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: NOVEMBER 18 , 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 .3 1.8 17 8.4 5.5 153
Bear Mountain 5460 3.5 6.1 57 19.6 15.4 127
Garver Creek 4250 .0 1.6 0 6.1 4.1 149
Grave Creek 4350 .1 1.4 7* 12.1 8.0 151
Hand Creek 5040 .0 1.0 0* 4.4 3.5 126
Hawkins Lake 6460 3.1 3.5 89 11.8 7.6 155
Poorman Creek 5050 .2 3.0 7* 20.8 13.9 150
Stahl Peak 6040 6.3 6.6 95 10.5 9.2 114
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Basin Index (%) 54 139
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 3.8 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 4.5 3.6 125 9.5 6.8 140
Bassoo Peak 5130 .0 -M * 5.9 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 .0 .8 0* 7.3 4.0 182
Blacktail Mtn 5660 .1 .9 11* 4.0 3.6 111
Emery Creek 4340 .0 1.0 0* 7.8 5.9 132
Flattop Mtn. 6290 5.2 5.4 96 14.9 9.8 152
Grave Creek 4350 .1 1.4 7* 12.1 8.0 151
Hand Creek 5040 .0 1.0 0* 4.4 3.5 126
Kraft Creek 4760 .0 1.0 0* 8.2 6.5 126
Moss Peak 6760 7.6 5.6 136 12.7 8.0 159
Noisy Basin 6070 4.6 4.1 112* 10.3 8.8 117
North Fork Jocko 6110 5.9 5.2 113 9.3 10.4 89
Pike Creek 5930 .0 -M * 9.0 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 .0 1.6 0 7.4 5.1 145
Stahl Peak 6040 6.3 6.6 95 10.5 9.2 114
Stuart Mountain 7270 3.6 4.2 86 5.5 6.6 83
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Basin Index (%) 89 129
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 1.4 2.8 50 5.0 3.6 139
Basin Creek 7120 .0 1.6 0 2.1 2.7 78
Black Pine 7170 .0 1.4 0 3.6 3.0 120
Combination 5620 .2 .2 100* 3.6 2.6 138
Copper Bottom 5200 .0 .5 0* 3.8 3.2 119
Copper Camp 6980 .3 2.5 12* 8.0 6.5 123
Lubrecht Flume 4690 .1 .3 33* 3.2 2.9 110
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.2 2.0 60 3.7 3.7 100
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 .0 1.2 0 3.7 3.0 123
North Fork Jocko 6110 5.9 5.2 113 9.3 10.4 89
Peterson Meadows 7190 .2 1.6 12 3.8 3.0 127
Skalkaho Summit 7260 .2 2.7 7 5.1 4.5 113
Stuart Mountain 7270 3.6 4.2 86 5.5 6.6 83
Warm Springs 7840 2.7 3.8 71 5.4 4.7 115
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Basin Index (%) 53 109
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 .1 1.2 8 4.2 3.0 140
Lolo Pass 5280 .1 2.3 4* 8.1 6.8 119
Moose Creek 6170 .0 1.7 0 2.8 4.0 70
Nez Perce Camp 5670 .0 1.2 0* 4.7 4.8 98
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.2 3.2 38 3.0 3.8 79
Skalkaho Summit 7260 .2 2.7 7 5.1 4.5 113
Twelvemile Creek 5530 .0 1.1 0* 9.5 7.3 130
Twin Lakes 6390 .1 4.1 2 11.4 10.2 112
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Basin Index (%) 10 110
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 3.5 6.1 57 19.6 15.4 127
Hoodoo Basin 6060 3.5 4.1 85 11.7 9.4 124
Humboldt Gulch 4260 .0 .9 0* 10.1 8.3 122
Lookout 5180 .0 2.1 0* 9.8 7.7 127
Mosquito Ridge 5270 .1 3.1 3* 10.6 9.4 113
Poorman Creek 5050 .2 3.0 7* 20.8 13.9 150
Sleeping Woman 6120 .0 1.6 0 7.4 5.1 145
Stuart Mountain 7270 3.6 4.2 86 5.5 6.6 83
Sunset 5580 .1 1.8 6* 9.4 7.7 122
