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: NOVEMBER 16 , 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 .9 1.4 64* 8.1 5.2 156
Bear Mountain 5460 4.6 5.6 82* 19.2 14.4 133
Garver Creek 4250 .0 1.4 0 5.9 3.6 164
Grave Creek 4350 .1 1.1 9* 12.0 7.6 158
Hand Creek 5040 .0 .8 0* 4.2 3.2 131
Hawkins Lake 6460 3.6 3.0 120 11.5 6.8 169
Poorman Creek 5050 .9 2.7 33* 20.4 12.4 165
Stahl Peak 6040 6.6 5.8 114 10.3 8.2 126
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Basin Index (%) 77* 149
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 3.7 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 4.8 3.3 145 9.4 6.6 142
Bassoo Peak 5130 .0 -M * 5.8 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 .0 .7 0* 7.1 3.8 187
Blacktail Mtn 5660 .0 .6 0* 3.9 3.2 122
Emery Creek 4340 .1 1.0 10* 7.5 5.3 142
Flattop Mtn. 6290 5.5 5.0 110 14.6 9.0 162
Grave Creek 4350 .1 1.1 9* 12.0 7.6 158
Hand Creek 5040 .0 .8 0* 4.2 3.2 131
Kraft Creek 4760 .0 1.1 0* 8.1 6.1 133
Moss Peak 6760 7.8 5.4 144 11.9 7.8 153
Noisy Basin 6070 5.0 4.0 125* 9.5 8.2 116
North Fork Jocko 6110 6.1 4.5 136 9.1 9.8 93
Pike Creek 5930 .1 -M * 9.0 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 .0 1.4 0* 7.3 5.0 146
Stahl Peak 6040 6.6 5.8 114 10.3 8.2 126
Stuart Mountain 7270 3.9 3.6 108 5.5 6.0 92
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Basin Index (%) 104* 134
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 1.4 2.6 54 5.0 3.6 139
Basin Creek 7120 .3 1.6 19 -M 2.6 *
Black Pine 7170 .1 1.1 9 3.6 2.8 129
Combination 5620 .2 .2 100* 3.6 2.6 138
Copper Bottom 5200 .0 .3 0* 3.8 2.7 141
Copper Camp 6980 1.1 2.0 55* 7.9 6.1 130
Lubrecht Flume 4690 .1 .2 50* 3.2 2.8 114
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.6 1.6 100 3.6 3.6 100
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 .0 1.1 0* 3.7 2.9 128
North Fork Jocko 6110 6.1 4.5 136 9.1 9.8 93
Peterson Meadows 7190 .2 1.4 14 3.9 3.0 130
Skalkaho Summit 7260 .4 2.2 18* 4.8 4.2 114
Stuart Mountain 7270 3.9 3.6 108 5.5 6.0 92
Warm Springs 7840 2.6 3.4 76 5.3 4.7 113
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Basin Index (%) 70 115
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 .1 1.0 10 3.6 3.0 120
Lolo Pass 5280 .1 1.8 6* 8.1 6.3 129
Moose Creek 6170 .0 1.3 0* 2.8 3.8 74
Nez Perce Camp 5670 .0 1.0 0* 4.6 4.5 102
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.4 3.0 47 3.1 3.6 86
Skalkaho Summit 7260 .4 2.2 18* 4.8 4.2 114
Twelvemile Creek 5530 .0 1.0 0* 9.3 6.6 141
Twin Lakes 6390 .3 3.8 8* 11.0 8.8 125
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Basin Index (%) 15* 116
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 4.6 5.6 82* 19.2 14.4 133
Hoodoo Basin 6060 4.1 3.6 114* 11.5 8.4 137
Humboldt Gulch 4260 .0 .7 0* 10.0 7.2 139
Lookout 5180 .0 1.7 0* 9.5 6.7 142
Mosquito Ridge 5270 .1 2.9 3* 10.2 8.4 121
Poorman Creek 5050 .9 2.7 33* 20.4 12.4 165
Sleeping Woman 6120 .0 1.4 0* 7.3 5.0 146
Stuart Mountain 7270 3.9 3.6 108 5.5 6.0 92
