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 SATURDAY: JANUARY 10 , 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 8.8 8.4 105 22.2 12.9 172
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 24.6 * 52.7 35.6 148
Garver Creek 4250 4.6 5.8 79 16.8 10.7 157
Grave Creek 4350 4.3 8.4 51 31.2 17.2 181
Hand Creek 5030 4.5 5.5 82 12.8 9.2 139
Hawkins Lake 6460 16.7 12.3 136 28.4 17.8 160
Poorman Creek 5050 12.4 16.7 74 50.4 31.0 163
Stahl Peak 6040 23.4 17.6 133 29.8 21.3 140
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Basin Index (%) 100 157
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 10.2 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 23.5 14.9 158 27.4 17.3 158
Bassoo Peak 5130 2.6 -M * 14.1 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 2.4 4.4 55 14.8 8.8 168
Blacktail Mtn 5660 -M 5.8 * -M 7.8 *
Emery Creek 4340 4.9 7.8 63 19.9 13.8 144
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 20.6 * -M 27.3 *
Grave Creek 4350 4.3 8.4 51 31.2 17.2 181
Hand Creek 5030 4.5 5.5 82 12.8 9.2 139
Kraft Creek 4770 3.2 6.5 49 24.6 14.8 166
Moss Peak 6760 23.0 17.8 129 29.3 19.2 153
Noisy Basin 6070 20.4 20.6 99 27.2 25.1 108
North Fork Jocko 6110 24.2 19.2 126 33.8 27.2 124
Pike Creek 5930 6.0 -M * 25.7 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 7.4 7.2 103 20.2 12.1 167
Stahl Peak 6040 23.4 17.6 133 29.8 21.3 140
Stuart Mountain 7270 22.7 15.8 144 21.6 17.0 127
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Basin Index (%) 112 144
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 5.9 6.6 89 11.2 7.8 144
Basin Creek 7120 2.6 4.0 65 5.2 4.9 106
Black Pine 7170 6.0 5.0 120 10.3 7.0 147
Combination 5620 1.0 2.4 42 8.6 5.4 159
Copper Bottom 5200 3.3 4.8 69 17.4 9.0 193
Copper Camp 6980 22.9 23.5 97 29.8 16.2 184
Lubrecht Flume 4690 2.6 2.8 93 10.2 6.2 165
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.9 7.0 141 12.0 9.2 130
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 5.6 5.4 104 12.0 7.4 162
North Fork Jocko 6110 24.2 19.2 126 33.8 27.2 124
Peterson Meadows 7190 5.4 4.7 115 9.5 6.3 151
Skalkaho Summit 7260 12.9 10.4 124 16.4 12.2 134
Stuart Mountain 7270 22.7 15.8 144 21.6 17.0 127
Warm Springs 7840 14.4 10.1 143 17.2 11.7 147
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Basin Index (%) 115 146
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 5.2 5.0 104 -M 7.5 *
Lolo Pass 5280 10.7 13.0 82 26.9 19.2 140
Moose Creek 6170 8.0 8.6 93 13.9 11.4 122
Nez Perce Camp 5670 6.8 6.7 101 16.6 11.9 139
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 12.9 107 13.8 11.2 123
Skalkaho Summit 7260 12.9 10.4 124 16.4 12.2 134
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 8.4 * -M 18.4 *
Twin Lakes 6380 19.5 19.1 102 35.7 25.3 141
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Basin Index (%) 102 135
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 24.6 * 52.7 35.6 148
Hoodoo Basin 6060 25.0 19.4 129 37.5 24.8 151
Humboldt Gulch 4260 4.5 7.1 63 29.5 20.0 148
Lookout 5180 7.8 12.2 64 29.3 21.2 138
Mosquito Ridge 5270 10.9 16.5 66 32.1 24.2 133
Poorman Creek 5050 12.4 16.7 74 50.4 31.0 163
Sleeping Woman 6120 7.4 7.2 103 20.2 12.1 167
