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 16 , 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 3.2 4.8 67 15.2 9.6 158
Bear Mountain 5460 7.0 16.0 44 38.1 27.2 140
Garver Creek 4250 1.7 4.0 42 11.6 8.2 141
Grave Creek 4350 1.9 4.4 43 25.2 11.9 212
Hand Creek 5040 1.7 3.0 57 8.9 6.4 139
Hawkins Lake 6460 8.0 7.8 103 20.4 14.0 146
Poorman Creek 5050 4.8 7.8 62 38.5 23.6 163
Stahl Peak 6040 15.6 12.0 130 22.6 15.2 149
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Basin Index (%) 73 155
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 7.5 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 13.0 10.5 124 19.1 12.3 155
Bassoo Peak 5130 .1 -M * 10.4 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 1.3 2.4 54 11.8 6.4 184
Blacktail Mtn 5660 1.4 2.8 50 7.8 5.6 139
Emery Creek 4340 2.8 3.9 72 15.6 10.0 156
Flattop Mtn. 6290 15.4 14.4 107 28.8 20.3 142
Grave Creek 4350 1.9 4.4 43 25.2 11.9 212
Hand Creek 5040 1.7 3.0 57 8.9 6.4 139
Kraft Creek 4760 2.1 3.3 64 19.7 10.6 186
Moss Peak 6760 16.6 11.8 141 22.3 14.0 159
Noisy Basin 6070 14.5 11.8 123 21.5 15.6 138
North Fork Jocko 6110 22.2 11.4 195 26.4 19.6 135
Pike Creek 5930 2.5 -M * 19.5 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 3.2 4.3 74 14.4 9.0 160
Stahl Peak 6040 15.6 12.0 130 22.6 15.2 149
Stuart Mountain 7270 15.1 9.4 161 14.9 11.3 132
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Basin Index (%) 120 154
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 3.4 5.2 65 8.0 6.4 125
Basin Creek 7120 1.1 3.0 37 3.3 4.1 80
Black Pine 7170 3.0 3.0 100 7.2 5.3 136
Combination 5620 .2 1.4 14 5.9 4.0 148
Copper Bottom 5200 .8 2.4 33 11.6 6.1 190
Copper Camp 6980 10.6 12.1 88 19.9 10.9 183
Lubrecht Flume 4690 1.2 1.5 80 7.4 4.8 154
Nevada Ridge 7030 5.8 4.4 132 8.1 6.6 123
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 3.0 3.2 94 8.8 5.4 163
North Fork Jocko 6110 22.2 11.4 195 26.4 19.6 135
Peterson Meadows 7190 2.4 3.6 67 6.8 5.0 136
Skalkaho Summit 7260 6.1 6.2 98 10.7 8.0 134
Stuart Mountain 7270 15.1 9.4 161 14.9 11.3 132
Warm Springs 7840 9.4 7.3 129 12.0 8.6 140
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Basin Index (%) 114 142
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 2.7 3.2 84 -M 5.7 *
Lolo Pass 5280 4.9 6.8 72 17.8 13.7 130
Moose Creek 6170 3.9 4.9 80 8.3 7.4 112
Nez Perce Camp 5670 3.0 3.8 79 11.4 8.4 136
Saddle Mtn. 7890 7.1 8.2 87 8.6 7.6 113
Skalkaho Summit 7260 6.1 6.2 98 10.7 8.0 134
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 4.6 * 20.8 12.8 162
Twin Lakes 6390 8.0 11.3 71 22.8 17.8 128
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Basin Index (%) 80 133
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 7.0 16.0 44 38.1 27.2 140
Hoodoo Basin 6060 11.6 10.8 107 24.3 17.8 137
Humboldt Gulch 4260 2.0 3.5 57 22.0 15.5 142
Lookout 5180 2.4 6.5 37 20.6 16.2 127
Mosquito Ridge 5270 3.9 9.3 42 23.3 16.6 140
Poorman Creek 5050 4.8 7.8 62 38.5 23.6 163
Sleeping Woman 6120 3.2 4.3 74 14.4 9.0 160
