 7.3 99
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Basin Index (%) 101 117
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 19.2 12.9 149 24.2 15.5 156
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.9 2.7 70 10.9 6.2 176
Mount Lockhart 6430 10.8 7.8 138 22.9 11.9 192
Pike Creek 5930 5.7 -M * 23.4 -M *
Waldron 5640 4.2 4.5 93 15.4 7.4 208
Wood Creek 5970 3.2 3.4 94 14.6 7.8 187
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Basin Index (%) 126 180
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 17.6 * -M 23.6 *
Many Glacier 4930 3.0 4.6 65 26.4 14.3 185
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Basin Index (%) 65 185
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 1.7 2.1 81 7.9 5.6 141
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Basin Index (%) 81 141
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 14.2 9.6 148 15.9 9.2 173
Box Canyon 6720 3.6 3.6 100 12.2 6.2 197
Brackett Creek 7370 9.4 7.6 124 16.3 12.6 129
Burnt Mtn 5920 .5 2.2 23 6.4 6.5 98
Canyon 7870 6.2 5.6 111 10.1 7.4 136
Cole Creek 7910 2.6 6.3 41 4.8 6.4 75
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.6 2.4 67 8.7 7.0 124
Evening Star 9030 18.6 11.6 160 23.2 14.0 166
Fisher Creek 9110 21.5 14.6 147 23.7 14.7 161
Monument Peak 8740 13.1 9.0 146 16.4 10.5 156
Northeast Entrance 7420 4.4 4.0 110 10.9 6.3 173
Parker Peak 9420 14.5 10.0 145 16.1 9.8 164
Placer Basin 8790 9.4 7.8 121 12.8 9.2 139
Porcupine 6480 .9 2.2 41 7.5 5.5 136
Sacajawea 6610 3.8 5.0 76 14.1 12.5 113
Shower Falls 8060 10.1 8.9 113 15.0 11.4 132
S Fork Shields 8090 4.0 5.8 69 12.7 10.0 127
Sylvan Lake 8440 9.2 8.5 108 15.7 11.5 137
Thumb Divide 7970 9.9 6.1 162 13.4 8.1 165
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 19.7 13.1 150 17.9 12.2 147
White Mill 8730 16.0 10.2 157 16.8 10.7 157
Wolverine 7660 6.0 5.0 120 11.6 6.0 193
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Basin Index (%) 125 145
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 9.2 8.6 107 10.6 7.6 139
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.6 2.9 90 6.6 4.2 157
Blackwater 9830 14.3 10.8 132 16.2 10.4 156
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.0 7.3 96 7.6 7.0 109
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.0 -M * 12.1 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 2.9 3.2 91 5.1 4.4 116
Cold Springs 9640 4.5 3.6 125 9.1 4.7 194
Deer Park 9690 8.2 6.1 134 9.7 8.4 115
Evening Star 9030 18.6 11.6 160 23.2 14.0 166
Grave Springs 8560 1.8 3.1 58 5.5 4.6 120
Hobbs Park 10080 7.6 6.2 123 9.0 6.1 148
Kirwin 9580 8.4 5.6 150 12.5 6.2 202
Little Warm 9370 6.5 4.2 155 9.9 6.0 165
Marquette 8800 1.1 3.4 32 4.4 4.6 96
Middle Powder 7760 2.6 4.2 62 6.8 4.9 139
Owl Creek 8990 .9 2.6 35 3.8 3.2 119
Powder River Pass 9480 6.9 4.9 141 10.6 6.2 171
Shell Creek 9570 7.4 7.2 103 9.6 6.5 148
South Pass 9040 6.8 6.0 113 8.3 7.0 119
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 1.9 -M * 5.5 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 9.2 8.5 108 15.7 11.5 137
Sylvan Road 7140 4.8 5.4 89 12.5 8.6 145
Timber Creek 7910 .1 2.2 5 2.7 4.0 68
Togwotee Pass 9590 13.4 10.4 129 17.7 11.0 161
