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: DECEMBER 5 , 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 1.9 4.0 48 10.5 7.4 142
Bear Mountain 5460 6.0 11.4 53 23.0 23.6 97
Garver Creek 4250 1.0 3.1 32 7.9 7.2 110
Grave Creek 4350 1.5 3.2 47 14.8 10.2 145
Hand Creek 5040 1.5 2.1 71 6.2 5.4 115
Hawkins Lake 6460 4.6 6.6 70 14.6 12.4 118
Poorman Creek 5050 2.2 5.8 38 24.0 19.2 125
Stahl Peak 6040 10.3 9.5 108 14.3 13.4 107
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Basin Index (%) 63 117
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 5.4 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 7.8 7.3 107 12.1 10.5 115
Bassoo Peak 5130 .9 -M * 7.1 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 1.5 1.8 83 9.7 5.6 173
Blacktail Mtn 5660 1.8 2.0 90 5.7 5.2 110
Emery Creek 4340 2.0 2.6 77 10.9 8.8 124
Flattop Mtn. 6290 -M 10.8 * -M 16.2 *
Grave Creek 4350 1.5 3.2 47 14.8 10.2 145
Hand Creek 5040 1.5 2.1 71 6.2 5.4 115
Kraft Creek 4760 1.7 2.5 68 10.9 8.6 127
Moss Peak 6760 12.1 8.9 136 17.3 12.4 140
Noisy Basin 6070 10.2 9.0 113 16.0 14.0 114
North Fork Jocko 6110 11.0 9.0 122 13.6 15.8 86
Pike Creek 5930 1.3 -M * 11.3 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 1.9 3.2 59 9.4 7.7 122
Stahl Peak 6040 10.3 9.5 108 14.3 13.4 107
Stuart Mountain 7270 7.6 8.2 93 8.6 10.4 83
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Basin Index (%) 102 117
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 2.2 4.6 48 6.5 5.6 116
Basin Creek 7120 .5 2.6 19 3.0 3.9 77
Black Pine 7170 1.5 2.4 62 5.2 4.8 108
Combination 5620 .8 1.2 67 4.5 3.4 132
Copper Bottom 5200 .7 1.6 44 4.8 4.8 100
Copper Camp 6980 1.6 10.0 16 9.7 8.7 111
Lubrecht Flume 4690 1.1 1.0 110 4.6 4.0 115
Nevada Ridge 7030 2.4 3.9 62 4.7 5.6 84
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 1.4 2.6 54 5.6 4.5 124
North Fork Jocko 6110 11.0 9.0 122 13.6 15.8 86
Peterson Meadows 7190 1.8 2.8 64 5.3 4.2 126
Skalkaho Summit 7260 2.2 5.3 42 6.4 7.2 89
Stuart Mountain 7270 7.6 8.2 93 8.6 10.4 83
Warm Springs 7840 4.9 6.4 77 8.4 7.4 114
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Basin Index (%) 64 101
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 1.6 2.4 67 -M 5.0 *
Lolo Pass 5280 1.1 4.6 24 10.1 11.0 92
Moose Creek 6170 1.3 3.6 36 4.4 6.0 73
Nez Perce Camp 5670 1.4 2.9 48 6.4 7.3 88
Saddle Mtn. 7890 3.0 5.7 53 4.2 6.6 64
Skalkaho Summit 7260 2.2 5.3 42 6.4 7.2 89
Twelvemile Creek 5530 1.5 3.1 48 11.9 11.4 104
Twin Lakes 6390 3.0 8.4 36 14.1 15.4 92
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Basin Index (%) 42 89
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 6.0 11.4 53 23.0 23.6 97
Hoodoo Basin 6060 6.1 9.0 68 15.1 14.6 103
Humboldt Gulch 4260 1.7 2.7 63 13.2 11.6 114
Lookout 5180 2.1 4.6 46 12.4 11.8 105
Mosquito Ridge 5270 2.2 7.4 30 13.1 13.7 96
Poorman Creek 5050 2.2 5.8 38 24.0 19.2 125
Sleeping Woman 6120 1.9 3.2 59 9.4 7.7 122
Stuart Mountain 7270 7.6 8.2 93 8.6 10.4 83
