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: JANUARY 8 , 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 8.7 8.1 107 21.9 12.6 174
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 24.2 * 52.6 35.4 149
Garver Creek 4250 4.6 5.6 82 16.6 10.4 160
Grave Creek 4350 4.3 7.8 55 31.1 16.4 190
Hand Creek 5030 4.4 5.3 83 12.7 8.9 143
Hawkins Lake 6460 16.6 12.0 138 28.4 17.2 165
Poorman Creek 5050 11.8 16.0 74 49.7 30.0 166
Stahl Peak 6040 23.7 17.2 138 29.6 20.9 142
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Basin Index (%) 103 160
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 10.2 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 22.6 14.0 161 26.8 16.7 160
Bassoo Peak 5130 2.4 -M * 13.9 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 2.4 4.1 59 14.8 8.6 172
Blacktail Mtn 5660 -M 5.4 * -M 7.8 *
Emery Creek 4340 4.7 7.4 64 19.6 13.5 145
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 20.0 * -M 26.6 *
Grave Creek 4350 4.3 7.8 55 31.1 16.4 190
Hand Creek 5030 4.4 5.3 83 12.7 8.9 143
Kraft Creek 4770 3.2 6.1 52 24.4 14.6 167
Moss Peak 6760 22.9 17.0 135 29.1 18.6 156
Noisy Basin 6070 20.3 19.7 103 26.9 24.4 110
North Fork Jocko 6110 23.6 19.1 124 33.2 26.3 126
Pike Creek 5930 6.8 -M * 25.7 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 7.2 6.8 106 19.9 11.8 169
Stahl Peak 6040 23.7 17.2 138 29.6 20.9 142
Stuart Mountain 7270 22.5 15.0 150 21.2 16.4 129
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Basin Index (%) 116 147
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 5.9 6.6 89 10.9 7.8 140
Basin Creek 7120 2.8 4.0 70 5.2 4.9 106
Black Pine 7170 5.9 5.0 118 10.1 7.0 144
Combination 5620 1.4 2.4 58 8.5 5.4 157
Copper Bottom 5200 3.5 4.6 76 17.2 8.9 193
Copper Camp 6980 22.9 22.0 104 28.9 15.4 188
Lubrecht Flume 4690 2.6 2.6 100 10.1 6.2 163
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.6 6.8 141 11.6 9.0 129
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 5.5 5.2 106 11.9 7.2 165
North Fork Jocko 6110 23.6 19.1 124 33.2 26.3 126
Peterson Meadows 7190 5.4 4.6 117 9.2 6.3 146
Skalkaho Summit 7260 12.4 9.5 131 15.9 11.7 136
Stuart Mountain 7270 22.5 15.0 150 21.2 16.4 129
Warm Springs 7840 14.3 10.0 143 17.0 11.6 147
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Basin Index (%) 118 146
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 5.1 4.8 106 -M 7.4 *
Lolo Pass 5280 9.3 12.8 73 26.1 18.4 142
Moose Creek 6170 7.9 8.0 99 13.7 11.0 125
Nez Perce Camp 5670 6.4 6.4 100 16.1 11.6 139
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.6 12.6 108 13.5 11.0 123
Skalkaho Summit 7260 12.4 9.5 131 15.9 11.7 136
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 8.1 * -M 17.5 *
Twin Lakes 6380 18.4 18.6 99 34.9 24.3 144
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Basin Index (%) 101 137
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 24.2 * 52.6 35.4 149
Hoodoo Basin 6060 24.6 18.4 134 36.5 24.4 150
Humboldt Gulch 4260 4.2 6.6 64 29.4 19.6 150
Lookout 5180 7.5 11.8 64 29.0 20.8 139
Mosquito Ridge 5270 10.6 15.8 67 31.6 23.8 133
Poorman Creek 5050 11.8 16.0 74 49.7 30.0 166
Sleeping Woman 6120 7.2 6.8 106 19.9 11.8 169