Stuart Mountain 7270 15.1 9.4 161 14.9 11.3 132
Sunset 5580 3.7 5.4 69 19.3 14.2 136
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Basin Index (%) 74 142
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 3.8 6.2 61 6.1 8.1 75
Barker Lakes 8250 3.4 5.2 65 8.0 6.4 125
Basin Creek 7120 1.1 3.0 37 3.3 4.1 80
Beagle Springs 8880 .9 3.1 29 4.4 4.2 105
Bloody Dick 7570 2.3 4.2 55 6.2 5.7 109
Calvert Creek 6410 2.1 2.6 81 6.4 4.2 152
Clover Meadow 8770 4.0 5.7 70 7.4 7.0 106
Darkhorse Lake 8930 9.8 10.8 91 11.9 10.4 114
Divide 7770 1.2 3.2 38 -M 4.4 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.2 2.7 44 6.8 4.6 148
JL Meadow 8750 3.3 -M * 5.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .7 2.8 25 6.1 5.8 105
Lemhi Ridge 8080 2.3 3.8 61 4.1 5.2 79
Lower Twin 7920 4.2 6.1 69 8.0 8.2 98
Moose Creek 6170 3.9 4.9 80 8.3 7.4 112
Mule Creek 8300 5.0 5.2 96 5.6 6.6 85
Rocker Peak 7960 5.5 5.0 110 7.4 5.2 142
Saddle Mtn. 7890 7.1 8.2 87 8.6 7.6 113
Short Creek 6980 .6 2.0 30 4.0 3.6 111
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 9.7 -M * 12.6 -M *
White Elephant 7670 2.3 7.4 31 6.6 9.8 67
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Basin Index (%) 67 104
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 3.8 6.2 61 6.1 8.1 75
Beaver Creek 7820 2.6 5.5 47 8.0 7.6 105
Black Bear 8160 7.0 12.4 56 10.7 13.8 78
Canyon 7870 2.2 4.2 52 5.8 5.8 100
Carrot Basin 9200 8.4 9.0 93 10.8 10.0 108
Clover Meadow 8770 4.0 5.7 70 7.4 7.0 106
Lone Mountain 8810 5.4 6.1 89 7.4 7.1 104
Lower Twin 7920 4.2 6.1 69 8.0 8.2 98
Madison Plateau 7710 2.9 7.2 40 7.7 9.4 82
Tepee Creek 7950 2.1 4.4 48 6.3 5.6 112
West Yellowstone 6680 1.1 3.3 33 4.8 5.8 83
Whiskey Creek 6790 2.0 4.3 47 6.8 7.5 91
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Basin Index (%) 61 94
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 2.6 5.5 47 8.0 7.6 105
Brackett Creek 7370 6.4 6.4 100 13.4 10.5 128
Carrot Basin 9200 8.4 9.0 93 10.8 10.0 108
Lick Creek 6880 1.9 3.4 56 8.3 6.2 134
Lone Mountain 8810 5.4 6.1 89 7.4 7.1 104
Sacajawea 6610 3.1 3.9 79 11.2 9.6 117
Shower Falls 8060 7.2 7.3 99 12.0 9.9 121
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Basin Index (%) 84 117
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 7.7 6.6 117 12.0 8.0 150
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.2 2.7 44 6.8 4.6 148
Nevada Ridge 7030 5.8 4.4 132 8.1 6.6 123
Tizer Basin 6880 1.9 3.6 53 5.5 4.8 115
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Basin Index (%) 96 135
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 7.7 6.6 117 12.0 8.0 150
Crystal Lake 6130 4.2 4.0 105 7.8 7.0 111
Daisy Peak 7590 3.0 3.4 88 4.2 4.4 95
Deadman Creek 6440 3.8 3.2 119 7.1 4.8 148
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 4.2 4.1 102 7.2 7.7 94
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .5 -M * 9.4 -M *
Spur Park 8080 8.7 7.0 124 8.8 6.2 142
Stringer Creek 6550 3.0 3.4 88 6.1 6.0 102
