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 SUNDAY: JANUARY 4 , 2026
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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 7.3 7.8 94 20.3 11.6 175
Bear Mountain 5460 17.0 21.4 79 48.6 33.0 147
Garver Creek 4250 3.7 5.2 71 15.6 9.7 161
Grave Creek 4350 3.4 7.0 49 29.4 15.8 186
Hand Creek 5030 3.8 4.6 83 12.2 8.4 145
Hawkins Lake 6460 14.6 11.2 130 26.9 16.2 166
Poorman Creek 5050 9.5 14.4 66 47.3 28.8 164
Stahl Peak 6040 22.1 15.6 142 27.9 20.0 140
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Basin Index (%) 93 159
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * -M -M *
Badger Pass 6870 20.1 13.0 155 24.7 16.5 150
Bassoo Peak 5130 2.0 -M * 13.4 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 2.0 3.9 51 14.1 8.2 172
Blacktail Mtn 5660 -M 5.2 * -M 7.5 *
Emery Creek 4340 4.3 6.5 66 18.9 12.6 150
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 18.8 * -M 25.2 *
Grave Creek 4350 3.4 7.0 49 29.4 15.8 186
Hand Creek 5030 3.8 4.6 83 12.2 8.4 145
Kraft Creek 4770 2.8 5.5 51 23.7 13.2 180
Moss Peak 6760 21.1 15.4 137 27.3 17.9 153
Noisy Basin 6070 19.2 17.4 110 25.8 21.0 123
North Fork Jocko 6110 22.8 17.5 130 32.3 24.0 135
Pike Creek 5930 5.7 -M * 23.8 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 6.5 6.3 103 19.1 11.4 168
Stahl Peak 6040 22.1 15.6 142 27.9 20.0 140
Stuart Mountain 7270 20.8 13.8 151 19.9 15.6 128
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Basin Index (%) 118 149
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 5.6 6.4 88 10.8 7.6 142
Basin Creek 7120 2.7 3.8 71 5.0 4.8 104
Black Pine 7170 5.5 4.8 115 9.7 6.8 143
Combination 5620 1.2 2.2 55 8.4 5.2 162
Copper Bottom 5200 2.6 4.3 60 16.5 8.4 196
Copper Camp 6980 20.1 20.5 98 27.6 14.8 186
Lubrecht Flume 4690 1.9 2.4 79 9.2 5.8 159
Nevada Ridge 7030 8.3 6.4 130 10.6 8.5 125
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 4.6 4.8 96 10.9 7.2 151
North Fork Jocko 6110 22.8 17.5 130 32.3 24.0 135
Peterson Meadows 7190 4.5 4.4 102 8.6 6.1 141
Skalkaho Summit 7260 11.0 9.4 117 15.2 11.6 131
Stuart Mountain 7270 20.8 13.8 151 19.9 15.6 128
Warm Springs 7840 13.2 9.4 140 16.0 11.2 143
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Basin Index (%) 113 146
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 4.4 4.6 96 -M 7.2 *
Lolo Pass 5280 8.1 11.7 69 23.7 17.4 136
Moose Creek 6170 7.4 7.8 95 13.3 10.4 128
Nez Perce Camp 5670 5.8 6.2 94 15.5 11.2 138
Saddle Mtn. 7890 12.7 11.7 109 13.0 10.6 123
Skalkaho Summit 7260 11.0 9.4 117 15.2 11.6 131
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 7.6 * -M 16.8 *
Twin Lakes 6380 15.5 17.6 88 31.6 23.6 134
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Basin Index (%) 94 132
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 17.0 21.4 79 48.6 33.0 147
Hoodoo Basin 6060 20.3 17.1 119 33.0 23.0 143
Humboldt Gulch 4260 2.8 5.8 48 28.8 18.0 160
Lookout 5180 5.2 10.2 51 26.6 19.8 134
Mosquito Ridge 5270 7.6 14.2 54 28.8 22.0 131
Poorman Creek 5050 9.5 14.4 66 47.3 28.8 164
Sleeping Woman 6120 6.5 6.3 103 19.1 11.4 168
Stuart Mountain 7270 20.8 13.8 151 19.9 15.6 128
