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 1 , 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 6.9 7.2 96 19.7 11.4 173
Bear Mountain 5460 16.9 20.2 84 47.4 32.6 145
Garver Creek 4250 3.4 4.8 71 15.3 9.3 165
Grave Creek 4350 2.8 6.2 45 29.0 15.3 190
Hand Creek 5030 3.5 4.3 81 11.8 8.2 144
Hawkins Lake 6460 13.9 10.6 131 26.1 15.9 164
Poorman Creek 5050 9.0 13.4 67 46.2 28.5 162
Stahl Peak 6040 20.9 14.9 140 27.2 19.6 139
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Basin Index (%) 95 158
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * -M -M *
Badger Pass 6870 19.5 13.0 150 24.2 16.0 151
Bassoo Peak 5130 1.8 -M * 13.1 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 2.0 3.5 57 14.0 8.0 175
Blacktail Mtn 5660 -M 5.0 * -M 7.4 *
Emery Creek 4340 3.8 6.0 63 18.2 12.2 149
Flattop Mtn. 6280 23.4 17.8 131 37.8 24.1 157
Grave Creek 4350 2.8 6.2 45 29.0 15.3 190
Hand Creek 5030 3.5 4.3 81 11.8 8.2 144
Kraft Creek 4770 2.5 5.0 50 23.2 12.9 180
Moss Peak 6760 20.7 15.2 136 26.8 17.0 158
Noisy Basin 6070 17.9 16.8 107 24.9 20.3 123
North Fork Jocko 6110 21.4 17.0 126 31.9 23.3 137
Pike Creek 5930 5.5 -M * 23.5 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 6.0 5.6 107 19.0 11.0 173
Stahl Peak 6040 20.9 14.9 140 27.2 19.6 139
Stuart Mountain 7270 20.3 13.2 154 19.4 15.4 126
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Basin Index (%) 119 151
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 5.2 6.2 84 10.4 7.6 137
Basin Creek 7120 2.4 3.8 63 4.8 4.6 104
Black Pine 7170 5.0 4.8 104 9.5 6.7 142
Combination 5620 .9 2.2 41 8.2 5.2 158
Copper Bottom 5200 2.7 3.8 71 15.9 8.3 192
Copper Camp 6980 19.2 19.3 99 27.2 14.5 188
Lubrecht Flume 4690 1.8 2.4 75 9.2 5.6 164
Nevada Ridge 7030 8.0 5.9 136 10.5 8.3 127
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 4.1 4.6 89 10.9 6.8 160
North Fork Jocko 6110 21.4 17.0 126 31.9 23.3 137
Peterson Meadows 7190 4.2 4.2 100 8.4 6.0 140
Skalkaho Summit 7260 10.5 9.0 117 14.8 11.5 129
Stuart Mountain 7270 20.3 13.2 154 19.4 15.4 126
Warm Springs 7840 12.2 9.2 133 15.2 11.0 138
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Basin Index (%) 112 146
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 4.0 4.5 89 -M 7.0 *
Lolo Pass 5280 7.5 11.2 67 22.9 16.8 136
Moose Creek 6170 6.7 7.2 93 12.6 10.4 121
Nez Perce Camp 5670 5.3 6.0 88 14.8 10.9 136
Saddle Mtn. 7890 12.0 10.8 111 12.7 10.4 122
Skalkaho Summit 7260 10.5 9.0 117 14.8 11.5 129
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 7.6 * -M 16.7 *
Twin Lakes 6380 14.8 17.0 87 31.2 23.1 135
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Basin Index (%) 93 131
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 16.9 20.2 84 47.4 32.6 145
Hoodoo Basin 6060 19.5 16.8 116 32.5 22.3 146
Humboldt Gulch 4260 2.6 5.4 48 29.2 17.9 163
Lookout 5180 5.0 10.0 50 26.2 19.0 138
Mosquito Ridge 5270 6.9 13.6 51 28.1 21.8 129
Poorman Creek 5050 9.0 13.4 67 46.2 28.5 162
Sleeping Woman 6120 6.0 5.6 107 19.0 11.0 173
Stuart Mountain 7270 20.3 13.2 154 19.4 15.4 126
Sunset 5570 4.4 7.2 61 22.9 17.7 129
