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: MARCH 6 , 2015
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BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION
Data Site Name (Ft) % %
Current Median Median Current Average Avg
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MONTANA
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN
Banfield Mountain 5600 8.9 15.0 59 17.8 20.9 85
Bear Mountain 5400 21.5 49.3 44 50.0 56.9 88
Garver Creek 4250 5.6 8.3 67 13.5 14.6 92
Grave Creek 4300 10.1 13.5 75 26.4 26.2 101
Hand Creek 5035 6.6 9.7 68 13.7 13.7 100
Hawkins Lake 6450 16.6 19.9 83 25.3 23.8 106
Poorman Creek 5100 14.5 31.4 46 46.8 45.1 104
Stahl Peak 6030 24.2 28.1 86 29.2 31.2 94
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Basin Index (%) 62 96
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Badger Pass 6900 26.7 24.6 109 25.5 27.1 94
Bisson Creek 4920 8.0 8.6 93 18.9 13.4 141
Blacktail Mtn 5650 8.0 -M * 11.4 -M *
Emery Creek 4350 11.0 12.6 87 22.3 19.8 113
Flattop Mtn. 6300 30.5 34.7 88 39.7 39.4 101
Grave Creek 4300 10.1 13.5 75 26.4 26.2 101
Hand Creek 5035 6.6 9.7 68 13.7 13.7 100
Kraft Creek 4750 7.9 -M * 24.3 22.0 110
Many Glacier 4900 4.1 11.5 36 26.6 25.7 104
Moss Peak 6780 34.6 29.1 119 37.5 29.8 126
Noisy Basin 6040 35.0 32.3 108 38.5 35.7 108
North Fork Jocko 6330 32.5 34.6 94 43.6 40.8 107
Pike Creek 5930 2.4 -M * 26.4 24.9 106
Sleeping Woman 6150 11.8 12.5 94 20.0 17.0 118
Stahl Peak 6030 24.2 28.1 86 29.2 31.2 94
Stuart Mountain 7400 28.8 26.2 110 29.9 26.3 114
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Basin Index (%) 95 108
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 11.0 10.9 101 14.2 12.5 114
Basin Creek 7180 6.7 5.8 116 5.6 7.2 78
Black Pine 7210 10.2 8.6 119 13.4 10.8 124
Combination 5600 2.4 4.2 57 8.5 7.6 112
Copper Bottom 5200 3.1 -M * 12.7 13.6 93
Copper Camp 6950 30.1 -M * 21.2 26.8 79
Lubrecht Flume 4680 5.0 4.8 104 11.1 8.5 131
Nevada Ridge 7020 12.7 11.7 109 14.3 13.3 108
N Fk Elk Creek 6250 10.0 9.2 109 12.0 11.2 107
North Fork Jocko 6330 32.5 34.6 94 43.6 40.8 107
Peterson Meadows 7200 8.8 7.4 119 11.8 9.0 131
Rocker Peak 8000 12.3 10.3 119 12.2 10.8 113
Skalkaho Summit 7250 17.4 18.0 97 19.3 18.8 103
Stuart Mountain 7400 28.8 26.2 110 29.9 26.3 114
Warm Springs 7800 19.7 15.5 127 21.0 18.0 117
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Basin Index (%) 106 107
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 8.3 8.9 93 11.7 11.3 104
Lolo Pass 5240 18.8 23.8 79 30.0 28.4 106
Nez Perce Camp 5650 11.2 11.4 98 20.7 16.9 122
Saddle Mtn. 7940 22.6 19.9 114 18.3 19.3 95
Skalkaho Summit 7250 17.4 18.0 97 19.3 18.8 103
