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 SATURDAY: JANUARY 17 , 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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MONTANA
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN
Banfield Mountain 5580 8.8 9.3 95 22.3 14.2 157
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 27.7 * 53.4 39.0 137
Garver Creek 4250 4.8 6.1 79 16.9 11.6 146
Grave Creek 4350 4.2 9.2 46 31.8 18.5 172
Hand Creek 5030 4.5 6.4 70 12.8 10.0 128
Hawkins Lake 6460 17.4 13.0 134 30.0 19.2 156
Poorman Creek 5050 12.0 19.3 62 50.4 33.4 151
Stahl Peak 6040 23.7 19.2 123 30.1 22.3 135
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Basin Index (%) 91 147
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 10.2 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 23.2 16.7 139 27.5 18.5 149
Bassoo Peak 5130 2.4 -M * 14.0 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 2.3 4.8 48 14.8 9.2 161
Blacktail Mtn 5660 -M 6.6 * -M 8.5 *
Emery Creek 4340 4.8 8.4 57 19.9 15.4 129
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 24.2 * -M 30.3 *
Grave Creek 4350 4.2 9.2 46 31.8 18.5 172
Hand Creek 5030 4.5 6.4 70 12.8 10.0 128
Kraft Creek 4770 3.0 7.2 42 24.8 15.8 157
Moss Peak 6760 22.9 19.5 117 29.3 20.6 142
Noisy Basin 6070 19.8 22.6 88 27.1 25.9 105
North Fork Jocko 6110 24.6 21.3 115 35.1 28.9 121
Pike Creek 5930 3.4 -M * 26.3 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 7.2 8.2 88 20.4 12.9 158
Stahl Peak 6040 23.7 19.2 123 30.1 22.3 135
Stuart Mountain 7270 23.0 17.4 132 21.6 18.5 117
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Basin Index (%) 101 136
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 5.8 6.8 85 11.1 8.2 135
Basin Creek 7120 2.7 4.2 64 5.2 5.0 104
Black Pine 7170 5.8 5.7 102 10.3 7.7 134
Combination 5620 .8 2.7 30 8.6 5.7 151
Copper Bottom 5200 3.7 5.0 74 17.3 9.8 177
Copper Camp 6980 23.4 25.1 93 29.7 17.2 173
Lubrecht Flume 4690 2.6 3.0 87 10.2 6.8 150
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.8 7.6 129 12.0 9.8 122
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 5.5 5.9 93 12.0 7.8 154
North Fork Jocko 6110 24.6 21.3 115 35.1 28.9 121
Peterson Meadows 7190 5.4 4.9 110 9.4 6.7 140
Skalkaho Summit 7260 12.8 11.6 110 17.3 13.1 132
Stuart Mountain 7270 23.0 17.4 132 21.6 18.5 117
Warm Springs 7840 14.5 10.9 133 17.2 12.2 141
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Basin Index (%) 106 138
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 5.2 5.8 90 -M 7.9 *
Lolo Pass 5280 -M 15.0 * 26.9 20.4 132
Moose Creek 6170 7.9 9.8 81 13.9 12.0 116
Nez Perce Camp 5670 6.6 7.6 87 16.6 12.6 132
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 14.0 99 14.1 12.1 117
Skalkaho Summit 7260 12.8 11.6 110 17.3 13.1 132
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 9.4 * -M 19.7 *
Twin Lakes 6380 19.4 22.6 86 36.1 27.0 134
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Basin Index (%) 92 128
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 27.7 * 53.4 39.0 137
Hoodoo Basin 6060 25.1 20.8 121 37.7 27.4 138
Humboldt Gulch 4260 4.2 7.7 55 30.7 22.5 136
Lookout 5180 7.5 14.0 54 29.5 22.4 132
Mosquito Ridge 5270 10.9 18.8 58 32.1 26.0 123
