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 TUESDAY: JANUARY 6 , 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 7.8 8.0 98 20.9 12.1 173
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 21.9 * 50.0 34.5 145
Garver Creek 4250 4.1 5.4 76 16.3 10.0 163
Grave Creek 4350 3.5 7.2 49 30.2 16.0 189
Hand Creek 5030 4.2 5.2 81 12.4 8.6 144
Hawkins Lake 6460 15.7 11.5 137 27.8 16.6 167
Poorman Creek 5050 10.2 14.8 69 48.3 29.2 165
Stahl Peak 6040 23.2 16.0 145 28.8 20.2 143
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Basin Index (%) 101 159
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 10.0 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 21.1 13.1 161 25.5 16.5 155
Bassoo Peak 5130 2.1 -M * 13.6 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 2.3 4.0 58 14.6 8.3 176
Blacktail Mtn 5660 -M 5.2 * -M 7.8 *
Emery Creek 4340 4.4 7.0 63 19.3 12.9 150
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 19.4 * -M 25.8 *
Grave Creek 4350 3.5 7.2 49 30.2 16.0 189
Hand Creek 5030 4.2 5.2 81 12.4 8.6 144
Kraft Creek 4770 3.0 6.0 50 24.1 13.8 175
Moss Peak 6760 22.1 16.0 138 28.2 18.2 155
Noisy Basin 6070 20.2 18.2 111 26.5 22.3 119
North Fork Jocko 6110 23.2 18.2 127 32.6 25.0 130
Pike Creek 5930 6.0 -M * 24.5 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 6.8 6.6 103 19.3 11.6 166
Stahl Peak 6040 23.2 16.0 145 28.8 20.2 143
Stuart Mountain 7270 21.7 14.4 151 20.7 16.2 128
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Basin Index (%) 118 149
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 5.8 6.4 91 11.0 7.7 143
Basin Creek 7120 2.8 3.8 74 5.2 4.8 108
Black Pine 7170 5.7 4.8 119 9.9 6.9 143
Combination 5620 1.3 2.2 59 8.4 5.2 162
Copper Bottom 5200 2.9 4.6 63 16.9 8.8 192
Copper Camp 6980 21.3 21.8 98 28.3 15.1 187
Lubrecht Flume 4690 2.1 2.6 81 9.6 6.0 160
Nevada Ridge 7030 8.9 6.7 133 11.0 8.8 125
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 4.8 4.9 98 11.3 7.2 157
North Fork Jocko 6110 23.2 18.2 127 32.6 25.0 130
Peterson Meadows 7190 5.2 4.6 113 8.9 6.2 144
Skalkaho Summit 7260 11.5 9.4 122 15.4 11.6 133
Stuart Mountain 7270 21.7 14.4 151 20.7 16.2 128
Warm Springs 7840 13.6 9.8 139 16.4 11.5 143
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Basin Index (%) 115 146
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 4.7 4.6 102 -M 7.3 *
Lolo Pass 5280 8.8 12.0 73 24.8 17.7 140
Moose Creek 6170 7.7 7.8 99 13.5 10.7 126
Nez Perce Camp 5670 6.0 6.2 97 15.8 11.2 141
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.0 12.2 107 13.2 10.6 125
Skalkaho Summit 7260 11.5 9.4 122 15.4 11.6 133
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 7.8 * -M 17.2 *
Twin Lakes 6380 16.4 17.9 92 32.1 23.8 135
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Basin Index (%) 97 134
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 21.9 * 50.0 34.5 145
Hoodoo Basin 6060 22.2 17.6 126 34.4 23.6 146
Humboldt Gulch 4260 3.0 6.1 49 29.3 18.3 160
Lookout 5180 6.2 11.0 56 27.7 20.4 136
Mosquito Ridge 5270 8.6 14.4 60 29.9 23.4 128
Poorman Creek 5050 10.2 14.8 69 48.3 29.2 165
Sleeping Woman 6120 6.8 6.6 103 19.3 11.6 166
