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 SUNDAY: DECEMBER 28 , 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 7.0 6.3 111 19.4 10.3 188
Bear Mountain 5460 16.8 19.2 88 47.3 32.2 147
Garver Creek 4250 3.3 4.7 70 15.2 9.0 169
Grave Creek 4350 2.9 5.5 53 28.9 14.4 201
Hand Creek 5030 3.5 4.0 88 11.6 7.4 157
Hawkins Lake 6460 14.0 9.8 143 26.0 15.3 170
Poorman Creek 5050 9.0 11.6 78 46.0 26.4 174
Stahl Peak 6040 20.8 14.4 144 27.0 18.6 145
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Basin Index (%) 102 166
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * -M -M *
Badger Pass 6870 19.0 12.7 150 24.0 14.7 163
Bassoo Peak 5130 1.5 -M * 12.4 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 1.7 3.1 55 14.0 7.4 189
Blacktail Mtn 5660 -M 4.6 * -M 7.0 *
Emery Creek 4340 3.9 5.6 70 18.3 11.5 159
Flattop Mtn. 6280 22.8 17.4 131 37.2 23.2 160
Grave Creek 4350 2.9 5.5 53 28.9 14.4 201
Hand Creek 5030 3.5 4.0 88 11.6 7.4 157
Kraft Creek 4770 2.4 4.5 53 23.0 12.0 192
Moss Peak 6760 20.5 13.8 149 26.6 16.2 164
Noisy Basin 6070 17.8 14.6 122 24.8 18.8 132
North Fork Jocko 6110 22.0 14.9 148 31.3 22.4 140
Pike Creek 5930 6.7 -M * 23.3 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 6.0 5.2 115 18.6 10.0 186
Stahl Peak 6040 20.8 14.4 144 27.0 18.6 145
Stuart Mountain 7270 20.3 12.1 168 19.2 14.2 135
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Basin Index (%) 128 160
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 5.1 5.7 89 9.9 7.0 141
Basin Creek 7120 2.2 3.5 63 4.6 4.4 105
Black Pine 7170 5.2 4.1 127 9.2 6.4 144
Combination 5620 .8 1.8 44 8.0 4.8 167
Copper Bottom 5200 2.5 3.4 74 15.9 7.4 215
Copper Camp 6980 19.0 15.3 124 27.1 13.1 207
Lubrecht Flume 4690 1.6 2.0 80 9.2 5.4 170
Nevada Ridge 7030 8.1 5.5 147 10.1 8.0 126
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 4.3 4.0 108 10.9 6.4 170
North Fork Jocko 6110 22.0 14.9 148 31.3 22.4 140
Peterson Meadows 7190 4.2 4.0 105 7.8 5.8 134
Skalkaho Summit 7260 10.2 8.4 121 14.1 9.8 144
Stuart Mountain 7270 20.3 12.1 168 19.2 14.2 135
Warm Springs 7840 12.1 8.7 139 15.1 10.0 151
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Basin Index (%) 126 154
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 3.9 4.2 93 -M 6.7 *
Lolo Pass 5280 -M 9.7 * 22.7 16.0 142
Moose Creek 6170 6.9 6.2 111 12.5 9.5 132
Nez Perce Camp 5670 5.3 5.3 100 14.8 10.3 144
Saddle Mtn. 7890 11.9 10.4 114 12.1 10.0 121
Skalkaho Summit 7260 10.2 8.4 121 14.1 9.8 144
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 6.4 * -M 15.4 *
Twin Lakes 6380 14.7 15.4 95 30.1 22.5 134
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Basin Index (%) 106 136
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 16.8 19.2 88 47.3 32.2 147
Hoodoo Basin 6060 19.4 14.8 131 31.8 21.1 151
Humboldt Gulch 4260 2.7 5.1 53 27.1 17.6 154
Lookout 5180 5.0 8.5 59 25.8 18.2 142
Mosquito Ridge 5270 6.7 12.4 54 28.2 20.5 138
Poorman Creek 5050 9.0 11.6 78 46.0 26.4 174
Sleeping Woman 6120 6.0 5.2 115 18.6 10.0 186
Stuart Mountain 7270 20.3 12.1 168 19.2 14.2 135
Sunset 5570 4.1 6.6 62 23.1 17.0 136
