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: NOVEMBER 13 , 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 1.7 1.3 131* 6.4 4.4 145
Bear Mountain 5460 5.0 4.5 111* 14.4 12.6 114
Garver Creek 4250 .3 1.2 25 4.8 3.3 145
Grave Creek 4350 .9 1.0 90* 8.4 7.1 118
Hand Creek 5040 .1 .6 17* 3.9 3.1 126
Hawkins Lake 6460 3.5 2.6 135* 8.9 5.7 156
Poorman Creek 5050 2.3 1.8 128* 15.3 11.3 135
Stahl Peak 6040 5.4 4.9 110 8.1 7.6 107
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Basin Index (%) 107* 127
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 3.3 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 4.5 3.1 145* 8.0 6.0 133
Bassoo Peak 5130 .0 -M * 5.4 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 .1 .5 20* 6.6 3.4 194
Blacktail Mtn 5660 .3 .7 43* 3.6 3.0 120
Emery Creek 4340 .1 .6 17* 5.4 5.1 106
Flattop Mtn. 6290 4.4 4.5 98* 10.3 8.2 126
Grave Creek 4350 .9 1.0 90* 8.4 7.1 118
Hand Creek 5040 .1 .6 17* 3.9 3.1 126
Kraft Creek 4760 .0 1.0 0* 7.6 5.4 141
Moss Peak 6760 7.6 4.8 158 10.9 7.0 156
Noisy Basin 6070 5.5 3.6 153* 8.5 7.8 109
North Fork Jocko 6110 6.7 3.5 191* 8.8 9.2 96
Pike Creek 5930 .1 -M * 7.2 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 .8 1.2 67* 6.7 4.8 140
Stahl Peak 6040 5.4 4.9 110 8.1 7.6 107
Stuart Mountain 7270 4.2 3.2 131* 5.2 5.6 93
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Basin Index (%) 122* 122
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 1.4 2.4 58 4.4 3.4 129
Basin Creek 7120 .3 1.4 21 -M 2.4 *
Black Pine 7170 .0 .9 0* 3.2 2.6 123
Combination 5620 .2 .2 100* 3.0 2.4 125
Copper Bottom 5200 .0 .3 0* 3.2 2.6 123
Copper Camp 6980 1.5 1.2 125* 6.1 6.0 102
Lubrecht Flume 4690 .1 .0 * 3.2 2.8 114
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.9 1.4 136* 3.2 3.4 94
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 .0 1.0 0* 3.6 2.8 129
North Fork Jocko 6110 6.7 3.5 191* 8.8 9.2 96
Peterson Meadows 7190 .3 1.3 23 3.2 2.8 114
Skalkaho Summit 7260 .9 1.9 47* 4.1 4.1 100
Stuart Mountain 7270 4.2 3.2 131* 5.2 5.6 93
Warm Springs 7840 2.0 3.4 59 4.0 4.5 89
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Basin Index (%) 88* 106
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 .1 .8 12* 3.4 2.8 121
Lolo Pass 5280 .1 1.6 6* 7.4 6.0 123
Moose Creek 6170 .0 1.2 0* 2.5 3.4 74
Nez Perce Camp 5670 .2 1.0 20* 4.3 4.2 102
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.7 2.6 65 2.8 3.3 85
Skalkaho Summit 7260 .9 1.9 47* 4.1 4.1 100
Twelvemile Creek 5530 .0 .8 0* 6.9 6.0 115
Twin Lakes 6390 1.2 3.0 40* 8.5 8.4 101
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Basin Index (%) 33* 104
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 5.0 4.5 111* 14.4 12.6 114
Hoodoo Basin 6060 5.0 2.9 172* 9.8 8.0 122
Humboldt Gulch 4260 .0 .6 0* 9.0 6.9 130
Lookout 5180 .1 1.4 7* 8.3 6.6 126
Mosquito Ridge 5270 .1 2.4 4* 8.0 7.8 103
Poorman Creek 5050 2.3 1.8 128* 15.3 11.3 135
Sleeping Woman 6120 .8 1.2 67* 6.7 4.8 140
