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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 MONDAY: OCTOBER 12 , 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Median Median Current Median Med ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MONTANA KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN Banfield Mountain 5580 .2 .0 * .1 .5 20 Bear Mountain 5460 .0 .0 * .3 1.2 25 Garver Creek 4250 .0 .0 * .6 .6 100 Grave Creek 4350 .0 .0 * .1 .9 11 Hand Creek 5030 .0 .0 * .2 .5 40 Hawkins Lake 6460 .1 .0 * .6 1.2 50 Poorman Creek 5050 .3 .0 * .6 1.6 38 Stahl Peak 6040 .0 .0 * .1 1.2 8 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 34 FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * .5 -M * Badger Pass 6870 1.1 .2 550* .9 1.3 69 Bassoo Peak 5130 .4 -M * .5 -M * Bisson Creek 4880 .0 .0 * .2 .5 40 Blacktail Mtn 5660 .2 .0 * .6 .5 120 Emery Creek 4340 .1 .0 * .3 .7 43 Flattop Mtn. 6280 .3 .2 150* .3 1.4 21 Grave Creek 4350 .0 .0 * .1 .9 11 Hand Creek 5030 .0 .0 * .2 .5 40 Kraft Creek 4770 .0 .0 * .6 .6 100 Moss Peak 6760 .6 .2 300* .6 1.0 60 Noisy Basin 6070 .3 .0 * .5 .9 56 North Fork Jocko 6110 .5 .0 * 1.1 1.3 85 Pike Creek 5930 1.0 -M * 1.4 -M * Sleeping Woman 6120 .3 .0 * .6 .9 67 Stahl Peak 6040 .0 .0 * .1 1.2 8 Stuart Mountain 7270 1.1 .2 550* .7 .8 88 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 562* 54 UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN Barker Lakes 8250 .6 .5 120* 1.1 .8 138 Basin Creek 7120 1.1 .0 * -M .8 * Black Pine 7170 1.5 .0 * 1.5 .8 188 Combination 5620 1.2 .0 * .7 .6 117 Copper Bottom 5200 .1 .0 * .4 .5 80 Copper Camp 6980 .9 .0 * 1.2 .8 150 Lubrecht Flume 4690 .3 .0 * 1.1 .5 220 Nevada Ridge 7030 1.2 .0 * 2.1 .8 262 N Fk Elk Creek 6180 .7 .0 * 1.3 .6 217 North Fork Jocko 6110 .5 .0 * 1.1 1.3 85 Peterson Meadows 7190 .8 .0 * .7 .8 88 Skalkaho Summit 7260 .6 .0 * .6 .7 86 Stuart Mountain 7270 1.1 .2 550* .7 .8 88 Warm Springs 7840 .2 .4 50* .8 1.0 80 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 982* 133 BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN Daly Creek 5780 .3 .0 * .6 .5 120 Lolo Pass 5280 .1 .0 * .4 1.0 40 Moose Creek 6170 .7 .0 * 1.1 .8 138 Nez Perce Camp 5670 .2 .0 * .5 .8 62 Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.2 .0 * .5 .7 71 Skalkaho Summit 7260 .6 .0 * .6 .7 86 Twelvemile Creek 5530 .1 .0 * .6 1.0 60 Twin Lakes 6380 .1 .0 * .6 1.2 50 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 73 LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN Bear Mountain 5460 .0 .0 * .3 1.2 25 Hoodoo Basin 6060 .0 .0 * .5 1.1 45 Humboldt Gulch 4260 -M .0 * -M .6 * Lookout 5180 .1 .0 * .1 .8 12 Mosquito Ridge 5270 .0 .0 * .2 .7 29 Poorman Creek 5050 .3 .0 * .6 1.6 38 