Townsend Creek 8720 2.8 4.0 70 6.2 5.6 111
Younts Peak 8340 9.7 6.2 156 14.8 7.1 208
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Basin Index (%) 114 145
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.8 3.2 56 5.8 4.8 121
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.0 7.3 96 7.6 7.0 109
Burgess Junction 7910 3.0 4.5 67 6.3 5.6 112
Dome Lake 8890 3.7 4.7 79 8.0 5.6 143
Little Goose 8560 3.0 4.2 71 6.9 5.6 123
Sucker Creek 8840 3.9 5.1 76 7.7 6.2 124
Tie Creek 7050 .1 2.0 5 5.3 5.0 106
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Basin Index (%) 73 120
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.6 2.9 90 6.6 4.2 157
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 6.5 6.2 105 8.2 6.4 128
Grave Springs 8560 1.8 3.1 58 5.5 4.6 120
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.6 3.0 87 7.6 4.1 185
Middle Powder 7760 2.6 4.2 62 6.8 4.9 139
Powder River Pass 9480 6.9 4.9 141 10.6 6.2 171
Soldier Park 8680 1.0 2.3 43 4.8 4.4 109
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Basin Index (%) 90 144
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 8.1 7.6 107 10.5 9.4 112
Badger Pass 6870 19.2 12.9 149 24.2 15.5 156
Barker Lakes 8250 5.2 6.1 85 10.3 7.3 141
Basin Creek 7120 2.2 3.6 61 4.7 4.6 102
Beagle Springs 8880 4.6 3.7 124 7.5 4.8 156
Beaver Creek 7820 7.7 7.5 103 13.5 9.4 144
Black Bear 8160 14.4 15.8 91 19.1 17.8 107
Bloody Dick 7570 5.2 5.1 102 9.0 7.0 129
Boulder Mountain 7890 10.2 8.9 115 14.8 9.5 156
Brackett Creek 7370 9.4 7.6 124 16.3 12.6 129
Calvert Creek 6410 4.7 3.6 131 9.3 5.6 166
Canyon 7870 6.2 5.6 111 10.1 7.4 136
Carrot Basin 9200 16.0 11.2 143 18.0 12.6 143
Clover Meadow 8770 5.8 6.8 85 9.2 8.2 112
Crystal Lake 6130 4.2 5.6 75 8.0 8.6 93
Daisy Peak 7590 3.6 4.3 84 4.8 5.2 92
Darkhorse Lake 8930 14.8 13.7 108 16.7 13.0 128
Deadman Creek 6440 4.6 4.2 110 8.2 5.6 146
Divide 7770 3.4 4.2 81 -M 5.3 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.9 2.7 70 10.9 6.2 176
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.3 3.2 72 8.4 5.2 162
JL Meadow 8750 6.6 -M * 9.1 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 1.9 4.2 45 11.0 6.9 159
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.2 4.5 93 6.1 6.0 102
Lick Creek 6880 3.3 4.0 82 10.2 7.2 142
Lone Mountain 8820 8.5 7.7 110 10.1 8.2 123
Lower Twin 7920 7.4 7.9 94 11.5 10.4 111
Madison Plateau 7710 8.5 9.7 88 14.8 11.6 128
Moose Creek 6170 6.7 6.8 99 12.5 10.2 123
Mount Lockhart 6430 10.8 7.8 138 22.9 11.9 192
Mule Creek 8300 8.7 7.0 124 9.1 8.0 114
Nevada Ridge 7030 8.0 5.8 138 10.4 8.2 127
Onion Park 7420 4.9 5.4 91 8.1 8.7 93
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.5 -M * 11.9 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 5.7 -M * 23.4 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 7.8 6.0 130 8.9 6.2 144
Sacajawea 6610 3.8 5.0 76 14.1 12.5 113
Saddle Mtn. 7890 12.0 10.7 112 12.4 10.2 122
Short Creek 6990 1.2 2.5 48 5.5 4.2 131
Shower Falls 8060 10.1 8.9 113 15.0 11.4 132
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 16.0 -M * 18.4 -M *
Spur Park 8080 10.8 8.8 123 10.4 7.8 133
Stringer Creek 6550 3.9 4.4 89 7.2 7.3 99