Stuart Mountain 7270 4.2 3.2 131* 5.2 5.6 93
Sunset 5580 .2 1.1 18* 7.9 6.4 123
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Basin Index (%) 93* 121
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 2.0 3.1 65 3.8 4.2 90
Barker Lakes 8250 1.4 2.4 58 4.4 3.4 129
Basin Creek 7120 .3 1.4 21 -M 2.4 *
Beagle Springs 8880 .7 1.3 54 2.9 2.6 112
Bloody Dick 7570 .4 1.3 31 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 4.0 120
Darkhorse Lake 8930 2.5 4.6 54 4.7 5.4 87
Divide 7770 .6 1.4 43 5.2 2.6 200
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 .8 12 2.8 2.5 112
JL Meadow 8750 2.0 -M * 3.8 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .0 .9 0* 4.9 3.2 153
Lemhi Ridge 8080 .2 1.8 11 1.9 2.9 66
Lower Twin 7920 1.4 2.6 54 4.0 4.5 89
Moose Creek 6170 .0 1.2 0* 2.5 3.4 74
Mule Creek 8300 1.6 2.4 67 2.8 3.5 80
Rocker Peak 7960 1.6 2.2 73 3.1 2.8 111
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.7 2.6 65 2.8 3.3 85
Short Creek 6980 .1 .8 12 3.2 2.1 152
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 2.4 -M * 4.6 -M *
White Elephant 7670 .4 2.5 16* 4.1 4.4 93
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Basin Index (%) 46 106
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 2.0 3.1 65 3.8 4.2 90
Beaver Creek 7820 .5 2.5 20 4.8 4.1 117
Black Bear 8160 3.2 4.8 67 6.4 6.4 100
Canyon 7870 .6 1.5 40 3.5 3.1 113
Carrot Basin 9200 4.3 4.2 102 6.5 5.0 130
Clover Meadow 8770 1.9 3.0 63 4.8 4.0 120
Lone Mountain 8810 2.2 3.0 73 4.0 3.8 105
Lower Twin 7920 1.4 2.6 54 4.0 4.5 89
Madison Plateau 7710 1.3 2.4 54 5.2 4.6 113
Tepee Creek 7950 1.1 1.6 69 4.3 2.9 148
West Yellowstone 6680 .2 1.0 20* 3.6 2.4 150
Whiskey Creek 6790 .5 1.6 31 4.8 3.4 141
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Basin Index (%) 61 115
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 .5 2.5 20 4.8 4.1 117
Brackett Creek 7370 .3 2.6 12 5.4 6.0 90
Carrot Basin 9200 4.3 4.2 102 6.5 5.0 130
Lick Creek 6880 .2 1.2 17 5.7 3.4 168
Lone Mountain 8810 2.2 3.0 73 4.0 3.8 105
Sacajawea 6610 .2 1.2 17* 4.7 6.2 76
Shower Falls 8060 3.2 4.2 76 6.4 5.5 116
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Basin Index (%) 58 110
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.3 2.8 82 5.4 3.8 142
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 .8 12 2.8 2.5 112
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.9 1.4 136* 3.2 3.4 94
Tizer Basin 6880 .0 1.6 0 3.0 2.6 115
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Basin Index (%) 65 117
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.3 2.8 82 5.4 3.8 142
Crystal Lake 6130 .3 1.6 19 2.9 4.0 72
Daisy Peak 7590 .0 1.3 0 1.6 2.6 62
Deadman Creek 6440 .7 1.0 70* 2.2 2.4 92
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 1.0 1.7 59 2.8 3.9 72
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .3 -M * 4.8 -M *
Spur Park 8080 1.7 3.4 50 3.2 3.2 100
Stringer Creek 6550 .2 1.3 15 2.4 3.4 71