Sleeping Woman 6120 .3 .0 * .6 .9 67 Stuart Mountain 7270 1.1 .2 550* .7 .8 88 Sunset 5570 .0 .0 * .2 .9 22 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 900* 40 JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN Albro Lake 8500 1.3 .9 144* 2.4 1.2 200 Barker Lakes 8250 .6 .5 120* 1.1 .8 138 Basin Creek 7120 1.1 .0 * -M .8 * Beagle Springs 8880 .8 .0 * 1.1 .7 157 Bloody Dick 7570 .6 .0 * 1.6 .8 200 Calvert Creek 6410 .6 .0 * .9 .6 150 Clover Meadow 8770 .5 .8 62* 1.1 1.1 100 Darkhorse Lake 8930 .6 .4 150* .8 1.1 73 Divide 7770 .6 .0 * 1.2 .5 240 Frohner Meadow 6520 1.6 .0 * 1.5 .8 188 JL Meadow 8750 -M -M * .4 -M * Lakeview Ridge 7340 .4 .0 * 1.6 .8 200 Lemhi Ridge 8080 1.2 .0 * 1.2 .9 133 Lower Twin 7920 1.0 .4 250* 1.5 1.3 115 Moose Creek 6170 .7 .0 * 1.1 .8 138 Mule Creek 8300 .9 .2 450* 1.1 .7 157 Rocker Peak 7960 1.2 .3 400* .9 .8 112 Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.2 .0 * .5 .7 71 Short Creek 6990 .4 .0 * 1.1 .6 183 Slagamelt Lakes 8600 .5 -M * .8 -M * White Elephant 7670 .0 .0 * 1.5 .8 188 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 437* 148 MADISON RIVER BASIN Albro Lake 8500 1.3 .9 144* 2.4 1.2 200 Beaver Creek 7820 .3 .1 300* 1.2 .8 150 Black Bear 8160 .1 .8 12* 1.1 1.1 100 Canyon 7870 .2 .0 * 1.3 .8 162 Carrot Basin 9200 .5 .8 62* 1.3 1.2 108 Clover Meadow 8770 .5 .8 62* 1.1 1.1 100 Lone Mountain 8820 .6 .4 150* .9 1.0 90 Lower Twin 7920 1.0 .4 250* 1.5 1.3 115 Madison Plateau 7710 .2 .0 * 1.2 1.0 120 Tepee Creek 7950 .4 .0 * .8 .6 133 West Yellowstone 6680 .2 .0 * 1.3 .6 217 Whiskey Creek 6790 .2 .0 * 1.5 .6 250 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 131* 138 GALLATIN RIVER BASIN Beaver Creek 7820 .3 .1 300* 1.2 .8 150 Brackett Creek 7370 1.5 .2 750* 2.2 1.2 183 Carrot Basin 9200 .5 .8 62* 1.3 1.2 108 Lick Creek 6880 .4 .0 * -M 1.0 * Lone Mountain 8820 .6 .4 150* .9 1.0 90 Sacajawea 6610 1.3 .0 * 2.0 1.4 143 Shower Falls 8060 1.0 .8 125* 1.6 1.2 133 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 243* 135 HELENA VALLEY Boulder Mountain 7890 1.6 .4 400* 2.2 1.1 200 Frohner Meadow 6520 1.6 .0 * 1.5 .8 188 Nevada Ridge 7030 1.2 .0 * 2.1 .8 262 Tizer Basin 6880 1.1 .0 * 2.0 .8 250 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 1375* 223 SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS Boulder Mountain 7890 1.6 .4 400* 2.2 1.1 200 Crystal Lake 6130 1.4 .0 * 1.4 1.2 117 Daisy Peak 7590 1.5 .4 375* 2.9 1.0 290 Deadman Creek 6440 .9 .0 * 1.5 .6 250 Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M * Onion Park 7420 1.6 .0 * 1.9 1.0 190 Pickfoot Creek 6680 2.3 -M * 3.0 -M * Spur Park 8080 2.0 .7 286* 2.4 1.0 240 Stringer Creek 6550 1.3 .0 * 1.8 .7 257 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 