Sunset 5580 2.4 3.8 63 12.0 11.6 103
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Basin Index (%) 57 105
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 3.3 5.2 63 5.4 6.8 79
Barker Lakes 8250 2.2 4.6 48 6.5 5.6 116
Basin Creek 7120 .5 2.6 19 3.0 3.9 77
Beagle Springs 8880 .5 2.6 19 3.7 3.8 97
Bloody Dick 7570 .8 3.2 25 3.8 4.8 79
Calvert Creek 6410 .8 1.8 44 4.1 3.6 114
Clover Meadow 8770 3.7 4.8 77 6.8 6.2 110
Darkhorse Lake 8930 4.9 8.4 58 7.7 8.6 90
Divide 7770 .8 2.6 31 -M 3.8 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 .8 2.0 40 4.4 3.9 113
JL Meadow 8750 2.5 -M * 4.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .5 2.4 21 6.1 5.0 122
Lemhi Ridge 8080 1.0 3.0 33 3.0 4.3 70
Lower Twin 7920 2.2 5.2 42 5.6 7.2 78
Moose Creek 6170 1.3 3.6 36 4.4 6.0 73
Mule Creek 8300 2.6 4.6 57 3.7 5.8 64
Rocker Peak 7960 3.0 4.4 68 4.1 4.6 89
Saddle Mtn. 7890 3.0 5.7 53 4.2 6.6 64
Short Creek 6980 .6 1.6 38 4.1 3.2 128
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 4.3 -M * 7.0 -M *
White Elephant 7670 1.3 5.7 23 5.4 7.8 69
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Basin Index (%) 46 88
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 3.3 5.2 63 5.4 6.8 79
Beaver Creek 7820 1.4 4.5 31 6.1 6.6 92
Black Bear 8160 4.7 9.2 51 8.5 11.2 76
Canyon 7870 .9 3.2 28 4.6 5.2 88
Carrot Basin 9200 6.4 7.1 90 8.7 8.3 105
Clover Meadow 8770 3.7 4.8 77 6.8 6.2 110
Lone Mountain 8810 4.0 5.1 78 6.1 6.1 100
Lower Twin 7920 2.2 5.2 42 5.6 7.2 78
Madison Plateau 7710 1.8 5.6 32 6.6 8.3 80
Tepee Creek 7950 .7 3.6 19 5.3 5.0 106
West Yellowstone 6680 .6 2.4 25 4.4 4.6 96
Whiskey Creek 6790 1.0 3.6 28 5.9 6.0 98
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Basin Index (%) 52 91
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 1.4 4.5 31 6.1 6.6 92
Brackett Creek 7370 2.9 5.0 58 8.7 9.6 91
Carrot Basin 9200 6.4 7.1 90 8.7 8.3 105
Lick Creek 6880 1.5 2.8 54 7.4 5.6 132
Lone Mountain 8810 4.0 5.1 78 6.1 6.1 100
Sacajawea 6610 2.1 3.1 68 7.5 8.9 84
Shower Falls 8060 5.2 6.6 79 9.7 8.5 114
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Basin Index (%) 69 101
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 4.6 5.5 84 8.6 7.0 123
Frohner Meadow 6520 .8 2.0 40 4.4 3.9 113
Nevada Ridge 7030 2.4 3.9 62 4.7 5.6 84
Tizer Basin 6880 1.4 3.2 44 4.3 4.2 102
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Basin Index (%) 63 106
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 4.6 5.5 84 8.6 7.0 123
Crystal Lake 6130 2.8 3.6 78 5.5 6.4 86
Daisy Peak 7590 .8 2.6 31 2.7 4.0 68
Deadman Creek 6440 1.9 2.5 76 4.5 4.2 107
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 2.8 3.7 76 5.6 6.3 89
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .8 -M * 7.7 -M *
Spur Park 8080 4.5 6.3 71 5.9 5.4 109
Stringer Creek 6550 1.8 2.7 67 4.9 5.7 86
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Basin Index (%) 71 97
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 7.8 7.3 107 12.1 10.5 115