Twelvemile Creek 5600 11.5 14.1 82 31.7 26.7 119
Twin Lakes 6400 32.6 31.8 103 40.8 37.8 108
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Basin Index (%) 96 108
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Hoodoo Basin 6050 24.2 33.2 73 34.9 39.4 89
Humboldt Gulch 4250 5.9 9.8 60 32.2 31.0 104
Lolo Pass 5240 18.8 23.8 79 30.0 28.4 106
Lookout 5140 9.7 25.5 38 29.1 33.5 87
Poorman Creek 5100 14.5 31.4 46 46.8 45.1 104
Sleeping Woman 6150 11.8 12.5 94 20.0 17.0 118
Stuart Mountain 7400 28.8 26.2 110 29.9 26.3 114
Sunset 5540 10.6 19.4 55 25.8 30.8 84
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Basin Index (%) 68 99
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8300 12.9 14.0 92 13.5 15.2 89
Barker Lakes 8250 11.0 10.9 101 14.2 12.5 114
Basin Creek 7180 6.7 5.8 116 5.6 7.2 78
Beagle Springs 8850 6.3 6.5 97 5.6 8.0 70
Bloody Dick 7600 10.2 9.6 106 11.6 12.0 97
Calvert Creek 6430 7.2 7.1 101 9.7 9.2 105
Clover Meadow 8600 9.3 13.0 72 10.1 13.6 74
Darkhorse Lake 8600 26.6 23.2 115 24.1 22.4 108
Divide 7800 5.5 8.4 65 6.2 9.2 67
Frohner Meadow 6480 7.2 6.0 120 10.0 8.0 125
Lakeview Ridge 7400 4.2 8.9 47 6.0 11.7 51
Lemhi Ridge 8100 8.9 8.4 106 10.7 10.2 105
Lower Twin 7900 8.6 13.6 63 16.4 16.1 102
Moose Creek 6200 15.2 14.1 108 19.0 16.9 112
Mule Creek 8300 12.9 11.7 110 14.1 13.3 106
Rocker Peak 8000 12.3 10.3 119 12.2 10.8 113
Saddle Mtn. 7940 22.6 19.9 114 18.3 19.3 95
Short Creek 7000 3.4 4.6 74 4.6 6.1 75
White Elephant 7710 15.4 21.1 73 15.7 24.8 63
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Basin Index (%) 95 92
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8300 12.9 14.0 92 13.5 15.2 89
Beaver Creek 7850 12.4 14.4 86 15.1 16.3 93
Black Bear 8170 23.4 30.5 77 23.5 32.0 73
Carrot Basin 9000 17.2 21.2 81 17.8 21.4 83
Clover Meadow 8600 9.3 13.0 72 10.1 13.6 74
Lone Mountain 8880 11.4 13.7 83 12.4 14.1 88
Lower Twin 7900 8.6 13.6 63 16.4 16.1 102
Madison Plateau 7750 13.8 18.4 75 -M 22.1 *
Tepee Creek 8000 8.8 11.0 80 8.1 12.1 67
West Yellowstone 6700 7.1 9.2 77 8.7 12.0 72
Whiskey Creek 6800 9.1 12.5 73 10.9 16.9 64
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Basin Index (%) 78 80
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7850 12.4 14.4 86 15.1 16.3 93
Brackett Creek 7320 20.5 15.0 137 22.6 20.5 110
Carrot Basin 9000 17.2 21.2 81 17.8 21.4 83
Lick Creek 6860 7.3 8.3 88 10.7 10.7 100
Lone Mountain 8880 11.4 13.7 83 12.4 14.1 88
Sacajawea 6550 13.1 12.2 107 20.0 18.2 110
Shower Falls 8100 16.5 16.3 101 19.5 18.2 107
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Basin Index (%) 97 99
MISSOURI HEADWATERS
Albro Lake 8300 12.9 14.0 92 13.5 15.2 89