Stuart Mountain 7270 21.7 14.4 151 20.7 16.2 128
Sunset 5570 5.1 8.6 59 23.7 18.0 132
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Basin Index (%) 90 145
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 8.8 8.4 105 11.2 9.8 114
Barker Lakes 8250 5.8 6.4 91 11.0 7.7 143
Basin Creek 7120 2.8 3.8 74 5.2 4.8 108
Beagle Springs 8880 5.2 4.2 124 8.1 5.0 162
Bloody Dick 7570 5.8 5.8 100 9.4 7.4 127
Calvert Creek 6410 5.3 4.2 126 9.8 5.9 166
Clover Meadow 8770 6.4 7.6 84 9.6 8.6 112
Darkhorse Lake 8930 16.7 14.6 114 18.2 14.0 130
Divide 7770 -M 4.7 * -M 5.4 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.6 3.6 72 8.8 5.8 152
JL Meadow 8750 7.0 -M * 9.5 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.9 4.6 63 12.6 7.6 166
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.7 5.2 90 6.6 6.6 100
Lower Twin 7920 7.8 8.5 92 11.9 10.8 110
Moose Creek 6170 7.7 7.8 99 13.5 10.7 126
Mule Creek 8300 9.3 7.4 126 9.5 8.4 113
Rocker Peak 7960 8.2 6.7 122 9.5 6.6 144
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.0 12.2 107 13.2 10.6 125
Short Creek 6990 1.7 2.7 63 5.9 4.4 134
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 17.3 -M * 19.8 -M *
White Elephant 7670 10.0 11.7 85 16.5 14.8 111
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Basin Index (%) 99 127
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 8.8 8.4 105 11.2 9.8 114
Beaver Creek 7820 9.2 8.6 107 15.0 10.6 142
Black Bear 8160 16.6 17.6 94 22.0 19.0 116
Canyon 7870 7.0 6.2 113 10.8 7.8 138
Carrot Basin 9200 18.0 12.2 148 19.6 13.5 145
Clover Meadow 8770 6.4 7.6 84 9.6 8.6 112
Lone Mountain 8820 8.8 8.2 107 10.6 8.9 119
Lower Twin 7920 7.8 8.5 92 11.9 10.8 110
Madison Plateau 7710 10.9 10.4 105 17.4 12.3 141
Tepee Creek 7950 6.6 6.2 106 10.9 7.4 147
West Yellowstone 6680 4.5 5.0 90 10.5 7.5 140
Whiskey Creek 6790 6.6 6.7 99 15.0 9.9 152
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Basin Index (%) 105 130
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 9.2 8.6 107 15.0 10.6 142
Brackett Creek 7370 10.0 9.1 110 17.1 13.4 128
Carrot Basin 9200 18.0 12.2 148 19.6 13.5 145
Lick Creek 6880 3.5 4.6 76 10.4 7.6 137
Lone Mountain 8820 8.8 8.2 107 10.6 8.9 119
Sacajawea 6610 4.1 6.0 68 14.6 13.1 111
Shower Falls 8060 10.7 10.0 107 15.4 12.6 122
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Basin Index (%) 110 129
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.0 10.0 110 15.5 10.4 149
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.6 3.6 72 8.8 5.8 152
Nevada Ridge 7030 8.9 6.7 133 11.0 8.8 125
Tizer Basin 6880 3.3 4.7 70 7.4 5.9 125
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Basin Index (%) 103 138
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.0 10.0 110 15.5 10.4 149
Crystal Lake 6130 4.2 6.2 68 8.0 9.1 88
Daisy Peak 7590 3.9 4.6 85 4.9 5.8 84
Deadman Creek 6440 5.1 4.6 111 8.8 5.9 149
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 5.4 5.5 98 8.7 9.2 95
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.9 -M * 12.4 -M *
Spur Park 8080 11.3 9.6 118 10.9 8.7 125
Stringer Creek 6550 4.3 4.6 93 7.6 7.8 97
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Basin Index (%) 100 113
