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 SATURDAY: DECEMBER 13 , 2025
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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 3.4 4.6 74 14.3 9.6 149
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 14.9 * 36.9 26.6 139
Garver Creek 4250 1.8 3.7 49 10.6 7.8 136
Grave Creek 4350 2.6 3.9 67 24.4 11.6 210
Hand Creek 5040 2.1 2.8 75 8.8 6.2 142
Hawkins Lake 6460 7.4 7.6 97 19.1 13.2 145
Poorman Creek 5050 5.5 7.6 72 36.8 23.0 160
Stahl Peak 6040 15.3 11.0 139 22.0 15.0 147
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Basin Index (%) 92 153
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 7.5 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 12.9 9.8 132 18.5 12.0 154
Bassoo Peak 5130 .7 -M * 10.1 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 1.8 2.2 82 11.7 6.1 192
Blacktail Mtn 5660 2.1 2.6 81 7.8 5.3 147
Emery Creek 4340 3.2 3.6 89 15.3 9.8 156
Flattop Mtn. 6290 -M 13.2 * -M 19.1 *
Grave Creek 4350 2.6 3.9 67 24.4 11.6 210
Hand Creek 5040 2.1 2.8 75 8.8 6.2 142
Kraft Creek 4760 2.7 2.7 100 19.2 10.0 192
Moss Peak 6760 16.5 11.3 146 22.1 13.3 166
Noisy Basin 6070 14.6 11.0 133 21.4 15.2 141
North Fork Jocko 6110 23.1 10.6 218 25.7 18.8 137
Pike Creek 5930 3.1 -M * 18.1 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 3.6 3.9 92 14.2 8.6 165
Stahl Peak 6040 15.3 11.0 139 22.0 15.0 147
Stuart Mountain 7270 15.0 8.7 172 14.8 10.8 137
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Basin Index (%) 137 158
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 3.4 4.9 69 8.0 6.2 129
Basin Creek 7120 1.1 2.8 39 3.3 4.0 82
Black Pine 7170 3.1 2.8 111 7.2 5.0 144
Combination 5620 .2 1.3 15 5.9 3.9 151
Copper Bottom 5200 1.0 2.0 50 11.2 5.6 200
Copper Camp 6980 10.4 11.9 87 19.1 10.3 185
Lubrecht Flume 4690 1.4 1.2 117 7.3 4.5 162
Nevada Ridge 7030 5.9 4.1 144 8.0 6.2 129
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 3.1 3.0 103 8.7 5.2 167
North Fork Jocko 6110 23.1 10.6 218 25.7 18.8 137
Peterson Meadows 7190 2.6 3.2 81 6.8 4.6 148
Skalkaho Summit 7260 6.1 5.7 107 10.2 7.8 131
Stuart Mountain 7270 15.0 8.7 172 14.8 10.8 137
Warm Springs 7840 9.1 7.0 130 12.0 8.4 143
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Basin Index (%) 124 146
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 2.7 2.8 96 -M 5.3 *
Lolo Pass 5280 4.2 6.8 62 17.1 12.6 136
Moose Creek 6170 4.0 4.7 85 8.3 6.9 120
Nez Perce Camp 5670 3.0 3.5 86 11.2 8.0 140
Saddle Mtn. 7890 7.1 7.6 93 8.4 7.0 120
Skalkaho Summit 7260 6.1 5.7 107 10.2 7.8 131
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 4.4 * 20.4 12.0 170
Twin Lakes 6390 8.0 10.2 78 22.1 16.8 132
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Basin Index (%) 85 137
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 14.9 * 36.9 26.6 139
Hoodoo Basin 6060 11.4 10.4 110 23.4 17.2 136
Humboldt Gulch 4260 2.6 3.3 79 21.8 14.6 149
Lookout 5180 3.4 6.4 53 19.6 15.1 130
Mosquito Ridge 5270 4.5 9.0 50 21.7 15.9 136