Sunset 5580 .1 1.4 7* 9.1 7.0 130
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Basin Index (%) 58* 136
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 2.2 3.2 69 4.2 4.4 95
Barker Lakes 8250 1.4 2.6 54 5.0 3.6 139
Basin Creek 7120 .3 1.6 19 -M 2.6 *
Beagle Springs 8880 .0 1.4 0 3.1 2.7 115
Bloody Dick 7570 .1 1.4 7 3.1 3.2 97
Calvert Creek 6410 .1 .5 20* 3.0 2.1 143
Clover Meadow 8770 2.0 3.2 62 4.8 4.4 109
Darkhorse Lake 8930 2.6 5.0 52 5.0 5.6 89
Divide 7770 .4 1.6 25 -M 2.8 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 1.0 10 3.6 2.8 129
JL Meadow 8750 2.1 -M * 4.0 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .0 1.0 0 5.0 3.4 147
Lemhi Ridge 8080 .2 1.8 11 1.9 2.9 66
Lower Twin 7920 1.3 2.7 48 4.4 4.6 96
Moose Creek 6170 .0 1.3 0* 2.8 3.8 74
Mule Creek 8300 1.8 2.5 72 2.9 3.8 76
Rocker Peak 7960 1.6 2.3 70 3.3 3.0 110
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.4 3.0 47 3.1 3.6 86
Short Creek 6980 .1 .9 11 3.2 2.2 145
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 2.4 -M * 4.8 -M *
White Elephant 7670 .4 2.8 14* 4.1 4.6 89
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Basin Index (%) 40 103
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 2.2 3.2 69 4.2 4.4 95
Beaver Creek 7820 .3 2.6 12 5.1 4.4 116
Black Bear 8160 3.2 5.2 62 6.6 6.6 100
Canyon 7870 .3 1.6 19 3.7 3.4 109
Carrot Basin 9200 4.7 4.7 100 6.9 5.2 133
Clover Meadow 8770 2.0 3.2 62 4.8 4.4 109
Lone Mountain 8810 2.6 3.2 81 4.3 4.5 96
Lower Twin 7920 1.3 2.7 48 4.4 4.6 96
Madison Plateau 7710 .9 2.7 33 5.2 4.8 108
Tepee Creek 7950 .8 1.9 42 4.4 3.0 147
West Yellowstone 6680 .2 1.0 20* 3.7 2.6 142
Whiskey Creek 6790 .4 1.7 24 4.8 3.6 133
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Basin Index (%) 56 113
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 .3 2.6 12 5.1 4.4 116
Brackett Creek 7370 .1 2.6 4 5.7 6.2 92
Carrot Basin 9200 4.7 4.7 100 6.9 5.2 133
Lick Creek 6880 .2 1.6 12 5.8 4.2 138
Lone Mountain 8810 2.6 3.2 81 4.3 4.5 96
Sacajawea 6610 .2 1.4 14 4.8 6.5 74
Shower Falls 8060 3.2 4.2 76 6.9 6.3 110
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Basin Index (%) 56 106
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.6 2.8 93 6.0 4.1 146
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 1.0 10 3.6 2.8 129
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.6 1.6 100 3.6 3.6 100
Tizer Basin 6880 .0 1.8 0 3.2 2.8 114
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Basin Index (%) 60 123
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.6 2.8 93 6.0 4.1 146
Crystal Lake 6130 .2 2.0 10 2.9 4.5 64
Daisy Peak 7590 .0 1.6 0 1.8 2.8 64
Deadman Creek 6440 .6 1.4 43 2.9 2.5 116
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 .9 2.1 43 3.7 4.4 84
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .3 -M * 6.0 -M *
Spur Park 8080 2.3 3.6 64 4.0 3.4 118
Stringer Creek 6550 .2 1.6 12 3.0 4.0 75
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Basin Index (%) 45 95
