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: DECEMBER 31 , 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 6.8 7.2 94 19.7 11.4 173
Bear Mountain 5460 16.9 19.8 85 47.4 32.6 145
Garver Creek 4250 3.4 4.8 71 15.3 9.2 166
Grave Creek 4350 2.8 6.2 45 28.9 15.2 190
Hand Creek 5030 3.5 4.4 80 11.8 8.1 146
Hawkins Lake 6460 14.0 10.5 133 26.1 15.9 164
Poorman Creek 5050 9.0 13.0 69 46.3 28.4 163
Stahl Peak 6040 20.7 14.8 140 27.2 19.2 142
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Basin Index (%) 96 159
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * -M -M *
Badger Pass 6870 19.4 12.9 150 24.3 16.0 152
Bassoo Peak 5130 1.7 -M * 13.1 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 1.8 3.5 51 14.0 8.0 175
Blacktail Mtn 5660 -M 5.0 * -M 7.4 *
Emery Creek 4340 3.8 5.8 66 18.3 12.0 152
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 17.8 * -M 24.0 *
Grave Creek 4350 2.8 6.2 45 28.9 15.2 190
Hand Creek 5030 3.5 4.4 80 11.8 8.1 146
Kraft Creek 4770 2.4 4.9 49 23.2 12.8 181
Moss Peak 6760 20.7 15.0 138 26.8 17.0 158
Noisy Basin 6070 17.9 16.0 112 24.9 20.0 124
North Fork Jocko 6110 21.5 16.6 130 31.8 23.3 136
Pike Creek 5930 5.4 -M * 23.3 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 6.0 5.6 107 19.0 10.7 178
Stahl Peak 6040 20.7 14.8 140 27.2 19.2 142
Stuart Mountain 7270 20.2 12.7 159 19.4 15.2 128
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Basin Index (%) 119 152
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 5.2 6.2 84 10.4 7.4 141
Basin Creek 7120 2.3 3.6 64 4.8 4.6 104
Black Pine 7170 5.0 4.6 109 9.5 6.6 144
Combination 5620 .8 2.2 36 8.1 5.1 159
Copper Bottom 5200 2.7 3.8 71 15.7 8.2 191
Copper Camp 6980 19.2 17.7 108 27.3 14.5 188
Lubrecht Flume 4690 1.8 2.4 75 9.2 5.6 164
Nevada Ridge 7030 8.0 5.8 138 10.5 8.2 128
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 4.2 4.4 95 10.9 6.8 160
North Fork Jocko 6110 21.5 16.6 130 31.8 23.3 136
Peterson Meadows 7190 4.2 4.2 100 8.3 6.0 138
Skalkaho Summit 7260 10.5 9.0 117 14.6 11.4 128
Stuart Mountain 7270 20.2 12.7 159 19.4 15.2 128
Warm Springs 7840 12.1 9.0 134 15.2 10.8 141
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Basin Index (%) 115 146
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 4.0 4.4 91 -M 6.9 *
Lolo Pass 5280 7.9 11.1 71 22.9 16.8 136
Moose Creek 6170 6.7 7.0 96 12.6 10.2 124
Nez Perce Camp 5670 5.3 5.9 90 14.8 10.8 137
Saddle Mtn. 7890 12.0 10.7 112 12.6 10.4 121
Skalkaho Summit 7260 10.5 9.0 117 14.6 11.4 128
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 7.4 * -M 16.5 *
Twin Lakes 6380 14.8 16.4 90 31.1 23.1 135
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Basin Index (%) 95 131
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 16.9 19.8 85 47.4 32.6 145
Hoodoo Basin 6060 19.5 16.2 120 32.4 22.3 145
Humboldt Gulch 4260 2.6 5.7 46 29.2 17.8 164
Lookout 5180 5.0 10.0 50 26.2 18.9 139
Mosquito Ridge 5270 6.9 13.6 51 28.2 21.7 130
Poorman Creek 5050 9.0 13.0 69 46.3 28.4 163
Sleeping Woman 6120 6.0 5.6 107 19.0 10.7 178
Stuart Mountain 7270 20.2 12.7 159 19.4 15.2 128
Sunset 5570 4.4 7.0 63 22.9 17.6 130
