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 20 , 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 8.7 9.7 90 22.3 14.8 151
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 29.4 * 53.4 40.2 133
Garver Creek 4250 4.6 6.2 74 16.9 11.7 144
Grave Creek 4350 4.1 9.4 44 31.7 19.2 165
Hand Creek 5030 4.3 6.6 65 12.8 10.6 121
Hawkins Lake 6460 17.2 13.4 128 29.9 19.8 151
Poorman Creek 5050 12.7 19.8 64 50.5 34.8 145
Stahl Peak 6040 23.7 19.8 120 30.1 23.4 129
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Basin Index (%) 89 142
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 10.3 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 23.6 16.9 140 27.5 18.7 147
Bassoo Peak 5130 2.7 -M * 14.0 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 2.6 5.3 49 14.8 9.7 153
Blacktail Mtn 5660 -M 6.9 * -M 9.0 *
Emery Creek 4340 4.7 8.6 55 20.0 15.9 126
Flattop Mtn. 6280 28.5 24.8 115 43.7 31.0 141
Grave Creek 4350 4.1 9.4 44 31.7 19.2 165
Hand Creek 5030 4.3 6.6 65 12.8 10.6 121
Kraft Creek 4770 3.5 7.6 46 24.9 16.2 154
Moss Peak 6760 22.9 19.5 117 29.4 21.4 137
Noisy Basin 6070 19.8 22.7 87 27.2 26.0 105
North Fork Jocko 6110 24.9 22.6 110 35.3 30.9 114
Pike Creek 5930 3.7 -M * 26.4 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 7.0 8.2 85 20.6 13.4 154
Stahl Peak 6040 23.7 19.8 120 30.1 23.4 129
Stuart Mountain 7270 23.3 17.8 131 21.6 19.6 110
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Basin Index (%) 102 133
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 5.8 7.4 78 11.3 8.6 131
Basin Creek 7120 2.7 4.3 63 5.2 5.2 100
Black Pine 7170 5.8 5.8 100 10.3 7.9 130
Combination 5620 1.2 2.8 43 8.7 5.8 150
Copper Bottom 5200 2.9 5.4 54 17.4 10.2 171
Copper Camp 6980 23.7 24.8 96 30.0 17.6 170
Lubrecht Flume 4690 2.7 3.2 84 10.2 6.8 150
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.8 8.4 117 12.0 9.8 122
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 5.5 6.4 86 12.0 8.0 150
North Fork Jocko 6110 24.9 22.6 110 35.3 30.9 114
Peterson Meadows 7190 5.3 5.2 102 9.6 7.0 137
Skalkaho Summit 7260 13.0 12.5 104 17.4 13.6 128
Stuart Mountain 7270 23.3 17.8 131 21.6 19.6 110
Warm Springs 7840 14.4 11.5 125 17.3 13.0 133
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Basin Index (%) 102 133
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 5.2 6.0 87 -M 8.2 *
Lolo Pass 5280 10.3 16.2 64 26.9 21.0 128
Moose Creek 6170 7.9 9.7 81 13.9 12.0 116
Nez Perce Camp 5670 6.6 7.8 85 16.6 13.0 128
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 14.6 95 14.1 13.2 107
Skalkaho Summit 7260 13.0 12.5 104 17.4 13.6 128
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 9.9 * -M 20.2 *
Twin Lakes 6380 19.6 23.0 85 36.2 28.2 128
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Basin Index (%) 85 124
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 29.4 * 53.4 40.2 133
Hoodoo Basin 6060 25.1 20.8 121 37.4 29.2 128
Humboldt Gulch 4260 4.1 8.1 51 32.8 22.9 143
Lookout 5180 7.6 14.8 51 29.4 23.6 125
Mosquito Ridge 5270 10.9 18.8 58 32.2 26.6 121
Poorman Creek 5050 12.7 19.8 64 50.5 34.8 145
Sleeping Woman 6120 7.0 8.2 85 20.6 13.4 154
Stuart Mountain 7270 23.3 17.8 131 21.6 19.6 110
