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: JANUARY 16 , 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 8.8 9.3 95 22.3 13.8 162
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 27.6 * 53.4 38.8 138
Garver Creek 4250 4.9 6.1 80 17.0 11.6 147
Grave Creek 4350 4.2 9.0 47 31.7 18.5 171
Hand Creek 5030 4.5 6.2 73 12.8 9.9 129
Hawkins Lake 6460 17.5 13.0 135 29.9 19.0 157
Poorman Creek 5050 12.0 19.2 62 50.5 33.2 152
Stahl Peak 6040 23.8 18.8 127 30.2 22.2 136
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Basin Index (%) 93 148
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 10.2 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 23.4 16.2 144 27.5 18.0 153
Bassoo Peak 5130 2.6 -M * 14.1 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 2.2 4.8 46 14.8 9.2 161
Blacktail Mtn 5660 -M 6.4 * -M 8.4 *
Emery Creek 4340 4.8 8.4 57 20.0 15.2 132
Flattop Mtn. 6280 28.7 23.5 122 43.7 29.6 148
Grave Creek 4350 4.2 9.0 47 31.7 18.5 171
Hand Creek 5030 4.5 6.2 73 12.8 9.9 129
Kraft Creek 4770 3.0 6.9 43 24.8 15.8 157
Moss Peak 6760 22.9 19.4 118 29.4 20.4 144
Noisy Basin 6070 20.0 22.6 88 27.2 25.9 105
North Fork Jocko 6110 24.6 21.0 117 35.0 28.8 122
Pike Creek 5930 4.9 -M * 26.2 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 7.3 8.0 91 20.5 12.8 160
Stahl Peak 6040 23.8 18.8 127 30.2 22.2 136
Stuart Mountain 7270 23.0 17.2 134 21.7 18.4 118
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Basin Index (%) 106 139
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 5.8 6.7 87 11.2 8.2 137
Basin Creek 7120 2.8 4.1 68 5.2 5.0 104
Black Pine 7170 5.9 5.6 105 10.3 7.5 137
Combination 5620 .9 2.7 33 8.6 5.7 151
Copper Bottom 5200 3.1 4.9 63 17.4 9.6 181
Copper Camp 6980 23.2 25.3 92 29.8 17.2 173
Lubrecht Flume 4690 2.6 3.0 87 10.2 6.6 155
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.8 7.6 129 12.1 9.8 123
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 5.7 5.9 97 12.0 7.6 158
North Fork Jocko 6110 24.6 21.0 117 35.0 28.8 122
Peterson Meadows 7190 5.4 4.8 112 9.5 6.6 144
Skalkaho Summit 7260 12.9 11.6 111 17.2 13.0 132
Stuart Mountain 7270 23.0 17.2 134 21.7 18.4 118
Warm Springs 7840 14.6 10.8 135 17.3 12.2 142
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Basin Index (%) 107 139
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 5.2 5.7 91 -M 7.8 *
Lolo Pass 5280 9.4 14.8 64 27.0 20.2 134
Moose Creek 6170 7.9 9.8 81 13.9 11.9 117
Nez Perce Camp 5670 6.6 7.6 87 16.6 12.5 133
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 13.8 100 14.1 12.0 118
Skalkaho Summit 7260 12.9 11.6 111 17.2 13.0 132
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 9.2 * -M 19.7 *
Twin Lakes 6380 19.5 21.6 90 36.2 27.0 134
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Basin Index (%) 89 129
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 27.6 * 53.4 38.8 138
Hoodoo Basin 6060 25.1 20.8 121 37.8 27.2 139
Humboldt Gulch 4260 4.3 7.5 57 30.4 22.4 136
Lookout 5180 7.5 13.9 54 29.5 22.2 133
Mosquito Ridge 5270 10.8 18.8 57 32.1 25.9 124
Poorman Creek 5050 12.0 19.2 62 50.5 33.2 152
Sleeping Woman 6120 7.3 8.0 91 20.5 12.8 160
Stuart Mountain 7270 23.0 17.2 134 21.7 18.4 118
