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 5 , 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 9.0 11.7 77 22.7 17.4 130
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 35.8 * 54.9 50.4 109
Garver Creek 4250 4.3 6.8 63 16.7 13.8 121
Grave Creek 4350 4.6 11.0 42 32.6 22.3 146
Hand Creek 5030 4.7 7.6 62 13.2 12.3 107
Hawkins Lake 6460 17.5 16.6 105 30.4 21.8 139
Poorman Creek 5050 12.6 23.8 53 51.7 39.6 131
Stahl Peak 6040 25.0 22.2 113 31.4 26.4 119
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Basin Index (%) 78 124
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 10.2 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 25.6 21.0 122 28.6 21.6 132
Bassoo Peak 5130 3.0 -M * 14.3 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 2.9 6.2 47 15.1 11.0 137
Blacktail Mtn 5660 3.6 8.2 44 10.2 9.8 104
Emery Creek 4340 5.1 10.3 50 20.5 17.8 115
Flattop Mtn. 6280 30.7 28.8 107 45.6 36.0 127
Grave Creek 4350 4.6 11.0 42 32.6 22.3 146
Hand Creek 5030 4.7 7.6 62 13.2 12.3 107
Kraft Creek 4770 3.8 9.4 40 25.7 18.8 137
Moss Peak 6760 24.1 23.4 103 30.3 24.8 122
Noisy Basin 6070 20.7 27.4 76 28.4 30.3 94
North Fork Jocko 6110 26.0 26.8 97 36.2 35.2 103
Pike Creek 5930 4.2 -M * 27.3 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 7.0 9.8 71 20.6 15.1 136
Stahl Peak 6040 25.0 22.2 113 31.4 26.4 119
Stuart Mountain 7270 24.1 21.6 112 22.3 22.6 99
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Basin Index (%) 89 119
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 5.8 8.3 70 11.4 10.0 114
Basin Creek 7120 2.9 4.7 62 5.3 5.6 95
Black Pine 7170 5.6 7.0 80 10.6 8.6 123
Combination 5620 1.2 3.4 35 9.0 6.8 132
Copper Bottom 5200 3.5 6.2 56 17.5 11.2 156
Copper Camp 6980 23.5 27.7 85 30.2 20.3 149
Lubrecht Flume 4690 3.0 4.0 75 10.2 7.4 138
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.9 9.9 100 11.7 11.1 105
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 5.5 7.2 76 12.2 9.2 133
North Fork Jocko 6110 26.0 26.8 97 36.2 35.2 103
Peterson Meadows 7190 5.6 6.0 93 9.8 7.8 126
Skalkaho Summit 7260 13.0 14.6 89 17.8 15.2 117
Stuart Mountain 7270 24.1 21.6 112 22.3 22.6 99
Warm Springs 7840 14.5 13.4 108 17.7 14.3 124
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Basin Index (%) 90 120
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 5.1 7.1 72 -M 9.0 *
Lolo Pass 5280 12.5 18.6 67 27.4 24.8 110
Moose Creek 6170 8.1 11.6 70 14.1 13.7 103
Nez Perce Camp 5670 6.4 9.4 68 16.8 14.4 117
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.9 16.2 86 14.3 15.2 94
Skalkaho Summit 7260 13.0 14.6 89 17.8 15.2 117
Twelvemile Creek 5530 5.9 11.5 51 29.5 23.6 125
Twin Lakes 6380 20.5 26.2 78 36.4 33.1 110
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Basin Index (%) 74 112
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 35.8 * 54.9 50.4 109
Hoodoo Basin 6060 25.9 25.7 101 37.7 32.6 116
Humboldt Gulch 4260 4.5 8.7 52 32.9 26.6 124
Lookout 5180 7.5 18.9 40 30.0 27.2 110
Mosquito Ridge 5270 11.9 22.8 52 32.8 32.4 101
Poorman Creek 5050 12.6 23.8 53 51.7 39.6 131
Sleeping Woman 6120 7.0 9.8 71 20.6 15.1 136
Stuart Mountain 7270 24.1 21.6 112 22.3 22.6 99
