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 THURSDAY: DECEMBER 11 , 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 3.8 4.6 83 13.7 9.2 149
Bear Mountain 5460 12.4 13.9 89 35.1 26.2 134
Garver Creek 4250 1.9 3.6 53 10.0 7.5 133
Grave Creek 4350 3.4 3.4 100 22.2 11.2 198
Hand Creek 5040 2.4 2.6 92 8.1 6.0 135
Hawkins Lake 6460 7.5 7.4 101 18.2 13.0 140
Poorman Creek 5050 6.4 7.4 86 35.3 21.2 167
Stahl Peak 6040 15.7 10.8 145 20.9 14.6 143
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Basin Index (%) 100 150
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 7.0 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 12.3 9.6 128 16.4 11.4 144
Bassoo Peak 5130 1.6 -M * 9.7 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 2.2 1.9 116 11.1 6.1 182
Blacktail Mtn 5660 3.0 2.5 120 7.1 5.2 137
Emery Creek 4340 3.6 3.4 106 14.6 9.6 152
Flattop Mtn. 6290 -M 12.9 * -M 18.6 *
Grave Creek 4350 3.4 3.4 100 22.2 11.2 198
Hand Creek 5040 2.4 2.6 92 8.1 6.0 135
Kraft Creek 4760 3.5 2.7 130 16.5 9.9 167
Moss Peak 6760 15.7 10.6 148 20.8 13.0 160
Noisy Basin 6070 14.9 10.4 143 20.7 14.8 140
North Fork Jocko 6110 18.8 10.3 183 22.6 18.3 123
Pike Creek 5930 3.2 -M * 16.1 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 4.1 3.8 108 13.2 8.4 157
Stahl Peak 6040 15.7 10.8 145 20.9 14.6 143
Stuart Mountain 7270 13.6 8.6 158 13.7 10.8 127
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Basin Index (%) 140 149
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 3.4 4.8 71 8.0 6.2 129
Basin Creek 7120 1.2 2.8 43 3.3 4.0 82
Black Pine 7170 3.2 2.7 119 7.0 5.0 140
Combination 5620 .8 1.2 67 5.6 3.8 147
Copper Bottom 5200 1.7 1.9 89 9.8 5.4 181
Copper Camp 6980 8.8 12.0 73 16.7 10.1 165
Lubrecht Flume 4690 2.0 1.1 182 6.7 4.4 152
Nevada Ridge 7030 5.3 4.0 132 7.3 6.1 120
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 3.5 2.9 121 8.0 5.0 160
North Fork Jocko 6110 18.8 10.3 183 22.6 18.3 123
Peterson Meadows 7190 2.7 3.1 87 6.7 4.6 146
Skalkaho Summit 7260 6.0 5.6 107 9.6 7.7 125
Stuart Mountain 7270 13.6 8.6 158 13.7 10.8 127
Warm Springs 7840 8.3 6.8 122 11.4 8.2 139
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Basin Index (%) 117 137
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 3.1 2.8 111 -M 5.2 *
Lolo Pass 5280 5.1 6.4 80 15.5 12.2 127
Moose Creek 6170 4.1 4.4 93 7.7 6.8 113
Nez Perce Camp 5670 3.2 3.4 94 10.6 7.8 136
Saddle Mtn. 7890 7.0 7.4 95 7.9 7.0 113
Skalkaho Summit 7260 6.0 5.6 107 9.6 7.7 125
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 3.8 * -M 12.0 *
Twin Lakes 6390 8.6 9.4 91 21.1 16.3 129
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Basin Index (%) 94 125
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 12.4 13.9 89 35.1 26.2 134
Hoodoo Basin 6060 12.4 10.0 124 21.3 16.6 128
Humboldt Gulch 4260 3.3 3.1 106 19.8 13.9 142
Lookout 5180 4.7 6.0 78 18.7 14.7 127
Mosquito Ridge 5270 5.5 9.0 61 21.2 15.8 134
Poorman Creek 5050 6.4 7.4 86 35.3 21.2 167
Sleeping Woman 6120 4.1 3.8 108 13.2 8.4 157