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Basin Index (%) 87 146
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 8.2 7.8 105 10.6 9.6 110
Barker Lakes 8250 5.2 6.2 84 10.4 7.4 141
Basin Creek 7120 2.3 3.6 64 4.8 4.6 104
Beagle Springs 8880 4.5 4.0 112 7.6 5.0 152
Bloody Dick 7570 5.2 5.2 100 8.9 7.0 127
Calvert Creek 6410 4.7 3.7 127 9.3 5.6 166
Clover Meadow 8770 5.9 7.2 82 9.2 8.2 112
Darkhorse Lake 8930 14.9 13.8 108 16.8 13.2 127
Divide 7770 3.4 4.4 77 -M 5.3 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.3 3.2 72 8.4 5.3 158
JL Meadow 8750 6.6 -M * 9.1 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 1.8 4.3 42 11.1 6.9 161
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.2 4.6 91 6.1 6.2 98
Lower Twin 7920 7.5 8.0 94 11.6 10.4 112
Moose Creek 6170 6.7 7.0 96 12.6 10.2 124
Mule Creek 8300 8.7 7.0 124 9.1 8.0 114
Rocker Peak 7960 7.8 6.3 124 9.1 6.2 147
Saddle Mtn. 7890 12.0 10.7 112 12.6 10.4 121
Short Creek 6990 1.2 2.5 48 5.6 4.2 133
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 16.0 -M * 18.6 -M *
White Elephant 7670 8.0 10.7 75 14.5 13.6 107
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Basin Index (%) 95 126
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 8.2 7.8 105 10.6 9.6 110
Beaver Creek 7820 7.7 7.6 101 13.6 9.4 145
Black Bear 8160 14.3 16.0 89 19.2 17.8 108
Canyon 7870 6.2 5.6 111 10.1 7.4 136
Carrot Basin 9200 16.0 11.4 140 18.1 12.6 144
Clover Meadow 8770 5.9 7.2 82 9.2 8.2 112
Lone Mountain 8820 8.5 7.7 110 10.1 8.3 122
Lower Twin 7920 7.5 8.0 94 11.6 10.4 112
Madison Plateau 7710 8.4 9.8 86 14.9 11.8 126
Tepee Creek 7950 5.8 5.8 100 10.1 6.8 149
West Yellowstone 6680 3.4 4.6 74 9.8 7.3 134
Whiskey Creek 6790 5.2 6.0 87 13.4 9.3 144
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Basin Index (%) 100 127
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 7.7 7.6 101 13.6 9.4 145
Brackett Creek 7370 9.4 8.0 118 16.3 12.8 127
Carrot Basin 9200 16.0 11.4 140 18.1 12.6 144
Lick Creek 6880 3.3 4.2 79 10.2 7.2 142
Lone Mountain 8820 8.5 7.7 110 10.1 8.3 122
Sacajawea 6610 3.8 5.3 72 14.2 12.5 114
Shower Falls 8060 10.1 9.2 110 15.0 11.4 132
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Basin Index (%) 110 131
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 10.2 9.0 113 14.7 9.6 153
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.3 3.2 72 8.4 5.3 158
Nevada Ridge 7030 8.0 5.8 138 10.5 8.2 128
Tizer Basin 6880 3.1 4.4 70 7.0 5.6 125
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Basin Index (%) 105 141
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 10.2 9.0 113 14.7 9.6 153
Crystal Lake 6130 4.2 5.8 72 8.1 8.8 92
Daisy Peak 7590 3.7 4.3 86 4.8 5.4 89
Deadman Creek 6440 4.6 4.2 110 8.2 5.6 146
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 5.0 5.4 93 8.3 8.8 94
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.5 -M * 11.9 -M *
Spur Park 8080 10.8 8.9 121 10.4 7.8 133
Stringer Creek 6550 3.9 4.4 89 7.2 7.4 97
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Basin Index (%) 101 116
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 19.4 12.9 150 24.3 16.0 152