Stuart Mountain 7270 22.5 15.0 150 21.2 16.4 129
Sunset 5570 5.8 9.4 62 23.8 18.7 127
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Basin Index (%) 94 146
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 8.4 114 12.0 9.9 121
Barker Lakes 8250 5.9 6.6 89 10.9 7.8 140
Basin Creek 7120 2.8 4.0 70 5.2 4.9 106
Beagle Springs 8880 5.3 4.4 120 8.2 5.1 161
Bloody Dick 7570 6.1 5.9 103 9.6 7.4 130
Calvert Creek 6410 5.8 4.4 132 10.2 6.0 170
Clover Meadow 8770 6.6 7.8 85 9.8 8.8 111
Darkhorse Lake 8930 17.4 14.8 118 18.4 14.1 130
Divide 7770 4.1 4.8 85 -M 5.6 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 3.0 3.6 83 8.4 5.8 145
JL Meadow 8750 7.0 -M * 9.5 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.8 4.8 58 12.8 7.8 164
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.7 5.4 87 6.6 6.7 99
Lower Twin 7920 7.9 8.8 90 12.0 11.2 107
Moose Creek 6170 7.9 8.0 99 13.7 11.0 125
Mule Creek 8300 9.6 7.4 130 9.8 8.7 113
Rocker Peak 7960 8.7 6.8 128 9.8 6.8 144
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.6 12.6 108 13.5 11.0 123
Short Creek 6990 1.7 2.8 61 6.0 4.4 136
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 18.0 -M * 20.4 -M *
White Elephant 7670 11.3 11.9 95 17.9 15.0 119
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Basin Index (%) 101 128
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 8.4 114 12.0 9.9 121
Beaver Creek 7820 9.6 8.6 112 15.4 10.8 143
Black Bear 8160 18.9 18.1 104 24.1 19.4 124
Canyon 7870 7.6 6.5 117 11.5 8.2 140
Carrot Basin 9200 19.1 12.4 154 20.7 13.7 151
Clover Meadow 8770 6.6 7.8 85 9.8 8.8 111
Lone Mountain 8820 9.2 8.4 110 10.8 9.1 119
Lower Twin 7920 7.9 8.8 90 12.0 11.2 107
Madison Plateau 7710 13.2 10.6 125 19.6 12.8 153
Tepee Creek 7950 6.8 6.5 105 11.1 7.6 146
West Yellowstone 6680 5.6 5.2 108 11.6 7.8 149
Whiskey Creek 6790 8.4 6.8 124 16.8 10.2 165
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Basin Index (%) 113 135
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 9.6 8.6 112 15.4 10.8 143
Brackett Creek 7370 10.1 9.4 107 17.2 13.5 127
Carrot Basin 9200 19.1 12.4 154 20.7 13.7 151
Lick Creek 6880 3.6 4.7 77 10.4 7.8 133
Lone Mountain 8820 9.2 8.4 110 10.8 9.1 119
Sacajawea 6610 4.2 6.1 69 14.5 13.3 109
Shower Falls 8060 10.8 10.2 106 15.7 12.9 122
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Basin Index (%) 111 129
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.2 10.2 110 15.7 10.6 148
Frohner Meadow 6520 3.0 3.6 83 8.4 5.8 145
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.6 6.8 141 11.6 9.0 129
Tizer Basin 6880 3.6 4.9 73 7.8 5.9 132
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Basin Index (%) 107 139
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.2 10.2 110 15.7 10.6 148
Crystal Lake 6130 4.6 6.2 74 7.7 9.1 85
Daisy Peak 7590 4.0 4.9 82 5.0 6.1 82
Deadman Creek 6440 5.2 4.6 113 8.1 6.4 127
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 5.6 5.8 97 8.2 9.7 85
Pickfoot Creek 6680 2.2 -M * 12.6 -M *
Spur Park 8080 11.7 10.2 115 11.2 8.8 127
Stringer Creek 6550 4.6 4.7 98 7.6 8.0 95
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Basin Index (%) 101 108
