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 THURSDAY: FEBRUARY 19 , 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 10.6 13.2 80 24.4 18.7 130
Bear Mountain 5460 .0 39.6 0 58.8 54.5 108
Garver Creek 4250 6.1 8.0 76 18.1 14.4 126
Grave Creek 4350 5.7 12.2 47 34.0 24.8 137
Hand Creek 5030 5.8 8.5 68 14.3 13.3 108
Hawkins Lake 6460 19.8 19.0 104 32.8 24.2 136
Poorman Creek 5050 15.2 27.8 55 54.4 45.4 120
Stahl Peak 6040 27.9 25.0 112 33.2 29.0 114
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Basin Index (%) 59 120
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 10.8 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 27.6 23.6 117 29.6 24.3 122
Bassoo Peak 5130 3.1 -M * 14.8 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 4.8 7.0 69 17.8 12.4 144
Blacktail Mtn 5660 4.4 9.2 48 11.0 10.4 106
Emery Creek 4340 6.4 11.2 57 21.7 19.4 112
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 32.1 * -M 39.0 *
Grave Creek 4350 5.7 12.2 47 34.0 24.8 137
Hand Creek 5030 5.8 8.5 68 14.3 13.3 108
Kraft Creek 4770 4.3 10.2 42 26.9 20.8 129
Moss Peak 6760 28.5 26.1 109 34.2 28.9 118
Noisy Basin 6070 24.8 30.3 82 31.4 34.5 91
North Fork Jocko 6110 27.8 30.3 92 38.2 38.4 99
Pike Creek 5930 3.7 -M * 28.9 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 8.6 11.2 77 21.6 17.0 127
Stahl Peak 6040 27.9 25.0 112 33.2 29.0 114
Stuart Mountain 7270 27.4 24.3 113 24.2 25.0 97
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Basin Index (%) 89 113
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 7.2 9.6 75 12.7 11.2 113
Basin Creek 7120 3.5 5.4 65 5.9 6.2 95
Black Pine 7170 7.4 8.1 91 12.0 9.9 121
Combination 5620 -M 3.8 * 9.6 7.2 133
Copper Bottom 5200 4.1 7.5 55 18.6 12.2 152
Copper Camp 6980 25.0 32.3 77 31.5 21.6 146
Lubrecht Flume 4690 3.4 4.7 72 11.6 8.3 140
Nevada Ridge 7030 11.6 11.1 105 13.4 12.4 108
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 7.6 8.4 90 14.0 10.5 133
North Fork Jocko 6110 27.8 30.3 92 38.2 38.4 99
Peterson Meadows 7190 6.8 7.0 97 10.6 9.0 118
Skalkaho Summit 7260 15.0 16.2 93 18.8 17.2 109
Stuart Mountain 7270 27.4 24.3 113 24.2 25.0 97
Warm Springs 7840 17.6 15.2 116 20.4 16.6 123
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Basin Index (%) 91 117
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 6.8 7.9 86 -M 10.4 *
Lolo Pass 5280 14.8 20.9 71 29.7 26.7 111
Moose Creek 6170 9.0 13.2 68 15.4 15.3 101
Nez Perce Camp 5670 8.1 9.9 82 18.2 15.8 115
Saddle Mtn. 7890 15.6 18.2 86 15.2 16.6 92
Skalkaho Summit 7260 15.0 16.2 93 18.8 17.2 109
Twelvemile Creek 5530 7.2 13.4 54 32.2 25.9 124
Twin Lakes 6380 23.7 30.1 79 39.8 36.5 109
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Basin Index (%) 77 110
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 .0 39.6 0 58.8 54.5 108
Hoodoo Basin 6060 29.6 29.3 101 40.5 34.8 116
Humboldt Gulch 4260 6.4 9.1 70 33.6 28.8 117
Lookout 5180 8.6 21.2 41 32.1 29.6 108
Mosquito Ridge 5270 15.0 26.0 58 36.6 34.4 106
Poorman Creek 5050 15.2 27.8 55 54.4 45.4 120
Sleeping Woman 6120 8.6 11.2 77 21.6 17.0 127