Poorman Creek 5050 5.5 7.6 72 36.8 23.0 160
Sleeping Woman 6120 3.6 3.9 92 14.2 8.6 165
Stuart Mountain 7270 15.0 8.7 172 14.8 10.8 137
Sunset 5580 4.5 4.8 94 18.9 13.7 138
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Basin Index (%) 93 143
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 3.9 5.7 68 6.1 7.3 84
Barker Lakes 8250 3.4 4.9 69 8.0 6.2 129
Basin Creek 7120 1.1 2.8 39 3.3 4.0 82
Beagle Springs 8880 1.0 3.1 32 4.3 4.2 102
Bloody Dick 7570 2.2 3.8 58 6.2 5.4 115
Calvert Creek 6410 2.2 2.4 92 6.3 4.0 158
Clover Meadow 8770 4.0 5.6 71 7.4 6.6 112
Darkhorse Lake 8930 9.9 9.7 102 11.7 9.8 119
Divide 7770 1.2 3.0 40 -M 4.1 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.3 2.4 54 6.8 4.4 155
JL Meadow 8750 3.4 -M * 5.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .7 2.8 25 6.1 5.6 109
Lemhi Ridge 8080 2.3 3.4 68 4.1 4.7 87
Lower Twin 7920 4.1 5.6 73 7.9 7.6 104
Moose Creek 6170 4.0 4.7 85 8.3 6.9 120
Mule Creek 8300 5.0 4.9 102 5.6 6.3 89
Rocker Peak 7960 5.6 4.7 119 7.2 5.0 144
Saddle Mtn. 7890 7.1 7.6 93 8.4 7.0 120
Short Creek 6980 .6 1.8 33 4.0 3.3 121
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 9.6 -M * 12.5 -M *
White Elephant 7670 2.3 6.4 36 6.5 9.0 72
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Basin Index (%) 73 110
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 3.9 5.7 68 6.1 7.3 84
Beaver Creek 7820 2.6 5.3 49 8.0 7.2 111
Black Bear 8160 6.9 11.4 61 10.8 13.3 81
Canyon 7870 2.2 3.6 61 5.8 5.5 105
Carrot Basin 9200 8.5 8.4 101 10.8 9.4 115
Clover Meadow 8770 4.0 5.6 71 7.4 6.6 112
Lone Mountain 8810 5.5 5.8 95 7.3 6.8 107
Lower Twin 7920 4.1 5.6 73 7.9 7.6 104
Madison Plateau 7710 2.9 7.0 41 7.7 9.0 86
Tepee Creek 7950 2.1 4.4 48 6.3 5.5 115
West Yellowstone 6680 1.1 3.0 37 4.7 5.2 90
Whiskey Creek 6790 2.0 4.0 50 6.7 6.9 97
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Basin Index (%) 66 99
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 2.6 5.3 49 8.0 7.2 111
Brackett Creek 7370 6.6 5.8 114 13.1 10.0 131
Carrot Basin 9200 8.5 8.4 101 10.8 9.4 115
Lick Creek 6880 2.0 3.0 67 8.3 6.1 136
Lone Mountain 8810 5.5 5.8 95 7.3 6.8 107
Sacajawea 6610 3.5 3.4 103 11.2 9.3 120
Shower Falls 8060 7.3 6.9 106 12.0 9.7 124
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Basin Index (%) 93 121
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 7.5 6.0 125 11.9 7.4 161
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.3 2.4 54 6.8 4.4 155
Nevada Ridge 7030 5.9 4.1 144 8.0 6.2 129
Tizer Basin 6880 2.1 3.4 62 5.5 4.5 122
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Basin Index (%) 106 143
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 7.5 6.0 125 11.9 7.4 161
Crystal Lake 6130 4.3 3.9 110 7.8 6.8 115
Daisy Peak 7590 2.9 3.2 91 4.2 4.2 100
Deadman Creek 6440 3.8 3.0 127 6.9 4.5 153
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 4.3 4.0 108 7.2 7.3 99
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .7 -M * 9.4 -M *
Spur Park 8080 8.6 6.9 125 8.8 5.9 149
