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 25 , 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 6.2 97 18.6 10.2 182
Bear Mountain 5460 13.3 18.6 72 45.4 31.6 144
Garver Creek 4250 2.9 4.6 63 14.5 9.0 161
Grave Creek 4350 2.7 5.0 54 28.0 14.2 197
Hand Creek 5030 2.7 3.8 71 10.7 7.0 153
Hawkins Lake 6460 13.5 9.6 141 25.0 15.1 166
Poorman Creek 5050 7.6 11.2 68 44.5 24.4 182
Stahl Peak 6040 19.6 14.2 138 26.0 18.1 144
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Basin Index (%) 93 164
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * -M -M *
Badger Pass 6870 18.0 11.9 151 23.0 14.0 164
Bassoo Peak 5130 1.1 -M * 12.4 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 1.4 3.0 47 12.8 7.3 175
Blacktail Mtn 5660 2.2 4.2 52 8.8 6.8 129
Emery Creek 4340 3.1 5.1 61 17.1 11.4 150
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 16.7 * -M 22.8 *
Grave Creek 4350 2.7 5.0 54 28.0 14.2 197
Hand Creek 5030 2.7 3.8 71 10.7 7.0 153
Kraft Creek 4770 2.3 4.2 55 22.7 11.2 203
Moss Peak 6760 19.2 13.0 148 24.9 15.7 159
Noisy Basin 6070 16.4 14.0 117 23.2 18.4 126
North Fork Jocko 6110 22.1 14.2 156 30.2 22.0 137
Pike Creek 5930 5.3 -M * 21.9 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 5.2 5.1 102 17.4 9.8 178
Stahl Peak 6040 19.6 14.2 138 26.0 18.1 144
Stuart Mountain 7270 19.6 11.8 166 18.6 13.4 139
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Basin Index (%) 123 156
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 4.7 5.6 84 9.8 7.0 140
Basin Creek 7120 2.3 3.4 68 4.5 4.4 102
Black Pine 7170 4.7 4.0 118 8.9 6.2 144
Combination 5620 .8 1.7 47 7.7 4.4 175
Copper Bottom 5200 2.1 3.3 64 15.2 6.9 220
Copper Camp 6980 18.0 15.5 116 25.8 12.9 200
Lubrecht Flume 4690 1.4 1.9 74 8.6 5.1 169
Nevada Ridge 7030 7.6 5.4 141 9.7 7.6 128
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 4.0 4.0 100 10.3 6.3 163
North Fork Jocko 6110 22.1 14.2 156 30.2 22.0 137
Peterson Meadows 7190 3.6 4.0 90 7.8 5.6 139
Skalkaho Summit 7260 9.4 8.2 115 13.3 9.2 145
Stuart Mountain 7270 19.6 11.8 166 18.6 13.4 139
Warm Springs 7840 11.8 8.4 140 14.6 9.6 152
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Basin Index (%) 123 153
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 3.6 4.0 90 -M 6.6 *
Lolo Pass 5280 7.5 9.1 82 22.2 15.6 142
Moose Creek 6170 6.7 5.8 116 12.2 9.0 136
Nez Perce Camp 5670 5.0 5.0 100 14.4 10.0 144
Saddle Mtn. 7890 11.4 9.6 119 11.9 9.2 129
Skalkaho Summit 7260 9.4 8.2 115 13.3 9.2 145
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 5.9 * -M 14.5 *
Twin Lakes 6380 13.5 14.5 93 28.5 21.6 132
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Basin Index (%) 102 137
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 13.3 18.6 72 45.4 31.6 144
Hoodoo Basin 6060 17.4 14.0 124 30.2 21.0 144
Humboldt Gulch 4260 1.9 4.7 40 24.8 17.4 143
Lookout 5180 3.8 8.4 45 24.7 18.0 137
Mosquito Ridge 5270 5.4 12.2 44 26.5 20.2 131
Poorman Creek 5050 7.6 11.2 68 44.5 24.4 182
Sleeping Woman 6120 5.2 5.1 102 17.4 9.8 178