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Basin Index (%) 86 145
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 8.2 7.9 104 10.6 9.7 109
Barker Lakes 8250 5.2 6.2 84 10.4 7.6 137
Basin Creek 7120 2.4 3.8 63 4.8 4.6 104
Beagle Springs 8880 4.5 4.0 112 7.6 5.0 152
Bloody Dick 7570 5.2 5.4 96 8.9 7.0 127
Calvert Creek 6410 4.7 3.6 131 9.3 5.6 166
Clover Meadow 8770 5.9 7.3 81 9.2 8.4 110
Darkhorse Lake 8930 14.9 13.8 108 16.8 13.2 127
Divide 7770 3.4 4.4 77 -M 5.4 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.3 3.2 72 8.5 5.4 157
JL Meadow 8750 6.5 -M * 9.1 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 1.8 4.5 40 11.4 7.0 163
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.2 4.8 88 6.1 6.2 98
Lower Twin 7920 7.4 8.2 90 11.6 10.6 109
Moose Creek 6170 6.7 7.2 93 12.6 10.4 121
Mule Creek 8300 8.6 7.0 123 9.1 8.0 114
Rocker Peak 7960 7.8 6.3 124 9.3 6.4 145
Saddle Mtn. 7890 12.0 10.8 111 12.7 10.4 122
Short Creek 6990 1.3 2.6 50 5.6 4.2 133
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 16.1 -M * 18.5 -M *
White Elephant 7670 8.0 10.8 74 14.5 13.6 107
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Basin Index (%) 94 125
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 8.2 7.9 104 10.6 9.7 109
Beaver Creek 7820 7.8 8.0 98 13.7 9.8 140
Black Bear 8160 14.2 16.4 87 19.3 17.9 108
Canyon 7870 6.3 5.6 112 10.1 7.4 136
Carrot Basin 9200 16.0 11.6 138 18.2 13.0 140
Clover Meadow 8770 5.9 7.3 81 9.2 8.4 110
Lone Mountain 8820 8.5 7.8 109 10.2 8.3 123
Lower Twin 7920 7.4 8.2 90 11.6 10.6 109
Madison Plateau 7710 8.4 10.0 84 14.9 11.8 126
Tepee Creek 7950 5.9 6.1 97 10.2 7.1 144
West Yellowstone 6680 3.3 4.6 72 9.8 7.4 132
Whiskey Creek 6790 5.1 6.2 82 13.4 9.4 143
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Basin Index (%) 97 125
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 7.8 8.0 98 13.7 9.8 140
Brackett Creek 7370 9.2 8.0 115 16.3 12.8 127
Carrot Basin 9200 16.0 11.6 138 18.2 13.0 140
Lick Creek 6880 3.3 4.2 79 10.2 7.2 142
Lone Mountain 8820 8.5 7.8 109 10.2 8.3 123
Sacajawea 6610 3.6 5.5 65 14.2 12.8 111
Shower Falls 8060 10.2 9.2 111 15.1 11.6 130
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Basin Index (%) 108 130
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 10.1 9.1 111 14.8 9.8 151
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.3 3.2 72 8.5 5.4 157
Nevada Ridge 7030 8.0 5.9 136 10.5 8.3 127
Tizer Basin 6880 3.0 4.4 68 6.9 5.6 123
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Basin Index (%) 104 140
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 10.1 9.1 111 14.8 9.8 151
Crystal Lake 6130 4.2 5.9 71 7.9 8.8 90
Daisy Peak 7590 3.8 4.3 88 4.8 5.4 89
Deadman Creek 6440 4.7 4.3 109 8.5 5.7 149
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 5.0 5.5 91 8.2 8.8 93
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.5 -M * 11.9 -M *
Spur Park 8080 10.8 9.0 120 10.4 8.0 130
Stringer Creek 6550 3.9 4.5 87 7.2 7.7 94
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Basin Index (%) 100 114
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 19.5 13.0 150 24.2 16.0 151
