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 THURSDAY: JANUARY 22 , 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 8.7 9.8 89 22.3 15.2 147
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 30.7 * 53.5 40.6 132
Garver Creek 4250 4.7 6.4 73 16.9 11.7 144
Grave Creek 4350 4.1 9.8 42 31.7 19.7 161
Hand Creek 5030 4.3 6.6 65 12.9 10.8 119
Hawkins Lake 6460 17.1 13.4 128 29.9 20.0 150
Poorman Creek 5050 13.0 20.6 63 50.4 35.4 142
Stahl Peak 6040 24.1 20.2 119 30.1 23.6 128
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Basin Index (%) 88 140
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 10.3 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 24.1 17.4 139 27.6 19.1 145
Bassoo Peak 5130 2.6 -M * 14.0 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 2.6 5.3 49 14.9 9.8 152
Blacktail Mtn 5660 3.4 7.1 48 10.1 9.0 112
Emery Creek 4340 4.7 8.8 53 20.0 16.2 123
Flattop Mtn. 6280 28.5 25.1 114 43.8 31.0 141
Grave Creek 4350 4.1 9.8 42 31.7 19.7 161
Hand Creek 5030 4.3 6.6 65 12.9 10.8 119
Kraft Creek 4770 3.1 7.8 40 25.0 16.4 152
Moss Peak 6760 22.8 19.8 115 29.3 21.7 135
Noisy Basin 6070 19.8 23.2 85 27.2 27.0 101
North Fork Jocko 6110 25.8 22.8 113 35.4 31.1 114
Pike Creek 5930 3.1 -M * 26.3 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 7.0 8.6 81 20.2 13.8 146
Stahl Peak 6040 24.1 20.2 119 30.1 23.6 128
Stuart Mountain 7270 23.3 18.2 128 21.6 19.8 109
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Basin Index (%) 98 130
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 5.8 7.5 77 11.2 8.6 130
Basin Creek 7120 2.7 4.4 61 5.2 5.2 100
Black Pine 7170 5.7 5.9 97 10.3 7.9 130
Combination 5620 1.0 2.8 36 8.7 6.0 145
Copper Bottom 5200 3.8 5.4 70 17.3 10.4 166
Copper Camp 6980 24.0 24.7 97 29.4 18.0 163
Lubrecht Flume 4690 2.8 3.3 85 10.1 6.8 149
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.7 8.4 115 11.9 10.0 119
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 5.2 6.4 81 12.1 8.2 148
North Fork Jocko 6110 25.8 22.8 113 35.4 31.1 114
Peterson Meadows 7190 5.3 5.3 100 9.6 7.0 137
Skalkaho Summit 7260 13.0 12.7 102 17.5 13.7 128
Stuart Mountain 7270 23.3 18.2 128 21.6 19.8 109
Warm Springs 7840 14.2 11.6 122 17.3 13.3 130
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Basin Index (%) 102 131
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 5.2 6.0 87 -M 8.4 *
Lolo Pass 5280 9.7 16.2 60 26.9 21.5 125
Moose Creek 6170 8.0 10.0 80 13.9 12.2 114
Nez Perce Camp 5670 6.6 8.0 82 16.6 13.0 128
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 14.6 95 14.1 13.4 105
Skalkaho Summit 7260 13.0 12.7 102 17.5 13.7 128
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 10.2 * -M 20.6 *
Twin Lakes 6380 19.5 23.6 83 36.1 28.7 126
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Basin Index (%) 83 122
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 30.7 * 53.5 40.6 132
Hoodoo Basin 6060 25.2 21.2 119 37.4 29.8 126
Humboldt Gulch 4260 4.2 8.2 51 32.9 23.0 143
Lookout 5180 7.7 15.5 50 29.4 23.8 124
Mosquito Ridge 5270 10.8 19.0 57 32.3 27.0 120
Poorman Creek 5050 13.0 20.6 63 50.4 35.4 142
Sleeping Woman 6120 7.0 8.6 81 20.2 13.8 146
