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: DECEMBER 9 , 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 3.6 4.2 86 12.1 8.8 138
Bear Mountain 5460 10.8 12.3 88 28.8 24.4 118
Garver Creek 4250 1.6 3.4 47 8.6 7.3 118
Grave Creek 4350 2.8 3.2 88 17.0 11.0 155
Hand Creek 5040 2.4 2.4 100 7.1 5.8 122
Hawkins Lake 6460 6.2 7.0 89 16.2 13.0 125
Poorman Creek 5050 6.4 7.0 91 29.0 20.0 145
Stahl Peak 6040 13.0 10.2 127 16.6 13.7 121
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Basin Index (%) 94 130
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 5.9 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 10.6 9.0 118 14.0 11.4 123
Bassoo Peak 5130 2.2 -M * 8.5 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 2.3 1.8 128 10.6 6.0 177
Blacktail Mtn 5660 3.1 2.4 129 6.9 5.2 133
Emery Creek 4340 3.1 3.1 100 12.4 9.1 136
Flattop Mtn. 6290 12.3 12.2 101 21.9 17.3 127
Grave Creek 4350 2.8 3.2 88 17.0 11.0 155
Hand Creek 5040 2.4 2.4 100 7.1 5.8 122
Kraft Creek 4760 4.1 2.6 158 13.8 9.4 147
Moss Peak 6760 14.5 10.2 142 19.8 12.5 158
Noisy Basin 6070 13.4 10.0 134 18.7 14.6 128
North Fork Jocko 6110 16.2 10.0 162 17.8 17.0 105
Pike Creek 5930 2.4 -M * 13.3 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 4.0 3.4 118 11.7 8.0 146
Stahl Peak 6040 13.0 10.2 127 16.6 13.7 121
Stuart Mountain 7270 11.4 8.3 137 11.7 10.6 110
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Basin Index (%) 127 132
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 3.3 4.6 72 7.6 6.0 127
Basin Creek 7120 1.1 2.7 41 3.2 4.0 80
Black Pine 7170 2.8 2.6 108 6.4 4.8 133
Combination 5620 1.3 1.2 108 4.9 3.7 132
Copper Bottom 5200 2.3 1.8 128 6.5 5.2 125
Copper Camp 6980 6.1 11.1 55 12.3 9.3 132
Lubrecht Flume 4690 2.0 1.0 200 5.7 4.2 136
Nevada Ridge 7030 4.0 3.9 103 5.8 5.8 100
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 3.0 2.8 107 7.1 4.8 148
North Fork Jocko 6110 16.2 10.0 162 17.8 17.0 105
Peterson Meadows 7190 2.5 3.0 83 6.5 4.6 141
Skalkaho Summit 7260 4.6 5.5 84 8.7 7.4 118
Stuart Mountain 7270 11.4 8.3 137 11.7 10.6 110
Warm Springs 7840 6.9 6.5 106 10.1 7.8 129
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Basin Index (%) 104 120
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 3.1 2.6 119 -M 5.1 *
Lolo Pass 5280 5.6 5.9 95 14.1 11.9 118
Moose Creek 6170 3.3 4.0 82 6.4 6.6 97
Nez Perce Camp 5670 3.0 3.2 94 8.5 7.6 112
Saddle Mtn. 7890 5.5 7.0 79 6.4 7.0 91
Skalkaho Summit 7260 4.6 5.5 84 8.7 7.4 118
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 3.6 * 17.1 11.8 145
Twin Lakes 6390 7.7 9.0 86 17.6 16.0 110
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Basin Index (%) 88 115
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 10.8 12.3 88 28.8 24.4 118
Hoodoo Basin 6060 12.0 9.8 122 18.6 16.2 115
Humboldt Gulch 4260 3.8 2.9 131 17.4 13.2 132
Lookout 5180 5.8 5.4 107 16.7 14.0 119
Mosquito Ridge 5270 6.1 8.3 73 17.3 15.6 111
Poorman Creek 5050 6.4 7.0 91 29.0 20.0 145
Sleeping Woman 6120 4.0 3.4 118 11.7 8.0 146