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Basin Index (%) 47 88
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 4.5 3.1 145* 8.0 6.0 133
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .2 .4 50* 4.3 3.0 143
Mount Lockhart 6430 1.7 1.8 94* 5.7 4.8 119
Pike Creek 5930 .1 -M * 7.2 -M *
Waldron 5640 .2 .6 33* 4.6 3.6 128
Wood Creek 5970 .0 .6 0* 4.4 3.6 122
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Basin Index (%) 102* 129
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6290 4.4 4.5 98* 10.3 8.2 126
Many Glacier 4930 .2 .6 33* 8.6 6.4 134
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Basin Index (%) 90* 129
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 .1 .4 25* 2.2 2.3 96
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Basin Index (%) 25* 96
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 3.4 4.1 83 4.7 3.6 131
Box Canyon 6720 .2 .6 33* 5.1 3.0 170
Brackett Creek 7370 .3 2.6 12 5.4 6.0 90
Burnt Mtn 5920 .3 .6 50 4.0 3.3 121
Canyon 7870 .6 1.5 40 3.5 3.1 113
Cole Creek 7910 .0 2.8 0 2.4 3.6 67
East Boulder Mine 6310 .0 .6 0 4.4 3.6 122
Evening Star 9040 3.6 3.7 97 7.4 5.8 128
Fisher Creek 9110 3.5 4.8 73 6.7 5.9 114
Monument Peak 8740 3.1 3.2 97 5.8 4.7 123
Northeast Entrance 7420 .1 .6 17* 4.3 3.0 143
Parker Peak 9420 3.6 3.8 95 5.5 4.2 131
Placer Basin 8790 2.7 3.2 84 5.1 4.6 111
Porcupine 6480 .1 .6 17 3.2 2.8 114
Sacajawea 6610 .2 1.2 17* 4.7 6.2 76
Shower Falls 8060 3.2 4.2 76 6.4 5.5 116
S Fork Shields 8090 .4 1.8 22* 5.0 5.0 100
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.8 2.8 64 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 4.8 144
White Mill 8730 3.3 3.4 97 5.2 4.6 113
Wolverine 7650 .0 .6 0* 3.7 2.8 132
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Basin Index (%) 70 117
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 3.0 4.2 71 4.9 3.8 129
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .8 1.0 80 4.5 2.4 188
Blackwater 9840 5.0 4.2 119 6.1 4.0 152
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.6 3.5 46 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 3.3 2.4 138
Deer Park 9690 1.6 2.4 67 2.9 3.4 85
Evening Star 9040 3.6 3.7 97 7.4 5.8 128
Grave Springs 8560 1.1 1.2 92 4.4 2.4 183
Hobbs Park 10080 1.2 2.4 50 2.7 3.2 84
Kirwin 9580 1.6 2.4 67 4.6 2.8 164
Little Warm 9370 1.8 1.6 112 4.4 2.6 169
Marquette 8800 .5 1.2 42 2.7 2.6 104
Middle Powder 7760 .4 1.4 29 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 3.1 174
Shell Creek 9570 2.1 3.8 55 4.5 3.4 132
South Pass 9040 1.6 1.9 84 2.6 2.8 93
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .2 -M * 1.6 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.8 2.8 64 6.4 5.0 128
Sylvan Road 7140 .1 1.3 8 5.0 3.7 135
Timber Creek 7910 .0 .8 0 2.1 2.3 91
Togwotee Pass 9590 2.7 4.0 68 6.0 4.8 125
Townsend Creek 8720 .2 1.5 13 2.3 2.6 88
Younts Peak 8340 2.0 2.0 100 6.7 3.0 223
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Basin Index (%) 68 134
