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 FRIDAY: MARCH 6 , 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 11.6 15.2 76 25.7 21.6 119
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 46.7 * 62.2 59.2 105
Garver Creek 4250 5.9 8.8 67 18.8 15.6 121
Grave Creek 4350 5.9 14.0 42 35.0 26.9 130
Hand Creek 5030 6.6 9.7 68 15.6 14.6 107
Hawkins Lake 6460 20.6 21.9 94 34.2 25.8 133
Poorman Creek 5050 17.0 31.2 54 57.1 47.4 120
Stahl Peak 6040 29.7 29.0 102 35.0 33.0 106
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Basin Index (%) 75 116
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 11.0 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 29.5 27.1 109 31.3 27.2 115
Bassoo Peak 5130 3.8 -M * 15.4 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 5.8 8.5 68 19.4 13.6 143
Blacktail Mtn 5660 5.0 11.2 45 11.4 11.4 100
Emery Creek 4340 6.6 12.9 51 22.8 21.3 107
Flattop Mtn. 6280 34.4 37.6 91 49.5 45.0 110
Grave Creek 4350 5.9 14.0 42 35.0 26.9 130
Hand Creek 5030 6.6 9.7 68 15.6 14.6 107
Kraft Creek 4770 5.6 11.6 48 29.1 22.8 128
Moss Peak 6760 32.3 30.4 106 38.0 31.9 119
Noisy Basin 6070 28.1 33.2 85 34.5 37.1 93
North Fork Jocko 6110 31.1 34.1 91 41.3 43.0 96
Pike Creek 5930 3.8 -M * 30.6 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 10.3 12.6 82 23.5 18.5 127
Stahl Peak 6040 29.7 29.0 102 35.0 33.0 106
Stuart Mountain 7270 31.4 27.4 115 27.0 27.8 97
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Basin Index (%) 88 111
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 8.5 11.2 76 14.3 12.6 113
Basin Creek 7120 4.6 6.4 72 6.9 7.0 99
Black Pine 7170 9.0 9.3 97 13.4 11.0 122
Combination 5620 -M 4.4 * 10.4 8.2 127
Copper Bottom 5200 4.2 7.8 54 18.9 13.6 139
Copper Camp 6980 26.8 34.6 77 33.8 23.3 145
Lubrecht Flume 4690 4.3 5.0 86 12.8 9.2 139
Nevada Ridge 7030 13.8 12.7 109 15.3 14.0 109
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 9.9 9.6 103 16.0 11.9 134
North Fork Jocko 6110 31.1 34.1 91 41.3 43.0 96
Peterson Meadows 7190 8.3 8.2 101 12.4 10.2 122
Skalkaho Summit 7260 17.1 17.9 96 20.7 19.0 109
Stuart Mountain 7270 31.4 27.4 115 27.0 27.8 97
Warm Springs 7840 21.2 17.8 119 23.4 18.4 127
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Basin Index (%) 94 116
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 8.1 9.4 86 -M 11.6 *
Lolo Pass 5280 16.6 24.4 68 32.0 29.9 107
Moose Creek 6170 10.4 14.6 71 16.9 17.5 97
Nez Perce Camp 5670 9.4 11.5 82 19.7 17.6 112
Saddle Mtn. 7890 17.9 20.6 87 17.0 18.6 91
Skalkaho Summit 7260 17.1 17.9 96 20.7 19.0 109
Twelvemile Creek 5530 8.6 14.8 58 34.8 29.0 120
Twin Lakes 6380 27.4 34.2 80 42.8 40.8 105
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Basin Index (%) 78 107
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 46.7 * 62.2 59.2 105
Hoodoo Basin 6060 33.3 33.2 100 43.5 40.4 108
Humboldt Gulch 4260 9.5 10.0 95 32.5 31.4 104
Lookout 5180 10.7 24.6 43 34.5 31.4 110
Mosquito Ridge 5270 17.2 29.5 58 38.7 37.0 105
Poorman Creek 5050 17.0 31.2 54 57.1 47.4 120
Sleeping Woman 6120 10.3 12.6 82 23.5 18.5 127