Stuart Mountain 7270 11.4 8.3 137 11.7 10.6 110
Sunset 5580 5.9 4.3 137 14.7 12.1 121
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Basin Index (%) 107 124
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 3.8 5.5 69 5.8 7.0 83
Barker Lakes 8250 3.3 4.6 72 7.6 6.0 127
Basin Creek 7120 1.1 2.7 41 3.2 4.0 80
Beagle Springs 8880 .9 2.9 31 4.2 4.0 105
Bloody Dick 7570 2.0 3.4 59 5.0 5.2 96
Calvert Creek 6410 2.0 2.0 100 5.3 3.8 139
Clover Meadow 8770 4.1 5.2 79 7.4 6.4 116
Darkhorse Lake 8930 7.2 8.9 81 9.9 9.3 106
Divide 7770 1.1 2.8 39 -M 4.0 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.8 2.2 82 5.5 4.1 134
JL Meadow 8750 3.1 -M * 5.4 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .7 2.6 27 6.3 5.2 121
Lemhi Ridge 8080 2.2 3.2 69 3.9 4.4 89
Lower Twin 7920 -M 5.6 * -M 7.4 *
Moose Creek 6170 3.3 4.0 82 6.4 6.6 97
Mule Creek 8300 4.0 4.8 83 4.8 5.9 81
Rocker Peak 7960 4.4 4.5 98 5.7 4.9 116
Saddle Mtn. 7890 5.5 7.0 79 6.4 7.0 91
Short Creek 6980 .8 1.7 47 4.2 3.3 127
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 7.2 -M * 10.2 -M *
White Elephant 7670 1.9 6.1 31 6.2 8.4 74
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Basin Index (%) 68 102
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 3.8 5.5 69 5.8 7.0 83
Beaver Creek 7820 2.2 4.7 47 7.5 6.9 109
Black Bear 8160 6.2 10.0 62 9.9 12.6 79
Canyon 7870 1.7 3.4 50 5.3 5.2 102
Carrot Basin 9200 7.6 7.8 97 10.0 8.6 116
Clover Meadow 8770 4.1 5.2 79 7.4 6.4 116
Lone Mountain 8810 5.0 5.4 93 7.0 6.4 109
Lower Twin 7920 -M 5.6 * -M 7.4 *
Madison Plateau 7710 2.5 6.5 38 7.2 8.5 85
Tepee Creek 7950 1.8 4.0 45 6.1 5.2 117
West Yellowstone 6680 1.0 2.9 34 4.6 4.8 96
Whiskey Creek 6790 1.8 4.0 45 6.5 6.5 100
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Basin Index (%) 63 99
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 2.2 4.7 47 7.5 6.9 109
Brackett Creek 7370 6.1 5.6 109 11.8 9.8 120
Carrot Basin 9200 7.6 7.8 97 10.0 8.6 116
Lick Creek 6880 1.8 2.8 64 7.8 5.8 134
Lone Mountain 8810 5.0 5.4 93 7.0 6.4 109
Sacajawea 6610 4.3 3.3 130 10.2 9.2 111
Shower Falls 8060 6.5 6.8 96 10.8 9.2 117
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Basin Index (%) 92 116
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 6.3 5.8 109 10.3 7.3 141
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.8 2.2 82 5.5 4.1 134
Nevada Ridge 7030 4.0 3.9 103 5.8 5.8 100
Tizer Basin 6880 2.1 3.2 66 5.0 4.3 116
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Basin Index (%) 94 124
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 6.3 5.8 109 10.3 7.3 141
Crystal Lake 6130 3.0 3.8 79 6.1 6.6 92
Daisy Peak 7590 1.8 2.9 62 3.4 4.0 85
Deadman Creek 6440 2.9 2.8 104 5.6 4.3 130
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 3.5 3.8 92 6.6 6.7 99
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.0 -M * 8.4 -M *
Spur Park 8080 6.8 6.6 103 7.3 5.6 130
Stringer Creek 6550 2.4 2.9 83 5.5 5.8 95
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Basin Index (%) 93 111
