Montana 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 TUESDAY: JANUARY 21 , 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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MONTANA
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN
Banfield Mountain 5580 -M 9.8 * -M 15.0 *
Bear Mountain 5460 28.0 29.6 95 32.1 40.6 79
Garver Creek 4250 5.8 6.4 91 9.6 11.7 82
Grave Creek 4350 10.0 9.7 103 16.8 19.6 86
Hand Creek 5040 6.4 6.6 97 8.1 10.6 76
Hawkins Lake 6460 12.7 13.4 95 18.9 19.9 95
Poorman Creek 5050 17.5 20.5 85 23.6 35.0 67
Stahl Peak 6040 21.4 20.2 106 22.1 23.6 94
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Basin Index (%) 96 81
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 5.6 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 11.9 17.0 70 12.9 18.8 69
Bassoo Peak 5130 3.7 -M * 6.2 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 5.1 5.3 96 11.0 9.8 112
Blacktail Mtn 5660 6.1 7.1 86 7.3 9.0 81
Emery Creek 4340 7.1 8.8 81 12.4 16.0 78
Flattop Mtn. 6290 19.6 25.0 78 22.9 31.0 74
Grave Creek 4350 10.0 9.7 103 16.8 19.6 86
Hand Creek 5040 6.4 6.6 97 8.1 10.6 76
Kraft Creek 4760 5.7 7.6 75 12.7 16.4 77
Moss Peak 6760 22.3 19.7 113 24.1 21.6 112
Noisy Basin 6070 28.9 23.2 125 28.5 27.0 106
North Fork Jocko 6110 22.6 22.6 100 22.7 30.9 73
Pike Creek 5930 3.6 -M * 13.6 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 6.8 8.5 80 9.8 13.7 72
Stahl Peak 6040 21.4 20.2 106 22.1 23.6 94
Stuart Mountain 7270 16.1 17.9 90 15.4 19.8 78
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Basin Index (%) 95 85
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 5.6 7.5 75 7.0 8.6 81
Basin Creek 7120 3.5 4.3 81 4.1 5.2 79
Black Pine 7170 5.1 5.8 88 6.0 7.9 76
Combination 5620 2.5 2.8 89 2.9 5.9 49
Copper Bottom 5200 4.8 5.4 89 7.0 10.3 68
Copper Camp 6980 11.3 24.8 46 11.7 17.6 66
Lubrecht Flume 4690 1.5 3.2 47 3.3 6.8 49
Nevada Ridge 7030 6.0 8.4 71 6.4 10.0 64
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 3.7 6.4 58 4.8 8.2 59
North Fork Jocko 6110 22.6 22.6 100 22.7 30.9 73
Peterson Meadows 7190 5.6 5.2 108 6.5 7.0 93
Skalkaho Summit 7260 9.2 12.7 72 9.8 13.7 72
Stuart Mountain 7270 16.1 17.9 90 15.4 19.8 78
Warm Springs 7840 10.7 11.6 92 11.9 13.3 89
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Basin Index (%) 78 72
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 5.1 6.0 85 7.2 8.4 86
Lolo Pass 5280 12.6 16.2 78 15.7 21.3 74
Moose Creek 6170 -M 9.9 * -M 12.2 *
Nez Perce Camp 5670 8.0 7.9 101 9.8 13.0 75
Saddle Mtn. 7890 10.8 14.6 74 9.2 13.2 70
Skalkaho Summit 7260 9.2 12.7 72 9.8 13.7 72
Twelvemile Creek 5530 11.9 10.2 117 17.6 20.2 87
Twin Lakes 6390 20.2 23.1 87 24.5 28.7 85
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Basin Index (%) 86 79
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 28.0 29.6 95 32.1 40.6 79
Hoodoo Basin 6060 18.4 21.0 88 23.1 29.4 79
Humboldt Gulch 4260 6.4 8.0 80 17.4 23.0 76
Lookout 5180 12.5 15.3 82 18.0 23.7 76
Mosquito Ridge 5270 17.7 18.8 94 20.3 26.8 76
Poorman Creek 5050 17.5 20.5 85 23.6 35.0 67
Sleeping Woman 6120 6.8 8.5 80 9.8 13.7 72
Stuart Mountain 7270 16.1 17.9 90 15.4 19.8 78
Sunset 5580 10.5 11.4 92 13.4 21.3 63
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Basin Index (%) 89 74
