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 MONDAY: SEPTEMBER 14 , 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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COLORADO
GUNNISON RIVER BASIN
Butte 10190 .0 .0 * 16.8 25.1 67
Castle Peak 11510 .0 -M * 31.3 -M *
Cochetopa Pass 10020 .1 .0 * 11.6 16.4 71
Columbine Pass 9160 .0 .0 * 25.8 31.2 83
Idarado 9780 .1 .0 * 25.8 30.6 84
Mc Clure Pass 8760 .0 .0 * 23.1 30.9 75
Mesa Lakes 10160 .0 .0 * 22.3 31.4 71
Overland Res. 9890 .0 .0 * 20.1 28.1 72
Park Cone 9600 .2 .0 * 15.7 18.6 84
Park Reservoir 9990 .0 .0 * 32.3 38.4 84
Porphyry Creek 10790 .1 .0 * 21.0 25.6 82
Rat Creek 11680 .5 -M * 21.0 -M *
Red Mountain Pass 11060 .1 .0 * 31.3 40.4 77
Sargents Mesa 11490 .0 .0 * 16.5 22.6 73
Schofield Pass 10640 .2 .0 * 34.2 46.1 74
Slumgullion 11560 .0 .0 * 18.1 23.5 77
Upper Taylor 10710 .0 .0 * 19.5 30.1 65
Wager Gulch 11110 .0 -M * 18.3 -M *
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Basin Index (%) * 76
UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN
Arapaho Ridge 10960 .0 .0 * 26.3 35.8 73
Bear River 9100 .0 .0 * 17.8 23.1 77
Beaver Ck Village 8530 .0 .0 * 16.8 24.0 70
Berthoud Summit 11300 .0 .0 * 26.5 39.0 68
Bison Lake 10950 .0 .0 * 30.8 39.4 78
Buffalo Park 9240 .0 .0 * 16.6 24.1 69
Castle Peak 11510 .0 -M * 31.3 -M *
Chapman Tunnel 10090 .0 .0 * 14.6 29.9 49
Columbine 9170 .0 .0 * 30.1 36.6 82
Copper Mountain 10500 .0 .0 * 17.3 28.5 61
Elliot Ridge 10550 .0 .0 * 20.2 -M *
Fool Creek 11130 .1 -M * 22.0 -M *
Fremont Pass 11310 .0 .0 * 16.3 28.2 58
Grizzly Peak 11110 .0 .0 * 20.9 30.1 69
High Lonesome 10630 .0 -M * 20.5 -M *
Hoosier Pass 11600 .0 .0 * 18.3 28.8 64
Independence Pass 10570 .1 .0 * 17.1 29.2 59
Ivanhoe 10540 .0 .0 * 19.5 35.0 56
Jones Pass 10430 1.1 .0 * 24.9 33.5 74
Kiln 9610 .0 .0 * 12.4 22.9 54
Lake Irene 10680 .0 .0 * 27.4 34.2 80
Lynx Pass 8910 .0 .0 * 15.5 21.6 72
Mc Clure Pass 8760 .0 .0 * 23.1 30.9 75
Mccoy Park 9500 .0 .0 * 22.0 27.0 81
Mesa Lakes 10160 .0 .0 * 22.3 31.4 71
Middle Fork Camp 8960 .2 .0 * 16.2 24.8 65
Nast Lake 8710 .0 .0 * 11.8 20.6 57
North Lost Trail 9190 .0 .0 * 23.4 32.8 71
Overland Res. 9890 .0 .0 * 20.1 28.1 72
Park Reservoir 9990 .0 .0 * 32.3 38.4 84
Phantom Valley 9030 .0 .0 * 17.8 23.4 76
Schofield Pass 10640 .2 .0 * 34.2 46.1 74
Stillwater Creek 8760 .0 -M * 13.0 17.8 73
Summit Ranch 9350 .0 .0 * 16.2 23.3 70
Vail Mountain 10290 .1 .0 * 20.4 33.6 61
Willow Creek Pass 9520 .5 .0 * 21.3 24.8 86
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Basin Index (%) * 70
