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 WEDNESDAY: AUGUST 12 , 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 * 16.0 23.0 70
Castle Peak 11510 .0 -M * 30.0 -M *
Cochetopa Pass 10020 .1 .0 * 9.7 15.2 64
Columbine Pass 9160 .3 .0 * 24.4 30.0 81
Idarado 9780 .0 .0 * 22.6 28.2 80
Mc Clure Pass 8760 .0 .0 * 20.9 28.4 74
Mesa Lakes 10160 .0 .0 * 21.1 29.2 72
Overland Res. 9890 .0 .0 * 17.9 25.0 72
Park Cone 9600 .1 .0 * 14.2 17.2 83
Park Reservoir 9990 .0 .0 * 28.5 35.2 81
Porphyry Creek 10790 .0 .0 * 18.8 23.3 81
Rat Creek 11680 .4 -M * 18.7 -M *
Red Mountain Pass 11060 .0 .0 * 28.0 37.4 75
Sargents Mesa 11490 .0 .0 * 15.1 21.0 72
Schofield Pass 10640 .1 .0 * 32.8 42.4 77
Slumgullion 11560 .0 .0 * 16.9 21.8 78
Upper Taylor 10710 .0 .0 * 18.5 27.6 67
Wager Gulch 11110 .0 -M * 16.4 -M *
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Basin Index (%) * 75
UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN
Arapaho Ridge 10960 .0 .0 * 24.4 33.6 73
Bear River 9100 .0 .0 * 15.6 21.2 74
Beaver Ck Village 8530 .0 .0 * 14.8 22.2 67
Berthoud Summit 11300 .0 .0 * 25.1 37.1 68
Bison Lake 10950 .0 .0 * 28.0 36.0 78
Buffalo Park 9240 .0 .0 * 14.2 23.0 62
Castle Peak 11510 .0 -M * 30.0 -M *
Chapman Tunnel 10090 .0 .0 * 14.7 28.6 51
Columbine 9170 .1 .0 * 28.2 35.0 81
Copper Mountain 10500 .0 .0 * 16.1 25.5 63
Elliot Ridge 10550 .0 .0 * 18.6 -M *
Fool Creek 11130 .0 -M * 20.3 -M *
Fremont Pass 11310 .0 .0 * 15.1 25.6 59
Grizzly Peak 11110 .0 .0 * 19.8 27.6 72
High Lonesome 10630 .0 -M * 19.7 -M *
Hoosier Pass 11600 .0 .0 * 16.9 26.8 63
Independence Pass 10570 .0 .0 * 15.9 26.8 59
Ivanhoe 10540 .0 .0 * 18.0 32.7 55
Jones Pass 10430 .0 .0 * 23.0 31.5 73
Kiln 9610 .0 .0 * 11.5 21.5 53
Lake Irene 10680 -M .0 * 25.4 32.6 78
Lynx Pass 8910 .0 .0 * 12.6 19.8 64
Mc Clure Pass 8760 .0 .0 * 20.9 28.4 74
Mccoy Park 9500 .0 .0 * 19.0 24.9 76
Mesa Lakes 10160 .0 .0 * 21.1 29.2 72
Middle Fork Camp 8960 .2 .0 * 14.8 23.9 62
Nast Lake 8710 .0 .0 * 10.5 18.8 56
North Lost Trail 9190 .0 .0 * 22.1 30.5 72
Overland Res. 9890 .0 .0 * 17.9 25.0 72
Park Reservoir 9990 .0 .0 * 28.5 35.2 81
Phantom Valley 9030 .0 .0 * 16.1 22.0 73
Schofield Pass 10640 .1 .0 * 32.8 42.4 77
Stillwater Creek 8760 .0 -M * 11.7 16.4 71
Summit Ranch 9350 .0 .0 * 15.4 21.3 72
Vail Mountain 10290 .1 .0 * 18.2 31.4 58
Willow Creek Pass 9520 .0 .0 * 18.8 23.1 81
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Basin Index (%) * 69
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN
Bear Lake 9490 .0 .0 * 21.7 30.6 71
