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
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 SATURDAY: DECEMBER 6 , 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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COLORADO
GUNNISON RIVER BASIN
Butte 10190 1.5 3.2 47 3.3 5.1 65
Castle Peak 11500 1.6 -M * 6.9 -M *
Cochetopa Pass 10020 1.9 1.0 190 3.5 2.2 159
Columbine Pass 9160 3.0 2.8 107 7.5 6.2 121
Idarado 9780 2.1 2.9 72 8.4 6.4 131
Mc Clure Pass 8760 1.9 3.5 54 6.4 6.8 94
Mesa Lakes 10160 2.3 3.8 61 8.4 6.3 133
Overland Res. 9890 1.6 2.8 57 5.5 5.4 102
Park Cone 9600 1.2 2.2 55 3.8 3.6 106
Park Reservoir 9990 3.5 6.0 58 9.8 8.0 122
Porphyry Creek 10790 3.2 3.7 86 5.4 4.2 129
Rat Creek 11680 3.8 -M * 7.8 -M *
Red Mountain Pass 11050 3.3 5.8 57 10.2 8.4 121
Sargents Mesa 11490 2.9 2.7 107 5.2 3.8 137
Schofield Pass 10640 3.6 7.7 47 7.4 9.6 77
Slumgullion 11560 3.0 4.4 68 7.2 4.8 150
Upper Taylor 10710 1.6 2.8 57 4.2 5.3 79
Wager Gulch 11110 2.2 -M * 8.1 -M *
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Basin Index (%) 66 112
UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN
Arapaho Ridge 10960 2.9 6.2 47 4.9 6.8 72
Bear River 9100 1.3 2.9 45 3.0 4.8 62
Beaver Ck Village 8530 1.2 3.0 40 3.7 4.6 80
Berthoud Summit 11300 2.7 4.0 68 4.2 6.8 62
Bison Lake 10950 2.1 6.5 32 6.8 7.6 89
Buffalo Park 9240 1.6 3.7 43 3.8 5.1 75
Castle Peak 11500 1.6 -M * 6.9 -M *
Chapman Tunnel 10090 1.9 3.9 49 3.6 5.0 72
Columbine 9170 3.3 4.8 69 5.2 6.8 76
Copper Mountain 10500 1.4 3.9 36 2.8 4.8 58
Elliot Ridge 10550 2.0 3.9 51 4.6 -M *
Fool Creek 11130 3.2 -M * 3.8 -M *
Fremont Pass 11310 1.7 4.6 37 2.8 4.8 58
Grizzly Peak 11110 2.0 4.4 45 3.2 5.0 64
High Lonesome 10630 1.9 -M * 3.2 -M *
Hoosier Pass 11600 1.5 4.6 33 2.7 5.3 51
Independence Pass 10570 1.5 4.8 31 2.7 5.8 47
Ivanhoe 10540 3.0 4.1 73 3.8 6.1 62
Jones Pass 10420 1.5 4.0 38 4.0 6.0 67
Kiln 9610 1.5 2.8 54 2.5 4.3 58
Lake Irene 10680 3.0 5.4 56 4.9 6.5 75
Lynx Pass 8910 1.0 2.6 38 3.4 4.1 83
Mc Clure Pass 8760 1.9 3.5 54 6.4 6.8 94
Mccoy Park 9500 .9 3.4 26 5.7 5.7 100
Mesa Lakes 10160 2.3 3.8 61 8.4 6.3 133
Middle Fork Camp 8960 1.2 2.8 43 2.4 4.7 51
Nast Lake 8710 1.3 1.4 93 2.2 3.6 61
North Lost Trail 9190 2.4 3.8 63 6.7 6.8 99
Overland Res. 9890 1.6 2.8 57 5.5 5.4 102
Park Reservoir 9990 3.5 6.0 58 9.8 8.0 122
Phantom Valley 9030 1.2 2.3 52 2.9 4.4 66
Schofield Pass 10640 3.6 7.7 47 7.4 9.6 77
Stillwater Creek 8760 .8 -M * 1.7 3.0 57
Summit Ranch 9350 1.4 2.7 52 2.9 4.4 66
Vail Mountain 10290 1.8 4.5 40 4.3 6.4 67
Willow Creek Pass 9520 1.5 4.2 36 3.4 4.8 71
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Basin Index (%) 48 76
