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 WEDNESDAY: DECEMBER 17 , 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 3.6 5.0 72 15.7 9.6 164
Bear Mountain 5460 9.0 16.1 56 39.5 27.4 144
Garver Creek 4250 1.9 4.0 48 12.2 8.2 149
Grave Creek 4350 1.8 4.6 39 25.9 12.2 212
Hand Creek 5030 1.8 3.1 58 9.1 6.4 142
Hawkins Lake 6460 9.0 7.9 114 21.2 14.2 149
Poorman Creek 5050 5.4 8.0 68 39.6 23.6 168
Stahl Peak 6040 16.2 12.2 133 23.3 15.4 151
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Basin Index (%) 80 159
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 7.7 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 13.9 10.7 130 20.0 12.5 160
Bassoo Peak 5130 .1 -M * 10.5 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 1.2 2.4 50 11.9 6.5 183
Blacktail Mtn 5660 1.4 3.0 47 7.9 5.6 141
Emery Creek 4340 2.7 4.2 64 15.7 10.0 157
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 14.4 * -M 20.7 *
Grave Creek 4350 1.8 4.6 39 25.9 12.2 212
Hand Creek 5030 1.8 3.1 58 9.1 6.4 142
Kraft Creek 4770 1.9 3.3 58 20.0 10.8 185
Moss Peak 6760 16.9 12.0 141 22.9 14.2 161
Noisy Basin 6070 14.6 11.8 124 21.7 15.7 138
North Fork Jocko 6110 22.1 11.4 194 26.8 20.0 134
Pike Creek 5930 3.2 -M * 19.2 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 3.1 4.5 69 14.6 9.2 159
Stahl Peak 6040 16.2 12.2 133 23.3 15.4 151
Stuart Mountain 7270 15.1 9.6 157 15.0 11.4 132
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Basin Index (%) 121 157
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 3.4 5.3 64 8.1 6.4 127
Basin Creek 7120 1.0 3.0 33 3.3 4.1 80
Black Pine 7170 3.0 3.2 94 7.2 5.4 133
Combination 5620 .2 1.4 14 6.0 4.0 150
Copper Bottom 5200 .6 2.6 23 12.1 6.2 195
Copper Camp 6980 11.5 13.2 87 20.9 11.0 190
Lubrecht Flume 4690 .9 1.5 60 7.5 4.8 156
Nevada Ridge 7030 6.1 4.4 139 8.2 6.7 122
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 2.9 3.3 88 8.9 5.7 156
North Fork Jocko 6110 22.1 11.4 194 26.8 20.0 134
Peterson Meadows 7190 2.7 3.6 75 6.8 5.0 136
Skalkaho Summit 7260 6.1 6.8 90 10.8 8.2 132
Stuart Mountain 7270 15.1 9.6 157 15.0 11.4 132
Warm Springs 7840 9.6 7.3 132 12.3 8.6 143
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Basin Index (%) 111 143
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 2.5 3.3 76 -M 5.8 *
Lolo Pass 5280 4.5 7.0 64 18.1 13.8 131
Moose Creek 6170 4.0 5.0 80 8.6 7.4 116
Nez Perce Camp 5670 3.0 4.0 75 11.7 8.6 136
Saddle Mtn. 7890 7.4 8.4 88 8.7 7.9 110
Skalkaho Summit 7260 6.1 6.8 90 10.8 8.2 132
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 4.8 * 21.2 13.1 162
Twin Lakes 6380 8.1 11.4 71 23.1 18.0 128
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Basin Index (%) 78 133
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 9.0 16.1 56 39.5 27.4 144
Hoodoo Basin 6060 11.8 10.8 109 25.0 18.0 139
Humboldt Gulch 4260 1.8 3.7 49 22.3 15.6 143
Lookout 5180 2.4 6.6 36 21.0 16.2 130
Mosquito Ridge 5270 4.2 9.4 45 23.9 16.6 144
Poorman Creek 5050 5.4 8.0 68 39.6 23.6 168
