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 WEDNESDAY: JANUARY 7 , 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 8.4 8.1 104 21.5 12.2 176
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 23.4 * 51.8 35.0 148
Garver Creek 4250 4.3 5.4 80 16.5 10.2 162
Grave Creek 4350 4.0 7.4 54 30.7 16.0 192
Hand Creek 5030 4.3 5.2 83 12.5 8.8 142
Hawkins Lake 6460 16.4 11.8 139 28.2 16.8 168
Poorman Creek 5050 11.3 15.2 74 49.3 29.5 167
Stahl Peak 6040 23.6 16.8 140 29.3 20.3 144
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Basin Index (%) 103 161
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 10.1 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 21.8 13.6 160 26.2 16.7 157
Bassoo Peak 5130 2.2 -M * 13.8 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 2.4 4.0 60 14.7 8.4 175
Blacktail Mtn 5660 -M 5.2 * -M 7.8 *
Emery Creek 4340 4.7 7.2 65 19.6 13.2 148
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 19.6 * -M 26.0 *
Grave Creek 4350 4.0 7.4 54 30.7 16.0 192
Hand Creek 5030 4.3 5.2 83 12.5 8.8 142
Kraft Creek 4770 3.0 6.0 50 24.3 14.2 171
Moss Peak 6760 22.7 16.5 138 28.9 18.4 157
Noisy Basin 6070 20.5 18.6 110 26.8 22.8 118
North Fork Jocko 6110 23.3 18.7 125 32.8 25.4 129
Pike Creek 5930 6.8 -M * 25.2 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 7.0 6.7 104 19.6 11.6 169
Stahl Peak 6040 23.6 16.8 140 29.3 20.3 144
Stuart Mountain 7270 22.0 14.6 151 21.0 16.4 128
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Basin Index (%) 118 149
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 5.8 6.5 89 11.1 7.8 142
Basin Creek 7120 2.8 4.0 70 5.2 4.9 106
Black Pine 7170 5.6 4.9 114 10.0 6.9 145
Combination 5620 1.3 2.2 59 8.5 5.2 163
Copper Bottom 5200 2.8 4.6 61 17.0 8.8 193
Copper Camp 6980 22.2 21.9 101 28.8 15.1 191
Lubrecht Flume 4690 2.2 2.6 85 9.6 6.0 160
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.0 6.8 132 11.2 8.9 126
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 4.9 5.0 98 11.4 7.2 158
North Fork Jocko 6110 23.3 18.7 125 32.8 25.4 129
Peterson Meadows 7190 5.2 4.6 113 9.2 6.2 148
Skalkaho Summit 7260 11.9 9.4 127 15.6 11.6 134
Stuart Mountain 7270 22.0 14.6 151 21.0 16.4 128
Warm Springs 7840 13.8 9.8 141 16.4 11.6 141
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Basin Index (%) 115 146
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 4.8 4.7 102 -M 7.3 *
Lolo Pass 5280 9.8 12.4 79 25.7 18.0 143
Moose Creek 6170 7.8 7.8 100 13.6 10.7 127
Nez Perce Camp 5670 6.1 6.3 97 15.9 11.4 139
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.3 12.4 107 13.4 10.8 124
Skalkaho Summit 7260 11.9 9.4 127 15.6 11.6 134
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 8.0 * -M 17.2 *
Twin Lakes 6380 17.4 18.1 96 32.4 24.0 135
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Basin Index (%) 100 135
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 23.4 * 51.8 35.0 148
Hoodoo Basin 6060 23.8 17.7 134 34.8 24.0 145
Humboldt Gulch 4260 3.7 6.3 59 29.3 18.6 158
Lookout 5180 6.9 11.3 61 28.5 20.4 140
Mosquito Ridge 5270 10.1 15.1 67 31.3 23.6 133
Poorman Creek 5050 11.3 15.2 74 49.3 29.5 167
Sleeping Woman 6120 7.0 6.7 104 19.6 11.6 169