Sunset 5570 6.1 10.6 58 24.3 20.4 119
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Basin Index (%) 83 136
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 9.0 107 12.0 10.4 115
Barker Lakes 8250 5.8 6.7 87 11.2 8.2 137
Basin Creek 7120 2.8 4.1 68 5.2 5.0 104
Beagle Springs 8880 5.4 4.8 112 8.3 5.5 151
Bloody Dick 7570 6.2 6.9 90 9.9 8.6 115
Calvert Creek 6410 5.7 4.8 119 10.4 6.2 168
Clover Meadow 8770 6.7 8.2 82 9.9 9.6 103
Darkhorse Lake 8930 17.9 16.2 110 18.9 15.8 120
Divide 7770 4.1 5.2 79 -M 6.0 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 3.1 4.2 74 9.0 5.8 155
JL Meadow 8750 7.1 -M * 9.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.3 5.2 44 12.6 8.0 158
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.8 6.0 80 6.7 7.0 96
Lower Twin 7920 7.9 9.3 85 12.2 11.7 104
Moose Creek 6170 7.9 9.8 81 13.9 11.9 117
Mule Creek 8300 9.7 8.1 120 9.9 9.5 104
Rocker Peak 7960 8.7 7.2 121 10.1 7.4 136
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 13.8 100 14.1 12.0 118
Short Creek 6990 1.7 3.0 57 6.1 4.6 133
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 18.4 -M * 20.8 -M *
White Elephant 7670 11.7 12.9 91 18.5 15.5 119
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Basin Index (%) 93 122
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 9.0 107 12.0 10.4 115
Beaver Creek 7820 9.8 9.7 101 15.8 11.5 137
Black Bear 8160 19.7 20.7 95 24.9 20.8 120
Canyon 7870 7.9 7.4 107 11.7 8.7 134
Carrot Basin 9200 19.2 14.4 133 21.1 14.5 146
Clover Meadow 8770 6.7 8.2 82 9.9 9.6 103
Lone Mountain 8820 9.7 9.5 102 11.2 9.8 114
Lower Twin 7920 7.9 9.3 85 12.2 11.7 104
Madison Plateau 7710 13.4 11.8 114 20.0 13.6 147
Tepee Creek 7950 6.8 7.2 94 11.3 8.4 135
West Yellowstone 6680 5.6 5.8 97 12.0 8.0 150
Whiskey Creek 6790 8.6 8.0 108 17.1 11.2 153
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Basin Index (%) 103 130
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 9.8 9.7 101 15.8 11.5 137
Brackett Creek 7370 10.1 10.4 97 17.4 14.8 118
Carrot Basin 9200 19.2 14.4 133 21.1 14.5 146
Lick Creek 6880 3.6 4.9 73 10.5 7.9 133
Lone Mountain 8820 9.7 9.5 102 11.2 9.8 114
Sacajawea 6610 4.1 6.8 60 14.9 13.9 107
Shower Falls 8060 11.3 11.0 103 16.1 13.6 118
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Basin Index (%) 102 124
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.4 11.0 104 15.8 11.8 134
Frohner Meadow 6520 3.1 4.2 74 9.0 5.8 155
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.8 7.6 129 12.1 9.8 123
Tizer Basin 6880 3.4 5.2 65 7.8 6.2 126
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Basin Index (%) 99 133
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.4 11.0 104 15.8 11.8 134
Crystal Lake 6130 4.3 6.6 65 7.9 10.0 79
Daisy Peak 7590 4.1 5.1 80 5.1 6.4 80
Deadman Creek 6440 5.2 5.3 98 9.1 6.7 136
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 5.8 6.7 87 9.0 10.5 86
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.4 -M * 12.7 -M *
Spur Park 8080 12.1 11.1 109 11.5 9.4 122
Stringer Creek 6550 4.7 5.7 82 7.9 8.6 92
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Basin Index (%) 92 105
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 23.4 16.2 144 27.5 18.0 153
