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: APRIL 3 , 2026
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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 13.8 16.8 82 30.7 25.9 119
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 55.9 * 73.0 69.0 106
Garver Creek 4250 6.5 9.8 66 21.8 17.8 122
Grave Creek 4350 6.2 14.8 42 43.8 31.8 138
Hand Creek 5030 7.8 9.8 80 20.4 16.6 123
Hawkins Lake 6460 22.2 26.9 83 40.1 30.6 131
Poorman Creek 5050 22.0 36.6 60 69.4 55.7 125
Stahl Peak 6040 35.4 36.5 97 43.4 39.6 110
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Basin Index (%) 75 119
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 13.8 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 35.9 31.1 115 39.5 31.9 124
Bassoo Peak 5130 .9 -M * 19.9 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 8.0 9.1 88 25.4 16.6 153
Blacktail Mtn 5660 5.1 11.8 43 15.0 13.3 113
Emery Creek 4340 6.3 13.7 46 29.3 25.5 115
Flattop Mtn. 6280 41.8 43.9 95 61.2 51.4 119
Grave Creek 4350 6.2 14.8 42 43.8 31.8 138
Hand Creek 5030 7.8 9.8 80 20.4 16.6 123
Kraft Creek 4770 3.6 11.2 32 36.4 26.1 139
Moss Peak 6760 42.1 36.7 115 49.6 37.5 132
Noisy Basin 6070 39.0 40.8 96 44.5 44.2 101
North Fork Jocko 6110 38.9 40.3 97 52.3 49.0 107
Pike Creek 5930 1.2 -M * 39.1 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 12.7 15.2 84 29.4 21.5 137
Stahl Peak 6040 35.4 36.5 97 43.4 39.6 110
Stuart Mountain 7270 40.3 32.8 123 33.1 31.4 105
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Basin Index (%) 93 120
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 10.3 14.0 74 17.2 15.3 112
Basin Creek 7120 3.9 7.7 51 7.6 8.8 86
Black Pine 7170 10.2 10.2 100 17.0 12.8 133
Combination 5620 -M 3.9 * 12.2 9.3 131
Copper Bottom 5200 .0 7.6 0 24.0 15.8 152
Copper Camp 6980 35.3 38.7 91 44.9 27.1 166
Lubrecht Flume 4690 .2 1.6 12 16.2 10.5 154
Nevada Ridge 7030 20.0 15.7 127 21.3 15.8 135
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 14.0 11.0 127 20.4 13.8 148
North Fork Jocko 6110 38.9 40.3 97 52.3 49.0 107
Peterson Meadows 7190 9.4 9.9 95 15.2 12.6 121
Skalkaho Summit 7260 22.2 21.6 103 26.6 22.0 121
Stuart Mountain 7270 40.3 32.8 123 33.1 31.4 105
Warm Springs 7840 29.1 20.4 143 30.7 21.6 142
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Basin Index (%) 101 127
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 6.3 9.4 67 19.6 13.3 147
Lolo Pass 5280 21.1 28.3 75 40.1 34.1 118
Moose Creek 6170 9.9 15.0 66 21.6 19.4 111
Nez Perce Camp 5670 10.6 12.8 83 26.6 20.3 131
Saddle Mtn. 7890 22.5 23.4 96 22.7 21.6 105
Skalkaho Summit 7260 22.2 21.6 103 26.6 22.0 121
Twelvemile Creek 5530 5.1 15.2 34 44.0 33.9 130
Twin Lakes 6380 37.6 38.1 99 56.2 46.9 120
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Basin Index (%) 83 122
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 55.9 * 73.0 69.0 106
Hoodoo Basin 6060 44.1 38.4 115 55.2 46.0 120
Humboldt Gulch 4260 11.7 9.2 127 41.2 38.3 108
Lookout 5180 12.5 25.8 48 42.7 38.8 110
Mosquito Ridge 5270 20.1 31.9 63 46.1 42.1 110
Poorman Creek 5050 22.0 36.6 60 69.4 55.7 125
Sleeping Woman 6120 12.7 15.2 84 29.4 21.5 137
