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: JANUARY 11 , 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 8.9 8.6 103 22.2 13.2 168
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 25.2 * 52.9 36.8 144
Garver Creek 4250 4.6 5.8 79 16.8 11.0 153
Grave Creek 4350 4.2 8.6 49 31.3 17.4 180
Hand Creek 5030 4.4 5.8 76 12.8 9.4 136
Hawkins Lake 6460 16.7 12.3 136 29.1 18.2 160
Poorman Creek 5050 12.4 17.6 70 50.4 31.6 159
Stahl Peak 6040 23.3 18.2 128 29.8 21.8 137
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Basin Index (%) 97 154
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 10.2 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 23.5 15.2 155 27.4 17.8 154
Bassoo Peak 5130 2.6 -M * 14.1 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 2.4 4.6 52 14.8 8.8 168
Blacktail Mtn 5660 -M 5.8 * -M 7.9 *
Emery Creek 4340 4.9 7.8 63 19.8 14.4 138
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 21.2 * -M 28.2 *
Grave Creek 4350 4.2 8.6 49 31.3 17.4 180
Hand Creek 5030 4.4 5.8 76 12.8 9.4 136
Kraft Creek 4770 3.2 6.5 49 24.6 14.9 165
Moss Peak 6760 22.9 18.2 126 29.3 19.6 149
Noisy Basin 6070 20.3 21.0 97 27.1 25.3 107
North Fork Jocko 6110 24.3 19.3 126 34.1 27.5 124
Pike Creek 5930 5.9 -M * 26.2 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 7.4 7.3 101 20.3 12.2 166
Stahl Peak 6040 23.3 18.2 128 29.8 21.8 137
Stuart Mountain 7270 22.9 16.2 141 21.6 17.2 126
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Basin Index (%) 110 142
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 6.0 6.6 91 11.3 7.8 145
Basin Creek 7120 2.7 4.0 68 5.2 5.0 104
Black Pine 7170 6.0 5.2 115 10.3 7.0 147
Combination 5620 1.0 2.6 38 8.6 5.5 156
Copper Bottom 5200 3.5 4.8 73 17.3 9.1 190
Copper Camp 6980 22.9 24.6 93 29.9 16.9 177
Lubrecht Flume 4690 2.6 2.8 93 10.2 6.2 165
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.9 7.3 136 12.1 9.2 132
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 5.6 5.5 102 12.0 7.6 158
North Fork Jocko 6110 24.3 19.3 126 34.1 27.5 124
Peterson Meadows 7190 5.4 4.7 115 9.6 6.6 145
Skalkaho Summit 7260 12.9 10.6 122 16.6 12.3 135
Stuart Mountain 7270 22.9 16.2 141 21.6 17.2 126
Warm Springs 7840 14.5 10.3 141 17.2 11.8 146
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Basin Index (%) 113 144
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 5.2 5.2 100 -M 7.6 *
Lolo Pass 5280 10.2 13.2 77 26.8 19.3 139
Moose Creek 6170 8.0 8.6 93 13.8 11.6 119
Nez Perce Camp 5670 6.7 6.8 99 16.6 12.1 137
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 13.0 106 13.9 11.5 121
Skalkaho Summit 7260 12.9 10.6 122 16.6 12.3 135
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 8.6 * -M 18.4 *
Twin Lakes 6380 19.5 19.6 99 35.9 26.3 137
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Basin Index (%) 99 133
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 25.2 * 52.9 36.8 144
Hoodoo Basin 6060 25.1 20.0 126 37.8 24.8 152
Humboldt Gulch 4260 4.4 7.0 63 29.6 20.2 147
Lookout 5180 7.8 12.4 63 29.4 21.4 137
Mosquito Ridge 5270 10.9 17.6 62 32.1 24.3 132
Poorman Creek 5050 12.4 17.6 70 50.4 31.6 159
Sleeping Woman 6120 7.4 7.3 101 20.3 12.2 166