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN
Bear Lake 9490 .0 .0 * 23.2 32.8 71
Berthoud Summit 11300 .0 .0 * 26.5 39.0 68
Black Mountain 8940 .0 .0 * 16.7 26.4 63
Buckskin Joe 11160 .0 .0 * 14.9 27.2 55
Copeland Lake 8570 .0 .0 * 18.7 27.0 69
Deadman Hill 10240 .0 .0 * 21.8 29.3 74
Echo Lake 10660 .0 .0 * 19.2 26.0 74
Hoosier Pass 11600 .0 .0 * 18.3 28.8 64
Hourglass Lake 9380 .0 .0 * 18.2 24.8 73
Jackwhacker Gulch 11030 .0 .0 * 26.5 29.8 89
Joe Wright 10140 .2 .0 * 33.3 41.6 80
Lake Eldora 9700 .0 .0 * 20.5 29.6 69
Lake Irene 10680 .0 .0 * 27.4 34.2 80
Long Draw Resv 9980 .0 .0 * 23.2 28.4 82
Loveland Basin 11410 .0 .0 * 22.8 31.8 72
Michigan Creek 10700 .0 .0 * 20.3 27.6 74
Niwot 9940 .0 .0 * 23.8 30.1 79
Rough And Tumble 10420 .0 .0 * 11.0 19.2 57
Sawtooth 9640 .1 -M * 32.4 -M *
University Camp 10330 .0 .0 * 27.9 35.4 79
Wild Basin 9410 .1 .0 * 22.8 29.5 77
Willow Park 10710 .0 .0 * 31.6 36.0 88
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Basin Index (%) * 74
LARAMIE AND NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASINS
Arapaho Ridge 10960 .0 .0 * 26.3 35.8 73
Blackhall Mtn 9830 .0 .0 * 32.1 42.8 75
Columbine 9170 .0 .0 * 30.1 36.6 82
Deadman Hill 10240 .0 .0 * 21.8 29.3 74
Joe Wright 10140 .2 .0 * 33.3 41.6 80
Never Summer 10300 2.2 .0 * 22.9 30.9 74
Rawah 9100 .1 .0 * 19.9 27.2 73
Roach 9710 .0 .0 * 22.8 32.0 71
Tower 10610 .0 .0 * 46.8 56.2 83
Whiskey Park 8950 .0 .0 * 34.5 40.5 85
Willow Creek Pass 9520 .5 .0 * 21.3 24.8 86
Zirkel 9320 .0 .0 * 36.4 41.7 87
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Basin Index (%) * 79
YAMPA AND WHITE RIVER BASINS
Battle Mountain 7460 .0 .0 * 21.1 23.4 90
Bear River 9100 .0 .0 * 17.8 23.1 77
Bison Lake 10950 .0 .0 * 30.8 39.4 78
Buffalo Park 9240 .0 .0 * 16.6 24.1 69
Burro Mountain 9290 .0 .0 * 23.6 30.8 77
Columbine 9170 .0 .0 * 30.1 36.6 82
Crosho 8960 .0 .0 * 20.9 25.4 82
Divide Peak 8700 .0 .0 * 23.9 30.9 77
Dry Lake 8240 .0 .0 * 27.9 36.9 76
Elk River 8710 .0 .0 * 25.5 29.8 86
Elkhead Divide 8780 .0 -M * 24.6 -M *
Little Snake River 8930 .0 .0 * 37.1 46.4 80
Lost Dog 9350 .0 .0 * 27.6 34.9 79
Lynx Pass 8910 .0 .0 * 15.5 21.6 72
Old Battle 9840 .0 .0 * 39.3 49.4 80
Rabbit Ears 9390 .0 .0 * 34.8 44.4 78
Ripple Creek 10340 .0 .0 * 26.2 37.1 71
Sage Creek Basin 7830 .0 .0 * 16.4 21.0 78
Sandstone RS 8150 .0 .0 * 21.0 26.8 78
Tower 10610 .0 .0 * 46.8 56.2 83
Trapper Lake 9750 .0 -M * 21.6 31.1 69
Whiskey Park 8950 .0 .0 * 34.5 40.5 85
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Basin Index (%) * 79
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN