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.9 2.8 68 10.9 6.2 176
Mount Lockhart 6430 11.0 8.2 134 22.9 12.2 188
Pike Creek 5930 5.5 -M * 23.5 -M *
Waldron 5640 4.3 4.6 93 15.5 7.4 209
Wood Creek 5970 3.2 3.5 91 14.6 7.8 187
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Basin Index (%) 124 178
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6280 23.4 17.8 131 37.8 24.1 157
Many Glacier 4930 2.9 4.6 63 26.4 14.5 182
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Basin Index (%) 117 166
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 2.2 2.2 100 8.6 5.8 148
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Basin Index (%) 100 148
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 14.3 10.0 143 16.0 9.3 172
Box Canyon 6720 3.6 3.8 95 12.2 6.3 194
Brackett Creek 7370 9.2 8.0 115 16.3 12.8 127
Burnt Mtn 5920 .5 2.4 21 6.4 6.6 97
Canyon 7870 6.3 5.6 112 10.1 7.4 136
Cole Creek 7910 2.6 6.4 41 4.8 6.4 75
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.6 2.6 62 8.8 7.0 126
Evening Star 9030 18.6 12.4 150 23.2 14.5 160
Fisher Creek 9110 21.5 15.7 137 23.9 15.8 151
Monument Peak 8740 13.1 9.0 146 16.5 10.8 153
Northeast Entrance 7420 4.8 4.0 120 10.9 6.4 170
Parker Peak 9420 14.6 10.6 138 16.2 10.0 162
Placer Basin 8790 9.4 8.0 118 12.8 9.5 135
Porcupine 6480 .9 2.3 39 7.5 5.5 136
Sacajawea 6610 3.6 5.5 65 14.2 12.8 111
Shower Falls 8060 10.2 9.2 111 15.1 11.6 130
S Fork Shields 8090 4.0 6.1 66 12.8 10.2 125
Sylvan Lake 8440 9.3 9.0 103 15.8 11.9 133
Thumb Divide 7970 9.9 6.4 155 13.5 8.4 161
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 19.8 13.4 148 18.0 12.4 145
White Mill 8730 16.0 10.5 152 16.8 11.2 150
Wolverine 7660 6.3 5.4 117 11.7 6.2 189
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Basin Index (%) 120 142
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 9.3 8.8 106 10.8 7.8 138
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.6 2.9 90 6.7 4.2 160
Blackwater 9830 14.4 11.0 131 16.4 10.6 155
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.3 7.5 97 7.8 7.3 107
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.0 -M * 12.2 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 3.0 3.3 91 5.2 4.4 118
Cold Springs 9640 4.6 3.6 128 9.1 5.0 182
Deer Park 9690 8.2 6.2 132 9.9 8.4 118
Evening Star 9030 18.6 12.4 150 23.2 14.5 160
Grave Springs 8560 1.8 3.2 56 5.6 4.6 122
Hobbs Park 10080 7.8 6.2 126 9.2 6.2 148
Kirwin 9580 8.5 5.6 152 12.6 6.2 203
Little Warm 9370 6.5 4.4 148 10.0 6.1 164
Marquette 8800 1.1 3.5 31 4.4 4.8 92
Middle Powder 7760 2.6 4.4 59 6.8 5.0 136
Owl Creek 8990 .9 2.6 35 3.7 3.4 109
Powder River Pass 9480 7.0 5.2 135 10.7 6.2 173
Shell Creek 9570 7.4 7.3 101 9.7 6.7 145
South Pass 9040 6.8 6.0 113 8.4 7.0 120
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.2 -M * 5.5 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 9.3 9.0 103 15.8 11.9 133
Sylvan Road 7140 4.6 5.8 79 12.6 9.0 140
Timber Creek 7910 .1 2.3 4 3.1 4.2 74
Togwotee Pass 9590 13.4 10.8 124 17.7 11.4 155
Townsend Creek 8720 2.9 4.2 69 6.4 5.6 114
Younts Peak 8340 9.8 6.8 144 14.8 7.2 206