Stuart Mountain 7270 23.3 18.2 128 21.6 19.8 109
Sunset 5570 6.0 11.5 52 24.5 21.3 115
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Basin Index (%) 79 129
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 9.5 9.6 99 12.1 11.0 110
Barker Lakes 8250 5.8 7.5 77 11.2 8.6 130
Basin Creek 7120 2.7 4.4 61 5.2 5.2 100
Beagle Springs 8880 5.4 4.9 110 8.3 5.8 143
Bloody Dick 7570 5.9 7.2 82 9.8 9.2 107
Calvert Creek 6410 5.5 5.2 106 10.3 6.6 156
Clover Meadow 8770 6.9 8.7 79 9.9 10.1 98
Darkhorse Lake 8930 17.6 16.8 105 19.0 16.2 117
Divide 7770 4.0 5.6 71 -M 6.2 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 3.5 4.3 81 8.8 6.4 138
JL Meadow 8750 7.1 -M * 9.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.2 5.6 39 12.3 8.4 146
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.7 6.2 76 6.7 7.6 88
Lower Twin 7920 7.8 9.9 79 12.2 12.4 98
Moose Creek 6170 8.0 10.0 80 13.9 12.2 114
Mule Creek 8300 9.5 8.8 108 9.8 10.2 96
Rocker Peak 7960 8.8 8.0 110 9.9 7.6 130
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 14.6 95 14.1 13.4 105
Short Creek 6990 1.7 3.2 53 6.1 4.9 124
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 18.7 -M * 20.8 -M *
White Elephant 7670 11.7 14.2 82 18.5 16.4 113
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Basin Index (%) 87 115
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 9.5 9.6 99 12.1 11.0 110
Beaver Creek 7820 9.7 9.9 98 15.7 12.2 129
Black Bear 8160 19.9 21.6 92 25.0 22.1 113
Canyon 7870 7.8 7.7 101 11.7 9.0 130
Carrot Basin 9200 19.1 14.8 129 21.0 15.4 136
Clover Meadow 8770 6.9 8.7 79 9.9 10.1 98
Lone Mountain 8820 9.8 9.8 100 11.3 10.1 112
Lower Twin 7920 7.8 9.9 79 12.2 12.4 98
Madison Plateau 7710 13.4 12.7 106 20.1 14.8 136
Tepee Creek 7950 6.6 7.6 87 11.2 8.6 130
West Yellowstone 6680 5.4 6.4 84 12.0 8.5 141
Whiskey Creek 6790 8.4 8.6 98 17.0 11.7 145
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Basin Index (%) 98 123
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 9.7 9.9 98 15.7 12.2 129
Brackett Creek 7370 10.1 11.2 90 17.5 15.4 114
Carrot Basin 9200 19.1 14.8 129 21.0 15.4 136
Lick Creek 6880 2.8 5.3 53 10.6 8.4 126
Lone Mountain 8820 9.8 9.8 100 11.3 10.1 112
Sacajawea 6610 5.2 7.2 72 15.2 14.9 102
Shower Falls 8060 11.3 11.4 99 16.3 14.2 115
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Basin Index (%) 98 119
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.2 11.5 97 15.9 12.5 127
Frohner Meadow 6520 3.5 4.3 81 8.8 6.4 138
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.7 8.4 115 11.9 10.0 119
Tizer Basin 6880 4.2 5.4 78 8.1 6.4 127
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Basin Index (%) 97 127
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.2 11.5 97 15.9 12.5 127
Crystal Lake 6130 5.5 7.2 76 8.8 10.4 85
Daisy Peak 7590 3.9 5.4 72 5.1 6.8 75
Deadman Creek 6440 6.0 6.0 100 8.9 7.0 127
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 6.2 7.6 82 9.4 11.0 85
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.3 -M * 12.8 -M *
Spur Park 8080 12.2 11.8 103 11.7 10.2 115
Stringer Creek 6550 4.9 6.3 78 8.2 9.0 91
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Basin Index (%) 89 102