Poorman Creek 5050 12.0 19.3 62 50.4 33.4 151
Sleeping Woman 6120 7.2 8.2 88 20.4 12.9 158
Stuart Mountain 7270 23.0 17.4 132 21.6 18.5 117
Sunset 5570 6.1 10.6 58 24.2 20.6 117
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Basin Index (%) 82 135
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 9.1 105 12.0 10.5 114
Barker Lakes 8250 5.8 6.8 85 11.1 8.2 135
Basin Creek 7120 2.7 4.2 64 5.2 5.0 104
Beagle Springs 8880 5.4 4.8 112 8.3 5.6 148
Bloody Dick 7570 6.1 7.0 87 9.6 8.6 112
Calvert Creek 6410 5.6 4.8 117 10.3 6.3 163
Clover Meadow 8770 6.7 8.4 80 9.9 9.7 102
Darkhorse Lake 8930 17.9 16.5 108 18.8 15.9 118
Divide 7770 4.1 5.3 77 -M 6.0 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.6 4.2 62 8.8 5.9 149
JL Meadow 8750 7.1 -M * 9.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.2 5.2 42 12.6 8.0 158
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.8 6.1 79 6.7 7.2 93
Lower Twin 7920 7.9 9.4 84 12.2 11.9 103
Moose Creek 6170 7.9 9.8 81 13.9 12.0 116
Mule Creek 8300 9.7 8.1 120 9.8 9.6 102
Rocker Peak 7960 8.7 7.2 121 10.0 7.4 135
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 14.0 99 14.1 12.1 117
Short Creek 6990 1.7 3.0 57 6.0 4.7 128
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 18.4 -M * 20.7 -M *
White Elephant 7670 11.7 12.8 91 18.5 15.6 119
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Basin Index (%) 92 120
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 9.1 105 12.0 10.5 114
Beaver Creek 7820 9.7 9.8 99 15.8 11.6 136
Black Bear 8160 19.7 20.8 95 24.8 21.0 118
Canyon 7870 7.8 7.5 104 11.7 8.8 133
Carrot Basin 9200 19.2 14.4 133 21.0 14.6 144
Clover Meadow 8770 6.7 8.4 80 9.9 9.7 102
Lone Mountain 8820 9.7 9.6 101 11.2 9.8 114
Lower Twin 7920 7.9 9.4 84 12.2 11.9 103
Madison Plateau 7710 13.4 12.0 112 20.0 13.7 146
Tepee Creek 7950 6.8 7.2 94 11.2 8.4 133
West Yellowstone 6680 5.6 6.0 93 12.0 8.2 146
Whiskey Creek 6790 8.5 8.0 106 17.0 11.2 152
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Basin Index (%) 102 128
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 9.7 9.8 99 15.8 11.6 136
Brackett Creek 7370 10.3 10.6 97 17.5 15.0 117
Carrot Basin 9200 19.2 14.4 133 21.0 14.6 144
Lick Creek 6880 3.5 5.0 70 10.5 8.0 131
Lone Mountain 8820 9.7 9.6 101 11.2 9.8 114
Sacajawea 6610 4.3 7.0 61 14.9 14.3 104
Shower Falls 8060 11.3 11.0 103 16.1 13.8 117
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Basin Index (%) 101 123
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.4 11.2 102 15.8 11.8 134
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.6 4.2 62 8.8 5.9 149
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.8 7.6 129 12.0 9.8 122
Tizer Basin 6880 3.5 5.2 67 7.9 6.3 125
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Basin Index (%) 97 132
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.4 11.2 102 15.8 11.8 134
Crystal Lake 6130 4.2 6.6 64 7.6 10.0 76
Daisy Peak 7590 3.9 5.2 75 5.0 6.6 76
Deadman Creek 6440 5.3 5.3 100 8.9 6.8 131
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 5.8 6.9 84 9.0 10.5 86
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.3 -M * 12.7 -M *
Spur Park 8080 12.1 11.2 108 11.5 9.6 120
Stringer Creek 6550 4.7 5.7 82 7.8 8.6 91