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Basin Index (%) 94 151
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 8.1 7.3 111 10.4 9.0 116
Barker Lakes 8250 5.1 5.7 89 9.9 7.0 141
Basin Creek 7120 2.2 3.5 63 4.6 4.4 105
Beagle Springs 8880 4.5 3.6 125 7.3 4.6 159
Bloody Dick 7570 5.2 4.9 106 8.5 6.8 125
Calvert Creek 6410 5.0 3.6 139 9.0 5.0 180
Clover Meadow 8770 5.6 6.6 85 8.8 8.0 110
Darkhorse Lake 8930 14.6 12.7 115 16.3 12.4 131
Divide 7770 3.3 4.0 82 -M 5.1 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.2 3.2 69 8.9 5.2 171
JL Meadow 8750 6.4 -M * 8.9 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 1.9 4.0 48 11.4 6.4 178
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.2 4.4 95 5.9 5.8 102
Lower Twin 7920 7.2 7.6 95 11.1 9.6 116
Moose Creek 6170 6.9 6.2 111 12.5 9.5 132
Mule Creek 8300 8.6 6.6 130 8.9 7.6 117
Rocker Peak 7960 7.7 5.9 131 8.4 5.9 142
Saddle Mtn. 7890 11.9 10.4 114 12.1 10.0 121
Short Creek 6990 1.2 2.4 50 5.2 4.0 130
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 15.8 -M * 18.0 -M *
White Elephant 7670 7.9 10.0 79 14.3 12.1 118
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Basin Index (%) 101 130
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 8.1 7.3 111 10.4 9.0 116
Beaver Creek 7820 7.6 7.4 103 13.3 9.0 148
Black Bear 8160 14.5 15.6 93 18.9 16.6 114
Canyon 7870 6.1 5.5 111 10.0 7.0 143
Carrot Basin 9200 16.0 11.1 144 17.7 12.0 148
Clover Meadow 8770 5.6 6.6 85 8.8 8.0 110
Lone Mountain 8820 8.5 7.3 116 9.9 8.1 122
Lower Twin 7920 7.2 7.6 95 11.1 9.6 116
Madison Plateau 7710 8.2 9.3 88 14.6 11.1 132
Tepee Creek 7950 5.7 5.6 102 10.0 6.5 154
West Yellowstone 6680 3.5 4.2 83 9.8 6.8 144
Whiskey Creek 6790 5.4 5.8 93 13.4 8.8 152
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Basin Index (%) 103 131
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 7.6 7.4 103 13.3 9.0 148
Brackett Creek 7370 8.9 7.6 117 16.2 12.2 133
Carrot Basin 9200 16.0 11.1 144 17.7 12.0 148
Lick Creek 6880 3.2 3.9 82 10.2 6.9 148
Lone Mountain 8820 8.5 7.3 116 9.9 8.1 122
Sacajawea 6610 4.2 4.9 86 13.8 11.7 118
Shower Falls 8060 10.0 8.6 116 15.0 11.2 134
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Basin Index (%) 115 135
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 10.0 8.3 120 14.6 9.0 162
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.2 3.2 69 8.9 5.2 171
Nevada Ridge 7030 8.1 5.5 147 10.1 8.0 126
Tizer Basin 6880 2.7 4.4 61 6.8 5.5 124
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Basin Index (%) 107 146
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 10.0 8.3 120 14.6 9.0 162
Crystal Lake 6130 4.4 5.0 88 8.4 8.2 102
Daisy Peak 7590 3.3 4.3 77 4.7 5.1 92
Deadman Creek 6440 4.7 4.0 118 8.2 5.4 152
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 4.6 5.4 85 8.7 8.6 101
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.5 -M * 12.2 -M *
Spur Park 8080 10.6 8.8 120 10.1 7.6 133
Stringer Creek 6550 3.9 4.4 89 8.0 7.3 110
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Basin Index (%) 103 122
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 19.0 12.7 150 24.0 14.7 163