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 21.1 13.1 161 25.5 16.5 155
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.9 3.6 53 10.9 6.5 168
Mount Lockhart 6430 11.3 9.3 122 23.7 12.7 187
Pike Creek 5930 6.0 -M * 24.5 -M *
Waldron 5640 4.6 5.2 88 15.8 8.2 193
Wood Creek 5970 3.8 3.8 100 14.9 8.2 182
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Basin Index (%) 122 174
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 19.4 * -M 25.8 *
Many Glacier 4930 2.9 5.4 54 27.7 15.4 180
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Basin Index (%) 54 180
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 2.6 2.4 108 8.6 6.0 143
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Basin Index (%) 108 143
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 14.9 10.8 138 16.7 10.0 167
Box Canyon 6720 3.9 4.2 93 12.5 6.4 195
Brackett Creek 7370 10.0 9.1 110 17.1 13.4 128
Burnt Mtn 5920 .4 2.4 17 6.3 6.7 94
Canyon 7870 7.0 6.2 113 10.8 7.8 138
Cole Creek 7910 2.4 6.4 38 4.9 6.4 77
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.7 2.7 63 8.8 7.2 122
Evening Star 9030 19.7 13.2 149 24.3 15.0 162
Fisher Creek 9110 23.2 16.4 141 25.6 17.2 149
Monument Peak 8740 14.0 9.8 143 17.5 11.4 154
Northeast Entrance 7420 4.9 4.6 107 11.3 6.9 164
Parker Peak 9420 15.8 10.9 145 17.4 10.6 164
Placer Basin 8790 9.7 8.6 113 13.0 10.2 127
Porcupine 6480 1.1 2.7 41 7.6 5.6 136
Sacajawea 6610 4.1 6.0 68 14.6 13.1 111
Shower Falls 8060 10.7 10.0 107 15.4 12.6 122
S Fork Shields 8090 4.0 6.7 60 13.1 10.7 122
Sylvan Lake 8440 10.6 9.6 110 17.2 12.4 139
Thumb Divide 7970 11.1 6.8 163 14.8 8.8 168
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 21.7 14.0 155 -M 13.7 *
White Mill 8730 17.1 11.4 150 17.8 11.8 151
Wolverine 7660 6.5 5.6 116 12.1 6.6 183
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Basin Index (%) 120 142
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 9.4 9.4 100 10.8 8.1 133
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.7 3.0 90 6.6 4.6 143
Blackwater 9830 15.3 12.2 125 17.0 11.4 149
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.4 7.9 94 7.8 7.4 105
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.2 -M * 12.5 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 3.0 3.6 83 5.3 4.7 113
Cold Springs 9640 4.8 4.0 120 9.4 5.1 184
Deer Park 9690 9.5 6.4 148 11.1 8.5 131
Evening Star 9030 19.7 13.2 149 24.3 15.0 162
Grave Springs 8560 2.0 3.7 54 5.7 4.6 124
Hobbs Park 10080 8.2 6.8 121 9.7 6.4 152
Kirwin 9580 8.8 5.9 149 12.9 6.4 202
Little Warm 9370 7.2 4.8 150 10.6 6.2 171
Marquette 8800 1.6 3.7 43 4.5 5.0 90
Middle Powder 7760 2.4 4.6 52 6.8 5.3 128
Owl Creek 8990 .8 2.8 29 3.7 3.4 109
Powder River Pass 9480 7.1 5.4 131 10.8 6.6 164
Shell Creek 9570 7.6 7.4 103 9.8 7.1 138
South Pass 9040 7.8 6.6 118 9.3 7.6 122
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.1 -M * 5.6 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 10.6 9.6 110 17.2 12.4 139
Sylvan Road 7140 5.8 6.0 97 13.6 9.6 142
Timber Creek 7910 .1 2.4 4 2.8 4.2 67
Togwotee Pass 9590 14.4 11.6 124 18.8 11.9 158
Townsend Creek 8720 3.1 4.2 74 6.7 5.8 116
Younts Peak 8340 10.9 7.0 156 15.5 7.4 209