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Basin Index (%) 91 103
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 23.2 16.7 139 27.5 18.5 149
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .5 4.2 12 11.2 7.4 151
Mount Lockhart 6430 12.4 10.9 114 25.6 14.4 178
Pike Creek 5930 3.4 -M * 26.3 -M *
Waldron 5640 5.2 6.0 87 16.5 10.0 165
Wood Creek 5970 3.9 5.0 78 15.4 9.0 171
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Basin Index (%) 106 162
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 24.2 * -M 30.3 *
Many Glacier 4930 2.8 7.4 38 29.0 17.6 165
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Basin Index (%) 38 165
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 1.0 2.8 36 8.6 6.7 128
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Basin Index (%) 36 128
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 15.4 12.8 120 17.3 11.8 147
Box Canyon 6720 4.2 4.8 88 13.0 7.2 181
Brackett Creek 7370 10.3 10.6 97 17.5 15.0 117
Burnt Mtn 5920 .2 2.5 8 6.5 6.8 96
Canyon 7870 7.8 7.5 104 11.7 8.8 133
Cole Creek 7910 2.1 7.0 30 4.9 6.8 72
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.2 2.8 43 8.6 7.5 115
Evening Star 9030 20.6 15.0 137 25.3 16.5 153
Fisher Creek 9110 25.3 18.4 138 27.4 18.4 149
Monument Peak 8740 15.1 11.7 129 18.7 12.8 146
Northeast Entrance 7420 5.5 5.2 106 11.9 7.4 161
Parker Peak 9420 16.9 11.8 143 18.6 11.8 158
Placer Basin 8790 10.2 9.2 111 13.4 10.8 124
Porcupine 6480 .5 3.0 17 7.6 6.3 121
Sacajawea 6610 4.3 7.0 61 14.9 14.3 104
Shower Falls 8060 11.3 11.0 103 16.1 13.8 117
S Fork Shields 8090 4.2 7.2 58 13.1 11.4 115
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.5 10.8 106 18.3 13.3 138
Thumb Divide 7970 12.1 7.8 155 15.5 9.5 163
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 23.8 16.6 143 -M 15.3 *
White Mill 8730 18.5 14.0 132 18.9 13.4 141
Wolverine 7660 6.5 6.6 98 12.5 7.5 167
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Basin Index (%) 112 135
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 10.7 10.2 105 11.3 8.9 127
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.9 3.4 85 6.4 4.8 133
Blackwater 9830 15.8 13.4 118 18.2 12.6 144
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.6 9.0 84 8.0 8.4 95
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.1 -M * 12.8 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 3.2 3.9 82 5.4 5.1 106
Cold Springs 9640 4.9 4.2 117 9.6 5.5 175
Deer Park 9690 9.8 7.0 140 11.5 8.9 129
Evening Star 9030 20.6 15.0 137 25.3 16.5 153
Grave Springs 8560 2.1 4.0 52 5.8 5.0 116
Hobbs Park 10080 8.5 7.1 120 10.0 6.7 149
Kirwin 9580 8.9 6.2 144 13.4 7.1 189
Little Warm 9370 7.3 5.6 130 10.6 7.3 145
Marquette 8800 1.6 3.8 42 4.6 5.4 85
Middle Powder 7760 2.6 5.1 51 6.9 5.5 125
Owl Creek 8990 .9 3.0 30 3.5 3.5 100
Powder River Pass 9480 7.3 6.2 118 11.1 7.4 150
Shell Creek 9570 8.5 8.4 101 10.1 7.8 129
South Pass 9040 8.4 6.8 124 9.7 8.2 118
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.1 -M * 5.8 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.5 10.8 106 18.3 13.3 138
Sylvan Road 7140 6.6 6.9 96 14.4 10.6 136
Timber Creek 7910 .0 2.6 0 2.2 4.4 50
Togwotee Pass 9590 15.2 12.9 118 19.7 13.4 147
Townsend Creek 8720 3.4 4.4 77 7.0 6.2 113