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Basin Index (%) 111 143
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.8 3.6 50 5.8 5.0 116
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.3 7.5 97 7.8 7.3 107
Burgess Junction 7910 3.0 4.8 62 6.4 5.8 110
Dome Lake 8890 3.7 4.8 77 7.9 5.8 136
Little Goose 8560 3.1 4.5 69 7.0 5.7 123
Sucker Creek 8840 4.0 5.3 75 7.7 6.2 124
Tie Creek 7050 .1 2.0 5 5.4 5.2 104
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Basin Index (%) 71 117
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.6 2.9 90 6.7 4.2 160
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 6.6 6.4 103 8.3 6.4 130
Grave Springs 8560 1.8 3.2 56 5.6 4.6 122
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.8 3.1 90 7.5 4.2 179
Middle Powder 7760 2.6 4.4 59 6.8 5.0 136
Powder River Pass 9480 7.0 5.2 135 10.7 6.2 173
Soldier Park 8680 1.3 2.4 54 5.0 4.5 111
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Basin Index (%) 89 144
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 8.2 7.9 104 10.6 9.7 109
Badger Pass 6870 19.5 13.0 150 24.2 16.0 151
Barker Lakes 8250 5.2 6.2 84 10.4 7.6 137
Basin Creek 7120 2.4 3.8 63 4.8 4.6 104
Beagle Springs 8880 4.5 4.0 112 7.6 5.0 152
Beaver Creek 7820 7.8 8.0 98 13.7 9.8 140
Black Bear 8160 14.2 16.4 87 19.3 17.9 108
Bloody Dick 7570 5.2 5.4 96 8.9 7.0 127
Boulder Mountain 7890 10.1 9.1 111 14.8 9.8 151
Brackett Creek 7370 9.2 8.0 115 16.3 12.8 127
Calvert Creek 6410 4.7 3.6 131 9.3 5.6 166
Canyon 7870 6.3 5.6 112 10.1 7.4 136
Carrot Basin 9200 16.0 11.6 138 18.2 13.0 140
Clover Meadow 8770 5.9 7.3 81 9.2 8.4 110
Crystal Lake 6130 4.2 5.9 71 7.9 8.8 90
Daisy Peak 7590 3.8 4.3 88 4.8 5.4 89
Darkhorse Lake 8930 14.9 13.8 108 16.8 13.2 127
Deadman Creek 6440 4.7 4.3 109 8.5 5.7 149
Divide 7770 3.4 4.4 77 -M 5.4 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.9 2.8 68 10.9 6.2 176
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.3 3.2 72 8.5 5.4 157
JL Meadow 8750 6.5 -M * 9.1 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 1.8 4.5 40 11.4 7.0 163
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.2 4.8 88 6.1 6.2 98
Lick Creek 6880 3.3 4.2 79 10.2 7.2 142
Lone Mountain 8820 8.5 7.8 109 10.2 8.3 123
Lower Twin 7920 7.4 8.2 90 11.6 10.6 109
Madison Plateau 7710 8.4 10.0 84 14.9 11.8 126
Moose Creek 6170 6.7 7.2 93 12.6 10.4 121
Mount Lockhart 6430 11.0 8.2 134 22.9 12.2 188
Mule Creek 8300 8.6 7.0 123 9.1 8.0 114
Nevada Ridge 7030 8.0 5.9 136 10.5 8.3 127
Onion Park 7420 5.0 5.5 91 8.2 8.8 93
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.5 -M * 11.9 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 5.5 -M * 23.5 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 7.8 6.3 124 9.3 6.4 145
Sacajawea 6610 3.6 5.5 65 14.2 12.8 111
Saddle Mtn. 7890 12.0 10.8 111 12.7 10.4 122
Short Creek 6990 1.3 2.6 50 5.6 4.2 133
Shower Falls 8060 10.2 9.2 111 15.1 11.6 130
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 16.1 -M * 18.5 -M *
Spur Park 8080 10.8 9.0 120 10.4 8.0 130
Stringer Creek 6550 3.9 4.5 87 7.2 7.7 94
Tepee Creek 7950 5.9 6.1 97 10.2 7.1 144
Tizer Basin 6880 3.0 4.4 68 6.9 5.6 123
