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: NOVEMBER 12 , 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 1.8 1.2 150* 6.3 4.2 150
Bear Mountain 5460 5.3 4.0 132* 14.0 12.6 111
Garver Creek 4250 .4 1.2 33 4.7 3.2 147
Grave Creek 4350 .9 .6 150* 8.2 6.7 122
Hand Creek 5040 .0 .6 0* 3.8 2.9 131
Hawkins Lake 6460 3.4 2.4 142* 8.9 5.7 156
Poorman Creek 5050 2.4 1.8 133* 15.0 11.2 134
Stahl Peak 6040 5.2 4.8 108 7.9 7.6 104
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Basin Index (%) 117* 127
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 3.3 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 4.5 2.7 167* 7.8 6.0 130
Bassoo Peak 5130 .0 -M * 5.3 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 .0 .5 0* 6.6 3.4 194
Blacktail Mtn 5660 .4 .6 67* 3.6 3.0 120
Emery Creek 4340 .1 .4 25* 5.3 5.0 106
Flattop Mtn. 6290 4.3 4.2 102* 10.2 8.2 124
Grave Creek 4350 .9 .6 150* 8.2 6.7 122
Hand Creek 5040 .0 .6 0* 3.8 2.9 131
Kraft Creek 4760 .0 .8 0* 7.5 5.2 144
Moss Peak 6760 7.6 4.6 165 10.7 7.0 153
Noisy Basin 6070 5.3 3.5 151* 8.4 7.7 109
North Fork Jocko 6110 6.7 3.3 203* 8.7 8.6 101
Pike Creek 5930 .0 -M * 7.0 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 .7 1.2 58* 6.8 4.6 148
Stahl Peak 6040 5.2 4.8 108 7.9 7.6 104
Stuart Mountain 7270 4.3 3.0 143* 5.2 5.0 104
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Basin Index (%) 130* 124
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 1.3 2.4 54 4.4 3.4 129
Basin Creek 7120 .3 1.4 21 -M 2.4 *
Black Pine 7170 .0 1.0 0* 3.2 2.6 123
Combination 5620 .3 .2 150* 3.0 2.4 125
Copper Bottom 5200 .0 .2 0* 3.1 2.6 119
Copper Camp 6980 1.8 1.2 150* 6.4 5.6 114
Lubrecht Flume 4690 .1 .0 * 3.2 2.6 123
Nevada Ridge 7030 2.0 1.4 143* 3.0 3.4 88
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 .0 1.0 0* 3.7 2.8 132
North Fork Jocko 6110 6.7 3.3 203* 8.7 8.6 101
Peterson Meadows 7190 .5 1.2 42 3.2 2.8 114
Skalkaho Summit 7260 .9 1.9 47* 4.0 3.8 105
Stuart Mountain 7270 4.3 3.0 143* 5.2 5.0 104
Warm Springs 7840 2.0 3.0 67 4.0 4.4 91
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Basin Index (%) 95* 110
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 .2 .8 25* 4.0 2.6 154
Lolo Pass 5280 .2 1.4 14* 7.3 5.0 146
Moose Creek 6170 .0 1.2 0* 2.5 3.3 76
Nez Perce Camp 5670 .2 1.0 20* 4.3 3.8 113
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.7 2.5 68 2.8 3.2 88
Skalkaho Summit 7260 .9 1.9 47* 4.0 3.8 105
Twelvemile Creek 5530 .0 .6 0* 6.9 5.4 128
Twin Lakes 6390 1.3 2.9 45* 8.5 8.1 105
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Basin Index (%) 37* 114
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 5.3 4.0 132* 14.0 12.6 111
Hoodoo Basin 6060 5.1 2.7 189* 9.9 7.8 127
Humboldt Gulch 4260 .0 .4 0* 9.0 6.8 132
Lookout 5180 .0 1.3 0* 8.2 6.3 130
Mosquito Ridge 5270 .3 1.9 16* 7.9 7.7 103
Poorman Creek 5050 2.4 1.8 133* 15.0 11.2 134
Sleeping Woman 6120 .7 1.2 58* 6.8 4.6 148
Stuart Mountain 7270 4.3 3.0 143* 5.2 5.0 104
Sunset 5580 .3 1.1 27* 7.9 6.4 123