Stuart Mountain 7270 40.3 32.8 123 33.1 31.4 105
Sunset 5570 13.0 21.7 60 36.7 34.3 107
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Basin Index (%) 83 113
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 15.6 17.7 88 18.9 19.0 99
Barker Lakes 8250 10.3 14.0 74 17.2 15.3 112
Basin Creek 7120 3.9 7.7 51 7.6 8.8 86
Beagle Springs 8880 6.2 9.2 67 11.9 9.6 124
Bloody Dick 7570 10.8 12.0 90 17.4 14.2 123
Calvert Creek 6410 2.1 7.2 29 15.1 10.6 142
Clover Meadow 8770 10.2 15.5 66 14.1 16.2 87
Darkhorse Lake 8930 29.8 29.4 101 31.0 27.2 114
Divide 7770 7.2 10.0 72 15.4 10.8 143
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.5 7.3 34 14.1 10.0 141
JL Meadow 8750 11.3 -M * 15.3 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .8 9.7 8 16.8 13.4 125
Lemhi Ridge 8080 6.3 9.9 64 11.2 12.2 92
Lower Twin 7920 12.5 17.0 74 19.1 19.8 96
Moose Creek 6170 9.9 15.0 66 21.6 19.4 111
Mule Creek 8300 16.1 14.6 110 16.1 15.8 102
Rocker Peak 7960 15.6 13.0 120 17.1 13.0 132
Saddle Mtn. 7890 22.5 23.4 96 22.7 21.6 105
Short Creek 6990 .2 5.8 3 7.9 7.6 104
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 30.1 -M * 32.8 -M *
White Elephant 7670 14.6 26.6 55 25.4 27.6 92
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Basin Index (%) 74 110
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 15.6 17.7 88 18.9 19.0 99
Beaver Creek 7820 12.0 17.2 70 20.6 20.6 100
Black Bear 8160 25.8 37.4 69 33.4 36.2 92
Canyon 7870 9.1 13.1 69 16.0 15.0 107
Carrot Basin 9200 24.2 26.2 92 28.3 25.8 110
Clover Meadow 8770 10.2 15.5 66 14.1 16.2 87
Lone Mountain 8820 15.5 17.8 87 17.1 16.4 104
Lower Twin 7920 12.5 17.0 74 19.1 19.8 96
Madison Plateau 7710 15.2 22.2 68 25.3 24.1 105
Tepee Creek 7950 7.9 13.2 60 14.7 13.8 107
West Yellowstone 6680 1.7 10.2 17 14.6 13.8 106
Whiskey Creek 6790 8.2 15.4 53 21.0 19.2 109
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Basin Index (%) 71 101
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 12.0 17.2 70 20.6 20.6 100
Brackett Creek 7370 13.2 21.2 62 24.8 25.4 98
Carrot Basin 9200 24.2 26.2 92 28.3 25.8 110
Lick Creek 6880 3.9 10.2 38 15.6 13.9 112
Lone Mountain 8820 15.5 17.8 87 17.1 16.4 104
Sacajawea 6610 1.6 13.9 12 21.8 22.8 96
Shower Falls 8060 17.9 20.8 86 24.5 23.0 107
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Basin Index (%) 69 103
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 17.4 19.4 90 23.4 20.4 115
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.5 7.3 34 14.1 10.0 141
Nevada Ridge 7030 20.0 15.7 127 21.3 15.8 135
Tizer Basin 6880 3.0 9.2 33 12.9 10.1 128
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Basin Index (%) 83 127
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 17.4 19.4 90 23.4 20.4 115
Crystal Lake 6130 7.7 12.6 61 16.1 17.1 94
Daisy Peak 7590 9.4 9.9 95 11.0 11.0 100
Deadman Creek 6440 7.0 10.2 69 15.1 12.2 124
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 11.8 13.6 87 16.6 17.2 97
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .6 -M * 17.7 -M *
Spur Park 8080 21.5 20.5 105 19.2 17.0 113
Stringer Creek 6550 9.1 11.2 81 14.5 14.3 101