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 6.7 9.4 71 8.0 11.0 73
Barker Lakes 8250 5.6 7.5 75 7.0 8.6 81
Basin Creek 7120 3.5 4.3 81 4.1 5.2 79
Beagle Springs 8880 4.3 4.9 88 4.0 5.8 69
Bloody Dick 7570 5.2 7.2 72 5.9 9.1 65
Calvert Creek 6410 4.1 5.2 79 5.8 6.6 88
Clover Meadow 8770 9.6 8.6 112 10.0 10.0 100
Darkhorse Lake 8930 13.8 16.7 83 13.7 16.2 85
Divide 7770 4.6 5.6 82 6.0 6.2 97
Frohner Meadow 6520 3.5 4.2 83 3.8 6.4 59
JL Meadow 8750 5.3 -M * 5.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 4.0 5.6 71 5.6 8.2 68
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.6 6.2 74 5.8 7.5 77
Lower Twin 7920 7.9 9.8 81 9.9 12.4 80
Moose Creek 6170 -M 9.9 * -M 12.2 *
Mule Creek 8300 5.7 8.8 65 6.1 10.0 61
Rocker Peak 7960 5.9 8.0 74 5.0 7.6 66
Saddle Mtn. 7890 10.8 14.6 74 9.2 13.2 70
Short Creek 6980 3.9 3.2 122 4.5 4.9 92
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 12.6 -M * 15.8 -M *
White Elephant 7670 11.5 13.7 84 12.9 15.8 82
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Basin Index (%) 80 77
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 6.7 9.4 71 8.0 11.0 73
Beaver Creek 7820 8.0 9.9 81 9.0 12.1 74
Black Bear 8160 16.1 21.4 75 16.4 21.9 75
Canyon 7870 6.1 -M * 6.4 -M *
Carrot Basin 9200 13.7 14.5 94 13.5 15.0 90
Clover Meadow 8770 9.6 8.6 112 10.0 10.0 100
Lone Mountain 8810 10.3 9.8 105 10.8 10.0 108
Lower Twin 7920 7.9 9.8 81 9.9 12.4 80
Madison Plateau 7710 9.5 12.6 75 12.0 14.8 81
Tepee Creek 7950 7.0 7.6 92 7.4 8.6 86
West Yellowstone 6680 4.9 6.2 79 6.4 8.3 77
Whiskey Creek 6790 6.9 8.2 84 9.6 11.4 84
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Basin Index (%) 85 83
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 8.0 9.9 81 9.0 12.1 74
Brackett Creek 7370 9.8 11.1 88 11.9 15.4 77
Carrot Basin 9200 13.7 14.5 94 13.5 15.0 90
Lick Creek 6880 6.9 5.2 133 10.6 8.4 126
Lone Mountain 8810 10.3 9.8 105 10.8 10.0 108
Sacajawea 6610 7.0 7.2 97 11.1 14.9 74
Shower Falls 8060 14.5 11.4 127 15.8 14.2 111
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Basin Index (%) 102 92
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 9.7 11.4 85 11.6 12.4 94
Frohner Meadow 6520 3.5 4.2 83 3.8 6.4 59
Nevada Ridge 7030 6.0 8.4 71 6.4 10.0 64
Tizer Basin 6880 4.7 5.4 87 5.9 6.4 92
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Basin Index (%) 81 79
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 9.7 11.4 85 11.6 12.4 94
Crystal Lake 6130 12.6 7.1 177 -M 10.4 *
Daisy Peak 7590 4.5 5.4 83 5.1 6.8 75
Deadman Creek 6440 7.8 6.0 130 7.7 7.0 110
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 10.5 7.6 138 11.0 10.9 101
Pickfoot Creek 6680 3.6 -M * 7.4 -M *
Spur Park 8080 12.4 11.7 106 11.1 10.1 110
Stringer Creek 6550 9.7 6.3 154 9.9 9.0 110
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Basin Index (%) 121 100
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 11.9 17.0 70 12.9 18.8 69
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.2 4.4 27 3.9 7.4 53
Mount Lockhart 6430 7.7 11.0 70 9.3 14.6 64
Pike Creek 5930 3.6 -M * 13.6 -M *
Waldron 5640 3.6 6.2 58 5.5 10.0 55
Wood Creek 5970 2.4 5.4 44 3.8 9.3 41
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Basin Index (%) 61 59