Younts Peak 8340 11.2 8.2 137 15.8 8.2 193
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Basin Index (%) 107 136
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.6 4.0 40 6.4 5.5 116
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.6 9.0 84 8.0 8.4 95
Burgess Junction 7910 3.5 5.4 65 6.8 6.7 101
Dome Lake 8890 4.1 5.9 69 8.3 6.8 122
Little Goose 8560 3.5 4.8 73 7.2 6.4 112
Sucker Creek 8840 4.6 6.4 72 8.5 7.4 115
Tie Creek 7050 .1 2.8 4 5.6 5.9 95
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Basin Index (%) 65 108
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.9 3.4 85 6.4 4.8 133
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 7.6 7.3 104 9.0 7.4 122
Grave Springs 8560 2.1 4.0 52 5.8 5.0 116
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.6 3.8 68 7.8 4.8 162
Middle Powder 7760 2.6 5.1 51 6.9 5.5 125
Powder River Pass 9480 7.3 6.2 118 11.1 7.4 150
Soldier Park 8680 1.0 3.2 31 5.1 5.0 102
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Basin Index (%) 79 131
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 9.1 105 12.0 10.5 114
Badger Pass 6870 23.2 16.7 139 27.5 18.5 149
Barker Lakes 8250 5.8 6.8 85 11.1 8.2 135
Basin Creek 7120 2.7 4.2 64 5.2 5.0 104
Beagle Springs 8880 5.4 4.8 112 8.3 5.6 148
Beaver Creek 7820 9.7 9.8 99 15.8 11.6 136
Black Bear 8160 19.7 20.8 95 24.8 21.0 118
Bloody Dick 7570 6.1 7.0 87 9.6 8.6 112
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.4 11.2 102 15.8 11.8 134
Brackett Creek 7370 10.3 10.6 97 17.5 15.0 117
Calvert Creek 6410 5.6 4.8 117 10.3 6.3 163
Canyon 7870 7.8 7.5 104 11.7 8.8 133
Carrot Basin 9200 19.2 14.4 133 21.0 14.6 144
Clover Meadow 8770 6.7 8.4 80 9.9 9.7 102
Crystal Lake 6130 4.2 6.6 64 7.6 10.0 76
Daisy Peak 7590 3.9 5.2 75 5.0 6.6 76
Darkhorse Lake 8930 17.9 16.5 108 18.8 15.9 118
Deadman Creek 6440 5.3 5.3 100 8.9 6.8 131
Divide 7770 4.1 5.3 77 -M 6.0 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .5 4.2 12 11.2 7.4 151
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.6 4.2 62 8.8 5.9 149
JL Meadow 8750 7.1 -M * 9.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.2 5.2 42 12.6 8.0 158
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.8 6.1 79 6.7 7.2 93
Lick Creek 6880 3.5 5.0 70 10.5 8.0 131
Lone Mountain 8820 9.7 9.6 101 11.2 9.8 114
Lower Twin 7920 7.9 9.4 84 12.2 11.9 103
Madison Plateau 7710 13.4 12.0 112 20.0 13.7 146
Moose Creek 6170 7.9 9.8 81 13.9 12.0 116
Mount Lockhart 6430 12.4 10.9 114 25.6 14.4 178
Mule Creek 8300 9.7 8.1 120 9.8 9.6 102
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.8 7.6 129 12.0 9.8 122
Onion Park 7420 5.8 6.9 84 9.0 10.5 86
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.3 -M * 12.7 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 3.4 -M * 26.3 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 8.7 7.2 121 10.0 7.4 135
Sacajawea 6610 4.3 7.0 61 14.9 14.3 104
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 14.0 99 14.1 12.1 117
Short Creek 6990 1.7 3.0 57 6.0 4.7 128
Shower Falls 8060 11.3 11.0 103 16.1 13.8 117
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 18.4 -M * 20.7 -M *
Spur Park 8080 12.1 11.2 108 11.5 9.6 120
Stringer Creek 6550 4.7 5.7 82 7.8 8.6 91