Sleeping Woman 6120 3.1 4.5 69 14.6 9.2 159
Stuart Mountain 7270 15.1 9.6 157 15.0 11.4 132
Sunset 5570 3.6 5.4 67 19.5 14.2 137
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Basin Index (%) 76 145
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 3.9 6.4 61 6.2 8.1 77
Barker Lakes 8250 3.4 5.3 64 8.1 6.4 127
Basin Creek 7120 1.0 3.0 33 3.3 4.1 80
Beagle Springs 8880 1.0 3.2 31 4.4 4.2 105
Bloody Dick 7570 2.4 4.2 57 6.3 5.8 109
Calvert Creek 6410 2.2 2.6 85 6.5 4.2 155
Clover Meadow 8770 4.0 5.7 70 7.4 7.0 106
Darkhorse Lake 8930 9.9 10.8 92 11.9 10.8 110
Divide 7770 1.5 3.2 47 -M 4.5 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.4 2.7 52 7.1 4.6 154
JL Meadow 8750 3.3 -M * 5.6 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .7 3.1 23 6.1 5.8 105
Lemhi Ridge 8080 2.3 3.8 61 4.1 5.2 79
Lower Twin 7920 4.2 6.2 68 8.1 8.4 96
Moose Creek 6170 4.0 5.0 80 8.6 7.4 116
Mule Creek 8300 5.2 5.5 95 5.6 6.7 84
Rocker Peak 7960 5.7 5.2 110 7.5 5.2 144
Saddle Mtn. 7890 7.4 8.4 88 8.7 7.9 110
Short Creek 6990 .6 2.0 30 4.1 3.6 114
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 9.8 -M * 12.8 -M *
White Elephant 7670 2.3 7.4 31 6.6 10.0 66
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Basin Index (%) 67 105
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 3.9 6.4 61 6.2 8.1 77
Beaver Creek 7820 2.6 5.6 46 8.0 7.6 105
Black Bear 8160 7.0 12.8 55 10.9 13.8 79
Canyon 7870 2.3 4.2 55 5.7 5.9 97
Carrot Basin 9200 8.4 9.0 93 10.9 10.0 109
Clover Meadow 8770 4.0 5.7 70 7.4 7.0 106
Lone Mountain 8820 5.4 6.3 86 7.4 7.1 104
Lower Twin 7920 4.2 6.2 68 8.1 8.4 96
Madison Plateau 7710 3.0 7.3 41 7.7 9.6 80
Tepee Creek 7950 2.1 4.4 48 6.3 5.6 112
West Yellowstone 6680 1.1 3.4 32 4.7 5.8 81
Whiskey Creek 6790 2.0 4.4 45 6.7 7.5 89
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Basin Index (%) 61 93
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 2.6 5.6 46 8.0 7.6 105
Brackett Creek 7370 6.2 6.4 97 13.1 10.5 125
Carrot Basin 9200 8.4 9.0 93 10.9 10.0 109
Lick Creek 6880 1.9 3.4 56 8.3 6.2 134
Lone Mountain 8820 5.4 6.3 86 7.4 7.1 104
Sacajawea 6610 2.8 3.9 72 11.3 9.8 115
Shower Falls 8060 7.3 7.4 99 11.9 10.0 119
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Basin Index (%) 82 116
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 7.7 6.8 113 12.0 8.2 146
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.4 2.7 52 7.1 4.6 154
Nevada Ridge 7030 6.1 4.4 139 8.2 6.7 122
Tizer Basin 6880 1.9 3.6 53 5.6 4.8 117
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Basin Index (%) 98 135
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 7.7 6.8 113 12.0 8.2 146
Crystal Lake 6130 4.1 4.0 102 7.8 7.2 108
Daisy Peak 7590 3.0 3.5 86 4.2 4.4 95
Deadman Creek 6440 3.8 3.4 112 7.0 4.8 146
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 4.2 4.1 102 7.0 7.7 91
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .5 -M * 9.5 -M *
Spur Park 8080 8.6 7.2 119 8.8 6.2 142
Stringer Creek 6550 3.0 3.4 88 6.1 6.1 100