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.9 2.5 76 10.8 6.0 180
Mount Lockhart 6430 10.6 7.5 141 22.8 11.2 204
Pike Creek 5930 6.7 -M * 23.3 -M *
Waldron 5640 4.2 4.2 100 15.0 7.4 203
Wood Creek 5970 3.2 3.0 107 14.2 7.6 187
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Basin Index (%) 130 185
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6280 22.8 17.4 131 37.2 23.2 160
Many Glacier 4930 2.8 4.4 64 26.5 13.8 192
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Basin Index (%) 117 172
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 1.5 2.0 75 7.8 5.5 142
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Basin Index (%) 75 142
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 14.1 9.3 152 15.7 8.9 176
Box Canyon 6720 3.6 3.4 106 12.1 5.9 205
Brackett Creek 7370 8.9 7.6 117 16.2 12.2 133
Burnt Mtn 5920 .3 2.2 14 6.3 6.2 102
Canyon 7870 6.1 5.5 111 10.0 7.0 143
Cole Creek 7910 2.2 6.2 35 4.6 6.2 74
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.4 2.3 61 8.3 6.8 122
Evening Star 9030 18.4 11.0 167 22.8 13.6 168
Fisher Creek 9110 21.5 14.0 154 23.4 13.9 168
Monument Peak 8740 13.0 9.0 144 16.4 10.1 162
Northeast Entrance 7420 4.4 3.8 116 10.9 6.2 176
Parker Peak 9420 14.5 9.6 151 15.9 9.4 169
Placer Basin 8790 9.3 7.4 126 12.5 8.8 142
Porcupine 6480 .8 2.0 40 7.2 5.2 138
Sacajawea 6610 4.2 4.9 86 13.8 11.7 118
Shower Falls 8060 10.0 8.6 116 15.0 11.2 134
S Fork Shields 8090 4.0 5.2 77 12.4 9.7 128
Sylvan Lake 8440 9.3 8.1 115 15.6 10.9 143
Thumb Divide 7970 9.9 5.9 168 13.3 8.0 166
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 19.7 12.4 159 17.7 11.5 154
White Mill 8730 16.0 9.8 163 16.6 9.8 169
Wolverine 7660 5.8 4.8 121 11.6 5.8 200
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Basin Index (%) 129 150
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 9.1 8.2 111 10.2 7.4 138
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.5 2.6 96 6.2 4.2 148
Blackwater 9830 14.1 10.6 133 15.7 10.2 154
Bone Springs Div 9340 6.6 7.1 93 7.4 6.8 109
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.0 -M * 11.6 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 2.8 3.2 88 4.9 4.4 111
Cold Springs 9640 4.4 3.4 129 9.0 4.6 196
Deer Park 9690 8.1 6.0 135 9.6 7.7 125
Evening Star 9030 18.4 11.0 167 22.8 13.6 168
Grave Springs 8560 1.6 3.0 53 5.3 4.3 123
Hobbs Park 10080 7.5 6.0 125 8.9 6.0 148
Kirwin 9580 8.2 5.2 158 12.3 5.9 208
Little Warm 9370 6.3 4.1 154 9.5 6.0 158
Marquette 8800 .9 3.4 26 4.2 4.6 91
Middle Powder 7760 2.2 4.1 54 6.5 4.9 133
Owl Creek 8990 .7 2.5 28 3.2 3.2 100
Powder River Pass 9480 6.8 4.7 145 10.5 6.0 175
Shell Creek 9570 7.3 7.0 104 9.5 6.3 151
South Pass 9040 6.8 5.8 117 8.2 6.9 119
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 1.9 -M * 5.5 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 9.3 8.1 115 15.6 10.9 143
Sylvan Road 7140 4.9 5.2 94 12.4 8.4 148
Timber Creek 7910 .0 2.2 0 2.3 4.0 58
Togwotee Pass 9590 13.4 10.0 134 17.6 10.8 163
Townsend Creek 8720 2.7 3.9 69 6.2 5.6 111
Younts Peak 8340 9.4 6.0 157 14.7 6.6 223