Sunset 5570 6.4 14.2 45 24.0 24.0 100
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Basin Index (%) 69 113
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 9.7 10.7 91 12.2 12.2 100
Barker Lakes 8250 5.8 8.3 70 11.4 10.0 114
Basin Creek 7120 2.9 4.7 62 5.3 5.6 95
Beagle Springs 8880 5.4 5.5 98 8.4 6.0 140
Bloody Dick 7570 5.9 8.4 70 9.9 9.8 101
Calvert Creek 6410 5.4 6.0 90 10.4 7.2 144
Clover Meadow 8770 7.0 10.0 70 10.1 10.5 96
Darkhorse Lake 8930 17.2 20.1 86 19.5 18.3 107
Divide 7770 4.2 6.2 68 10.5 7.0 150
Frohner Meadow 6520 3.4 4.9 69 9.4 7.0 134
JL Meadow 8750 7.2 -M * 9.8 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.5 6.0 42 12.6 9.2 137
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.8 7.2 67 6.7 8.5 79
Lower Twin 7920 8.0 11.2 71 12.5 13.8 91
Moose Creek 6170 8.1 11.6 70 14.1 13.7 103
Mule Creek 8300 9.7 9.6 101 9.9 10.8 92
Rocker Peak 7960 9.3 8.8 106 10.8 8.6 126
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.9 16.2 86 14.3 15.2 94
Short Creek 6990 1.7 3.7 46 6.2 5.4 115
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 18.7 -M * 21.1 -M *
White Elephant 7670 11.6 16.0 72 18.6 17.8 104
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Basin Index (%) 78 108
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 9.7 10.7 91 12.2 12.2 100
Beaver Creek 7820 9.9 11.4 87 16.1 13.8 117
Black Bear 8160 20.9 23.4 89 25.3 23.6 107
Canyon 7870 7.9 8.7 91 12.0 10.0 120
Carrot Basin 9200 18.3 16.0 114 21.4 17.0 126
Clover Meadow 8770 7.0 10.0 70 10.1 10.5 96
Lone Mountain 8820 10.2 11.7 87 11.8 11.1 106
Lower Twin 7920 8.0 11.2 71 12.5 13.8 91
Madison Plateau 7710 13.3 14.1 94 20.1 15.5 130
Tepee Creek 7950 6.9 8.4 82 11.4 9.4 121
West Yellowstone 6680 5.7 7.2 79 11.9 9.2 129
Whiskey Creek 6790 8.3 9.5 87 17.1 12.7 135
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Basin Index (%) 89 115
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 9.9 11.4 87 16.1 13.8 117
Brackett Creek 7370 10.3 13.0 79 17.8 16.7 107
Carrot Basin 9200 18.3 16.0 114 21.4 17.0 126
Lick Creek 6880 3.5 6.0 58 10.9 9.0 121
Lone Mountain 8820 10.2 11.7 87 11.8 11.1 106
Sacajawea 6610 4.7 8.8 53 16.0 16.5 97
Shower Falls 8060 12.0 13.2 91 16.9 15.6 108
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Basin Index (%) 86 111
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.3 13.2 86 16.3 14.2 115
Frohner Meadow 6520 3.4 4.9 69 9.4 7.0 134
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.9 9.9 100 11.7 11.1 105
Tizer Basin 6880 4.2 6.0 70 8.4 7.0 120
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Basin Index (%) 85 117
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.3 13.2 86 16.3 14.2 115
Crystal Lake 6130 5.6 8.3 67 9.4 11.6 81
Daisy Peak 7590 4.5 5.9 76 5.3 7.1 75
Deadman Creek 6440 6.2 7.1 87 9.7 7.9 123
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 6.9 8.8 78 10.6 12.0 88
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.3 -M * 12.9 -M *
Spur Park 8080 12.9 14.0 92 12.3 11.4 108
Stringer Creek 6550 5.7 7.4 77 9.0 10.2 88
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Basin Index (%) 82 98