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6290 19.6 25.0 78 22.9 31.0 74
Many Glacier 4930 4.3 8.0 54 11.8 18.0 66
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Basin Index (%) 72 71
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 6.8 3.1 219 -M 6.8 *
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Basin Index (%) 219 *
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 9.0 13.2 68 8.4 12.0 70
Box Canyon 6720 3.7 5.2 71 5.8 7.5 77
Brackett Creek 7370 9.8 11.1 88 11.9 15.4 77
Burnt Mtn 5920 2.4 2.4 100 4.1 6.8 60
Canyon 7870 6.1 -M * 6.4 -M *
Cole Creek 7910 5.6 7.2 78 3.3 7.0 47
East Boulder Mine 6310 3.2 2.7 119 6.2 7.5 83
Evening Star 9040 10.4 16.0 65 12.1 17.2 70
Fisher Creek 9110 13.9 19.6 71 15.4 18.8 82
Monument Peak 8740 8.6 12.4 69 10.6 13.5 79
Northeast Entrance 7420 5.6 5.7 98 6.6 7.7 86
Parker Peak 9420 10.5 12.4 85 10.7 12.2 88
Placer Basin 8790 9.4 9.9 95 10.2 11.4 89
Porcupine 6480 3.6 3.2 112 5.8 6.6 88
Sacajawea 6610 7.0 7.2 97 11.1 14.9 74
Shower Falls 8060 14.5 11.4 127 15.8 14.2 111
S Fork Shields 8090 6.5 7.6 86 11.3 12.0 94
Sylvan Lake 8440 8.5 11.3 75 10.5 13.8 76
Thumb Divide 7970 5.7 8.7 66 5.6 10.0 56
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 11.7 17.4 67 10.3 15.6 66
White Mill 8730 10.8 14.2 76 10.2 13.8 74
Wolverine 7650 5.7 7.0 81 6.8 7.8 87
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Basin Index (%) 81 78
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 11.9 10.4 114 10.0 9.3 108
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 -M 3.6 * 3.7 4.8 77
Blackwater 9840 9.9 13.8 72 9.4 13.2 71
Bone Springs Div 9340 6.6 9.2 72 5.6 8.6 65
Burroughs Creek 8760 4.6 -M * 6.8 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 2.4 4.3 56 2.8 5.6 50
Cold Springs 9640 3.6 4.4 82 3.9 5.7 68
Deer Park 9690 7.4 7.5 99 8.4 9.1 92
Evening Star 9040 10.4 16.0 65 12.1 17.2 70
Grave Springs 8560 4.8 4.2 114 5.7 5.2 110
Hobbs Park 10080 5.1 7.2 71 5.7 6.8 84
Kirwin 9580 3.5 6.6 53 4.6 7.2 64
Little Warm 9370 4.5 5.7 79 5.5 7.5 73
Marquette 8800 3.8 3.8 100 4.5 5.4 83
Middle Powder 7760 6.0 5.3 113 5.2 5.8 90
Owl Creek 8990 2.1 3.1 68 2.4 3.7 65
Powder River Pass 9480 4.1 6.2 66 5.8 7.6 76
Shell Creek 9570 7.3 8.6 85 6.6 8.2 80
South Pass 9040 6.0 7.5 80 7.0 8.4 83
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 1.7 -M * 3.5 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 8.5 11.3 75 10.5 13.8 76
Sylvan Road 7140 4.7 7.2 65 6.1 10.8 56
Timber Creek 7910 2.3 2.6 88 2.5 4.4 57
Togwotee Pass 9590 10.7 13.0 82 12.0 14.0 86
Townsend Creek 8720 3.9 4.6 85 5.6 6.4 88
Younts Peak 8340 4.2 8.6 49 5.4 8.6 63
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Basin Index (%) 78 77
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 3.6 4.2 86 5.2 5.8 90
Bone Springs Div 9340 6.6 9.2 72 5.6 8.6 65
Burgess Junction 7900 6.2 5.9 105 7.7 6.9 112
Dome Lake 8890 4.7 6.2 76 4.2 7.0 60
Little Goose 8560 4.8 5.1 94 5.8 6.5 89
Sucker Creek 8840 6.4 6.7 96 7.9 7.6 104
Tie Creek 7050 4.2 3.2 131 6.1 6.1 100
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Basin Index (%) 90 88
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 -M 3.6 * 3.7 4.8 77
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 6.1 7.8 78 6.4 7.6 84