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .5 4.0 12 11.1 7.4 150
Mount Lockhart 6430 12.4 10.6 117 25.6 14.3 179
Pike Creek 5930 4.9 -M * 26.2 -M *
Waldron 5640 5.1 6.0 85 16.5 10.0 165
Wood Creek 5970 4.2 5.0 84 15.5 8.8 176
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Basin Index (%) 109 164
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6280 28.7 23.5 122 43.7 29.6 148
Many Glacier 4930 2.9 7.4 39 29.0 17.5 166
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Basin Index (%) 102 154
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 1.8 2.8 64 8.7 6.6 132
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Basin Index (%) 64 132
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 15.4 12.7 121 17.4 11.6 150
Box Canyon 6720 4.2 4.8 88 13.0 7.2 181
Brackett Creek 7370 10.1 10.4 97 17.4 14.8 118
Burnt Mtn 5920 .0 2.5 0 6.4 6.8 94
Canyon 7870 7.9 7.4 107 11.7 8.7 134
Cole Creek 7910 2.3 6.8 34 5.1 6.7 76
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.4 2.8 50 8.7 7.5 116
Evening Star 9030 20.7 14.8 140 25.4 16.4 155
Fisher Creek 9110 25.3 18.3 138 27.4 18.2 151
Monument Peak 8740 15.2 11.6 131 18.6 12.7 146
Northeast Entrance 7420 5.5 5.2 106 11.9 7.4 161
Parker Peak 9420 17.0 11.7 145 18.7 11.7 160
Placer Basin 8790 10.2 9.2 111 13.4 10.8 124
Porcupine 6480 .8 3.0 27 7.6 6.2 123
Sacajawea 6610 4.1 6.8 60 14.9 13.9 107
Shower Falls 8060 11.3 11.0 103 16.1 13.6 118
S Fork Shields 8090 4.2 7.1 59 13.2 11.2 118
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.6 10.6 109 18.4 13.2 139
Thumb Divide 7970 12.2 7.8 156 15.6 9.5 164
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 23.9 16.4 146 -M 15.1 *
White Mill 8730 18.6 13.9 134 19.0 13.4 142
Wolverine 7660 6.6 6.5 102 12.5 7.4 169
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Basin Index (%) 114 136
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 10.4 10.2 102 11.3 8.8 128
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.8 3.4 82 6.5 4.7 138
Blackwater 9830 15.9 13.2 120 18.4 12.6 146
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.9 9.0 88 8.0 8.4 95
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.2 -M * 12.8 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 3.3 3.8 87 5.4 5.0 108
Cold Springs 9640 5.0 4.2 119 9.6 5.4 178
Deer Park 9690 9.8 7.0 140 11.6 8.9 130
Evening Star 9030 20.7 14.8 140 25.4 16.4 155
Grave Springs 8560 2.0 4.0 50 5.8 5.0 116
Hobbs Park 10080 8.6 7.1 121 10.1 6.7 151
Kirwin 9580 8.9 6.2 144 13.3 7.1 187
Little Warm 9370 7.4 5.4 137 10.8 7.2 150
Marquette 8800 1.6 3.8 42 4.6 5.4 85
Middle Powder 7760 2.5 5.1 49 6.9 5.4 128
Owl Creek 8990 1.0 3.0 33 3.8 3.5 109
Powder River Pass 9480 7.4 6.2 119 11.2 7.3 153
Shell Creek 9570 8.2 8.3 99 10.2 7.7 132
South Pass 9040 8.3 6.8 122 9.8 8.2 120
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.1 -M * 5.8 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.6 10.6 109 18.4 13.2 139
Sylvan Road 7140 6.7 6.8 99 14.4 10.4 138
Timber Creek 7910 .0 2.6 0 2.4 4.4 55
Togwotee Pass 9590 15.2 12.9 118 19.8 13.4 148
Townsend Creek 8720 3.5 4.4 80 7.1 6.1 116
Younts Peak 8340 11.3 8.0 141 16.0 8.1 198
