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 FRIDAY: NOVEMBER 7 , 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 1.8 .8 225* 5.8 3.6 161
Bear Mountain 5460 5.4 3.0 180* 13.4 10.8 124
Garver Creek 4250 .3 .9 33* 3.7 2.8 132
Grave Creek 4350 1.2 .4 300* 7.2 6.4 112
Hand Creek 5040 .2 .3 67* 3.7 2.4 154
Hawkins Lake 6460 2.9 2.0 145* 7.6 5.2 146
Poorman Creek 5050 2.8 1.1 255* 14.3 9.9 144
Stahl Peak 6040 4.8 4.0 120 7.2 6.8 106
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Basin Index (%) 155* 131
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 3.2 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 4.4 2.4 183* 7.4 5.6 132
Bassoo Peak 5130 .4 -M * 5.1 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 .3 .3 100* 6.4 3.0 213
Blacktail Mtn 5660 .7 .2 350* 3.5 2.8 125
Emery Creek 4340 .2 .3 67* 5.2 4.8 108
Flattop Mtn. 6290 3.8 3.6 106* 9.2 7.6 121
Grave Creek 4350 1.2 .4 300* 7.2 6.4 112
Hand Creek 5040 .2 .3 67* 3.7 2.4 154
Kraft Creek 4760 .1 .4 25* 7.1 4.7 151
Moss Peak 6760 7.5 3.8 197* 10.5 6.2 169
Noisy Basin 6070 5.4 2.4 225* 8.3 6.4 130
North Fork Jocko 6110 6.6 2.7 244* 7.9 8.0 99
Pike Creek 5930 .9 -M * 6.6 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 1.0 .7 143* 6.0 4.2 143
Stahl Peak 6040 4.8 4.0 120 7.2 6.8 106
Stuart Mountain 7270 4.1 2.4 171* 5.0 4.6 109
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Basin Index (%) 169* 129
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 1.2 2.0 60 4.2 3.2 131
Basin Creek 7120 .3 1.0 30 -M 2.2 *
Black Pine 7170 .1 .8 12* 3.1 2.4 129
Combination 5620 .4 .0 * 2.9 2.0 145
Copper Bottom 5200 .0 .2 0* 3.0 2.2 136
Copper Camp 6980 1.8 .7 257* 6.1 5.0 122
Lubrecht Flume 4690 .1 .0 * 3.0 2.0 150
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.9 1.2 158* 2.8 3.0 93
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 .0 .8 0* 3.5 2.2 159
North Fork Jocko 6110 6.6 2.7 244* 7.9 8.0 99
Peterson Meadows 7190 .5 1.0 50* 3.1 2.5 124
Skalkaho Summit 7260 .8 1.5 53* 3.6 3.2 112
Stuart Mountain 7270 4.1 2.4 171* 5.0 4.6 109
Warm Springs 7840 1.8 2.6 69 3.9 4.2 93
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Basin Index (%) 116* 117
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 .1 .4 25* 3.2 2.4 133
Lolo Pass 5280 .1 .8 12* 6.8 4.8 142
Moose Creek 6170 .0 .6 0* 2.3 3.0 77
Nez Perce Camp 5670 .1 .5 20* 4.0 3.6 111
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.6 2.2 73* 2.6 2.7 96
Skalkaho Summit 7260 .8 1.5 53* 3.6 3.2 112
Twelvemile Creek 5530 .0 .4 0* 6.4 4.9 131
Twin Lakes 6390 1.3 1.8 72* 7.8 7.0 111
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Basin Index (%) 49* 116
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 5.4 3.0 180* 13.4 10.8 124
Hoodoo Basin 6060 5.1 1.6 319* 9.2 6.6 139
Humboldt Gulch 4260 .0 .4 0* 8.2 5.7 144
Lookout 5180 .1 .6 17* 7.9 5.8 136
Mosquito Ridge 5270 .8 1.1 73* 7.5 6.9 109
Poorman Creek 5050 2.8 1.1 255* 14.3 9.9 144
Sleeping Woman 6120 1.0 .7 143* 6.0 4.2 143
Stuart Mountain 7270 4.1 2.4 171* 5.0 4.6 109