Sunset 5570 6.0 11.2 54 24.2 21.2 114
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Basin Index (%) 81 130
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 9.4 102 12.1 10.9 111
Barker Lakes 8250 5.8 7.4 78 11.3 8.6 131
Basin Creek 7120 2.7 4.3 63 5.2 5.2 100
Beagle Springs 8880 5.4 4.9 110 8.3 5.8 143
Bloody Dick 7570 6.0 7.2 83 10.0 9.0 111
Calvert Creek 6410 5.6 5.0 112 10.4 6.6 158
Clover Meadow 8770 6.8 8.5 80 9.9 9.9 100
Darkhorse Lake 8930 17.8 16.7 107 18.9 16.2 117
Divide 7770 4.1 5.6 73 -M 6.2 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 3.8 4.2 90 9.1 6.3 144
JL Meadow 8750 7.2 -M * 9.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.0 5.4 37 12.4 8.2 151
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.8 6.2 77 6.7 7.4 91
Lower Twin 7920 7.9 9.8 81 12.3 12.2 101
Moose Creek 6170 7.9 9.7 81 13.9 12.0 116
Mule Creek 8300 9.7 8.8 110 9.9 10.0 99
Rocker Peak 7960 8.8 7.8 113 10.1 7.4 136
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 14.6 95 14.1 13.2 107
Short Creek 6990 1.7 3.1 55 6.1 4.8 127
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 18.7 -M * 20.8 -M *
White Elephant 7670 11.8 13.5 87 18.5 15.8 117
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Basin Index (%) 89 118
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 9.4 102 12.1 10.9 111
Beaver Creek 7820 9.7 9.9 98 15.7 12.1 130
Black Bear 8160 19.8 21.3 93 25.0 21.8 115
Canyon 7870 7.8 7.5 104 11.7 8.8 133
Carrot Basin 9200 19.1 14.5 132 21.0 14.8 142
Clover Meadow 8770 6.8 8.5 80 9.9 9.9 100
Lone Mountain 8820 9.8 9.8 100 11.3 9.9 114
Lower Twin 7920 7.9 9.8 81 12.3 12.2 101
Madison Plateau 7710 13.4 12.6 106 20.1 14.8 136
Tepee Creek 7950 6.7 7.6 88 11.2 8.5 132
West Yellowstone 6680 5.5 6.2 89 12.0 8.2 146
Whiskey Creek 6790 8.5 8.2 104 17.1 11.3 151
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Basin Index (%) 99 125
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 9.7 9.9 98 15.7 12.1 130
Brackett Creek 7370 10.2 11.0 93 17.5 15.4 114
Carrot Basin 9200 19.1 14.5 132 21.0 14.8 142
Lick Creek 6880 2.4 5.1 47 10.5 8.3 127
Lone Mountain 8820 9.8 9.8 100 11.3 9.9 114
Sacajawea 6610 4.7 7.2 65 15.3 14.9 103
Shower Falls 8060 11.3 11.2 101 16.2 14.0 116
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Basin Index (%) 98 120
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.2 11.4 98 15.8 12.4 127
Frohner Meadow 6520 3.8 4.2 90 9.1 6.3 144
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.8 8.4 117 12.0 9.8 122
Tizer Basin 6880 4.2 5.4 78 7.9 6.4 123
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Basin Index (%) 99 128
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.2 11.4 98 15.8 12.4 127
Crystal Lake 6130 4.6 6.8 68 8.3 10.4 80
Daisy Peak 7590 4.0 5.4 74 5.1 6.7 76
Deadman Creek 6440 5.6 5.9 95 8.9 7.0 127
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 5.9 7.6 78 9.5 10.8 88
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.4 -M * 12.7 -M *
Spur Park 8080 12.2 11.4 107 11.6 10.0 116
Stringer Creek 6550 4.5 6.3 71 8.0 9.0 89
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Basin Index (%) 88 101