Apishapa 10000 .0 .0 * 14.2 25.6 55
Brumley 10570 .1 .0 * 15.8 23.2 68
Fremont Pass 11310 .0 .0 * 16.3 28.2 58
Glen Cove 11410 .3 .0 * 22.0 28.2 78
Hayden Pass 10700 .2 .0 * 18.8 25.3 74
Medano Pass 9650 .0 .0 * 18.1 23.6 77
Porphyry Creek 10790 .1 .0 * 21.0 25.6 82
Saint Elmo 10420 .1 .0 * 16.6 23.9 69
South Colony 10790 .0 .0 * 26.7 40.7 66
Ute Creek 10720 .0 .0 * 16.3 29.0 56
Whiskey Ck 10260 .0 .0 * 13.8 32.0 43
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Basin Index (%) * 65
UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN
Beartown 11580 .1 .0 * 36.2 35.6 102
Cochetopa Pass 10020 .1 .0 * 11.6 16.4 71
Culebra #2 10560 .0 .0 * 13.6 26.6 51
Cumbres Trestle 10030 .1 .0 * 26.2 37.4 70
Elwood Pass 11680 .2 -M * 35.4 -M *
Grayback 11620 .0 -M * 21.2 31.2 68
Hayden Pass 10700 .2 .0 * 18.8 25.3 74
Lily Pond 11070 .0 .0 * 21.3 30.4 70
Medano Pass 9650 .0 .0 * 18.1 23.6 77
Middle Creek 11260 .1 .0 * 32.6 36.3 90
Moon Pass 11110 .1 .0 * 13.1 18.4 71
North Costilla 10570 .0 .0 * 15.6 26.2 60
Rat Creek 11680 .5 -M * 21.0 -M *
San Antonio Sink 9120 .0 -M * 10.6 -M *
Sargents Mesa 11490 .0 .0 * 16.5 22.6 73
Shuree 10070 .1 .0 * 10.5 18.8 56
Slumgullion 11560 .0 .0 * 18.1 23.5 77
Trinchera 10860 .0 .0 * 10.8 21.6 50
Upper Rio Grande 9370 .1 .0 * 18.1 18.0 101
Ute Creek 10720 .0 .0 * 16.3 29.0 56
Wager Gulch 11110 .0 -M * 18.3 -M *
Wolf Creek Summit 10930 .0 .0 * 37.0 46.8 79
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Basin Index (%) * 73
SAN MIGUEL, DOLORES, ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN RIVER BASINS
Beartown 11580 .1 .0 * 36.2 35.6 102
Black Mesa 11580 .0 -M * 34.8 -M *
Cascade 8900 -M .0 * -M 30.5 *
Cascade #2 8990 .0 .0 * 26.8 29.6 91
Columbine Pass 9160 .0 .0 * 25.8 31.2 83
Columbus Basin 10780 .0 .0 * 35.8 40.6 88
El Diente Peak 10210 .0 .0 * 27.6 30.3 91
Elwood Pass 11680 .2 -M * 35.4 -M *
Lizard Head Pass 10190 .0 .0 * 22.7 27.2 83
Lone Cone 9730 .0 .0 * 27.7 31.6 88
Mancos 10020 .0 .0 * 22.0 30.0 73
Mineral Creek 10030 .0 .0 * 25.6 28.6 90
Molas Lake 10610 .0 .0 * 26.2 30.8 85
Red Mountain Pass 11060 .1 .0 * 31.3 40.4 77
Scotch Creek 9160 .0 .0 * 20.6 27.0 76
Sharkstooth 10730 .0 .0 * 28.1 36.8 76
Spud Mountain 10660 .0 .0 * 41.6 43.8 95
Stump Lakes 11230 .0 .0 * 30.3 33.0 92
Upper San Juan 10140 .1 .0 * 39.9 49.6 80
Vallecito 10740 .1 .0 * 28.8 29.6 97
Weminuche Creek 10730 .0 .0 * 32.7 36.3 90
Wolf Creek Summit 10930 .0 .0 * 37.0 46.8 79
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Basin Index (%) * 86
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