Barker Lakes 8250 11.0 10.9 101 14.2 12.5 114
Basin Creek 7180 6.7 5.8 116 5.6 7.2 78
Beagle Springs 8850 6.3 6.5 97 5.6 8.0 70
Beaver Creek 7850 12.4 14.4 86 15.1 16.3 93
Black Bear 8170 23.4 30.5 77 23.5 32.0 73
Bloody Dick 7600 10.2 9.6 106 11.6 12.0 97
Brackett Creek 7320 20.5 15.0 137 22.6 20.5 110
Calvert Creek 6430 7.2 7.1 101 9.7 9.2 105
Carrot Basin 9000 17.2 21.2 81 17.8 21.4 83
Clover Meadow 8600 9.3 13.0 72 10.1 13.6 74
Darkhorse Lake 8600 26.6 23.2 115 24.1 22.4 108
Divide 7800 5.5 8.4 65 6.2 9.2 67
Frohner Meadow 6480 7.2 6.0 120 10.0 8.0 125
Lakeview Ridge 7400 4.2 8.9 47 6.0 11.7 51
Lemhi Ridge 8100 8.9 8.4 106 10.7 10.2 105
Lick Creek 6860 7.3 8.3 88 10.7 10.7 100
Lone Mountain 8880 11.4 13.7 83 12.4 14.1 88
Lower Twin 7900 8.6 13.6 63 16.4 16.1 102
Madison Plateau 7750 13.8 18.4 75 -M 22.1 *
Moose Creek 6200 15.2 14.1 108 19.0 16.9 112
Mule Creek 8300 12.9 11.7 110 14.1 13.3 106
Rocker Peak 8000 12.3 10.3 119 12.2 10.8 113
Sacajawea 6550 13.1 12.2 107 20.0 18.2 110
Saddle Mtn. 7940 22.6 19.9 114 18.3 19.3 95
Short Creek 7000 3.4 4.6 74 4.6 6.1 75
Shower Falls 8100 16.5 16.3 101 19.5 18.2 107
Tepee Creek 8000 8.8 11.0 80 8.1 12.1 67
West Yellowstone 6700 7.1 9.2 77 8.7 12.0 72
Whiskey Creek 6800 9.1 12.5 73 10.9 16.9 64
White Elephant 7710 15.4 21.1 73 15.7 24.8 63
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Basin Index (%) 92 90
HEADWATERS MISSOURI MAINSTEM
Boulder Mountain 7950 14.6 16.1 91 17.7 16.4 108
Frohner Meadow 6480 7.2 6.0 120 10.0 8.0 125
Nevada Ridge 7020 12.7 11.7 109 14.3 13.3 108
Rocker Peak 8000 12.3 10.3 119 12.2 10.8 113
Tizer Basin 6880 7.3 7.6 96 8.6 8.3 104
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Basin Index (%) 105 111
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7950 14.6 16.1 91 17.7 16.4 108
Crystal Lake 6050 12.0 9.3 129 14.9 13.3 112
Daisy Peak 7600 8.2 7.5 109 8.2 8.7 94
Deadman Creek 6450 10.3 8.3 124 12.2 9.8 124
Elk Peak 7600 17.2 -M * 8.2 -M *
Onion Park 7410 13.1 10.5 125 16.1 14.3 113
Pickfoot Creek 6650 9.0 8.6 105 12.8 11.6 110
Porcupine 6500 3.3 5.5 60 7.1 9.4 76
Spur Park 8100 19.1 16.0 119 17.0 13.8 123
Stringer Creek 6550 10.5 8.9 118 12.9 11.3 114
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Basin Index (%) 110 109
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6900 26.7 24.6 109 25.5 27.1 94
Dupuyer Creek 5750 3.5 7.1 49 12.9 10.5 123
Mount Lockhart 6400 15.2 15.7 97 22.9 20.7 111
Pike Creek 5930 2.4 -M * 26.4 24.9 106
Waldron 5600 7.1 9.0 79 16.5 13.6 121
Wood Creek 5960 6.2 7.7 81 15.4 12.4 124
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Basin Index (%) 92 110
MISSOURI MAINSTEM RIVER BASIN
Badger Pass 6900 26.7 24.6 109 25.5 27.1 94