Stuart Mountain 7270 13.6 8.6 158 13.7 10.8 127
Sunset 5580 -M 4.6 * -M 13.3 *
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Basin Index (%) 101 140
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 3.9 5.6 70 6.0 7.2 83
Barker Lakes 8250 3.4 4.8 71 8.0 6.2 129
Basin Creek 7120 1.2 2.8 43 3.3 4.0 82
Beagle Springs 8880 1.0 2.9 34 4.3 4.1 105
Bloody Dick 7570 2.4 3.6 67 5.8 5.2 112
Calvert Creek 6410 2.4 2.2 109 6.1 3.9 156
Clover Meadow 8770 4.1 5.2 79 7.4 6.4 116
Darkhorse Lake 8930 9.4 9.1 103 11.4 9.4 121
Divide 7770 1.2 3.0 40 -M 4.1 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.8 2.2 82 6.1 4.3 142
JL Meadow 8750 3.4 -M * 5.8 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .7 2.6 27 6.3 5.3 119
Lemhi Ridge 8080 2.3 3.4 68 4.1 4.6 89
Lower Twin 7920 4.0 5.6 71 7.8 7.6 103
Moose Creek 6170 4.1 4.4 93 7.7 6.8 113
Mule Creek 8300 4.9 4.8 102 5.6 6.3 89
Rocker Peak 7960 5.0 4.6 109 6.6 5.0 132
Saddle Mtn. 7890 7.0 7.4 95 7.9 7.0 113
Short Creek 6980 .8 1.7 47 4.2 3.3 127
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 9.3 -M * 12.2 -M *
White Elephant 7670 2.2 6.2 35 6.5 8.6 76
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Basin Index (%) 75 109
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 3.9 5.6 70 6.0 7.2 83
Beaver Creek 7820 2.5 5.0 50 7.8 7.0 111
Black Bear 8160 6.7 10.4 64 10.7 12.9 83
Canyon 7870 2.3 3.4 68 5.8 5.4 107
Carrot Basin 9200 8.2 7.9 104 10.6 8.8 120
Clover Meadow 8770 4.1 5.2 79 7.4 6.4 116
Lone Mountain 8810 5.2 5.7 91 7.1 6.6 108
Lower Twin 7920 4.0 5.6 71 7.8 7.6 103
Madison Plateau 7710 2.9 6.6 44 7.6 8.6 88
Tepee Creek 7950 2.0 4.0 50 6.2 5.4 115
West Yellowstone 6680 1.2 2.9 41 4.7 5.1 92
Whiskey Creek 6790 2.0 4.0 50 6.7 6.8 99
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Basin Index (%) 68 101
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 2.5 5.0 50 7.8 7.0 111
Brackett Creek 7370 6.4 5.6 114 12.0 9.9 121
Carrot Basin 9200 8.2 7.9 104 10.6 8.8 120
Lick Creek 6880 2.2 2.9 76 8.2 5.9 139
Lone Mountain 8810 5.2 5.7 91 7.1 6.6 108
Sacajawea 6610 4.3 3.3 130 10.2 9.3 110
Shower Falls 8060 7.0 6.8 103 11.3 9.4 120
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Basin Index (%) 96 118
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 6.7 5.8 116 10.8 7.4 146
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.8 2.2 82 6.1 4.3 142
Nevada Ridge 7030 5.3 4.0 132 7.3 6.1 120
Tizer Basin 6880 2.2 3.3 67 5.1 4.5 113
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Basin Index (%) 105 131
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 6.7 5.8 116 10.8 7.4 146
Crystal Lake 6130 3.4 3.8 89 6.7 6.8 99
Daisy Peak 7590 2.4 3.1 77 3.8 4.2 90
Deadman Creek 6440 3.3 2.8 118 6.2 4.3 144
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 3.8 4.0 95 6.7 6.9 97
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .8 -M * 8.7 -M *
Spur Park 8080 7.6 6.8 112 7.9 5.8 136
Stringer Creek 6550 2.6 3.1 84 5.6 5.8 97
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Basin Index (%) 101 116