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Basin Index (%) 86 106
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 35.9 31.1 115 39.5 31.9 124
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .3 8.5 4 16.8 12.2 138
Mount Lockhart 6430 19.5 18.7 104 37.5 24.8 151
Pike Creek 5930 1.2 -M * 39.1 -M *
Waldron 5640 6.5 11.0 59 23.6 16.0 148
Wood Creek 5970 5.2 8.8 59 21.2 15.0 141
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Basin Index (%) 86 139
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6280 41.8 43.9 95 61.2 51.4 119
Many Glacier 4930 .4 12.6 3 40.0 29.0 138
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Basin Index (%) 75 126
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 .3 3.2 9 11.8 10.0 118
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Basin Index (%) 9 118
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 26.0 21.2 123 27.2 19.4 140
Box Canyon 6720 -M 8.6 * 17.6 11.8 149
Brackett Creek 7370 13.2 21.2 62 24.8 25.4 98
Burnt Mtn 5920 .2 4.4 5 10.8 11.4 95
Canyon 7870 9.1 13.1 69 16.0 15.0 107
Cole Creek 7910 4.1 12.8 32 8.2 11.6 71
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.1 5.8 19 13.9 13.7 101
Evening Star 9030 26.2 24.5 107 34.4 27.2 126
Fisher Creek 9110 36.3 32.3 112 37.8 31.6 120
Monument Peak 8740 20.0 20.2 99 26.3 20.8 126
Northeast Entrance 7420 1.7 9.1 19 16.9 12.6 134
Parker Peak 9420 23.6 20.2 117 26.3 19.4 136
Placer Basin 8790 15.4 17.4 89 21.4 19.1 112
Porcupine 6480 .6 6.0 10 13.0 10.7 121
Sacajawea 6610 1.6 13.9 12 21.8 22.8 96
Shower Falls 8060 17.9 20.8 86 24.5 23.0 107
S Fork Shields 8090 11.2 14.8 76 21.0 20.2 104
Sylvan Lake 8440 13.6 19.4 70 24.8 22.6 110
Thumb Divide 7970 11.6 16.0 72 20.5 17.1 120
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 33.5 28.4 118 31.7 25.4 125
White Mill 8730 26.4 23.2 114 27.2 22.1 123
Wolverine 7660 .0 10.8 0 16.4 12.2 134
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Basin Index (%) 83 116
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 16.2 19.1 85 16.1 15.6 103
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .6 5.9 10 9.0 8.1 111
Blackwater 9830 21.7 22.3 97 26.2 21.4 122
Bone Springs Div 9340 11.8 16.6 71 11.6 15.0 77
Burroughs Creek 8760 3.2 -M * 18.2 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 .0 6.3 0 7.9 8.2 96
Cold Springs 9640 .0 7.2 0 12.3 9.0 137
Deer Park 9690 11.2 14.5 77 17.6 17.2 102
Evening Star 9030 26.2 24.5 107 34.4 27.2 126
Grave Springs 8560 -M 8.2 * 7.8 8.9 88
Hobbs Park 10080 10.8 13.9 78 14.5 12.9 112
Kirwin 9580 12.0 10.5 114 18.8 11.7 161
Little Warm 9370 7.8 10.0 78 14.4 11.6 124
Marquette 8800 .2 7.2 3 7.2 8.8 82
Middle Powder 7760 -M 10.8 * 9.6 9.6 100
Owl Creek 8990 -M 5.6 * 5.9 5.8 102
Powder River Pass 9480 6.6 10.4 63 14.3 12.3 116
Shell Creek 9570 12.8 14.9 86 14.2 13.4 106
South Pass 9040 9.5 14.6 65 14.7 15.0 98
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 -M -M * -M -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 13.6 19.4 70 24.8 22.6 110
Sylvan Road 7140 .0 10.7 0 18.6 16.0 116
Timber Creek 7910 .0 4.8 0 3.0 7.7 39
Togwotee Pass 9590 20.4 23.0 89 28.1 24.1 117
Townsend Creek 8720 -M 9.0 * 10.2 10.8 94