Sunset 5570 4.7 8.0 59 23.1 17.8 130
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Basin Index (%) 85 145
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 8.5 8.2 104 11.0 9.8 112
Barker Lakes 8250 5.6 6.4 88 10.8 7.6 142
Basin Creek 7120 2.7 3.8 71 5.0 4.8 104
Beagle Springs 8880 5.1 4.2 121 8.1 5.0 162
Bloody Dick 7570 5.6 5.6 100 9.3 7.2 129
Calvert Creek 6410 5.1 4.2 121 9.8 5.8 169
Clover Meadow 8770 6.4 7.5 85 9.6 8.5 113
Darkhorse Lake 8930 16.0 14.0 114 17.8 13.4 133
Divide 7770 3.9 4.5 87 -M 5.4 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.2 3.6 61 8.5 5.6 152
JL Meadow 8750 6.9 -M * 9.4 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.6 4.6 57 12.1 7.5 161
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.6 4.8 96 6.5 6.4 102
Lower Twin 7920 7.6 8.4 90 11.7 10.6 110
Moose Creek 6170 7.4 7.8 95 13.3 10.4 128
Mule Creek 8300 8.9 7.1 125 9.2 8.2 112
Rocker Peak 7960 7.9 6.6 120 9.4 6.6 142
Saddle Mtn. 7890 12.7 11.7 109 13.0 10.6 123
Short Creek 6990 1.6 2.6 62 5.9 4.2 140
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 17.0 -M * 19.5 -M *
White Elephant 7670 8.9 11.0 81 15.3 14.0 109
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Basin Index (%) 97 127
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 8.5 8.2 104 11.0 9.8 112
Beaver Creek 7820 8.3 8.1 102 14.1 10.0 141
Black Bear 8160 15.1 17.0 89 20.6 18.6 111
Canyon 7870 6.7 6.1 110 10.4 7.8 133
Carrot Basin 9200 16.6 11.8 141 18.6 13.1 142
Clover Meadow 8770 6.4 7.5 85 9.6 8.5 113
Lone Mountain 8820 8.7 8.0 109 10.5 8.7 121
Lower Twin 7920 7.6 8.4 90 11.7 10.6 110
Madison Plateau 7710 9.0 10.2 88 15.5 12.2 127
Tepee Creek 7950 6.2 6.1 102 10.5 7.2 146
West Yellowstone 6680 3.9 4.8 81 9.9 7.4 134
Whiskey Creek 6790 5.8 6.4 91 14.1 9.7 145
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Basin Index (%) 100 127
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 8.3 8.1 102 14.1 10.0 141
Brackett Creek 7370 9.4 8.4 112 16.6 12.9 129
Carrot Basin 9200 16.6 11.8 141 18.6 13.1 142
Lick Creek 6880 3.4 4.4 77 10.3 7.6 136
Lone Mountain 8820 8.7 8.0 109 10.5 8.7 121
Sacajawea 6610 3.9 5.7 68 14.4 13.0 111
Shower Falls 8060 10.6 9.3 114 15.3 12.0 128
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Basin Index (%) 109 129
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 10.2 9.5 107 14.9 10.2 146
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.2 3.6 61 8.5 5.6 152
Nevada Ridge 7030 8.3 6.4 130 10.6 8.5 125
Tizer Basin 6880 3.1 4.6 67 7.1 5.8 122
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Basin Index (%) 99 137
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 10.2 9.5 107 14.9 10.2 146
Crystal Lake 6130 4.3 6.0 72 8.2 8.9 92
Daisy Peak 7590 3.9 4.3 91 4.8 5.4 89
Deadman Creek 6440 4.9 4.4 111 8.6 5.8 148
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 5.0 5.6 89 8.4 9.2 91
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.6 -M * 11.9 -M *
Spur Park 8080 11.0 9.3 118 10.6 8.4 126
Stringer Creek 6550 4.0 4.5 89 7.3 7.8 94
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Basin Index (%) 99 113