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 12.3 9.6 128 16.4 11.4 144
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .5 1.6 31 6.5 4.8 135
Mount Lockhart 6430 5.8 5.4 107 14.0 8.6 163
Pike Creek 5930 3.2 -M * 16.1 -M *
Waldron 5640 1.9 3.0 63 8.2 6.0 137
Wood Creek 5970 1.4 2.0 70 9.0 6.0 150
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Basin Index (%) 101 147
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6290 -M 12.9 * -M 18.6 *
Many Glacier 4930 1.4 2.8 50 18.2 12.2 149
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Basin Index (%) 50 149
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 2.2 1.2 183 6.3 4.4 143
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Basin Index (%) 183 143
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 7.9 7.4 107 9.0 7.0 129
Box Canyon 6720 2.5 2.2 114 8.1 4.8 169
Brackett Creek 7370 6.4 5.6 114 12.0 9.9 121
Burnt Mtn 5920 .0 1.8 0 5.0 5.6 89
Canyon 7870 2.3 3.4 68 5.8 5.4 107
Cole Creek 7910 1.7 5.2 33 3.6 5.6 64
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.2 1.6 75 6.5 5.7 114
Evening Star 9040 10.5 8.6 122 15.4 11.0 140
Fisher Creek 9110 10.3 10.4 99 13.6 11.4 119
Monument Peak 8740 7.4 6.4 116 10.5 8.0 131
Northeast Entrance 7420 2.5 2.3 109 7.3 5.0 146
Parker Peak 9420 8.7 7.4 118 10.3 7.8 132
Placer Basin 8790 6.0 5.8 103 8.8 7.6 116
Porcupine 6480 1.7 1.4 121 5.4 4.5 120
Sacajawea 6610 4.3 3.3 130 10.2 9.3 110
Shower Falls 8060 7.0 6.8 103 11.3 9.4 120
S Fork Shields 8090 -M 4.0 * 9.2 8.1 114
Sylvan Lake 8440 4.7 6.2 76 10.2 8.8 116
Thumb Divide 7970 2.9 4.1 71 6.6 6.2 106
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 9.6 10.2 94 10.7 9.7 110
White Mill 8730 9.2 7.6 121 10.5 8.3 127
Wolverine 7650 3.0 3.2 94 6.9 4.4 157
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Basin Index (%) 99 120
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 7.4 6.4 116 8.3 6.0 138
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 1.0 2.0 50 5.6 3.5 160
Blackwater 9840 8.4 8.8 95 10.2 8.2 124
Bone Springs Div 9340 5.4 5.6 96 6.5 5.6 116
Burroughs Creek 8760 2.6 -M * 8.0 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 1.2 2.3 52 3.5 3.6 97
Cold Springs 9640 1.7 2.6 65 5.4 3.9 138
Deer Park 9690 3.2 4.6 70 4.5 6.1 74
Evening Star 9040 10.5 8.6 122 15.4 11.0 140
Grave Springs 8560 1.0 2.3 43 5.4 3.7 146
Hobbs Park 10080 2.5 5.0 50 4.3 4.8 90
Kirwin 9580 3.5 3.9 90 7.0 4.9 143
Little Warm 9370 3.6 3.4 106 6.5 4.8 135
Marquette 8800 .6 3.0 20 3.4 4.2 81
Middle Powder 7760 1.7 2.8 61 6.1 4.2 145
Owl Creek 8990 .4 2.0 20 3.0 2.7 111
Powder River Pass 9480 5.0 3.8 132 8.6 5.0 172
Shell Creek 9570 5.5 5.6 98 7.8 5.0 156
South Pass 9040 2.6 4.6 57 4.1 5.6 73
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .5 -M * 2.4 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 4.7 6.2 76 10.2 8.8 116
Sylvan Road 7140 2.7 3.6 75 8.5 6.8 125
Timber Creek 7910 .0 1.8 0 2.9 3.4 85
Togwotee Pass 9590 7.9 8.2 96 11.9 8.7 137
