B A S I N S U M M A R Y O F
S N O W C O U R S E D A T A
MAY 1997
SNOW COURSE ELEVATION DATE SNOW WATER LAST AVERAGE
DEPTH CONTENT YEAR 1961-90
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SNAKE RIVER BASIN
BASE CAMP PILLOW 7030 5/01/97 --- 26.1 20.9 10.7
BLACK BEAR PILLOW 7950 5/01/97 --- 68.9 50.1 39.8
BLIND BULL PILLOW 8900 5/01/97 --- 44.0 38.7 22.7
BRYAN FLAT 6420 4/29/97 14 5.4 1.9 2.3
CCC CAMP 7000 4/25/97 39 15.4 11.2 7.9
COTTONWOOD CR PILLOW 7700 5/01/97 --- 32.0 29.8 20.0
DARBY CANYON 8250 5/03/97 91 36.9 32.4 23.9
EAST RIM DIV PILLOW 7930 5/01/97 --- 16.4 16.6 14.8
ELBO RANCH 7100 4/30/97 42 15.4 15.5 9.0
GLADE CREEK 7040 4/29/97 66 30.8 26.4 21.0
GRASSY LAKE PILLOW 7270 5/01/97 --- 47.8 40.9 33.9
GREYS BOUNDARY 5720 4/25/97 26 11.4 5.1 2.6
GROS VENTRE PILLOW 8750 5/01/97 --- 23.2 19.8 13.9
GROVER PARK DIVIDE 7000 4/25/97 26 9.9 6.5 7.9
JACKPINE CREEK 7350 5/03/97 71 28.9 22.6 19.8
LEWIS LAKE PILLOW 7850 5/01/97 --- 54.4 49.1 34.4
LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 4/29/97 135 63.7 59.9 42.0
PHILLIPS BENCH PILL. 8200 5/01/97 --- 42.7 38.0 29.5
SALT RIVER PILLOW 7600 5/01/97 --- 20.2 14.6 10.8
SNOW KING MTN 7660 4/30/97 39 16.2 13.8 12.4
SPRING CRK. PILLOW 9000 5/01/97 --- 41.0 39.3 29.6
TETON PASS W.S. 7740 4/29/97 99 44.9 36.7 27.1
TOGWOTEE PASS PILLOW 9580 5/01/97 --- 37.4 35.2 28.3
TWO OCEAN PILLOW 9240 5/01/97 --- 50.1 41.5 27.6
WILLOW CREEK PILLOW 8450 5/01/97 --- 43.9 37.0 31.9
UPPER YELLOWSTONE & MADISON RIVER BASINS
BLACK BEAR PILLOW 7950 5/01/97 --- 68.9 50.1 39.8
CANYON PILLOW 8090 5/01/97 --- 22.0 20.5 10.9
FISHER CREEK PILLOW 9100 5/01/97 --- 60.4 50.6 38.7
LAKE CAMP 7780 4/29/97 42 17.2 13.6 7.2
LUPINE CREEK 7380 4/30/97 29 10.5 9.6 6.6
MADISON PLT PILLOW 7750 5/01/97 --- 42.7 30.6 23.8
MADISON PLATEAU 7750 5/02/97 86 41.2 -- 22.2
NORRIS BASIN 7500 4/28/97 26 10.7 12.5 7.5
N.E. ENTRANCE PILLOW 7350 5/01/97 --- 8.6 9.2 5.9
NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 5/01/97 34 10.9 9.8 6.1
OLD FAITHFUL 7400 5/01/97 51 19.5 18.5 10.0
PARKERS PEAK PILLOW 9400 5/01/97 --- 36.8 31.8 23.7
SYLVAN LAKE PILLOW 8420 5/01/97 --- 32.2 -- 23.8
TWENTY-ONE MILE 7150 4/28/97 48 20.4 19.0 14.8
TWO OCEAN PILLOW 9240 5/01/97 --- 50.1 41.5 27.6
WEST YELL'ST PILLOW 6700 4/28/97 --- 5.8 4.6 5.3
WEST YELLOWSTONE 6700 4/28/97 26 10.6 8.3 7.1
WIND RIVER BASIN
BLUE RIDGE 9620 4/29/97 48 19.2 12.6 12.7