Stuart Mountain 7270 27.4 24.3 113 24.2 25.0 97
Sunset 5570 8.2 15.8 52 27.4 25.7 107
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Basin Index (%) 58 112
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 11.6 11.8 98 14.0 14.0 100
Barker Lakes 8250 7.2 9.6 75 12.7 11.2 113
Basin Creek 7120 3.5 5.4 65 5.9 6.2 95
Beagle Springs 8880 6.8 6.2 110 9.5 7.1 134
Bloody Dick 7570 7.3 9.2 79 11.3 11.2 101
Calvert Creek 6410 6.5 7.0 93 11.5 8.5 135
Clover Meadow 8770 8.2 11.2 73 11.1 11.8 94
Darkhorse Lake 8930 20.0 22.0 91 21.7 20.7 105
Divide 7770 5.6 7.2 78 12.5 7.6 164
Frohner Meadow 6520 4.5 5.7 79 10.0 8.0 125
JL Meadow 8750 8.7 -M * 11.2 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 5.0 7.1 70 15.0 10.0 150
Lemhi Ridge 8080 5.5 7.9 70 7.5 9.4 80
Lower Twin 7920 9.8 12.0 82 14.2 15.3 93
Moose Creek 6170 9.0 13.2 68 15.4 15.3 101
Mule Creek 8300 11.1 11.2 99 10.8 12.4 87
Rocker Peak 7960 10.6 9.8 108 11.8 9.7 122
Saddle Mtn. 7890 15.6 18.2 86 15.2 16.6 92
Short Creek 6990 2.2 4.2 52 6.6 5.8 114
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 22.2 -M * 23.9 -M *
White Elephant 7670 15.2 18.2 84 21.7 20.0 108
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Basin Index (%) 84 108
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 11.6 11.8 98 14.0 14.0 100
Beaver Creek 7820 11.7 13.2 89 17.7 15.4 115
Black Bear 8160 24.1 27.6 87 28.3 26.2 108
Canyon 7870 9.6 10.0 96 13.5 11.2 121
Carrot Basin 9200 21.0 18.8 112 23.9 19.0 126
Clover Meadow 8770 8.2 11.2 73 11.1 11.8 94
Lone Mountain 8820 12.4 13.0 95 13.4 12.9 104
Lower Twin 7920 9.8 12.0 82 14.2 15.3 93
Madison Plateau 7710 15.6 16.0 98 22.6 17.2 131
Tepee Creek 7950 8.4 9.4 89 12.7 10.0 127
West Yellowstone 6680 7.2 8.4 86 13.5 10.6 127
Whiskey Creek 6790 10.3 11.2 92 19.2 13.4 143
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Basin Index (%) 92 115
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 11.7 13.2 89 17.7 15.4 115
Brackett Creek 7370 13.0 15.2 86 20.3 19.4 105
Carrot Basin 9200 21.0 18.8 112 23.9 19.0 126
Lick Creek 6880 4.6 7.2 64 11.9 9.8 121
Lone Mountain 8820 12.4 13.0 95 13.4 12.9 104
Sacajawea 6610 6.3 11.0 57 17.6 18.6 95
Shower Falls 8060 14.4 14.6 99 19.3 17.3 112
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Basin Index (%) 90 110
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 12.7 14.7 86 17.8 15.8 113
Frohner Meadow 6520 4.5 5.7 79 10.0 8.0 125
Nevada Ridge 7030 11.6 11.1 105 13.4 12.4 108
Tizer Basin 6880 5.2 6.8 76 9.5 7.7 123
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Basin Index (%) 89 115
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 12.7 14.7 86 17.8 15.8 113
Crystal Lake 6130 6.6 9.6 69 10.1 13.2 77
Daisy Peak 7590 5.5 6.8 81 6.7 8.2 82
Deadman Creek 6440 7.0 8.1 86 10.2 9.2 111
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 8.1 9.9 82 -M 13.5 *
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.7 -M * 14.3 -M *
Spur Park 8080 14.5 16.3 89 13.6 13.0 105
Stringer Creek 6550 6.8 8.8 77 9.8 11.4 86
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Basin Index (%) 82 96