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Basin Index (%) 106 119
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 13.9 10.7 130 20.0 12.5 160
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .6 1.8 33 8.4 5.0 168
Mount Lockhart 6430 6.4 6.1 105 18.2 9.2 198
Pike Creek 5930 3.2 -M * 19.2 -M *
Waldron 5640 2.2 3.4 65 12.4 6.8 182
Wood Creek 5970 1.4 2.4 58 11.7 6.6 177
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Basin Index (%) 100 176
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 14.4 * -M 20.7 *
Many Glacier 4930 .8 3.6 22 21.7 12.7 171
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Basin Index (%) 22 171
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 2.0 1.2 167 7.3 4.8 152
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Basin Index (%) 167 152
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 8.4 8.0 105 9.9 7.7 129
Box Canyon 6720 2.3 2.8 82 8.7 5.0 174
Brackett Creek 7370 6.2 6.4 97 13.1 10.5 125
Burnt Mtn 5920 .0 1.8 0 5.1 5.8 88
Canyon 7870 2.3 4.2 55 5.7 5.9 97
Cole Creek 7910 1.3 5.6 23 3.7 5.8 64
East Boulder Mine 6310 .4 1.7 24 6.6 6.0 110
Evening Star 9030 11.4 9.4 121 16.5 11.8 140
Fisher Creek 9110 11.3 11.8 96 14.8 12.0 123
Monument Peak 8740 8.1 7.2 112 11.2 8.6 130
Northeast Entrance 7420 2.7 2.8 96 7.7 5.4 143
Parker Peak 9420 8.7 8.2 106 10.5 8.2 128
Placer Basin 8790 6.2 6.4 97 9.3 7.9 118
Porcupine 6480 .8 1.6 50 6.0 4.7 128
Sacajawea 6610 2.8 3.9 72 11.3 9.8 115
Shower Falls 8060 7.3 7.4 99 11.9 10.0 119
S Fork Shields 8090 1.1 4.3 26 10.3 8.8 117
Sylvan Lake 8440 4.7 7.0 67 10.2 9.6 106
Thumb Divide 7970 2.9 4.7 62 6.5 7.0 93
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 9.6 11.0 87 10.7 10.3 104
White Mill 8730 10.1 8.4 120 11.4 8.8 130
Wolverine 7660 2.8 4.0 70 7.2 5.2 138
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Basin Index (%) 87 119
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 7.9 7.0 113 9.4 6.4 147
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .9 2.3 39 5.5 3.8 145
Blackwater 9830 8.1 9.2 88 10.4 8.8 118
Bone Springs Div 9340 5.6 6.2 90 6.7 6.0 112
Burroughs Creek 8760 2.4 -M * 7.8 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 1.1 2.6 42 3.5 4.0 88
Cold Springs 9640 1.6 3.1 52 5.5 4.0 138
Deer Park 9690 3.1 5.1 61 4.6 6.6 70
Evening Star 9030 11.4 9.4 121 16.5 11.8 140
Grave Springs 8560 1.5 2.5 60 5.3 3.8 139
Hobbs Park 10080 2.5 5.2 48 4.4 5.0 88
Kirwin 9580 3.5 4.5 78 7.2 5.1 141
Little Warm 9370 3.6 3.6 100 6.5 5.2 125
Marquette 8800 .3 3.2 9 3.4 4.2 81
Middle Powder 7760 1.5 3.3 45 6.0 4.4 136
Owl Creek 8990 .2 2.2 9 3.0 2.9 103
Powder River Pass 9480 5.1 4.2 121 8.7 5.3 164
Shell Creek 9570 5.8 6.2 94 8.1 5.6 145
South Pass 9040 2.6 5.0 52 4.2 6.3 67
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .3 -M * 2.4 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 4.7 7.0 67 10.2 9.6 106
Sylvan Road 7140 2.6 4.4 59 8.4 7.4 114
Timber Creek 7910 .0 1.9 0 2.6 3.8 68
Togwotee Pass 9590 7.9 9.0 88 12.0 9.4 128