Younts Peak 8340 9.0 14.2 63 21.6 14.4 150
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Basin Index (%) 71 111
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 -M 8.6 * 9.1 9.6 95
Bone Springs Div 9340 11.8 16.6 71 11.6 15.0 77
Burgess Junction 7910 5.9 10.6 56 10.8 11.4 95
Dome Lake 8890 7.1 11.5 62 12.0 12.4 97
Little Goose 8560 -M 9.4 * 11.4 11.6 98
Sucker Creek 8840 5.5 11.8 47 12.9 13.3 97
Tie Creek 7050 .4 4.8 8 9.4 10.3 91
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Basin Index (%) 56 92
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .6 5.9 10 9.0 8.1 111
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 8.3 14.3 58 13.3 13.2 101
Grave Springs 8560 -M 8.2 * 7.8 8.9 88
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .4 6.4 6 9.8 8.2 120
Middle Powder 7760 -M 10.8 * 9.6 9.6 100
Powder River Pass 9480 6.6 10.4 63 14.3 12.3 116
Soldier Park 8680 .4 7.4 5 7.3 8.9 82
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Basin Index (%) 37 103
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 15.6 17.7 88 18.9 19.0 99
Badger Pass 6870 35.9 31.1 115 39.5 31.9 124
Barker Lakes 8250 10.3 14.0 74 17.2 15.3 112
Basin Creek 7120 3.9 7.7 51 7.6 8.8 86
Beagle Springs 8880 6.2 9.2 67 11.9 9.6 124
Beaver Creek 7820 12.0 17.2 70 20.6 20.6 100
Black Bear 8160 25.8 37.4 69 33.4 36.2 92
Bloody Dick 7570 10.8 12.0 90 17.4 14.2 123
Boulder Mountain 7890 17.4 19.4 90 23.4 20.4 115
Brackett Creek 7370 13.2 21.2 62 24.8 25.4 98
Calvert Creek 6410 2.1 7.2 29 15.1 10.6 142
Canyon 7870 9.1 13.1 69 16.0 15.0 107
Carrot Basin 9200 24.2 26.2 92 28.3 25.8 110
Clover Meadow 8770 10.2 15.5 66 14.1 16.2 87
Crystal Lake 6130 7.7 12.6 61 16.1 17.1 94
Daisy Peak 7590 9.4 9.9 95 11.0 11.0 100
Darkhorse Lake 8930 29.8 29.4 101 31.0 27.2 114
Deadman Creek 6440 7.0 10.2 69 15.1 12.2 124
Divide 7770 7.2 10.0 72 15.4 10.8 143
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .3 8.5 4 16.8 12.2 138
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.5 7.3 34 14.1 10.0 141
JL Meadow 8750 11.3 -M * 15.3 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .8 9.7 8 16.8 13.4 125
Lemhi Ridge 8080 6.3 9.9 64 11.2 12.2 92
Lick Creek 6880 3.9 10.2 38 15.6 13.9 112
Lone Mountain 8820 15.5 17.8 87 17.1 16.4 104
Lower Twin 7920 12.5 17.0 74 19.1 19.8 96
Madison Plateau 7710 15.2 22.2 68 25.3 24.1 105
Moose Creek 6170 9.9 15.0 66 21.6 19.4 111
Mount Lockhart 6430 19.5 18.7 104 37.5 24.8 151
Mule Creek 8300 16.1 14.6 110 16.1 15.8 102
Nevada Ridge 7030 20.0 15.7 127 21.3 15.8 135
Onion Park 7420 11.8 13.6 87 16.6 17.2 97
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .6 -M * 17.7 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 1.2 -M * 39.1 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 15.6 13.0 120 17.1 13.0 132
Sacajawea 6610 1.6 13.9 12 21.8 22.8 96
Saddle Mtn. 7890 22.5 23.4 96 22.7 21.6 105
Short Creek 6990 .2 5.8 3 7.9 7.6 104
Shower Falls 8060 17.9 20.8 86 24.5 23.0 107
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 30.1 -M * 32.8 -M *
Spur Park 8080 21.5 20.5 105 19.2 17.0 113
Stringer Creek 6550 9.1 11.2 81 14.5 14.3 101