Stuart Mountain 7270 22.0 14.6 151 21.0 16.4 128
Sunset 5570 5.5 9.0 61 23.6 18.1 130
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Basin Index (%) 94 147
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 9.0 8.4 107 11.5 9.9 116
Barker Lakes 8250 5.8 6.5 89 11.1 7.8 142
Basin Creek 7120 2.8 4.0 70 5.2 4.9 106
Beagle Springs 8880 5.2 4.3 121 8.1 5.0 162
Bloody Dick 7570 5.9 5.8 102 9.6 7.4 130
Calvert Creek 6410 5.4 4.3 126 10.0 5.9 169
Clover Meadow 8770 6.5 7.6 86 9.7 8.8 110
Darkhorse Lake 8930 17.3 14.8 117 18.3 14.0 131
Divide 7770 4.0 4.7 85 -M 5.6 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.6 3.6 72 8.9 5.8 153
JL Meadow 8750 7.0 -M * 9.5 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.9 4.7 62 12.6 7.6 166
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.7 5.4 87 6.6 6.7 99
Lower Twin 7920 7.9 8.6 92 12.0 11.0 109
Moose Creek 6170 7.8 7.8 100 13.6 10.7 127
Mule Creek 8300 9.4 7.4 127 9.5 8.4 113
Rocker Peak 7960 8.3 6.7 124 9.6 6.7 143
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.3 12.4 107 13.4 10.8 124
Short Creek 6990 1.7 2.8 61 5.9 4.4 134
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 17.6 -M * 20.1 -M *
White Elephant 7670 10.2 11.8 86 16.8 15.0 112
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Basin Index (%) 99 128
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 9.0 8.4 107 11.5 9.9 116
Beaver Creek 7820 9.4 8.6 109 15.2 10.8 141
Black Bear 8160 17.3 18.0 96 22.5 19.4 116
Canyon 7870 7.2 6.3 114 11.0 8.0 138
Carrot Basin 9200 18.5 12.2 152 20.1 13.6 148
Clover Meadow 8770 6.5 7.6 86 9.7 8.8 110
Lone Mountain 8820 8.9 8.2 109 10.6 9.0 118
Lower Twin 7920 7.9 8.6 92 12.0 11.0 109
Madison Plateau 7710 11.7 10.5 111 18.2 12.6 144
Tepee Creek 7950 6.7 6.4 105 11.0 7.5 147
West Yellowstone 6680 4.8 5.0 96 10.8 7.7 140
Whiskey Creek 6790 7.2 6.7 107 15.6 10.1 154
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Basin Index (%) 108 131
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 9.4 8.6 109 15.2 10.8 141
Brackett Creek 7370 10.1 9.2 110 17.1 13.4 128
Carrot Basin 9200 18.5 12.2 152 20.1 13.6 148
Lick Creek 6880 3.5 4.6 76 10.4 7.8 133
Lone Mountain 8820 8.9 8.2 109 10.6 9.0 118
Sacajawea 6610 4.0 6.0 67 14.6 13.3 110
Shower Falls 8060 10.8 10.1 107 15.5 12.8 121
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Basin Index (%) 111 128
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.1 10.0 111 15.6 10.4 150
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.6 3.6 72 8.9 5.8 153
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.0 6.8 132 11.2 8.9 126
Tizer Basin 6880 3.4 4.7 72 7.4 5.9 125
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Basin Index (%) 104 139
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.1 10.0 111 15.6 10.4 150
Crystal Lake 6130 4.2 6.2 68 8.1 9.1 89
Daisy Peak 7590 3.9 4.8 81 5.0 6.0 83
Deadman Creek 6440 5.0 4.6 109 8.9 6.1 146
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 5.4 5.8 93 8.8 9.2 96
Pickfoot Creek 6680 2.0 -M * 12.4 -M *
Spur Park 8080 11.5 9.7 119 11.0 8.7 126
Stringer Creek 6550 4.3 4.6 93 7.6 7.9 96
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Basin Index (%) 99 113