Sunset 5580 .8 .6 133* 7.6 5.3 143
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Basin Index (%) 175* 132
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 1.9 2.5 76 3.8 3.8 100
Barker Lakes 8250 1.2 2.0 60 4.2 3.2 131
Basin Creek 7120 .3 1.0 30 -M 2.2 *
Beagle Springs 8880 .6 1.0 60* 2.7 2.2 123
Bloody Dick 7570 .3 .8 38* 2.9 2.8 104
Calvert Creek 6410 .2 .1 200* 2.4 1.6 150
Clover Meadow 8770 1.8 2.6 69 4.6 3.6 128
Darkhorse Lake 8930 2.3 4.2 55 4.4 4.4 100
Divide 7770 .6 1.2 50 4.9 2.2 223
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 .7 14* 2.7 2.2 123
JL Meadow 8750 1.7 -M * 3.4 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .0 .4 0* 4.8 3.0 160
Lemhi Ridge 8080 .1 1.2 8 1.8 2.4 75
Lower Twin 7920 1.5 2.3 65 3.9 3.8 103
Moose Creek 6170 .0 .6 0* 2.3 3.0 77
Mule Creek 8300 1.6 1.6 100* 2.7 3.0 90
Rocker Peak 7960 1.5 2.0 75 2.6 2.4 108
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.6 2.2 73* 2.6 2.7 96
Short Creek 6980 .1 .5 20* 3.2 1.9 168
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 2.2 -M * 4.2 -M *
White Elephant 7670 .3 1.6 19* 4.0 3.8 105
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Basin Index (%) 56* 116
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 1.9 2.5 76 3.8 3.8 100
Beaver Creek 7820 .6 2.0 30 4.7 3.6 131
Black Bear 8160 3.1 3.7 84* 6.1 5.7 107
Canyon 7870 .5 1.2 42* 3.4 2.8 121
Carrot Basin 9200 4.1 4.0 102 6.3 4.3 147
Clover Meadow 8770 1.8 2.6 69 4.6 3.6 128
Lone Mountain 8810 1.8 2.6 69 3.8 3.7 103
Lower Twin 7920 1.5 2.3 65 3.9 3.8 103
Madison Plateau 7710 .9 1.8 50* 5.0 3.8 132
Tepee Creek 7950 .9 1.2 75* 4.2 2.3 183
West Yellowstone 6680 .1 .4 25* 3.5 2.4 146
Whiskey Creek 6790 .3 .9 33* 4.6 2.8 164
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Basin Index (%) 69 127
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 .6 2.0 30 4.7 3.6 131
Brackett Creek 7370 .5 1.7 29* 5.4 5.4 100
Carrot Basin 9200 4.1 4.0 102 6.3 4.3 147
Lick Creek 6880 .2 1.1 18* 5.6 3.1 181
Lone Mountain 8810 1.8 2.6 69 3.8 3.7 103
Sacajawea 6610 .2 .6 33* 4.5 5.5 82
Shower Falls 8060 3.0 3.4 88 6.2 5.0 124
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Basin Index (%) 68 119
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.2 2.1 105* 5.2 3.4 153
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 .7 14* 2.7 2.2 123
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.9 1.2 158* 2.8 3.0 93
Tizer Basin 6880 .0 1.4 0 2.9 2.2 132
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Basin Index (%) 78* 126
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.2 2.1 105* 5.2 3.4 153
Crystal Lake 6130 .2 1.1 18* 3.0 3.4 88
Daisy Peak 7590 .0 .8 0* 1.6 2.4 67
Deadman Creek 6440 .6 .6 100* 2.2 2.0 110
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 1.0 1.5 67 2.9 3.5 83
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .3 -M * 4.7 -M *
Spur Park 8080 1.6 2.8 57 3.0 2.8 107
Stringer Creek 6550 .2 .5 40* 2.4 2.8 86
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Basin Index (%) 62* 100
