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 TUESDAY: JANUARY 13 , 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 9.0 9.0 100 22.4 13.6 165
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 25.6 * 53.4 38.4 139
Garver Creek 4250 4.5 6.0 75 16.9 11.2 151
Grave Creek 4350 4.6 8.8 52 31.6 17.8 178
Hand Creek 5030 4.4 5.9 75 12.9 9.5 136
Hawkins Lake 6460 17.6 13.0 135 29.9 18.4 162
Poorman Creek 5050 12.5 18.6 67 50.5 32.5 155
Stahl Peak 6040 23.8 18.5 129 30.2 21.8 139
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Basin Index (%) 96 152
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 10.1 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 23.6 15.3 154 27.5 18.0 153
Bassoo Peak 5130 2.7 -M * 14.2 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 2.4 4.6 52 14.8 9.0 164
Blacktail Mtn 5660 -M 6.2 * -M 8.2 *
Emery Creek 4340 4.9 8.0 61 19.9 14.7 135
Flattop Mtn. 6280 28.3 21.8 130 43.2 28.9 149
Grave Creek 4350 4.6 8.8 52 31.6 17.8 178
Hand Creek 5030 4.4 5.9 75 12.9 9.5 136
Kraft Creek 4770 3.6 6.6 55 25.0 15.2 164
Moss Peak 6760 22.9 18.8 122 29.4 19.9 148
Noisy Basin 6070 20.2 21.7 93 27.2 25.6 106
North Fork Jocko 6110 24.5 20.2 121 34.5 28.0 123
Pike Creek 5930 5.3 -M * 26.3 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 7.4 7.5 99 20.3 12.6 161
Stahl Peak 6040 23.8 18.5 129 30.2 21.8 139
Stuart Mountain 7270 22.9 16.8 136 21.8 17.5 125
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Basin Index (%) 111 142
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 5.9 6.6 89 11.4 8.0 142
Basin Creek 7120 2.9 4.0 72 5.2 5.0 104
Black Pine 7170 6.1 5.4 113 10.4 7.1 146
Combination 5620 1.3 2.6 50 8.6 5.6 154
Copper Bottom 5200 3.1 4.9 63 17.4 9.2 189
Copper Camp 6980 23.1 24.9 93 29.8 16.9 176
Lubrecht Flume 4690 2.6 2.8 93 10.2 6.4 159
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.8 7.4 132 12.2 9.5 128
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 5.8 5.6 104 12.0 7.6 158
North Fork Jocko 6110 24.5 20.2 121 34.5 28.0 123
Peterson Meadows 7190 5.3 4.8 110 9.7 6.6 147
Skalkaho Summit 7260 13.0 11.3 115 16.9 12.8 132
Stuart Mountain 7270 22.9 16.8 136 21.8 17.5 125
Warm Springs 7840 14.6 10.6 138 17.2 12.1 142
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Basin Index (%) 110 143
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 5.4 5.3 102 -M 7.7 *
Lolo Pass 5280 10.8 14.6 74 27.1 19.6 138
Moose Creek 6170 7.9 9.1 87 13.9 11.6 120
Nez Perce Camp 5670 6.6 7.4 89 16.7 12.4 135
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 13.3 104 14.1 11.6 122
Skalkaho Summit 7260 13.0 11.3 115 16.9 12.8 132
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 8.8 * -M 19.0 *
Twin Lakes 6380 19.6 20.4 96 36.2 26.8 135
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Basin Index (%) 95 132
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 25.6 * 53.4 38.4 139
Hoodoo Basin 6060 25.0 20.2 124 37.6 25.6 147
Humboldt Gulch 4260 4.5 7.6 59 30.0 20.7 145
Lookout 5180 7.7 13.2 58 29.6 21.8 136
Mosquito Ridge 5270 11.0 18.2 60 31.9 24.8 129
Poorman Creek 5050 12.5 18.6 67 50.5 32.5 155
Sleeping Woman 6120 7.4 7.5 99 20.3 12.6 161