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 10.6 9.0 118 14.0 11.4 123
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.0 1.6 62 5.8 4.7 123
Mount Lockhart 6430 4.6 5.2 88 10.6 8.4 126
Pike Creek 5930 2.4 -M * 13.3 -M *
Waldron 5640 2.0 2.8 71 6.7 5.5 122
Wood Creek 5970 1.4 2.0 70 6.9 6.0 115
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Basin Index (%) 95 122
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6290 12.3 12.2 101 21.9 17.3 127
Many Glacier 4930 1.8 2.5 72 15.3 11.6 132
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Basin Index (%) 96 129
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 2.3 1.2 192 4.6 4.0 115
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Basin Index (%) 192 115
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 6.9 7.4 93 8.0 6.6 121
Box Canyon 6720 2.1 2.1 100 7.6 4.6 165
Brackett Creek 7370 6.1 5.6 109 11.8 9.8 120
Burnt Mtn 5920 .9 1.7 53 5.2 5.6 93
Canyon 7870 1.7 3.4 50 5.3 5.2 102
Cole Creek 7910 1.6 5.0 32 3.5 5.6 62
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.4 1.4 100 6.4 5.6 114
Evening Star 9040 8.0 8.4 95 13.0 10.8 120
Fisher Creek 9110 8.9 10.1 88 12.2 11.3 108
Monument Peak 8740 6.8 6.4 106 9.7 7.8 124
Northeast Entrance 7420 2.0 2.2 91 6.6 4.8 138
Parker Peak 9420 7.4 7.2 103 9.2 7.6 121
Placer Basin 8790 5.6 5.6 100 8.4 7.4 114
Porcupine 6480 1.9 1.3 146 5.3 4.4 120
Sacajawea 6610 4.3 3.3 130 10.2 9.2 111
Shower Falls 8060 6.5 6.8 96 10.8 9.2 117
S Fork Shields 8090 1.3 4.0 32 9.0 7.7 117
Sylvan Lake 8440 4.1 6.0 68 9.7 8.6 113
Thumb Divide 7970 2.6 4.0 65 6.3 6.0 105
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 8.2 10.1 81 9.5 9.6 99
White Mill 8730 7.7 7.3 105 9.2 8.1 114
Wolverine 7650 2.7 3.0 90 6.3 4.4 143
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Basin Index (%) 88 115
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 6.6 6.4 103 7.6 5.9 129
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .9 2.0 45 5.4 3.4 159
Blackwater 9840 7.8 8.7 90 9.1 8.0 114
Bone Springs Div 9340 4.5 5.6 80 5.9 5.5 107
Burroughs Creek 8760 2.2 -M * 7.5 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 1.0 2.2 45 3.4 3.6 94
Cold Springs 9640 1.5 2.6 58 5.4 3.8 142
Deer Park 9690 3.2 4.4 73 4.5 6.1 74
Evening Star 9040 8.0 8.4 95 13.0 10.8 120
Grave Springs 8560 .8 2.2 36 5.1 3.6 142
Hobbs Park 10080 2.5 4.6 54 4.3 4.6 93
Kirwin 9580 3.1 4.0 78 6.4 4.8 133
Little Warm 9370 3.4 3.3 103 6.3 4.8 131
Marquette 8800 .7 2.9 24 3.4 4.0 85
Middle Powder 7760 1.6 2.8 57 5.9 4.2 140
Owl Creek 8990 .3 2.0 15 3.0 2.7 111
Powder River Pass 9480 4.0 3.8 105 7.6 4.9 155
Shell Creek 9570 4.3 5.6 77 6.7 5.0 134
South Pass 9040 2.7 4.4 61 4.1 5.4 76
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .4 -M * 2.4 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 4.1 6.0 68 9.7 8.6 113
Sylvan Road 7140 2.4 3.6 67 7.8 6.8 115
Timber Creek 7910 .1 1.8 6 2.7 3.4 79
Togwotee Pass 9590 7.0 8.0 88 11.0 8.6 128