Berthoud Summit 11300 .0 .0 * 25.1 37.1 68
Black Mountain 8940 .0 .0 * -M 24.2 *
Buckskin Joe 11160 .0 .0 * 14.1 24.0 59
Copeland Lake 8570 .0 .0 * 17.3 24.3 71
Deadman Hill 10240 .0 .0 * -M 28.5 *
Echo Lake 10660 .0 .0 * 17.5 23.1 76
Hoosier Pass 11600 .0 .0 * 16.9 26.8 63
Hourglass Lake 9380 .5 .0 * -M 23.4 *
Jackwhacker Gulch 11030 .3 .0 * 24.3 28.0 87
Joe Wright 10140 .0 .0 * 30.6 39.2 78
Lake Eldora 9700 .0 .0 * 18.4 27.9 66
Lake Irene 10680 -M .0 * 25.4 32.6 78
Long Draw Resv 9980 .0 .0 * 20.7 26.8 77
Loveland Basin 11410 .0 .0 * 22.1 29.4 75
Michigan Creek 10700 .0 .0 * 18.8 24.7 76
Niwot 9940 .0 .0 * 21.5 27.8 77
Rough And Tumble 10420 .0 .0 * 10.4 17.2 60
Sawtooth 9640 .0 -M * 30.3 -M *
University Camp 10330 .1 .0 * 25.5 32.5 78
Wild Basin 9410 .1 .0 * 20.8 26.8 78
Willow Park 10710 1.0 .0 * 29.5 33.3 89
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Basin Index (%) * 74
LARAMIE AND NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASINS
Arapaho Ridge 10960 .0 .0 * 24.4 33.6 73
Blackhall Mtn 9830 .3 .0 * 30.6 42.2 73
Columbine 9170 .1 .0 * 28.2 35.0 81
Deadman Hill 10240 .0 .0 * -M 28.5 *
Joe Wright 10140 .0 .0 * 30.6 39.2 78
Never Summer 10300 -M .0 * 20.6 29.0 71
Rawah 9100 .0 .0 * 17.6 25.6 69
Roach 9710 .0 .0 * 21.0 30.1 70
Tower 10610 .0 .0 * 44.7 55.1 81
Whiskey Park 8950 .0 .0 * 32.5 38.6 84
Willow Creek Pass 9520 .0 .0 * 18.8 23.1 81
Zirkel 9320 .1 .0 * 34.8 39.6 88
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Basin Index (%) * 78
YAMPA AND WHITE RIVER BASINS
Battle Mountain 7460 .1 .0 * 18.8 21.8 86
Bear River 9100 .0 .0 * 15.6 21.2 74
Bison Lake 10950 .0 .0 * 28.0 36.0 78
Buffalo Park 9240 .0 .0 * 14.2 23.0 62
Burro Mountain 9290 .0 .0 * 21.6 29.2 74
Columbine 9170 .1 .0 * 28.2 35.0 81
Crosho 8960 .0 .0 * 18.8 24.0 78
Divide Peak 8700 .0 .0 * 22.2 29.3 76
Dry Lake 8240 .0 .0 * 25.8 35.3 73
Elk River 8710 .0 .0 * 23.7 27.6 86
Elkhead Divide 8780 .0 -M * 23.4 -M *
Little Snake River 8930 .0 .0 * 35.2 44.2 80
Lost Dog 9350 .0 .0 * 26.2 33.9 77
Lynx Pass 8910 .0 .0 * 12.6 19.8 64
Old Battle 9840 .0 .0 * 34.2 47.4 72
Rabbit Ears 9390 .0 .0 * 31.6 42.6 74
Ripple Creek 10340 .0 .0 * 24.2 35.5 68
Sage Creek Basin 7830 .0 .0 * 15.3 18.4 83
Sandstone RS 8150 .0 .0 * 19.4 24.8 78
Tower 10610 .0 .0 * 44.7 55.1 81
Trapper Lake 9750 .0 -M * 19.3 29.1 66
Whiskey Park 8950 .0 .0 * 32.5 38.6 84
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Basin Index (%) * 76
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN
Apishapa 10000 .0 .0 * 12.7 23.3 55