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .8 1.2 67 5.7 4.3 133
Mount Lockhart 6430 2.9 4.6 63 9.1 8.1 112
Pike Creek 5930 1.3 -M * 11.3 -M *
Waldron 5640 1.1 2.6 42 6.2 5.0 124
Wood Creek 5970 .6 1.8 33 6.1 5.6 109
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Basin Index (%) 75 117
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6290 -M 10.8 * -M 16.2 *
Many Glacier 4930 1.2 2.2 55 14.1 10.9 129
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Basin Index (%) 55 129
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 2.1 1.2 175 4.3 4.0 108
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Basin Index (%) 175 108
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 5.1 6.8 75 6.2 6.2 100
Box Canyon 6720 1.0 2.0 50 6.5 4.5 144
Brackett Creek 7370 2.9 5.0 58 8.7 9.6 91
Burnt Mtn 5920 .8 1.4 57 5.1 5.2 98
Canyon 7870 .9 3.2 28 4.6 5.2 88
Cole Creek 7910 1.3 4.6 28 3.3 5.4 61
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.0 1.2 83 6.0 5.4 111
Evening Star 9040 5.7 7.8 73 10.5 10.3 102
Fisher Creek 9110 6.3 9.5 66 9.8 10.6 92
Monument Peak 8740 5.1 6.0 85 8.0 7.4 108
Northeast Entrance 7420 .9 2.0 45 5.6 4.4 127
Parker Peak 9420 6.0 7.0 86 7.6 6.9 110
Placer Basin 8790 4.5 5.4 83 7.0 7.0 100
Porcupine 6480 1.5 1.2 125 4.7 4.1 115
Sacajawea 6610 2.1 3.1 68 7.5 8.9 84
Shower Falls 8060 5.2 6.6 79 9.7 8.5 114
S Fork Shields 8090 2.5 3.8 66 7.6 7.4 103
Sylvan Lake 8440 2.8 5.7 49 8.4 8.2 102
Thumb Divide 7970 2.1 3.6 58 5.8 5.8 100
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 6.6 9.2 72 8.1 8.7 93
White Mill 8730 5.1 6.6 77 7.2 7.7 94
Wolverine 7650 1.4 2.6 54 5.1 4.2 121
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Basin Index (%) 68 101
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 4.6 6.2 74 6.0 5.8 103
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .4 1.7 24 4.7 3.2 147
Blackwater 9840 6.6 7.9 84 7.4 7.4 100
Bone Springs Div 9340 2.6 5.4 48 4.6 5.2 88
Burroughs Creek 8760 .8 -M * 5.6 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 .2 2.1 10 2.5 3.2 78
Cold Springs 9640 .9 2.5 36 4.7 3.6 131
Deer Park 9690 2.6 4.2 62 3.9 5.9 66
Evening Star 9040 5.7 7.8 73 10.5 10.3 102
Grave Springs 8560 .4 2.0 20 4.7 3.5 134
Hobbs Park 10080 2.0 4.5 44 3.9 4.4 89
Kirwin 9580 2.4 3.7 65 5.6 4.6 122
Little Warm 9370 2.4 3.0 80 5.0 4.3 116
Marquette 8800 .6 2.7 22 3.2 3.9 82
Middle Powder 7760 1.0 2.6 38 5.4 3.9 138
Owl Creek 8990 .3 1.9 16 2.8 2.7 104
Powder River Pass 9480 2.7 3.6 75 6.1 4.6 133
Shell Creek 9570 3.0 5.4 56 5.4 4.9 110
South Pass 9040 2.2 4.0 55 3.6 5.1 71
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .3 -M * 2.4 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 2.8 5.7 49 8.4 8.2 102
Sylvan Road 7140 1.1 3.4 32 6.4 6.6 97
Timber Creek 7910 .1 1.6 6 2.5 3.2 78
Togwotee Pass 9590 4.8 7.3 66 8.6 8.2 105
Townsend Creek 8720 .4 2.7 15 3.2 4.4 73
Younts Peak 8340 .8 4.4 18 7.3 5.2 140