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 20.1 13.0 155 24.7 16.5 150
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.8 3.2 56 10.8 6.4 169
Mount Lockhart 6430 10.9 8.8 124 23.2 12.6 184
Pike Creek 5930 5.7 -M * 23.8 -M *
Waldron 5640 4.4 5.0 88 15.7 8.1 194
Wood Creek 5970 3.4 3.6 94 14.7 8.0 184
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Basin Index (%) 121 173
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 18.8 * -M 25.2 *
Many Glacier 4930 2.6 5.3 49 26.6 14.9 179
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Basin Index (%) 49 179
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 2.4 2.2 109 8.6 6.0 143
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Basin Index (%) 109 143
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 14.5 10.8 134 16.3 9.9 165
Box Canyon 6720 3.6 4.0 90 12.2 6.4 191
Brackett Creek 7370 9.4 8.4 112 16.6 12.9 129
Burnt Mtn 5920 .4 2.4 17 6.3 6.6 95
Canyon 7870 6.7 6.1 110 10.4 7.8 133
Cole Creek 7910 2.2 6.4 34 4.9 6.4 77
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.8 2.6 69 8.8 7.2 122
Evening Star 9030 18.9 13.2 143 23.7 14.9 159
Fisher Creek 9110 21.8 16.0 136 24.4 16.4 149
Monument Peak 8740 13.3 9.3 143 16.8 11.1 151
Northeast Entrance 7420 4.8 4.4 109 11.0 6.6 167
Parker Peak 9420 14.9 10.8 138 16.6 10.4 160
Placer Basin 8790 9.6 8.2 117 13.0 9.8 133
Porcupine 6480 .9 2.4 38 7.6 5.6 136
Sacajawea 6610 3.9 5.7 68 14.4 13.0 111
Shower Falls 8060 10.6 9.3 114 15.3 12.0 128
S Fork Shields 8090 4.0 6.4 62 13.0 10.6 123
Sylvan Lake 8440 9.8 9.4 104 16.3 12.2 134
Thumb Divide 7970 10.2 6.5 157 14.0 8.7 161
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 20.3 13.8 147 18.1 13.2 137
White Mill 8730 16.4 11.2 146 17.2 11.8 146
Wolverine 7660 6.2 5.6 111 11.8 6.4 184
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Basin Index (%) 118 140
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 9.4 9.0 104 10.8 8.0 135
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.6 3.0 87 6.7 4.4 152
Blackwater 9830 14.5 11.6 125 16.5 11.2 147
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.4 7.6 97 7.8 7.4 105
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.0 -M * 12.3 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 3.0 3.4 88 5.3 4.6 115
Cold Springs 9640 4.6 4.0 115 9.2 5.0 184
Deer Park 9690 8.3 6.0 138 10.0 8.4 119
Evening Star 9030 18.9 13.2 143 23.7 14.9 159
Grave Springs 8560 2.0 3.7 54 5.8 4.6 126
Hobbs Park 10080 7.8 6.8 115 9.3 6.4 145
Kirwin 9580 8.6 5.8 148 12.7 6.3 202
Little Warm 9370 6.7 4.6 146 10.1 6.2 163
Marquette 8800 1.1 3.6 31 4.4 5.0 88
Middle Powder 7760 2.5 4.5 56 6.9 5.2 133
Owl Creek 8990 .8 2.7 30 3.8 3.4 112
Powder River Pass 9480 7.0 5.2 135 10.8 6.6 164
Shell Creek 9570 7.6 7.4 103 9.8 7.0 140
South Pass 9040 6.9 6.4 108 8.5 7.2 118
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.2 -M * 5.6 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 9.8 9.4 104 16.3 12.2 134
Sylvan Road 7140 5.1 6.0 85 13.0 9.2 141
Timber Creek 7910 .1 2.4 4 2.9 4.2 69
Togwotee Pass 9590 13.8 11.5 120 18.1 11.8 153
Townsend Creek 8720 2.9 4.2 69 6.5 5.8 112
Younts Peak 8340 10.2 7.0 146 15.1 7.4 204