Stuart Mountain 7270 31.4 27.4 115 27.0 27.8 97
Sunset 5570 11.1 19.6 57 29.7 28.6 104
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Basin Index (%) 75 108
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 12.8 13.6 94 15.2 14.6 104
Barker Lakes 8250 8.5 11.2 76 14.3 12.6 113
Basin Creek 7120 4.6 6.4 72 6.9 7.0 99
Beagle Springs 8880 7.7 7.2 107 10.5 7.6 138
Bloody Dick 7570 8.9 10.3 86 13.0 12.0 108
Calvert Creek 6410 7.6 7.3 104 12.6 9.4 134
Clover Meadow 8770 9.7 12.9 75 12.7 13.2 96
Darkhorse Lake 8930 23.4 25.6 91 24.8 23.2 107
Divide 7770 6.3 8.1 78 13.3 8.8 151
Frohner Meadow 6520 4.8 6.4 75 11.1 8.5 131
JL Meadow 8750 11.2 -M * 13.8 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 5.7 8.6 66 15.8 11.2 141
Lemhi Ridge 8080 6.9 8.8 78 9.0 10.5 86
Lower Twin 7920 11.0 13.0 85 15.6 17.0 92
Moose Creek 6170 10.4 14.6 71 16.9 17.5 97
Mule Creek 8300 12.5 12.8 98 12.1 13.5 90
Rocker Peak 7960 11.8 10.8 109 13.2 10.9 121
Saddle Mtn. 7890 17.9 20.6 87 17.0 18.6 91
Short Creek 6990 2.9 4.9 59 7.4 6.3 117
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 25.0 -M * 26.7 -M *
White Elephant 7670 16.9 20.8 81 23.1 24.2 95
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Basin Index (%) 85 107
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 12.8 13.6 94 15.2 14.6 104
Beaver Creek 7820 12.4 14.8 84 18.8 17.1 110
Black Bear 8160 26.0 31.4 83 31.2 31.1 100
Canyon 7870 10.5 11.2 94 14.2 12.5 114
Carrot Basin 9200 22.2 21.4 104 25.2 21.2 119
Clover Meadow 8770 9.7 12.9 75 12.7 13.2 96
Lone Mountain 8820 13.6 14.1 96 14.5 14.2 102
Lower Twin 7920 11.0 13.0 85 15.6 17.0 92
Madison Plateau 7710 17.0 18.2 93 23.9 20.4 117
Tepee Creek 7950 9.2 10.7 86 13.6 11.8 115
West Yellowstone 6680 7.9 9.1 87 13.9 11.4 122
Whiskey Creek 6790 11.1 12.6 88 20.1 16.1 125
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Basin Index (%) 89 109
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 12.4 14.8 84 18.8 17.1 110
Brackett Creek 7370 14.3 16.4 87 21.4 21.5 100
Carrot Basin 9200 22.2 21.4 104 25.2 21.2 119
Lick Creek 6880 5.3 8.0 66 13.0 10.8 120
Lone Mountain 8820 13.6 14.1 96 14.5 14.2 102
Sacajawea 6610 6.3 12.3 51 18.8 19.9 94
Shower Falls 8060 15.7 16.4 96 20.6 19.3 107
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Basin Index (%) 87 107
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 14.2 16.6 86 19.6 17.5 112
Frohner Meadow 6520 4.8 6.4 75 11.1 8.5 131
Nevada Ridge 7030 13.8 12.7 109 15.3 14.0 109
Tizer Basin 6880 5.8 7.4 78 10.8 8.6 126
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Basin Index (%) 90 117
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 14.2 16.6 86 19.6 17.5 112
Crystal Lake 6130 7.6 11.3 67 11.9 14.8 80
Daisy Peak 7590 6.8 8.0 85 7.9 9.1 87
Deadman Creek 6440 7.2 9.0 80 11.4 10.4 110
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 9.1 11.4 80 12.7 14.8 86
Pickfoot Creek 6680 3.1 -M * 15.4 -M *
Spur Park 8080 16.1 18.0 89 14.6 14.6 100
Stringer Creek 6550 7.3 10.0 73 10.8 12.5 86
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Basin Index (%) 81 95