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Basin Index (%) 116 146
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.7 3.2 53 5.8 4.8 121
Bone Springs Div 9340 6.6 7.1 93 7.4 6.8 109
Burgess Junction 7910 2.8 4.4 64 6.0 5.4 111
Dome Lake 8890 3.5 4.6 76 7.7 5.6 138
Little Goose 8560 2.9 4.0 72 6.5 5.5 118
Sucker Creek 8840 3.7 5.0 74 7.5 6.1 123
Tie Creek 7050 .1 2.0 5 5.0 5.0 100
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Basin Index (%) 70 117
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.5 2.6 96 6.2 4.2 148
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 6.3 6.0 105 8.0 6.2 129
Grave Springs 8560 1.6 3.0 53 5.3 4.3 123
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.4 3.0 80 7.5 4.0 188
Middle Powder 7760 2.2 4.1 54 6.5 4.9 133
Powder River Pass 9480 6.8 4.7 145 10.5 6.0 175
Soldier Park 8680 .7 2.0 35 4.6 4.3 107
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Basin Index (%) 89 143
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 8.1 7.3 111 10.4 9.0 116
Badger Pass 6870 19.0 12.7 150 24.0 14.7 163
Barker Lakes 8250 5.1 5.7 89 9.9 7.0 141
Basin Creek 7120 2.2 3.5 63 4.6 4.4 105
Beagle Springs 8880 4.5 3.6 125 7.3 4.6 159
Beaver Creek 7820 7.6 7.4 103 13.3 9.0 148
Black Bear 8160 14.5 15.6 93 18.9 16.6 114
Bloody Dick 7570 5.2 4.9 106 8.5 6.8 125
Boulder Mountain 7890 10.0 8.3 120 14.6 9.0 162
Brackett Creek 7370 8.9 7.6 117 16.2 12.2 133
Calvert Creek 6410 5.0 3.6 139 9.0 5.0 180
Canyon 7870 6.1 5.5 111 10.0 7.0 143
Carrot Basin 9200 16.0 11.1 144 17.7 12.0 148
Clover Meadow 8770 5.6 6.6 85 8.8 8.0 110
Crystal Lake 6130 4.4 5.0 88 8.4 8.2 102
Daisy Peak 7590 3.3 4.3 77 4.7 5.1 92
Darkhorse Lake 8930 14.6 12.7 115 16.3 12.4 131
Deadman Creek 6440 4.7 4.0 118 8.2 5.4 152
Divide 7770 3.3 4.0 82 -M 5.1 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.9 2.5 76 10.8 6.0 180
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.2 3.2 69 8.9 5.2 171
JL Meadow 8750 6.4 -M * 8.9 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 1.9 4.0 48 11.4 6.4 178
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.2 4.4 95 5.9 5.8 102
Lick Creek 6880 3.2 3.9 82 10.2 6.9 148
Lone Mountain 8820 8.5 7.3 116 9.9 8.1 122
Lower Twin 7920 7.2 7.6 95 11.1 9.6 116
Madison Plateau 7710 8.2 9.3 88 14.6 11.1 132
Moose Creek 6170 6.9 6.2 111 12.5 9.5 132
Mount Lockhart 6430 10.6 7.5 141 22.8 11.2 204
Mule Creek 8300 8.6 6.6 130 8.9 7.6 117
Nevada Ridge 7030 8.1 5.5 147 10.1 8.0 126
Onion Park 7420 4.6 5.4 85 8.7 8.6 101
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.5 -M * 12.2 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 6.7 -M * 23.3 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 7.7 5.9 131 8.4 5.9 142
Sacajawea 6610 4.2 4.9 86 13.8 11.7 118
Saddle Mtn. 7890 11.9 10.4 114 12.1 10.0 121
Short Creek 6990 1.2 2.4 50 5.2 4.0 130
Shower Falls 8060 10.0 8.6 116 15.0 11.2 134
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 15.8 -M * 18.0 -M *
Spur Park 8080 10.6 8.8 120 10.1 7.6 133
Stringer Creek 6550 3.9 4.4 89 8.0 7.3 110
Tepee Creek 7950 5.7 5.6 102 10.0 6.5 154