Stuart Mountain 7270 22.9 16.8 136 21.8 17.5 125
Sunset 5570 6.2 10.4 60 24.2 19.6 123
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Basin Index (%) 86 140
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 8.9 108 12.1 10.3 117
Barker Lakes 8250 5.9 6.6 89 11.4 8.0 142
Basin Creek 7120 2.9 4.0 72 5.2 5.0 104
Beagle Springs 8880 5.3 4.6 115 8.3 5.3 157
Bloody Dick 7570 6.2 6.6 94 9.8 8.2 120
Calvert Creek 6410 5.7 4.8 119 10.5 6.2 169
Clover Meadow 8770 6.8 8.1 84 10.1 9.3 109
Darkhorse Lake 8930 18.0 16.0 112 19.0 15.6 122
Divide 7770 4.1 5.2 79 -M 5.8 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.8 4.0 70 9.3 5.8 160
JL Meadow 8750 7.1 -M * 9.8 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.3 5.1 45 12.6 8.0 158
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.8 5.8 83 6.8 7.0 97
Lower Twin 7920 8.0 9.1 88 12.4 11.5 108
Moose Creek 6170 7.9 9.1 87 13.9 11.6 120
Mule Creek 8300 9.7 7.7 126 10.0 9.1 110
Rocker Peak 7960 8.8 7.0 126 10.4 7.2 144
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 13.3 104 14.1 11.6 122
Short Creek 6990 1.8 2.8 64 6.0 4.6 130
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 18.5 -M * 20.9 -M *
White Elephant 7670 11.7 12.5 94 18.5 15.3 121
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Basin Index (%) 96 126
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 8.9 108 12.1 10.3 117
Beaver Creek 7820 9.7 9.4 103 15.7 11.2 140
Black Bear 8160 19.6 20.1 98 25.0 20.6 121
Canyon 7870 7.8 7.1 110 11.7 8.4 139
Carrot Basin 9200 19.2 13.8 139 21.1 14.2 149
Clover Meadow 8770 6.8 8.1 84 10.1 9.3 109
Lone Mountain 8820 9.6 9.2 104 11.2 9.5 118
Lower Twin 7920 8.0 9.1 88 12.4 11.5 108
Madison Plateau 7710 13.6 11.4 119 20.0 13.6 147
Tepee Creek 7950 6.8 6.9 99 11.3 8.2 138
West Yellowstone 6680 5.7 5.6 102 11.9 7.9 151
Whiskey Creek 6790 8.6 7.6 113 17.1 11.0 155
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Basin Index (%) 107 132
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 9.7 9.4 103 15.7 11.2 140
Brackett Creek 7370 10.2 10.1 101 17.4 14.3 122
Carrot Basin 9200 19.2 13.8 139 21.1 14.2 149
Lick Creek 6880 3.4 4.8 71 10.5 7.8 135
Lone Mountain 8820 9.6 9.2 104 11.2 9.5 118
Sacajawea 6610 4.0 6.6 61 15.0 13.5 111
Shower Falls 8060 11.0 10.7 103 15.9 13.6 117
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Basin Index (%) 104 127
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.2 10.5 107 15.8 10.9 145
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.8 4.0 70 9.3 5.8 160
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.8 7.4 132 12.2 9.5 128
Tizer Basin 6880 3.7 5.0 74 7.8 6.2 126
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Basin Index (%) 102 139
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.2 10.5 107 15.8 10.9 145
Crystal Lake 6130 4.3 6.6 65 8.2 9.7 85
Daisy Peak 7590 4.2 4.9 86 5.1 6.4 80
Deadman Creek 6440 5.2 5.0 104 9.2 6.6 139
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 5.8 6.0 97 9.2 10.2 90
Pickfoot Creek 6680 2.1 -M * 12.6 -M *
Spur Park 8080 12.1 10.9 111 11.4 9.0 127
Stringer Creek 6550 4.5 5.2 87 7.8 8.5 92
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Basin Index (%) 96 109