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Basin Index (%) 106* 123
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 2.0 3.0 67 3.8 4.2 90
Barker Lakes 8250 1.3 2.4 54 4.4 3.4 129
Basin Creek 7120 .3 1.4 21 -M 2.4 *
Beagle Springs 8880 .7 1.2 58 2.9 2.5 116
Bloody Dick 7570 .4 1.2 33* 3.0 3.0 100
Calvert Creek 6410 .1 .3 33* 2.5 2.0 125
Clover Meadow 8770 1.9 3.0 63 4.8 3.9 123
Darkhorse Lake 8930 2.5 4.6 54 4.8 5.3 91
Divide 7770 .6 1.4 43 5.3 2.5 212
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 .8 12 2.8 2.4 117
JL Meadow 8750 2.0 -M * 3.9 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .0 .8 0* 4.9 3.1 158
Lemhi Ridge 8080 .2 1.6 12 1.9 2.8 68
Lower Twin 7920 1.5 2.6 58 4.0 4.3 93
Moose Creek 6170 .0 1.2 0* 2.5 3.3 76
Mule Creek 8300 1.6 2.3 70 2.8 3.4 82
Rocker Peak 7960 1.6 2.1 76 3.0 2.8 107
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.7 2.5 68 2.8 3.2 88
Short Creek 6980 .2 .7 29 3.2 2.1 152
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 2.4 -M * 4.6 -M *
White Elephant 7670 .5 2.4 21* 4.1 4.2 98
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Basin Index (%) 48 109
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 2.0 3.0 67 3.8 4.2 90
Beaver Creek 7820 .6 2.4 25 4.9 4.0 122
Black Bear 8160 3.2 4.6 70 6.4 6.2 103
Canyon 7870 .5 1.5 33 3.5 3.0 117
Carrot Basin 9200 4.2 4.2 100 6.6 4.9 135
Clover Meadow 8770 1.9 3.0 63 4.8 3.9 123
Lone Mountain 8810 2.1 2.8 75 4.0 3.7 108
Lower Twin 7920 1.5 2.6 58 4.0 4.3 93
Madison Plateau 7710 1.3 2.2 59* 5.2 4.5 116
Tepee Creek 7950 1.1 1.5 73 4.4 2.8 157
West Yellowstone 6680 .2 .9 22* 3.6 2.4 150
Whiskey Creek 6790 .5 1.4 36* 4.8 3.2 150
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Basin Index (%) 63 119
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 .6 2.4 25 4.9 4.0 122
Brackett Creek 7370 .4 2.3 17* 5.4 5.9 92
Carrot Basin 9200 4.2 4.2 100 6.6 4.9 135
Lick Creek 6880 .2 1.2 17 5.7 3.4 168
Lone Mountain 8810 2.1 2.8 75 4.0 3.7 108
Sacajawea 6610 .2 1.1 18* 4.7 6.1 77
Shower Falls 8060 3.2 3.9 82 6.4 5.4 119
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Basin Index (%) 61 113
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.3 2.6 88 5.4 3.8 142
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 .8 12 2.8 2.4 117
Nevada Ridge 7030 2.0 1.4 143* 3.0 3.4 88
Tizer Basin 6880 .0 1.6 0 3.0 2.6 115
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Basin Index (%) 69 116
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.3 2.6 88 5.4 3.8 142
Crystal Lake 6130 .3 1.6 19 3.1 3.9 79
Daisy Peak 7590 .0 1.2 0 1.6 2.6 62
Deadman Creek 6440 .7 1.0 70* 2.1 2.4 88
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 1.2 1.7 71 2.9 3.9 74
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .3 -M * 4.9 -M *
Spur Park 8080 1.6 3.2 50 3.2 3.2 100
Stringer Creek 6550 .2 1.2 17 2.4 3.2 75
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Basin Index (%) 50 90
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 4.5 2.7 167* 7.8 6.0 130