Tizer Basin 6880 2.7 4.4 61 6.8 5.5 124
Waldron 5640 4.2 4.2 100 15.0 7.4 203
West Yellowstone 6680 3.5 4.2 83 9.8 6.8 144
Whiskey Creek 6790 5.4 5.8 93 13.4 8.8 152
White Elephant 7670 7.9 10.0 79 14.3 12.1 118
Wood Creek 5970 3.2 3.0 107 14.2 7.6 187
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Basin Index (%) 106 138
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 9.1 8.2 111 10.2 7.4 138
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.5 2.6 96 6.2 4.2 148
Beartooth Lake 9360 14.1 9.3 152 15.7 8.9 176
Big Goose 8010 1.7 3.2 53 5.8 4.8 121
Blackwater 9830 14.1 10.6 133 15.7 10.2 154
Bone Springs Div 9340 6.6 7.1 93 7.4 6.8 109
Box Canyon 6720 3.6 3.4 106 12.1 5.9 205
Brackett Creek 7370 8.9 7.6 117 16.2 12.2 133
Burgess Junction 7910 2.8 4.4 64 6.0 5.4 111
Burnt Mtn 5920 .3 2.2 14 6.3 6.2 102
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.0 -M * 11.6 -M *
Canyon 7870 6.1 5.5 111 10.0 7.0 143
Castle Creek 8410 2.8 3.2 88 4.9 4.4 111
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 6.3 6.0 105 8.0 6.2 129
Cold Springs 9640 4.4 3.4 129 9.0 4.6 196
Cole Creek 7910 2.2 6.2 35 4.6 6.2 74
Deer Park 9690 8.1 6.0 135 9.6 7.7 125
Dome Lake 8890 3.5 4.6 76 7.7 5.6 138
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.4 2.3 61 8.3 6.8 122
Evening Star 9030 18.4 11.0 167 22.8 13.6 168
Fisher Creek 9110 21.5 14.0 154 23.4 13.9 168
Grave Springs 8560 1.6 3.0 53 5.3 4.3 123
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.4 3.0 80 7.5 4.0 188
Hobbs Park 10080 7.5 6.0 125 8.9 6.0 148
Kirwin 9580 8.2 5.2 158 12.3 5.9 208
Little Goose 8560 2.9 4.0 72 6.5 5.5 118
Little Warm 9370 6.3 4.1 154 9.5 6.0 158
Marquette 8800 .9 3.4 26 4.2 4.6 91
Middle Powder 7760 2.2 4.1 54 6.5 4.9 133
Monument Peak 8740 13.0 9.0 144 16.4 10.1 162
Northeast Entrance 7420 4.4 3.8 116 10.9 6.2 176
Owl Creek 8990 .7 2.5 28 3.2 3.2 100
Parker Peak 9420 14.5 9.6 151 15.9 9.4 169
Placer Basin 8790 9.3 7.4 126 12.5 8.8 142
Porcupine 6480 .8 2.0 40 7.2 5.2 138
Powder River Pass 9480 6.8 4.7 145 10.5 6.0 175
S Fork Shields 8090 4.0 5.2 77 12.4 9.7 128
Sacajawea 6610 4.2 4.9 86 13.8 11.7 118
Shell Creek 9570 7.3 7.0 104 9.5 6.3 151
Shower Falls 8060 10.0 8.6 116 15.0 11.2 134
Soldier Park 8680 .7 2.0 35 4.6 4.3 107
South Pass 9040 6.8 5.8 117 8.2 6.9 119
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 1.9 -M * 5.5 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 3.7 5.0 74 7.5 6.1 123
Sylvan Lake 8440 9.3 8.1 115 15.6 10.9 143
Sylvan Road 7140 4.9 5.2 94 12.4 8.4 148
Thumb Divide 7970 9.9 5.9 168 13.3 8.0 166
Tie Creek 7050 .1 2.0 5 5.0 5.0 100
Timber Creek 7910 .0 2.2 0 2.3 4.0 58
Togwotee Pass 9590 13.4 10.0 134 17.6 10.8 163
Townsend Creek 8720 2.7 3.9 69 6.2 5.6 111
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 19.7 12.4 159 17.7 11.5 154
White Mill 8730 16.0 9.8 163 16.6 9.8 169
Wolverine 7660 5.8 4.8 121 11.6 5.8 200
Younts Peak 8340 9.4 6.0 157 14.7 6.6 223
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Basin Index (%) 115 145
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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.