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 25.6 21.0 122 28.6 21.6 132
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .5 5.2 10 11.3 8.0 141
Mount Lockhart 6430 13.4 12.8 105 26.4 16.4 161
Pike Creek 5930 4.2 -M * 27.3 -M *
Waldron 5640 4.7 7.3 64 17.1 10.6 161
Wood Creek 5970 3.9 5.9 66 16.3 10.3 158
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Basin Index (%) 92 149
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6280 30.7 28.8 107 45.6 36.0 127
Many Glacier 4930 2.4 9.2 26 29.6 21.2 140
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Basin Index (%) 87 131
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 2.4 3.4 71 9.6 7.4 130
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Basin Index (%) 71 130
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 15.9 15.0 106 17.9 13.6 132
Box Canyon 6720 4.4 6.0 73 13.4 8.0 168
Brackett Creek 7370 10.3 13.0 79 17.8 16.7 107
Burnt Mtn 5920 .5 3.4 15 6.8 7.8 87
Canyon 7870 7.9 8.7 91 12.0 10.0 120
Cole Creek 7910 2.7 8.1 33 5.4 8.0 68
East Boulder Mine 6310 2.2 3.4 65 9.3 8.4 111
Evening Star 9030 20.8 18.0 116 25.9 19.7 131
Fisher Creek 9110 26.1 21.7 120 28.2 21.0 134
Monument Peak 8740 15.9 13.6 117 19.5 15.0 130
Northeast Entrance 7420 5.8 6.6 88 12.2 8.7 140
Parker Peak 9420 17.7 14.6 121 19.4 13.8 141
Placer Basin 8790 11.2 10.8 104 14.3 12.3 116
Porcupine 6480 .8 4.1 20 8.3 7.2 115
Sacajawea 6610 4.7 8.8 53 16.0 16.5 97
Shower Falls 8060 12.0 13.2 91 16.9 15.6 108
S Fork Shields 8090 5.1 9.3 55 14.1 13.4 105
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.9 12.9 92 18.9 15.4 123
Thumb Divide 7970 12.0 9.8 122 15.7 11.6 135
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 23.7 19.6 121 23.1 17.0 136
White Mill 8730 18.6 16.2 115 19.4 15.4 126
Wolverine 7660 6.4 8.3 77 12.8 8.5 151
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Basin Index (%) 97 122
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 12.0 11.6 103 12.4 9.8 127
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 3.3 3.9 85 7.2 5.4 133
Blackwater 9830 16.1 15.1 107 18.8 14.7 128
Bone Springs Div 9340 8.8 10.4 85 8.6 9.4 91
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.4 -M * 13.0 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 3.4 4.6 74 5.5 6.2 89
Cold Springs 9640 4.9 5.2 94 9.6 6.2 155
Deer Park 9690 9.8 8.4 117 11.8 10.6 111
Evening Star 9030 20.8 18.0 116 25.9 19.7 131
Grave Springs 8560 2.7 5.0 54 6.4 5.7 112
Hobbs Park 10080 8.7 8.0 109 10.2 7.2 142
Kirwin 9580 9.0 7.1 127 13.6 8.0 170
Little Warm 9370 7.4 6.6 112 11.0 7.8 141
Marquette 8800 1.8 4.2 43 4.8 6.1 79
Middle Powder 7760 3.8 6.2 61 7.5 6.0 125
Owl Creek 8990 1.2 3.4 35 4.2 4.0 105
Powder River Pass 9480 7.7 7.2 107 11.6 8.4 138
Shell Creek 9570 9.2 9.4 98 10.6 8.8 120
South Pass 9040 8.3 8.3 100 9.9 9.4 105
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.2 -M * 5.8 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.9 12.9 92 18.9 15.4 123
Sylvan Road 7140 6.8 8.3 82 14.7 11.9 124
Timber Creek 7910 .0 3.0 0 3.3 5.0 66
Togwotee Pass 9590 15.8 14.9 106 20.4 16.1 127
Townsend Creek 8720 3.6 5.4 67 7.2 7.0 103
Younts Peak 8340 11.2 9.6 117 16.2 9.6 169