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Basin Index (%) 41* 126
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 2.1 3.4 62 4.3 4.6 93
Barker Lakes 8250 1.4 2.8 50 5.0 3.6 139
Basin Creek 7120 .0 1.6 0 2.1 2.7 78
Beagle Springs 8880 .0 1.6 0 3.2 2.8 114
Bloody Dick 7570 .0 1.6 0 3.2 3.4 94
Calvert Creek 6410 .1 .6 17* 2.9 2.4 121
Clover Meadow 8770 1.9 3.4 56 4.7 4.4 107
Darkhorse Lake 8930 2.6 5.2 50 5.0 5.8 86
Divide 7770 .3 1.6 19 4.6 2.9 159
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 1.1 9 3.6 2.8 129
JL Meadow 8750 2.1 -M * 4.1 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .0 1.2 0 5.2 3.4 153
Lemhi Ridge 8080 .0 1.8 0 1.9 3.0 63
Lower Twin 7920 1.0 3.3 30 4.5 4.8 94
Moose Creek 6170 .0 1.7 0 2.8 4.0 70
Mule Creek 8300 1.7 2.8 61 2.9 4.0 72
Rocker Peak 7960 1.5 2.4 62 3.3 3.2 103
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.2 3.2 38 3.0 3.8 79
Short Creek 6980 .0 1.0 0 3.2 2.3 139
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 2.4 -M * 4.8 -M *
White Elephant 7670 .4 3.2 12 4.3 5.4 80
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Basin Index (%) 33 101
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 2.1 3.4 62 4.3 4.6 93
Beaver Creek 7820 .2 2.6 8 5.2 4.6 113
Black Bear 8160 3.3 5.8 57 6.8 7.3 93
Canyon 7870 .4 1.7 24 3.7 3.5 106
Carrot Basin 9200 4.7 5.0 94 7.0 5.8 121
Clover Meadow 8770 1.9 3.4 56 4.7 4.4 107
Lone Mountain 8810 2.6 3.3 79 4.4 4.7 94
Lower Twin 7920 1.0 3.3 30 4.5 4.8 94
Madison Plateau 7710 .7 3.1 23 5.2 4.8 108
Tepee Creek 7950 .7 2.0 35 4.5 3.2 141
West Yellowstone 6680 .2 1.0 20* 3.6 2.8 129
Whiskey Creek 6790 .3 1.7 18 4.8 3.8 126
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Basin Index (%) 50 108
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 .2 2.6 8 5.2 4.6 113
Brackett Creek 7370 .1 2.6 4 5.7 6.6 86
Carrot Basin 9200 4.7 5.0 94 7.0 5.8 121
Lick Creek 6880 .2 1.6 12 5.8 4.3 135
Lone Mountain 8810 2.6 3.3 79 4.4 4.7 94
Sacajawea 6610 .0 1.5 0 5.0 6.6 76
Shower Falls 8060 3.0 4.6 65 6.9 6.3 110
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Basin Index (%) 51 103
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.4 3.2 75 6.1 4.3 142
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 1.1 9 3.6 2.8 129
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.2 2.0 60 3.7 3.7 100
Tizer Basin 6880 .0 1.9 0 3.2 2.9 110
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Basin Index (%) 45 121
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.4 3.2 75 6.1 4.3 142
Crystal Lake 6130 .2 2.1 10 2.9 5.0 58
Daisy Peak 7590 .0 1.7 0 1.8 3.0 60
Deadman Creek 6440 .6 1.4 43 3.0 2.8 107
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 .7 2.3 30 3.6 4.7 77
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .3 -M * 6.0 -M *
Spur Park 8080 2.3 3.6 64 4.1 3.5 117
Stringer Creek 6550 .1 1.6 6 3.1 4.0 78
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Basin Index (%) 40 90
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 4.5 3.6 125 9.5 6.8 140
