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 WEDNESDAY: DECEMBER 24 , 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 6.0 6.1 98 18.4 10.1 182
Bear Mountain 5460 14.2 18.2 78 45.0 31.2 144
Garver Creek 4250 2.7 4.6 59 14.2 9.0 158
Grave Creek 4350 2.6 5.0 52 27.8 13.8 201
Hand Creek 5030 2.6 3.8 68 10.5 7.0 150
Hawkins Lake 6460 12.9 9.6 134 24.5 15.1 162
Poorman Creek 5050 7.4 10.7 69 44.2 24.4 181
Stahl Peak 6040 19.3 13.6 142 25.8 17.6 147
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Basin Index (%) 95 164
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 8.8 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 17.8 11.7 152 23.0 14.0 164
Bassoo Peak 5130 1.0 -M * 12.2 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 1.2 2.8 43 12.7 7.3 174
Blacktail Mtn 5660 2.0 3.7 54 8.7 6.4 136
Emery Creek 4340 3.0 5.0 60 16.8 11.2 150
Flattop Mtn. 6280 20.3 16.0 127 34.4 22.6 152
Grave Creek 4350 2.6 5.0 52 27.8 13.8 201
Hand Creek 5030 2.6 3.8 68 10.5 7.0 150
Kraft Creek 4770 2.2 3.8 58 22.4 11.2 200
Moss Peak 6760 18.9 12.6 150 24.7 15.6 158
Noisy Basin 6070 15.9 13.8 115 22.8 18.2 125
North Fork Jocko 6110 21.8 13.9 157 29.9 21.9 137
Pike Creek 5930 5.3 -M * 21.9 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 5.2 5.1 102 17.2 9.6 179
Stahl Peak 6040 19.3 13.6 142 25.8 17.6 147
Stuart Mountain 7270 19.3 11.6 166 18.3 13.2 139
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Basin Index (%) 124 156
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 4.6 5.6 82 9.6 6.9 139
Basin Creek 7120 2.2 3.4 65 4.4 4.3 102
Black Pine 7170 4.6 3.9 118 8.7 6.1 143
Combination 5620 .7 1.6 44 7.6 4.2 181
Copper Bottom 5200 1.9 3.2 59 14.7 6.8 216
Copper Camp 6980 17.2 15.6 110 25.2 12.9 195
Lubrecht Flume 4690 1.3 1.8 72 8.4 5.1 165
Nevada Ridge 7030 7.5 5.4 139 9.7 7.4 131
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 3.8 4.0 95 10.0 6.2 161
North Fork Jocko 6110 21.8 13.9 157 29.9 21.9 137
Peterson Meadows 7190 3.6 3.8 95 7.8 5.4 144
Skalkaho Summit 7260 9.1 8.2 111 13.1 9.2 142
Stuart Mountain 7270 19.3 11.6 166 18.3 13.2 139
Warm Springs 7840 11.6 8.3 140 14.5 9.6 151
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Basin Index (%) 121 153
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 3.5 4.0 88 -M 6.5 *
Lolo Pass 5280 6.5 9.0 72 21.8 15.4 142
Moose Creek 6170 6.5 5.8 112 11.8 8.9 133
Nez Perce Camp 5670 5.0 4.6 109 14.3 10.0 143
Saddle Mtn. 7890 11.0 9.4 117 11.8 9.2 128
Skalkaho Summit 7260 9.1 8.2 111 13.1 9.2 142
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 5.8 * -M 14.2 *
Twin Lakes 6380 13.0 14.2 92 28.1 21.2 133
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Basin Index (%) 99 137
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 14.2 18.2 78 45.0 31.2 144
Hoodoo Basin 6060 17.2 13.9 124 29.8 20.5 145
Humboldt Gulch 4260 2.0 4.6 43 24.5 17.2 142
Lookout 5180 3.7 8.2 45 24.3 17.4 140
Mosquito Ridge 5270 5.4 11.7 46 26.3 20.2 130
Poorman Creek 5050 7.4 10.7 69 44.2 24.4 181
Sleeping Woman 6120 5.2 5.1 102 17.2 9.6 179