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 22.6 14.0 161 26.8 16.7 160
Dupuyer Creek 5740 2.0 3.6 56 11.2 6.6 170
Mount Lockhart 6430 12.5 9.6 130 24.8 13.0 191
Pike Creek 5930 6.8 -M * 25.7 -M *
Waldron 5640 5.2 5.4 96 16.0 8.7 184
Wood Creek 5970 4.3 4.0 108 15.3 8.2 187
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Basin Index (%) 127 177
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 20.0 * -M 26.6 *
Many Glacier 4930 3.3 6.0 55 28.1 15.8 178
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Basin Index (%) 55 178
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 2.4 2.6 92 8.6 6.2 139
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Basin Index (%) 92 139
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 15.3 11.4 134 17.2 10.4 165
Box Canyon 6720 4.2 4.4 95 12.9 6.6 195
Brackett Creek 7370 10.1 9.4 107 17.2 13.5 127
Burnt Mtn 5920 .5 2.5 20 6.4 6.8 94
Canyon 7870 7.6 6.5 117 11.5 8.2 140
Cole Creek 7910 2.2 6.6 33 4.9 6.4 77
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.6 2.6 62 8.6 7.3 118
Evening Star 9030 20.6 13.5 153 25.0 15.4 162
Fisher Creek 9110 24.9 16.5 151 26.8 17.4 154
Monument Peak 8740 14.8 9.8 151 18.3 11.7 156
Northeast Entrance 7420 5.2 4.7 111 11.6 7.0 166
Parker Peak 9420 16.7 11.2 149 18.4 10.8 170
Placer Basin 8790 9.8 8.8 111 13.0 10.4 125
Porcupine 6480 1.1 2.8 39 7.6 6.0 127
Sacajawea 6610 4.2 6.1 69 14.5 13.3 109
Shower Falls 8060 10.8 10.2 106 15.7 12.9 122
S Fork Shields 8090 4.4 6.9 64 13.1 10.8 121
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.1 10.0 111 17.8 12.6 141
Thumb Divide 7970 12.0 7.0 171 15.5 8.8 176
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 23.5 14.4 163 18.2 14.0 130
White Mill 8730 18.2 11.6 157 18.6 12.4 150
Wolverine 7660 6.7 6.0 112 12.4 6.9 180
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Basin Index (%) 123 142
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 9.4 9.6 98 10.7 8.2 130
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.7 3.2 84 6.6 4.6 143
Blackwater 9830 15.5 12.2 127 17.7 11.8 150
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.3 8.0 91 7.8 7.7 101
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.2 -M * 12.7 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 3.1 3.6 86 5.2 4.8 108
Cold Springs 9640 5.0 4.0 125 9.6 5.2 185
Deer Park 9690 9.6 6.5 148 11.4 8.6 133
Evening Star 9030 20.6 13.5 153 25.0 15.4 162
Grave Springs 8560 2.0 3.7 54 5.8 4.7 123
Hobbs Park 10080 8.4 6.9 122 9.9 6.4 155
Kirwin 9580 8.9 5.9 151 13.1 6.5 202
Little Warm 9370 7.4 5.0 148 10.7 6.4 167
Marquette 8800 1.4 3.8 37 4.4 5.0 88
Middle Powder 7760 2.5 4.7 53 6.8 5.4 126
Owl Creek 8990 .8 2.8 29 3.5 3.4 103
Powder River Pass 9480 7.2 5.8 124 10.9 7.0 156
Shell Creek 9570 7.7 7.6 101 9.9 7.2 138
South Pass 9040 8.2 6.6 124 9.6 7.6 126
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.0 -M * 5.7 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.1 10.0 111 17.8 12.6 141
Sylvan Road 7140 6.2 6.1 102 14.0 9.9 141
Timber Creek 7910 .0 2.5 0 2.4 4.2 57
Togwotee Pass 9590 14.9 11.8 126 19.3 12.2 158
Townsend Creek 8720 3.2 4.4 73 6.8 5.9 115
Younts Peak 8340 11.2 7.2 156 15.7 7.6 207