Stuart Mountain 7270 22.7 15.8 144 21.6 17.0 127
Sunset 5570 6.2 9.7 64 23.9 18.9 126
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Basin Index (%) 93 145
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 8.6 112 12.0 9.9 121
Barker Lakes 8250 5.9 6.6 89 11.2 7.8 144
Basin Creek 7120 2.6 4.0 65 5.2 4.9 106
Beagle Springs 8880 5.4 4.4 123 8.3 5.2 160
Bloody Dick 7570 6.2 6.0 103 9.6 7.6 126
Calvert Creek 6410 5.8 4.7 123 10.4 6.2 168
Clover Meadow 8770 6.7 7.9 85 9.9 9.2 108
Darkhorse Lake 8930 17.8 15.4 116 18.8 14.2 132
Divide 7770 4.1 5.0 82 -M 5.6 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.8 3.7 76 9.1 5.8 157
JL Meadow 8750 7.1 -M * 9.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.6 5.0 52 12.6 7.8 162
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.8 5.4 89 6.7 6.8 99
Lower Twin 7920 8.0 8.8 91 12.2 11.4 107
Moose Creek 6170 8.0 8.6 93 13.9 11.4 122
Mule Creek 8300 9.8 7.5 131 9.9 8.7 114
Rocker Peak 7960 8.8 7.0 126 9.9 6.9 143
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 12.9 107 13.8 11.2 123
Short Creek 6990 1.7 2.8 61 6.0 4.5 133
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 18.4 -M * 20.8 -M *
White Elephant 7670 11.7 12.1 97 18.4 15.1 122
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Basin Index (%) 100 128
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 8.6 112 12.0 9.9 121
Beaver Creek 7820 9.7 9.0 108 15.5 11.0 141
Black Bear 8160 19.7 18.9 104 24.9 20.0 124
Canyon 7870 7.8 6.6 118 11.7 8.2 143
Carrot Basin 9200 19.2 12.6 152 20.8 13.8 151
Clover Meadow 8770 6.7 7.9 85 9.9 9.2 108
Lone Mountain 8820 9.6 8.4 114 11.2 9.3 120
Lower Twin 7920 8.0 8.8 91 12.2 11.4 107
Madison Plateau 7710 13.6 11.0 124 20.0 13.0 154
Tepee Creek 7950 6.8 6.6 103 11.1 8.0 139
West Yellowstone 6680 5.8 5.4 107 11.9 7.8 153
Whiskey Creek 6790 8.7 7.0 124 17.1 10.8 158
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Basin Index (%) 113 135
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 9.7 9.0 108 15.5 11.0 141
Brackett Creek 7370 10.3 9.5 108 17.4 14.0 124
Carrot Basin 9200 19.2 12.6 152 20.8 13.8 151
Lick Creek 6880 3.4 4.8 71 10.5 7.8 135
Lone Mountain 8820 9.6 8.4 114 11.2 9.3 120
Sacajawea 6610 4.4 6.4 69 14.8 13.5 110
Shower Falls 8060 11.0 10.2 108 15.9 13.3 120
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Basin Index (%) 111 128
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.4 10.2 112 15.8 10.7 148
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.8 3.7 76 9.1 5.8 157
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.9 7.0 141 12.0 9.2 130
Tizer Basin 6880 3.7 5.0 74 7.8 6.0 130
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Basin Index (%) 107 141
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.4 10.2 112 15.8 10.7 148
Crystal Lake 6130 4.4 6.4 69 8.3 9.4 88
Daisy Peak 7590 4.0 4.8 83 5.1 6.2 82
Deadman Creek 6440 5.1 4.8 106 9.0 6.5 138
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 5.7 5.8 98 9.0 9.9 91
Pickfoot Creek 6680 2.4 -M * 12.6 -M *
Spur Park 8080 11.9 10.5 113 11.3 8.8 128
Stringer Creek 6550 4.5 4.7 96 7.8 8.0 98
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Basin Index (%) 100 111