Townsend Creek 8720 .6 3.0 20 3.4 4.4 77
Younts Peak 8340 2.1 4.8 44 8.6 5.4 159
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Basin Index (%) 71 117
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.3 2.5 52 4.5 4.0 112
Bone Springs Div 9340 4.5 5.6 80 5.9 5.5 107
Burgess Junction 7900 1.7 3.2 53 4.8 4.4 109
Dome Lake 8890 1.7 3.6 47 5.4 4.9 110
Little Goose 8560 1.4 2.6 54 5.0 4.4 114
Sucker Creek 8840 2.2 3.8 58 5.7 5.2 110
Tie Creek 7050 .9 1.4 64 4.1 4.2 98
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Basin Index (%) 60 109
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .9 2.0 45 5.4 3.4 159
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 3.6 4.6 78 5.8 5.2 112
Grave Springs 8560 .8 2.2 36 5.1 3.6 142
Hansen Sawmill 8360 1.0 2.2 45 5.7 3.2 178
Middle Powder 7760 1.6 2.8 57 5.9 4.2 140
Powder River Pass 9480 4.0 3.8 105 7.6 4.9 155
Soldier Park 8680 .8 1.6 50 3.9 3.6 108
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Basin Index (%) 66 140
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 3.8 5.5 69 5.8 7.0 83
Badger Pass 6870 10.6 9.0 118 14.0 11.4 123
Barker Lakes 8250 3.3 4.6 72 7.6 6.0 127
Basin Creek 7120 1.1 2.7 41 3.2 4.0 80
Beagle Springs 8880 .9 2.9 31 4.2 4.0 105
Beaver Creek 7820 2.2 4.7 47 7.5 6.9 109
Black Bear 8160 6.2 10.0 62 9.9 12.6 79
Bloody Dick 7570 2.0 3.4 59 5.0 5.2 96
Boulder Mountain 7890 6.3 5.8 109 10.3 7.3 141
Brackett Creek 7370 6.1 5.6 109 11.8 9.8 120
Calvert Creek 6410 2.0 2.0 100 5.3 3.8 139
Canyon 7870 1.7 3.4 50 5.3 5.2 102
Carrot Basin 9200 7.6 7.8 97 10.0 8.6 116
Clover Meadow 8770 4.1 5.2 79 7.4 6.4 116
Crystal Lake 6130 3.0 3.8 79 6.1 6.6 92
Daisy Peak 7590 1.8 2.9 62 3.4 4.0 85
Darkhorse Lake 8930 7.2 8.9 81 9.9 9.3 106
Deadman Creek 6440 2.9 2.8 104 5.6 4.3 130
Divide 7770 1.1 2.8 39 -M 4.0 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.0 1.6 62 5.8 4.7 123
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.8 2.2 82 5.5 4.1 134
JL Meadow 8750 3.1 -M * 5.4 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .7 2.6 27 6.3 5.2 121
Lemhi Ridge 8080 2.2 3.2 69 3.9 4.4 89
Lick Creek 6880 1.8 2.8 64 7.8 5.8 134
Lone Mountain 8810 5.0 5.4 93 7.0 6.4 109
Lower Twin 7920 -M 5.6 * -M 7.4 *
Madison Plateau 7710 2.5 6.5 38 7.2 8.5 85
Moose Creek 6170 3.3 4.0 82 6.4 6.6 97
Mount Lockhart 6430 4.6 5.2 88 10.6 8.4 126
Mule Creek 8300 4.0 4.8 83 4.8 5.9 81
Nevada Ridge 7030 4.0 3.9 103 5.8 5.8 100
Onion Park 7420 3.5 3.8 92 6.6 6.7 99
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.0 -M * 8.4 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 2.4 -M * 13.3 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 4.4 4.5 98 5.7 4.9 116
Sacajawea 6610 4.3 3.3 130 10.2 9.2 111
Saddle Mtn. 7890 5.5 7.0 79 6.4 7.0 91
Short Creek 6980 .8 1.7 47 4.2 3.3 127
Shower Falls 8060 6.5 6.8 96 10.8 9.2 117
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 7.2 -M * 10.2 -M *
Spur Park 8080 6.8 6.6 103 7.3 5.6 130
Stringer Creek 6550 2.4 2.9 83 5.5 5.8 95