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Basin Index (%) 112 143
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.6 3.7 43 6.0 5.3 113
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.3 8.0 91 7.8 7.7 101
Burgess Junction 7910 3.0 5.0 60 6.3 6.2 102
Dome Lake 8890 3.8 5.2 73 7.9 6.4 123
Little Goose 8560 3.2 4.7 68 7.0 6.0 117
Sucker Creek 8840 4.0 5.9 68 7.8 6.7 116
Tie Creek 7050 .0 2.4 0 5.2 5.5 95
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Basin Index (%) 66 110
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.7 3.2 84 6.6 4.6 143
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 6.9 7.0 99 8.5 6.6 129
Grave Springs 8560 2.0 3.7 54 5.8 4.7 123
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.7 3.4 79 7.7 4.2 183
Middle Powder 7760 2.5 4.7 53 6.8 5.4 126
Powder River Pass 9480 7.2 5.8 124 10.9 7.0 156
Soldier Park 8680 1.1 2.8 39 5.0 4.7 106
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Basin Index (%) 82 138
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 8.4 114 12.0 9.9 121
Badger Pass 6870 22.6 14.0 161 26.8 16.7 160
Barker Lakes 8250 5.9 6.6 89 10.9 7.8 140
Basin Creek 7120 2.8 4.0 70 5.2 4.9 106
Beagle Springs 8880 5.3 4.4 120 8.2 5.1 161
Beaver Creek 7820 9.6 8.6 112 15.4 10.8 143
Black Bear 8160 18.9 18.1 104 24.1 19.4 124
Bloody Dick 7570 6.1 5.9 103 9.6 7.4 130
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.2 10.2 110 15.7 10.6 148
Brackett Creek 7370 10.1 9.4 107 17.2 13.5 127
Calvert Creek 6410 5.8 4.4 132 10.2 6.0 170
Canyon 7870 7.6 6.5 117 11.5 8.2 140
Carrot Basin 9200 19.1 12.4 154 20.7 13.7 151
Clover Meadow 8770 6.6 7.8 85 9.8 8.8 111
Crystal Lake 6130 4.6 6.2 74 7.7 9.1 85
Daisy Peak 7590 4.0 4.9 82 5.0 6.1 82
Darkhorse Lake 8930 17.4 14.8 118 18.4 14.1 130
Deadman Creek 6440 5.2 4.6 113 8.1 6.4 127
Divide 7770 4.1 4.8 85 -M 5.6 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 2.0 3.6 56 11.2 6.6 170
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 3.0 3.6 83 8.4 5.8 145
JL Meadow 8750 7.0 -M * 9.5 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.8 4.8 58 12.8 7.8 164
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.7 5.4 87 6.6 6.7 99
Lick Creek 6880 3.6 4.7 77 10.4 7.8 133
Lone Mountain 8820 9.2 8.4 110 10.8 9.1 119
Lower Twin 7920 7.9 8.8 90 12.0 11.2 107
Madison Plateau 7710 13.2 10.6 125 19.6 12.8 153
Moose Creek 6170 7.9 8.0 99 13.7 11.0 125
Mount Lockhart 6430 12.5 9.6 130 24.8 13.0 191
Mule Creek 8300 9.6 7.4 130 9.8 8.7 113
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.6 6.8 141 11.6 9.0 129
Onion Park 7420 5.6 5.8 97 8.2 9.7 85
Pickfoot Creek 6680 2.2 -M * 12.6 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 6.8 -M * 25.7 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 8.7 6.8 128 9.8 6.8 144
Sacajawea 6610 4.2 6.1 69 14.5 13.3 109
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.6 12.6 108 13.5 11.0 123
Short Creek 6990 1.7 2.8 61 6.0 4.4 136
Shower Falls 8060 10.8 10.2 106 15.7 12.9 122
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 18.0 -M * 20.4 -M *
Spur Park 8080 11.7 10.2 115 11.2 8.8 127
Stringer Creek 6550 4.6 4.7 98 7.6 8.0 95
Tepee Creek 7950 6.8 6.5 105 11.1 7.6 146