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Basin Index (%) 112 144
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.6 3.6 44 5.8 5.3 109
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.4 7.9 94 7.8 7.4 105
Burgess Junction 7910 3.0 5.0 60 6.3 5.9 107
Dome Lake 8890 3.7 5.2 71 7.8 6.4 122
Little Goose 8560 3.1 4.7 66 7.0 6.0 117
Sucker Creek 8840 4.0 5.8 69 7.7 6.6 117
Tie Creek 7050 .0 2.2 0 5.3 5.5 96
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Basin Index (%) 66 111
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.7 3.0 90 6.6 4.6 143
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 6.7 6.7 100 8.4 6.6 127
Grave Springs 8560 2.0 3.7 54 5.7 4.6 124
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.7 3.3 82 7.6 4.2 181
Middle Powder 7760 2.4 4.6 52 6.8 5.3 128
Powder River Pass 9480 7.1 5.4 131 10.8 6.6 164
Soldier Park 8680 1.1 2.8 39 5.0 4.7 106
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Basin Index (%) 84 139
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 8.8 8.4 105 11.2 9.8 114
Badger Pass 6870 21.1 13.1 161 25.5 16.5 155
Barker Lakes 8250 5.8 6.4 91 11.0 7.7 143
Basin Creek 7120 2.8 3.8 74 5.2 4.8 108
Beagle Springs 8880 5.2 4.2 124 8.1 5.0 162
Beaver Creek 7820 9.2 8.6 107 15.0 10.6 142
Black Bear 8160 16.6 17.6 94 22.0 19.0 116
Bloody Dick 7570 5.8 5.8 100 9.4 7.4 127
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.0 10.0 110 15.5 10.4 149
Brackett Creek 7370 10.0 9.1 110 17.1 13.4 128
Calvert Creek 6410 5.3 4.2 126 9.8 5.9 166
Canyon 7870 7.0 6.2 113 10.8 7.8 138
Carrot Basin 9200 18.0 12.2 148 19.6 13.5 145
Clover Meadow 8770 6.4 7.6 84 9.6 8.6 112
Crystal Lake 6130 4.2 6.2 68 8.0 9.1 88
Daisy Peak 7590 3.9 4.6 85 4.9 5.8 84
Darkhorse Lake 8930 16.7 14.6 114 18.2 14.0 130
Deadman Creek 6440 5.1 4.6 111 8.8 5.9 149
Divide 7770 -M 4.7 * -M 5.4 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.9 3.6 53 10.9 6.5 168
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.6 3.6 72 8.8 5.8 152
JL Meadow 8750 7.0 -M * 9.5 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.9 4.6 63 12.6 7.6 166
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.7 5.2 90 6.6 6.6 100
Lick Creek 6880 3.5 4.6 76 10.4 7.6 137
Lone Mountain 8820 8.8 8.2 107 10.6 8.9 119
Lower Twin 7920 7.8 8.5 92 11.9 10.8 110
Madison Plateau 7710 10.9 10.4 105 17.4 12.3 141
Moose Creek 6170 7.7 7.8 99 13.5 10.7 126
Mount Lockhart 6430 11.3 9.3 122 23.7 12.7 187
Mule Creek 8300 9.3 7.4 126 9.5 8.4 113
Nevada Ridge 7030 8.9 6.7 133 11.0 8.8 125
Onion Park 7420 5.4 5.5 98 8.7 9.2 95
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.9 -M * 12.4 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 6.0 -M * 24.5 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 8.2 6.7 122 9.5 6.6 144
Sacajawea 6610 4.1 6.0 68 14.6 13.1 111
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.0 12.2 107 13.2 10.6 125
Short Creek 6990 1.7 2.7 63 5.9 4.4 134
Shower Falls 8060 10.7 10.0 107 15.4 12.6 122
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 17.3 -M * 19.8 -M *
Spur Park 8080 11.3 9.6 118 10.9 8.7 125
Stringer Creek 6550 4.3 4.6 93 7.6 7.8 97