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .2 .6 33* 4.6 3.2 144
Mount Lockhart 6430 1.1 2.1 52 7.1 5.4 131
Pike Creek 5930 .0 -M * 9.0 -M *
Waldron 5640 .1 1.0 10* 4.7 4.0 118
Wood Creek 5970 .0 .8 0* 5.1 3.8 134
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Basin Index (%) 73* 134
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6290 5.2 5.4 96 14.9 9.8 152
Many Glacier 4930 .0 .7 0* 12.1 7.2 168
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Basin Index (%) 85 159
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 .1 .6 17 2.3 2.8 82
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Basin Index (%) 17 82
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 3.8 4.4 86 5.0 4.2 119
Box Canyon 6720 .0 1.0 0 5.4 3.2 169
Brackett Creek 7370 .1 2.6 4 5.7 6.6 86
Burnt Mtn 5920 .3 .8 38 4.2 3.8 111
Canyon 7870 .4 1.7 24 3.7 3.5 106
Cole Creek 7910 .0 3.5 0 2.6 4.2 62
East Boulder Mine 6310 .0 .9 0 4.9 4.1 120
Evening Star 9040 3.8 4.4 86 7.8 6.5 120
Fisher Creek 9110 4.3 5.5 78 7.8 6.9 113
Monument Peak 8740 3.3 4.0 82 6.0 5.4 111
Northeast Entrance 7420 .0 .8 0* 4.6 3.4 135
Parker Peak 9420 3.9 4.4 89 6.0 4.6 130
Placer Basin 8790 3.0 3.9 77 5.4 5.3 102
Porcupine 6480 .1 .6 17 3.3 3.2 103
Sacajawea 6610 .0 1.5 0 5.0 6.6 76
Shower Falls 8060 3.0 4.6 65 6.9 6.3 110
S Fork Shields 8090 .0 2.4 0 5.2 5.6 93
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.7 3.4 50 6.8 5.4 126
Thumb Divide 7970 1.7 2.0 85 5.3 3.6 147
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 5.7 5.8 98 7.2 5.4 133
White Mill 8730 3.7 4.1 90 5.8 5.2 112
Wolverine 7650 .0 1.0 0* 4.0 3.0 133
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Basin Index (%) 61 112
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 3.1 4.6 67 4.9 4.2 117
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .4 1.2 33 4.5 2.6 173
Blackwater 9840 5.4 4.7 115 6.3 4.6 137
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.8 4.0 45 4.0 4.1 98
Burroughs Creek 8760 .1 -M * 4.9 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 .4 .8 50 2.4 2.1 114
Cold Springs 9640 .9 1.6 56 4.2 2.7 156
Deer Park 9690 2.1 3.0 70 3.4 4.1 83
Evening Star 9040 3.8 4.4 86 7.8 6.5 120
Grave Springs 8560 .8 1.4 57 4.3 2.6 165
Hobbs Park 10080 1.8 3.0 60 3.4 3.6 94
Kirwin 9580 2.2 2.7 81 5.2 3.0 173
Little Warm 9370 2.2 2.0 110 4.8 2.8 171
Marquette 8800 .4 1.4 29 2.7 3.0 90
Middle Powder 7760 .3 1.6 19 4.8 3.0 160
Owl Creek 8990 .1 1.4 7 2.6 2.1 124
Powder River Pass 9480 2.2 2.5 88 5.4 3.5 154
Shell Creek 9570 2.1 4.0 52 4.5 3.6 125
South Pass 9040 2.0 2.4 83 3.1 3.5 89
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .1 -M * 2.0 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.7 3.4 50 6.8 5.4 126
Sylvan Road 7140 .2 1.6 12 5.1 4.4 116
Timber Creek 7910 .1 1.0 10 2.2 2.6 85
Togwotee Pass 9590 3.5 4.7 74 6.6 5.2 127
Townsend Creek 8720 .4 1.8 22 2.7 3.5 77
Younts Peak 8340 1.5 2.3 65 7.0 3.2 219