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 23.6 16.9 140 27.5 18.7 147
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .4 4.2 10 11.2 7.4 151
Mount Lockhart 6430 12.5 11.0 114 25.7 14.6 176
Pike Creek 5930 3.7 -M * 26.4 -M *
Waldron 5640 4.7 6.2 76 16.5 10.0 165
Wood Creek 5970 3.4 5.4 63 15.7 9.2 171
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Basin Index (%) 102 161
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6280 28.5 24.8 115 43.7 31.0 141
Many Glacier 4930 2.8 7.8 36 29.1 18.0 162
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Basin Index (%) 96 149
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 1.4 3.0 47 8.8 6.8 129
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Basin Index (%) 47 129
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 15.3 13.2 116 17.4 12.0 145
Box Canyon 6720 4.1 5.2 79 13.1 7.4 177
Brackett Creek 7370 10.2 11.0 93 17.5 15.4 114
Burnt Mtn 5920 .3 2.5 12 6.5 6.8 96
Canyon 7870 7.8 7.5 104 11.7 8.8 133
Cole Creek 7910 2.0 7.1 28 5.1 7.0 73
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.8 2.6 69 8.9 7.5 119
Evening Star 9030 20.7 15.9 130 25.4 17.1 149
Fisher Creek 9110 25.3 19.4 130 27.4 18.8 146
Monument Peak 8740 15.1 12.3 123 18.7 13.5 139
Northeast Entrance 7420 5.6 5.6 100 11.9 7.6 157
Parker Peak 9420 16.9 12.1 140 18.6 12.1 154
Placer Basin 8790 10.4 9.6 108 13.5 11.2 121
Porcupine 6480 .5 3.2 16 7.7 6.4 120
Sacajawea 6610 4.7 7.2 65 15.3 14.9 103
Shower Falls 8060 11.3 11.2 101 16.2 14.0 116
S Fork Shields 8090 3.8 7.6 50 13.3 12.0 111
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.4 11.3 101 18.4 13.7 134
Thumb Divide 7970 12.1 8.2 148 15.6 9.6 162
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 23.7 17.4 136 19.5 15.4 127
White Mill 8730 18.5 14.2 130 18.9 13.7 138
Wolverine 7660 6.3 7.0 90 12.5 7.8 160
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Basin Index (%) 108 132
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 10.9 10.2 107 11.5 9.2 125
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.9 3.6 81 6.6 4.8 138
Blackwater 9830 15.9 13.8 115 18.3 13.0 141
Bone Springs Div 9340 8.0 9.2 87 8.2 8.6 95
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.0 -M * 12.7 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 3.2 4.3 74 5.3 5.6 95
Cold Springs 9640 4.9 4.4 111 9.6 5.7 168
Deer Park 9690 9.8 7.4 132 11.6 9.1 127
Evening Star 9030 20.7 15.9 130 25.4 17.1 149
Grave Springs 8560 2.2 4.1 54 5.9 5.2 113
Hobbs Park 10080 8.6 7.2 119 10.0 6.8 147
Kirwin 9580 8.9 6.4 139 13.4 7.2 186
Little Warm 9370 7.4 5.6 132 10.8 7.4 146
Marquette 8800 1.7 3.8 45 4.7 5.4 87
Middle Powder 7760 3.1 5.2 60 7.0 5.8 121
Owl Creek 8990 1.1 3.1 35 4.0 3.7 108
Powder River Pass 9480 7.4 6.2 119 11.2 7.5 149
Shell Creek 9570 8.8 8.6 102 10.2 8.0 128
South Pass 9040 8.4 7.4 114 9.8 8.2 120
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.1 -M * 5.8 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.4 11.3 101 18.4 13.7 134
Sylvan Road 7140 6.5 7.2 90 14.2 10.8 131
Timber Creek 7910 .0 2.6 0 2.3 4.4 52
Togwotee Pass 9590 15.2 12.9 118 19.8 13.8 143
Townsend Creek 8720 3.5 4.6 76 7.1 6.2 115
Younts Peak 8340 11.1 8.6 129 16.0 8.6 186