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 4.4 2.4 183* 7.4 5.6 132
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .4 .4 100* 4.2 2.8 150
Mount Lockhart 6430 1.7 1.3 131* 5.3 4.3 123
Pike Creek 5930 .9 -M * 6.6 -M *
Waldron 5640 .2 .4 50* 3.6 3.2 112
Wood Creek 5970 .0 .2 0* 4.2 2.8 150
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Basin Index (%) 143* 132
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6290 3.8 3.6 106* 9.2 7.6 121
Many Glacier 4930 .2 .3 67* 7.8 5.3 147
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Basin Index (%) 103* 132
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 .1 .1 100* .8 1.8 44
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Basin Index (%) 100* 44
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 3.2 3.6 89 4.4 3.0 147
Box Canyon 6720 .2 .4 50* 5.0 2.8 179
Brackett Creek 7370 .5 1.7 29* 5.4 5.4 100
Burnt Mtn 5920 .3 .2 150* 4.0 3.1 129
Canyon 7870 .5 1.2 42* 3.4 2.8 121
Cole Creek 7910 .0 2.6 0 2.3 3.2 72
East Boulder Mine 6310 .0 .2 0* 4.4 3.2 138
Evening Star 9040 3.2 3.5 91 6.7 5.1 131
Fisher Creek 9110 3.1 4.0 78 6.1 5.3 115
Monument Peak 8740 2.9 2.8 104 5.5 4.2 131
Northeast Entrance 7420 .1 .4 25* 4.1 2.6 158
Parker Peak 9420 3.1 3.1 100 5.1 3.2 159
Placer Basin 8790 2.4 3.1 77 4.7 4.4 107
Porcupine 6480 .1 .4 25* 3.1 2.3 135
Sacajawea 6610 .2 .6 33* 4.5 5.5 82
Shower Falls 8060 3.0 3.4 88 6.2 5.0 124
S Fork Shields 8090 .4 1.7 24* 4.9 4.1 120
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.6 2.3 70 6.1 4.4 139
Thumb Divide 7970 1.5 1.0 150* 4.8 2.8 171
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 4.9 4.7 104 6.6 4.1 161
White Mill 8730 2.9 3.0 97 4.7 4.2 112
Wolverine 7650 .0 .4 0* 3.5 2.5 140
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Basin Index (%) 77 127
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 2.8 3.8 74 4.6 3.6 128
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .8 .8 100 4.3 2.0 215
Blackwater 9840 4.5 3.7 122 5.4 3.6 150
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.3 3.1 42 3.8 3.1 123
Burroughs Creek 8760 .2 -M * 4.6 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 .3 .2 150* 2.0 1.5 133
Cold Springs 9640 .1 1.0 10 3.0 2.2 136
Deer Park 9690 1.6 1.7 94 2.7 2.7 100
Evening Star 9040 3.2 3.5 91 6.7 5.1 131
Grave Springs 8560 .9 1.0 90 4.1 2.0 205
Hobbs Park 10080 .9 2.2 41 2.6 2.8 93
Kirwin 9580 1.4 2.1 67 4.4 2.5 176
Little Warm 9370 1.5 1.5 100 3.9 2.4 162
Marquette 8800 .3 1.2 25 2.6 2.4 108
Middle Powder 7760 .3 1.2 25* 4.6 2.4 192
Owl Creek 8990 .0 .9 0 2.2 1.7 129
Powder River Pass 9480 2.1 1.9 111 5.3 2.6 204
Shell Creek 9570 1.9 3.4 56 4.3 3.0 143
South Pass 9040 1.7 1.4 121* 2.6 2.3 113
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .0 -M * 1.6 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.6 2.3 70 6.1 4.4 139
Sylvan Road 7140 .2 .6 33* 4.8 3.2 150
Timber Creek 7910 .0 .7 0 2.1 2.0 105
Togwotee Pass 9590 2.4 3.3 73 5.6 4.0 140
Townsend Creek 8720 .2 1.2 17 2.2 2.5 88
Younts Peak 8340 1.6 1.6 100 6.2 2.7 230