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 23.5 14.9 158 27.4 17.3 158
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.8 3.6 50 11.2 6.8 165
Mount Lockhart 6430 13.0 9.8 133 25.2 13.4 188
Pike Creek 5930 6.0 -M * 25.7 -M *
Waldron 5640 5.3 5.6 95 16.2 9.2 176
Wood Creek 5970 4.3 4.1 105 15.5 8.4 185
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Basin Index (%) 126 173
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 20.6 * -M 27.3 *
Many Glacier 4930 3.4 6.4 53 28.4 16.2 175
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Basin Index (%) 53 175
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 1.6 2.7 59 8.7 6.4 136
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Basin Index (%) 59 136
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 15.4 11.5 134 17.2 10.8 159
Box Canyon 6720 4.3 4.5 96 13.0 6.7 194
Brackett Creek 7370 10.3 9.5 108 17.4 14.0 124
Burnt Mtn 5920 .6 2.5 24 6.5 6.8 96
Canyon 7870 7.8 6.6 118 11.7 8.2 143
Cole Creek 7910 1.7 6.6 26 4.9 6.5 75
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.3 2.8 46 8.8 7.4 119
Evening Star 9030 20.7 13.6 152 25.1 16.0 157
Fisher Creek 9110 25.3 16.9 150 27.2 17.4 156
Monument Peak 8740 15.0 10.4 144 18.5 12.0 154
Northeast Entrance 7420 5.4 4.8 112 11.8 7.0 169
Parker Peak 9420 16.9 11.2 151 18.6 11.0 169
Placer Basin 8790 10.0 8.8 114 13.4 10.4 129
Porcupine 6480 1.0 2.8 36 7.8 6.0 130
Sacajawea 6610 4.4 6.4 69 14.8 13.5 110
Shower Falls 8060 11.0 10.2 108 15.9 13.3 120
S Fork Shields 8090 4.6 7.0 66 13.3 10.8 123
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.5 10.0 115 18.4 12.9 143
Thumb Divide 7970 12.1 7.2 168 15.5 9.0 172
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 23.8 15.1 158 -M 14.3 *
White Mill 8730 18.5 12.2 152 18.8 12.6 149
Wolverine 7660 6.7 6.0 112 12.4 7.0 177
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Basin Index (%) 122 142
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 9.7 9.6 101 11.0 8.2 134
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.8 3.3 85 6.5 4.7 138
Blackwater 9830 15.8 12.3 128 18.1 12.0 151
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.7 8.1 95 8.0 7.9 101
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.2 -M * 12.7 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 3.2 3.6 89 5.2 4.8 108
Cold Springs 9640 5.0 4.0 125 9.6 5.2 185
Deer Park 9690 9.8 6.6 148 11.4 8.7 131
Evening Star 9030 20.7 13.6 152 25.1 16.0 157
Grave Springs 8560 1.9 3.8 50 5.6 4.8 117
Hobbs Park 10080 8.5 6.9 123 10.0 6.5 154
Kirwin 9580 8.9 5.9 151 13.2 6.5 203
Little Warm 9370 7.4 5.1 145 10.7 6.4 167
Marquette 8800 1.6 3.8 42 4.6 5.1 90
Middle Powder 7760 2.7 4.8 56 6.9 5.4 128
Owl Creek 8990 1.0 2.8 36 3.8 3.4 112
Powder River Pass 9480 7.4 5.8 128 11.1 7.0 159
Shell Creek 9570 7.8 7.8 100 10.1 7.3 138
South Pass 9040 8.3 6.6 126 9.7 7.6 128
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.1 -M * 5.8 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.5 10.0 115 18.4 12.9 143
Sylvan Road 7140 6.6 6.2 106 14.4 10.2 141
Timber Creek 7910 .2 2.5 8 2.4 4.2 57
Togwotee Pass 9590 15.2 12.0 127 19.6 12.4 158
Townsend Creek 8720 3.4 4.4 77 6.9 6.0 115
Younts Peak 8340 11.6 7.2 161 15.8 7.7 205