Stuart Mountain 7270 19.3 11.6 166 18.3 13.2 139
Sunset 5570 3.8 6.3 60 21.6 15.2 142
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Basin Index (%) 87 149
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 6.9 6.6 105 9.3 8.8 106
Barker Lakes 8250 4.6 5.6 82 9.6 6.9 139
Basin Creek 7120 2.2 3.4 65 4.4 4.3 102
Beagle Springs 8880 2.5 3.4 74 5.8 4.5 129
Bloody Dick 7570 4.9 4.4 111 8.6 6.5 132
Calvert Creek 6410 4.9 3.1 158 9.1 4.6 198
Clover Meadow 8770 5.2 6.6 79 8.6 7.6 113
Darkhorse Lake 8930 14.1 11.8 119 15.9 12.1 131
Divide 7770 2.6 3.6 72 -M 4.6 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.0 3.0 67 8.1 5.0 162
JL Meadow 8750 5.2 -M * 7.9 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 1.0 3.6 28 7.4 6.1 121
Lemhi Ridge 8080 3.9 4.2 93 5.8 5.6 104
Lower Twin 7920 6.7 6.8 99 10.7 9.1 118
Moose Creek 6170 6.5 5.8 112 11.8 8.9 133
Mule Creek 8300 8.0 6.2 129 8.5 7.2 118
Rocker Peak 7960 7.5 5.8 129 8.8 5.7 154
Saddle Mtn. 7890 11.0 9.4 117 11.8 9.2 128
Short Creek 6990 1.2 2.2 55 4.8 3.9 123
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 14.6 -M * 17.3 -M *
White Elephant 7670 6.5 9.0 72 11.7 11.2 104
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Basin Index (%) 98 126
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 6.9 6.6 105 9.3 8.8 106
Beaver Creek 7820 5.4 6.4 84 11.2 8.4 133
Black Bear 8160 12.2 14.6 84 16.5 15.7 105
Canyon 7870 5.0 4.8 104 8.7 6.4 136
Carrot Basin 9200 12.8 10.4 123 15.4 11.0 140
Clover Meadow 8770 5.2 6.6 79 8.6 7.6 113
Lone Mountain 8820 7.9 6.8 116 9.4 7.7 122
Lower Twin 7920 6.7 6.8 99 10.7 9.1 118
Madison Plateau 7710 6.9 8.4 82 12.1 10.5 115
Tepee Creek 7950 4.5 5.0 90 8.7 6.2 140
West Yellowstone 6680 2.8 3.9 72 7.7 5.9 131
Whiskey Creek 6790 4.6 5.2 88 11.0 8.2 134
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Basin Index (%) 95 123
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 5.4 6.4 84 11.2 8.4 133
Brackett Creek 7370 8.4 7.2 117 15.5 11.6 134
Carrot Basin 9200 12.8 10.4 123 15.4 11.0 140
Lick Creek 6880 2.9 3.6 81 9.5 6.6 144
Lone Mountain 8820 7.9 6.8 116 9.4 7.7 122
Sacajawea 6610 3.9 4.6 85 13.3 10.8 123
Shower Falls 8060 9.3 8.4 111 14.0 10.8 130
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Basin Index (%) 107 132
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 9.6 7.7 125 14.1 8.8 160
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.0 3.0 67 8.1 5.0 162
Nevada Ridge 7030 7.5 5.4 139 9.7 7.4 131
Tizer Basin 6880 2.6 4.2 62 6.4 5.3 121
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Basin Index (%) 107 145
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 9.6 7.7 125 14.1 8.8 160
Crystal Lake 6130 4.3 4.6 93 7.9 7.8 101
Daisy Peak 7590 3.7 3.8 97 4.7 4.8 98
Deadman Creek 6440 4.4 3.8 116 7.9 5.4 146
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 4.5 4.9 92 7.8 8.4 93
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.8 -M * 11.1 -M *
Spur Park 8080 10.3 8.2 126 10.0 7.0 143
Stringer Creek 6550 3.5 4.1 85 6.6 6.9 96
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Basin Index (%) 109 120