BURROUGHS CRK PILLOW 8750 5/01/97 --- 24.2 22.7 12.9
CASTLE CREEK 8400 4/28/97 12 4.3 5.6 2.0
CHRISTINA LK PILLOW 9980 5/01/97 --- 22.8 16.1 18.0
COLD SPRINGS PILLOW 9630 5/01/97 --- 9.1 6.6 6.8
DU NOIR 8760 4/28/97 32 11.9 7.7 6.8
GEYSER CREEK 8500 4/28/97 29 10.0 9.3 5.4
GRANNIER MEADOWS 8860 4/29/97 60 19.8 15.6 15.1
HOBBS PARK PILLOW 10100 5/01/97 --- 22.0 21.0 18.0
LITTLE WARM PILLOW 9370 5/01/97 --- 19.5 17.6 10.4
MIDDLE FORK 7420 4/29/97 18 9.8 4.2 5.0
SOUTH PASS PILLOW 9040 5/01/97 --- 27.7 20.1 18.1
ST LAWRENCE ALT PILL 8620 5/01/97 --- 11.0 5.3 5.4
T CROSS RANCH 7900 4/28/97 20 7.9 6.8 3.6
TOGWOTEE PASS PILLOW 9580 5/01/97 --- 37.4 35.2 28.3
TOWNSEND CRK PILLOW 8700 5/01/97 --- 12.7 10.5 9.5
YOUNTS PEAK PILLOW 8350 5/01/97 --- 24.7 25.0 18.3
BIG HORN RIVER BASIN
BALD MOUNTAIN PILLOW 9380 5/01/97 --- 25.9 26.0 24.1
BONE SPGS. PILLOW 9350 5/01/97 --- 21.2 23.9 18.4
KIRWIN PILLOW 9550 5/01/97 --- 17.3 19.5 11.7
LOST CREEK PILLOW 8080 5/01/97 --- 20.0 16.5 15.8
MEDICINE LODGE LAKES 9340 4/26/97 49 15.0 13.1 12.5
MIDDLE POWDER PILLOW 7760 5/01/97 --- 18.4 16.6 14.8
ONION GULCH 8780 4/28/97 46 13.6 12.7 8.9
OWL CREEK PILLOW 8980 5/01/97 --- 6.8 5.7 3.4
POWDER RVR.PASS PILL 9480 5/01/97 --- 15.9 15.7 10.5
RANGER CREEK 8120 4/26/97 35 9.9 10.0 8.1
SHELL CREEK PILLOW 9580 5/01/97 --- 20.9 19.8 17.0
TIMBER CREEK PILLOW 7950 5/01/97 --- 7.2 6.1 6.0
TYRELL RANGER STA. 8300 4/28/97 27 6.2 8.4 7.5
SHOSHONE & CLARKS FORK RIVER BASINS
BEARTOOTH LK. PILLOW 9280 5/01/97 --- 39.3 39.5 26.0
BLACKWATER PILLOW 9780 5/01/97 --- 42.8 39.0 25.7
CARTER MOUNTAIN 7950 4/29/97 19 5.1 4.9 6.0
FISHER CREEK PILLOW 9100 5/01/97 --- 60.4 50.6 38.7
EVENING STAR PILLOW 9200 5/01/97 --- 45.6 44.3 30.8
MARQUETTE PILLOW 8760 5/01/97 --- 14.2 14.6 8.6
PARKERS PEAK PILLOW 9400 5/01/97 --- 36.8 31.8 23.7
N.E. ENTRANCE PILLOW 7350 5/01/97 --- 8.6 9.2 5.9
NORTHEAST ENTRANCE 7350 5/01/97 34 10.9 9.8 6.1
PARKERS PEAK PILLOW 9400 5/01/97 --- 36.8 31.8 23.7
SYLVAN ROAD PILLOW 7120 5/01/97 --- 16.5 17.9 7.9
WHITE MILL PILLOW 8700 5/01/97 --- 42.5 39.5 26.3
WOLVERINE PILLOW 7650 5/01/97 --- 12.5 13.8 8.1
YOUNTS PEAK PILLOW 8350 5/01/97 --- 24.7 25.0 18.3
POWDER & TONGUE RIVER BASINS
BEAR TRAP PILLOW 8200 5/01/97 --- 5.0 4.1 4.2
BIG GOOSE 7760 4/26/97 35 9.6 6.4 8.3
BONE SPGS. PILLOW 9350 5/01/97 --- 21.2 23.9 18.4
BURGESS JCT. PILLOW 7880 5/01/97 --- 16.4 15.3 13.5