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Basin Index (%) 108 142
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.6 3.6 44 5.7 5.2 110
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.4 7.6 97 7.8 7.4 105
Burgess Junction 7910 3.1 4.9 63 6.4 5.9 108
Dome Lake 8890 3.7 5.0 74 7.8 6.1 128
Little Goose 8560 3.1 4.6 67 7.1 6.0 118
Sucker Creek 8840 4.0 5.4 74 7.8 6.4 122
Tie Creek 7050 .1 2.2 5 5.3 5.4 98
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Basin Index (%) 69 113
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.6 3.0 87 6.7 4.4 152
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 6.6 6.6 100 8.4 6.6 127
Grave Springs 8560 2.0 3.7 54 5.8 4.6 126
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.8 3.4 82 7.5 4.2 179
Middle Powder 7760 2.5 4.5 56 6.9 5.2 133
Powder River Pass 9480 7.0 5.2 135 10.8 6.6 164
Soldier Park 8680 1.2 2.6 46 4.9 4.6 107
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Basin Index (%) 85 141
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 8.5 8.2 104 11.0 9.8 112
Badger Pass 6870 20.1 13.0 155 24.7 16.5 150
Barker Lakes 8250 5.6 6.4 88 10.8 7.6 142
Basin Creek 7120 2.7 3.8 71 5.0 4.8 104
Beagle Springs 8880 5.1 4.2 121 8.1 5.0 162
Beaver Creek 7820 8.3 8.1 102 14.1 10.0 141
Black Bear 8160 15.1 17.0 89 20.6 18.6 111
Bloody Dick 7570 5.6 5.6 100 9.3 7.2 129
Boulder Mountain 7890 10.2 9.5 107 14.9 10.2 146
Brackett Creek 7370 9.4 8.4 112 16.6 12.9 129
Calvert Creek 6410 5.1 4.2 121 9.8 5.8 169
Canyon 7870 6.7 6.1 110 10.4 7.8 133
Carrot Basin 9200 16.6 11.8 141 18.6 13.1 142
Clover Meadow 8770 6.4 7.5 85 9.6 8.5 113
Crystal Lake 6130 4.3 6.0 72 8.2 8.9 92
Daisy Peak 7590 3.9 4.3 91 4.8 5.4 89
Darkhorse Lake 8930 16.0 14.0 114 17.8 13.4 133
Deadman Creek 6440 4.9 4.4 111 8.6 5.8 148
Divide 7770 3.9 4.5 87 -M 5.4 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.8 3.2 56 10.8 6.4 169
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.2 3.6 61 8.5 5.6 152
JL Meadow 8750 6.9 -M * 9.4 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.6 4.6 57 12.1 7.5 161
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.6 4.8 96 6.5 6.4 102
Lick Creek 6880 3.4 4.4 77 10.3 7.6 136
Lone Mountain 8820 8.7 8.0 109 10.5 8.7 121
Lower Twin 7920 7.6 8.4 90 11.7 10.6 110
Madison Plateau 7710 9.0 10.2 88 15.5 12.2 127
Moose Creek 6170 7.4 7.8 95 13.3 10.4 128
Mount Lockhart 6430 10.9 8.8 124 23.2 12.6 184
Mule Creek 8300 8.9 7.1 125 9.2 8.2 112
Nevada Ridge 7030 8.3 6.4 130 10.6 8.5 125
Onion Park 7420 5.0 5.6 89 8.4 9.2 91
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.6 -M * 11.9 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 5.7 -M * 23.8 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 7.9 6.6 120 9.4 6.6 142
Sacajawea 6610 3.9 5.7 68 14.4 13.0 111
Saddle Mtn. 7890 12.7 11.7 109 13.0 10.6 123
Short Creek 6990 1.6 2.6 62 5.9 4.2 140
Shower Falls 8060 10.6 9.3 114 15.3 12.0 128
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 17.0 -M * 19.5 -M *
Spur Park 8080 11.0 9.3 118 10.6 8.4 126
Stringer Creek 6550 4.0 4.5 89 7.3 7.8 94
Tepee Creek 7950 6.2 6.1 102 10.5 7.2 146