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .2 .4 50* 4.3 2.9 148
Mount Lockhart 6430 1.8 1.6 112* 5.6 4.8 117
Pike Creek 5930 .0 -M * 7.0 -M *
Waldron 5640 .2 .5 40* 4.6 3.6 128
Wood Creek 5970 .0 .5 0* 4.3 3.4 126
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Basin Index (%) 118* 129
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6290 4.3 4.2 102* 10.2 8.2 124
Many Glacier 4930 .2 .6 33* 8.5 6.0 142
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Basin Index (%) 94* 132
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 .1 .4 25* 1.9 2.2 86
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Basin Index (%) 25* 86
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 3.4 3.9 87 4.6 3.6 128
Box Canyon 6720 .2 .6 33* 5.1 3.0 170
Brackett Creek 7370 .4 2.3 17* 5.4 5.9 92
Burnt Mtn 5920 .2 .4 50* 4.0 3.3 121
Canyon 7870 .5 1.5 33 3.5 3.0 117
Cole Creek 7910 .0 2.9 0 2.4 3.4 71
East Boulder Mine 6310 .0 .5 0* 4.4 3.5 126
Evening Star 9040 3.6 3.4 106 7.3 5.7 128
Fisher Creek 9110 3.5 4.8 73 6.6 5.8 114
Monument Peak 8740 3.1 3.1 100 5.7 4.7 121
Northeast Entrance 7420 .1 .6 17* 4.2 2.9 145
Parker Peak 9420 3.6 3.7 97 5.6 4.2 133
Placer Basin 8790 2.6 3.2 81 5.0 4.6 109
Porcupine 6480 .1 .5 20* 3.2 2.8 114
Sacajawea 6610 .2 1.1 18* 4.7 6.1 77
Shower Falls 8060 3.2 3.9 82 6.4 5.4 119
S Fork Shields 8090 .4 1.6 25* 4.9 5.0 98
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.7 2.8 61 6.4 5.0 128
Thumb Divide 7970 1.6 1.5 107* 5.0 3.2 156
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 5.2 5.0 104 6.9 4.6 150
White Mill 8730 3.3 3.2 103 5.2 4.5 116
Wolverine 7650 .0 .6 0* 3.7 2.8 132
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Basin Index (%) 72 118
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 3.1 4.1 76 4.9 3.8 129
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .8 1.0 80 4.5 2.3 196
Blackwater 9840 5.0 4.2 119 6.0 3.8 158
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.5 3.4 44 3.9 3.6 108
Burroughs Creek 8760 .3 -M * 4.8 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 .4 .4 100* 2.2 1.9 116
Cold Springs 9640 .2 1.3 15 3.2 2.4 133
Deer Park 9690 1.6 2.2 73 2.8 3.4 82
Evening Star 9040 3.6 3.4 106 7.3 5.7 128
Grave Springs 8560 1.0 1.2 83 4.3 2.3 187
Hobbs Park 10080 1.0 2.3 43 2.7 3.2 84
Kirwin 9580 1.6 2.4 67 4.6 2.7 170
Little Warm 9370 1.8 1.6 112 4.3 2.5 172
Marquette 8800 .5 1.2 42 2.7 2.6 104
Middle Powder 7760 .5 1.4 36 4.8 2.7 178
Owl Creek 8990 .1 1.2 8 2.5 2.0 125
Powder River Pass 9480 2.2 2.3 96 5.4 3.0 180
Shell Creek 9570 2.1 3.7 57 4.6 3.4 135
South Pass 9040 1.6 1.8 89 2.6 2.7 96
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .0 -M * 1.6 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.7 2.8 61 6.4 5.0 128
Sylvan Road 7140 .1 1.1 9* 5.0 3.7 135
Timber Creek 7910 .0 .8 0 2.1 2.2 95
Togwotee Pass 9590 2.7 3.9 69 6.0 4.5 133
Townsend Creek 8720 .2 1.4 14 2.2 2.6 85
Younts Peak 8340 1.9 2.0 95 6.6 2.9 228