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 .4 1.2 33 3.2 2.5 128
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.6 3.5 46 3.9 3.6 108
Burgess Junction 7900 .4 1.7 24 3.4 3.1 110
Dome Lake 8890 1.0 2.4 42 4.0 3.2 125
Little Goose 8560 .2 1.0 20* 3.8 2.8 136
Sucker Creek 8840 .7 2.4 29 3.8 3.9 97
Tie Creek 7050 .2 .4 50* 3.0 3.0 100
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Basin Index (%) 36 114
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .8 1.0 80 4.5 2.4 188
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 2.2 2.6 85 4.6 3.4 135
Grave Springs 8560 1.1 1.2 92 4.4 2.4 183
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .4 1.0 40 4.8 2.4 200
Middle Powder 7760 .4 1.4 29 4.8 2.7 178
Powder River Pass 9480 2.2 2.3 96 5.4 3.1 174
Soldier Park 8680 .0 .6 0* 3.2 2.3 139
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Basin Index (%) 70 170
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 2.0 3.1 65 3.8 4.2 90
Badger Pass 6870 4.5 3.1 145* 8.0 6.0 133
Barker Lakes 8250 1.4 2.4 58 4.4 3.4 129
Basin Creek 7120 .3 1.4 21 -M 2.4 *
Beagle Springs 8880 .7 1.3 54 2.9 2.6 112
Beaver Creek 7820 .5 2.5 20 4.8 4.1 117
Black Bear 8160 3.2 4.8 67 6.4 6.4 100
Bloody Dick 7570 .4 1.3 31 3.0 3.0 100
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.3 2.8 82 5.4 3.8 142
Brackett Creek 7370 .3 2.6 12 5.4 6.0 90
Calvert Creek 6410 .1 .3 33* 2.5 2.0 125
Canyon 7870 .6 1.5 40 3.5 3.1 113
Carrot Basin 9200 4.3 4.2 102 6.5 5.0 130
Clover Meadow 8770 1.9 3.0 63 4.8 4.0 120
Crystal Lake 6130 .3 1.6 19 2.9 4.0 72
Daisy Peak 7590 .0 1.3 0 1.6 2.6 62
Darkhorse Lake 8930 2.5 4.6 54 4.7 5.4 87
Deadman Creek 6440 .7 1.0 70* 2.2 2.4 92
Divide 7770 .6 1.4 43 5.2 2.6 200
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .2 .4 50* 4.3 3.0 143
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 .8 12 2.8 2.5 112
JL Meadow 8750 2.0 -M * 3.8 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .0 .9 0* 4.9 3.2 153
Lemhi Ridge 8080 .2 1.8 11 1.9 2.9 66
Lick Creek 6880 .2 1.2 17 5.7 3.4 168
Lone Mountain 8810 2.2 3.0 73 4.0 3.8 105
Lower Twin 7920 1.4 2.6 54 4.0 4.5 89
Madison Plateau 7710 1.3 2.4 54 5.2 4.6 113
Moose Creek 6170 .0 1.2 0* 2.5 3.4 74
Mount Lockhart 6430 1.7 1.8 94* 5.7 4.8 119
Mule Creek 8300 1.6 2.4 67 2.8 3.5 80
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.9 1.4 136* 3.2 3.4 94
Onion Park 7420 1.0 1.7 59 2.8 3.9 72
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .3 -M * 4.8 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 .1 -M * 7.2 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 1.6 2.2 73 3.1 2.8 111
Sacajawea 6610 .2 1.2 17* 4.7 6.2 76
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.7 2.6 65 2.8 3.3 85
Short Creek 6980 .1 .8 12 3.2 2.1 152
Shower Falls 8060 3.2 4.2 76 6.4 5.5 116
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 2.4 -M * 4.6 -M *
Spur Park 8080 1.7 3.4 50 3.2 3.2 100
Stringer Creek 6550 .2 1.3 15 2.4 3.4 71
