Wyoming 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 FRIDAY: OCTOBER 12 , 2007
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BASIN                    ELEV.  SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT   TOTAL PRECIPITATION
 Data Site Name          (Ft)                      %                      %
                                Current  Average  Avg  Current  Average  Avg
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WYOMING
SNAKE RIVER  
 BASE CAMP                7030      .0      .1     0*     1.6      .7   229
 COTTONWOOD CREEK         7600      .0      .1     0*     1.6     1.1   145
 GRANITE CREEK            6770      .0      .1     0*     1.3      .6   217
 GRASSY LAKE              7265      .1      .2    50*     1.5     1.2   125
 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT       8750      .7      .5   140*     1.7      .7   243
 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE        7850      .1      .1   100*      .9     1.2    75
 PHILLIPS BENCH           8200      .0      .2     0*     1.3      .9   144
 SALT RIVER SUMMIT        7600      .1      .0      *     1.1      .7   157
 SNAKE RIVER STATION      6920      .0      .0   100*     1.6      .8   200
 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE      9000      .1      .2    50*      .9     1.0    90
 THUMB DIVIDE             7980      .0      .1     0*     1.9      .7   271
 TOGWOTEE PASS            9580     1.5      .8   188*     2.4     1.0   240
 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU        9240     2.1      .9   233*     2.7     1.1   245
 WILLOW CREEK             8450      .1      .3    33*     1.9     1.3   146
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                Basin wide percent of average    131*                   172
UPPER YELLOWSTONE-MADISON
 BEARTOOTH LAKE           9275     1.9     1.1   173*     1.8      .8   225
 BLACK BEAR               8170     1.2      .7   171*     2.2     1.3   169
 CANYON                   8090      .7      .2   350*     1.9      .7   271
 FISHER CREEK             9100     2.8      .8   350*     3.1     1.2   258
 MADISON PLATEAU          7750      .9      .4   225*     2.1      .9   233
 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE       7350      -M      .1      *      -M      .6      *
 PARKER PEAK              9400     1.6     1.0   160*     2.3      .9   256
 SYLVAN LAKE              8420      .0      .8     0*     2.1     1.0   210
 THUMB DIVIDE             7980      .0      .1     0*     1.9      .7   271
 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU        9240     2.1      .9   233*     2.7     1.1   245
 WHISKEY CREEK            6800      .0      .1     0*     2.1      .8   262
 WHITE MILL               8700     1.9      .6   317*     2.3     1.0   230
 WOLVERINE                7650      .0      .1     0*     1.4      .7   200
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                Basin wide percent of average    193*                   233
WIND RIVER
 BURROUGHS CREEK          8750      .0      .3     0*     1.4      .6   233
 COLD SPRINGS             9630      .0      .2     0*     1.4      .7   200
 DEER PARK                9700      .6      .7    86*     2.0      .9   222
 HOBBS PARK              10100      .6      .6   100*     2.2      .8   275
 LITTLE WARM              9370      .0      .4     0*     1.2      .6   200
 SOUTH PASS               9040      .0      .3     0*     1.3      .8   162
 ST. LAWRENCE ALT         8620      .0      .1     0*     1.0      .6   167
 TOGWOTEE PASS            9580     1.5      .8   188*     2.4     1.0   240
 TOWNSEND CREEK           8700      .0      .2     0*     1.6      .8   200
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                Basin wide percent of average     75*                   213
BIGHORN BASIN
 BALD MTN.                9380     1.3     1.3   100*     2.1      .9   233
 BEAR TRAP MEADOW         8200      .0      .2     0*      .7      .6   117
 BLACKWATER               9780     1.7     1.3   131*     2.2     1.0   220
 BONE SPRINGS DIV         9350      .6     1.1    55*     2.0      .9   222
 EVENING STAR             9200     1.7     1.0   170*     2.5     1.0   250
 GRAVE SPRINGS            8550      .0      .2     0*     1.2      .8   150
 KIRWIN                   9550     1.7      .7   243*     2.7      .7   386
 MARQUETTE                8760      .0      .8     0*     1.3      .9   144
 MIDDLE POWDER            7760      .1      .5    20*      .9     1.0    90
 OWL CREEK                8975      .0      .3     0*     1.5      .4   375
 POWDER RIVER PASS        9480      .0      .5     0*     1.7      .7   243
 SHELL CREEK              9580     1.5     1.4   107*     2.5      .7   357
 SYLVAN LAKE              8420      .0      .8     0*     2.1     1.0   210