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 23.6 15.3 154 27.5 18.0 153
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.6 4.0 40 11.2 7.2 156
Mount Lockhart 6430 12.9 10.1 128 25.4 13.9 183
Pike Creek 5930 5.3 -M * 26.3 -M *
Waldron 5640 5.2 5.8 90 16.4 9.4 174
Wood Creek 5970 4.2 4.7 89 15.7 8.7 180
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Basin Index (%) 119 168
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6280 28.3 21.8 130 43.2 28.9 149
Many Glacier 4930 3.4 6.8 50 28.7 16.6 173
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Basin Index (%) 111 158
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 2.2 2.8 79 8.6 6.6 130
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Basin Index (%) 79 130
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 15.5 12.2 127 17.4 11.4 153
Box Canyon 6720 4.3 4.7 91 13.0 7.0 186
Brackett Creek 7370 10.2 10.1 101 17.4 14.3 122
Burnt Mtn 5920 .2 2.5 8 6.2 6.8 91
Canyon 7870 7.8 7.1 110 11.7 8.4 139
Cole Creek 7910 2.2 6.8 32 5.0 6.6 76
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.8 2.8 64 8.9 7.5 119
Evening Star 9030 20.8 14.3 145 25.5 16.2 157
Fisher Creek 9110 25.2 18.0 140 27.4 17.8 154
Monument Peak 8740 15.1 11.0 137 18.6 12.4 150
Northeast Entrance 7420 5.5 5.0 110 11.8 7.2 164
Parker Peak 9420 17.0 11.4 149 18.7 11.3 165
Placer Basin 8790 10.3 9.2 112 13.5 10.6 127
Porcupine 6480 1.0 2.8 36 7.9 6.1 130
Sacajawea 6610 4.0 6.6 61 15.0 13.5 111
Shower Falls 8060 11.0 10.7 103 15.9 13.6 117
S Fork Shields 8090 4.3 7.0 61 13.5 11.0 123
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.6 10.5 110 18.4 13.2 139
Thumb Divide 7970 12.2 7.6 161 15.7 9.4 167
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 23.9 16.4 146 -M 14.8 *
White Mill 8730 18.6 13.2 141 19.0 12.8 148
Wolverine 7660 6.6 6.0 110 12.5 7.2 174
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Basin Index (%) 117 140
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 9.8 9.8 100 11.2 8.5 132
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.7 3.4 79 6.9 4.7 147
Blackwater 9830 15.9 13.0 122 18.5 12.5 148
Bone Springs Div 9340 8.1 8.6 94 8.2 8.1 101
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.2 -M * 13.0 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 3.3 3.8 87 5.5 5.0 110
Cold Springs 9640 5.0 4.2 119 9.6 5.3 181
Deer Park 9690 9.8 6.9 142 11.7 8.9 131
Evening Star 9030 20.8 14.3 145 25.5 16.2 157
Grave Springs 8560 2.1 4.0 52 5.9 5.0 118
Hobbs Park 10080 8.8 7.0 126 10.2 6.7 152
Kirwin 9580 9.0 6.0 150 13.4 6.8 197
Little Warm 9370 7.4 5.3 140 11.0 6.9 159
Marquette 8800 1.7 3.7 46 4.8 5.2 92
Middle Powder 7760 2.8 4.9 57 7.1 5.4 131
Owl Creek 8990 1.1 2.8 39 4.0 3.4 118
Powder River Pass 9480 7.5 6.0 125 11.2 7.2 156
Shell Creek 9570 7.9 8.2 96 10.2 7.6 134
South Pass 9040 8.3 6.8 122 9.9 8.0 124
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.5 -M * 5.8 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.6 10.5 110 18.4 13.2 139
Sylvan Road 7140 6.7 6.6 102 14.4 10.2 141
Timber Creek 7910 .0 2.6 0 3.1 4.4 70
Togwotee Pass 9590 15.3 12.6 121 19.7 13.2 149
Townsend Creek 8720 3.6 4.3 84 7.2 6.0 120