Townsend Creek 8720 .5 3.2 16 3.4 4.9 69
Younts Peak 8340 2.7 5.2 52 9.5 5.8 164
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Basin Index (%) 73 118
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.2 2.8 43 4.6 4.3 107
Bone Springs Div 9340 5.6 6.2 90 6.7 6.0 112
Burgess Junction 7910 2.2 3.5 63 5.3 4.8 110
Dome Lake 8890 1.9 3.8 50 5.8 5.1 114
Little Goose 8560 1.5 3.2 47 5.2 5.1 102
Sucker Creek 8840 2.6 4.4 59 6.2 5.4 115
Tie Creek 7050 .6 1.4 43 4.7 4.6 102
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Basin Index (%) 62 109
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .9 2.3 39 5.5 3.8 145
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 4.2 5.2 81 6.2 5.6 111
Grave Springs 8560 1.5 2.5 60 5.3 3.8 139
Hansen Sawmill 8360 1.3 2.4 54 6.0 3.7 162
Middle Powder 7760 1.5 3.3 45 6.0 4.4 136
Powder River Pass 9480 5.1 4.2 121 8.7 5.3 164
Soldier Park 8680 1.0 2.0 50 4.2 3.8 111
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Basin Index (%) 71 138
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 3.9 6.4 61 6.2 8.1 77
Badger Pass 6870 13.9 10.7 130 20.0 12.5 160
Barker Lakes 8250 3.4 5.3 64 8.1 6.4 127
Basin Creek 7120 1.0 3.0 33 3.3 4.1 80
Beagle Springs 8880 1.0 3.2 31 4.4 4.2 105
Beaver Creek 7820 2.6 5.6 46 8.0 7.6 105
Black Bear 8160 7.0 12.8 55 10.9 13.8 79
Bloody Dick 7570 2.4 4.2 57 6.3 5.8 109
Boulder Mountain 7890 7.7 6.8 113 12.0 8.2 146
Brackett Creek 7370 6.2 6.4 97 13.1 10.5 125
Calvert Creek 6410 2.2 2.6 85 6.5 4.2 155
Canyon 7870 2.3 4.2 55 5.7 5.9 97
Carrot Basin 9200 8.4 9.0 93 10.9 10.0 109
Clover Meadow 8770 4.0 5.7 70 7.4 7.0 106
Crystal Lake 6130 4.1 4.0 102 7.8 7.2 108
Daisy Peak 7590 3.0 3.5 86 4.2 4.4 95
Darkhorse Lake 8930 9.9 10.8 92 11.9 10.8 110
Deadman Creek 6440 3.8 3.4 112 7.0 4.8 146
Divide 7770 1.5 3.2 47 -M 4.5 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .6 1.8 33 8.4 5.0 168
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.4 2.7 52 7.1 4.6 154
JL Meadow 8750 3.3 -M * 5.6 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .7 3.1 23 6.1 5.8 105
Lemhi Ridge 8080 2.3 3.8 61 4.1 5.2 79
Lick Creek 6880 1.9 3.4 56 8.3 6.2 134
Lone Mountain 8820 5.4 6.3 86 7.4 7.1 104
Lower Twin 7920 4.2 6.2 68 8.1 8.4 96
Madison Plateau 7710 3.0 7.3 41 7.7 9.6 80
Moose Creek 6170 4.0 5.0 80 8.6 7.4 116
Mount Lockhart 6430 6.4 6.1 105 18.2 9.2 198
Mule Creek 8300 5.2 5.5 95 5.6 6.7 84
Nevada Ridge 7030 6.1 4.4 139 8.2 6.7 122
Onion Park 7420 4.2 4.1 102 7.0 7.7 91
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .5 -M * 9.5 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 3.2 -M * 19.2 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 5.7 5.2 110 7.5 5.2 144
Sacajawea 6610 2.8 3.9 72 11.3 9.8 115
Saddle Mtn. 7890 7.4 8.4 88 8.7 7.9 110
Short Creek 6990 .6 2.0 30 4.1 3.6 114
Shower Falls 8060 7.3 7.4 99 11.9 10.0 119
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 9.8 -M * 12.8 -M *
Spur Park 8080 8.6 7.2 119 8.8 6.2 142
Stringer Creek 6550 3.0 3.4 88 6.1 6.1 100