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 29.5 27.1 109 31.3 27.2 115
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .5 7.0 7 12.4 10.4 119
Mount Lockhart 6430 15.5 16.2 96 29.2 20.8 140
Pike Creek 5930 3.8 -M * 30.6 -M *
Waldron 5640 6.2 9.6 65 19.1 14.0 136
Wood Creek 5970 4.9 7.8 63 17.7 12.8 138
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Basin Index (%) 84 129
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6280 34.4 37.6 91 49.5 45.0 110
Many Glacier 4930 2.9 11.4 25 31.8 26.6 120
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Basin Index (%) 76 114
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 1.4 4.4 32 10.0 9.0 111
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Basin Index (%) 32 111
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 19.7 18.3 108 21.6 17.1 126
Box Canyon 6720 5.9 8.0 74 15.2 9.8 155
Brackett Creek 7370 14.3 16.4 87 21.4 21.5 100
Burnt Mtn 5920 .4 4.5 9 7.7 9.8 79
Canyon 7870 10.5 11.2 94 14.2 12.5 114
Cole Creek 7910 3.7 10.5 35 6.1 9.5 64
East Boulder Mine 6310 3.7 4.9 76 11.2 10.8 104
Evening Star 9030 25.0 22.4 112 30.2 24.4 124
Fisher Creek 9110 30.5 26.9 113 32.2 26.6 121
Monument Peak 8740 18.2 16.9 108 22.3 17.8 125
Northeast Entrance 7420 7.4 9.2 80 14.1 11.0 128
Parker Peak 9420 21.4 18.2 118 23.0 16.6 139
Placer Basin 8790 13.6 14.0 97 17.1 15.7 109
Porcupine 6480 2.8 5.4 52 10.7 9.0 119
Sacajawea 6610 6.3 12.3 51 18.8 19.9 94
Shower Falls 8060 15.7 16.4 96 20.6 19.3 107
S Fork Shields 8090 7.9 12.0 66 17.0 16.8 101
Sylvan Lake 8440 15.9 16.2 98 23.0 18.8 122
Thumb Divide 7970 15.8 13.2 120 19.0 14.2 134
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 29.3 23.6 124 27.8 21.6 129
White Mill 8730 22.1 20.2 109 22.7 18.8 121
Wolverine 7660 7.2 10.6 68 14.3 10.4 138
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Basin Index (%) 96 117
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 13.6 15.6 87 13.8 13.0 106
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 3.9 5.4 72 7.9 6.5 122
Blackwater 9830 19.4 18.2 107 22.5 17.9 126
Bone Springs Div 9340 10.3 13.2 78 9.7 12.6 77
Burroughs Creek 8760 9.3 -M * 15.7 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 4.3 6.4 67 6.4 7.2 89
Cold Springs 9640 6.2 6.2 100 11.2 7.2 156
Deer Park 9690 13.0 10.7 121 15.1 13.4 113
Evening Star 9030 25.0 22.4 112 30.2 24.4 124
Grave Springs 8560 3.3 7.0 47 7.0 7.2 97
Hobbs Park 10080 11.0 11.0 100 12.6 9.6 131
Kirwin 9580 10.4 8.7 120 15.4 9.4 164
Little Warm 9370 9.2 8.2 112 12.9 9.8 132
Marquette 8800 2.3 5.6 41 5.6 7.0 80
Middle Powder 7760 4.5 8.4 54 8.2 7.7 106
Owl Creek 8990 1.7 4.5 38 4.7 4.9 96
Powder River Pass 9480 9.1 8.8 103 13.2 9.8 135
Shell Creek 9570 11.2 12.2 92 12.5 10.9 115
South Pass 9040 11.3 12.0 94 12.8 12.2 105
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.7 -M * 7.0 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 15.9 16.2 98 23.0 18.8 122
Sylvan Road 7140 9.2 10.4 88 17.2 14.3 120
Timber Creek 7910 .1 4.0 2 3.1 5.8 53
Togwotee Pass 9590 20.3 19.8 103 24.8 21.2 117
Townsend Creek 8720 5.4 7.2 75 9.2 8.4 110