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 24.1 17.4 139 27.6 19.1 145
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .5 4.3 12 11.4 7.4 154
Mount Lockhart 6430 12.7 11.0 115 25.7 14.8 174
Pike Creek 5930 3.1 -M * 26.3 -M *
Waldron 5640 4.8 6.2 77 16.5 10.0 165
Wood Creek 5970 3.6 5.4 67 15.7 9.3 169
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Basin Index (%) 103 160
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6280 28.5 25.1 114 43.8 31.0 141
Many Glacier 4930 2.8 8.2 34 29.1 18.2 160
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Basin Index (%) 94 148
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 1.5 3.1 48 9.1 6.8 134
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Basin Index (%) 48 134
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 15.3 13.3 115 17.4 12.0 145
Box Canyon 6720 4.1 5.3 77 13.1 7.5 175
Brackett Creek 7370 10.1 11.2 90 17.5 15.4 114
Burnt Mtn 5920 .3 2.4 12 6.7 6.8 99
Canyon 7870 7.8 7.7 101 11.7 9.0 130
Cole Creek 7910 2.4 7.2 33 5.1 7.0 73
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.8 2.8 64 8.8 7.6 116
Evening Star 9030 20.7 16.0 129 25.4 17.2 148
Fisher Creek 9110 25.4 19.8 128 27.4 18.9 145
Monument Peak 8740 15.2 12.4 123 18.8 13.5 139
Northeast Entrance 7420 5.7 5.7 100 11.9 7.8 153
Parker Peak 9420 16.8 12.4 135 18.6 12.2 152
Placer Basin 8790 10.4 10.0 104 13.5 11.4 118
Porcupine 6480 .5 3.3 15 7.7 6.7 115
Sacajawea 6610 5.2 7.2 72 15.2 14.9 102
Shower Falls 8060 11.3 11.4 99 16.3 14.2 115
S Fork Shields 8090 3.9 7.6 51 13.2 12.0 110
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.4 11.4 100 18.4 13.9 132
Thumb Divide 7970 12.1 9.0 134 15.6 10.6 147
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 23.7 17.4 136 -M 15.6 *
White Mill 8730 18.6 14.2 131 18.9 14.0 135
Wolverine 7660 6.2 7.0 89 12.6 7.8 162
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Basin Index (%) 107 131
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 10.9 10.5 104 11.4 9.4 121
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 3.0 3.6 83 6.6 5.0 132
Blackwater 9830 15.9 13.8 115 18.3 13.2 139
Bone Springs Div 9340 8.0 9.2 87 8.2 8.6 95
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.1 -M * 12.9 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 3.2 4.4 73 5.3 5.6 95
Cold Springs 9640 4.8 4.5 107 9.6 5.8 166
Deer Park 9690 9.8 7.6 129 11.5 9.6 120
Evening Star 9030 20.7 16.0 129 25.4 17.2 148
Grave Springs 8560 2.2 4.2 52 5.9 5.2 113
Hobbs Park 10080 8.5 7.2 118 10.0 6.8 147
Kirwin 9580 8.9 6.6 135 13.4 7.2 186
Little Warm 9370 7.3 5.8 126 10.6 7.6 139
Marquette 8800 1.7 3.8 45 4.6 5.4 85
Middle Powder 7760 3.3 5.3 62 7.1 5.8 122
Owl Creek 8990 1.1 3.1 35 3.8 3.7 103
Powder River Pass 9480 7.4 6.2 119 11.2 7.7 145
Shell Creek 9570 8.8 8.6 102 10.2 8.2 124
South Pass 9040 8.4 7.6 111 9.8 8.9 110
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.1 -M * 5.8 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.4 11.4 100 18.4 13.9 132
Sylvan Road 7140 6.4 7.3 88 14.2 11.0 129
Timber Creek 7910 .0 2.7 0 -M 4.4 *
Togwotee Pass 9590 15.1 13.2 114 19.8 14.3 138
Townsend Creek 8720 3.4 4.8 71 7.0 6.4 109
Younts Peak 8340 10.8 8.7 124 15.9 8.8 181