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 27.6 23.6 117 29.6 24.3 122
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .3 5.8 5 11.6 9.2 126
Mount Lockhart 6430 14.3 14.4 99 27.8 18.8 148
Pike Creek 5930 3.7 -M * 28.9 -M *
Waldron 5640 5.6 8.3 67 18.0 12.0 150
Wood Creek 5970 4.4 6.8 65 16.8 11.4 147
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Basin Index (%) 89 137
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 32.1 * -M 39.0 *
Many Glacier 4930 2.2 10.3 21 30.2 22.7 133
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Basin Index (%) 21 133
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 1.5 3.8 39 9.9 8.0 124
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Basin Index (%) 39 124
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 17.6 16.8 105 19.6 15.6 126
Box Canyon 6720 5.0 6.9 72 14.5 9.0 161
Brackett Creek 7370 13.0 15.2 86 20.3 19.4 105
Burnt Mtn 5920 .5 4.0 12 7.4 8.8 84
Canyon 7870 9.6 10.0 96 13.5 11.2 121
Cole Creek 7910 3.1 8.8 35 5.5 8.7 63
East Boulder Mine 6310 2.3 4.0 58 9.8 9.2 107
Evening Star 9030 23.0 20.2 114 27.9 21.6 129
Fisher Creek 9110 28.7 25.0 115 30.5 24.2 126
Monument Peak 8740 17.3 15.3 113 21.1 16.3 129
Northeast Entrance 7420 6.6 7.8 85 13.1 10.2 128
Parker Peak 9420 19.7 15.9 124 21.4 15.0 143
Placer Basin 8790 12.1 12.1 100 15.4 14.2 108
Porcupine 6480 1.4 4.8 29 8.8 8.0 110
Sacajawea 6610 6.3 11.0 57 17.6 18.6 95
Shower Falls 8060 14.4 14.6 99 19.3 17.3 112
S Fork Shields 8090 6.7 10.6 63 15.1 15.0 101
Sylvan Lake 8440 14.1 14.2 99 21.3 17.4 122
Thumb Divide 7970 14.5 11.4 127 17.9 12.7 141
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 26.4 21.6 122 25.6 18.8 136
White Mill 8730 20.4 17.8 115 21.0 16.7 126
Wolverine 7660 6.9 9.0 77 13.4 9.4 143
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Basin Index (%) 97 120
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 12.5 13.6 92 12.7 11.4 111
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 3.7 4.6 80 7.2 5.8 124
Blackwater 9830 17.5 16.5 106 19.9 15.9 125
Bone Springs Div 9340 8.9 11.4 78 8.8 10.9 81
Burroughs Creek 8760 7.1 -M * 13.9 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 3.7 5.2 71 5.8 6.4 91
Cold Springs 9640 5.6 5.6 100 10.5 6.6 159
Deer Park 9690 11.7 9.6 122 13.5 12.1 112
Evening Star 9030 23.0 20.2 114 27.9 21.6 129
Grave Springs 8560 3.0 5.8 52 6.7 6.4 105
Hobbs Park 10080 10.0 9.2 109 11.4 8.1 141
Kirwin 9580 9.6 7.6 126 14.3 8.4 170
Little Warm 9370 8.1 7.4 109 11.6 8.6 135
Marquette 8800 1.8 4.8 38 4.9 6.4 77
Middle Powder 7760 3.9 7.0 56 7.7 6.7 115
Owl Creek 8990 1.5 3.9 38 4.3 4.4 98
Powder River Pass 9480 8.2 7.8 105 12.2 9.0 136
Shell Creek 9570 9.9 10.8 92 11.3 9.8 115
South Pass 9040 10.0 10.2 98 11.4 10.2 112
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.8 -M * 6.6 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 14.1 14.2 99 21.3 17.4 122
Sylvan Road 7140 8.4 9.0 93 16.3 13.3 123
Timber Creek 7910 .0 3.2 0 -M 5.3 *
Togwotee Pass 9590 17.9 17.2 104 22.4 18.3 122
Townsend Creek 8720 4.4 6.0 73 8.0 7.6 105