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 4.8 3.3 145 9.4 6.6 142
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .2 .6 33* 4.6 3.2 144
Mount Lockhart 6430 1.4 2.0 70 7.1 5.2 137
Pike Creek 5930 .1 -M * 9.0 -M *
Waldron 5640 .2 .8 25* 4.6 3.8 121
Wood Creek 5970 .0 .6 0* 5.1 3.7 138
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Basin Index (%) 90* 137
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6290 5.5 5.0 110 14.6 9.0 162
Many Glacier 4930 .2 .6 33* 12.1 6.8 178
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Basin Index (%) 102 169
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 .0 .4 0* 2.0 2.6 77
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Basin Index (%) 0* 77
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 3.8 4.2 90 5.0 4.0 125
Box Canyon 6720 .0 1.0 0 5.4 3.2 169
Brackett Creek 7370 .1 2.6 4 5.7 6.2 92
Burnt Mtn 5920 .3 .6 50 4.2 3.4 124
Canyon 7870 .3 1.6 19 3.7 3.4 109
Cole Creek 7910 .0 3.4 0 2.6 4.1 63
East Boulder Mine 6310 .0 .6 0 4.8 3.9 123
Evening Star 9040 3.8 4.2 90 7.8 6.2 126
Fisher Creek 9110 4.4 5.0 88 7.7 6.6 117
Monument Peak 8740 3.4 3.9 87 6.0 5.0 120
Northeast Entrance 7420 .0 .8 0* 4.6 3.2 144
Parker Peak 9420 3.8 4.4 86 5.8 4.5 129
Placer Basin 8790 3.0 3.8 79 5.4 5.1 106
Porcupine 6480 .1 .5 20* 3.3 3.1 106
Sacajawea 6610 .2 1.4 14 4.8 6.5 74
Shower Falls 8060 3.2 4.2 76 6.9 6.3 110
S Fork Shields 8090 .1 2.2 5 5.2 5.4 96
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.6 3.0 53 6.6 5.3 125
Thumb Divide 7970 1.7 1.8 94 5.2 3.4 153
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 5.4 5.6 96 7.0 5.0 140
White Mill 8730 3.8 3.8 100 5.8 5.2 112
Wolverine 7650 .0 .9 0* 3.9 2.8 139
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Basin Index (%) 66 115
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 3.1 4.6 67 4.9 4.2 117
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .5 1.1 45 4.5 2.6 173
Blackwater 9840 5.3 4.4 120 6.2 4.2 148
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.6 3.9 41 3.9 3.9 100
Burroughs Creek 8760 .2 -M * 4.8 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 .3 .5 60* 2.2 2.0 110
Cold Springs 9640 .1 1.4 7 3.3 2.6 127
Deer Park 9690 1.6 2.4 67 2.9 3.6 81
Evening Star 9040 3.8 4.2 90 7.8 6.2 126
Grave Springs 8560 .9 1.2 75 4.2 2.6 162
Hobbs Park 10080 1.1 2.9 38 2.8 3.4 82
Kirwin 9580 1.8 2.6 69 4.8 2.8 171
Little Warm 9370 1.8 1.8 100 4.4 2.8 157
Marquette 8800 .4 1.2 33 2.7 2.8 96
Middle Powder 7760 .3 1.6 19 4.8 3.0 160
Owl Creek 8990 .0 1.4 0 2.4 2.1 114
Powder River Pass 9480 2.2 2.5 88 5.4 3.5 154
Shell Creek 9570 2.1 4.0 52 4.5 3.6 125
South Pass 9040 1.6 2.3 70 2.6 3.1 84
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .0 -M * 1.7 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.6 3.0 53 6.6 5.3 125
Sylvan Road 7140 .1 1.4 7 5.1 4.0 128
Timber Creek 7910 .0 1.0 0 2.1 2.6 81
Togwotee Pass 9590 2.9 4.5 64 6.0 5.0 120
Townsend Creek 8720 .2 1.7 12 2.3 3.2 72
Younts Peak 8340 1.5 2.2 68 6.9 3.0 230