CLOUD PEAK PILLOW 9850 5/01/97 --- 21.3 21.9 17.7
DOME LAKE PILLOW 8880 5/01/97 --- 15.8 15.6 15.0
HANSEN S.M. PILLOW 8360 5/01/97 --- 5.9 5.4 6.9
LOST CREEK PILLOW 8080 5/01/97 --- 20.0 16.5 15.8
MIDDLE POWDER PILLOW 7760 5/01/97 --- 18.4 16.6 14.8
NORTH TONGUE 8450 4/26/97 42 13.1 13.6 13.9
ONION GULCH 8780 4/28/97 46 13.6 12.7 8.9
POWDER RVR.PASS PILL 9480 5/01/97 --- 15.9 15.7 10.5
SAWMILL DIVIDE 9260 4/26/97 56 17.3 18.2 15.6
SOLDIER PARK 8780 4/28/97 26 5.8 -- 6.9
SOUR DOUGH 8460 4/28/97 28 5.0 8.6 6.9
SUCKER CREEK PILLOW 8880 5/01/97 --- 18.3 15.8 13.8
WOOD ROCK G.S. 8440 4/26/97 47 14.1 13.2 12.2
BELLE FOURCHE & CHEYENNE RIVER BASINS
BEARLODGE DIVIDE 4680 4/24/97 0 .0 .0 .8
BLIND PARK PILLOW 6870 5/01/97 --- 6.8 6.2 9.6
NORTH RAPID CK PILL. 6130 5/01/97 --- 9.4 -- 999.9
REUTER CANYON 6280 4/25/97 42 17.6 .8 4.5
WARREN PEAK PILLOW 6520 5/01/97 --- 19.9 11.3 9.6
UPPER NORTH PLATTE BASIN
DIVIDE PEAK PILLOW 8860 5/01/97 --- 26.7 22.7 19.3
JOE WRIGHT SNOTEL 10000 5/01/97 --- 35.0 34.3 24.7
MOSS LAKE 9800 4/29/97 74 29.86 26.3 26.9
NORTH BARRETT CREEK 9400 4/29/97 73 27.07 26.3 22.6
NORTH FRENCH PILLOW 10130 5/01/97 --- 39.5 42.2 29.4
OLD BATTLE PILLOW 9920 5/01/97 --- 47.9 40.5 38.2
PURGATORY GULCH 8970 5/01/97 52 18.8 16.0 10.3
ROACH SNOTEL 9400 5/01/97 --- 26.5 24.0 18.1
RYAN PARK 8400 4/29/97 25 9.83 9.7 7.9
SAND LAKE PILLOW 10050 5/01/97 --- 45.2 38.7 37.2
SOUTH BRUSH PILLOW 8440 5/01/97 --- 10.2 10.8 10.6
WEBBER SPRING PILLOW 9250 5/01/97 --- 33.9 28.2 26.0
WILLOW CK PS SNOTEL 9500 5/01/97 --- 24.1 16.6 13.5
LOWER NORTH PLATTE, SWEETWATER & LARAMIE RIVER BASINS
ALBANY 9400 4/29/97 39 16.2 13.2 12.8
BROOKLYN LK. PILLOW 10220 5/01/97 --- 41.8 34.6 28.9
BUCK CREEK 7960 4/30/97 44 17.0 12.0 10.0
CASPER MTN. PILLOW 7850 5/01/97 --- 24.0 21.2 17.8
CHRISTINA LK PILLOW 9980 5/01/97 --- 22.8 16.1 18.0
DEADMAN HILL SNOTEL 10200 5/01/97 --- 23.4 26.5 19.1
FOXPARK 9060 4/28/97 18 8.0 10.4 5.4
GRANNIER MEADOWS 8860 4/29/97 60 19.8 15.6 15.1
HAIRPIN TURN 9480 4/28/97 48 20.0 17.8 16.6
JOE WRIGHT SNOTEL 10000 5/01/97 --- 35.0 34.3 24.7
LA BONTE 8450 4/30/97 0 .0 .0 1.8
LA PRELE PILLOW 8380 5/01/97 --- 11.9 10.7 6.3
LARSEN CREEK 9020 5/01/97 --- 17.0E 12.5 11.2
LIBBY LODGE 8750 4/28/97 26 11.4 9.0 9.0
POLE MOUNTAIN 8700 4/28/97 20 6.3 4.4 4.1
RENO HILL PILLOW 8500 5/01/97 --- 23.7 20.4 13.4
ROACH SNOTEL 9400 5/01/97 --- 26.5 24.0 18.1