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.8 2.8 64 10.9 6.2 176
Mount Lockhart 6430 10.9 8.0 136 23.0 12.0 192
Pike Creek 5930 5.4 -M * 23.3 -M *
Waldron 5640 4.2 4.6 91 15.4 7.4 208
Wood Creek 5970 3.2 3.4 94 14.6 7.8 187
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Basin Index (%) 125 179
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 17.8 * -M 24.0 *
Many Glacier 4930 2.9 4.6 63 26.4 14.4 183
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Basin Index (%) 63 183
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 2.1 2.2 95 7.9 5.8 136
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Basin Index (%) 95 136
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 14.2 9.8 145 16.0 9.2 174
Box Canyon 6720 3.6 3.6 100 12.2 6.2 197
Brackett Creek 7370 9.4 8.0 118 16.3 12.8 127
Burnt Mtn 5920 .6 2.3 26 6.4 6.6 97
Canyon 7870 6.2 5.6 111 10.1 7.4 136
Cole Creek 7910 2.7 6.4 42 4.8 6.4 75
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.6 2.5 64 8.8 7.0 126
Evening Star 9030 18.6 12.2 152 23.1 14.3 162
Fisher Creek 9110 21.5 15.3 141 23.8 15.4 155
Monument Peak 8740 13.1 9.0 146 16.5 10.7 154
Northeast Entrance 7420 4.6 4.0 115 10.9 6.4 170
Parker Peak 9420 14.6 10.4 140 16.1 9.8 164
Placer Basin 8790 9.4 7.8 121 12.8 9.4 136
Porcupine 6480 .9 2.2 41 7.5 5.5 136
Sacajawea 6610 3.8 5.3 72 14.2 12.5 114
Shower Falls 8060 10.1 9.2 110 15.0 11.4 132
S Fork Shields 8090 4.0 6.0 67 12.8 10.1 127
Sylvan Lake 8440 9.2 8.6 107 15.7 11.6 135
Thumb Divide 7970 9.9 6.4 155 13.4 8.4 160
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 19.7 13.2 149 18.0 12.3 146
White Mill 8730 16.0 10.2 157 16.8 11.0 153
Wolverine 7660 6.1 5.4 113 11.7 6.1 192
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Basin Index (%) 122 144
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 9.3 8.7 107 10.8 7.8 138
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.6 2.9 90 6.6 4.2 157
Blackwater 9830 14.4 11.0 131 16.3 10.5 155
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.2 7.4 97 7.7 7.1 108
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.0 -M * 12.2 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 3.0 3.3 91 5.1 4.4 116
Cold Springs 9640 4.6 3.6 128 9.1 4.8 190
Deer Park 9690 8.2 6.2 132 9.8 8.4 117
Evening Star 9030 18.6 12.2 152 23.1 14.3 162
Grave Springs 8560 1.8 3.2 56 5.6 4.6 122
Hobbs Park 10080 7.6 6.2 123 9.1 6.1 149
Kirwin 9580 8.5 5.6 152 12.6 6.2 203
Little Warm 9370 6.5 4.4 148 10.0 6.0 167
Marquette 8800 1.1 3.5 31 4.4 4.8 92
Middle Powder 7760 2.6 4.3 60 6.8 5.0 136
Owl Creek 8990 .9 2.6 35 3.8 3.2 119
Powder River Pass 9480 7.0 5.0 140 10.7 6.2 173
Shell Creek 9570 7.4 7.2 103 9.6 6.6 145
South Pass 9040 6.8 6.0 113 8.4 7.0 120
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.0 -M * 5.5 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 9.2 8.6 107 15.7 11.6 135
Sylvan Road 7140 4.7 5.7 82 12.5 8.9 140
Timber Creek 7910 .2 2.2 9 3.0 4.0 75
Togwotee Pass 9590 13.4 10.6 126 17.7 11.2 158
Townsend Creek 8720 2.8 4.0 70 6.3 5.6 112
Younts Peak 8340 9.9 6.6 150 15.0 7.2 208