687* 214 SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS Badger Pass 6870 1.1 .2 550* .9 1.3 69 Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.3 .0 * 1.6 .8 200 Mount Lockhart 6430 .7 .0 * .9 1.2 75 Pike Creek 5930 1.0 -M * 1.4 -M * Waldron 5640 .5 .0 * .8 .9 89 Wood Creek 5970 1.3 .0 * 1.7 .9 189 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 2450* 116 ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN Flattop Mtn. 6280 .3 .2 150* .3 1.4 21 Many Glacier 4930 .3 .0 * .4 1.0 40 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 300* 29 MILK RIVER BASIN Rocky Boy 4730 .5 .0 * 1.3 .8 162 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 162 UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Beartooth Lake 9360 .0 .8 0* .6 .8 75 Box Canyon 6720 .6 .0 * 1.5 .8 188 Brackett Creek 7370 1.5 .2 750* 2.2 1.2 183 Burnt Mtn 5920 .3 .0 * .8 1.6 50 Canyon 7870 .2 .0 * 1.3 .8 162 Cole Creek 7910 .4 1.0 40* .4 1.4 29 East Boulder Mine 6310 .1 .0 * .4 1.4 29 Evening Star 9030 .3 .6 50* 1.1 1.4 79 Fisher Creek 9110 1.0 .7 143* 1.6 1.2 133 Monument Peak 8740 1.1 .4 275* 1.6 1.0 160 Northeast Entrance 7420 .1 .0 * 1.0 .7 143 Parker Peak 9420 .0 1.0 0* .6 1.1 55 Placer Basin 8790 .5 .6 83* .7 1.2 58 Porcupine 6480 .8 .0 * 1.4 .7 200 Sacajawea 6610 1.3 .0 * 2.0 1.4 143 Shower Falls 8060 1.0 .8 125* 1.6 1.2 133 S Fork Shields 8090 .7 .2 350* .9 1.0 90 Sylvan Lake 8440 .1 .2 50* 1.7 1.2 142 Thumb Divide 7970 .1 .0 * 1.3 .8 162 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 .1 .9 11* 1.6 1.2 133 White Mill 8730 .7 .5 140* 1.2 .9 133 Wolverine 7660 .0 .0 * .7 .7 100 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 138* 111 BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING) Bald Mtn. 9360 .0 1.3 0* 1.7 1.2 142 Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .1 .0 * .5 .8 62 Blackwater 9830 .4 .8 50* 1.3 1.2 108 Bone Springs Div 9340 .1 .8 12* 1.1 1.2 92 Burroughs Creek 8760 .1 -M * 2.0 -M * Castle Creek 8410 .0 .0 * 1.2 .6 200 Cold Springs 9640 .0 .0 * 1.0 .6 167 Deer Park 9690 .1 .4 25* 2.5 1.0 250 Evening Star 9030 .3 .6 50* 1.1 1.4 79 Grave Springs 8560 .2 .2 100* .8 .7 114 Hobbs Park 10080 .0 .5 0* .9 .7 129 Kirwin 9580 .0 .5 0* 1.6 1.0 160 Little Warm 9370 .0 .0 * 1.5 .7 214 Marquette 8800 .0 .1 0* .7 1.0 70 Middle Powder 7760 .0 .4 0* .5 .8 62 Owl Creek 8990 .0 .4 0* .9 .8 112 Powder River Pass 9480 .0 .1 0* 1.0 1.0 100 Shell Creek 9570 .0 1.2 0* 1.1 1.0 110 South Pass 9040 .1 .0 * 1.4 .7 200 St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .2 -M * .6 -M * Sylvan Lake 8440 .1 .2 50* 1.7 1.2 142 Sylvan Road 7140 .2 .0 * 1.4 .8 175 Timber Creek 7910 .0 .0 * .5 1.0 50 Togwotee Pass 9590 .1 .6 17* 1.7 1.1 155 Townsend Creek 8720 .2 .0 * 1.0 .8 