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Basin Index (%) 103 132
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.7 4.3 40 6.5 5.8 112
Bone Springs Div 9340 8.0 9.2 87 8.2 8.6 95
Burgess Junction 7910 3.7 5.9 63 7.0 7.0 100
Dome Lake 8890 4.2 6.2 68 8.4 7.0 120
Little Goose 8560 3.6 5.2 69 7.5 6.5 115
Sucker Creek 8840 4.9 6.8 72 8.8 7.8 113
Tie Creek 7050 .2 3.2 6 5.8 6.2 94
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Basin Index (%) 64 107
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 3.0 3.6 83 6.6 5.0 132
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 7.9 7.8 101 9.3 7.6 122
Grave Springs 8560 2.2 4.2 52 5.9 5.2 113
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.8 3.9 72 8.0 4.8 167
Middle Powder 7760 3.3 5.3 62 7.1 5.8 122
Powder River Pass 9480 7.4 6.2 119 11.2 7.7 145
Soldier Park 8680 1.4 3.4 41 5.5 5.2 106
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Basin Index (%) 81 130
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 9.5 9.6 99 12.1 11.0 110
Badger Pass 6870 24.1 17.4 139 27.6 19.1 145
Barker Lakes 8250 5.8 7.5 77 11.2 8.6 130
Basin Creek 7120 2.7 4.4 61 5.2 5.2 100
Beagle Springs 8880 5.4 4.9 110 8.3 5.8 143
Beaver Creek 7820 9.7 9.9 98 15.7 12.2 129
Black Bear 8160 19.9 21.6 92 25.0 22.1 113
Bloody Dick 7570 5.9 7.2 82 9.8 9.2 107
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.2 11.5 97 15.9 12.5 127
Brackett Creek 7370 10.1 11.2 90 17.5 15.4 114
Calvert Creek 6410 5.5 5.2 106 10.3 6.6 156
Canyon 7870 7.8 7.7 101 11.7 9.0 130
Carrot Basin 9200 19.1 14.8 129 21.0 15.4 136
Clover Meadow 8770 6.9 8.7 79 9.9 10.1 98
Crystal Lake 6130 5.5 7.2 76 8.8 10.4 85
Daisy Peak 7590 3.9 5.4 72 5.1 6.8 75
Darkhorse Lake 8930 17.6 16.8 105 19.0 16.2 117
Deadman Creek 6440 6.0 6.0 100 8.9 7.0 127
Divide 7770 4.0 5.6 71 -M 6.2 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .5 4.3 12 11.4 7.4 154
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 3.5 4.3 81 8.8 6.4 138
JL Meadow 8750 7.1 -M * 9.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.2 5.6 39 12.3 8.4 146
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.7 6.2 76 6.7 7.6 88
Lick Creek 6880 2.8 5.3 53 10.6 8.4 126
Lone Mountain 8820 9.8 9.8 100 11.3 10.1 112
Lower Twin 7920 7.8 9.9 79 12.2 12.4 98
Madison Plateau 7710 13.4 12.7 106 20.1 14.8 136
Moose Creek 6170 8.0 10.0 80 13.9 12.2 114
Mount Lockhart 6430 12.7 11.0 115 25.7 14.8 174
Mule Creek 8300 9.5 8.8 108 9.8 10.2 96
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.7 8.4 115 11.9 10.0 119
Onion Park 7420 6.2 7.6 82 9.4 11.0 85
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.3 -M * 12.8 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 3.1 -M * 26.3 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 8.8 8.0 110 9.9 7.6 130
Sacajawea 6610 5.2 7.2 72 15.2 14.9 102
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 14.6 95 14.1 13.4 105
Short Creek 6990 1.7 3.2 53 6.1 4.9 124
Shower Falls 8060 11.3 11.4 99 16.3 14.2 115
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 18.7 -M * 20.8 -M *
Spur Park 8080 12.2 11.8 103 11.7 10.2 115
Stringer Creek 6550 4.9 6.3 78 8.2 9.0 91
Tepee Creek 7950 6.6 7.6 87 11.2 8.6 130