Younts Peak 8340 13.2 12.5 106 18.4 11.8 156
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Basin Index (%) 92 117
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 2.0 6.2 32 7.0 8.0 88
Bone Springs Div 9340 10.3 13.2 78 9.7 12.6 77
Burgess Junction 7910 4.9 8.6 57 8.3 9.5 87
Dome Lake 8890 5.4 9.2 59 9.4 9.6 98
Little Goose 8560 4.4 7.6 58 8.7 9.5 92
Sucker Creek 8840 6.1 10.0 61 10.3 11.0 94
Tie Creek 7050 .1 4.5 2 6.8 8.7 78
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Basin Index (%) 56 87
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 3.9 5.4 72 7.9 6.5 122
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 9.6 12.0 80 10.8 10.6 102
Grave Springs 8560 3.3 7.0 47 7.0 7.2 97
Hansen Sawmill 8360 3.5 5.6 62 8.7 6.4 136
Middle Powder 7760 4.5 8.4 54 8.2 7.7 106
Powder River Pass 9480 9.1 8.8 103 13.2 9.8 135
Soldier Park 8680 1.7 5.6 30 6.2 7.4 84
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Basin Index (%) 67 112
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 12.8 13.6 94 15.2 14.6 104
Badger Pass 6870 29.5 27.1 109 31.3 27.2 115
Barker Lakes 8250 8.5 11.2 76 14.3 12.6 113
Basin Creek 7120 4.6 6.4 72 6.9 7.0 99
Beagle Springs 8880 7.7 7.2 107 10.5 7.6 138
Beaver Creek 7820 12.4 14.8 84 18.8 17.1 110
Black Bear 8160 26.0 31.4 83 31.2 31.1 100
Bloody Dick 7570 8.9 10.3 86 13.0 12.0 108
Boulder Mountain 7890 14.2 16.6 86 19.6 17.5 112
Brackett Creek 7370 14.3 16.4 87 21.4 21.5 100
Calvert Creek 6410 7.6 7.3 104 12.6 9.4 134
Canyon 7870 10.5 11.2 94 14.2 12.5 114
Carrot Basin 9200 22.2 21.4 104 25.2 21.2 119
Clover Meadow 8770 9.7 12.9 75 12.7 13.2 96
Crystal Lake 6130 7.6 11.3 67 11.9 14.8 80
Daisy Peak 7590 6.8 8.0 85 7.9 9.1 87
Darkhorse Lake 8930 23.4 25.6 91 24.8 23.2 107
Deadman Creek 6440 7.2 9.0 80 11.4 10.4 110
Divide 7770 6.3 8.1 78 13.3 8.8 151
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .5 7.0 7 12.4 10.4 119
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 4.8 6.4 75 11.1 8.5 131
JL Meadow 8750 11.2 -M * 13.8 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 5.7 8.6 66 15.8 11.2 141
Lemhi Ridge 8080 6.9 8.8 78 9.0 10.5 86
Lick Creek 6880 5.3 8.0 66 13.0 10.8 120
Lone Mountain 8820 13.6 14.1 96 14.5 14.2 102
Lower Twin 7920 11.0 13.0 85 15.6 17.0 92
Madison Plateau 7710 17.0 18.2 93 23.9 20.4 117
Moose Creek 6170 10.4 14.6 71 16.9 17.5 97
Mount Lockhart 6430 15.5 16.2 96 29.2 20.8 140
Mule Creek 8300 12.5 12.8 98 12.1 13.5 90
Nevada Ridge 7030 13.8 12.7 109 15.3 14.0 109
Onion Park 7420 9.1 11.4 80 12.7 14.8 86
Pickfoot Creek 6680 3.1 -M * 15.4 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 3.8 -M * 30.6 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 11.8 10.8 109 13.2 10.9 121
Sacajawea 6610 6.3 12.3 51 18.8 19.9 94
Saddle Mtn. 7890 17.9 20.6 87 17.0 18.6 91
Short Creek 6990 2.9 4.9 59 7.4 6.3 117
Shower Falls 8060 15.7 16.4 96 20.6 19.3 107
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 25.0 -M * 26.7 -M *
Spur Park 8080 16.1 18.0 89 14.6 14.6 100
Stringer Creek 6550 7.3 10.0 73 10.8 12.5 86
Tepee Creek 7950 9.2 10.7 86 13.6 11.8 115