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Basin Index (%) 108 138
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.7 4.0 42 6.3 5.4 117
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.9 9.0 88 8.0 8.4 95
Burgess Junction 7910 3.5 5.4 65 6.8 6.6 103
Dome Lake 8890 4.2 5.9 71 8.3 6.8 122
Little Goose 8560 3.5 4.8 73 7.3 6.2 118
Sucker Creek 8840 4.6 6.4 72 8.5 7.3 116
Tie Creek 7050 .2 2.8 7 5.7 5.8 98
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Basin Index (%) 67 109
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.8 3.4 82 6.5 4.7 138
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 7.5 7.3 103 8.9 7.4 120
Grave Springs 8560 2.0 4.0 50 5.8 5.0 116
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.7 3.8 71 7.8 4.8 162
Middle Powder 7760 2.5 5.1 49 6.9 5.4 128
Powder River Pass 9480 7.4 6.2 119 11.2 7.3 153
Soldier Park 8680 1.2 3.2 38 5.3 5.0 106
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Basin Index (%) 79 132
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 9.0 107 12.0 10.4 115
Badger Pass 6870 23.4 16.2 144 27.5 18.0 153
Barker Lakes 8250 5.8 6.7 87 11.2 8.2 137
Basin Creek 7120 2.8 4.1 68 5.2 5.0 104
Beagle Springs 8880 5.4 4.8 112 8.3 5.5 151
Beaver Creek 7820 9.8 9.7 101 15.8 11.5 137
Black Bear 8160 19.7 20.7 95 24.9 20.8 120
Bloody Dick 7570 6.2 6.9 90 9.9 8.6 115
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.4 11.0 104 15.8 11.8 134
Brackett Creek 7370 10.1 10.4 97 17.4 14.8 118
Calvert Creek 6410 5.7 4.8 119 10.4 6.2 168
Canyon 7870 7.9 7.4 107 11.7 8.7 134
Carrot Basin 9200 19.2 14.4 133 21.1 14.5 146
Clover Meadow 8770 6.7 8.2 82 9.9 9.6 103
Crystal Lake 6130 4.3 6.6 65 7.9 10.0 79
Daisy Peak 7590 4.1 5.1 80 5.1 6.4 80
Darkhorse Lake 8930 17.9 16.2 110 18.9 15.8 120
Deadman Creek 6440 5.2 5.3 98 9.1 6.7 136
Divide 7770 4.1 5.2 79 -M 6.0 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .5 4.0 12 11.1 7.4 150
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 3.1 4.2 74 9.0 5.8 155
JL Meadow 8750 7.1 -M * 9.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.3 5.2 44 12.6 8.0 158
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.8 6.0 80 6.7 7.0 96
Lick Creek 6880 3.6 4.9 73 10.5 7.9 133
Lone Mountain 8820 9.7 9.5 102 11.2 9.8 114
Lower Twin 7920 7.9 9.3 85 12.2 11.7 104
Madison Plateau 7710 13.4 11.8 114 20.0 13.6 147
Moose Creek 6170 7.9 9.8 81 13.9 11.9 117
Mount Lockhart 6430 12.4 10.6 117 25.6 14.3 179
Mule Creek 8300 9.7 8.1 120 9.9 9.5 104
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.8 7.6 129 12.1 9.8 123
Onion Park 7420 5.8 6.7 87 9.0 10.5 86
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.4 -M * 12.7 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 4.9 -M * 26.2 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 8.7 7.2 121 10.1 7.4 136
Sacajawea 6610 4.1 6.8 60 14.9 13.9 107
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 13.8 100 14.1 12.0 118
Short Creek 6990 1.7 3.0 57 6.1 4.6 133
Shower Falls 8060 11.3 11.0 103 16.1 13.6 118
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 18.4 -M * 20.8 -M *
Spur Park 8080 12.1 11.1 109 11.5 9.4 122
Stringer Creek 6550 4.7 5.7 82 7.9 8.6 92
Tepee Creek 7950 6.8 7.2 94 11.3 8.4 135