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Basin Index (%) 114 143
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.8 3.8 47 6.2 5.3 117
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.7 8.1 95 8.0 7.9 101
Burgess Junction 7910 3.1 5.1 61 6.5 6.3 103
Dome Lake 8890 3.9 5.4 72 8.2 6.6 124
Little Goose 8560 3.4 4.7 72 7.2 6.0 120
Sucker Creek 8840 4.2 6.0 70 8.0 6.8 118
Tie Creek 7050 .1 2.4 4 5.4 5.6 96
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Basin Index (%) 68 111
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.8 3.3 85 6.5 4.7 138
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 7.1 7.0 101 8.7 6.8 128
Grave Springs 8560 1.9 3.8 50 5.6 4.8 117
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.8 3.5 80 7.9 4.4 180
Middle Powder 7760 2.7 4.8 56 6.9 5.4 128
Powder River Pass 9480 7.4 5.8 128 11.1 7.0 159
Soldier Park 8680 1.2 2.9 41 5.2 4.8 108
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Basin Index (%) 83 137
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 8.6 112 12.0 9.9 121
Badger Pass 6870 23.5 14.9 158 27.4 17.3 158
Barker Lakes 8250 5.9 6.6 89 11.2 7.8 144
Basin Creek 7120 2.6 4.0 65 5.2 4.9 106
Beagle Springs 8880 5.4 4.4 123 8.3 5.2 160
Beaver Creek 7820 9.7 9.0 108 15.5 11.0 141
Black Bear 8160 19.7 18.9 104 24.9 20.0 124
Bloody Dick 7570 6.2 6.0 103 9.6 7.6 126
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.4 10.2 112 15.8 10.7 148
Brackett Creek 7370 10.3 9.5 108 17.4 14.0 124
Calvert Creek 6410 5.8 4.7 123 10.4 6.2 168
Canyon 7870 7.8 6.6 118 11.7 8.2 143
Carrot Basin 9200 19.2 12.6 152 20.8 13.8 151
Clover Meadow 8770 6.7 7.9 85 9.9 9.2 108
Crystal Lake 6130 4.4 6.4 69 8.3 9.4 88
Daisy Peak 7590 4.0 4.8 83 5.1 6.2 82
Darkhorse Lake 8930 17.8 15.4 116 18.8 14.2 132
Deadman Creek 6440 5.1 4.8 106 9.0 6.5 138
Divide 7770 4.1 5.0 82 -M 5.6 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.8 3.6 50 11.2 6.8 165
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.8 3.7 76 9.1 5.8 157
JL Meadow 8750 7.1 -M * 9.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.6 5.0 52 12.6 7.8 162
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.8 5.4 89 6.7 6.8 99
Lick Creek 6880 3.4 4.8 71 10.5 7.8 135
Lone Mountain 8820 9.6 8.4 114 11.2 9.3 120
Lower Twin 7920 8.0 8.8 91 12.2 11.4 107
Madison Plateau 7710 13.6 11.0 124 20.0 13.0 154
Moose Creek 6170 8.0 8.6 93 13.9 11.4 122
Mount Lockhart 6430 13.0 9.8 133 25.2 13.4 188
Mule Creek 8300 9.8 7.5 131 9.9 8.7 114
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.9 7.0 141 12.0 9.2 130
Onion Park 7420 5.7 5.8 98 9.0 9.9 91
Pickfoot Creek 6680 2.4 -M * 12.6 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 6.0 -M * 25.7 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 8.8 7.0 126 9.9 6.9 143
Sacajawea 6610 4.4 6.4 69 14.8 13.5 110
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 12.9 107 13.8 11.2 123
Short Creek 6990 1.7 2.8 61 6.0 4.5 133
Shower Falls 8060 11.0 10.2 108 15.9 13.3 120
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 18.4 -M * 20.8 -M *
Spur Park 8080 11.9 10.5 113 11.3 8.8 128
Stringer Creek 6550 4.5 4.7 96 7.8 8.0 98
Tepee Creek 7950 6.8 6.6 103 11.1 8.0 139