 SYLVAN ROAD              7120      .0      .1     0*     2.1      .8   262
 TIMBER CREEK             7950      .6      .1   600*     2.0      .6   333
 YOUNTS PEAK              8350      .8      .5   160*     1.9      .7   271
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                Basin wide percent of average     93*                   231
SHOSHONE RIVER
 BLACKWATER               9780     1.7     1.3   131*     2.2     1.0   220
 EVENING STAR             9200     1.7     1.0   170*     2.5     1.0   250
 KIRWIN                   9550     1.7      .7   243*     2.7      .7   386
 MARQUETTE                8760      .0      .8     0*     1.3      .9   144
 SYLVAN LAKE              8420      .0      .8     0*     2.1     1.0   210
 SYLVAN ROAD              7120      .0      .1     0*     2.1      .8   262
 YOUNTS PEAK              8350      .8      .5   160*     1.9      .7   271
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                Basin wide percent of average    113*                   243
POWDER-TONGUE
 BEAR TRAP MEADOW         8200      .0      .2     0*      .7      .6   117
 BIG GOOSE                7990      .0      .2     0*     1.2      .8   150
 BONE SPRINGS DIV         9350      .6     1.1    55*     2.0      .9   222
 BURGESS JUNCTION         7880      .0      .5     0*     1.2      .8   150
 CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR     9860      .0      .3     0*     1.7     1.0   170
 DOME LAKE                8880      .0      .6     0*     1.9      .9   211
 GRAVE SPRINGS            8550      .0      .2     0*     1.2      .8   150
 HANSEN SAWMILL           8360      .2      .2   100*     1.2      .7   171
 MIDDLE POWDER            7760      .1      .5    20*      .9     1.0    90
 POWDER RIVER PASS        9480      .0      .5     0*     1.7      .7   243
 SUCKER CREEK             8880      .0      .4     0*     1.2      .9   133
 TIE CREEK                6870      .0      .0   100*      .9      .9   100
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                Basin wide percent of average     19*                   158
BELLE FOURCHE
 BLIND PARK               6890      .0      .0   100*      .7     1.0    70
 COLE CANYON              5910      .0      .0   100*      .6      -M      *
 NORTH RAPID CREEK        6130      .0      .1     0*      .7      .9    78
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                Basin wide percent of average      0*                    74
UPPER N. PLATTE RIVER
 COLUMBINE                9160      .0      .0   100*     1.4      .9   156
 DIVIDE PEAK              8860      -M      .6      *      -M     1.0      *
 ELK RIVER                8700      .0      .1     0*     1.0      .8   125
 JOE WRIGHT              10120      .2      .6    33*     1.5     1.2   125
 NORTH FRENCH CREEK      10130      .2     1.1    18*     1.3     1.2   108
 OLD BATTLE               9920      .5      .9    56*     2.0     1.3   154
 SAGE CREEK BASIN         7850      .0      .2     0*      .9      .6   150
 SOUTH BRUSH CREEK        8440      .1      .2    50*     1.0     1.0   100
 TOWER                   10500      .0      .8     0*     2.6     1.5   173
 WEBBER SPRINGS           9250      .0      .4     0*     1.3     1.1   118
 WILLOW CREEK PASS        9540      .1      .2    50*      .6      .7    86
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                Basin wide percent of average     24*                   132
LOWER N. PLATTE - SWEETWATER - LARAMIE
 BROOKLYN LAKE           10220      .0      .8     0*      .7      .9    78
 CASPER MTN.              7850      .0      .5     0*     1.1      .9   122
 DEADMAN HILL            10220      .5      .8    62*      .6      .9    67
 DEER PARK                9700      .6      .7    86*     2.0      .9   222
 LAPRELE CREEK            8375      .0      .2     0*      .7      .7   100
 RENO HILL                8500      .1      .5    20*      .9      .9   100
 ROACH                    9700      .0      .2     0*      .9      .9   100
 SAND LAKE               10050      .6     1.1    55*     1.1     1.1   100
 SOUTH PASS               9040      .0      .3     0*     1.3      .8   162
 WINDY PEAK               7900      .0      .1     0*      .3      .6    50
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                Basin wide percent of average     35*                   112
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER
 BATTLE MOUNTAIN          7440      .0      .0   100*      .8      .7   114
 DIVIDE PEAK              8860      -M      .6      *      -M     1.0      *
 OLD BATTLE               9920      .5      .9    56*     2.0     1.3   154
 SANDSTONE RS             8150      .0      .1     0*      .8      .9    89
 WHISKEY PARK             8950      .0      .4     0*     1.2     1.1   109