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Basin Index (%) 112 145
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.8 3.5 51 5.8 5.0 116
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.2 7.4 97 7.7 7.1 108
Burgess Junction 7910 3.0 4.5 67 6.3 5.6 112
Dome Lake 8890 3.7 4.8 77 7.9 5.8 136
Little Goose 8560 3.1 4.4 70 7.0 5.6 125
Sucker Creek 8840 3.9 5.2 75 7.7 6.2 124
Tie Creek 7050 .1 2.0 5 5.4 5.0 108
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Basin Index (%) 72 119
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.6 2.9 90 6.6 4.2 157
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 6.6 6.4 103 8.3 6.4 130
Grave Springs 8560 1.8 3.2 56 5.6 4.6 122
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.7 3.0 90 7.6 4.2 181
Middle Powder 7760 2.6 4.3 60 6.8 5.0 136
Powder River Pass 9480 7.0 5.0 140 10.7 6.2 173
Soldier Park 8680 1.1 2.4 46 4.9 4.4 111
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Basin Index (%) 90 144
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 8.2 7.8 105 10.6 9.6 110
Badger Pass 6870 19.4 12.9 150 24.3 16.0 152
Barker Lakes 8250 5.2 6.2 84 10.4 7.4 141
Basin Creek 7120 2.3 3.6 64 4.8 4.6 104
Beagle Springs 8880 4.5 4.0 112 7.6 5.0 152
Beaver Creek 7820 7.7 7.6 101 13.6 9.4 145
Black Bear 8160 14.3 16.0 89 19.2 17.8 108
Bloody Dick 7570 5.2 5.2 100 8.9 7.0 127
Boulder Mountain 7890 10.2 9.0 113 14.7 9.6 153
Brackett Creek 7370 9.4 8.0 118 16.3 12.8 127
Calvert Creek 6410 4.7 3.7 127 9.3 5.6 166
Canyon 7870 6.2 5.6 111 10.1 7.4 136
Carrot Basin 9200 16.0 11.4 140 18.1 12.6 144
Clover Meadow 8770 5.9 7.2 82 9.2 8.2 112
Crystal Lake 6130 4.2 5.8 72 8.1 8.8 92
Daisy Peak 7590 3.7 4.3 86 4.8 5.4 89
Darkhorse Lake 8930 14.9 13.8 108 16.8 13.2 127
Deadman Creek 6440 4.6 4.2 110 8.2 5.6 146
Divide 7770 3.4 4.4 77 -M 5.3 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.8 2.8 64 10.9 6.2 176
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.3 3.2 72 8.4 5.3 158
JL Meadow 8750 6.6 -M * 9.1 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 1.8 4.3 42 11.1 6.9 161
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.2 4.6 91 6.1 6.2 98
Lick Creek 6880 3.3 4.2 79 10.2 7.2 142
Lone Mountain 8820 8.5 7.7 110 10.1 8.3 122
Lower Twin 7920 7.5 8.0 94 11.6 10.4 112
Madison Plateau 7710 8.4 9.8 86 14.9 11.8 126
Moose Creek 6170 6.7 7.0 96 12.6 10.2 124
Mount Lockhart 6430 10.9 8.0 136 23.0 12.0 192
Mule Creek 8300 8.7 7.0 124 9.1 8.0 114
Nevada Ridge 7030 8.0 5.8 138 10.5 8.2 128
Onion Park 7420 5.0 5.4 93 8.3 8.8 94
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.5 -M * 11.9 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 5.4 -M * 23.3 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 7.8 6.3 124 9.1 6.2 147
Sacajawea 6610 3.8 5.3 72 14.2 12.5 114
Saddle Mtn. 7890 12.0 10.7 112 12.6 10.4 121
Short Creek 6990 1.2 2.5 48 5.6 4.2 133
Shower Falls 8060 10.1 9.2 110 15.0 11.4 132
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 16.0 -M * 18.6 -M *
Spur Park 8080 10.8 8.9 121 10.4 7.8 133
Stringer Creek 6550 3.9 4.4 89 7.2 7.4 97
Tepee Creek 7950 5.8 5.8 100 10.1 6.8 149
Tizer Basin 6880 3.1 4.4 70 7.0 5.6 125