Tizer Basin 6880 4.2 5.4 78 8.1 6.4 127
Waldron 5640 4.8 6.2 77 16.5 10.0 165
West Yellowstone 6680 5.4 6.4 84 12.0 8.5 141
Whiskey Creek 6790 8.4 8.6 98 17.0 11.7 145
White Elephant 7670 11.7 14.2 82 18.5 16.4 113
Wood Creek 5970 3.6 5.4 67 15.7 9.3 169
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Basin Index (%) 93 122
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 10.9 10.5 104 11.4 9.4 121
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 3.0 3.6 83 6.6 5.0 132
Beartooth Lake 9360 15.3 13.3 115 17.4 12.0 145
Big Goose 8010 1.7 4.3 40 6.5 5.8 112
Blackwater 9830 15.9 13.8 115 18.3 13.2 139
Bone Springs Div 9340 8.0 9.2 87 8.2 8.6 95
Box Canyon 6720 4.1 5.3 77 13.1 7.5 175
Brackett Creek 7370 10.1 11.2 90 17.5 15.4 114
Burgess Junction 7910 3.7 5.9 63 7.0 7.0 100
Burnt Mtn 5920 .3 2.4 12 6.7 6.8 99
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.1 -M * 12.9 -M *
Canyon 7870 7.8 7.7 101 11.7 9.0 130
Castle Creek 8410 3.2 4.4 73 5.3 5.6 95
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 7.9 7.8 101 9.3 7.6 122
Cold Springs 9640 4.8 4.5 107 9.6 5.8 166
Cole Creek 7910 2.4 7.2 33 5.1 7.0 73
Deer Park 9690 9.8 7.6 129 11.5 9.6 120
Dome Lake 8890 4.2 6.2 68 8.4 7.0 120
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.8 2.8 64 8.8 7.6 116
Evening Star 9030 20.7 16.0 129 25.4 17.2 148
Fisher Creek 9110 25.4 19.8 128 27.4 18.9 145
Grave Springs 8560 2.2 4.2 52 5.9 5.2 113
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.8 3.9 72 8.0 4.8 167
Hobbs Park 10080 8.5 7.2 118 10.0 6.8 147
Kirwin 9580 8.9 6.6 135 13.4 7.2 186
Little Goose 8560 3.6 5.2 69 7.5 6.5 115
Little Warm 9370 7.3 5.8 126 10.6 7.6 139
Marquette 8800 1.7 3.8 45 4.6 5.4 85
Middle Powder 7760 3.3 5.3 62 7.1 5.8 122
Monument Peak 8740 15.2 12.4 123 18.8 13.5 139
Northeast Entrance 7420 5.7 5.7 100 11.9 7.8 153
Owl Creek 8990 1.1 3.1 35 3.8 3.7 103
Parker Peak 9420 16.8 12.4 135 18.6 12.2 152
Placer Basin 8790 10.4 10.0 104 13.5 11.4 118
Porcupine 6480 .5 3.3 15 7.7 6.7 115
Powder River Pass 9480 7.4 6.2 119 11.2 7.7 145
S Fork Shields 8090 3.9 7.6 51 13.2 12.0 110
Sacajawea 6610 5.2 7.2 72 15.2 14.9 102
Shell Creek 9570 8.8 8.6 102 10.2 8.2 124
Shower Falls 8060 11.3 11.4 99 16.3 14.2 115
Soldier Park 8680 1.4 3.4 41 5.5 5.2 106
South Pass 9040 8.4 7.6 111 9.8 8.9 110
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.1 -M * 5.8 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 4.9 6.8 72 8.8 7.8 113
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.4 11.4 100 18.4 13.9 132
Sylvan Road 7140 6.4 7.3 88 14.2 11.0 129
Thumb Divide 7970 12.1 9.0 134 15.6 10.6 147
Tie Creek 7050 .2 3.2 6 5.8 6.2 94
Timber Creek 7910 .0 2.7 0 -M 4.4 *
Togwotee Pass 9590 15.1 13.2 114 19.8 14.3 138
Townsend Creek 8720 3.4 4.8 71 7.0 6.4 109
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 23.7 17.4 136 -M 15.6 *
White Mill 8730 18.6 14.2 131 18.9 14.0 135
Wolverine 7660 6.2 7.0 89 12.6 7.8 162
Younts Peak 8340 10.8 8.7 124 15.9 8.8 181
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Basin Index (%) 100 129
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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.