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Basin Index (%) 71 144
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 .3 1.0 30 3.1 2.2 141
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.3 3.1 42 3.8 3.1 123
Burgess Junction 7900 .3 1.5 20 3.3 2.8 118
Dome Lake 8890 .8 2.1 38 3.8 2.9 131
Little Goose 8560 .1 .6 17* 3.5 2.4 146
Sucker Creek 8840 .5 2.2 23 3.6 3.0 120
Tie Creek 7050 .2 .2 100* 2.8 2.8 100
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Basin Index (%) 33 124
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .8 .8 100 4.3 2.0 215
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 1.8 2.1 86 4.3 3.2 134
Grave Springs 8560 .9 1.0 90 4.1 2.0 205
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .2 .8 25 4.8 2.2 218
Middle Powder 7760 .3 1.2 25* 4.6 2.4 192
Powder River Pass 9480 2.1 1.9 111 5.3 2.6 204
Soldier Park 8680 .0 .2 0* 3.1 2.1 148
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Basin Index (%) 76 185
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 1.9 2.5 76 3.8 3.8 100
Badger Pass 6870 4.4 2.4 183* 7.4 5.6 132
Barker Lakes 8250 1.2 2.0 60 4.2 3.2 131
Basin Creek 7120 .3 1.0 30 -M 2.2 *
Beagle Springs 8880 .6 1.0 60* 2.7 2.2 123
Beaver Creek 7820 .6 2.0 30 4.7 3.6 131
Black Bear 8160 3.1 3.7 84* 6.1 5.7 107
Bloody Dick 7570 .3 .8 38* 2.9 2.8 104
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.2 2.1 105* 5.2 3.4 153
Brackett Creek 7370 .5 1.7 29* 5.4 5.4 100
Calvert Creek 6410 .2 .1 200* 2.4 1.6 150
Canyon 7870 .5 1.2 42* 3.4 2.8 121
Carrot Basin 9200 4.1 4.0 102 6.3 4.3 147
Clover Meadow 8770 1.8 2.6 69 4.6 3.6 128
Crystal Lake 6130 .2 1.1 18* 3.0 3.4 88
Daisy Peak 7590 .0 .8 0* 1.6 2.4 67
Darkhorse Lake 8930 2.3 4.2 55 4.4 4.4 100
Deadman Creek 6440 .6 .6 100* 2.2 2.0 110
Divide 7770 .6 1.2 50 4.9 2.2 223
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .4 .4 100* 4.2 2.8 150
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 .7 14* 2.7 2.2 123
JL Meadow 8750 1.7 -M * 3.4 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .0 .4 0* 4.8 3.0 160
Lemhi Ridge 8080 .1 1.2 8 1.8 2.4 75
Lick Creek 6880 .2 1.1 18* 5.6 3.1 181
Lone Mountain 8810 1.8 2.6 69 3.8 3.7 103
Lower Twin 7920 1.5 2.3 65 3.9 3.8 103
Madison Plateau 7710 .9 1.8 50* 5.0 3.8 132
Moose Creek 6170 .0 .6 0* 2.3 3.0 77
Mount Lockhart 6430 1.7 1.3 131* 5.3 4.3 123
Mule Creek 8300 1.6 1.6 100* 2.7 3.0 90
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.9 1.2 158* 2.8 3.0 93
Onion Park 7420 1.0 1.5 67 2.9 3.5 83
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .3 -M * 4.7 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 .9 -M * 6.6 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 1.5 2.0 75 2.6 2.4 108
Sacajawea 6610 .2 .6 33* 4.5 5.5 82
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.6 2.2 73* 2.6 2.7 96
Short Creek 6980 .1 .5 20* 3.2 1.9 168
Shower Falls 8060 3.0 3.4 88 6.2 5.0 124
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 2.2 -M * 4.2 -M *
Spur Park 8080 1.6 2.8 57 3.0 2.8 107
Stringer Creek 6550 .2 .5 40* 2.4 2.8 86