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 17.8 11.7 152 23.0 14.0 164
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.3 2.3 57 10.1 5.8 174
Mount Lockhart 6430 9.3 7.2 129 21.4 9.9 216
Pike Creek 5930 5.3 -M * 21.9 -M *
Waldron 5640 3.3 3.9 85 14.7 7.0 210
Wood Creek 5970 2.8 2.8 100 13.8 7.1 194
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Basin Index (%) 124 189
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6280 20.3 16.0 127 34.4 22.6 152
Many Glacier 4930 1.8 4.2 43 24.2 13.6 178
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Basin Index (%) 109 162
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 2.2 1.6 138 7.6 5.4 141
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Basin Index (%) 138 141
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 13.2 9.0 147 14.7 8.4 175
Box Canyon 6720 3.1 3.2 97 10.7 5.8 184
Brackett Creek 7370 8.4 7.2 117 15.5 11.6 134
Burnt Mtn 5920 .2 2.0 10 5.8 5.9 98
Canyon 7870 5.0 4.8 104 8.7 6.4 136
Cole Creek 7910 2.0 5.8 34 4.3 6.0 72
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.5 2.3 65 8.1 6.6 123
Evening Star 9030 16.2 10.6 153 20.9 13.2 158
Fisher Creek 9110 19.4 13.5 144 22.0 13.1 168
Monument Peak 8740 -M 8.4 * -M 9.6 *
Northeast Entrance 7420 4.4 3.2 138 9.9 6.0 165
Parker Peak 9420 12.8 9.1 141 14.4 9.0 160
Placer Basin 8790 8.6 6.9 125 11.7 8.7 134
Porcupine 6480 1.5 1.8 83 7.0 5.0 140
Sacajawea 6610 3.9 4.6 85 13.3 10.8 123
Shower Falls 8060 9.3 8.4 111 14.0 10.8 130
S Fork Shields 8090 3.7 4.7 79 12.3 9.4 131
Sylvan Lake 8440 7.7 7.7 100 13.5 10.4 130
Thumb Divide 7970 7.9 5.4 146 11.2 7.6 147
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 16.2 11.8 137 16.2 11.0 147
White Mill 8730 14.8 9.6 154 15.8 9.8 161
Wolverine 7660 5.1 4.4 116 10.7 5.6 191
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Basin Index (%) 121 144
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 8.4 7.8 108 10.0 7.2 139
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 1.8 2.6 69 6.1 4.0 152
Blackwater 9830 12.5 10.2 123 14.5 9.8 148
Bone Springs Div 9340 6.5 6.8 96 7.2 6.6 109
Burroughs Creek 8760 5.4 -M * 11.4 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 2.6 3.0 87 4.9 4.2 117
Cold Springs 9640 3.1 3.4 91 7.4 4.4 168
Deer Park 9690 6.6 5.2 127 8.3 7.1 117
Evening Star 9030 16.2 10.6 153 20.9 13.2 158
Grave Springs 8560 1.6 3.0 53 5.5 4.0 138
Hobbs Park 10080 5.5 5.6 98 7.1 5.4 131
Kirwin 9580 7.2 5.0 144 11.4 5.4 211
Little Warm 9370 5.1 4.0 128 8.4 5.7 147
Marquette 8800 .6 3.4 18 3.9 4.4 89
Middle Powder 7760 2.1 3.8 55 6.3 4.8 131
Owl Creek 8990 .8 2.3 35 3.7 3.0 123
Powder River Pass 9480 6.2 4.4 141 10.0 5.6 179
Shell Creek 9570 6.4 6.8 94 8.7 6.0 145
South Pass 9040 5.6 5.4 104 7.2 6.6 109
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 1.6 -M * 4.3 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 7.7 7.7 100 13.5 10.4 130
Sylvan Road 7140 4.2 4.8 88 11.3 8.0 141
Timber Creek 7910 .0 1.9 0 2.7 3.8 71
Togwotee Pass 9590 11.4 9.9 115 15.6 10.2 153
Townsend Creek 8720 1.9 3.6 53 5.1 5.2 98