Stuart Mountain 7270 22.9 16.2 141 21.6 17.2 126
Sunset 5570 6.2 9.9 63 24.3 19.2 127
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Basin Index (%) 90 144
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 8.6 112 12.1 10.2 119
Barker Lakes 8250 6.0 6.6 91 11.3 7.8 145
Basin Creek 7120 2.7 4.0 68 5.2 5.0 104
Beagle Springs 8880 5.4 4.5 120 8.3 5.2 160
Bloody Dick 7570 6.2 6.2 100 9.8 7.8 126
Calvert Creek 6410 5.8 4.8 121 10.3 6.2 166
Clover Meadow 8770 6.8 7.9 86 10.0 9.2 109
Darkhorse Lake 8930 17.9 15.4 116 18.8 14.5 130
Divide 7770 4.1 5.0 82 -M 5.7 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.9 3.8 76 9.2 5.8 159
JL Meadow 8750 7.2 -M * 9.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.4 5.0 48 12.4 7.8 159
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.8 5.5 87 6.8 6.8 100
Lower Twin 7920 8.0 9.0 89 12.3 11.4 108
Moose Creek 6170 8.0 8.6 93 13.8 11.6 119
Mule Creek 8300 9.8 7.5 131 9.9 8.7 114
Rocker Peak 7960 8.8 7.0 126 10.0 7.1 141
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 13.0 106 13.9 11.5 121
Short Creek 6990 1.7 2.8 61 6.0 4.6 130
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 18.5 -M * 20.8 -M *
White Elephant 7670 11.7 12.1 97 18.4 15.2 121
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Basin Index (%) 99 127
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 8.6 112 12.1 10.2 119
Beaver Creek 7820 9.8 9.2 107 15.6 11.0 142
Black Bear 8160 19.7 19.3 102 24.8 20.0 124
Canyon 7870 7.8 6.8 115 11.7 8.2 143
Carrot Basin 9200 19.2 12.8 150 21.0 14.0 150
Clover Meadow 8770 6.8 7.9 86 10.0 9.2 109
Lone Mountain 8820 9.6 8.4 114 11.2 9.4 119
Lower Twin 7920 8.0 9.0 89 12.3 11.4 108
Madison Plateau 7710 13.6 11.1 123 20.0 13.2 152
Tepee Creek 7950 6.8 6.7 101 11.2 8.1 138
West Yellowstone 6680 5.7 5.5 104 11.9 7.8 153
Whiskey Creek 6790 8.6 7.2 119 17.1 10.9 157
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Basin Index (%) 111 134
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 9.8 9.2 107 15.6 11.0 142
Brackett Creek 7370 10.3 9.6 107 17.4 14.2 123
Carrot Basin 9200 19.2 12.8 150 21.0 14.0 150
Lick Creek 6880 3.4 4.8 71 10.5 7.8 135
Lone Mountain 8820 9.6 8.4 114 11.2 9.4 119
Sacajawea 6610 4.4 6.5 68 14.9 13.5 110
Shower Falls 8060 11.0 10.4 106 15.9 13.4 119
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Basin Index (%) 110 128
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.3 10.4 109 15.8 10.7 148
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.9 3.8 76 9.2 5.8 159
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.9 7.3 136 12.1 9.2 132
Tizer Basin 6880 3.8 5.0 76 7.8 6.0 130
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Basin Index (%) 105 142
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.3 10.4 109 15.8 10.7 148
Crystal Lake 6130 4.4 6.4 69 8.3 9.4 88
Daisy Peak 7590 4.0 4.8 83 5.1 6.2 82
Deadman Creek 6440 5.2 4.8 108 8.8 6.5 135
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 5.7 5.9 97 9.1 9.9 92
Pickfoot Creek 6680 2.2 -M * 12.7 -M *
Spur Park 8080 11.9 10.6 112 11.3 8.9 127
Stringer Creek 6550 4.5 5.1 88 7.8 8.2 95
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Basin Index (%) 98 111