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Basin Index (%) 64 127
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 .3 1.5 20 3.2 3.0 107
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.8 4.0 45 4.0 4.1 98
Burgess Junction 7900 .2 2.1 10 3.4 3.5 97
Dome Lake 8890 1.0 2.6 38 4.0 3.7 108
Little Goose 8560 .2 1.6 12 3.8 3.1 123
Sucker Creek 8840 .6 2.8 21 3.8 4.0 95
Tie Creek 7050 .2 .7 29 3.0 3.3 91
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Basin Index (%) 28 102
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .4 1.2 33 4.5 2.6 173
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 2.3 3.0 77 4.6 3.9 118
Grave Springs 8560 .8 1.4 57 4.3 2.6 165
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .0 1.4 0 4.9 2.4 204
Middle Powder 7760 .3 1.6 19 4.8 3.0 160
Powder River Pass 9480 2.2 2.5 88 5.4 3.5 154
Soldier Park 8680 .0 1.0 0 3.3 2.6 127
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Basin Index (%) 50 154
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 2.1 3.4 62 4.3 4.6 93
Badger Pass 6870 4.5 3.6 125 9.5 6.8 140
Barker Lakes 8250 1.4 2.8 50 5.0 3.6 139
Basin Creek 7120 .0 1.6 0 2.1 2.7 78
Beagle Springs 8880 .0 1.6 0 3.2 2.8 114
Beaver Creek 7820 .2 2.6 8 5.2 4.6 113
Black Bear 8160 3.3 5.8 57 6.8 7.3 93
Bloody Dick 7570 .0 1.6 0 3.2 3.4 94
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.4 3.2 75 6.1 4.3 142
Brackett Creek 7370 .1 2.6 4 5.7 6.6 86
Calvert Creek 6410 .1 .6 17* 2.9 2.4 121
Canyon 7870 .4 1.7 24 3.7 3.5 106
Carrot Basin 9200 4.7 5.0 94 7.0 5.8 121
Clover Meadow 8770 1.9 3.4 56 4.7 4.4 107
Crystal Lake 6130 .2 2.1 10 2.9 5.0 58
Daisy Peak 7590 .0 1.7 0 1.8 3.0 60
Darkhorse Lake 8930 2.6 5.2 50 5.0 5.8 86
Deadman Creek 6440 .6 1.4 43 3.0 2.8 107
Divide 7770 .3 1.6 19 4.6 2.9 159
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .2 .6 33* 4.6 3.2 144
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 1.1 9 3.6 2.8 129
JL Meadow 8750 2.1 -M * 4.1 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .0 1.2 0 5.2 3.4 153
Lemhi Ridge 8080 .0 1.8 0 1.9 3.0 63
Lick Creek 6880 .2 1.6 12 5.8 4.3 135
Lone Mountain 8810 2.6 3.3 79 4.4 4.7 94
Lower Twin 7920 1.0 3.3 30 4.5 4.8 94
Madison Plateau 7710 .7 3.1 23 5.2 4.8 108
Moose Creek 6170 .0 1.7 0 2.8 4.0 70
Mount Lockhart 6430 1.1 2.1 52 7.1 5.4 131
Mule Creek 8300 1.7 2.8 61 2.9 4.0 72
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.2 2.0 60 3.7 3.7 100
Onion Park 7420 .7 2.3 30 3.6 4.7 77
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .3 -M * 6.0 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 .0 -M * 9.0 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 1.5 2.4 62 3.3 3.2 103
Sacajawea 6610 .0 1.5 0 5.0 6.6 76
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.2 3.2 38 3.0 3.8 79
Short Creek 6980 .0 1.0 0 3.2 2.3 139
Shower Falls 8060 3.0 4.6 65 6.9 6.3 110
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 2.4 -M * 4.8 -M *
Spur Park 8080 2.3 3.6 64 4.1 3.5 117
Stringer Creek 6550 .1 1.6 6 3.1 4.0 78
Tepee Creek 7950 .7 2.0 35 4.5 3.2 141