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Basin Index (%) 53 103
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 .7 2.4 29 4.0 4.0 100
Bone Springs Div 9340 2.6 5.4 48 4.6 5.2 88
Burgess Junction 7900 1.0 3.2 31 4.2 4.4 95
Dome Lake 8890 1.0 3.4 29 4.6 4.4 105
Little Goose 8560 .9 2.4 38 4.4 4.2 105
Sucker Creek 8840 1.2 3.6 33 4.6 5.0 92
Tie Creek 7050 .5 1.2 42 3.5 4.2 83
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Basin Index (%) 37 95
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .4 1.7 24 4.7 3.2 147
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 3.0 4.4 68 5.2 4.9 106
Grave Springs 8560 .4 2.0 20 4.7 3.5 134
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .6 2.0 30 5.4 3.2 169
Middle Powder 7760 1.0 2.6 38 5.4 3.9 138
Powder River Pass 9480 2.7 3.6 75 6.1 4.6 133
Soldier Park 8680 .3 1.4 21 3.5 3.4 103
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Basin Index (%) 47 131
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 3.3 5.2 63 5.4 6.8 79
Badger Pass 6870 7.8 7.3 107 12.1 10.5 115
Barker Lakes 8250 2.2 4.6 48 6.5 5.6 116
Basin Creek 7120 .5 2.6 19 3.0 3.9 77
Beagle Springs 8880 .5 2.6 19 3.7 3.8 97
Beaver Creek 7820 1.4 4.5 31 6.1 6.6 92
Black Bear 8160 4.7 9.2 51 8.5 11.2 76
Bloody Dick 7570 .8 3.2 25 3.8 4.8 79
Boulder Mountain 7890 4.6 5.5 84 8.6 7.0 123
Brackett Creek 7370 2.9 5.0 58 8.7 9.6 91
Calvert Creek 6410 .8 1.8 44 4.1 3.6 114
Canyon 7870 .9 3.2 28 4.6 5.2 88
Carrot Basin 9200 6.4 7.1 90 8.7 8.3 105
Clover Meadow 8770 3.7 4.8 77 6.8 6.2 110
Crystal Lake 6130 2.8 3.6 78 5.5 6.4 86
Daisy Peak 7590 .8 2.6 31 2.7 4.0 68
Darkhorse Lake 8930 4.9 8.4 58 7.7 8.6 90
Deadman Creek 6440 1.9 2.5 76 4.5 4.2 107
Divide 7770 .8 2.6 31 -M 3.8 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .8 1.2 67 5.7 4.3 133
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 .8 2.0 40 4.4 3.9 113
JL Meadow 8750 2.5 -M * 4.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .5 2.4 21 6.1 5.0 122
Lemhi Ridge 8080 1.0 3.0 33 3.0 4.3 70
Lick Creek 6880 1.5 2.8 54 7.4 5.6 132
Lone Mountain 8810 4.0 5.1 78 6.1 6.1 100
Lower Twin 7920 2.2 5.2 42 5.6 7.2 78
Madison Plateau 7710 1.8 5.6 32 6.6 8.3 80
Moose Creek 6170 1.3 3.6 36 4.4 6.0 73
Mount Lockhart 6430 2.9 4.6 63 9.1 8.1 112
Mule Creek 8300 2.6 4.6 57 3.7 5.8 64
Nevada Ridge 7030 2.4 3.9 62 4.7 5.6 84
Onion Park 7420 2.8 3.7 76 5.6 6.3 89
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .8 -M * 7.7 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 1.3 -M * 11.3 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 3.0 4.4 68 4.1 4.6 89
Sacajawea 6610 2.1 3.1 68 7.5 8.9 84
Saddle Mtn. 7890 3.0 5.7 53 4.2 6.6 64
Short Creek 6980 .6 1.6 38 4.1 3.2 128
Shower Falls 8060 5.2 6.6 79 9.7 8.5 114
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 4.3 -M * 7.0 -M *
Spur Park 8080 4.5 6.3 71 5.9 5.4 109
Stringer Creek 6550 1.8 2.7 67 4.9 5.7 86
Tepee Creek 7950 .7 3.6 19 5.3 5.0 106