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Basin Index (%) 109 121
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 13.0 10.5 124 19.1 12.3 155
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .6 1.6 38 8.3 5.0 166
Mount Lockhart 6430 5.8 6.0 97 17.4 9.0 193
Pike Creek 5930 2.5 -M * 19.5 -M *
Waldron 5640 1.8 3.4 53 12.1 6.6 183
Wood Creek 5970 1.1 2.2 50 11.3 6.6 171
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Basin Index (%) 94 173
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6290 15.4 14.4 107 28.8 20.3 142
Many Glacier 4930 .8 3.4 24 21.2 12.7 167
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Basin Index (%) 91 152
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 2.2 1.2 183 7.3 4.8 152
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Basin Index (%) 183 152
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 8.3 8.0 104 9.8 7.6 129
Box Canyon 6720 2.3 2.7 85 8.8 5.0 176
Brackett Creek 7370 6.4 6.4 100 13.4 10.5 128
Burnt Mtn 5920 .0 1.9 0 5.1 5.7 89
Canyon 7870 2.2 4.2 52 5.8 5.8 100
Cole Creek 7910 1.4 5.6 25 3.7 5.8 64
East Boulder Mine 6310 .6 1.8 33 6.5 5.9 110
Evening Star 9040 11.3 9.2 123 16.5 11.7 141
Fisher Creek 9110 11.2 11.6 97 14.7 11.9 124
Monument Peak 8740 8.1 7.2 112 11.2 8.6 130
Northeast Entrance 7420 2.7 2.7 100 7.6 5.4 141
Parker Peak 9420 8.6 8.0 108 10.4 8.1 128
Placer Basin 8790 6.2 6.4 97 9.3 7.9 118
Porcupine 6480 1.1 1.5 73 6.0 4.7 128
Sacajawea 6610 3.1 3.9 79 11.2 9.6 117
Shower Falls 8060 7.2 7.3 99 12.0 9.9 121
S Fork Shields 8090 1.2 4.3 28 10.3 8.6 120
Sylvan Lake 8440 4.7 6.9 68 10.2 9.6 106
Thumb Divide 7970 2.8 4.6 61 6.5 7.0 93
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 9.6 11.0 87 10.6 10.2 104
White Mill 8730 10.1 8.2 123 11.4 8.8 130
Wolverine 7650 2.8 4.0 70 7.1 5.1 139
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Basin Index (%) 88 120
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 7.8 7.0 111 9.4 6.2 152
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 1.0 2.2 45 5.6 3.8 147
Blackwater 9840 8.1 9.2 88 10.3 8.8 117
Bone Springs Div 9340 5.6 6.0 93 6.8 5.9 115
Burroughs Creek 8760 2.4 -M * 7.8 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 1.0 2.6 38 3.4 3.8 89
Cold Springs 9640 1.6 3.0 53 5.5 4.0 138
Deer Park 9690 3.1 5.0 62 4.6 6.6 70
Evening Star 9040 11.3 9.2 123 16.5 11.7 141
Grave Springs 8560 1.0 2.4 42 5.4 3.8 142
Hobbs Park 10080 2.5 5.2 48 4.4 5.0 88
Kirwin 9580 3.5 4.4 80 7.1 5.1 139
Little Warm 9370 3.5 3.6 97 6.5 5.1 127
Marquette 8800 .3 3.2 9 3.3 4.2 79
Middle Powder 7760 1.6 3.3 48 6.0 4.3 140
Owl Creek 8990 .3 2.1 14 2.9 2.9 100
Powder River Pass 9480 5.1 4.2 121 8.7 5.3 164
Shell Creek 9570 5.8 6.2 94 8.1 5.5 147
South Pass 9040 2.6 5.0 52 4.1 6.2 66
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .3 -M * 2.4 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 4.7 6.9 68 10.2 9.6 106
Sylvan Road 7140 2.5 4.2 60 8.4 7.4 114
Timber Creek 7910 .0 2.0 0 2.6 3.6 72
Togwotee Pass 9590 7.9 8.8 90 11.9 9.2 129