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Basin Index (%) 105 133
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.8 4.2 43 6.4 5.7 112
Bone Springs Div 9340 8.0 9.2 87 8.2 8.6 95
Burgess Junction 7910 3.6 5.6 64 7.0 6.8 103
Dome Lake 8890 4.2 6.0 70 8.4 7.0 120
Little Goose 8560 3.6 5.0 72 7.5 6.4 117
Sucker Creek 8840 4.8 6.6 73 8.7 7.5 116
Tie Creek 7050 .2 3.2 6 5.9 6.0 98
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Basin Index (%) 66 109
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.9 3.6 81 6.6 4.8 138
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 7.8 7.8 100 9.2 7.6 121
Grave Springs 8560 2.2 4.1 54 5.9 5.2 113
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.8 3.8 74 7.9 4.8 165
Middle Powder 7760 3.1 5.2 60 7.0 5.8 121
Powder River Pass 9480 7.4 6.2 119 11.2 7.5 149
Soldier Park 8680 1.3 3.4 38 5.4 5.2 104
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Basin Index (%) 81 130
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 9.4 102 12.1 10.9 111
Badger Pass 6870 23.6 16.9 140 27.5 18.7 147
Barker Lakes 8250 5.8 7.4 78 11.3 8.6 131
Basin Creek 7120 2.7 4.3 63 5.2 5.2 100
Beagle Springs 8880 5.4 4.9 110 8.3 5.8 143
Beaver Creek 7820 9.7 9.9 98 15.7 12.1 130
Black Bear 8160 19.8 21.3 93 25.0 21.8 115
Bloody Dick 7570 6.0 7.2 83 10.0 9.0 111
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.2 11.4 98 15.8 12.4 127
Brackett Creek 7370 10.2 11.0 93 17.5 15.4 114
Calvert Creek 6410 5.6 5.0 112 10.4 6.6 158
Canyon 7870 7.8 7.5 104 11.7 8.8 133
Carrot Basin 9200 19.1 14.5 132 21.0 14.8 142
Clover Meadow 8770 6.8 8.5 80 9.9 9.9 100
Crystal Lake 6130 4.6 6.8 68 8.3 10.4 80
Daisy Peak 7590 4.0 5.4 74 5.1 6.7 76
Darkhorse Lake 8930 17.8 16.7 107 18.9 16.2 117
Deadman Creek 6440 5.6 5.9 95 8.9 7.0 127
Divide 7770 4.1 5.6 73 -M 6.2 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .4 4.2 10 11.2 7.4 151
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 3.8 4.2 90 9.1 6.3 144
JL Meadow 8750 7.2 -M * 9.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.0 5.4 37 12.4 8.2 151
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.8 6.2 77 6.7 7.4 91
Lick Creek 6880 2.4 5.1 47 10.5 8.3 127
Lone Mountain 8820 9.8 9.8 100 11.3 9.9 114
Lower Twin 7920 7.9 9.8 81 12.3 12.2 101
Madison Plateau 7710 13.4 12.6 106 20.1 14.8 136
Moose Creek 6170 7.9 9.7 81 13.9 12.0 116
Mount Lockhart 6430 12.5 11.0 114 25.7 14.6 176
Mule Creek 8300 9.7 8.8 110 9.9 10.0 99
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.8 8.4 117 12.0 9.8 122
Onion Park 7420 5.9 7.6 78 9.5 10.8 88
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.4 -M * 12.7 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 3.7 -M * 26.4 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 8.8 7.8 113 10.1 7.4 136
Sacajawea 6610 4.7 7.2 65 15.3 14.9 103
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 14.6 95 14.1 13.2 107
Short Creek 6990 1.7 3.1 55 6.1 4.8 127
Shower Falls 8060 11.3 11.2 101 16.2 14.0 116
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 18.7 -M * 20.8 -M *
Spur Park 8080 12.2 11.4 107 11.6 10.0 116
Stringer Creek 6550 4.5 6.3 71 8.0 9.0 89
Tepee Creek 7950 6.7 7.6 88 11.2 8.5 132