Tizer Basin 6880 1.4 3.2 44 4.3 4.2 102
Waldron 5640 1.1 2.6 42 6.2 5.0 124
West Yellowstone 6680 .6 2.4 25 4.4 4.6 96
Whiskey Creek 6790 1.0 3.6 28 5.9 6.0 98
White Elephant 7670 1.3 5.7 23 5.4 7.8 69
Wood Creek 5970 .6 1.8 33 6.1 5.6 109
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Basin Index (%) 55 95
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 4.6 6.2 74 6.0 5.8 103
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .4 1.7 24 4.7 3.2 147
Beartooth Lake 9360 5.1 6.8 75 6.2 6.2 100
Big Goose 8010 .7 2.4 29 4.0 4.0 100
Blackwater 9840 6.6 7.9 84 7.4 7.4 100
Bone Springs Div 9340 2.6 5.4 48 4.6 5.2 88
Box Canyon 6720 1.0 2.0 50 6.5 4.5 144
Brackett Creek 7370 2.9 5.0 58 8.7 9.6 91
Burgess Junction 7900 1.0 3.2 31 4.2 4.4 95
Burnt Mtn 5920 .8 1.4 57 5.1 5.2 98
Burroughs Creek 8760 .8 -M * 5.6 -M *
Canyon 7870 .9 3.2 28 4.6 5.2 88
Castle Creek 8410 .2 2.1 10 2.5 3.2 78
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 3.0 4.4 68 5.2 4.9 106
Cold Springs 9640 .9 2.5 36 4.7 3.6 131
Cole Creek 7910 1.3 4.6 28 3.3 5.4 61
Deer Park 9690 2.6 4.2 62 3.9 5.9 66
Dome Lake 8890 1.0 3.4 29 4.6 4.4 105
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.0 1.2 83 6.0 5.4 111
Evening Star 9040 5.7 7.8 73 10.5 10.3 102
Fisher Creek 9110 6.3 9.5 66 9.8 10.6 92
Grave Springs 8560 .4 2.0 20 4.7 3.5 134
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .6 2.0 30 5.4 3.2 169
Hobbs Park 10080 2.0 4.5 44 3.9 4.4 89
Kirwin 9580 2.4 3.7 65 5.6 4.6 122
Little Goose 8560 .9 2.4 38 4.4 4.2 105
Little Warm 9370 2.4 3.0 80 5.0 4.3 116
Marquette 8800 .6 2.7 22 3.2 3.9 82
Middle Powder 7760 1.0 2.6 38 5.4 3.9 138
Monument Peak 8740 5.1 6.0 85 8.0 7.4 108
Northeast Entrance 7420 .9 2.0 45 5.6 4.4 127
Owl Creek 8990 .3 1.9 16 2.8 2.7 104
Parker Peak 9420 6.0 7.0 86 7.6 6.9 110
Placer Basin 8790 4.5 5.4 83 7.0 7.0 100
Porcupine 6480 1.5 1.2 125 4.7 4.1 115
Powder River Pass 9480 2.7 3.6 75 6.1 4.6 133
S Fork Shields 8090 2.5 3.8 66 7.6 7.4 103
Sacajawea 6610 2.1 3.1 68 7.5 8.9 84
Shell Creek 9570 3.0 5.4 56 5.4 4.9 110
Shower Falls 8060 5.2 6.6 79 9.7 8.5 114
Soldier Park 8680 .3 1.4 21 3.5 3.4 103
South Pass 9040 2.2 4.0 55 3.6 5.1 71
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .3 -M * 2.4 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 1.2 3.6 33 4.6 5.0 92
Sylvan Lake 8440 2.8 5.7 49 8.4 8.2 102
Sylvan Road 7140 1.1 3.4 32 6.4 6.6 97
Thumb Divide 7970 2.1 3.6 58 5.8 5.8 100
Tie Creek 7050 .5 1.2 42 3.5 4.2 83
Timber Creek 7910 .1 1.6 6 2.5 3.2 78
Togwotee Pass 9590 4.8 7.3 66 8.6 8.2 105
Townsend Creek 8720 .4 2.7 15 3.2 4.4 73
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 6.6 9.2 72 8.1 8.7 93
White Mill 8730 5.1 6.6 77 7.2 7.7 94
Wolverine 7650 1.4 2.6 54 5.1 4.2 121
Younts Peak 8340 .8 4.4 18 7.3 5.2 140
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Basin Index (%) 58 102
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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.