Townsend Creek 8720 .5 3.2 16 3.4 4.8 71
Younts Peak 8340 2.7 5.2 52 9.4 5.8 162
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Basin Index (%) 74 119
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.2 2.8 43 4.5 4.2 107
Bone Springs Div 9340 5.6 6.0 93 6.8 5.9 115
Burgess Junction 7900 2.2 3.6 61 5.3 4.7 113
Dome Lake 8890 2.0 3.8 53 5.9 5.1 116
Little Goose 8560 1.5 3.0 50 5.3 4.8 110
Sucker Creek 8840 2.7 4.4 61 6.3 5.4 117
Tie Creek 7050 .7 1.4 50 4.7 4.5 104
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Basin Index (%) 64 112
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 1.0 2.2 45 5.6 3.8 147
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 4.2 5.0 84 6.2 5.5 113
Grave Springs 8560 1.0 2.4 42 5.4 3.8 142
Hansen Sawmill 8360 1.4 2.4 58 6.0 3.4 176
Middle Powder 7760 1.6 3.3 48 6.0 4.3 140
Powder River Pass 9480 5.1 4.2 121 8.7 5.3 164
Soldier Park 8680 1.0 1.9 53 4.2 3.8 111
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Basin Index (%) 71 141
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 3.8 6.2 61 6.1 8.1 75
Badger Pass 6870 13.0 10.5 124 19.1 12.3 155
Barker Lakes 8250 3.4 5.2 65 8.0 6.4 125
Basin Creek 7120 1.1 3.0 37 3.3 4.1 80
Beagle Springs 8880 .9 3.1 29 4.4 4.2 105
Beaver Creek 7820 2.6 5.5 47 8.0 7.6 105
Black Bear 8160 7.0 12.4 56 10.7 13.8 78
Bloody Dick 7570 2.3 4.2 55 6.2 5.7 109
Boulder Mountain 7890 7.7 6.6 117 12.0 8.0 150
Brackett Creek 7370 6.4 6.4 100 13.4 10.5 128
Calvert Creek 6410 2.1 2.6 81 6.4 4.2 152
Canyon 7870 2.2 4.2 52 5.8 5.8 100
Carrot Basin 9200 8.4 9.0 93 10.8 10.0 108
Clover Meadow 8770 4.0 5.7 70 7.4 7.0 106
Crystal Lake 6130 4.2 4.0 105 7.8 7.0 111
Daisy Peak 7590 3.0 3.4 88 4.2 4.4 95
Darkhorse Lake 8930 9.8 10.8 91 11.9 10.4 114
Deadman Creek 6440 3.8 3.2 119 7.1 4.8 148
Divide 7770 1.2 3.2 38 -M 4.4 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .6 1.6 38 8.3 5.0 166
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.2 2.7 44 6.8 4.6 148
JL Meadow 8750 3.3 -M * 5.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .7 2.8 25 6.1 5.8 105
Lemhi Ridge 8080 2.3 3.8 61 4.1 5.2 79
Lick Creek 6880 1.9 3.4 56 8.3 6.2 134
Lone Mountain 8810 5.4 6.1 89 7.4 7.1 104
Lower Twin 7920 4.2 6.1 69 8.0 8.2 98
Madison Plateau 7710 2.9 7.2 40 7.7 9.4 82
Moose Creek 6170 3.9 4.9 80 8.3 7.4 112
Mount Lockhart 6430 5.8 6.0 97 17.4 9.0 193
Mule Creek 8300 5.0 5.2 96 5.6 6.6 85
Nevada Ridge 7030 5.8 4.4 132 8.1 6.6 123
Onion Park 7420 4.2 4.1 102 7.2 7.7 94
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .5 -M * 9.4 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 2.5 -M * 19.5 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 5.5 5.0 110 7.4 5.2 142
Sacajawea 6610 3.1 3.9 79 11.2 9.6 117
Saddle Mtn. 7890 7.1 8.2 87 8.6 7.6 113
Short Creek 6980 .6 2.0 30 4.0 3.6 111
Shower Falls 8060 7.2 7.3 99 12.0 9.9 121
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 9.7 -M * 12.6 -M *
Spur Park 8080 8.7 7.0 124 8.8 6.2 142
Stringer Creek 6550 3.0 3.4 88 6.1 6.0 102