Tizer Basin 6880 3.4 5.2 65 7.8 6.2 126
Waldron 5640 5.1 6.0 85 16.5 10.0 165
West Yellowstone 6680 5.6 5.8 97 12.0 8.0 150
Whiskey Creek 6790 8.6 8.0 108 17.1 11.2 153
White Elephant 7670 11.7 12.9 91 18.5 15.5 119
Wood Creek 5970 4.2 5.0 84 15.5 8.8 176
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Basin Index (%) 98 128
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 10.4 10.2 102 11.3 8.8 128
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.8 3.4 82 6.5 4.7 138
Beartooth Lake 9360 15.4 12.7 121 17.4 11.6 150
Big Goose 8010 1.7 4.0 42 6.3 5.4 117
Blackwater 9830 15.9 13.2 120 18.4 12.6 146
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.9 9.0 88 8.0 8.4 95
Box Canyon 6720 4.2 4.8 88 13.0 7.2 181
Brackett Creek 7370 10.1 10.4 97 17.4 14.8 118
Burgess Junction 7910 3.5 5.4 65 6.8 6.6 103
Burnt Mtn 5920 .0 2.5 0 6.4 6.8 94
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.2 -M * 12.8 -M *
Canyon 7870 7.9 7.4 107 11.7 8.7 134
Castle Creek 8410 3.3 3.8 87 5.4 5.0 108
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 7.5 7.3 103 8.9 7.4 120
Cold Springs 9640 5.0 4.2 119 9.6 5.4 178
Cole Creek 7910 2.3 6.8 34 5.1 6.7 76
Deer Park 9690 9.8 7.0 140 11.6 8.9 130
Dome Lake 8890 4.2 5.9 71 8.3 6.8 122
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.4 2.8 50 8.7 7.5 116
Evening Star 9030 20.7 14.8 140 25.4 16.4 155
Fisher Creek 9110 25.3 18.3 138 27.4 18.2 151
Grave Springs 8560 2.0 4.0 50 5.8 5.0 116
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.7 3.8 71 7.8 4.8 162
Hobbs Park 10080 8.6 7.1 121 10.1 6.7 151
Kirwin 9580 8.9 6.2 144 13.3 7.1 187
Little Goose 8560 3.5 4.8 73 7.3 6.2 118
Little Warm 9370 7.4 5.4 137 10.8 7.2 150
Marquette 8800 1.6 3.8 42 4.6 5.4 85
Middle Powder 7760 2.5 5.1 49 6.9 5.4 128
Monument Peak 8740 15.2 11.6 131 18.6 12.7 146
Northeast Entrance 7420 5.5 5.2 106 11.9 7.4 161
Owl Creek 8990 1.0 3.0 33 3.8 3.5 109
Parker Peak 9420 17.0 11.7 145 18.7 11.7 160
Placer Basin 8790 10.2 9.2 111 13.4 10.8 124
Porcupine 6480 .8 3.0 27 7.6 6.2 123
Powder River Pass 9480 7.4 6.2 119 11.2 7.3 153
S Fork Shields 8090 4.2 7.1 59 13.2 11.2 118
Sacajawea 6610 4.1 6.8 60 14.9 13.9 107
Shell Creek 9570 8.2 8.3 99 10.2 7.7 132
Shower Falls 8060 11.3 11.0 103 16.1 13.6 118
Soldier Park 8680 1.2 3.2 38 5.3 5.0 106
South Pass 9040 8.3 6.8 122 9.8 8.2 120
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.1 -M * 5.8 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 4.6 6.4 72 8.5 7.3 116
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.6 10.6 109 18.4 13.2 139
Sylvan Road 7140 6.7 6.8 99 14.4 10.4 138
Thumb Divide 7970 12.2 7.8 156 15.6 9.5 164
Tie Creek 7050 .2 2.8 7 5.7 5.8 98
Timber Creek 7910 .0 2.6 0 2.4 4.4 55
Togwotee Pass 9590 15.2 12.9 118 19.8 13.4 148
Townsend Creek 8720 3.5 4.4 80 7.1 6.1 116
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 23.9 16.4 146 -M 15.1 *
White Mill 8730 18.6 13.9 134 19.0 13.4 142
Wolverine 7660 6.6 6.5 102 12.5 7.4 169
Younts Peak 8340 11.3 8.0 141 16.0 8.1 198
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Basin Index (%) 105 134
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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.