Stuart Mountain 7270 19.6 11.8 166 18.6 13.4 139
Sunset 5570 3.9 6.4 61 22.2 15.5 143
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Basin Index (%) 85 148
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 7.4 7.0 106 9.8 8.8 111
Barker Lakes 8250 4.7 5.6 84 9.8 7.0 140
Basin Creek 7120 2.3 3.4 68 4.5 4.4 102
Beagle Springs 8880 3.2 3.4 94 6.4 4.5 142
Bloody Dick 7570 5.0 4.4 114 8.9 6.5 137
Calvert Creek 6410 4.8 3.1 155 9.2 4.8 192
Clover Meadow 8770 5.4 6.6 82 8.7 7.8 112
Darkhorse Lake 8930 14.4 11.9 121 16.2 12.1 134
Divide 7770 3.1 3.8 82 -M 4.9 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.1 3.0 70 8.2 5.1 161
JL Meadow 8750 5.5 -M * 8.2 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 1.0 3.7 27 10.0 6.3 159
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.0 4.2 95 5.9 5.6 105
Lower Twin 7920 6.9 7.0 99 10.8 9.2 117
Moose Creek 6170 6.7 5.8 116 12.2 9.0 136
Mule Creek 8300 8.2 6.3 130 8.6 7.3 118
Rocker Peak 7960 7.6 5.8 131 9.0 5.8 155
Saddle Mtn. 7890 11.4 9.6 119 11.9 9.2 129
Short Creek 6990 1.2 2.2 55 5.1 3.9 131
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 14.9 -M * 17.5 -M *
White Elephant 7670 6.9 9.4 73 12.7 11.2 113
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Basin Index (%) 100 131
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 7.4 7.0 106 9.8 8.8 111
Beaver Creek 7820 6.1 6.6 92 11.4 8.6 133
Black Bear 8160 13.0 14.9 87 17.3 15.8 109
Canyon 7870 5.5 4.8 115 9.1 6.6 138
Carrot Basin 9200 13.6 10.6 128 15.7 11.3 139
Clover Meadow 8770 5.4 6.6 82 8.7 7.8 112
Lone Mountain 8820 7.9 7.1 111 9.5 7.8 122
Lower Twin 7920 6.9 7.0 99 10.8 9.2 117
Madison Plateau 7710 7.5 8.6 87 13.1 10.5 125
Tepee Creek 7950 5.3 5.2 102 9.4 6.2 152
West Yellowstone 6680 3.0 4.2 71 8.4 6.0 140
Whiskey Creek 6790 4.8 5.4 89 12.0 8.3 145
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Basin Index (%) 98 126
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 6.1 6.6 92 11.4 8.6 133
Brackett Creek 7370 8.6 7.2 119 15.6 11.6 134
Carrot Basin 9200 13.6 10.6 128 15.7 11.3 139
Lick Creek 6880 2.8 3.8 74 9.5 6.7 142
Lone Mountain 8820 7.9 7.1 111 9.5 7.8 122
Sacajawea 6610 4.1 4.7 87 13.3 10.9 122
Shower Falls 8060 9.3 8.4 111 14.0 10.9 128
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Basin Index (%) 108 131
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 9.7 7.8 124 14.3 8.8 162
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.1 3.0 70 8.2 5.1 161
Nevada Ridge 7030 7.6 5.4 141 9.7 7.6 128
Tizer Basin 6880 2.5 4.2 60 6.5 5.4 120
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Basin Index (%) 107 144
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 9.7 7.8 124 14.3 8.8 162
Crystal Lake 6130 4.1 4.6 89 8.0 7.8 103
Daisy Peak 7590 3.7 3.8 97 4.7 4.9 96
Deadman Creek 6440 4.3 3.8 113 8.1 5.4 150
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 4.6 5.0 92 7.9 8.5 93
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.5 -M * 11.3 -M *
Spur Park 8080 10.3 8.4 123 10.0 7.0 143
Stringer Creek 6550 3.6 4.1 88 6.8 7.2 94