Tepee Creek 7950 6.8 7.2 94 11.2 8.4 133
Tizer Basin 6880 3.5 5.2 67 7.9 6.3 125
Waldron 5640 5.2 6.0 87 16.5 10.0 165
West Yellowstone 6680 5.6 6.0 93 12.0 8.2 146
Whiskey Creek 6790 8.5 8.0 106 17.0 11.2 152
White Elephant 7670 11.7 12.8 91 18.5 15.6 119
Wood Creek 5970 3.9 5.0 78 15.4 9.0 171
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Basin Index (%) 97 126
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 10.7 10.2 105 11.3 8.9 127
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.9 3.4 85 6.4 4.8 133
Beartooth Lake 9360 15.4 12.8 120 17.3 11.8 147
Big Goose 8010 1.6 4.0 40 6.4 5.5 116
Blackwater 9830 15.8 13.4 118 18.2 12.6 144
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.6 9.0 84 8.0 8.4 95
Box Canyon 6720 4.2 4.8 88 13.0 7.2 181
Brackett Creek 7370 10.3 10.6 97 17.5 15.0 117
Burgess Junction 7910 3.5 5.4 65 6.8 6.7 101
Burnt Mtn 5920 .2 2.5 8 6.5 6.8 96
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.1 -M * 12.8 -M *
Canyon 7870 7.8 7.5 104 11.7 8.8 133
Castle Creek 8410 3.2 3.9 82 5.4 5.1 106
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 7.6 7.3 104 9.0 7.4 122
Cold Springs 9640 4.9 4.2 117 9.6 5.5 175
Cole Creek 7910 2.1 7.0 30 4.9 6.8 72
Deer Park 9690 9.8 7.0 140 11.5 8.9 129
Dome Lake 8890 4.1 5.9 69 8.3 6.8 122
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.2 2.8 43 8.6 7.5 115
Evening Star 9030 20.6 15.0 137 25.3 16.5 153
Fisher Creek 9110 25.3 18.4 138 27.4 18.4 149
Grave Springs 8560 2.1 4.0 52 5.8 5.0 116
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.6 3.8 68 7.8 4.8 162
Hobbs Park 10080 8.5 7.1 120 10.0 6.7 149
Kirwin 9580 8.9 6.2 144 13.4 7.1 189
Little Goose 8560 3.5 4.8 73 7.2 6.4 112
Little Warm 9370 7.3 5.6 130 10.6 7.3 145
Marquette 8800 1.6 3.8 42 4.6 5.4 85
Middle Powder 7760 2.6 5.1 51 6.9 5.5 125
Monument Peak 8740 15.1 11.7 129 18.7 12.8 146
Northeast Entrance 7420 5.5 5.2 106 11.9 7.4 161
Owl Creek 8990 .9 3.0 30 3.5 3.5 100
Parker Peak 9420 16.9 11.8 143 18.6 11.8 158
Placer Basin 8790 10.2 9.2 111 13.4 10.8 124
Porcupine 6480 .5 3.0 17 7.6 6.3 121
Powder River Pass 9480 7.3 6.2 118 11.1 7.4 150
S Fork Shields 8090 4.2 7.2 58 13.1 11.4 115
Sacajawea 6610 4.3 7.0 61 14.9 14.3 104
Shell Creek 9570 8.5 8.4 101 10.1 7.8 129
Shower Falls 8060 11.3 11.0 103 16.1 13.8 117
Soldier Park 8680 1.0 3.2 31 5.1 5.0 102
South Pass 9040 8.4 6.8 124 9.7 8.2 118
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.1 -M * 5.8 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 4.6 6.4 72 8.5 7.4 115
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.5 10.8 106 18.3 13.3 138
Sylvan Road 7140 6.6 6.9 96 14.4 10.6 136
Thumb Divide 7970 12.1 7.8 155 15.5 9.5 163
Tie Creek 7050 .1 2.8 4 5.6 5.9 95
Timber Creek 7910 .0 2.6 0 2.2 4.4 50
Togwotee Pass 9590 15.2 12.9 118 19.7 13.4 147
Townsend Creek 8720 3.4 4.4 77 7.0 6.2 113
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 23.8 16.6 143 -M 15.3 *
White Mill 8730 18.5 14.0 132 18.9 13.4 141
Wolverine 7660 6.5 6.6 98 12.5 7.5 167
Younts Peak 8340 11.2 8.2 137 15.8 8.2 193
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Basin Index (%) 104 132
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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.