Younts Peak 8340 11.6 7.7 151 16.1 8.0 201
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Basin Index (%) 111 141
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.8 4.0 45 6.0 5.4 111
Bone Springs Div 9340 8.1 8.6 94 8.2 8.1 101
Burgess Junction 7910 3.2 5.4 59 6.6 6.5 102
Dome Lake 8890 4.0 5.5 73 8.2 6.8 121
Little Goose 8560 3.4 4.8 71 7.5 6.2 121
Sucker Creek 8840 4.3 6.2 69 8.1 7.2 112
Tie Creek 7050 .0 2.6 0 5.5 5.7 96
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Basin Index (%) 67 109
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.7 3.4 79 6.9 4.7 147
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 7.3 7.2 101 8.9 7.1 125
Grave Springs 8560 2.1 4.0 52 5.9 5.0 118
Hansen Sawmill 8360 3.1 3.6 86 7.7 4.6 167
Middle Powder 7760 2.8 4.9 57 7.1 5.4 131
Powder River Pass 9480 7.5 6.0 125 11.2 7.2 156
Soldier Park 8680 1.6 3.1 52 5.4 5.0 108
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Basin Index (%) 84 136
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 8.9 108 12.1 10.3 117
Badger Pass 6870 23.6 15.3 154 27.5 18.0 153
Barker Lakes 8250 5.9 6.6 89 11.4 8.0 142
Basin Creek 7120 2.9 4.0 72 5.2 5.0 104
Beagle Springs 8880 5.3 4.6 115 8.3 5.3 157
Beaver Creek 7820 9.7 9.4 103 15.7 11.2 140
Black Bear 8160 19.6 20.1 98 25.0 20.6 121
Bloody Dick 7570 6.2 6.6 94 9.8 8.2 120
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.2 10.5 107 15.8 10.9 145
Brackett Creek 7370 10.2 10.1 101 17.4 14.3 122
Calvert Creek 6410 5.7 4.8 119 10.5 6.2 169
Canyon 7870 7.8 7.1 110 11.7 8.4 139
Carrot Basin 9200 19.2 13.8 139 21.1 14.2 149
Clover Meadow 8770 6.8 8.1 84 10.1 9.3 109
Crystal Lake 6130 4.3 6.6 65 8.2 9.7 85
Daisy Peak 7590 4.2 4.9 86 5.1 6.4 80
Darkhorse Lake 8930 18.0 16.0 112 19.0 15.6 122
Deadman Creek 6440 5.2 5.0 104 9.2 6.6 139
Divide 7770 4.1 5.2 79 -M 5.8 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.6 4.0 40 11.2 7.2 156
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.8 4.0 70 9.3 5.8 160
JL Meadow 8750 7.1 -M * 9.8 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.3 5.1 45 12.6 8.0 158
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.8 5.8 83 6.8 7.0 97
Lick Creek 6880 3.4 4.8 71 10.5 7.8 135
Lone Mountain 8820 9.6 9.2 104 11.2 9.5 118
Lower Twin 7920 8.0 9.1 88 12.4 11.5 108
Madison Plateau 7710 13.6 11.4 119 20.0 13.6 147
Moose Creek 6170 7.9 9.1 87 13.9 11.6 120
Mount Lockhart 6430 12.9 10.1 128 25.4 13.9 183
Mule Creek 8300 9.7 7.7 126 10.0 9.1 110
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.8 7.4 132 12.2 9.5 128
Onion Park 7420 5.8 6.0 97 9.2 10.2 90
Pickfoot Creek 6680 2.1 -M * 12.6 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 5.3 -M * 26.3 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 8.8 7.0 126 10.4 7.2 144
Sacajawea 6610 4.0 6.6 61 15.0 13.5 111
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 13.3 104 14.1 11.6 122
Short Creek 6990 1.8 2.8 64 6.0 4.6 130
Shower Falls 8060 11.0 10.7 103 15.9 13.6 117
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 18.5 -M * 20.9 -M *
Spur Park 8080 12.1 10.9 111 11.4 9.0 127
Stringer Creek 6550 4.5 5.2 87 7.8 8.5 92