Grave Springs 8560 4.8 4.2 114 5.7 5.2 110
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.2 3.9 56 3.5 4.8 73
Middle Powder 7760 6.0 5.3 113 5.2 5.8 90
Powder River Pass 9480 4.1 6.2 66 5.8 7.6 76
Soldier Park 8680 1.7 3.4 50 3.5 5.2 67
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Basin Index (%) 81 82
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 6.7 9.4 71 8.0 11.0 73
Badger Pass 6870 11.9 17.0 70 12.9 18.8 69
Barker Lakes 8250 5.6 7.5 75 7.0 8.6 81
Basin Creek 7120 3.5 4.3 81 4.1 5.2 79
Beagle Springs 8880 4.3 4.9 88 4.0 5.8 69
Beaver Creek 7820 8.0 9.9 81 9.0 12.1 74
Black Bear 8160 16.1 21.4 75 16.4 21.9 75
Bloody Dick 7570 5.2 7.2 72 5.9 9.1 65
Boulder Mountain 7890 9.7 11.4 85 11.6 12.4 94
Brackett Creek 7370 9.8 11.1 88 11.9 15.4 77
Calvert Creek 6410 4.1 5.2 79 5.8 6.6 88
Canyon 7870 6.1 -M * 6.4 -M *
Carrot Basin 9200 13.7 14.5 94 13.5 15.0 90
Clover Meadow 8770 9.6 8.6 112 10.0 10.0 100
Crystal Lake 6130 12.6 7.1 177 -M 10.4 *
Daisy Peak 7590 4.5 5.4 83 5.1 6.8 75
Darkhorse Lake 8930 13.8 16.7 83 13.7 16.2 85
Deadman Creek 6440 7.8 6.0 130 7.7 7.0 110
Divide 7770 4.6 5.6 82 6.0 6.2 97
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.2 4.4 27 3.9 7.4 53
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 3.5 4.2 83 3.8 6.4 59
JL Meadow 8750 5.3 -M * 5.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 4.0 5.6 71 5.6 8.2 68
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.6 6.2 74 5.8 7.5 77
Lick Creek 6880 6.9 5.2 133 10.6 8.4 126
Lone Mountain 8810 10.3 9.8 105 10.8 10.0 108
Lower Twin 7920 7.9 9.8 81 9.9 12.4 80
Madison Plateau 7710 9.5 12.6 75 12.0 14.8 81
Moose Creek 6170 -M 9.9 * -M 12.2 *
Mount Lockhart 6430 7.7 11.0 70 9.3 14.6 64
Mule Creek 8300 5.7 8.8 65 6.1 10.0 61
Nevada Ridge 7030 6.0 8.4 71 6.4 10.0 64
Onion Park 7420 10.5 7.6 138 11.0 10.9 101
Pickfoot Creek 6680 3.6 -M * 7.4 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 3.6 -M * 13.6 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 5.9 8.0 74 5.0 7.6 66
Sacajawea 6610 7.0 7.2 97 11.1 14.9 74
Saddle Mtn. 7890 10.8 14.6 74 9.2 13.2 70
Short Creek 6980 3.9 3.2 122 4.5 4.9 92
Shower Falls 8060 14.5 11.4 127 15.8 14.2 111
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 12.6 -M * 15.8 -M *
Spur Park 8080 12.4 11.7 106 11.1 10.1 110
Stringer Creek 6550 9.7 6.3 154 9.9 9.0 110
Tepee Creek 7950 7.0 7.6 92 7.4 8.6 86
Tizer Basin 6880 4.7 5.4 87 5.9 6.4 92
Waldron 5640 3.6 6.2 58 5.5 10.0 55
West Yellowstone 6680 4.9 6.2 79 6.4 8.3 77
Whiskey Creek 6790 6.9 8.2 84 9.6 11.4 84
White Elephant 7670 11.5 13.7 84 12.9 15.8 82
Wood Creek 5970 2.4 5.4 44 3.8 9.3 41
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Basin Index (%) 88 81
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 11.9 10.4 114 10.0 9.3 108
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 -M 3.6 * 3.7 4.8 77
Beartooth Lake 9360 9.0 13.2 68 8.4 12.0 70
Big Goose 8010 3.6 4.2 86 5.2 5.8 90
Blackwater 9840 9.9 13.8 72 9.4 13.2 71
Bone Springs Div 9340 6.6 9.2 72 5.6 8.6 65
Box Canyon 6720 3.7 5.2 71 5.8 7.5 77
Brackett Creek 7370 9.8 11.1 88 11.9 15.4 77
Burgess Junction 7900 6.2 5.9 105 7.7 6.9 112
Burnt Mtn 5920 2.4 2.4 100 4.1 6.8 60
Burroughs Creek 8760 4.6 -M * 6.8 -M *