Tepee Creek 7950 5.8 5.8 100 10.1 6.6 153
Tizer Basin 6880 3.1 4.4 70 7.0 5.6 125
Waldron 5640 4.2 4.5 93 15.4 7.4 208
West Yellowstone 6680 3.4 4.4 77 9.8 7.2 136
Whiskey Creek 6790 5.3 5.9 90 13.4 9.1 147
White Elephant 7670 8.0 10.6 75 14.4 12.8 112
Wood Creek 5970 3.2 3.4 94 14.6 7.8 187
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Basin Index (%) 103 133
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 9.2 8.6 107 10.6 7.6 139
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.6 2.9 90 6.6 4.2 157
Beartooth Lake 9360 14.2 9.6 148 15.9 9.2 173
Big Goose 8010 1.8 3.2 56 5.8 4.8 121
Blackwater 9830 14.3 10.8 132 16.2 10.4 156
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.0 7.3 96 7.6 7.0 109
Box Canyon 6720 3.6 3.6 100 12.2 6.2 197
Brackett Creek 7370 9.4 7.6 124 16.3 12.6 129
Burgess Junction 7910 3.0 4.5 67 6.3 5.6 112
Burnt Mtn 5920 .5 2.2 23 6.4 6.5 98
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.0 -M * 12.1 -M *
Canyon 7870 6.2 5.6 111 10.1 7.4 136
Castle Creek 8410 2.9 3.2 91 5.1 4.4 116
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 6.5 6.2 105 8.2 6.4 128
Cold Springs 9640 4.5 3.6 125 9.1 4.7 194
Cole Creek 7910 2.6 6.3 41 4.8 6.4 75
Deer Park 9690 8.2 6.1 134 9.7 8.4 115
Dome Lake 8890 3.7 4.7 79 8.0 5.6 143
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.6 2.4 67 8.7 7.0 124
Evening Star 9030 18.6 11.6 160 23.2 14.0 166
Fisher Creek 9110 21.5 14.6 147 23.7 14.7 161
Grave Springs 8560 1.8 3.1 58 5.5 4.6 120
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.6 3.0 87 7.6 4.1 185
Hobbs Park 10080 7.6 6.2 123 9.0 6.1 148
Kirwin 9580 8.4 5.6 150 12.5 6.2 202
Little Goose 8560 3.0 4.2 71 6.9 5.6 123
Little Warm 9370 6.5 4.2 155 9.9 6.0 165
Marquette 8800 1.1 3.4 32 4.4 4.6 96
Middle Powder 7760 2.6 4.2 62 6.8 4.9 139
Monument Peak 8740 13.1 9.0 146 16.4 10.5 156
Northeast Entrance 7420 4.4 4.0 110 10.9 6.3 173
Owl Creek 8990 .9 2.6 35 3.8 3.2 119
Parker Peak 9420 14.5 10.0 145 16.1 9.8 164
Placer Basin 8790 9.4 7.8 121 12.8 9.2 139
Porcupine 6480 .9 2.2 41 7.5 5.5 136
Powder River Pass 9480 6.9 4.9 141 10.6 6.2 171
S Fork Shields 8090 4.0 5.8 69 12.7 10.0 127
Sacajawea 6610 3.8 5.0 76 14.1 12.5 113
Shell Creek 9570 7.4 7.2 103 9.6 6.5 148
Shower Falls 8060 10.1 8.9 113 15.0 11.4 132
Soldier Park 8680 1.0 2.3 43 4.8 4.4 109
South Pass 9040 6.8 6.0 113 8.3 7.0 119
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 1.9 -M * 5.5 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 3.9 5.1 76 7.7 6.2 124
Sylvan Lake 8440 9.2 8.5 108 15.7 11.5 137
Sylvan Road 7140 4.8 5.4 89 12.5 8.6 145
Thumb Divide 7970 9.9 6.1 162 13.4 8.1 165
Tie Creek 7050 .1 2.0 5 5.3 5.0 106
Timber Creek 7910 .1 2.2 5 2.7 4.0 68
Togwotee Pass 9590 13.4 10.4 129 17.7 11.0 161
Townsend Creek 8720 2.8 4.0 70 6.2 5.6 111
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 19.7 13.1 150 17.9 12.2 147
White Mill 8730 16.0 10.2 157 16.8 10.7 157
Wolverine 7660 6.0 5.0 120 11.6 6.0 193
Younts Peak 8340 9.7 6.2 156 14.8 7.1 208
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Basin Index (%) 113 143
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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.