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 21.8 13.6 160 26.2 16.7 157
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.7 3.6 47 11.0 6.6 167
Mount Lockhart 6430 11.8 9.4 126 24.2 12.9 188
Pike Creek 5930 6.8 -M * 25.2 -M *
Waldron 5640 4.7 5.2 90 15.9 8.4 189
Wood Creek 5970 4.0 4.0 100 15.1 8.2 184
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Basin Index (%) 123 175
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 19.6 * -M 26.0 *
Many Glacier 4930 3.1 5.7 54 28.0 15.8 177
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Basin Index (%) 54 177
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 2.3 2.5 92 8.6 6.0 143
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Basin Index (%) 92 143
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 15.1 11.1 136 16.9 10.1 167
Box Canyon 6720 4.0 4.3 93 12.6 6.5 194
Brackett Creek 7370 10.1 9.2 110 17.1 13.4 128
Burnt Mtn 5920 .4 2.5 16 6.2 6.8 91
Canyon 7870 7.2 6.3 114 11.0 8.0 138
Cole Creek 7910 2.2 6.5 34 4.9 6.4 77
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.8 2.7 67 8.8 7.3 121
Evening Star 9030 20.1 13.2 152 24.6 15.2 162
Fisher Creek 9110 24.1 16.4 147 26.2 17.2 152
Monument Peak 8740 14.3 9.8 146 17.8 11.6 153
Northeast Entrance 7420 5.0 4.7 106 11.4 7.0 163
Parker Peak 9420 16.1 11.0 146 17.7 10.6 167
Placer Basin 8790 9.7 8.7 111 13.1 10.2 128
Porcupine 6480 1.1 2.7 41 7.7 5.8 133
Sacajawea 6610 4.0 6.0 67 14.6 13.3 110
Shower Falls 8060 10.8 10.1 107 15.5 12.8 121
S Fork Shields 8090 4.7 6.8 69 13.2 10.8 122
Sylvan Lake 8440 10.8 9.6 112 17.5 12.5 140
Thumb Divide 7970 11.6 6.8 171 15.2 8.8 173
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 22.8 14.2 161 -M 13.8 *
White Mill 8730 17.7 11.5 154 18.2 12.1 150
Wolverine 7660 6.6 5.9 112 12.1 6.8 178
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Basin Index (%) 122 142
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 9.5 9.6 99 10.8 8.1 133
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.7 3.1 87 6.6 4.6 143
Blackwater 9830 15.4 12.2 126 17.5 11.6 151
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.4 7.8 95 7.9 7.6 104
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.2 -M * 12.7 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 3.2 3.6 89 5.4 4.8 112
Cold Springs 9640 5.0 4.0 125 9.5 5.2 183
Deer Park 9690 9.5 6.3 151 11.3 8.5 133
Evening Star 9030 20.1 13.2 152 24.6 15.2 162
Grave Springs 8560 2.0 3.7 54 5.8 4.6 126
Hobbs Park 10080 8.4 6.9 122 9.8 6.4 153
Kirwin 9580 8.8 5.9 149 13.1 6.4 205
Little Warm 9370 7.4 4.9 151 10.7 6.2 173
Marquette 8800 1.5 3.7 41 4.5 5.0 90
Middle Powder 7760 2.5 4.6 54 6.9 5.3 130
Owl Creek 8990 .8 2.8 29 3.7 3.4 109
Powder River Pass 9480 7.0 5.6 125 10.8 6.6 164
Shell Creek 9570 7.6 7.5 101 9.9 7.1 139
South Pass 9040 8.1 6.6 123 9.6 7.6 126
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.2 -M * 5.7 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 10.8 9.6 112 17.5 12.5 140
Sylvan Road 7140 6.0 6.0 100 13.8 9.9 139
Timber Creek 7910 .1 2.5 4 2.8 4.2 67
Togwotee Pass 9590 14.8 11.6 128 19.2 12.1 159
Townsend Creek 8720 3.2 4.3 74 6.8 5.8 117
Younts Peak 8340 11.1 7.0 159 15.8 7.4 214