Canyon 7870 6.1 -M * 6.4 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 2.4 4.3 56 2.8 5.6 50
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 6.1 7.8 78 6.4 7.6 84
Cold Springs 9640 3.6 4.4 82 3.9 5.7 68
Cole Creek 7910 5.6 7.2 78 3.3 7.0 47
Deer Park 9690 7.4 7.5 99 8.4 9.1 92
Dome Lake 8890 4.7 6.2 76 4.2 7.0 60
East Boulder Mine 6310 3.2 2.7 119 6.2 7.5 83
Evening Star 9040 10.4 16.0 65 12.1 17.2 70
Fisher Creek 9110 13.9 19.6 71 15.4 18.8 82
Grave Springs 8560 4.8 4.2 114 5.7 5.2 110
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.2 3.9 56 3.5 4.8 73
Hobbs Park 10080 5.1 7.2 71 5.7 6.8 84
Kirwin 9580 3.5 6.6 53 4.6 7.2 64
Little Goose 8560 4.8 5.1 94 5.8 6.5 89
Little Warm 9370 4.5 5.7 79 5.5 7.5 73
Marquette 8800 3.8 3.8 100 4.5 5.4 83
Middle Powder 7760 6.0 5.3 113 5.2 5.8 90
Monument Peak 8740 8.6 12.4 69 10.6 13.5 79
Northeast Entrance 7420 5.6 5.7 98 6.6 7.7 86
Owl Creek 8990 2.1 3.1 68 2.4 3.7 65
Parker Peak 9420 10.5 12.4 85 10.7 12.2 88
Placer Basin 8790 9.4 9.9 95 10.2 11.4 89
Porcupine 6480 3.6 3.2 112 5.8 6.6 88
Powder River Pass 9480 4.1 6.2 66 5.8 7.6 76
S Fork Shields 8090 6.5 7.6 86 11.3 12.0 94
Sacajawea 6610 7.0 7.2 97 11.1 14.9 74
Shell Creek 9570 7.3 8.6 85 6.6 8.2 80
Shower Falls 8060 14.5 11.4 127 15.8 14.2 111
Soldier Park 8680 1.7 3.4 50 3.5 5.2 67
South Pass 9040 6.0 7.5 80 7.0 8.4 83
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 1.7 -M * 3.5 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 6.4 6.7 96 7.9 7.6 104
Sylvan Lake 8440 8.5 11.3 75 10.5 13.8 76
Sylvan Road 7140 4.7 7.2 65 6.1 10.8 56
Thumb Divide 7970 5.7 8.7 66 5.6 10.0 56
Tie Creek 7050 4.2 3.2 131 6.1 6.1 100
Timber Creek 7910 2.3 2.6 88 2.5 4.4 57
Togwotee Pass 9590 10.7 13.0 82 12.0 14.0 86
Townsend Creek 8720 3.9 4.6 85 5.6 6.4 88
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 11.7 17.4 67 10.3 15.6 66
White Mill 8730 10.8 14.2 76 10.2 13.8 74
Wolverine 7650 5.7 7.0 81 6.8 7.8 87
Younts Peak 8340 4.2 8.6 49 5.4 8.6 63
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Basin Index (%) 81 79
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-M = Missing data
* = Data may not provide a valid measure of conditions.
Units = inches for the Current and Median (or Average) 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 (or Average) represents the snow water
equivalent found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to
the Median (or Average) value for those sites on this day.
The TOTAL PRECIPITATION Percent of Median (or Average) represents the total precipitation
(beginning October 1st) found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin
compared to the Median (or Average) value for those sites on this day.
Contact your state water supply staff for assistance.
Medians and averages are calculated for the period 1991-2020.
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 or average for the day is less than 10% of the maximum
median or average value for the year.
* Basin - More than half of the stations for a basin with medians (or averages) report missing or invalid data
The basin index is calculated as the sum of the valid current values
divided by the sum of the corresponding medians or averages and the resulting fraction
multiplied by 100.