Boulder Mountain 7950 14.6 16.1 91 17.7 16.4 108
Crystal Lake 6050 12.0 9.3 129 14.9 13.3 112
Daisy Peak 7600 8.2 7.5 109 8.2 8.7 94
Deadman Creek 6450 10.3 8.3 124 12.2 9.8 124
Dupuyer Creek 5750 3.5 7.1 49 12.9 10.5 123
Elk Peak 7600 17.2 -M * 8.2 -M *
Frohner Meadow 6480 7.2 6.0 120 10.0 8.0 125
Mount Lockhart 6400 15.2 15.7 97 22.9 20.7 111
Nevada Ridge 7020 12.7 11.7 109 14.3 13.3 108
Onion Park 7410 13.1 10.5 125 16.1 14.3 113
Pickfoot Creek 6650 9.0 8.6 105 12.8 11.6 110
Pike Creek 5930 2.4 -M * 26.4 24.9 106
Porcupine 6500 3.3 5.5 60 7.1 9.4 76
Rocker Peak 8000 12.3 10.3 119 12.2 10.8 113
Rocky Boy 4700 5.0 4.2 119 14.2 8.1 175
Spur Park 8100 19.1 16.0 119 17.0 13.8 123
Stringer Creek 6550 10.5 8.9 118 12.9 11.3 114
Tizer Basin 6880 7.3 7.6 96 8.6 8.3 104
Waldron 5600 7.1 9.0 79 16.5 13.6 121
Wood Creek 5960 6.2 7.7 81 15.4 12.4 124
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Basin Index (%) 104 112
ST. MARY AND MILK RIVER BASINS
Flattop Mtn. 6300 30.5 34.7 88 39.7 39.4 101
Many Glacier 4900 4.1 11.5 36 26.6 25.7 104
Rocky Boy 4700 5.0 4.2 119 14.2 8.1 175
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Basin Index (%) 79 110
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 18.1 17.7 102 17.4 16.3 107
Box Canyon 6670 8.3 7.7 108 11.5 10.2 113
Brackett Creek 7320 20.5 15.0 137 22.6 20.5 110
Burnt Mtn 5880 3.7 4.3 86 11.2 9.8 114
Canyon 7870 9.6 11.1 86 10.7 13.5 79
Cole Creek 7850 11.7 10.7 109 11.2 9.4 119
East Boulder Mine 6335 1.0 -M * 9.7 -M *
Evening Star 9200 22.6 20.1 112 23.9 22.8 105
Fisher Creek 9100 26.9 26.3 102 24.9 26.4 94
Monument Peak 8850 16.9 15.5 109 18.3 17.6 104
Northeast Entrance 7350 9.6 8.5 113 12.1 10.2 119
Parker Peak 9400 19.1 16.3 117 18.2 14.5 126
Placer Basin 8830 13.6 13.4 101 14.6 15.0 97
Porcupine 6500 3.3 5.5 60 7.1 9.4 76
Sacajawea 6550 13.1 12.2 107 20.0 18.2 110
Shower Falls 8100 16.5 16.3 101 19.5 18.2 107
S Fork Shields 8100 10.9 12.5 87 16.6 15.8 105
Sylvan Lake 8420 14.2 16.4 87 16.7 18.5 90
Sylvan Road 7120 10.2 9.8 104 13.7 14.3 96
Thumb Divide 7980 9.2 12.6 73 10.3 15.3 67
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 22.8 22.1 103 20.4 22.5 91
White Mill 8700 22.2 18.8 118 20.6 19.7 105
Wolverine 7650 11.0 8.8 125 12.0 10.2 118
Younts Peak 8350 -M 12.0 * -M 13.0 *
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Basin Index (%) 104 101
WIND RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Burroughs Creek 8750 12.7 -M * 14.6 -M *
Castle Creek 8400 7.9 -M * 7.9 -M *
Cold Springs 9630 6.7 5.7 118 7.1 7.8 91
Deer Park 9700 9.5 11.2 85 12.1 15.6 78
Hobbs Park 10100 8.3 10.4 80 8.7 10.0 87
Kirwin 9550 9.3 7.4 126 10.9 9.1 120