Tizer Basin 6880 3.1 4.6 67 7.1 5.8 122
Waldron 5640 4.4 5.0 88 15.7 8.1 194
West Yellowstone 6680 3.9 4.8 81 9.9 7.4 134
Whiskey Creek 6790 5.8 6.4 91 14.1 9.7 145
White Elephant 7670 8.9 11.0 81 15.3 14.0 109
Wood Creek 5970 3.4 3.6 94 14.7 8.0 184
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Basin Index (%) 102 132
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 9.4 9.0 104 10.8 8.0 135
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.6 3.0 87 6.7 4.4 152
Beartooth Lake 9360 14.5 10.8 134 16.3 9.9 165
Big Goose 8010 1.6 3.6 44 5.7 5.2 110
Blackwater 9830 14.5 11.6 125 16.5 11.2 147
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.4 7.6 97 7.8 7.4 105
Box Canyon 6720 3.6 4.0 90 12.2 6.4 191
Brackett Creek 7370 9.4 8.4 112 16.6 12.9 129
Burgess Junction 7910 3.1 4.9 63 6.4 5.9 108
Burnt Mtn 5920 .4 2.4 17 6.3 6.6 95
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.0 -M * 12.3 -M *
Canyon 7870 6.7 6.1 110 10.4 7.8 133
Castle Creek 8410 3.0 3.4 88 5.3 4.6 115
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 6.6 6.6 100 8.4 6.6 127
Cold Springs 9640 4.6 4.0 115 9.2 5.0 184
Cole Creek 7910 2.2 6.4 34 4.9 6.4 77
Deer Park 9690 8.3 6.0 138 10.0 8.4 119
Dome Lake 8890 3.7 5.0 74 7.8 6.1 128
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.8 2.6 69 8.8 7.2 122
Evening Star 9030 18.9 13.2 143 23.7 14.9 159
Fisher Creek 9110 21.8 16.0 136 24.4 16.4 149
Grave Springs 8560 2.0 3.7 54 5.8 4.6 126
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.8 3.4 82 7.5 4.2 179
Hobbs Park 10080 7.8 6.8 115 9.3 6.4 145
Kirwin 9580 8.6 5.8 148 12.7 6.3 202
Little Goose 8560 3.1 4.6 67 7.1 6.0 118
Little Warm 9370 6.7 4.6 146 10.1 6.2 163
Marquette 8800 1.1 3.6 31 4.4 5.0 88
Middle Powder 7760 2.5 4.5 56 6.9 5.2 133
Monument Peak 8740 13.3 9.3 143 16.8 11.1 151
Northeast Entrance 7420 4.8 4.4 109 11.0 6.6 167
Owl Creek 8990 .8 2.7 30 3.8 3.4 112
Parker Peak 9420 14.9 10.8 138 16.6 10.4 160
Placer Basin 8790 9.6 8.2 117 13.0 9.8 133
Porcupine 6480 .9 2.4 38 7.6 5.6 136
Powder River Pass 9480 7.0 5.2 135 10.8 6.6 164
S Fork Shields 8090 4.0 6.4 62 13.0 10.6 123
Sacajawea 6610 3.9 5.7 68 14.4 13.0 111
Shell Creek 9570 7.6 7.4 103 9.8 7.0 140
Shower Falls 8060 10.6 9.3 114 15.3 12.0 128
Soldier Park 8680 1.2 2.6 46 4.9 4.6 107
South Pass 9040 6.9 6.4 108 8.5 7.2 118
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.2 -M * 5.6 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 4.0 5.4 74 7.8 6.4 122
Sylvan Lake 8440 9.8 9.4 104 16.3 12.2 134
Sylvan Road 7140 5.1 6.0 85 13.0 9.2 141
Thumb Divide 7970 10.2 6.5 157 14.0 8.7 161
Tie Creek 7050 .1 2.2 5 5.3 5.4 98
Timber Creek 7910 .1 2.4 4 2.9 4.2 69
Togwotee Pass 9590 13.8 11.5 120 18.1 11.8 153
Townsend Creek 8720 2.9 4.2 69 6.5 5.8 112
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 20.3 13.8 147 18.1 13.2 137
White Mill 8730 16.4 11.2 146 17.2 11.8 146
Wolverine 7660 6.2 5.6 111 11.8 6.4 184
Younts Peak 8340 10.2 7.0 146 15.1 7.4 204
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Basin Index (%) 108 138
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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.