Tepee Creek 7950 2.1 4.4 48 6.3 5.6 112
Tizer Basin 6880 1.9 3.6 53 5.6 4.8 117
Waldron 5640 2.2 3.4 65 12.4 6.8 182
West Yellowstone 6680 1.1 3.4 32 4.7 5.8 81
Whiskey Creek 6790 2.0 4.4 45 6.7 7.5 89
White Elephant 7670 2.3 7.4 31 6.6 10.0 66
Wood Creek 5970 1.4 2.4 58 11.7 6.6 177
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Basin Index (%) 77 116
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 7.9 7.0 113 9.4 6.4 147
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .9 2.3 39 5.5 3.8 145
Beartooth Lake 9360 8.4 8.0 105 9.9 7.7 129
Big Goose 8010 1.2 2.8 43 4.6 4.3 107
Blackwater 9830 8.1 9.2 88 10.4 8.8 118
Bone Springs Div 9340 5.6 6.2 90 6.7 6.0 112
Box Canyon 6720 2.3 2.8 82 8.7 5.0 174
Brackett Creek 7370 6.2 6.4 97 13.1 10.5 125
Burgess Junction 7910 2.2 3.5 63 5.3 4.8 110
Burnt Mtn 5920 .0 1.8 0 5.1 5.8 88
Burroughs Creek 8760 2.4 -M * 7.8 -M *
Canyon 7870 2.3 4.2 55 5.7 5.9 97
Castle Creek 8410 1.1 2.6 42 3.5 4.0 88
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 4.2 5.2 81 6.2 5.6 111
Cold Springs 9640 1.6 3.1 52 5.5 4.0 138
Cole Creek 7910 1.3 5.6 23 3.7 5.8 64
Deer Park 9690 3.1 5.1 61 4.6 6.6 70
Dome Lake 8890 1.9 3.8 50 5.8 5.1 114
East Boulder Mine 6310 .4 1.7 24 6.6 6.0 110
Evening Star 9030 11.4 9.4 121 16.5 11.8 140
Fisher Creek 9110 11.3 11.8 96 14.8 12.0 123
Grave Springs 8560 1.5 2.5 60 5.3 3.8 139
Hansen Sawmill 8360 1.3 2.4 54 6.0 3.7 162
Hobbs Park 10080 2.5 5.2 48 4.4 5.0 88
Kirwin 9580 3.5 4.5 78 7.2 5.1 141
Little Goose 8560 1.5 3.2 47 5.2 5.1 102
Little Warm 9370 3.6 3.6 100 6.5 5.2 125
Marquette 8800 .3 3.2 9 3.4 4.2 81
Middle Powder 7760 1.5 3.3 45 6.0 4.4 136
Monument Peak 8740 8.1 7.2 112 11.2 8.6 130
Northeast Entrance 7420 2.7 2.8 96 7.7 5.4 143
Owl Creek 8990 .2 2.2 9 3.0 2.9 103
Parker Peak 9420 8.7 8.2 106 10.5 8.2 128
Placer Basin 8790 6.2 6.4 97 9.3 7.9 118
Porcupine 6480 .8 1.6 50 6.0 4.7 128
Powder River Pass 9480 5.1 4.2 121 8.7 5.3 164
S Fork Shields 8090 1.1 4.3 26 10.3 8.8 117
Sacajawea 6610 2.8 3.9 72 11.3 9.8 115
Shell Creek 9570 5.8 6.2 94 8.1 5.6 145
Shower Falls 8060 7.3 7.4 99 11.9 10.0 119
Soldier Park 8680 1.0 2.0 50 4.2 3.8 111
South Pass 9040 2.6 5.0 52 4.2 6.3 67
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .3 -M * 2.4 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 2.6 4.4 59 6.2 5.4 115
Sylvan Lake 8440 4.7 7.0 67 10.2 9.6 106
Sylvan Road 7140 2.6 4.4 59 8.4 7.4 114
Thumb Divide 7970 2.9 4.7 62 6.5 7.0 93
Tie Creek 7050 .6 1.4 43 4.7 4.6 102
Timber Creek 7910 .0 1.9 0 2.6 3.8 68
Togwotee Pass 9590 7.9 9.0 88 12.0 9.4 128
Townsend Creek 8720 .5 3.2 16 3.4 4.9 69
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 9.6 11.0 87 10.7 10.3 104
White Mill 8730 10.1 8.4 120 11.4 8.8 130
Wolverine 7660 2.8 4.0 70 7.2 5.2 138
Younts Peak 8340 2.7 5.2 52 9.5 5.8 164
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Basin Index (%) 77 118
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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.