Younts Peak 8340 12.9 11.0 117 17.3 11.0 157
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Basin Index (%) 95 122
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 -M 5.8 * 6.6 7.2 92
Bone Springs Div 9340 8.9 11.4 78 8.8 10.9 81
Burgess Junction 7910 4.1 7.6 54 7.6 8.4 90
Dome Lake 8890 -M 8.0 * -M 8.6 *
Little Goose 8560 3.8 6.8 56 7.6 8.6 88
Sucker Creek 8840 5.6 8.6 65 9.6 9.6 100
Tie Creek 7050 .0 4.1 0 6.1 7.8 78
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Basin Index (%) 58 88
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 3.7 4.6 80 7.2 5.8 124
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 8.7 10.2 85 10.0 9.4 106
Grave Springs 8560 3.0 5.8 52 6.7 6.4 105
Hansen Sawmill 8360 3.0 4.6 65 8.3 5.6 148
Middle Powder 7760 3.9 7.0 56 7.7 6.7 115
Powder River Pass 9480 8.2 7.8 105 12.2 9.0 136
Soldier Park 8680 1.2 4.7 26 5.7 6.5 88
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Basin Index (%) 71 117
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 11.6 11.8 98 14.0 14.0 100
Badger Pass 6870 27.6 23.6 117 29.6 24.3 122
Barker Lakes 8250 7.2 9.6 75 12.7 11.2 113
Basin Creek 7120 3.5 5.4 65 5.9 6.2 95
Beagle Springs 8880 6.8 6.2 110 9.5 7.1 134
Beaver Creek 7820 11.7 13.2 89 17.7 15.4 115
Black Bear 8160 24.1 27.6 87 28.3 26.2 108
Bloody Dick 7570 7.3 9.2 79 11.3 11.2 101
Boulder Mountain 7890 12.7 14.7 86 17.8 15.8 113
Brackett Creek 7370 13.0 15.2 86 20.3 19.4 105
Calvert Creek 6410 6.5 7.0 93 11.5 8.5 135
Canyon 7870 9.6 10.0 96 13.5 11.2 121
Carrot Basin 9200 21.0 18.8 112 23.9 19.0 126
Clover Meadow 8770 8.2 11.2 73 11.1 11.8 94
Crystal Lake 6130 6.6 9.6 69 10.1 13.2 77
Daisy Peak 7590 5.5 6.8 81 6.7 8.2 82
Darkhorse Lake 8930 20.0 22.0 91 21.7 20.7 105
Deadman Creek 6440 7.0 8.1 86 10.2 9.2 111
Divide 7770 5.6 7.2 78 12.5 7.6 164
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .3 5.8 5 11.6 9.2 126
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 4.5 5.7 79 10.0 8.0 125
JL Meadow 8750 8.7 -M * 11.2 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 5.0 7.1 70 15.0 10.0 150
Lemhi Ridge 8080 5.5 7.9 70 7.5 9.4 80
Lick Creek 6880 4.6 7.2 64 11.9 9.8 121
Lone Mountain 8820 12.4 13.0 95 13.4 12.9 104
Lower Twin 7920 9.8 12.0 82 14.2 15.3 93
Madison Plateau 7710 15.6 16.0 98 22.6 17.2 131
Moose Creek 6170 9.0 13.2 68 15.4 15.3 101
Mount Lockhart 6430 14.3 14.4 99 27.8 18.8 148
Mule Creek 8300 11.1 11.2 99 10.8 12.4 87
Nevada Ridge 7030 11.6 11.1 105 13.4 12.4 108
Onion Park 7420 8.1 9.9 82 -M 13.5 *
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.7 -M * 14.3 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 3.7 -M * 28.9 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 10.6 9.8 108 11.8 9.7 122
Sacajawea 6610 6.3 11.0 57 17.6 18.6 95
Saddle Mtn. 7890 15.6 18.2 86 15.2 16.6 92
Short Creek 6990 2.2 4.2 52 6.6 5.8 114
Shower Falls 8060 14.4 14.6 99 19.3 17.3 112
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 22.2 -M * 23.9 -M *
Spur Park 8080 14.5 16.3 89 13.6 13.0 105
Stringer Creek 6550 6.8 8.8 77 9.8 11.4 86