Waldron 5640 4.3 4.6 93 15.5 7.4 209
West Yellowstone 6680 3.3 4.6 72 9.8 7.4 132
Whiskey Creek 6790 5.1 6.2 82 13.4 9.4 143
White Elephant 7670 8.0 10.8 74 14.5 13.6 107
Wood Creek 5970 3.2 3.5 91 14.6 7.8 187
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Basin Index (%) 100 131
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 9.3 8.8 106 10.8 7.8 138
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.6 2.9 90 6.7 4.2 160
Beartooth Lake 9360 14.3 10.0 143 16.0 9.3 172
Big Goose 8010 1.8 3.6 50 5.8 5.0 116
Blackwater 9830 14.4 11.0 131 16.4 10.6 155
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.3 7.5 97 7.8 7.3 107
Box Canyon 6720 3.6 3.8 95 12.2 6.3 194
Brackett Creek 7370 9.2 8.0 115 16.3 12.8 127
Burgess Junction 7910 3.0 4.8 62 6.4 5.8 110
Burnt Mtn 5920 .5 2.4 21 6.4 6.6 97
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.0 -M * 12.2 -M *
Canyon 7870 6.3 5.6 112 10.1 7.4 136
Castle Creek 8410 3.0 3.3 91 5.2 4.4 118
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 6.6 6.4 103 8.3 6.4 130
Cold Springs 9640 4.6 3.6 128 9.1 5.0 182
Cole Creek 7910 2.6 6.4 41 4.8 6.4 75
Deer Park 9690 8.2 6.2 132 9.9 8.4 118
Dome Lake 8890 3.7 4.8 77 7.9 5.8 136
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.6 2.6 62 8.8 7.0 126
Evening Star 9030 18.6 12.4 150 23.2 14.5 160
Fisher Creek 9110 21.5 15.7 137 23.9 15.8 151
Grave Springs 8560 1.8 3.2 56 5.6 4.6 122
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.8 3.1 90 7.5 4.2 179
Hobbs Park 10080 7.8 6.2 126 9.2 6.2 148
Kirwin 9580 8.5 5.6 152 12.6 6.2 203
Little Goose 8560 3.1 4.5 69 7.0 5.7 123
Little Warm 9370 6.5 4.4 148 10.0 6.1 164
Marquette 8800 1.1 3.5 31 4.4 4.8 92
Middle Powder 7760 2.6 4.4 59 6.8 5.0 136
Monument Peak 8740 13.1 9.0 146 16.5 10.8 153
Northeast Entrance 7420 4.8 4.0 120 10.9 6.4 170
Owl Creek 8990 .9 2.6 35 3.7 3.4 109
Parker Peak 9420 14.6 10.6 138 16.2 10.0 162
Placer Basin 8790 9.4 8.0 118 12.8 9.5 135
Porcupine 6480 .9 2.3 39 7.5 5.5 136
Powder River Pass 9480 7.0 5.2 135 10.7 6.2 173
S Fork Shields 8090 4.0 6.1 66 12.8 10.2 125
Sacajawea 6610 3.6 5.5 65 14.2 12.8 111
Shell Creek 9570 7.4 7.3 101 9.7 6.7 145
Shower Falls 8060 10.2 9.2 111 15.1 11.6 130
Soldier Park 8680 1.3 2.4 54 5.0 4.5 111
South Pass 9040 6.8 6.0 113 8.4 7.0 120
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.2 -M * 5.5 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 4.0 5.3 75 7.7 6.2 124
Sylvan Lake 8440 9.3 9.0 103 15.8 11.9 133
Sylvan Road 7140 4.6 5.8 79 12.6 9.0 140
Thumb Divide 7970 9.9 6.4 155 13.5 8.4 161
Tie Creek 7050 .1 2.0 5 5.4 5.2 104
Timber Creek 7910 .1 2.3 4 3.1 4.2 74
Togwotee Pass 9590 13.4 10.8 124 17.7 11.4 155
Townsend Creek 8720 2.9 4.2 69 6.4 5.6 114
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 19.8 13.4 148 18.0 12.4 145
White Mill 8730 16.0 10.5 152 16.8 11.2 150
Wolverine 7660 6.3 5.4 117 11.7 6.2 189
Younts Peak 8340 9.8 6.8 144 14.8 7.2 206
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Basin Index (%) 110 140
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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.