Tizer Basin 6880 3.6 4.9 73 7.8 5.9 132
Waldron 5640 5.2 5.4 96 16.0 8.7 184
West Yellowstone 6680 5.6 5.2 108 11.6 7.8 149
Whiskey Creek 6790 8.4 6.8 124 16.8 10.2 165
White Elephant 7670 11.3 11.9 95 17.9 15.0 119
Wood Creek 5970 4.3 4.0 108 15.3 8.2 187
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Basin Index (%) 108 134
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 9.4 9.6 98 10.7 8.2 130
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.7 3.2 84 6.6 4.6 143
Beartooth Lake 9360 15.3 11.4 134 17.2 10.4 165
Big Goose 8010 1.6 3.7 43 6.0 5.3 113
Blackwater 9830 15.5 12.2 127 17.7 11.8 150
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.3 8.0 91 7.8 7.7 101
Box Canyon 6720 4.2 4.4 95 12.9 6.6 195
Brackett Creek 7370 10.1 9.4 107 17.2 13.5 127
Burgess Junction 7910 3.0 5.0 60 6.3 6.2 102
Burnt Mtn 5920 .5 2.5 20 6.4 6.8 94
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.2 -M * 12.7 -M *
Canyon 7870 7.6 6.5 117 11.5 8.2 140
Castle Creek 8410 3.1 3.6 86 5.2 4.8 108
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 6.9 7.0 99 8.5 6.6 129
Cold Springs 9640 5.0 4.0 125 9.6 5.2 185
Cole Creek 7910 2.2 6.6 33 4.9 6.4 77
Deer Park 9690 9.6 6.5 148 11.4 8.6 133
Dome Lake 8890 3.8 5.2 73 7.9 6.4 123
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.6 2.6 62 8.6 7.3 118
Evening Star 9030 20.6 13.5 153 25.0 15.4 162
Fisher Creek 9110 24.9 16.5 151 26.8 17.4 154
Grave Springs 8560 2.0 3.7 54 5.8 4.7 123
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.7 3.4 79 7.7 4.2 183
Hobbs Park 10080 8.4 6.9 122 9.9 6.4 155
Kirwin 9580 8.9 5.9 151 13.1 6.5 202
Little Goose 8560 3.2 4.7 68 7.0 6.0 117
Little Warm 9370 7.4 5.0 148 10.7 6.4 167
Marquette 8800 1.4 3.8 37 4.4 5.0 88
Middle Powder 7760 2.5 4.7 53 6.8 5.4 126
Monument Peak 8740 14.8 9.8 151 18.3 11.7 156
Northeast Entrance 7420 5.2 4.7 111 11.6 7.0 166
Owl Creek 8990 .8 2.8 29 3.5 3.4 103
Parker Peak 9420 16.7 11.2 149 18.4 10.8 170
Placer Basin 8790 9.8 8.8 111 13.0 10.4 125
Porcupine 6480 1.1 2.8 39 7.6 6.0 127
Powder River Pass 9480 7.2 5.8 124 10.9 7.0 156
S Fork Shields 8090 4.4 6.9 64 13.1 10.8 121
Sacajawea 6610 4.2 6.1 69 14.5 13.3 109
Shell Creek 9570 7.7 7.6 101 9.9 7.2 138
Shower Falls 8060 10.8 10.2 106 15.7 12.9 122
Soldier Park 8680 1.1 2.8 39 5.0 4.7 106
South Pass 9040 8.2 6.6 124 9.6 7.6 126
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.0 -M * 5.7 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 4.0 5.9 68 7.8 6.7 116
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.1 10.0 111 17.8 12.6 141
Sylvan Road 7140 6.2 6.1 102 14.0 9.9 141
Thumb Divide 7970 12.0 7.0 171 15.5 8.8 176
Tie Creek 7050 .0 2.4 0 5.2 5.5 95
Timber Creek 7910 .0 2.5 0 2.4 4.2 57
Togwotee Pass 9590 14.9 11.8 126 19.3 12.2 158
Townsend Creek 8720 3.2 4.4 73 6.8 5.9 115
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 23.5 14.4 163 18.2 14.0 130
White Mill 8730 18.2 11.6 157 18.6 12.4 150
Wolverine 7660 6.7 6.0 112 12.4 6.9 180
Younts Peak 8340 11.2 7.2 156 15.7 7.6 207
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Basin Index (%) 111 139
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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.