Tepee Creek 7950 .9 1.2 75* 4.2 2.3 183
Tizer Basin 6880 .0 1.4 0 2.9 2.2 132
Waldron 5640 .2 .4 50* 3.6 3.2 112
West Yellowstone 6680 .1 .4 25* 3.5 2.4 146
Whiskey Creek 6790 .3 .9 33* 4.6 2.8 164
White Elephant 7670 .3 1.6 19* 4.0 3.8 105
Wood Creek 5970 .0 .2 0* 4.2 2.8 150
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Basin Index (%) 67* 119
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 2.8 3.8 74 4.6 3.6 128
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .8 .8 100 4.3 2.0 215
Beartooth Lake 9360 3.2 3.6 89 4.4 3.0 147
Big Goose 8010 .3 1.0 30 3.1 2.2 141
Blackwater 9840 4.5 3.7 122 5.4 3.6 150
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.3 3.1 42 3.8 3.1 123
Box Canyon 6720 .2 .4 50* 5.0 2.8 179
Brackett Creek 7370 .5 1.7 29* 5.4 5.4 100
Burgess Junction 7900 .3 1.5 20 3.3 2.8 118
Burnt Mtn 5920 .3 .2 150* 4.0 3.1 129
Burroughs Creek 8760 .2 -M * 4.6 -M *
Canyon 7870 .5 1.2 42* 3.4 2.8 121
Castle Creek 8410 .3 .2 150* 2.0 1.5 133
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 1.8 2.1 86 4.3 3.2 134
Cold Springs 9640 .1 1.0 10 3.0 2.2 136
Cole Creek 7910 .0 2.6 0 2.3 3.2 72
Deer Park 9690 1.6 1.7 94 2.7 2.7 100
Dome Lake 8890 .8 2.1 38 3.8 2.9 131
East Boulder Mine 6310 .0 .2 0* 4.4 3.2 138
Evening Star 9040 3.2 3.5 91 6.7 5.1 131
Fisher Creek 9110 3.1 4.0 78 6.1 5.3 115
Grave Springs 8560 .9 1.0 90 4.1 2.0 205
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .2 .8 25 4.8 2.2 218
Hobbs Park 10080 .9 2.2 41 2.6 2.8 93
Kirwin 9580 1.4 2.1 67 4.4 2.5 176
Little Goose 8560 .1 .6 17* 3.5 2.4 146
Little Warm 9370 1.5 1.5 100 3.9 2.4 162
Marquette 8800 .3 1.2 25 2.6 2.4 108
Middle Powder 7760 .3 1.2 25* 4.6 2.4 192
Monument Peak 8740 2.9 2.8 104 5.5 4.2 131
Northeast Entrance 7420 .1 .4 25* 4.1 2.6 158
Owl Creek 8990 .0 .9 0 2.2 1.7 129
Parker Peak 9420 3.1 3.1 100 5.1 3.2 159
Placer Basin 8790 2.4 3.1 77 4.7 4.4 107
Porcupine 6480 .1 .4 25* 3.1 2.3 135
Powder River Pass 9480 2.1 1.9 111 5.3 2.6 204
S Fork Shields 8090 .4 1.7 24* 4.9 4.1 120
Sacajawea 6610 .2 .6 33* 4.5 5.5 82
Shell Creek 9570 1.9 3.4 56 4.3 3.0 143
Shower Falls 8060 3.0 3.4 88 6.2 5.0 124
Soldier Park 8680 .0 .2 0* 3.1 2.1 148
South Pass 9040 1.7 1.4 121* 2.6 2.3 113
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .0 -M * 1.6 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 .5 2.2 23 3.6 3.0 120
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.6 2.3 70 6.1 4.4 139
Sylvan Road 7140 .2 .6 33* 4.8 3.2 150
Thumb Divide 7970 1.5 1.0 150* 4.8 2.8 171
Tie Creek 7050 .2 .2 100* 2.8 2.8 100
Timber Creek 7910 .0 .7 0 2.1 2.0 105
Togwotee Pass 9590 2.4 3.3 73 5.6 4.0 140
Townsend Creek 8720 .2 1.2 17 2.2 2.5 88
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 4.9 4.7 104 6.6 4.1 161
White Mill 8730 2.9 3.0 97 4.7 4.2 112
Wolverine 7650 .0 .4 0* 3.5 2.5 140
Younts Peak 8340 1.6 1.6 100 6.2 2.7 230
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Basin Index (%) 70 135
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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.