Little Warm 9370 8.8 8.3 106 9.9 10.2 97
Owl Creek 8975 4.6 4.1 112 6.0 4.4 136
South Pass 9040 9.4 12.0 78 9.8 14.0 70
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 4.2 5.6 75 5.6 6.8 82
Togwotee Pass 9580 20.6 18.8 110 22.0 20.0 110
Townsend Creek 8700 5.7 7.1 80 7.8 9.0 87
Younts Peak 8350 -M 12.0 * -M 13.0 *
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Basin Index (%) 96 93
SHOSHONE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Blackwater 9780 17.3 18.1 96 18.0 16.6 108
Evening Star 9200 22.6 20.1 112 23.9 22.8 105
Marquette 8760 5.2 -M * 7.0 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8420 14.2 16.4 87 16.7 18.5 90
Sylvan Road 7120 10.2 9.8 104 13.7 14.3 96
Younts Peak 8350 -M 12.0 * -M 13.0 *
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Basin Index (%) 100 100
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9380 14.3 15.5 92 10.9 13.5 81
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 7.7 4.6 167 7.0 6.4 109
Blackwater 9780 17.3 18.1 96 18.0 16.6 108
Bone Springs Div 9350 12.6 12.9 98 10.5 12.2 86
Evening Star 9200 22.6 20.1 112 23.9 22.8 105
Grave Springs 8550 7.8 7.1 110 6.8 8.2 83
Kirwin 9550 9.3 7.4 126 10.9 9.1 120
Marquette 8760 5.2 -M * 7.0 -M *
Middle Powder 7760 10.4 8.4 124 8.7 9.0 97
Owl Creek 8975 4.6 4.1 112 6.0 4.4 136
Powder River Pass 9480 9.9 8.2 121 10.8 9.9 109
Shell Creek 9580 10.9 12.0 91 10.3 10.9 94
Sylvan Lake 8420 14.2 16.4 87 16.7 18.5 90
Sylvan Road 7120 10.2 9.8 104 13.7 14.3 96
Timber Creek 7950 5.4 3.9 138 7.1 5.4 131
Younts Peak 8350 -M 12.0 * -M 13.0 *
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Basin Index (%) 106 100
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 7990 7.4 6.5 114 8.1 8.1 100
Bone Springs Div 9350 12.6 12.9 98 10.5 12.2 86
Burgess Junction 7880 9.6 8.8 109 9.3 9.4 99
Dome Lake 8880 9.8 9.0 109 8.9 10.2 87
Little Goose 8870 8.1 -M * 9.7 -M *
Sucker Creek 8880 10.5 9.5 111 10.5 10.9 96
Tie Creek 6870 4.1 4.6 89 9.0 8.7 103
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Basin Index (%) 105 95
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 7.7 4.6 167 7.0 6.4 109
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 12.3 11.0 112 10.9 9.9 110
Grave Springs 8550 7.8 7.1 110 6.8 8.2 83
Hansen Sawmill 8360 6.4 4.8 133 7.3 6.3 116
Middle Powder 7760 10.4 8.4 124 8.7 9.0 97
Powder River Pass 9480 9.9 8.2 121 10.8 9.9 109
Soldier Park 8720 5.5 -M * 6.9 -M *
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Basin Index (%) 124 104
LOWER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Bald Mtn. 9380 14.3 15.5 92 10.9 13.5 81
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 7.7 4.6 167 7.0 6.4 109