Tizer Basin 6880 3.7 5.0 74 7.8 6.0 130
Waldron 5640 5.3 5.6 95 16.2 9.2 176
West Yellowstone 6680 5.8 5.4 107 11.9 7.8 153
Whiskey Creek 6790 8.7 7.0 124 17.1 10.8 158
White Elephant 7670 11.7 12.1 97 18.4 15.1 122
Wood Creek 5970 4.3 4.1 105 15.5 8.4 185
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Basin Index (%) 107 134
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 9.7 9.6 101 11.0 8.2 134
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.8 3.3 85 6.5 4.7 138
Beartooth Lake 9360 15.4 11.5 134 17.2 10.8 159
Big Goose 8010 1.8 3.8 47 6.2 5.3 117
Blackwater 9830 15.8 12.3 128 18.1 12.0 151
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.7 8.1 95 8.0 7.9 101
Box Canyon 6720 4.3 4.5 96 13.0 6.7 194
Brackett Creek 7370 10.3 9.5 108 17.4 14.0 124
Burgess Junction 7910 3.1 5.1 61 6.5 6.3 103
Burnt Mtn 5920 .6 2.5 24 6.5 6.8 96
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.2 -M * 12.7 -M *
Canyon 7870 7.8 6.6 118 11.7 8.2 143
Castle Creek 8410 3.2 3.6 89 5.2 4.8 108
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 7.1 7.0 101 8.7 6.8 128
Cold Springs 9640 5.0 4.0 125 9.6 5.2 185
Cole Creek 7910 1.7 6.6 26 4.9 6.5 75
Deer Park 9690 9.8 6.6 148 11.4 8.7 131
Dome Lake 8890 3.9 5.4 72 8.2 6.6 124
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.3 2.8 46 8.8 7.4 119
Evening Star 9030 20.7 13.6 152 25.1 16.0 157
Fisher Creek 9110 25.3 16.9 150 27.2 17.4 156
Grave Springs 8560 1.9 3.8 50 5.6 4.8 117
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.8 3.5 80 7.9 4.4 180
Hobbs Park 10080 8.5 6.9 123 10.0 6.5 154
Kirwin 9580 8.9 5.9 151 13.2 6.5 203
Little Goose 8560 3.4 4.7 72 7.2 6.0 120
Little Warm 9370 7.4 5.1 145 10.7 6.4 167
Marquette 8800 1.6 3.8 42 4.6 5.1 90
Middle Powder 7760 2.7 4.8 56 6.9 5.4 128
Monument Peak 8740 15.0 10.4 144 18.5 12.0 154
Northeast Entrance 7420 5.4 4.8 112 11.8 7.0 169
Owl Creek 8990 1.0 2.8 36 3.8 3.4 112
Parker Peak 9420 16.9 11.2 151 18.6 11.0 169
Placer Basin 8790 10.0 8.8 114 13.4 10.4 129
Porcupine 6480 1.0 2.8 36 7.8 6.0 130
Powder River Pass 9480 7.4 5.8 128 11.1 7.0 159
S Fork Shields 8090 4.6 7.0 66 13.3 10.8 123
Sacajawea 6610 4.4 6.4 69 14.8 13.5 110
Shell Creek 9570 7.8 7.8 100 10.1 7.3 138
Shower Falls 8060 11.0 10.2 108 15.9 13.3 120
Soldier Park 8680 1.2 2.9 41 5.2 4.8 108
South Pass 9040 8.3 6.6 126 9.7 7.6 128
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.1 -M * 5.8 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 4.2 6.0 70 8.0 6.8 118
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.5 10.0 115 18.4 12.9 143
Sylvan Road 7140 6.6 6.2 106 14.4 10.2 141
Thumb Divide 7970 12.1 7.2 168 15.5 9.0 172
Tie Creek 7050 .1 2.4 4 5.4 5.6 96
Timber Creek 7910 .2 2.5 8 2.4 4.2 57
Togwotee Pass 9590 15.2 12.0 127 19.6 12.4 158
Townsend Creek 8720 3.4 4.4 77 6.9 6.0 115
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 23.8 15.1 158 -M 14.3 *
White Mill 8730 18.5 12.2 152 18.8 12.6 149
Wolverine 7660 6.7 6.0 112 12.4 7.0 177
Younts Peak 8340 11.6 7.2 161 15.8 7.7 205
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Basin Index (%) 112 139
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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.