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 23.5 15.2 155 27.4 17.8 154
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.9 3.8 50 11.3 6.9 164
Mount Lockhart 6430 13.0 10.0 130 25.2 13.8 183
Pike Creek 5930 5.9 -M * 26.2 -M *
Waldron 5640 5.3 5.6 95 16.3 9.4 173
Wood Creek 5970 4.4 4.2 105 15.6 8.5 184
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Basin Index (%) 124 170
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 21.2 * -M 28.2 *
Many Glacier 4930 3.4 6.4 53 28.4 16.4 173
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Basin Index (%) 53 173
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 1.9 2.7 70 8.7 6.5 134
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Basin Index (%) 70 134
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 15.4 11.6 133 17.3 11.0 157
Box Canyon 6720 4.2 4.6 91 13.0 6.7 194
Brackett Creek 7370 10.3 9.6 107 17.4 14.2 123
Burnt Mtn 5920 .6 2.5 24 6.4 6.8 94
Canyon 7870 7.8 6.8 115 11.7 8.2 143
Cole Creek 7910 2.0 6.6 30 5.0 6.5 77
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.6 2.8 57 8.9 7.4 120
Evening Star 9030 20.7 14.0 148 25.1 16.0 157
Fisher Creek 9110 25.2 17.2 147 27.2 17.6 155
Monument Peak 8740 15.0 10.6 142 18.5 12.1 153
Northeast Entrance 7420 5.4 4.8 112 11.8 7.0 169
Parker Peak 9420 16.9 11.4 148 18.6 11.0 169
Placer Basin 8790 10.1 8.8 115 13.5 10.4 130
Porcupine 6480 1.0 2.8 36 7.8 6.0 130
Sacajawea 6610 4.4 6.5 68 14.9 13.5 110
Shower Falls 8060 11.0 10.4 106 15.9 13.4 119
S Fork Shields 8090 4.5 7.0 64 13.4 11.0 122
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.5 10.2 113 18.4 13.0 142
Thumb Divide 7970 12.1 7.6 159 15.5 9.2 168
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 23.8 15.6 153 -M 14.6 *
White Mill 8730 18.6 12.4 150 18.9 12.6 150
Wolverine 7660 6.6 6.0 110 12.5 7.1 176
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Basin Index (%) 120 141
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 9.8 9.8 100 11.1 8.2 135
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.8 3.4 82 6.7 4.7 143
Blackwater 9830 15.8 12.4 127 18.3 12.1 151
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.9 8.2 96 8.1 8.0 101
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.2 -M * 12.9 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 3.2 3.6 89 5.4 4.9 110
Cold Springs 9640 5.0 4.1 122 9.6 5.2 185
Deer Park 9690 9.8 6.8 144 11.6 8.7 133
Evening Star 9030 20.7 14.0 148 25.1 16.0 157
Grave Springs 8560 2.0 3.8 53 5.8 4.9 118
Hobbs Park 10080 8.7 6.9 126 10.1 6.5 155
Kirwin 9580 9.0 6.0 150 13.3 6.6 202
Little Warm 9370 7.4 5.2 142 10.9 6.6 165
Marquette 8800 1.7 3.8 45 4.7 5.2 90
Middle Powder 7760 2.8 4.8 58 7.0 5.4 130
Owl Creek 8990 1.1 2.8 39 4.1 3.4 121
Powder River Pass 9480 7.4 5.8 128 11.2 7.0 160
Shell Creek 9570 7.9 7.9 100 10.2 7.4 138
South Pass 9040 8.4 6.6 127 9.8 7.6 129
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.3 -M * 5.8 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.5 10.2 113 18.4 13.0 142
Sylvan Road 7140 6.6 6.2 106 14.2 10.2 139
Timber Creek 7910 .2 2.5 8 2.8 4.2 67
Togwotee Pass 9590 15.3 12.0 128 19.7 12.7 155
Townsend Creek 8720 3.5 4.4 80 7.1 6.0 118
Younts Peak 8340 11.5 7.4 155 15.8 7.8 203