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Basin Index (%) 107 121
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 18.0 11.9 151 23.0 14.0 164
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.2 2.4 50 10.1 5.8 174
Mount Lockhart 6430 9.5 7.2 132 21.5 10.1 213
Pike Creek 5930 5.3 -M * 21.9 -M *
Waldron 5640 3.3 4.0 82 14.8 7.0 211
Wood Creek 5970 2.9 2.8 104 13.9 7.2 193
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Basin Index (%) 123 189
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 16.7 * -M 22.8 *
Many Glacier 4930 2.0 4.2 48 24.7 13.7 180
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Basin Index (%) 48 180
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 2.1 1.6 131 7.6 5.4 141
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Basin Index (%) 131 141
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 13.2 9.0 147 14.9 8.5 175
Box Canyon 6720 3.1 3.4 91 10.9 5.8 188
Brackett Creek 7370 8.6 7.2 119 15.6 11.6 134
Burnt Mtn 5920 .1 1.9 5 5.6 5.9 95
Canyon 7870 5.5 4.8 115 9.1 6.6 138
Cole Creek 7910 1.9 5.8 33 4.3 6.0 72
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.4 2.2 64 8.1 6.8 119
Evening Star 9030 16.4 10.8 152 21.3 13.4 159
Fisher Creek 9110 19.6 13.6 144 22.3 13.3 168
Monument Peak 8740 11.4 8.7 131 14.8 10.0 148
Northeast Entrance 7420 4.4 3.3 133 10.0 6.2 161
Parker Peak 9420 12.9 9.2 140 14.6 9.2 159
Placer Basin 8790 8.6 7.1 121 11.8 8.8 134
Porcupine 6480 1.2 1.8 67 7.2 5.1 141
Sacajawea 6610 4.1 4.7 87 13.3 10.9 122
Shower Falls 8060 9.3 8.4 111 14.0 10.9 128
S Fork Shields 8090 3.6 4.7 77 12.4 9.4 132
Sylvan Lake 8440 7.9 8.0 99 13.8 10.6 130
Thumb Divide 7970 8.5 5.6 152 11.8 7.8 151
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 16.9 12.0 141 16.6 11.0 151
White Mill 8730 14.9 9.8 152 15.9 9.8 162
Wolverine 7660 5.2 4.6 113 10.8 5.7 189
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Basin Index (%) 122 144
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 4.1 149
Blackwater 9830 12.6 10.4 121 14.6 9.8 149
Bone Springs Div 9340 6.6 6.8 97 7.2 6.6 109
Burroughs Creek 8760 5.5 -M * 11.5 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 2.7 3.1 87 5.0 4.4 114
Cold Springs 9640 3.5 3.4 103 7.8 4.4 177
Deer Park 9690 6.6 5.4 122 8.4 7.3 115
Evening Star 9030 16.4 10.8 152 21.3 13.4 159
Grave Springs 8560 1.7 3.0 57 5.5 4.0 138
Hobbs Park 10080 5.7 5.8 98 7.3 5.6 130
Kirwin 9580 7.5 5.2 144 11.6 5.5 211
Little Warm 9370 5.3 4.0 132 8.6 5.8 148
Marquette 8800 .7 3.4 21 3.9 4.4 89
Middle Powder 7760 2.1 3.8 55 6.3 4.8 131
Owl Creek 8990 .8 2.4 33 3.7 3.0 123
Powder River Pass 9480 6.2 4.4 141 10.0 5.8 172
Shell Creek 9570 6.4 6.9 93 8.7 6.2 140
South Pass 9040 5.6 5.6 100 7.2 6.6 109
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 1.6 -M * 4.4 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 7.9 8.0 99 13.8 10.6 130
Sylvan Road 7140 4.0 4.9 82 11.6 8.2 141
Timber Creek 7910 .0 1.9 0 3.0 3.8 79
Togwotee Pass 9590 11.8 9.9 119 16.0 10.4 154