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Basin Index (%) 113 144
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.6 3.7 43 5.8 5.3 109
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.4 7.8 95 7.9 7.6 104
Burgess Junction 7910 3.1 5.0 62 6.4 6.1 105
Dome Lake 8890 3.7 5.2 71 7.8 6.4 122
Little Goose 8560 3.1 4.7 66 7.0 6.0 117
Sucker Creek 8840 4.0 5.8 69 7.8 6.7 116
Tie Creek 7050 .0 2.2 0 5.3 5.5 96
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Basin Index (%) 67 110
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.7 3.1 87 6.6 4.6 143
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 6.9 6.8 101 8.5 6.6 129
Grave Springs 8560 2.0 3.7 54 5.8 4.6 126
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.7 3.4 79 7.6 4.2 181
Middle Powder 7760 2.5 4.6 54 6.9 5.3 130
Powder River Pass 9480 7.0 5.6 125 10.8 6.6 164
Soldier Park 8680 1.1 2.8 39 5.0 4.7 106
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Basin Index (%) 83 140
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 9.0 8.4 107 11.5 9.9 116
Badger Pass 6870 21.8 13.6 160 26.2 16.7 157
Barker Lakes 8250 5.8 6.5 89 11.1 7.8 142
Basin Creek 7120 2.8 4.0 70 5.2 4.9 106
Beagle Springs 8880 5.2 4.3 121 8.1 5.0 162
Beaver Creek 7820 9.4 8.6 109 15.2 10.8 141
Black Bear 8160 17.3 18.0 96 22.5 19.4 116
Bloody Dick 7570 5.9 5.8 102 9.6 7.4 130
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.1 10.0 111 15.6 10.4 150
Brackett Creek 7370 10.1 9.2 110 17.1 13.4 128
Calvert Creek 6410 5.4 4.3 126 10.0 5.9 169
Canyon 7870 7.2 6.3 114 11.0 8.0 138
Carrot Basin 9200 18.5 12.2 152 20.1 13.6 148
Clover Meadow 8770 6.5 7.6 86 9.7 8.8 110
Crystal Lake 6130 4.2 6.2 68 8.1 9.1 89
Daisy Peak 7590 3.9 4.8 81 5.0 6.0 83
Darkhorse Lake 8930 17.3 14.8 117 18.3 14.0 131
Deadman Creek 6440 5.0 4.6 109 8.9 6.1 146
Divide 7770 4.0 4.7 85 -M 5.6 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.7 3.6 47 11.0 6.6 167
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.6 3.6 72 8.9 5.8 153
JL Meadow 8750 7.0 -M * 9.5 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.9 4.7 62 12.6 7.6 166
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.7 5.4 87 6.6 6.7 99
Lick Creek 6880 3.5 4.6 76 10.4 7.8 133
Lone Mountain 8820 8.9 8.2 109 10.6 9.0 118
Lower Twin 7920 7.9 8.6 92 12.0 11.0 109
Madison Plateau 7710 11.7 10.5 111 18.2 12.6 144
Moose Creek 6170 7.8 7.8 100 13.6 10.7 127
Mount Lockhart 6430 11.8 9.4 126 24.2 12.9 188
Mule Creek 8300 9.4 7.4 127 9.5 8.4 113
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.0 6.8 132 11.2 8.9 126
Onion Park 7420 5.4 5.8 93 8.8 9.2 96
Pickfoot Creek 6680 2.0 -M * 12.4 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 6.8 -M * 25.2 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 8.3 6.7 124 9.6 6.7 143
Sacajawea 6610 4.0 6.0 67 14.6 13.3 110
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.3 12.4 107 13.4 10.8 124
Short Creek 6990 1.7 2.8 61 5.9 4.4 134
Shower Falls 8060 10.8 10.1 107 15.5 12.8 121
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 17.6 -M * 20.1 -M *
Spur Park 8080 11.5 9.7 119 11.0 8.7 126
Stringer Creek 6550 4.3 4.6 93 7.6 7.9 96