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Basin Index (%) 113 143
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.8 3.9 46 6.2 5.4 115
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.9 8.2 96 8.1 8.0 101
Burgess Junction 7910 3.1 5.1 61 6.5 6.4 102
Dome Lake 8890 4.0 5.5 73 8.3 6.6 126
Little Goose 8560 3.4 4.8 71 7.4 6.0 123
Sucker Creek 8840 4.2 6.0 70 8.0 6.8 118
Tie Creek 7050 .1 2.4 4 5.4 5.6 96
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Basin Index (%) 68 111
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.8 3.4 82 6.7 4.7 143
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 7.2 7.1 101 8.8 6.8 129
Grave Springs 8560 2.0 3.8 53 5.8 4.9 118
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.9 3.6 81 7.8 4.6 170
Middle Powder 7760 2.8 4.8 58 7.0 5.4 130
Powder River Pass 9480 7.4 5.8 128 11.2 7.0 160
Soldier Park 8680 1.5 2.9 52 5.4 4.8 112
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Basin Index (%) 85 138
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 8.6 112 12.1 10.2 119
Badger Pass 6870 23.5 15.2 155 27.4 17.8 154
Barker Lakes 8250 6.0 6.6 91 11.3 7.8 145
Basin Creek 7120 2.7 4.0 68 5.2 5.0 104
Beagle Springs 8880 5.4 4.5 120 8.3 5.2 160
Beaver Creek 7820 9.8 9.2 107 15.6 11.0 142
Black Bear 8160 19.7 19.3 102 24.8 20.0 124
Bloody Dick 7570 6.2 6.2 100 9.8 7.8 126
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.3 10.4 109 15.8 10.7 148
Brackett Creek 7370 10.3 9.6 107 17.4 14.2 123
Calvert Creek 6410 5.8 4.8 121 10.3 6.2 166
Canyon 7870 7.8 6.8 115 11.7 8.2 143
Carrot Basin 9200 19.2 12.8 150 21.0 14.0 150
Clover Meadow 8770 6.8 7.9 86 10.0 9.2 109
Crystal Lake 6130 4.4 6.4 69 8.3 9.4 88
Daisy Peak 7590 4.0 4.8 83 5.1 6.2 82
Darkhorse Lake 8930 17.9 15.4 116 18.8 14.5 130
Deadman Creek 6440 5.2 4.8 108 8.8 6.5 135
Divide 7770 4.1 5.0 82 -M 5.7 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.9 3.8 50 11.3 6.9 164
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.9 3.8 76 9.2 5.8 159
JL Meadow 8750 7.2 -M * 9.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.4 5.0 48 12.4 7.8 159
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.8 5.5 87 6.8 6.8 100
Lick Creek 6880 3.4 4.8 71 10.5 7.8 135
Lone Mountain 8820 9.6 8.4 114 11.2 9.4 119
Lower Twin 7920 8.0 9.0 89 12.3 11.4 108
Madison Plateau 7710 13.6 11.1 123 20.0 13.2 152
Moose Creek 6170 8.0 8.6 93 13.8 11.6 119
Mount Lockhart 6430 13.0 10.0 130 25.2 13.8 183
Mule Creek 8300 9.8 7.5 131 9.9 8.7 114
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.9 7.3 136 12.1 9.2 132
Onion Park 7420 5.7 5.9 97 9.1 9.9 92
Pickfoot Creek 6680 2.2 -M * 12.7 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 5.9 -M * 26.2 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 8.8 7.0 126 10.0 7.1 141
Sacajawea 6610 4.4 6.5 68 14.9 13.5 110
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 13.0 106 13.9 11.5 121
Short Creek 6990 1.7 2.8 61 6.0 4.6 130
Shower Falls 8060 11.0 10.4 106 15.9 13.4 119
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 18.5 -M * 20.8 -M *
Spur Park 8080 11.9 10.6 112 11.3 8.9 127
Stringer Creek 6550 4.5 5.1 88 7.8 8.2 95
Tepee Creek 7950 6.8 6.7 101 11.2 8.1 138