Townsend Creek 8720 2.0 3.8 53 5.2 5.3 98
Younts Peak 8340 8.7 5.8 150 14.0 6.4 219
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Basin Index (%) 105 141
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.6 3.2 50 5.1 4.5 113
Bone Springs Div 9340 6.6 6.8 97 7.2 6.6 109
Burgess Junction 7910 2.6 4.2 62 5.8 5.1 114
Dome Lake 8890 2.8 4.4 64 6.8 5.4 126
Little Goose 8560 2.3 3.7 62 6.3 5.2 121
Sucker Creek 8840 3.2 4.8 67 6.9 6.0 115
Tie Creek 7050 .4 1.8 22 5.0 4.8 104
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Basin Index (%) 67 115
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 1.8 2.6 69 6.1 4.1 149
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 5.5 5.8 95 7.4 6.2 119
Grave Springs 8560 1.7 3.0 57 5.5 4.0 138
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.1 2.7 78 6.6 3.8 174
Middle Powder 7760 2.1 3.8 55 6.3 4.8 131
Powder River Pass 9480 6.2 4.4 141 10.0 5.8 172
Soldier Park 8680 1.3 2.0 65 4.6 4.0 115
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Basin Index (%) 85 142
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 7.4 7.0 106 9.8 8.8 111
Badger Pass 6870 18.0 11.9 151 23.0 14.0 164
Barker Lakes 8250 4.7 5.6 84 9.8 7.0 140
Basin Creek 7120 2.3 3.4 68 4.5 4.4 102
Beagle Springs 8880 3.2 3.4 94 6.4 4.5 142
Beaver Creek 7820 6.1 6.6 92 11.4 8.6 133
Black Bear 8160 13.0 14.9 87 17.3 15.8 109
Bloody Dick 7570 5.0 4.4 114 8.9 6.5 137
Boulder Mountain 7890 9.7 7.8 124 14.3 8.8 162
Brackett Creek 7370 8.6 7.2 119 15.6 11.6 134
Calvert Creek 6410 4.8 3.1 155 9.2 4.8 192
Canyon 7870 5.5 4.8 115 9.1 6.6 138
Carrot Basin 9200 13.6 10.6 128 15.7 11.3 139
Clover Meadow 8770 5.4 6.6 82 8.7 7.8 112
Crystal Lake 6130 4.1 4.6 89 8.0 7.8 103
Daisy Peak 7590 3.7 3.8 97 4.7 4.9 96
Darkhorse Lake 8930 14.4 11.9 121 16.2 12.1 134
Deadman Creek 6440 4.3 3.8 113 8.1 5.4 150
Divide 7770 3.1 3.8 82 -M 4.9 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.2 2.4 50 10.1 5.8 174
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.1 3.0 70 8.2 5.1 161
JL Meadow 8750 5.5 -M * 8.2 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 1.0 3.7 27 10.0 6.3 159
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.0 4.2 95 5.9 5.6 105
Lick Creek 6880 2.8 3.8 74 9.5 6.7 142
Lone Mountain 8820 7.9 7.1 111 9.5 7.8 122
Lower Twin 7920 6.9 7.0 99 10.8 9.2 117
Madison Plateau 7710 7.5 8.6 87 13.1 10.5 125
Moose Creek 6170 6.7 5.8 116 12.2 9.0 136
Mount Lockhart 6430 9.5 7.2 132 21.5 10.1 213
Mule Creek 8300 8.2 6.3 130 8.6 7.3 118
Nevada Ridge 7030 7.6 5.4 141 9.7 7.6 128
Onion Park 7420 4.6 5.0 92 7.9 8.5 93
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.5 -M * 11.3 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 5.3 -M * 21.9 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 7.6 5.8 131 9.0 5.8 155
Sacajawea 6610 4.1 4.7 87 13.3 10.9 122
Saddle Mtn. 7890 11.4 9.6 119 11.9 9.2 129
Short Creek 6990 1.2 2.2 55 5.1 3.9 131
Shower Falls 8060 9.3 8.4 111 14.0 10.9 128
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 14.9 -M * 17.5 -M *