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN
Bear Lake 9490 1.8 3.8 47 3.2 6.2 52
Berthoud Summit 11300 2.7 4.0 68 4.2 6.8 62
Black Mountain 8950 1.0 3.3 30 2.4 5.4 44
Buckskin Joe 11160 1.0 2.6 38 2.6 4.4 59
Copeland Lake 8570 1.2 1.0 120 2.7 4.4 61
Deadman Hill 10240 1.5 5.1 29 3.1 5.4 57
Echo Lake 10660 1.0 1.6 62 2.5 3.4 74
Hoosier Pass 11600 1.5 4.6 33 2.7 5.3 51
Hourglass Lake 9380 1.1 2.8 39 2.5 5.2 48
Jackwhacker Gulch 11030 1.5 2.7 56 4.1 5.0 82
Joe Wright 10140 2.8 6.0 47 6.1 8.3 73
Lake Eldora 9700 1.1 2.8 39 3.3 5.1 65
Lake Irene 10680 3.0 5.4 56 4.9 6.5 75
Long Draw Resv 9990 4.3 4.8 90 3.7 6.1 61
Loveland Basin 11410 3.0 5.5 55 3.8 5.8 66
Michigan Creek 10700 1.3 2.7 48 3.8 4.4 86
Niwot 9940 1.7 3.2 53 3.9 5.0 78
Rough And Tumble 10420 1.1 1.6 69 2.5 2.6 96
Sawtooth 9640 2.9 -M * 5.0 -M *
University Camp 10330 1.6 3.8 42 4.6 6.0 77
Wild Basin 9410 1.6 3.9 41 2.6 6.1 43
Willow Park 10710 3.2 4.2 76 5.8 6.5 89
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Basin Index (%) 52 66
LARAMIE AND NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASINS
Arapaho Ridge 10960 2.9 6.2 47 4.9 6.8 72
Blackhall Mtn 9830 3.6 8.1 44 6.4 9.8 65
Columbine 9170 3.3 4.8 69 5.2 6.8 76
Deadman Hill 10240 1.5 5.1 29 3.1 5.4 57
Joe Wright 10140 2.8 6.0 47 6.1 8.3 73
Never Summer 10300 3.4 5.8 59 3.2 5.8 55
Rawah 9100 1.0 3.2 31 3.2 5.9 54
Roach 9710 2.0 4.5 44 4.0 6.0 67
Tower 10610 5.3 11.2 47 7.5 11.6 65
Whiskey Park 8950 4.2 5.6 75 9.0 8.2 110
Willow Creek Pass 9520 1.5 4.2 36 3.4 4.8 71
Zirkel 9320 3.4 5.8 59 7.1 9.5 75
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Basin Index (%) 50 71
YAMPA AND WHITE RIVER BASINS
Battle Mountain 7460 1.5 2.0 75 5.8 4.8 121
Bear River 9100 1.3 2.9 45 3.0 4.8 62
Bison Lake 10950 2.1 6.5 32 6.8 7.6 89
Buffalo Park 9240 1.6 3.7 43 3.8 5.1 75
Burro Mountain 9290 1.6 3.5 46 6.0 6.4 94
Columbine 9170 3.3 4.8 69 5.2 6.8 76
Crosho 8960 1.3 2.5 52 4.1 4.8 85
Divide Peak 8700 3.2 5.0 64 6.0 6.8 88
Dry Lake 8240 2.8 4.9 57 5.3 7.4 72
Elk River 8710 2.8 3.6 78 6.6 5.7 116
Elkhead Divide 8780 2.5 -M * 6.7 -M *
Little Snake River 8930 3.8 5.7 67 9.0 10.1 89
Lost Dog 9340 3.4 4.4 77 6.5 7.0 93
Lynx Pass 8910 1.0 2.6 38 3.4 4.1 83
Old Battle 9850 5.0 8.4 60 10.1 10.1 100
Rabbit Ears 9390 2.5 5.4 46 5.6 9.2 61
Ripple Creek 10340 2.9 6.6 44 5.9 7.4 80
Sage Creek Basin 7830 1.9 2.8 68 4.3 4.5 96
Sandstone RS 8150 2.6 2.4 108 5.6 5.4 104
Tower 10610 5.3 11.2 47 7.5 11.6 65
Trapper Lake 9750 2.5 -M * 4.4 6.0 73
Whiskey Park 8950 4.2 5.6 75 9.0 8.2 110
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Basin Index (%) 57 86
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN