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Basin Index (%) 60 126
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 .3 1.3 23 3.3 2.9 114
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.6 3.9 41 3.9 3.9 100
Burgess Junction 7900 .2 1.9 11 3.4 3.4 100
Dome Lake 8890 1.0 2.4 42 4.0 3.6 111
Little Goose 8560 .1 1.3 8 3.8 2.8 136
Sucker Creek 8840 .6 2.8 21 3.8 4.0 95
Tie Creek 7050 .1 .7 14 2.9 3.1 94
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Basin Index (%) 27 106
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .5 1.1 45 4.5 2.6 173
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 2.2 3.0 73 4.6 3.7 124
Grave Springs 8560 .9 1.2 75 4.2 2.6 162
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .1 1.3 8 4.9 2.4 204
Middle Powder 7760 .3 1.6 19 4.8 3.0 160
Powder River Pass 9480 2.2 2.5 88 5.4 3.5 154
Soldier Park 8680 .0 .8 0 3.2 2.4 133
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Basin Index (%) 54 156
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 2.2 3.2 69 4.2 4.4 95
Badger Pass 6870 4.8 3.3 145 9.4 6.6 142
Barker Lakes 8250 1.4 2.6 54 5.0 3.6 139
Basin Creek 7120 .3 1.6 19 -M 2.6 *
Beagle Springs 8880 .0 1.4 0 3.1 2.7 115
Beaver Creek 7820 .3 2.6 12 5.1 4.4 116
Black Bear 8160 3.2 5.2 62 6.6 6.6 100
Bloody Dick 7570 .1 1.4 7 3.1 3.2 97
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.6 2.8 93 6.0 4.1 146
Brackett Creek 7370 .1 2.6 4 5.7 6.2 92
Calvert Creek 6410 .1 .5 20* 3.0 2.1 143
Canyon 7870 .3 1.6 19 3.7 3.4 109
Carrot Basin 9200 4.7 4.7 100 6.9 5.2 133
Clover Meadow 8770 2.0 3.2 62 4.8 4.4 109
Crystal Lake 6130 .2 2.0 10 2.9 4.5 64
Daisy Peak 7590 .0 1.6 0 1.8 2.8 64
Darkhorse Lake 8930 2.6 5.0 52 5.0 5.6 89
Deadman Creek 6440 .6 1.4 43 2.9 2.5 116
Divide 7770 .4 1.6 25 -M 2.8 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .2 .6 33* 4.6 3.2 144
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 1.0 10 3.6 2.8 129
JL Meadow 8750 2.1 -M * 4.0 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .0 1.0 0 5.0 3.4 147
Lemhi Ridge 8080 .2 1.8 11 1.9 2.9 66
Lick Creek 6880 .2 1.6 12 5.8 4.2 138
Lone Mountain 8810 2.6 3.2 81 4.3 4.5 96
Lower Twin 7920 1.3 2.7 48 4.4 4.6 96
Madison Plateau 7710 .9 2.7 33 5.2 4.8 108
Moose Creek 6170 .0 1.3 0* 2.8 3.8 74
Mount Lockhart 6430 1.4 2.0 70 7.1 5.2 137
Mule Creek 8300 1.8 2.5 72 2.9 3.8 76
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.6 1.6 100 3.6 3.6 100
Onion Park 7420 .9 2.1 43 3.7 4.4 84
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .3 -M * 6.0 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 .1 -M * 9.0 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 1.6 2.3 70 3.3 3.0 110
Sacajawea 6610 .2 1.4 14 4.8 6.5 74
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.4 3.0 47 3.1 3.6 86
Short Creek 6980 .1 .9 11 3.2 2.2 145
Shower Falls 8060 3.2 4.2 76 6.9 6.3 110
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 2.4 -M * 4.8 -M *
Spur Park 8080 2.3 3.6 64 4.0 3.4 118
Stringer Creek 6550 .2 1.6 12 3.0 4.0 75