Townsend Creek 8720 .6 3.0 20 3.4 4.6 74
Younts Peak 8340 2.9 4.8 60 9.5 5.5 173
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Basin Index (%) 80 124
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.4 2.6 54 4.6 4.1 112
Bone Springs Div 9340 5.4 5.6 96 6.5 5.6 116
Burgess Junction 7900 2.1 3.2 66 5.2 4.5 116
Dome Lake 8890 1.9 3.6 53 5.8 4.9 118
Little Goose 8560 1.6 2.6 62 5.4 4.6 117
Sucker Creek 8840 2.6 3.8 68 6.1 5.2 117
Tie Creek 7050 .9 1.4 64 4.4 4.4 100
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Basin Index (%) 70 114
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 1.0 2.0 50 5.6 3.5 160
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 4.1 4.8 85 6.2 5.2 119
Grave Springs 8560 1.0 2.3 43 5.4 3.7 146
Hansen Sawmill 8360 1.4 2.2 64 5.9 3.2 184
Middle Powder 7760 1.7 2.8 61 6.1 4.2 145
Powder River Pass 9480 5.0 3.8 132 8.6 5.0 172
Soldier Park 8680 1.1 1.6 69 4.2 3.7 114
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Basin Index (%) 78 147
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 3.9 5.6 70 6.0 7.2 83
Badger Pass 6870 12.3 9.6 128 16.4 11.4 144
Barker Lakes 8250 3.4 4.8 71 8.0 6.2 129
Basin Creek 7120 1.2 2.8 43 3.3 4.0 82
Beagle Springs 8880 1.0 2.9 34 4.3 4.1 105
Beaver Creek 7820 2.5 5.0 50 7.8 7.0 111
Black Bear 8160 6.7 10.4 64 10.7 12.9 83
Bloody Dick 7570 2.4 3.6 67 5.8 5.2 112
Boulder Mountain 7890 6.7 5.8 116 10.8 7.4 146
Brackett Creek 7370 6.4 5.6 114 12.0 9.9 121
Calvert Creek 6410 2.4 2.2 109 6.1 3.9 156
Canyon 7870 2.3 3.4 68 5.8 5.4 107
Carrot Basin 9200 8.2 7.9 104 10.6 8.8 120
Clover Meadow 8770 4.1 5.2 79 7.4 6.4 116
Crystal Lake 6130 3.4 3.8 89 6.7 6.8 99
Daisy Peak 7590 2.4 3.1 77 3.8 4.2 90
Darkhorse Lake 8930 9.4 9.1 103 11.4 9.4 121
Deadman Creek 6440 3.3 2.8 118 6.2 4.3 144
Divide 7770 1.2 3.0 40 -M 4.1 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .5 1.6 31 6.5 4.8 135
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.8 2.2 82 6.1 4.3 142
JL Meadow 8750 3.4 -M * 5.8 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .7 2.6 27 6.3 5.3 119
Lemhi Ridge 8080 2.3 3.4 68 4.1 4.6 89
Lick Creek 6880 2.2 2.9 76 8.2 5.9 139
Lone Mountain 8810 5.2 5.7 91 7.1 6.6 108
Lower Twin 7920 4.0 5.6 71 7.8 7.6 103
Madison Plateau 7710 2.9 6.6 44 7.6 8.6 88
Moose Creek 6170 4.1 4.4 93 7.7 6.8 113
Mount Lockhart 6430 5.8 5.4 107 14.0 8.6 163
Mule Creek 8300 4.9 4.8 102 5.6 6.3 89
Nevada Ridge 7030 5.3 4.0 132 7.3 6.1 120
Onion Park 7420 3.8 4.0 95 6.7 6.9 97
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .8 -M * 8.7 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 3.2 -M * 16.1 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 5.0 4.6 109 6.6 5.0 132
Sacajawea 6610 4.3 3.3 130 10.2 9.3 110
Saddle Mtn. 7890 7.0 7.4 95 7.9 7.0 113
Short Creek 6980 .8 1.7 47 4.2 3.3 127
Shower Falls 8060 7.0 6.8 103 11.3 9.4 120
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 9.3 -M * 12.2 -M *
Spur Park 8080 7.6 6.8 112 7.9 5.8 136
Stringer Creek 6550 2.6 3.1 84 5.6 5.8 97