Tizer Basin 6880 3.8 5.0 76 7.8 6.0 130
Waldron 5640 5.3 5.6 95 16.3 9.4 173
West Yellowstone 6680 5.7 5.5 104 11.9 7.8 153
Whiskey Creek 6790 8.6 7.2 119 17.1 10.9 157
White Elephant 7670 11.7 12.1 97 18.4 15.2 121
Wood Creek 5970 4.4 4.2 105 15.6 8.5 184
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Basin Index (%) 106 133
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 9.8 9.8 100 11.1 8.2 135
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.8 3.4 82 6.7 4.7 143
Beartooth Lake 9360 15.4 11.6 133 17.3 11.0 157
Big Goose 8010 1.8 3.9 46 6.2 5.4 115
Blackwater 9830 15.8 12.4 127 18.3 12.1 151
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.9 8.2 96 8.1 8.0 101
Box Canyon 6720 4.2 4.6 91 13.0 6.7 194
Brackett Creek 7370 10.3 9.6 107 17.4 14.2 123
Burgess Junction 7910 3.1 5.1 61 6.5 6.4 102
Burnt Mtn 5920 .6 2.5 24 6.4 6.8 94
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.2 -M * 12.9 -M *
Canyon 7870 7.8 6.8 115 11.7 8.2 143
Castle Creek 8410 3.2 3.6 89 5.4 4.9 110
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 7.2 7.1 101 8.8 6.8 129
Cold Springs 9640 5.0 4.1 122 9.6 5.2 185
Cole Creek 7910 2.0 6.6 30 5.0 6.5 77
Deer Park 9690 9.8 6.8 144 11.6 8.7 133
Dome Lake 8890 4.0 5.5 73 8.3 6.6 126
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.6 2.8 57 8.9 7.4 120
Evening Star 9030 20.7 14.0 148 25.1 16.0 157
Fisher Creek 9110 25.2 17.2 147 27.2 17.6 155
Grave Springs 8560 2.0 3.8 53 5.8 4.9 118
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.9 3.6 81 7.8 4.6 170
Hobbs Park 10080 8.7 6.9 126 10.1 6.5 155
Kirwin 9580 9.0 6.0 150 13.3 6.6 202
Little Goose 8560 3.4 4.8 71 7.4 6.0 123
Little Warm 9370 7.4 5.2 142 10.9 6.6 165
Marquette 8800 1.7 3.8 45 4.7 5.2 90
Middle Powder 7760 2.8 4.8 58 7.0 5.4 130
Monument Peak 8740 15.0 10.6 142 18.5 12.1 153
Northeast Entrance 7420 5.4 4.8 112 11.8 7.0 169
Owl Creek 8990 1.1 2.8 39 4.1 3.4 121
Parker Peak 9420 16.9 11.4 148 18.6 11.0 169
Placer Basin 8790 10.1 8.8 115 13.5 10.4 130
Porcupine 6480 1.0 2.8 36 7.8 6.0 130
Powder River Pass 9480 7.4 5.8 128 11.2 7.0 160
S Fork Shields 8090 4.5 7.0 64 13.4 11.0 122
Sacajawea 6610 4.4 6.5 68 14.9 13.5 110
Shell Creek 9570 7.9 7.9 100 10.2 7.4 138
Shower Falls 8060 11.0 10.4 106 15.9 13.4 119
Soldier Park 8680 1.5 2.9 52 5.4 4.8 112
South Pass 9040 8.4 6.6 127 9.8 7.6 129
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.3 -M * 5.8 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 4.2 6.0 70 8.0 6.8 118
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.5 10.2 113 18.4 13.0 142
Sylvan Road 7140 6.6 6.2 106 14.2 10.2 139
Thumb Divide 7970 12.1 7.6 159 15.5 9.2 168
Tie Creek 7050 .1 2.4 4 5.4 5.6 96
Timber Creek 7910 .2 2.5 8 2.8 4.2 67
Togwotee Pass 9590 15.3 12.0 128 19.7 12.7 155
Townsend Creek 8720 3.5 4.4 80 7.1 6.0 118
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 23.8 15.6 153 -M 14.6 *
White Mill 8730 18.6 12.4 150 18.9 12.6 150
Wolverine 7660 6.6 6.0 110 12.5 7.1 176
Younts Peak 8340 11.5 7.4 155 15.8 7.8 203
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Basin Index (%) 111 139
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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.