Stringer Creek 6550 3.0 3.2 94 6.2 5.9 105
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Basin Index (%) 114 126
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 12.9 9.8 132 18.5 12.0 154
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .9 1.5 60 8.0 4.8 167
Mount Lockhart 6430 6.0 5.8 103 16.7 8.8 190
Pike Creek 5930 3.1 -M * 18.1 -M *
Waldron 5640 1.9 3.0 63 10.8 6.2 174
Wood Creek 5970 1.4 2.2 64 10.8 6.3 171
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Basin Index (%) 104 170
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6290 -M 13.2 * -M 19.1 *
Many Glacier 4930 1.4 2.8 50 19.3 12.3 157
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Basin Index (%) 50 157
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 2.1 1.2 175 7.2 4.4 164
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Basin Index (%) 175 164
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 8.4 7.6 111 9.7 7.0 139
Box Canyon 6720 2.5 2.4 104 8.8 4.8 183
Brackett Creek 7370 6.6 5.8 114 13.1 10.0 131
Burnt Mtn 5920 .0 1.8 0 5.0 5.6 89
Canyon 7870 2.2 3.6 61 5.8 5.5 105
Cole Creek 7910 1.4 5.3 26 3.7 5.8 64
East Boulder Mine 6310 .9 1.6 56 6.6 5.8 114
Evening Star 9040 11.4 8.8 130 16.4 11.0 149
Fisher Creek 9110 11.2 10.6 106 14.6 11.7 125
Monument Peak 8740 8.2 6.6 124 11.2 8.4 133
Northeast Entrance 7420 2.8 2.4 117 7.6 5.0 152
Parker Peak 9420 8.7 7.6 114 10.4 7.8 133
Placer Basin 8790 6.3 6.0 105 9.3 7.6 122
Porcupine 6480 1.5 1.4 107 5.9 4.5 131
Sacajawea 6610 3.5 3.4 103 11.2 9.3 120
Shower Falls 8060 7.3 6.9 106 12.0 9.7 124
S Fork Shields 8090 -M 4.2 * 10.3 8.2 126
Sylvan Lake 8440 4.7 6.3 75 10.2 9.0 113
Thumb Divide 7970 2.9 4.2 69 6.5 6.6 98
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 9.6 10.6 91 10.6 9.8 108
White Mill 8730 10.2 7.6 134 11.4 8.4 136
Wolverine 7650 3.0 3.6 83 7.0 4.6 152
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Basin Index (%) 99 125
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 7.8 6.6 118 9.4 6.0 157
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 1.0 2.1 48 5.6 3.6 156
Blackwater 9840 8.1 9.0 90 10.3 8.3 124
Bone Springs Div 9340 5.6 5.8 97 6.7 5.6 120
Burroughs Creek 8760 2.5 -M * 7.8 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 1.1 2.4 46 3.4 3.6 94
Cold Springs 9640 1.6 2.7 59 5.5 4.0 138
Deer Park 9690 3.2 4.8 67 4.5 6.2 73
Evening Star 9040 11.4 8.8 130 16.4 11.0 149
Grave Springs 8560 1.0 2.3 43 5.3 3.7 143
Hobbs Park 10080 2.5 5.0 50 4.3 4.9 88
Kirwin 9580 3.5 4.0 88 7.1 5.0 142
Little Warm 9370 3.6 3.4 106 6.5 4.8 135
Marquette 8800 .4 3.0 13 3.4 4.2 81
Middle Powder 7760 1.6 3.0 53 6.0 4.2 143
Owl Creek 8990 .4 2.1 19 3.0 2.8 107
Powder River Pass 9480 5.1 3.9 131 8.7 5.1 171
Shell Creek 9570 5.8 5.9 98 8.1 5.1 159
South Pass 9040 2.7 4.8 56 4.1 5.6 73
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .3 -M * 2.4 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 4.7 6.3 75 10.2 9.0 113
Sylvan Road 7140 2.6 3.9 67 8.4 7.0 120
Timber Creek 7910 .0 1.8 0 2.8 3.4 82