Tepee Creek 7950 1.8 4.0 45 6.1 5.2 117
Tizer Basin 6880 2.1 3.2 66 5.0 4.3 116
Waldron 5640 2.0 2.8 71 6.7 5.5 122
West Yellowstone 6680 1.0 2.9 34 4.6 4.8 96
Whiskey Creek 6790 1.8 4.0 45 6.5 6.5 100
White Elephant 7670 1.9 6.1 31 6.2 8.4 74
Wood Creek 5970 1.4 2.0 70 6.9 6.0 115
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Basin Index (%) 76 108
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 6.6 6.4 103 7.6 5.9 129
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .9 2.0 45 5.4 3.4 159
Beartooth Lake 9360 6.9 7.4 93 8.0 6.6 121
Big Goose 8010 1.3 2.5 52 4.5 4.0 112
Blackwater 9840 7.8 8.7 90 9.1 8.0 114
Bone Springs Div 9340 4.5 5.6 80 5.9 5.5 107
Box Canyon 6720 2.1 2.1 100 7.6 4.6 165
Brackett Creek 7370 6.1 5.6 109 11.8 9.8 120
Burgess Junction 7900 1.7 3.2 53 4.8 4.4 109
Burnt Mtn 5920 .9 1.7 53 5.2 5.6 93
Burroughs Creek 8760 2.2 -M * 7.5 -M *
Canyon 7870 1.7 3.4 50 5.3 5.2 102
Castle Creek 8410 1.0 2.2 45 3.4 3.6 94
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 3.6 4.6 78 5.8 5.2 112
Cold Springs 9640 1.5 2.6 58 5.4 3.8 142
Cole Creek 7910 1.6 5.0 32 3.5 5.6 62
Deer Park 9690 3.2 4.4 73 4.5 6.1 74
Dome Lake 8890 1.7 3.6 47 5.4 4.9 110
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.4 1.4 100 6.4 5.6 114
Evening Star 9040 8.0 8.4 95 13.0 10.8 120
Fisher Creek 9110 8.9 10.1 88 12.2 11.3 108
Grave Springs 8560 .8 2.2 36 5.1 3.6 142
Hansen Sawmill 8360 1.0 2.2 45 5.7 3.2 178
Hobbs Park 10080 2.5 4.6 54 4.3 4.6 93
Kirwin 9580 3.1 4.0 78 6.4 4.8 133
Little Goose 8560 1.4 2.6 54 5.0 4.4 114
Little Warm 9370 3.4 3.3 103 6.3 4.8 131
Marquette 8800 .7 2.9 24 3.4 4.0 85
Middle Powder 7760 1.6 2.8 57 5.9 4.2 140
Monument Peak 8740 6.8 6.4 106 9.7 7.8 124
Northeast Entrance 7420 2.0 2.2 91 6.6 4.8 138
Owl Creek 8990 .3 2.0 15 3.0 2.7 111
Parker Peak 9420 7.4 7.2 103 9.2 7.6 121
Placer Basin 8790 5.6 5.6 100 8.4 7.4 114
Porcupine 6480 1.9 1.3 146 5.3 4.4 120
Powder River Pass 9480 4.0 3.8 105 7.6 4.9 155
S Fork Shields 8090 1.3 4.0 32 9.0 7.7 117
Sacajawea 6610 4.3 3.3 130 10.2 9.2 111
Shell Creek 9570 4.3 5.6 77 6.7 5.0 134
Shower Falls 8060 6.5 6.8 96 10.8 9.2 117
Soldier Park 8680 .8 1.6 50 3.9 3.6 108
South Pass 9040 2.7 4.4 61 4.1 5.4 76
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .4 -M * 2.4 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 2.2 3.8 58 5.7 5.2 110
Sylvan Lake 8440 4.1 6.0 68 9.7 8.6 113
Sylvan Road 7140 2.4 3.6 67 7.8 6.8 115
Thumb Divide 7970 2.6 4.0 65 6.3 6.0 105
Tie Creek 7050 .9 1.4 64 4.1 4.2 98
Timber Creek 7910 .1 1.8 6 2.7 3.4 79
Togwotee Pass 9590 7.0 8.0 88 11.0 8.6 128
Townsend Creek 8720 .6 3.0 20 3.4 4.4 77
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 8.2 10.1 81 9.5 9.6 99
White Mill 8730 7.7 7.3 105 9.2 8.1 114
Wolverine 7650 2.7 3.0 90 6.3 4.4 143
Younts Peak 8340 2.1 4.8 44 8.6 5.4 159
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Basin Index (%) 77 116
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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.