Tepee Creek 7950 2.0 4.0 50 6.2 5.4 115
Tizer Basin 6880 2.2 3.3 67 5.1 4.5 113
Waldron 5640 1.9 3.0 63 8.2 6.0 137
West Yellowstone 6680 1.2 2.9 41 4.7 5.1 92
Whiskey Creek 6790 2.0 4.0 50 6.7 6.8 99
White Elephant 7670 2.2 6.2 35 6.5 8.6 76
Wood Creek 5970 1.4 2.0 70 9.0 6.0 150
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Basin Index (%) 83 115
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 7.4 6.4 116 8.3 6.0 138
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 1.0 2.0 50 5.6 3.5 160
Beartooth Lake 9360 7.9 7.4 107 9.0 7.0 129
Big Goose 8010 1.4 2.6 54 4.6 4.1 112
Blackwater 9840 8.4 8.8 95 10.2 8.2 124
Bone Springs Div 9340 5.4 5.6 96 6.5 5.6 116
Box Canyon 6720 2.5 2.2 114 8.1 4.8 169
Brackett Creek 7370 6.4 5.6 114 12.0 9.9 121
Burgess Junction 7900 2.1 3.2 66 5.2 4.5 116
Burnt Mtn 5920 .0 1.8 0 5.0 5.6 89
Burroughs Creek 8760 2.6 -M * 8.0 -M *
Canyon 7870 2.3 3.4 68 5.8 5.4 107
Castle Creek 8410 1.2 2.3 52 3.5 3.6 97
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 4.1 4.8 85 6.2 5.2 119
Cold Springs 9640 1.7 2.6 65 5.4 3.9 138
Cole Creek 7910 1.7 5.2 33 3.6 5.6 64
Deer Park 9690 3.2 4.6 70 4.5 6.1 74
Dome Lake 8890 1.9 3.6 53 5.8 4.9 118
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.2 1.6 75 6.5 5.7 114
Evening Star 9040 10.5 8.6 122 15.4 11.0 140
Fisher Creek 9110 10.3 10.4 99 13.6 11.4 119
Grave Springs 8560 1.0 2.3 43 5.4 3.7 146
Hansen Sawmill 8360 1.4 2.2 64 5.9 3.2 184
Hobbs Park 10080 2.5 5.0 50 4.3 4.8 90
Kirwin 9580 3.5 3.9 90 7.0 4.9 143
Little Goose 8560 1.6 2.6 62 5.4 4.6 117
Little Warm 9370 3.6 3.4 106 6.5 4.8 135
Marquette 8800 .6 3.0 20 3.4 4.2 81
Middle Powder 7760 1.7 2.8 61 6.1 4.2 145
Monument Peak 8740 7.4 6.4 116 10.5 8.0 131
Northeast Entrance 7420 2.5 2.3 109 7.3 5.0 146
Owl Creek 8990 .4 2.0 20 3.0 2.7 111
Parker Peak 9420 8.7 7.4 118 10.3 7.8 132
Placer Basin 8790 6.0 5.8 103 8.8 7.6 116
Porcupine 6480 1.7 1.4 121 5.4 4.5 120
Powder River Pass 9480 5.0 3.8 132 8.6 5.0 172
S Fork Shields 8090 -M 4.0 * 9.2 8.1 114
Sacajawea 6610 4.3 3.3 130 10.2 9.3 110
Shell Creek 9570 5.5 5.6 98 7.8 5.0 156
Shower Falls 8060 7.0 6.8 103 11.3 9.4 120
Soldier Park 8680 1.1 1.6 69 4.2 3.7 114
South Pass 9040 2.6 4.6 57 4.1 5.6 73
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .5 -M * 2.4 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 2.6 3.8 68 6.1 5.2 117
Sylvan Lake 8440 4.7 6.2 76 10.2 8.8 116
Sylvan Road 7140 2.7 3.6 75 8.5 6.8 125
Thumb Divide 7970 2.9 4.1 71 6.6 6.2 106
Tie Creek 7050 .9 1.4 64 4.4 4.4 100
Timber Creek 7910 .0 1.8 0 2.9 3.4 85
Togwotee Pass 9590 7.9 8.2 96 11.9 8.7 137
Townsend Creek 8720 .6 3.0 20 3.4 4.6 74
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 9.6 10.2 94 10.7 9.7 110
White Mill 8730 9.2 7.6 121 10.5 8.3 127
Wolverine 7650 3.0 3.2 94 6.9 4.4 157
Younts Peak 8340 2.9 4.8 60 9.5 5.5 173
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Basin Index (%) 86 121
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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.