Tepee Creek 7950 6.6 6.2 106 10.9 7.4 147
Tizer Basin 6880 3.3 4.7 70 7.4 5.9 125
Waldron 5640 4.6 5.2 88 15.8 8.2 193
West Yellowstone 6680 4.5 5.0 90 10.5 7.5 140
Whiskey Creek 6790 6.6 6.7 99 15.0 9.9 152
White Elephant 7670 10.0 11.7 85 16.5 14.8 111
Wood Creek 5970 3.8 3.8 100 14.9 8.2 182
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Basin Index (%) 104 133
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 9.4 9.4 100 10.8 8.1 133
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.7 3.0 90 6.6 4.6 143
Beartooth Lake 9360 14.9 10.8 138 16.7 10.0 167
Big Goose 8010 1.6 3.6 44 5.8 5.3 109
Blackwater 9830 15.3 12.2 125 17.0 11.4 149
Bone Springs Div 9340 7.4 7.9 94 7.8 7.4 105
Box Canyon 6720 3.9 4.2 93 12.5 6.4 195
Brackett Creek 7370 10.0 9.1 110 17.1 13.4 128
Burgess Junction 7910 3.0 5.0 60 6.3 5.9 107
Burnt Mtn 5920 .4 2.4 17 6.3 6.7 94
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.2 -M * 12.5 -M *
Canyon 7870 7.0 6.2 113 10.8 7.8 138
Castle Creek 8410 3.0 3.6 83 5.3 4.7 113
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 6.7 6.7 100 8.4 6.6 127
Cold Springs 9640 4.8 4.0 120 9.4 5.1 184
Cole Creek 7910 2.4 6.4 38 4.9 6.4 77
Deer Park 9690 9.5 6.4 148 11.1 8.5 131
Dome Lake 8890 3.7 5.2 71 7.8 6.4 122
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.7 2.7 63 8.8 7.2 122
Evening Star 9030 19.7 13.2 149 24.3 15.0 162
Fisher Creek 9110 23.2 16.4 141 25.6 17.2 149
Grave Springs 8560 2.0 3.7 54 5.7 4.6 124
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.7 3.3 82 7.6 4.2 181
Hobbs Park 10080 8.2 6.8 121 9.7 6.4 152
Kirwin 9580 8.8 5.9 149 12.9 6.4 202
Little Goose 8560 3.1 4.7 66 7.0 6.0 117
Little Warm 9370 7.2 4.8 150 10.6 6.2 171
Marquette 8800 1.6 3.7 43 4.5 5.0 90
Middle Powder 7760 2.4 4.6 52 6.8 5.3 128
Monument Peak 8740 14.0 9.8 143 17.5 11.4 154
Northeast Entrance 7420 4.9 4.6 107 11.3 6.9 164
Owl Creek 8990 .8 2.8 29 3.7 3.4 109
Parker Peak 9420 15.8 10.9 145 17.4 10.6 164
Placer Basin 8790 9.7 8.6 113 13.0 10.2 127
Porcupine 6480 1.1 2.7 41 7.6 5.6 136
Powder River Pass 9480 7.1 5.4 131 10.8 6.6 164
S Fork Shields 8090 4.0 6.7 60 13.1 10.7 122
Sacajawea 6610 4.1 6.0 68 14.6 13.1 111
Shell Creek 9570 7.6 7.4 103 9.8 7.1 138
Shower Falls 8060 10.7 10.0 107 15.4 12.6 122
Soldier Park 8680 1.1 2.8 39 5.0 4.7 106
South Pass 9040 7.8 6.6 118 9.3 7.6 122
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.1 -M * 5.6 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 4.0 5.8 69 7.7 6.6 117
Sylvan Lake 8440 10.6 9.6 110 17.2 12.4 139
Sylvan Road 7140 5.8 6.0 97 13.6 9.6 142
Thumb Divide 7970 11.1 6.8 163 14.8 8.8 168
Tie Creek 7050 .0 2.2 0 5.3 5.5 96
Timber Creek 7910 .1 2.4 4 2.8 4.2 67
Togwotee Pass 9590 14.4 11.6 124 18.8 11.9 158
Townsend Creek 8720 3.1 4.2 74 6.7 5.8 116
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 21.7 14.0 155 -M 13.7 *
White Mill 8730 17.1 11.4 150 17.8 11.8 151
Wolverine 7660 6.5 5.6 116 12.1 6.6 183
Younts Peak 8340 10.9 7.0 156 15.5 7.4 209
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Basin Index (%) 110 139
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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.