Tepee Creek 7950 6.7 6.4 105 11.0 7.5 147
Tizer Basin 6880 3.4 4.7 72 7.4 5.9 125
Waldron 5640 4.7 5.2 90 15.9 8.4 189
West Yellowstone 6680 4.8 5.0 96 10.8 7.7 140
Whiskey Creek 6790 7.2 6.7 107 15.6 10.1 154
White Elephant 7670 10.2 11.8 86 16.8 15.0 112
Wood Creek 5970 4.0 4.0 100 15.1 8.2 184
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Basin Index (%) 105 133
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 9.5 9.6 99 10.8 8.1 133
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.7 3.1 87 6.6 4.6 143
Beartooth Lake 9360 15.1 11.1 136 16.9 10.1 167
Big Goose 8010 1.6 3.7 43 5.8 5.3 109
Blackwater 9830 15.4 12.2 126 17.5 11.6 151
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.4 7.8 95 7.9 7.6 104
Box Canyon 6720 4.0 4.3 93 12.6 6.5 194
Brackett Creek 7370 10.1 9.2 110 17.1 13.4 128
Burgess Junction 7910 3.1 5.0 62 6.4 6.1 105
Burnt Mtn 5920 .4 2.5 16 6.2 6.8 91
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.2 -M * 12.7 -M *
Canyon 7870 7.2 6.3 114 11.0 8.0 138
Castle Creek 8410 3.2 3.6 89 5.4 4.8 112
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 6.9 6.8 101 8.5 6.6 129
Cold Springs 9640 5.0 4.0 125 9.5 5.2 183
Cole Creek 7910 2.2 6.5 34 4.9 6.4 77
Deer Park 9690 9.5 6.3 151 11.3 8.5 133
Dome Lake 8890 3.7 5.2 71 7.8 6.4 122
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.8 2.7 67 8.8 7.3 121
Evening Star 9030 20.1 13.2 152 24.6 15.2 162
Fisher Creek 9110 24.1 16.4 147 26.2 17.2 152
Grave Springs 8560 2.0 3.7 54 5.8 4.6 126
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.7 3.4 79 7.6 4.2 181
Hobbs Park 10080 8.4 6.9 122 9.8 6.4 153
Kirwin 9580 8.8 5.9 149 13.1 6.4 205
Little Goose 8560 3.1 4.7 66 7.0 6.0 117
Little Warm 9370 7.4 4.9 151 10.7 6.2 173
Marquette 8800 1.5 3.7 41 4.5 5.0 90
Middle Powder 7760 2.5 4.6 54 6.9 5.3 130
Monument Peak 8740 14.3 9.8 146 17.8 11.6 153
Northeast Entrance 7420 5.0 4.7 106 11.4 7.0 163
Owl Creek 8990 .8 2.8 29 3.7 3.4 109
Parker Peak 9420 16.1 11.0 146 17.7 10.6 167
Placer Basin 8790 9.7 8.7 111 13.1 10.2 128
Porcupine 6480 1.1 2.7 41 7.7 5.8 133
Powder River Pass 9480 7.0 5.6 125 10.8 6.6 164
S Fork Shields 8090 4.7 6.8 69 13.2 10.8 122
Sacajawea 6610 4.0 6.0 67 14.6 13.3 110
Shell Creek 9570 7.6 7.5 101 9.9 7.1 139
Shower Falls 8060 10.8 10.1 107 15.5 12.8 121
Soldier Park 8680 1.1 2.8 39 5.0 4.7 106
South Pass 9040 8.1 6.6 123 9.6 7.6 126
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.2 -M * 5.7 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 4.0 5.8 69 7.8 6.7 116
Sylvan Lake 8440 10.8 9.6 112 17.5 12.5 140
Sylvan Road 7140 6.0 6.0 100 13.8 9.9 139
Thumb Divide 7970 11.6 6.8 171 15.2 8.8 173
Tie Creek 7050 .0 2.2 0 5.3 5.5 96
Timber Creek 7910 .1 2.5 4 2.8 4.2 67
Togwotee Pass 9590 14.8 11.6 128 19.2 12.1 159
Townsend Creek 8720 3.2 4.3 74 6.8 5.8 117
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 22.8 14.2 161 -M 13.8 *
White Mill 8730 17.7 11.5 154 18.2 12.1 150
Wolverine 7660 6.6 5.9 112 12.1 6.8 178
Younts Peak 8340 11.1 7.0 159 15.8 7.4 214
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Basin Index (%) 111 139
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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.