Tepee Creek 7950 .8 1.9 42 4.4 3.0 147
Tizer Basin 6880 .0 1.8 0 3.2 2.8 114
Waldron 5640 .2 .8 25* 4.6 3.8 121
West Yellowstone 6680 .2 1.0 20* 3.7 2.6 142
Whiskey Creek 6790 .4 1.7 24 4.8 3.6 133
White Elephant 7670 .4 2.8 14* 4.1 4.6 89
Wood Creek 5970 .0 .6 0* 5.1 3.7 138
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Basin Index (%) 48 109
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 3.1 4.6 67 4.9 4.2 117
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .5 1.1 45 4.5 2.6 173
Beartooth Lake 9360 3.8 4.2 90 5.0 4.0 125
Big Goose 8010 .3 1.3 23 3.3 2.9 114
Blackwater 9840 5.3 4.4 120 6.2 4.2 148
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.6 3.9 41 3.9 3.9 100
Box Canyon 6720 .0 1.0 0 5.4 3.2 169
Brackett Creek 7370 .1 2.6 4 5.7 6.2 92
Burgess Junction 7900 .2 1.9 11 3.4 3.4 100
Burnt Mtn 5920 .3 .6 50 4.2 3.4 124
Burroughs Creek 8760 .2 -M * 4.8 -M *
Canyon 7870 .3 1.6 19 3.7 3.4 109
Castle Creek 8410 .3 .5 60* 2.2 2.0 110
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 2.2 3.0 73 4.6 3.7 124
Cold Springs 9640 .1 1.4 7 3.3 2.6 127
Cole Creek 7910 .0 3.4 0 2.6 4.1 63
Deer Park 9690 1.6 2.4 67 2.9 3.6 81
Dome Lake 8890 1.0 2.4 42 4.0 3.6 111
East Boulder Mine 6310 .0 .6 0 4.8 3.9 123
Evening Star 9040 3.8 4.2 90 7.8 6.2 126
Fisher Creek 9110 4.4 5.0 88 7.7 6.6 117
Grave Springs 8560 .9 1.2 75 4.2 2.6 162
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .1 1.3 8 4.9 2.4 204
Hobbs Park 10080 1.1 2.9 38 2.8 3.4 82
Kirwin 9580 1.8 2.6 69 4.8 2.8 171
Little Goose 8560 .1 1.3 8 3.8 2.8 136
Little Warm 9370 1.8 1.8 100 4.4 2.8 157
Marquette 8800 .4 1.2 33 2.7 2.8 96
Middle Powder 7760 .3 1.6 19 4.8 3.0 160
Monument Peak 8740 3.4 3.9 87 6.0 5.0 120
Northeast Entrance 7420 .0 .8 0* 4.6 3.2 144
Owl Creek 8990 .0 1.4 0 2.4 2.1 114
Parker Peak 9420 3.8 4.4 86 5.8 4.5 129
Placer Basin 8790 3.0 3.8 79 5.4 5.1 106
Porcupine 6480 .1 .5 20* 3.3 3.1 106
Powder River Pass 9480 2.2 2.5 88 5.4 3.5 154
S Fork Shields 8090 .1 2.2 5 5.2 5.4 96
Sacajawea 6610 .2 1.4 14 4.8 6.5 74
Shell Creek 9570 2.1 4.0 52 4.5 3.6 125
Shower Falls 8060 3.2 4.2 76 6.9 6.3 110
Soldier Park 8680 .0 .8 0 3.2 2.4 133
South Pass 9040 1.6 2.3 70 2.6 3.1 84
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .0 -M * 1.7 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 .6 2.8 21 3.8 4.0 95
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.6 3.0 53 6.6 5.3 125
Sylvan Road 7140 .1 1.4 7 5.1 4.0 128
Thumb Divide 7970 1.7 1.8 94 5.2 3.4 153
Tie Creek 7050 .1 .7 14 2.9 3.1 94
Timber Creek 7910 .0 1.0 0 2.1 2.6 81
Togwotee Pass 9590 2.9 4.5 64 6.0 5.0 120
Townsend Creek 8720 .2 1.7 12 2.3 3.2 72
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 5.4 5.6 96 7.0 5.0 140
White Mill 8730 3.8 3.8 100 5.8 5.2 112
Wolverine 7650 .0 .9 0* 3.9 2.8 139
Younts Peak 8340 1.5 2.2 68 6.9 3.0 230
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Basin Index (%) 58 120
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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.