Tepee Creek 7950 7.9 13.2 60 14.7 13.8 107
Tizer Basin 6880 3.0 9.2 33 12.9 10.1 128
Waldron 5640 6.5 11.0 59 23.6 16.0 148
West Yellowstone 6680 1.7 10.2 17 14.6 13.8 106
Whiskey Creek 6790 8.2 15.4 53 21.0 19.2 109
White Elephant 7670 14.6 26.6 55 25.4 27.6 92
Wood Creek 5970 5.2 8.8 59 21.2 15.0 141
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Basin Index (%) 75 111
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 16.2 19.1 85 16.1 15.6 103
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .6 5.9 10 9.0 8.1 111
Beartooth Lake 9360 26.0 21.2 123 27.2 19.4 140
Big Goose 8010 -M 8.6 * 9.1 9.6 95
Blackwater 9830 21.7 22.3 97 26.2 21.4 122
Bone Springs Div 9340 11.8 16.6 71 11.6 15.0 77
Box Canyon 6720 -M 8.6 * 17.6 11.8 149
Brackett Creek 7370 13.2 21.2 62 24.8 25.4 98
Burgess Junction 7910 5.9 10.6 56 10.8 11.4 95
Burnt Mtn 5920 .2 4.4 5 10.8 11.4 95
Burroughs Creek 8760 3.2 -M * 18.2 -M *
Canyon 7870 9.1 13.1 69 16.0 15.0 107
Castle Creek 8410 .0 6.3 0 7.9 8.2 96
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 8.3 14.3 58 13.3 13.2 101
Cold Springs 9640 .0 7.2 0 12.3 9.0 137
Cole Creek 7910 4.1 12.8 32 8.2 11.6 71
Deer Park 9690 11.2 14.5 77 17.6 17.2 102
Dome Lake 8890 7.1 11.5 62 12.0 12.4 97
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.1 5.8 19 13.9 13.7 101
Evening Star 9030 26.2 24.5 107 34.4 27.2 126
Fisher Creek 9110 36.3 32.3 112 37.8 31.6 120
Grave Springs 8560 -M 8.2 * 7.8 8.9 88
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .4 6.4 6 9.8 8.2 120
Hobbs Park 10080 10.8 13.9 78 14.5 12.9 112
Kirwin 9580 12.0 10.5 114 18.8 11.7 161
Little Goose 8560 -M 9.4 * 11.4 11.6 98
Little Warm 9370 7.8 10.0 78 14.4 11.6 124
Marquette 8800 .2 7.2 3 7.2 8.8 82
Middle Powder 7760 -M 10.8 * 9.6 9.6 100
Monument Peak 8740 20.0 20.2 99 26.3 20.8 126
Northeast Entrance 7420 1.7 9.1 19 16.9 12.6 134
Owl Creek 8990 -M 5.6 * 5.9 5.8 102
Parker Peak 9420 23.6 20.2 117 26.3 19.4 136
Placer Basin 8790 15.4 17.4 89 21.4 19.1 112
Porcupine 6480 .6 6.0 10 13.0 10.7 121
Powder River Pass 9480 6.6 10.4 63 14.3 12.3 116
S Fork Shields 8090 11.2 14.8 76 21.0 20.2 104
Sacajawea 6610 1.6 13.9 12 21.8 22.8 96
Shell Creek 9570 12.8 14.9 86 14.2 13.4 106
Shower Falls 8060 17.9 20.8 86 24.5 23.0 107
Soldier Park 8680 .4 7.4 5 7.3 8.9 82
South Pass 9040 9.5 14.6 65 14.7 15.0 98
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 -M -M * -M -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 5.5 11.8 47 12.9 13.3 97
Sylvan Lake 8440 13.6 19.4 70 24.8 22.6 110
Sylvan Road 7140 .0 10.7 0 18.6 16.0 116
Thumb Divide 7970 11.6 16.0 72 20.5 17.1 120
Tie Creek 7050 .4 4.8 8 9.4 10.3 91
Timber Creek 7910 .0 4.8 0 3.0 7.7 39
Togwotee Pass 9590 20.4 23.0 89 28.1 24.1 117
Townsend Creek 8720 -M 9.0 * 10.2 10.8 94
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 33.5 28.4 118 31.7 25.4 125
White Mill 8730 26.4 23.2 114 27.2 22.1 123
Wolverine 7660 .0 10.8 0 16.4 12.2 134
Younts Peak 8340 9.0 14.2 63 21.6 14.4 150
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Basin Index (%) 73 111
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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.