Tizer Basin 6880 5.8 7.4 78 10.8 8.6 126
Waldron 5640 6.2 9.6 65 19.1 14.0 136
West Yellowstone 6680 7.9 9.1 87 13.9 11.4 122
Whiskey Creek 6790 11.1 12.6 88 20.1 16.1 125
White Elephant 7670 16.9 20.8 81 23.1 24.2 95
Wood Creek 5970 4.9 7.8 63 17.7 12.8 138
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Basin Index (%) 85 109
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 13.6 15.6 87 13.8 13.0 106
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 3.9 5.4 72 7.9 6.5 122
Beartooth Lake 9360 19.7 18.3 108 21.6 17.1 126
Big Goose 8010 2.0 6.2 32 7.0 8.0 88
Blackwater 9830 19.4 18.2 107 22.5 17.9 126
Bone Springs Div 9340 10.3 13.2 78 9.7 12.6 77
Box Canyon 6720 5.9 8.0 74 15.2 9.8 155
Brackett Creek 7370 14.3 16.4 87 21.4 21.5 100
Burgess Junction 7910 4.9 8.6 57 8.3 9.5 87
Burnt Mtn 5920 .4 4.5 9 7.7 9.8 79
Burroughs Creek 8760 9.3 -M * 15.7 -M *
Canyon 7870 10.5 11.2 94 14.2 12.5 114
Castle Creek 8410 4.3 6.4 67 6.4 7.2 89
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 9.6 12.0 80 10.8 10.6 102
Cold Springs 9640 6.2 6.2 100 11.2 7.2 156
Cole Creek 7910 3.7 10.5 35 6.1 9.5 64
Deer Park 9690 13.0 10.7 121 15.1 13.4 113
Dome Lake 8890 5.4 9.2 59 9.4 9.6 98
East Boulder Mine 6310 3.7 4.9 76 11.2 10.8 104
Evening Star 9030 25.0 22.4 112 30.2 24.4 124
Fisher Creek 9110 30.5 26.9 113 32.2 26.6 121
Grave Springs 8560 3.3 7.0 47 7.0 7.2 97
Hansen Sawmill 8360 3.5 5.6 62 8.7 6.4 136
Hobbs Park 10080 11.0 11.0 100 12.6 9.6 131
Kirwin 9580 10.4 8.7 120 15.4 9.4 164
Little Goose 8560 4.4 7.6 58 8.7 9.5 92
Little Warm 9370 9.2 8.2 112 12.9 9.8 132
Marquette 8800 2.3 5.6 41 5.6 7.0 80
Middle Powder 7760 4.5 8.4 54 8.2 7.7 106
Monument Peak 8740 18.2 16.9 108 22.3 17.8 125
Northeast Entrance 7420 7.4 9.2 80 14.1 11.0 128
Owl Creek 8990 1.7 4.5 38 4.7 4.9 96
Parker Peak 9420 21.4 18.2 118 23.0 16.6 139
Placer Basin 8790 13.6 14.0 97 17.1 15.7 109
Porcupine 6480 2.8 5.4 52 10.7 9.0 119
Powder River Pass 9480 9.1 8.8 103 13.2 9.8 135
S Fork Shields 8090 7.9 12.0 66 17.0 16.8 101
Sacajawea 6610 6.3 12.3 51 18.8 19.9 94
Shell Creek 9570 11.2 12.2 92 12.5 10.9 115
Shower Falls 8060 15.7 16.4 96 20.6 19.3 107
Soldier Park 8680 1.7 5.6 30 6.2 7.4 84
South Pass 9040 11.3 12.0 94 12.8 12.2 105
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.7 -M * 7.0 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 6.1 10.0 61 10.3 11.0 94
Sylvan Lake 8440 15.9 16.2 98 23.0 18.8 122
Sylvan Road 7140 9.2 10.4 88 17.2 14.3 120
Thumb Divide 7970 15.8 13.2 120 19.0 14.2 134
Tie Creek 7050 .1 4.5 2 6.8 8.7 78
Timber Creek 7910 .1 4.0 2 3.1 5.8 53
Togwotee Pass 9590 20.3 19.8 103 24.8 21.2 117
Townsend Creek 8720 5.4 7.2 75 9.2 8.4 110
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 29.3 23.6 124 27.8 21.6 129
White Mill 8730 22.1 20.2 109 22.7 18.8 121
Wolverine 7660 7.2 10.6 68 14.3 10.4 138
Younts Peak 8340 13.2 12.5 106 18.4 11.8 156
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Basin Index (%) 88 114
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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.