Tepee Creek 7950 2.1 4.4 48 6.3 5.6 112
Tizer Basin 6880 1.9 3.6 53 5.5 4.8 115
Waldron 5640 1.8 3.4 53 12.1 6.6 183
West Yellowstone 6680 1.1 3.3 33 4.8 5.8 83
Whiskey Creek 6790 2.0 4.3 47 6.8 7.5 91
White Elephant 7670 2.3 7.4 31 6.6 9.8 67
Wood Creek 5970 1.1 2.2 50 11.3 6.6 171
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Basin Index (%) 77 116
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 7.8 7.0 111 9.4 6.2 152
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 1.0 2.2 45 5.6 3.8 147
Beartooth Lake 9360 8.3 8.0 104 9.8 7.6 129
Big Goose 8010 1.2 2.8 43 4.5 4.2 107
Blackwater 9840 8.1 9.2 88 10.3 8.8 117
Bone Springs Div 9340 5.6 6.0 93 6.8 5.9 115
Box Canyon 6720 2.3 2.7 85 8.8 5.0 176
Brackett Creek 7370 6.4 6.4 100 13.4 10.5 128
Burgess Junction 7900 2.2 3.6 61 5.3 4.7 113
Burnt Mtn 5920 .0 1.9 0 5.1 5.7 89
Burroughs Creek 8760 2.4 -M * 7.8 -M *
Canyon 7870 2.2 4.2 52 5.8 5.8 100
Castle Creek 8410 1.0 2.6 38 3.4 3.8 89
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 4.2 5.0 84 6.2 5.5 113
Cold Springs 9640 1.6 3.0 53 5.5 4.0 138
Cole Creek 7910 1.4 5.6 25 3.7 5.8 64
Deer Park 9690 3.1 5.0 62 4.6 6.6 70
Dome Lake 8890 2.0 3.8 53 5.9 5.1 116
East Boulder Mine 6310 .6 1.8 33 6.5 5.9 110
Evening Star 9040 11.3 9.2 123 16.5 11.7 141
Fisher Creek 9110 11.2 11.6 97 14.7 11.9 124
Grave Springs 8560 1.0 2.4 42 5.4 3.8 142
Hansen Sawmill 8360 1.4 2.4 58 6.0 3.4 176
Hobbs Park 10080 2.5 5.2 48 4.4 5.0 88
Kirwin 9580 3.5 4.4 80 7.1 5.1 139
Little Goose 8560 1.5 3.0 50 5.3 4.8 110
Little Warm 9370 3.5 3.6 97 6.5 5.1 127
Marquette 8800 .3 3.2 9 3.3 4.2 79
Middle Powder 7760 1.6 3.3 48 6.0 4.3 140
Monument Peak 8740 8.1 7.2 112 11.2 8.6 130
Northeast Entrance 7420 2.7 2.7 100 7.6 5.4 141
Owl Creek 8990 .3 2.1 14 2.9 2.9 100
Parker Peak 9420 8.6 8.0 108 10.4 8.1 128
Placer Basin 8790 6.2 6.4 97 9.3 7.9 118
Porcupine 6480 1.1 1.5 73 6.0 4.7 128
Powder River Pass 9480 5.1 4.2 121 8.7 5.3 164
S Fork Shields 8090 1.2 4.3 28 10.3 8.6 120
Sacajawea 6610 3.1 3.9 79 11.2 9.6 117
Shell Creek 9570 5.8 6.2 94 8.1 5.5 147
Shower Falls 8060 7.2 7.3 99 12.0 9.9 121
Soldier Park 8680 1.0 1.9 53 4.2 3.8 111
South Pass 9040 2.6 5.0 52 4.1 6.2 66
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .3 -M * 2.4 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 2.7 4.4 61 6.3 5.4 117
Sylvan Lake 8440 4.7 6.9 68 10.2 9.6 106
Sylvan Road 7140 2.5 4.2 60 8.4 7.4 114
Thumb Divide 7970 2.8 4.6 61 6.5 7.0 93
Tie Creek 7050 .7 1.4 50 4.7 4.5 104
Timber Creek 7910 .0 2.0 0 2.6 3.6 72
Togwotee Pass 9590 7.9 8.8 90 11.9 9.2 129
Townsend Creek 8720 .5 3.2 16 3.4 4.8 71
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 9.6 11.0 87 10.6 10.2 104
White Mill 8730 10.1 8.2 123 11.4 8.8 130
Wolverine 7650 2.8 4.0 70 7.1 5.1 139
Younts Peak 8340 2.7 5.2 52 9.4 5.8 162
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Basin Index (%) 78 119
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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.