SOUTH PASS PILLOW 9040 5/01/97 --- 27.7 20.1 18.1
WINDY PEAK PILLOW 7900 5/01/97 --- 6.1 6.1 7.9
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER BASIN
BATTLE MTN. PILLOW 7440 5/01/97 --- 5.1 4.9 4.8
BUTTER HILL 7880 4/28/97 32 13.8 14.1 10.3
DIVIDE PEAK PILLOW 8860 5/01/97 --- 26.7 22.7 19.3
ELK RIVER SNOTEL 8600 5/01/97 --- 25.2 20.1 16.2
HASKINS CREEK 8980 4/28/97 94 35.18 35.8 32.6
OLD BATTLE PILLOW 9920 5/01/97 --- 47.9 40.5 38.2
SANDSTONE PILLOW 8150 5/01/97 --- 12.5 14.0 9.8
WHISKEY PARK PILLOW 8950 5/01/97 --- 44.0 37.6 29.6
UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN
BIG PARK 8620 4/29/97 67 25.9 23.8 20.5
BIG SANDY PILLOW 9080 5/01/97 --- 18.1 16.1 13.9
BLIND BULL PILLOW 8900 5/01/97 --- 44.0 38.7 22.7
EAST RIM DIV PILLOW 7930 5/01/97 --- 16.4 16.6 14.8
ELKHART PARK PILLOW 9400 5/01/97 --- 18.6 14.9 14.0
GROS VENTRE PILLOW 8750 5/01/97 --- 23.2 19.8 13.9
INDIAN CREEK PILLOW 9430 5/01/97 --- 43.6 35.7 28.9
KELLEY R.S. PILLOW 8180 5/01/97 --- 22.8 17.6 15.0
KENDALL R.S. PILLOW 7740 5/01/97 --- 19.2 16.2 10.6
LOOMIS PARK PILLOW 8240 5/01/97 --- 22.2 21.7 15.1
NEW FORK PILLOW 8340 5/01/97 --- 12.0 12.3 9.1
POCKET CREEK 9350 4/29/97 55 18.3 13.5 13.3
ROWDY CREEK 8300 4/28/97 79 34.4 28.8 20.6
SNIDER BASIN PILLOW 8060 5/01/97 --- 21.2 23.2 13.0
TRIPLE PEAK PILLOW 8500 5/01/97 --- 35.0 33.8 25.0
LOWER GREEN RIVER BASIN
BIG PARK 8620 4/29/97 67 25.9 23.8 20.5
BLACK'S FORK JUNCTN 8930 4/28/97 17 6.5 10.2 7.4
HAMS FORK PILLOW 7840 5/01/97 --- 12.9 8.6 5.7
HENRY'S FORK 10000 4/28/97 31 11.5 18.0 13.6
HEWINTA SNOTEL 9500 5/01/97 --- 8.6S 12.6 5.3
HICKERSON PARK SNOTE 9100 5/01/97 --- 9.4S .0 2.9
HOLE-IN-ROCK SNOTEL 9150 5/01/97 --- 8.0S 3.6 2.3
INDIAN CREEK PILLOW 9430 5/01/97 --- 43.6 35.7 28.9
KELLEY R.S. PILLOW 8180 5/01/97 --- 22.8 17.6 15.0
SPRING CRK. PILLOW 9000 5/01/97 --- 41.0 39.3 29.6
STEEL CREEK PARK SNO 10100 5/01/97 --- 20.4S 22.9 18.9
UPPER BEAR RIVER BASIN
BIG PARK 8620 4/29/97 67 25.9 23.8 20.5
BURT'S-MILLER RANCH 7900 4/28/97 0 .0 .0 2.0
HAYDEN FORK SNOTEL 9100 5/01/97 --- 15.0S 21.6 6.6
INDIAN CREEK PILLOW 9430 5/01/97 --- 43.6 35.7 28.9
KELLEY R.S. PILLOW 8180 5/01/97 --- 22.8 17.6 15.0
SALT RIVER PILLOW 7600 5/01/97 --- 20.2 14.6 10.8
STILLWATER CAMP 8550 4/28/97 18 7.5 11.5 7.5
TRIAL LAKE SNOTEL 9960 5/01/97 --- 36.9S 36.3 24.0
TRIAL LAKE 9960 4/28/97 77 35.0 30.7 25.7
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