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Basin Index (%) 69 136
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 .3 1.0 30 3.3 2.5 132
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.5 3.4 44 3.9 3.6 108
Burgess Junction 7900 .3 1.7 18 3.4 3.0 113
Dome Lake 8890 1.0 2.3 43 4.0 3.2 125
Little Goose 8560 .2 .9 22* 3.8 2.6 146
Sucker Creek 8840 .6 2.4 25 3.8 3.6 106
Tie Creek 7050 .2 .4 50* 3.0 3.0 100
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Basin Index (%) 34 117
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .8 1.0 80 4.5 2.3 196
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 2.2 2.5 88 4.5 3.4 132
Grave Springs 8560 1.0 1.2 83 4.3 2.3 187
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .4 1.0 40 4.9 2.4 204
Middle Powder 7760 .5 1.4 36 4.8 2.7 178
Powder River Pass 9480 2.2 2.3 96 5.4 3.0 180
Soldier Park 8680 .0 .6 0* 3.2 2.2 145
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Basin Index (%) 71 173
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 2.0 3.0 67 3.8 4.2 90
Badger Pass 6870 4.5 2.7 167* 7.8 6.0 130
Barker Lakes 8250 1.3 2.4 54 4.4 3.4 129
Basin Creek 7120 .3 1.4 21 -M 2.4 *
Beagle Springs 8880 .7 1.2 58 2.9 2.5 116
Beaver Creek 7820 .6 2.4 25 4.9 4.0 122
Black Bear 8160 3.2 4.6 70 6.4 6.2 103
Bloody Dick 7570 .4 1.2 33* 3.0 3.0 100
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.3 2.6 88 5.4 3.8 142
Brackett Creek 7370 .4 2.3 17* 5.4 5.9 92
Calvert Creek 6410 .1 .3 33* 2.5 2.0 125
Canyon 7870 .5 1.5 33 3.5 3.0 117
Carrot Basin 9200 4.2 4.2 100 6.6 4.9 135
Clover Meadow 8770 1.9 3.0 63 4.8 3.9 123
Crystal Lake 6130 .3 1.6 19 3.1 3.9 79
Daisy Peak 7590 .0 1.2 0 1.6 2.6 62
Darkhorse Lake 8930 2.5 4.6 54 4.8 5.3 91
Deadman Creek 6440 .7 1.0 70* 2.1 2.4 88
Divide 7770 .6 1.4 43 5.3 2.5 212
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .2 .4 50* 4.3 2.9 148
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 .8 12 2.8 2.4 117
JL Meadow 8750 2.0 -M * 3.9 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .0 .8 0* 4.9 3.1 158
Lemhi Ridge 8080 .2 1.6 12 1.9 2.8 68
Lick Creek 6880 .2 1.2 17 5.7 3.4 168
Lone Mountain 8810 2.1 2.8 75 4.0 3.7 108
Lower Twin 7920 1.5 2.6 58 4.0 4.3 93
Madison Plateau 7710 1.3 2.2 59* 5.2 4.5 116
Moose Creek 6170 .0 1.2 0* 2.5 3.3 76
Mount Lockhart 6430 1.8 1.6 112* 5.6 4.8 117
Mule Creek 8300 1.6 2.3 70 2.8 3.4 82
Nevada Ridge 7030 2.0 1.4 143* 3.0 3.4 88
Onion Park 7420 1.2 1.7 71 2.9 3.9 74
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .3 -M * 4.9 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 .0 -M * 7.0 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 1.6 2.1 76 3.0 2.8 107
Sacajawea 6610 .2 1.1 18* 4.7 6.1 77
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.7 2.5 68 2.8 3.2 88
Short Creek 6980 .2 .7 29 3.2 2.1 152
Shower Falls 8060 3.2 3.9 82 6.4 5.4 119
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 2.4 -M * 4.6 -M *
Spur Park 8080 1.6 3.2 50 3.2 3.2 100
Stringer Creek 6550 .2 1.2 17 2.4 3.2 75
Tepee Creek 7950 1.1 1.5 73 4.4 2.8 157