Younts Peak 8340 8.5 5.8 147 13.8 6.4 216
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Basin Index (%) 104 141
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.6 3.1 52 5.2 4.4 118
Bone Springs Div 9340 6.5 6.8 96 7.2 6.6 109
Burgess Junction 7910 2.6 4.0 65 5.8 5.0 116
Dome Lake 8890 2.8 4.2 67 6.8 5.4 126
Little Goose 8560 2.3 3.6 64 6.2 5.2 119
Sucker Creek 8840 3.2 4.8 67 6.9 5.9 117
Tie Creek 7050 .6 1.7 35 5.0 4.8 104
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Basin Index (%) 70 116
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 1.8 2.6 69 6.1 4.0 152
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 5.4 5.6 96 7.3 6.0 122
Grave Springs 8560 1.6 3.0 53 5.5 4.0 138
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.0 2.6 77 6.7 3.8 176
Middle Powder 7760 2.1 3.8 55 6.3 4.8 131
Powder River Pass 9480 6.2 4.4 141 10.0 5.6 179
Soldier Park 8680 1.4 2.0 70 4.7 4.0 118
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Basin Index (%) 85 145
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 6.9 6.6 105 9.3 8.8 106
Badger Pass 6870 17.8 11.7 152 23.0 14.0 164
Barker Lakes 8250 4.6 5.6 82 9.6 6.9 139
Basin Creek 7120 2.2 3.4 65 4.4 4.3 102
Beagle Springs 8880 2.5 3.4 74 5.8 4.5 129
Beaver Creek 7820 5.4 6.4 84 11.2 8.4 133
Black Bear 8160 12.2 14.6 84 16.5 15.7 105
Bloody Dick 7570 4.9 4.4 111 8.6 6.5 132
Boulder Mountain 7890 9.6 7.7 125 14.1 8.8 160
Brackett Creek 7370 8.4 7.2 117 15.5 11.6 134
Calvert Creek 6410 4.9 3.1 158 9.1 4.6 198
Canyon 7870 5.0 4.8 104 8.7 6.4 136
Carrot Basin 9200 12.8 10.4 123 15.4 11.0 140
Clover Meadow 8770 5.2 6.6 79 8.6 7.6 113
Crystal Lake 6130 4.3 4.6 93 7.9 7.8 101
Daisy Peak 7590 3.7 3.8 97 4.7 4.8 98
Darkhorse Lake 8930 14.1 11.8 119 15.9 12.1 131
Deadman Creek 6440 4.4 3.8 116 7.9 5.4 146
Divide 7770 2.6 3.6 72 -M 4.6 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.3 2.3 57 10.1 5.8 174
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.0 3.0 67 8.1 5.0 162
JL Meadow 8750 5.2 -M * 7.9 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 1.0 3.6 28 7.4 6.1 121
Lemhi Ridge 8080 3.9 4.2 93 5.8 5.6 104
Lick Creek 6880 2.9 3.6 81 9.5 6.6 144
Lone Mountain 8820 7.9 6.8 116 9.4 7.7 122
Lower Twin 7920 6.7 6.8 99 10.7 9.1 118
Madison Plateau 7710 6.9 8.4 82 12.1 10.5 115
Moose Creek 6170 6.5 5.8 112 11.8 8.9 133
Mount Lockhart 6430 9.3 7.2 129 21.4 9.9 216
Mule Creek 8300 8.0 6.2 129 8.5 7.2 118
Nevada Ridge 7030 7.5 5.4 139 9.7 7.4 131
Onion Park 7420 4.5 4.9 92 7.8 8.4 93
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.8 -M * 11.1 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 5.3 -M * 21.9 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 7.5 5.8 129 8.8 5.7 154
Sacajawea 6610 3.9 4.6 85 13.3 10.8 123
Saddle Mtn. 7890 11.0 9.4 117 11.8 9.2 128
Short Creek 6990 1.2 2.2 55 4.8 3.9 123
Shower Falls 8060 9.3 8.4 111 14.0 10.8 130
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 14.6 -M * 17.3 -M *
Spur Park 8080 10.3 8.2 126 10.0 7.0 143
Stringer Creek 6550 3.5 4.1 85 6.6 6.9 96
Tepee Creek 7950 4.5 5.0 90 8.7 6.2 140