Tepee Creek 7950 1.1 1.6 69 4.3 2.9 148
Tizer Basin 6880 .0 1.6 0 3.0 2.6 115
Waldron 5640 .2 .6 33* 4.6 3.6 128
West Yellowstone 6680 .2 1.0 20* 3.6 2.4 150
Whiskey Creek 6790 .5 1.6 31 4.8 3.4 141
White Elephant 7670 .4 2.5 16* 4.1 4.4 93
Wood Creek 5970 .0 .6 0* 4.4 3.6 122
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Basin Index (%) 54 109
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 3.0 4.2 71 4.9 3.8 129
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .8 1.0 80 4.5 2.4 188
Beartooth Lake 9360 3.4 4.1 83 4.7 3.6 131
Big Goose 8010 .4 1.2 33 3.2 2.5 128
Blackwater 9840 5.0 4.2 119 6.1 4.0 152
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.6 3.5 46 3.9 3.6 108
Box Canyon 6720 .2 .6 33* 5.1 3.0 170
Brackett Creek 7370 .3 2.6 12 5.4 6.0 90
Burgess Junction 7900 .4 1.7 24 3.4 3.1 110
Burnt Mtn 5920 .3 .6 50 4.0 3.3 121
Burroughs Creek 8760 .3 -M * 4.8 -M *
Canyon 7870 .6 1.5 40 3.5 3.1 113
Castle Creek 8410 .4 .4 100* 2.2 1.9 116
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 2.2 2.6 85 4.6 3.4 135
Cold Springs 9640 .2 1.3 15 3.3 2.4 138
Cole Creek 7910 .0 2.8 0 2.4 3.6 67
Deer Park 9690 1.6 2.4 67 2.9 3.4 85
Dome Lake 8890 1.0 2.4 42 4.0 3.2 125
East Boulder Mine 6310 .0 .6 0 4.4 3.6 122
Evening Star 9040 3.6 3.7 97 7.4 5.8 128
Fisher Creek 9110 3.5 4.8 73 6.7 5.9 114
Grave Springs 8560 1.1 1.2 92 4.4 2.4 183
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .4 1.0 40 4.8 2.4 200
Hobbs Park 10080 1.2 2.4 50 2.7 3.2 84
Kirwin 9580 1.6 2.4 67 4.6 2.8 164
Little Goose 8560 .2 1.0 20* 3.8 2.8 136
Little Warm 9370 1.8 1.6 112 4.4 2.6 169
Marquette 8800 .5 1.2 42 2.7 2.6 104
Middle Powder 7760 .4 1.4 29 4.8 2.7 178
Monument Peak 8740 3.1 3.2 97 5.8 4.7 123
Northeast Entrance 7420 .1 .6 17* 4.3 3.0 143
Owl Creek 8990 .1 1.2 8 2.5 2.0 125
Parker Peak 9420 3.6 3.8 95 5.5 4.2 131
Placer Basin 8790 2.7 3.2 84 5.1 4.6 111
Porcupine 6480 .1 .6 17 3.2 2.8 114
Powder River Pass 9480 2.2 2.3 96 5.4 3.1 174
S Fork Shields 8090 .4 1.8 22* 5.0 5.0 100
Sacajawea 6610 .2 1.2 17* 4.7 6.2 76
Shell Creek 9570 2.1 3.8 55 4.5 3.4 132
Shower Falls 8060 3.2 4.2 76 6.4 5.5 116
Soldier Park 8680 .0 .6 0* 3.2 2.3 139
South Pass 9040 1.6 1.9 84 2.6 2.8 93
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .2 -M * 1.6 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 .7 2.4 29 3.8 3.9 97
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.8 2.8 64 6.4 5.0 128
Sylvan Road 7140 .1 1.3 8 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 2.3 91
Togwotee Pass 9590 2.7 4.0 68 6.0 4.8 125
Townsend Creek 8720 .2 1.5 13 2.3 2.6 88
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 5.2 5.0 104 6.9 4.8 144
White Mill 8730 3.3 3.4 97 5.2 4.6 113
Wolverine 7650 .0 .6 0* 3.7 2.8 132
Younts Peak 8340 2.0 2.0 100 6.7 3.0 223
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Basin Index (%) 65 125
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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.