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Basin Index (%) 96 124
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.8 5.1 35 6.4 6.3 102
Bone Springs Div 9340 8.8 10.4 85 8.6 9.4 91
Burgess Junction 7910 4.2 6.7 63 7.5 7.8 96
Dome Lake 8890 4.4 7.0 63 8.4 8.0 105
Little Goose 8560 3.8 6.2 61 7.9 7.6 104
Sucker Creek 8840 5.4 7.7 70 9.4 8.4 112
Tie Creek 7050 .4 3.6 11 6.4 7.0 91
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Basin Index (%) 62 100
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 3.3 3.9 85 7.2 5.4 133
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 8.1 8.8 92 9.6 8.4 114
Grave Springs 8560 2.7 5.0 54 6.4 5.7 112
Hansen Sawmill 8360 3.1 4.3 72 8.0 5.4 148
Middle Powder 7760 3.8 6.2 61 7.5 6.0 125
Powder River Pass 9480 7.7 7.2 107 11.6 8.4 138
Soldier Park 8680 1.6 4.2 38 5.6 5.9 95
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Basin Index (%) 77 124
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 9.7 10.7 91 12.2 12.2 100
Badger Pass 6870 25.6 21.0 122 28.6 21.6 132
Barker Lakes 8250 5.8 8.3 70 11.4 10.0 114
Basin Creek 7120 2.9 4.7 62 5.3 5.6 95
Beagle Springs 8880 5.4 5.5 98 8.4 6.0 140
Beaver Creek 7820 9.9 11.4 87 16.1 13.8 117
Black Bear 8160 20.9 23.4 89 25.3 23.6 107
Bloody Dick 7570 5.9 8.4 70 9.9 9.8 101
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.3 13.2 86 16.3 14.2 115
Brackett Creek 7370 10.3 13.0 79 17.8 16.7 107
Calvert Creek 6410 5.4 6.0 90 10.4 7.2 144
Canyon 7870 7.9 8.7 91 12.0 10.0 120
Carrot Basin 9200 18.3 16.0 114 21.4 17.0 126
Clover Meadow 8770 7.0 10.0 70 10.1 10.5 96
Crystal Lake 6130 5.6 8.3 67 9.4 11.6 81
Daisy Peak 7590 4.5 5.9 76 5.3 7.1 75
Darkhorse Lake 8930 17.2 20.1 86 19.5 18.3 107
Deadman Creek 6440 6.2 7.1 87 9.7 7.9 123
Divide 7770 4.2 6.2 68 10.5 7.0 150
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .5 5.2 10 11.3 8.0 141
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 3.4 4.9 69 9.4 7.0 134
JL Meadow 8750 7.2 -M * 9.8 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.5 6.0 42 12.6 9.2 137
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.8 7.2 67 6.7 8.5 79
Lick Creek 6880 3.5 6.0 58 10.9 9.0 121
Lone Mountain 8820 10.2 11.7 87 11.8 11.1 106
Lower Twin 7920 8.0 11.2 71 12.5 13.8 91
Madison Plateau 7710 13.3 14.1 94 20.1 15.5 130
Moose Creek 6170 8.1 11.6 70 14.1 13.7 103
Mount Lockhart 6430 13.4 12.8 105 26.4 16.4 161
Mule Creek 8300 9.7 9.6 101 9.9 10.8 92
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.9 9.9 100 11.7 11.1 105
Onion Park 7420 6.9 8.8 78 10.6 12.0 88
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.3 -M * 12.9 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 4.2 -M * 27.3 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 9.3 8.8 106 10.8 8.6 126
Sacajawea 6610 4.7 8.8 53 16.0 16.5 97
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.9 16.2 86 14.3 15.2 94
Short Creek 6990 1.7 3.7 46 6.2 5.4 115
Shower Falls 8060 12.0 13.2 91 16.9 15.6 108
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 18.7 -M * 21.1 -M *
Spur Park 8080 12.9 14.0 92 12.3 11.4 108
Stringer Creek 6550 5.7 7.4 77 9.0 10.2 88