Togwotee Pass 9590 7.9 8.4 94 11.9 8.8 135
Townsend Creek 8720 .5 3.0 17 3.4 4.7 72
Younts Peak 8340 2.8 4.8 58 9.4 5.6 168
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Basin Index (%) 79 124
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.3 2.6 50 4.6 4.1 112
Bone Springs Div 9340 5.6 5.8 97 6.7 5.6 120
Burgess Junction 7900 2.2 3.4 65 5.3 4.5 118
Dome Lake 8890 2.0 3.6 56 5.9 5.0 118
Little Goose 8560 1.6 2.7 59 5.3 4.6 115
Sucker Creek 8840 2.7 4.0 68 6.3 5.3 119
Tie Creek 7050 .9 1.5 60 4.7 4.4 107
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Basin Index (%) 69 116
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 1.0 2.1 48 5.6 3.6 156
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 4.2 4.8 88 6.2 5.3 117
Grave Springs 8560 1.0 2.3 43 5.3 3.7 143
Hansen Sawmill 8360 1.4 2.3 61 6.0 3.3 182
Middle Powder 7760 1.6 3.0 53 6.0 4.2 143
Powder River Pass 9480 5.1 3.9 131 8.7 5.1 171
Soldier Park 8680 1.1 1.7 65 4.2 3.8 111
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Basin Index (%) 77 145
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 3.9 5.7 68 6.1 7.3 84
Badger Pass 6870 12.9 9.8 132 18.5 12.0 154
Barker Lakes 8250 3.4 4.9 69 8.0 6.2 129
Basin Creek 7120 1.1 2.8 39 3.3 4.0 82
Beagle Springs 8880 1.0 3.1 32 4.3 4.2 102
Beaver Creek 7820 2.6 5.3 49 8.0 7.2 111
Black Bear 8160 6.9 11.4 61 10.8 13.3 81
Bloody Dick 7570 2.2 3.8 58 6.2 5.4 115
Boulder Mountain 7890 7.5 6.0 125 11.9 7.4 161
Brackett Creek 7370 6.6 5.8 114 13.1 10.0 131
Calvert Creek 6410 2.2 2.4 92 6.3 4.0 158
Canyon 7870 2.2 3.6 61 5.8 5.5 105
Carrot Basin 9200 8.5 8.4 101 10.8 9.4 115
Clover Meadow 8770 4.0 5.6 71 7.4 6.6 112
Crystal Lake 6130 4.3 3.9 110 7.8 6.8 115
Daisy Peak 7590 2.9 3.2 91 4.2 4.2 100
Darkhorse Lake 8930 9.9 9.7 102 11.7 9.8 119
Deadman Creek 6440 3.8 3.0 127 6.9 4.5 153
Divide 7770 1.2 3.0 40 -M 4.1 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .9 1.5 60 8.0 4.8 167
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.3 2.4 54 6.8 4.4 155
JL Meadow 8750 3.4 -M * 5.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .7 2.8 25 6.1 5.6 109
Lemhi Ridge 8080 2.3 3.4 68 4.1 4.7 87
Lick Creek 6880 2.0 3.0 67 8.3 6.1 136
Lone Mountain 8810 5.5 5.8 95 7.3 6.8 107
Lower Twin 7920 4.1 5.6 73 7.9 7.6 104
Madison Plateau 7710 2.9 7.0 41 7.7 9.0 86
Moose Creek 6170 4.0 4.7 85 8.3 6.9 120
Mount Lockhart 6430 6.0 5.8 103 16.7 8.8 190
Mule Creek 8300 5.0 4.9 102 5.6 6.3 89
Nevada Ridge 7030 5.9 4.1 144 8.0 6.2 129
Onion Park 7420 4.3 4.0 108 7.2 7.3 99
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .7 -M * 9.4 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 3.1 -M * 18.1 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 5.6 4.7 119 7.2 5.0 144
Sacajawea 6610 3.5 3.4 103 11.2 9.3 120
Saddle Mtn. 7890 7.1 7.6 93 8.4 7.0 120
Short Creek 6980 .6 1.8 33 4.0 3.3 121
Shower Falls 8060 7.3 6.9 106 12.0 9.7 124
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 9.6 -M * 12.5 -M *
Spur Park 8080 8.6 6.9 125 8.8 5.9 149
Stringer Creek 6550 3.0 3.2 94 6.2 5.9 105