Apishapa 10000 .5 1.0 50 2.6 4.3 60
Brumley 10570 1.0 3.1 32 2.4 4.4 55
Fremont Pass 11310 1.7 4.6 37 2.8 4.8 58
Glen Cove 11410 1.7 .6 283 3.8 4.0 95
Hayden Pass 10700 3.3 3.4 97 7.0 3.1 226
Medano Pass 9650 2.6 1.5 173 5.3 2.9 183
Porphyry Creek 10790 3.2 3.7 86 5.4 4.2 129
Saint Elmo 10420 1.5 2.7 56 4.7 3.9 121
South Colony 10790 4.5 4.6 98 10.5 6.2 169
Ute Creek 10730 2.6 2.7 96 4.8 4.4 109
Whiskey Ck 10260 2.3 2.1 110 3.2 5.1 63
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Basin Index (%) 83 111
UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN
Beartown 11600 3.4 5.4 63 15.2 8.1 188
Cochetopa Pass 10020 1.9 1.0 190 3.5 2.2 159
Culebra #2 10570 2.9 3.1 94 3.5 3.9 90
Cumbres Trestle 10030 4.0 5.8 69 9.2 7.1 130
Elwood Pass 11680 4.8 -M * 11.6 -M *
Grayback 11620 2.5 -M * 7.2 5.3 136
Hayden Pass 10700 3.3 3.4 97 7.0 3.1 226
Lily Pond 11060 2.7 3.2 84 8.4 5.9 142
Medano Pass 9650 2.6 1.5 173 5.3 2.9 183
Middle Creek 11260 3.1 5.4 57 13.8 7.6 182
Moon Pass 11110 1.8 1.8 100 4.4 2.8 157
North Costilla 10570 .7 1.8 39 2.5 4.2 60
Rat Creek 11680 3.8 -M * 7.8 -M *
San Antonio Sink 9120 1.2 -M * 2.7 -M *
Sargents Mesa 11490 2.9 2.7 107 5.2 3.8 137
Shuree 10080 1.6 1.4 114 2.6 3.0 87
Slumgullion 11560 3.0 4.4 68 7.2 4.8 150
Trinchera 10850 2.1 2.6 81 3.4 3.4 100
Upper Rio Grande 9370 1.4 1.4 100 10.0 3.9 256
Ute Creek 10730 2.6 2.7 96 4.8 4.4 109
Wager Gulch 11110 2.2 -M * 8.1 -M *
Wolf Creek Summit 10930 5.2 8.1 64 15.2 9.6 158
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Basin Index (%) 81 149
SAN MIGUEL, DOLORES, ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN RIVER BASINS
Beartown 11600 3.4 5.4 63 15.2 8.1 188
Black Mesa 11580 3.8 -M * 7.5 -M *
Cascade 8900 -M 2.1 * -M 6.2 *
Cascade #2 8990 1.2 2.2 55 10.0 6.2 161
Columbine Pass 9160 3.0 2.8 107 7.5 6.2 121
Columbus Basin 10780 4.0 5.6 71 13.0 8.4 155
El Diente Peak 10210 2.6 2.7 96 8.4 5.8 145
Elwood Pass 11680 4.8 -M * 11.6 -M *
Lizard Head Pass 10190 2.7 3.8 71 7.7 5.3 145
Lone Cone 9730 3.1 3.6 86 7.6 5.8 131
Mancos 10020 3.0 3.0 100 7.0 5.3 132
Mineral Creek 10030 2.3 3.4 68 8.6 6.0 143
Molas Lake 10610 2.4 4.4 55 9.3 6.6 141
Red Mountain Pass 11050 3.3 5.8 57 10.2 8.4 121
Scotch Creek 9160 2.6 2.6 100 6.4 4.8 133
Sharkstooth 10730 3.0 3.8 79 8.3 6.2 134
Spud Mountain 10660 3.6 5.3 68 12.6 8.8 143
Stump Lakes 11230 -M 4.4 * -M 6.0 *
Upper San Juan 10140 4.4 6.2 71 16.3 10.3 158
Vallecito 10740 2.8 3.4 82 12.0 6.0 200
Weminuche Creek 10730 3.4 3.0 113 14.4 7.6 189
Wolf Creek Summit 10930 5.2 8.1 64 15.2 9.6 158
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Basin Index (%) 75 151
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