Tizer Basin 6880 .0 1.6 0 3.0 2.6 115
Waldron 5640 .2 .5 40* 4.6 3.6 128
West Yellowstone 6680 .2 .9 22* 3.6 2.4 150
Whiskey Creek 6790 .5 1.4 36* 4.8 3.2 150
White Elephant 7670 .5 2.4 21* 4.1 4.2 98
Wood Creek 5970 .0 .5 0* 4.3 3.4 126
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Basin Index (%) 58 111
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 3.1 4.1 76 4.9 3.8 129
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .8 1.0 80 4.5 2.3 196
Beartooth Lake 9360 3.4 3.9 87 4.6 3.6 128
Big Goose 8010 .3 1.0 30 3.3 2.5 132
Blackwater 9840 5.0 4.2 119 6.0 3.8 158
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.5 3.4 44 3.9 3.6 108
Box Canyon 6720 .2 .6 33* 5.1 3.0 170
Brackett Creek 7370 .4 2.3 17* 5.4 5.9 92
Burgess Junction 7900 .3 1.7 18 3.4 3.0 113
Burnt Mtn 5920 .2 .4 50* 4.0 3.3 121
Burroughs Creek 8760 .3 -M * 4.8 -M *
Canyon 7870 .5 1.5 33 3.5 3.0 117
Castle Creek 8410 .4 .4 100* 2.2 1.9 116
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 2.2 2.5 88 4.5 3.4 132
Cold Springs 9640 .2 1.3 15 3.2 2.4 133
Cole Creek 7910 .0 2.9 0 2.4 3.4 71
Deer Park 9690 1.6 2.2 73 2.8 3.4 82
Dome Lake 8890 1.0 2.3 43 4.0 3.2 125
East Boulder Mine 6310 .0 .5 0* 4.4 3.5 126
Evening Star 9040 3.6 3.4 106 7.3 5.7 128
Fisher Creek 9110 3.5 4.8 73 6.6 5.8 114
Grave Springs 8560 1.0 1.2 83 4.3 2.3 187
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .4 1.0 40 4.9 2.4 204
Hobbs Park 10080 1.0 2.3 43 2.7 3.2 84
Kirwin 9580 1.6 2.4 67 4.6 2.7 170
Little Goose 8560 .2 .9 22* 3.8 2.6 146
Little Warm 9370 1.8 1.6 112 4.3 2.5 172
Marquette 8800 .5 1.2 42 2.7 2.6 104
Middle Powder 7760 .5 1.4 36 4.8 2.7 178
Monument Peak 8740 3.1 3.1 100 5.7 4.7 121
Northeast Entrance 7420 .1 .6 17* 4.2 2.9 145
Owl Creek 8990 .1 1.2 8 2.5 2.0 125
Parker Peak 9420 3.6 3.7 97 5.6 4.2 133
Placer Basin 8790 2.6 3.2 81 5.0 4.6 109
Porcupine 6480 .1 .5 20* 3.2 2.8 114
Powder River Pass 9480 2.2 2.3 96 5.4 3.0 180
S Fork Shields 8090 .4 1.6 25* 4.9 5.0 98
Sacajawea 6610 .2 1.1 18* 4.7 6.1 77
Shell Creek 9570 2.1 3.7 57 4.6 3.4 135
Shower Falls 8060 3.2 3.9 82 6.4 5.4 119
Soldier Park 8680 .0 .6 0* 3.2 2.2 145
South Pass 9040 1.6 1.8 89 2.6 2.7 96
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .0 -M * 1.6 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 .6 2.4 25 3.8 3.6 106
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.7 2.8 61 6.4 5.0 128
Sylvan Road 7140 .1 1.1 9* 5.0 3.7 135
Thumb Divide 7970 1.6 1.5 107* 5.0 3.2 156
Tie Creek 7050 .2 .4 50* 3.0 3.0 100
Timber Creek 7910 .0 .8 0 2.1 2.2 95
Togwotee Pass 9590 2.7 3.9 69 6.0 4.5 133
Townsend Creek 8720 .2 1.4 14 2.2 2.6 85
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 5.2 5.0 104 6.9 4.6 150
White Mill 8730 3.3 3.2 103 5.2 4.5 116
Wolverine 7650 .0 .6 0* 3.7 2.8 132
Younts Peak 8340 1.9 2.0 95 6.6 2.9 228
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Basin Index (%) 66 127
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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.