125 Younts Peak 8340 .4 .1 400* 1.9 .6 317 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 28* 132 TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING) Big Goose 8010 .0 .0 * .5 1.0 50 Bone Springs Div 9340 .1 .8 12* 1.1 1.2 92 Burgess Junction 7910 .1 .3 33* .7 1.0 70 Dome Lake 8890 .0 .2 0* 1.0 1.0 100 Little Goose 8560 .2 .4 50* .6 1.2 50 Sucker Creek 8840 .0 .4 0* .6 1.0 60 Tie Creek 7050 .1 .0 * .5 .8 62 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 24* 69 POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING) Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .1 .0 * .5 .8 62 Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 .2 .3 67* 1.0 1.2 83 Grave Springs 8560 .2 .2 100* .8 .7 114 Hanson Sawmill 8360 .0 .0 * .6 .9 67 Middle Powder 7760 .0 .4 0* .5 .8 62 Powder River Pass 9480 .0 .1 0* 1.0 1.0 100 Soldier Park 8680 .2 .2 100* .6 1.0 60 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 58* 78 Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck Albro Lake 8500 1.3 .9 144* 2.4 1.2 200 Badger Pass 6870 1.1 .2 550* .9 1.3 69 Barker Lakes 8250 .6 .5 120* 1.1 .8 138 Basin Creek 7120 1.1 .0 * -M .8 * Beagle Springs 8880 .8 .0 * 1.1 .7 157 Beaver Creek 7820 .3 .1 300* 1.2 .8 150 Black Bear 8160 .1 .8 12* 1.1 1.1 100 Bloody Dick 7570 .6 .0 * 1.6 .8 200 Boulder Mountain 7890 1.6 .4 400* 2.2 1.1 200 Brackett Creek 7370 1.5 .2 750* 2.2 1.2 183 Calvert Creek 6410 .6 .0 * .9 .6 150 Canyon 7870 .2 .0 * 1.3 .8 162 Carrot Basin 9200 .5 .8 62* 1.3 1.2 108 Clover Meadow 8770 .5 .8 62* 1.1 1.1 100 Crystal Lake 6130 1.4 .0 * 1.4 1.2 117 Daisy Peak 7590 1.5 .4 375* 2.9 1.0 290 Darkhorse Lake 8930 .6 .4 150* .8 1.1 73 Deadman Creek 6440 .9 .0 * 1.5 .6 250 Divide 7770 .6 .0 * 1.2 .5 240 Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.3 .0 * 1.6 .8 200 Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M * Frohner Meadow 6520 1.6 .0 * 1.5 .8 188 JL Meadow 8750 -M -M * .4 -M * Lakeview Ridge 7340 .4 .0 * 1.6 .8 200 Lemhi Ridge 8080 1.2 .0 * 1.2 .9 133 Lick Creek 6880 .4 .0 * -M 1.0 * Lone Mountain 8820 .6 .4 150* .9 1.0 90 Lower Twin 7920 1.0 .4 250* 1.5 1.3 115 Madison Plateau 7710 .2 .0 * 1.2 1.0 120 Moose Creek 6170 .7 .0 * 1.1 .8 138 Mount Lockhart 6430 .7 .0 * .9 1.2 75 Mule Creek 8300 .9 .2 450* 1.1 .7 157 Nevada Ridge 7030 1.2 .0 * 2.1 .8 262 Onion Park 7420 1.6 .0 * 1.9 1.0 190 Pickfoot Creek 6680 2.3 -M * 3.0 -M * Pike Creek 5930 1.0 -M * 1.4 -M * Rocker Peak 7960 1.2 .3 400* .9 .8 112 Sacajawea 6610 1.3 .0 * 2.0 1.4 143 Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.2 .0 * .5 .7 71 Short Creek 6990 .4 .0 * 1.1 .6 183 Shower Falls 8060 1.0 .8 125* 1.6 1.2 133 Slagamelt Lakes 8600 .5 -M * .8 -M * Spur Park 8080 2.0 .7 286* 2.4 1.0 240 Stringer