Tizer Basin 6880 2.6 4.2 62 6.4 5.3 121
Waldron 5640 3.3 3.9 85 14.7 7.0 210
West Yellowstone 6680 2.8 3.9 72 7.7 5.9 131
Whiskey Creek 6790 4.6 5.2 88 11.0 8.2 134
White Elephant 7670 6.5 9.0 72 11.7 11.2 104
Wood Creek 5970 2.8 2.8 100 13.8 7.1 194
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Basin Index (%) 102 134
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 8.4 7.8 108 10.0 7.2 139
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 1.8 2.6 69 6.1 4.0 152
Beartooth Lake 9360 13.2 9.0 147 14.7 8.4 175
Big Goose 8010 1.6 3.1 52 5.2 4.4 118
Blackwater 9830 12.5 10.2 123 14.5 9.8 148
Bone Springs Div 9340 6.5 6.8 96 7.2 6.6 109
Box Canyon 6720 3.1 3.2 97 10.7 5.8 184
Brackett Creek 7370 8.4 7.2 117 15.5 11.6 134
Burgess Junction 7910 2.6 4.0 65 5.8 5.0 116
Burnt Mtn 5920 .2 2.0 10 5.8 5.9 98
Burroughs Creek 8760 5.4 -M * 11.4 -M *
Canyon 7870 5.0 4.8 104 8.7 6.4 136
Castle Creek 8410 2.6 3.0 87 4.9 4.2 117
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 5.4 5.6 96 7.3 6.0 122
Cold Springs 9640 3.1 3.4 91 7.4 4.4 168
Cole Creek 7910 2.0 5.8 34 4.3 6.0 72
Deer Park 9690 6.6 5.2 127 8.3 7.1 117
Dome Lake 8890 2.8 4.2 67 6.8 5.4 126
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.5 2.3 65 8.1 6.6 123
Evening Star 9030 16.2 10.6 153 20.9 13.2 158
Fisher Creek 9110 19.4 13.5 144 22.0 13.1 168
Grave Springs 8560 1.6 3.0 53 5.5 4.0 138
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.0 2.6 77 6.7 3.8 176
Hobbs Park 10080 5.5 5.6 98 7.1 5.4 131
Kirwin 9580 7.2 5.0 144 11.4 5.4 211
Little Goose 8560 2.3 3.6 64 6.2 5.2 119
Little Warm 9370 5.1 4.0 128 8.4 5.7 147
Marquette 8800 .6 3.4 18 3.9 4.4 89
Middle Powder 7760 2.1 3.8 55 6.3 4.8 131
Monument Peak 8740 -M 8.4 * -M 9.6 *
Northeast Entrance 7420 4.4 3.2 138 9.9 6.0 165
Owl Creek 8990 .8 2.3 35 3.7 3.0 123
Parker Peak 9420 12.8 9.1 141 14.4 9.0 160
Placer Basin 8790 8.6 6.9 125 11.7 8.7 134
Porcupine 6480 1.5 1.8 83 7.0 5.0 140
Powder River Pass 9480 6.2 4.4 141 10.0 5.6 179
S Fork Shields 8090 3.7 4.7 79 12.3 9.4 131
Sacajawea 6610 3.9 4.6 85 13.3 10.8 123
Shell Creek 9570 6.4 6.8 94 8.7 6.0 145
Shower Falls 8060 9.3 8.4 111 14.0 10.8 130
Soldier Park 8680 1.4 2.0 70 4.7 4.0 118
South Pass 9040 5.6 5.4 104 7.2 6.6 109
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 1.6 -M * 4.3 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 3.2 4.8 67 6.9 5.9 117
Sylvan Lake 8440 7.7 7.7 100 13.5 10.4 130
Sylvan Road 7140 4.2 4.8 88 11.3 8.0 141
Thumb Divide 7970 7.9 5.4 146 11.2 7.6 147
Tie Creek 7050 .6 1.7 35 5.0 4.8 104
Timber Creek 7910 .0 1.9 0 2.7 3.8 71
Togwotee Pass 9590 11.4 9.9 115 15.6 10.2 153
Townsend Creek 8720 1.9 3.6 53 5.1 5.2 98
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 16.2 11.8 137 16.2 11.0 147
White Mill 8730 14.8 9.6 154 15.8 9.8 161
Wolverine 7660 5.1 4.4 116 10.7 5.6 191
Younts Peak 8340 8.5 5.8 147 13.8 6.4 216
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Basin Index (%) 107 140
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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.