Tepee Creek 7950 8.4 9.4 89 12.7 10.0 127
Tizer Basin 6880 5.2 6.8 76 9.5 7.7 123
Waldron 5640 5.6 8.3 67 18.0 12.0 150
West Yellowstone 6680 7.2 8.4 86 13.5 10.6 127
Whiskey Creek 6790 10.3 11.2 92 19.2 13.4 143
White Elephant 7670 15.2 18.2 84 21.7 20.0 108
Wood Creek 5970 4.4 6.8 65 16.8 11.4 147
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Basin Index (%) 87 113
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 12.5 13.6 92 12.7 11.4 111
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 3.7 4.6 80 7.2 5.8 124
Beartooth Lake 9360 17.6 16.8 105 19.6 15.6 126
Big Goose 8010 -M 5.8 * 6.6 7.2 92
Blackwater 9830 17.5 16.5 106 19.9 15.9 125
Bone Springs Div 9340 8.9 11.4 78 8.8 10.9 81
Box Canyon 6720 5.0 6.9 72 14.5 9.0 161
Brackett Creek 7370 13.0 15.2 86 20.3 19.4 105
Burgess Junction 7910 4.1 7.6 54 7.6 8.4 90
Burnt Mtn 5920 .5 4.0 12 7.4 8.8 84
Burroughs Creek 8760 7.1 -M * 13.9 -M *
Canyon 7870 9.6 10.0 96 13.5 11.2 121
Castle Creek 8410 3.7 5.2 71 5.8 6.4 91
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 8.7 10.2 85 10.0 9.4 106
Cold Springs 9640 5.6 5.6 100 10.5 6.6 159
Cole Creek 7910 3.1 8.8 35 5.5 8.7 63
Deer Park 9690 11.7 9.6 122 13.5 12.1 112
Dome Lake 8890 -M 8.0 * -M 8.6 *
East Boulder Mine 6310 2.3 4.0 58 9.8 9.2 107
Evening Star 9030 23.0 20.2 114 27.9 21.6 129
Fisher Creek 9110 28.7 25.0 115 30.5 24.2 126
Grave Springs 8560 3.0 5.8 52 6.7 6.4 105
Hansen Sawmill 8360 3.0 4.6 65 8.3 5.6 148
Hobbs Park 10080 10.0 9.2 109 11.4 8.1 141
Kirwin 9580 9.6 7.6 126 14.3 8.4 170
Little Goose 8560 3.8 6.8 56 7.6 8.6 88
Little Warm 9370 8.1 7.4 109 11.6 8.6 135
Marquette 8800 1.8 4.8 38 4.9 6.4 77
Middle Powder 7760 3.9 7.0 56 7.7 6.7 115
Monument Peak 8740 17.3 15.3 113 21.1 16.3 129
Northeast Entrance 7420 6.6 7.8 85 13.1 10.2 128
Owl Creek 8990 1.5 3.9 38 4.3 4.4 98
Parker Peak 9420 19.7 15.9 124 21.4 15.0 143
Placer Basin 8790 12.1 12.1 100 15.4 14.2 108
Porcupine 6480 1.4 4.8 29 8.8 8.0 110
Powder River Pass 9480 8.2 7.8 105 12.2 9.0 136
S Fork Shields 8090 6.7 10.6 63 15.1 15.0 101
Sacajawea 6610 6.3 11.0 57 17.6 18.6 95
Shell Creek 9570 9.9 10.8 92 11.3 9.8 115
Shower Falls 8060 14.4 14.6 99 19.3 17.3 112
Soldier Park 8680 1.2 4.7 26 5.7 6.5 88
South Pass 9040 10.0 10.2 98 11.4 10.2 112
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.8 -M * 6.6 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 5.6 8.6 65 9.6 9.6 100
Sylvan Lake 8440 14.1 14.2 99 21.3 17.4 122
Sylvan Road 7140 8.4 9.0 93 16.3 13.3 123
Thumb Divide 7970 14.5 11.4 127 17.9 12.7 141
Tie Creek 7050 .0 4.1 0 6.1 7.8 78
Timber Creek 7910 .0 3.2 0 -M 5.3 *
Togwotee Pass 9590 17.9 17.2 104 22.4 18.3 122
Townsend Creek 8720 4.4 6.0 73 8.0 7.6 105
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 26.4 21.6 122 25.6 18.8 136
White Mill 8730 20.4 17.8 115 21.0 16.7 126
Wolverine 7660 6.9 9.0 77 13.4 9.4 143
Younts Peak 8340 12.9 11.0 117 17.3 11.0 157
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Basin Index (%) 92 118
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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.