Tepee Creek 7950 6.9 8.4 82 11.4 9.4 121
Tizer Basin 6880 4.2 6.0 70 8.4 7.0 120
Waldron 5640 4.7 7.3 64 17.1 10.6 161
West Yellowstone 6680 5.7 7.2 79 11.9 9.2 129
Whiskey Creek 6790 8.3 9.5 87 17.1 12.7 135
White Elephant 7670 11.6 16.0 72 18.6 17.8 104
Wood Creek 5970 3.9 5.9 66 16.3 10.3 158
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Basin Index (%) 84 115
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 12.0 11.6 103 12.4 9.8 127
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 3.3 3.9 85 7.2 5.4 133
Beartooth Lake 9360 15.9 15.0 106 17.9 13.6 132
Big Goose 8010 1.8 5.1 35 6.4 6.3 102
Blackwater 9830 16.1 15.1 107 18.8 14.7 128
Bone Springs Div 9340 8.8 10.4 85 8.6 9.4 91
Box Canyon 6720 4.4 6.0 73 13.4 8.0 168
Brackett Creek 7370 10.3 13.0 79 17.8 16.7 107
Burgess Junction 7910 4.2 6.7 63 7.5 7.8 96
Burnt Mtn 5920 .5 3.4 15 6.8 7.8 87
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.4 -M * 13.0 -M *
Canyon 7870 7.9 8.7 91 12.0 10.0 120
Castle Creek 8410 3.4 4.6 74 5.5 6.2 89
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 8.1 8.8 92 9.6 8.4 114
Cold Springs 9640 4.9 5.2 94 9.6 6.2 155
Cole Creek 7910 2.7 8.1 33 5.4 8.0 68
Deer Park 9690 9.8 8.4 117 11.8 10.6 111
Dome Lake 8890 4.4 7.0 63 8.4 8.0 105
East Boulder Mine 6310 2.2 3.4 65 9.3 8.4 111
Evening Star 9030 20.8 18.0 116 25.9 19.7 131
Fisher Creek 9110 26.1 21.7 120 28.2 21.0 134
Grave Springs 8560 2.7 5.0 54 6.4 5.7 112
Hansen Sawmill 8360 3.1 4.3 72 8.0 5.4 148
Hobbs Park 10080 8.7 8.0 109 10.2 7.2 142
Kirwin 9580 9.0 7.1 127 13.6 8.0 170
Little Goose 8560 3.8 6.2 61 7.9 7.6 104
Little Warm 9370 7.4 6.6 112 11.0 7.8 141
Marquette 8800 1.8 4.2 43 4.8 6.1 79
Middle Powder 7760 3.8 6.2 61 7.5 6.0 125
Monument Peak 8740 15.9 13.6 117 19.5 15.0 130
Northeast Entrance 7420 5.8 6.6 88 12.2 8.7 140
Owl Creek 8990 1.2 3.4 35 4.2 4.0 105
Parker Peak 9420 17.7 14.6 121 19.4 13.8 141
Placer Basin 8790 11.2 10.8 104 14.3 12.3 116
Porcupine 6480 .8 4.1 20 8.3 7.2 115
Powder River Pass 9480 7.7 7.2 107 11.6 8.4 138
S Fork Shields 8090 5.1 9.3 55 14.1 13.4 105
Sacajawea 6610 4.7 8.8 53 16.0 16.5 97
Shell Creek 9570 9.2 9.4 98 10.6 8.8 120
Shower Falls 8060 12.0 13.2 91 16.9 15.6 108
Soldier Park 8680 1.6 4.2 38 5.6 5.9 95
South Pass 9040 8.3 8.3 100 9.9 9.4 105
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.2 -M * 5.8 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 5.4 7.7 70 9.4 8.4 112
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.9 12.9 92 18.9 15.4 123
Sylvan Road 7140 6.8 8.3 82 14.7 11.9 124
Thumb Divide 7970 12.0 9.8 122 15.7 11.6 135
Tie Creek 7050 .4 3.6 11 6.4 7.0 91
Timber Creek 7910 .0 3.0 0 3.3 5.0 66
Togwotee Pass 9590 15.8 14.9 106 20.4 16.1 127
Townsend Creek 8720 3.6 5.4 67 7.2 7.0 103
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 23.7 19.6 121 23.1 17.0 136
White Mill 8730 18.6 16.2 115 19.4 15.4 126
Wolverine 7660 6.4 8.3 77 12.8 8.5 151
Younts Peak 8340 11.2 9.6 117 16.2 9.6 169
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Basin Index (%) 91 121
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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.