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                Basin wide percent of average     36*                   120
UPPER GREEN RIVER
 BIG SANDY OPENING        9080      .1      .3    33*     1.1      .7   157
 BLIND BULL SUM           8900      .1      .3    33*      .9      .8   112
 EAST RIM DIVIDE          7930      .0      .0   100*     1.1      .5   220
 ELKHART PARK G.S.        9400      .0      .2     0*     1.2      .7   171
 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT       8750      .7      .5   140*     1.7      .7   243
 KENDALL R.S.             7740      .0      .0   100*     1.0      .6   167
 LOOMIS PARK              8240      .0      .2     0*     1.0      .7   143
 NEW FORK LAKE            8340      .0      .0   100*     1.1      .6   183
 SNIDER BASIN             8060      .2      .1   200*      .4      .6    67
 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE      9000      .1      .2    50*      .9     1.0    90
 TRIPLE PEAK              8500      .0      .2     0*      .9      .8   112
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                Basin wide percent of average     60*                   147
LOWER GREEN RIVER
 HAMS FORK                7840      .0      .0   100*      .8      .5   160
 HEWINTA                  9500      .0      .3     0*     2.7      .9   300
 HICKERSON PARK           9100      .1      .0      *     2.3      .6   383
 HOLE-IN-ROCK             9150      .0      .0   100*     2.3      .6   383
 INDIAN CREEK             9425      .2      .3    67*     1.1     1.0   110
 KELLEY R.S.              8180      .2      .2   100*     1.4      .8   175
 STEEL CREEK PARK        10100     1.7      .7   243*     2.8      .9   311
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                Basin wide percent of average    140*                   253
UPPER BEAR RIVER
 BUG LAKE                 7950      .1      .4    25*      .5      .9    56
 HAYDEN FORK              9100      .2      .3    67*     1.4      .9   156
 KELLEY R.S.              8180      .2      .2   100*     1.4      .8   175
 LILY LAKE                9050      -M      .3      *     2.0      .9   222
 MONTE CRISTO             8960      .0      .6     0*     1.3     1.0   130
 SALT RIVER SUMMIT        7600      .1      .0      *     1.1      .7   157
 TRIAL LAKE               9960      .0      .7     0*      .8     1.0    80
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                Basin wide percent of average     23*                   137
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 -M   = Missing data
  *   = Data may not provide a valid measure of conditions.
Units = inches for the Current and Average Snow Water Equivalent and
Total Precipitation values
If the Basin wide percent of average 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 Average represents the snow water
equivalent found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to
the average value for those sites on this day.
The TOTAL PRECIPITATION Percent of Average represents the total precipitation
(beginning October 1st) found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin
compared to the average value for those sites on this day.
Contact your state water supply staff for assistance.
Reference period for average conditions is 1971-2000.
Provisional data, subject to revision.
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 -M   = Missing data                                                         
  *   = Data may not provide a valid measure of conditions.                  
 Units = inches for the Current and Normal 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 represents the snow water       
 equivalent found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to  
 the Median value for those sites on this day.                               
 The TOTAL PRECIPITATION Percent of Average represents the total precipitation
 (beginning October 1st) found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin 
 compared to the Average value for those sites on this day.                  
 Contact your state water supply staff for assistance.                       
 Medians and averages are calculated for the period 1981-2010.               
 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 for the day is less than 10% of the maximum          
 median value for  the year.                                                 
 * Basin - More than half of the sites within the basin are flagged with *,  
 preventing the calculation of a meaningful basin index.                     
 The basin index is calculated as the sum of the valid current values        
 divided by the sum of the corresponding medians (for snow water equivalent) 
 or averages (for precipitation) and the resulting fraction multiplied by 100.