Spur Park 8080 10.3 8.4 123 10.0 7.0 143
Stringer Creek 6550 3.6 4.1 88 6.8 7.2 94
Tepee Creek 7950 5.3 5.2 102 9.4 6.2 152
Tizer Basin 6880 2.5 4.2 60 6.5 5.4 120
Waldron 5640 3.3 4.0 82 14.8 7.0 211
West Yellowstone 6680 3.0 4.2 71 8.4 6.0 140
Whiskey Creek 6790 4.8 5.4 89 12.0 8.3 145
White Elephant 7670 6.9 9.4 73 12.7 11.2 113
Wood Creek 5970 2.9 2.8 104 13.9 7.2 193
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Basin Index (%) 104 136
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 4.1 149
Beartooth Lake 9360 13.2 9.0 147 14.9 8.5 175
Big Goose 8010 1.6 3.2 50 5.1 4.5 113
Blackwater 9830 12.6 10.4 121 14.6 9.8 149
Bone Springs Div 9340 6.6 6.8 97 7.2 6.6 109
Box Canyon 6720 3.1 3.4 91 10.9 5.8 188
Brackett Creek 7370 8.6 7.2 119 15.6 11.6 134
Burgess Junction 7910 2.6 4.2 62 5.8 5.1 114
Burnt Mtn 5920 .1 1.9 5 5.6 5.9 95
Burroughs Creek 8760 5.5 -M * 11.5 -M *
Canyon 7870 5.5 4.8 115 9.1 6.6 138
Castle Creek 8410 2.7 3.1 87 5.0 4.4 114
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 5.5 5.8 95 7.4 6.2 119
Cold Springs 9640 3.5 3.4 103 7.8 4.4 177
Cole Creek 7910 1.9 5.8 33 4.3 6.0 72
Deer Park 9690 6.6 5.4 122 8.4 7.3 115
Dome Lake 8890 2.8 4.4 64 6.8 5.4 126
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.4 2.2 64 8.1 6.8 119
Evening Star 9030 16.4 10.8 152 21.3 13.4 159
Fisher Creek 9110 19.6 13.6 144 22.3 13.3 168
Grave Springs 8560 1.7 3.0 57 5.5 4.0 138
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.1 2.7 78 6.6 3.8 174
Hobbs Park 10080 5.7 5.8 98 7.3 5.6 130
Kirwin 9580 7.5 5.2 144 11.6 5.5 211
Little Goose 8560 2.3 3.7 62 6.3 5.2 121
Little Warm 9370 5.3 4.0 132 8.6 5.8 148
Marquette 8800 .7 3.4 21 3.9 4.4 89
Middle Powder 7760 2.1 3.8 55 6.3 4.8 131
Monument Peak 8740 11.4 8.7 131 14.8 10.0 148
Northeast Entrance 7420 4.4 3.3 133 10.0 6.2 161
Owl Creek 8990 .8 2.4 33 3.7 3.0 123
Parker Peak 9420 12.9 9.2 140 14.6 9.2 159
Placer Basin 8790 8.6 7.1 121 11.8 8.8 134
Porcupine 6480 1.2 1.8 67 7.2 5.1 141
Powder River Pass 9480 6.2 4.4 141 10.0 5.8 172
S Fork Shields 8090 3.6 4.7 77 12.4 9.4 132
Sacajawea 6610 4.1 4.7 87 13.3 10.9 122
Shell Creek 9570 6.4 6.9 93 8.7 6.2 140
Shower Falls 8060 9.3 8.4 111 14.0 10.9 128
Soldier Park 8680 1.3 2.0 65 4.6 4.0 115
South Pass 9040 5.6 5.6 100 7.2 6.6 109
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 1.6 -M * 4.4 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 3.2 4.8 67 6.9 6.0 115
Sylvan Lake 8440 7.9 8.0 99 13.8 10.6 130
Sylvan Road 7140 4.0 4.9 82 11.6 8.2 141
Thumb Divide 7970 8.5 5.6 152 11.8 7.8 151
Tie Creek 7050 .4 1.8 22 5.0 4.8 104
Timber Creek 7910 .0 1.9 0 3.0 3.8 79
Togwotee Pass 9590 11.8 9.9 119 16.0 10.4 154
Townsend Creek 8720 2.0 3.8 53 5.2 5.3 98
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 16.9 12.0 141 16.6 11.0 151
White Mill 8730 14.9 9.8 152 15.9 9.8 162
Wolverine 7660 5.2 4.6 113 10.8 5.7 189
Younts Peak 8340 8.7 5.8 150 14.0 6.4 219
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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.