Brumley 10570 .0 .0 * 14.7 21.8 67
Fremont Pass 11310 .0 .0 * 15.1 25.6 59
Glen Cove 11410 .2 .0 * 16.4 25.2 65
Hayden Pass 10700 .1 .0 * 17.1 23.8 72
Medano Pass 9650 .0 .0 * 16.8 19.7 85
Porphyry Creek 10790 .0 .0 * 18.8 23.3 81
Saint Elmo 10420 .1 .0 * 15.6 22.3 70
South Colony 10790 .0 .0 * 25.0 36.8 68
Ute Creek 10720 .0 .0 * 15.4 27.6 56
Whiskey Ck 10260 .0 .0 * 12.5 29.0 43
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Basin Index (%) * 65
UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN
Beartown 11580 .1 .0 * 33.1 33.2 100
Cochetopa Pass 10020 .1 .0 * 9.7 15.2 64
Culebra #2 10560 .0 .0 * 12.4 24.2 51
Cumbres Trestle 10030 .0 .0 * 25.9 34.1 76
Elwood Pass 11680 .1 -M * 32.9 -M *
Grayback 11620 .0 -M * 19.6 28.4 69
Hayden Pass 10700 .1 .0 * 17.1 23.8 72
Lily Pond 11070 .0 .0 * 19.8 27.3 73
Medano Pass 9650 .0 .0 * 16.8 19.7 85
Middle Creek 11260 .1 .0 * 30.3 31.5 96
Moon Pass 11110 .0 .0 * 11.6 16.8 69
North Costilla 10570 .0 .0 * 13.9 23.7 59
Rat Creek 11680 .4 -M * 18.7 -M *
San Antonio Sink 9120 .0 -M * 10.2 -M *
Sargents Mesa 11490 .0 .0 * 15.1 21.0 72
Shuree 10070 .0 .0 * 9.3 17.0 55
Slumgullion 11560 .0 .0 * 16.9 21.8 78
Trinchera 10860 .0 .0 * 9.7 19.8 49
Upper Rio Grande 9370 -M .0 * -M 15.6 *
Ute Creek 10720 .0 .0 * 15.4 27.6 56
Wager Gulch 11110 .0 -M * 16.4 -M *
Wolf Creek Summit 10930 .0 .0 * 35.9 44.0 82
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Basin Index (%) * 73
SAN MIGUEL, DOLORES, ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN RIVER BASINS
Beartown 11580 .1 .0 * 33.1 33.2 100
Black Mesa 11580 .0 -M * 31.5 -M *
Cascade 8900 -M .0 * -M 28.0 *
Cascade #2 8990 .0 .0 * 24.1 27.0 89
Columbine Pass 9160 .3 .0 * 24.4 30.0 81
Columbus Basin 10780 .0 .0 * 32.6 38.0 86
El Diente Peak 10210 .0 .0 * 25.9 27.6 94
Elwood Pass 11680 .1 -M * 32.9 -M *
Lizard Head Pass 10190 .0 .0 * 20.7 25.0 83
Lone Cone 9730 .1 .0 * 25.6 28.2 91
Mancos 10020 .1 .0 * 19.6 26.9 73
Mineral Creek 10030 .5 .0 * 22.6 26.4 86
Molas Lake 10610 .0 .0 * 23.5 27.8 85
Red Mountain Pass 11060 .0 .0 * 28.0 37.4 75
Scotch Creek 9160 .1 .0 * 19.4 24.8 78
Sharkstooth 10730 .0 .0 * 25.3 33.7 75
Spud Mountain 10660 .0 .0 * 35.9 39.4 91
Stump Lakes 11230 .0 .0 * 28.4 29.1 98
Upper San Juan 10140 .1 .0 * 38.2 43.6 88
Vallecito 10740 .2 .0 * 26.7 26.4 101
Weminuche Creek 10730 .0 .0 * 31.0 30.2 103
Wolf Creek Summit 10930 .0 .0 * 35.9 44.0 82
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Basin Index (%) * 87
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