Waldron 5640 4.2 4.6 91 15.4 7.4 208
West Yellowstone 6680 3.4 4.6 74 9.8 7.3 134
Whiskey Creek 6790 5.2 6.0 87 13.4 9.3 144
White Elephant 7670 8.0 10.7 75 14.5 13.6 107
Wood Creek 5970 3.2 3.4 94 14.6 7.8 187
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Basin Index (%) 101 132
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 9.3 8.7 107 10.8 7.8 138
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.6 2.9 90 6.6 4.2 157
Beartooth Lake 9360 14.2 9.8 145 16.0 9.2 174
Big Goose 8010 1.8 3.5 51 5.8 5.0 116
Blackwater 9830 14.4 11.0 131 16.3 10.5 155
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.2 7.4 97 7.7 7.1 108
Box Canyon 6720 3.6 3.6 100 12.2 6.2 197
Brackett Creek 7370 9.4 8.0 118 16.3 12.8 127
Burgess Junction 7910 3.0 4.5 67 6.3 5.6 112
Burnt Mtn 5920 .6 2.3 26 6.4 6.6 97
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.0 -M * 12.2 -M *
Canyon 7870 6.2 5.6 111 10.1 7.4 136
Castle Creek 8410 3.0 3.3 91 5.1 4.4 116
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 6.6 6.4 103 8.3 6.4 130
Cold Springs 9640 4.6 3.6 128 9.1 4.8 190
Cole Creek 7910 2.7 6.4 42 4.8 6.4 75
Deer Park 9690 8.2 6.2 132 9.8 8.4 117
Dome Lake 8890 3.7 4.8 77 7.9 5.8 136
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.6 2.5 64 8.8 7.0 126
Evening Star 9030 18.6 12.2 152 23.1 14.3 162
Fisher Creek 9110 21.5 15.3 141 23.8 15.4 155
Grave Springs 8560 1.8 3.2 56 5.6 4.6 122
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.7 3.0 90 7.6 4.2 181
Hobbs Park 10080 7.6 6.2 123 9.1 6.1 149
Kirwin 9580 8.5 5.6 152 12.6 6.2 203
Little Goose 8560 3.1 4.4 70 7.0 5.6 125
Little Warm 9370 6.5 4.4 148 10.0 6.0 167
Marquette 8800 1.1 3.5 31 4.4 4.8 92
Middle Powder 7760 2.6 4.3 60 6.8 5.0 136
Monument Peak 8740 13.1 9.0 146 16.5 10.7 154
Northeast Entrance 7420 4.6 4.0 115 10.9 6.4 170
Owl Creek 8990 .9 2.6 35 3.8 3.2 119
Parker Peak 9420 14.6 10.4 140 16.1 9.8 164
Placer Basin 8790 9.4 7.8 121 12.8 9.4 136
Porcupine 6480 .9 2.2 41 7.5 5.5 136
Powder River Pass 9480 7.0 5.0 140 10.7 6.2 173
S Fork Shields 8090 4.0 6.0 67 12.8 10.1 127
Sacajawea 6610 3.8 5.3 72 14.2 12.5 114
Shell Creek 9570 7.4 7.2 103 9.6 6.6 145
Shower Falls 8060 10.1 9.2 110 15.0 11.4 132
Soldier Park 8680 1.1 2.4 46 4.9 4.4 111
South Pass 9040 6.8 6.0 113 8.4 7.0 120
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.0 -M * 5.5 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 3.9 5.2 75 7.7 6.2 124
Sylvan Lake 8440 9.2 8.6 107 15.7 11.6 135
Sylvan Road 7140 4.7 5.7 82 12.5 8.9 140
Thumb Divide 7970 9.9 6.4 155 13.4 8.4 160
Tie Creek 7050 .1 2.0 5 5.4 5.0 108
Timber Creek 7910 .2 2.2 9 3.0 4.0 75
Togwotee Pass 9590 13.4 10.6 126 17.7 11.2 158
Townsend Creek 8720 2.8 4.0 70 6.3 5.6 112
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 19.7 13.2 149 18.0 12.3 146
White Mill 8730 16.0 10.2 157 16.8 11.0 153
Wolverine 7660 6.1 5.4 113 11.7 6.1 192
Younts Peak 8340 9.9 6.6 150 15.0 7.2 208
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Basin Index (%) 111 142
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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.