Tepee Creek 7950 2.1 4.4 48 6.3 5.5 115
Tizer Basin 6880 2.1 3.4 62 5.5 4.5 122
Waldron 5640 1.9 3.0 63 10.8 6.2 174
West Yellowstone 6680 1.1 3.0 37 4.7 5.2 90
Whiskey Creek 6790 2.0 4.0 50 6.7 6.9 97
White Elephant 7670 2.3 6.4 36 6.5 9.0 72
Wood Creek 5970 1.4 2.2 64 10.8 6.3 171
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Basin Index (%) 83 120
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 7.8 6.6 118 9.4 6.0 157
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 1.0 2.1 48 5.6 3.6 156
Beartooth Lake 9360 8.4 7.6 111 9.7 7.0 139
Big Goose 8010 1.3 2.6 50 4.6 4.1 112
Blackwater 9840 8.1 9.0 90 10.3 8.3 124
Bone Springs Div 9340 5.6 5.8 97 6.7 5.6 120
Box Canyon 6720 2.5 2.4 104 8.8 4.8 183
Brackett Creek 7370 6.6 5.8 114 13.1 10.0 131
Burgess Junction 7900 2.2 3.4 65 5.3 4.5 118
Burnt Mtn 5920 .0 1.8 0 5.0 5.6 89
Burroughs Creek 8760 2.5 -M * 7.8 -M *
Canyon 7870 2.2 3.6 61 5.8 5.5 105
Castle Creek 8410 1.1 2.4 46 3.4 3.6 94
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 4.2 4.8 88 6.2 5.3 117
Cold Springs 9640 1.6 2.7 59 5.5 4.0 138
Cole Creek 7910 1.4 5.3 26 3.7 5.8 64
Deer Park 9690 3.2 4.8 67 4.5 6.2 73
Dome Lake 8890 2.0 3.6 56 5.9 5.0 118
East Boulder Mine 6310 .9 1.6 56 6.6 5.8 114
Evening Star 9040 11.4 8.8 130 16.4 11.0 149
Fisher Creek 9110 11.2 10.6 106 14.6 11.7 125
Grave Springs 8560 1.0 2.3 43 5.3 3.7 143
Hansen Sawmill 8360 1.4 2.3 61 6.0 3.3 182
Hobbs Park 10080 2.5 5.0 50 4.3 4.9 88
Kirwin 9580 3.5 4.0 88 7.1 5.0 142
Little Goose 8560 1.6 2.7 59 5.3 4.6 115
Little Warm 9370 3.6 3.4 106 6.5 4.8 135
Marquette 8800 .4 3.0 13 3.4 4.2 81
Middle Powder 7760 1.6 3.0 53 6.0 4.2 143
Monument Peak 8740 8.2 6.6 124 11.2 8.4 133
Northeast Entrance 7420 2.8 2.4 117 7.6 5.0 152
Owl Creek 8990 .4 2.1 19 3.0 2.8 107
Parker Peak 9420 8.7 7.6 114 10.4 7.8 133
Placer Basin 8790 6.3 6.0 105 9.3 7.6 122
Porcupine 6480 1.5 1.4 107 5.9 4.5 131
Powder River Pass 9480 5.1 3.9 131 8.7 5.1 171
S Fork Shields 8090 -M 4.2 * 10.3 8.2 126
Sacajawea 6610 3.5 3.4 103 11.2 9.3 120
Shell Creek 9570 5.8 5.9 98 8.1 5.1 159
Shower Falls 8060 7.3 6.9 106 12.0 9.7 124
Soldier Park 8680 1.1 1.7 65 4.2 3.8 111
South Pass 9040 2.7 4.8 56 4.1 5.6 73
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .3 -M * 2.4 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 2.7 4.0 68 6.3 5.3 119
Sylvan Lake 8440 4.7 6.3 75 10.2 9.0 113
Sylvan Road 7140 2.6 3.9 67 8.4 7.0 120
Thumb Divide 7970 2.9 4.2 69 6.5 6.6 98
Tie Creek 7050 .9 1.5 60 4.7 4.4 107
Timber Creek 7910 .0 1.8 0 2.8 3.4 82
Togwotee Pass 9590 7.9 8.4 94 11.9 8.8 135
Townsend Creek 8720 .5 3.0 17 3.4 4.7 72
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 9.6 10.6 91 10.6 9.8 108
White Mill 8730 10.2 7.6 134 11.4 8.4 136
Wolverine 7650 3.0 3.6 83 7.0 4.6 152
Younts Peak 8340 2.8 4.8 58 9.4 5.6 168
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Basin Index (%) 85 124
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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.