Tizer Basin 6880 4.2 5.4 78 7.9 6.4 123
Waldron 5640 4.7 6.2 76 16.5 10.0 165
West Yellowstone 6680 5.5 6.2 89 12.0 8.2 146
Whiskey Creek 6790 8.5 8.2 104 17.1 11.3 151
White Elephant 7670 11.8 13.5 87 18.5 15.8 117
Wood Creek 5970 3.4 5.4 63 15.7 9.2 171
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Basin Index (%) 94 124
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 10.9 10.2 107 11.5 9.2 125
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.9 3.6 81 6.6 4.8 138
Beartooth Lake 9360 15.3 13.2 116 17.4 12.0 145
Big Goose 8010 1.8 4.2 43 6.4 5.7 112
Blackwater 9830 15.9 13.8 115 18.3 13.0 141
Bone Springs Div 9340 8.0 9.2 87 8.2 8.6 95
Box Canyon 6720 4.1 5.2 79 13.1 7.4 177
Brackett Creek 7370 10.2 11.0 93 17.5 15.4 114
Burgess Junction 7910 3.6 5.6 64 7.0 6.8 103
Burnt Mtn 5920 .3 2.5 12 6.5 6.8 96
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.0 -M * 12.7 -M *
Canyon 7870 7.8 7.5 104 11.7 8.8 133
Castle Creek 8410 3.2 4.3 74 5.3 5.6 95
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 7.8 7.8 100 9.2 7.6 121
Cold Springs 9640 4.9 4.4 111 9.6 5.7 168
Cole Creek 7910 2.0 7.1 28 5.1 7.0 73
Deer Park 9690 9.8 7.4 132 11.6 9.1 127
Dome Lake 8890 4.2 6.0 70 8.4 7.0 120
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.8 2.6 69 8.9 7.5 119
Evening Star 9030 20.7 15.9 130 25.4 17.1 149
Fisher Creek 9110 25.3 19.4 130 27.4 18.8 146
Grave Springs 8560 2.2 4.1 54 5.9 5.2 113
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.8 3.8 74 7.9 4.8 165
Hobbs Park 10080 8.6 7.2 119 10.0 6.8 147
Kirwin 9580 8.9 6.4 139 13.4 7.2 186
Little Goose 8560 3.6 5.0 72 7.5 6.4 117
Little Warm 9370 7.4 5.6 132 10.8 7.4 146
Marquette 8800 1.7 3.8 45 4.7 5.4 87
Middle Powder 7760 3.1 5.2 60 7.0 5.8 121
Monument Peak 8740 15.1 12.3 123 18.7 13.5 139
Northeast Entrance 7420 5.6 5.6 100 11.9 7.6 157
Owl Creek 8990 1.1 3.1 35 4.0 3.7 108
Parker Peak 9420 16.9 12.1 140 18.6 12.1 154
Placer Basin 8790 10.4 9.6 108 13.5 11.2 121
Porcupine 6480 .5 3.2 16 7.7 6.4 120
Powder River Pass 9480 7.4 6.2 119 11.2 7.5 149
S Fork Shields 8090 3.8 7.6 50 13.3 12.0 111
Sacajawea 6610 4.7 7.2 65 15.3 14.9 103
Shell Creek 9570 8.8 8.6 102 10.2 8.0 128
Shower Falls 8060 11.3 11.2 101 16.2 14.0 116
Soldier Park 8680 1.3 3.4 38 5.4 5.2 104
South Pass 9040 8.4 7.4 114 9.8 8.2 120
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.1 -M * 5.8 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 4.8 6.6 73 8.7 7.5 116
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.4 11.3 101 18.4 13.7 134
Sylvan Road 7140 6.5 7.2 90 14.2 10.8 131
Thumb Divide 7970 12.1 8.2 148 15.6 9.6 162
Tie Creek 7050 .2 3.2 6 5.9 6.0 98
Timber Creek 7910 .0 2.6 0 2.3 4.4 52
Togwotee Pass 9590 15.2 12.9 118 19.8 13.8 143
Townsend Creek 8720 3.5 4.6 76 7.1 6.2 115
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 23.7 17.4 136 19.5 15.4 127
White Mill 8730 18.5 14.2 130 18.9 13.7 138
Wolverine 7660 6.3 7.0 90 12.5 7.8 160
Younts Peak 8340 11.1 8.6 129 16.0 8.6 186
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Basin Index (%) 101 130
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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.