Big Goose 7990 7.4 6.5 114 8.1 8.1 100
Blackwater 9780 17.3 18.1 96 18.0 16.6 108
Bone Springs Div 9350 12.6 12.9 98 10.5 12.2 86
Burgess Junction 7880 9.6 8.8 109 9.3 9.4 99
Burroughs Creek 8750 12.7 -M * 14.6 -M *
Castle Creek 8400 7.9 -M * 7.9 -M *
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 12.3 11.0 112 10.9 9.9 110
Cold Springs 9630 6.7 5.7 118 7.1 7.8 91
Deer Park 9700 9.5 11.2 85 12.1 15.6 78
Dome Lake 8880 9.8 9.0 109 8.9 10.2 87
Evening Star 9200 22.6 20.1 112 23.9 22.8 105
Grave Springs 8550 7.8 7.1 110 6.8 8.2 83
Hansen Sawmill 8360 6.4 4.8 133 7.3 6.3 116
Hobbs Park 10100 8.3 10.4 80 8.7 10.0 87
Kirwin 9550 9.3 7.4 126 10.9 9.1 120
Little Goose 8870 8.1 -M * 9.7 -M *
Little Warm 9370 8.8 8.3 106 9.9 10.2 97
Marquette 8760 5.2 -M * 7.0 -M *
Middle Powder 7760 10.4 8.4 124 8.7 9.0 97
Owl Creek 8975 4.6 4.1 112 6.0 4.4 136
Powder River Pass 9480 9.9 8.2 121 10.8 9.9 109
Shell Creek 9580 10.9 12.0 91 10.3 10.9 94
Soldier Park 8720 5.5 -M * 6.9 -M *
South Pass 9040 9.4 12.0 78 9.8 14.0 70
St. Lawrence Alt 8620 4.2 5.6 75 5.6 6.8 82
Sucker Creek 8880 10.5 9.5 111 10.5 10.9 96
Sylvan Lake 8420 14.2 16.4 87 16.7 18.5 90
Sylvan Road 7120 10.2 9.8 104 13.7 14.3 96
Tie Creek 6870 4.1 4.6 89 9.0 8.7 103
Timber Creek 7950 5.4 3.9 138 7.1 5.4 131
Togwotee Pass 9580 20.6 18.8 110 22.0 20.0 110
Townsend Creek 8700 5.7 7.1 80 7.8 9.0 87
Younts Peak 8350 -M 12.0 * -M 13.0 *
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Basin Index (%) 103 97
BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 13.9 18.1 77 14.0 16.6 84
BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 9.6 12.9 74 9.6 12.9 74
DOME LAKE 8880 11.7 14.8 79 10.8 14.8 73
SUCKER CREEK 8880 9.2 13.3 69 10.8 14.8 73
TIE CREEK 6870 6.2 -M * 8.8 12.4 71
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Basin wide percent of average 75 76
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
BEAR TRAP MEADOW 7900 5.3 6.7 79 7.3 9.4 78
CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR 9860 11.5 16.9 68 10.8 15.2 71
GRAVE SPRINGS 8550 7.6 10.7 71 7.6 11.0 69
HANSEN SAWMILL 8760 5.9 7.6 78 7.3 9.1 80
MIDDLE POWDER 7760 9.6 13.7 70 8.3 13.3 62
POWDER RIVER PASS 9480 8.4 11.5 73 10.7 13.1 82
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Basin wide percent of average 72 73
LOWER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
BALD MTN. 9375 17.7 22.4 79 16.0 19.1 84
BEAR TRAP MEADOW 7900 5.3 6.7 79 7.3 9.4 78
BIG GOOSE 7990 7.6 -M * 8.7 -M *
BLACKWATER 9780 17.3 24.8 70 16.1 19.4 83
BONE SPRINGS DIV 9350 13.9 18.1 77 14.0 16.6 84
BURGESS JUNCTION 7880 9.6 12.9 74 9.6 12.9 74
BURROUGHS CREEK 8750 9.7 15.2 64 10.8 18.0 60