Tepee Creek 7950 6.8 6.9 99 11.3 8.2 138
Tizer Basin 6880 3.7 5.0 74 7.8 6.2 126
Waldron 5640 5.2 5.8 90 16.4 9.4 174
West Yellowstone 6680 5.7 5.6 102 11.9 7.9 151
Whiskey Creek 6790 8.6 7.6 113 17.1 11.0 155
White Elephant 7670 11.7 12.5 94 18.5 15.3 121
Wood Creek 5970 4.2 4.7 89 15.7 8.7 180
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Basin Index (%) 102 131
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 9.8 9.8 100 11.2 8.5 132
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.7 3.4 79 6.9 4.7 147
Beartooth Lake 9360 15.5 12.2 127 17.4 11.4 153
Big Goose 8010 1.8 4.0 45 6.0 5.4 111
Blackwater 9830 15.9 13.0 122 18.5 12.5 148
Bone Springs Div 9340 8.1 8.6 94 8.2 8.1 101
Box Canyon 6720 4.3 4.7 91 13.0 7.0 186
Brackett Creek 7370 10.2 10.1 101 17.4 14.3 122
Burgess Junction 7910 3.2 5.4 59 6.6 6.5 102
Burnt Mtn 5920 .2 2.5 8 6.2 6.8 91
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.2 -M * 13.0 -M *
Canyon 7870 7.8 7.1 110 11.7 8.4 139
Castle Creek 8410 3.3 3.8 87 5.5 5.0 110
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 7.3 7.2 101 8.9 7.1 125
Cold Springs 9640 5.0 4.2 119 9.6 5.3 181
Cole Creek 7910 2.2 6.8 32 5.0 6.6 76
Deer Park 9690 9.8 6.9 142 11.7 8.9 131
Dome Lake 8890 4.0 5.5 73 8.2 6.8 121
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.8 2.8 64 8.9 7.5 119
Evening Star 9030 20.8 14.3 145 25.5 16.2 157
Fisher Creek 9110 25.2 18.0 140 27.4 17.8 154
Grave Springs 8560 2.1 4.0 52 5.9 5.0 118
Hansen Sawmill 8360 3.1 3.6 86 7.7 4.6 167
Hobbs Park 10080 8.8 7.0 126 10.2 6.7 152
Kirwin 9580 9.0 6.0 150 13.4 6.8 197
Little Goose 8560 3.4 4.8 71 7.5 6.2 121
Little Warm 9370 7.4 5.3 140 11.0 6.9 159
Marquette 8800 1.7 3.7 46 4.8 5.2 92
Middle Powder 7760 2.8 4.9 57 7.1 5.4 131
Monument Peak 8740 15.1 11.0 137 18.6 12.4 150
Northeast Entrance 7420 5.5 5.0 110 11.8 7.2 164
Owl Creek 8990 1.1 2.8 39 4.0 3.4 118
Parker Peak 9420 17.0 11.4 149 18.7 11.3 165
Placer Basin 8790 10.3 9.2 112 13.5 10.6 127
Porcupine 6480 1.0 2.8 36 7.9 6.1 130
Powder River Pass 9480 7.5 6.0 125 11.2 7.2 156
S Fork Shields 8090 4.3 7.0 61 13.5 11.0 123
Sacajawea 6610 4.0 6.6 61 15.0 13.5 111
Shell Creek 9570 7.9 8.2 96 10.2 7.6 134
Shower Falls 8060 11.0 10.7 103 15.9 13.6 117
Soldier Park 8680 1.6 3.1 52 5.4 5.0 108
South Pass 9040 8.3 6.8 122 9.9 8.0 124
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.5 -M * 5.8 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 4.3 6.2 69 8.1 7.2 112
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.6 10.5 110 18.4 13.2 139
Sylvan Road 7140 6.7 6.6 102 14.4 10.2 141
Thumb Divide 7970 12.2 7.6 161 15.7 9.4 167
Tie Creek 7050 .0 2.6 0 5.5 5.7 96
Timber Creek 7910 .0 2.6 0 3.1 4.4 70
Togwotee Pass 9590 15.3 12.6 121 19.7 13.2 149
Townsend Creek 8720 3.6 4.3 84 7.2 6.0 120
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 23.9 16.4 146 -M 14.8 *
White Mill 8730 18.6 13.2 141 19.0 12.8 148
Wolverine 7660 6.6 6.0 110 12.5 7.2 174
Younts Peak 8340 11.6 7.7 151 16.1 8.0 201
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Basin Index (%) 108 137
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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.