Tizer Basin 6880 .0 1.9 0 3.2 2.9 110
Waldron 5640 .1 1.0 10* 4.7 4.0 118
West Yellowstone 6680 .2 1.0 20* 3.6 2.8 129
Whiskey Creek 6790 .3 1.7 18 4.8 3.8 126
White Elephant 7670 .4 3.2 12 4.3 5.4 80
Wood Creek 5970 .0 .8 0* 5.1 3.8 134
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Basin Index (%) 41 105
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 3.1 4.6 67 4.9 4.2 117
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .4 1.2 33 4.5 2.6 173
Beartooth Lake 9360 3.8 4.4 86 5.0 4.2 119
Big Goose 8010 .3 1.5 20 3.2 3.0 107
Blackwater 9840 5.4 4.7 115 6.3 4.6 137
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.8 4.0 45 4.0 4.1 98
Box Canyon 6720 .0 1.0 0 5.4 3.2 169
Brackett Creek 7370 .1 2.6 4 5.7 6.6 86
Burgess Junction 7900 .2 2.1 10 3.4 3.5 97
Burnt Mtn 5920 .3 .8 38 4.2 3.8 111
Burroughs Creek 8760 .1 -M * 4.9 -M *
Canyon 7870 .4 1.7 24 3.7 3.5 106
Castle Creek 8410 .4 .8 50 2.4 2.1 114
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 2.3 3.0 77 4.6 3.9 118
Cold Springs 9640 .9 1.6 56 4.2 2.7 156
Cole Creek 7910 .0 3.5 0 2.6 4.2 62
Deer Park 9690 2.1 3.0 70 3.4 4.1 83
Dome Lake 8890 1.0 2.6 38 4.0 3.7 108
East Boulder Mine 6310 .0 .9 0 4.9 4.1 120
Evening Star 9040 3.8 4.4 86 7.8 6.5 120
Fisher Creek 9110 4.3 5.5 78 7.8 6.9 113
Grave Springs 8560 .8 1.4 57 4.3 2.6 165
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .0 1.4 0 4.9 2.4 204
Hobbs Park 10080 1.8 3.0 60 3.4 3.6 94
Kirwin 9580 2.2 2.7 81 5.2 3.0 173
Little Goose 8560 .2 1.6 12 3.8 3.1 123
Little Warm 9370 2.2 2.0 110 4.8 2.8 171
Marquette 8800 .4 1.4 29 2.7 3.0 90
Middle Powder 7760 .3 1.6 19 4.8 3.0 160
Monument Peak 8740 3.3 4.0 82 6.0 5.4 111
Northeast Entrance 7420 .0 .8 0* 4.6 3.4 135
Owl Creek 8990 .1 1.4 7 2.6 2.1 124
Parker Peak 9420 3.9 4.4 89 6.0 4.6 130
Placer Basin 8790 3.0 3.9 77 5.4 5.3 102
Porcupine 6480 .1 .6 17 3.3 3.2 103
Powder River Pass 9480 2.2 2.5 88 5.4 3.5 154
S Fork Shields 8090 .0 2.4 0 5.2 5.6 93
Sacajawea 6610 .0 1.5 0 5.0 6.6 76
Shell Creek 9570 2.1 4.0 52 4.5 3.6 125
Shower Falls 8060 3.0 4.6 65 6.9 6.3 110
Soldier Park 8680 .0 1.0 0 3.3 2.6 127
South Pass 9040 2.0 2.4 83 3.1 3.5 89
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .1 -M * 2.0 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 .6 2.8 21 3.8 4.0 95
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.7 3.4 50 6.8 5.4 126
Sylvan Road 7140 .2 1.6 12 5.1 4.4 116
Thumb Divide 7970 1.7 2.0 85 5.3 3.6 147
Tie Creek 7050 .2 .7 29 3.0 3.3 91
Timber Creek 7910 .1 1.0 10 2.2 2.6 85
Togwotee Pass 9590 3.5 4.7 74 6.6 5.2 127
Townsend Creek 8720 .4 1.8 22 2.7 3.5 77
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 5.7 5.8 98 7.2 5.4 133
White Mill 8730 3.7 4.1 90 5.8 5.2 112
Wolverine 7650 .0 1.0 0* 4.0 3.0 133
Younts Peak 8340 1.5 2.3 65 7.0 3.2 219
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Basin Index (%) 58 118
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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.