Creek 6550 1.3 .0 * 1.8 .7 257 Tepee Creek 7950 .4 .0 * .8 .6 133 Tizer Basin 6880 1.1 .0 * 2.0 .8 250 Waldron 5640 .5 .0 * .8 .9 89 West Yellowstone 6680 .2 .0 * 1.3 .6 217 Whiskey Creek 6790 .2 .0 * 1.5 .6 250 White Elephant 7670 .0 .0 * 1.5 .8 188 Wood Creek 5970 1.3 .0 * 1.7 .9 189 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 478* 158 Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive Bald Mtn. 9360 .0 1.3 0* 1.7 1.2 142 Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .1 .0 * .5 .8 62 Beartooth Lake 9360 .0 .8 0* .6 .8 75 Big Goose 8010 .0 .0 * .5 1.0 50 Blackwater 9830 .4 .8 50* 1.3 1.2 108 Bone Springs Div 9340 .1 .8 12* 1.1 1.2 92 Box Canyon 6720 .6 .0 * 1.5 .8 188 Brackett Creek 7370 1.5 .2 750* 2.2 1.2 183 Burgess Junction 7910 .1 .3 33* .7 1.0 70 Burnt Mtn 5920 .3 .0 * .8 1.6 50 Burroughs Creek 8760 .1 -M * 2.0 -M * Canyon 7870 .2 .0 * 1.3 .8 162 Castle Creek 8410 .0 .0 * 1.2 .6 200 Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 .2 .3 67* 1.0 1.2 83 Cold Springs 9640 .0 .0 * 1.0 .6 167 Cole Creek 7910 .4 1.0 40* .4 1.4 29 Deer Park 9690 .1 .4 25* 2.5 1.0 250 Dome Lake 8890 .0 .2 0* 1.0 1.0 100 East Boulder Mine 6310 .1 .0 * .4 1.4 29 Evening Star 9030 .3 .6 50* 1.1 1.4 79 Fisher Creek 9110 1.0 .7 143* 1.6 1.2 133 Grave Springs 8560 .2 .2 100* .8 .7 114 Hanson Sawmill 8360 .0 .0 * .6 .9 67 Hobbs Park 10080 .0 .5 0* .9 .7 129 Kirwin 9580 .0 .5 0* 1.6 1.0 160 Little Goose 8560 .2 .4 50* .6 1.2 50 Little Warm 9370 .0 .0 * 1.5 .7 214 Marquette 8800 .0 .1 0* .7 1.0 70 Middle Powder 7760 .0 .4 0* .5 .8 62 Monument Peak 8740 1.1 .4 275* 1.6 1.0 160 Northeast Entrance 7420 .1 .0 * 1.0 .7 143 Owl Creek 8990 .0 .4 0* .9 .8 112 Parker Peak 9420 .0 1.0 0* .6 1.1 55 Placer Basin 8790 .5 .6 83* .7 1.2 58 Porcupine 6480 .8 .0 * 1.4 .7 200 Powder River Pass 9480 .0 .1 0* 1.0 1.0 100 S Fork Shields 8090 .7 .2 350* .9 1.0 90 Sacajawea 6610 1.3 .0 * 2.0 1.4 143 Shell Creek 9570 .0 1.2 0* 1.1 1.0 110 Shower Falls 8060 1.0 .8 125* 1.6 1.2 133 Soldier Park 8680 .2 .2 100* .6 1.0 60 South Pass 9040 .1 .0 * 1.4 .7 200 St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .2 -M * .6 -M * Sucker Creek 8840 .0 .4 0* .6 1.0 60 Sylvan Lake 8440 .1 .2 50* 1.7 1.2 142 Sylvan Road 7140 .2 .0 * 1.4 .8 175 Thumb Divide 7970 .1 .0 * 1.3 .8 162 Tie Creek 7050 .1 .0 * .5 .8 62 Timber Creek 7910 .0 .0 * .5 1.0 50 Togwotee Pass 9590 .1 .6 17* 1.7 1.1 155 Townsend Creek 8720 .2 .0 * 1.0 .8 125 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 .1 .9 11* 1.6 1.2 133 White Mill 8730 .7 .5 140* 1.2 .9 133 Wolverine 7660 .0 .0 * .7 .7 100 Younts Peak 8340 .4 .1 400* 1.9 .6 317 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 80* 112 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.