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 FRIDAY: NOVEMBER 14 , 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 1.6 1.4 114* 7.1 4.8 148
Bear Mountain 5460 4.7 5.4 87* 15.6 13.5 116
Garver Creek 4250 .2 1.4 14 5.3 3.4 156
Grave Creek 4350 .5 .9 56* 9.4 7.3 129
Hand Creek 5040 .2 .8 25* 4.0 3.2 125
Hawkins Lake 6460 3.1 2.8 111 10.2 6.2 165
Poorman Creek 5050 -M 2.6 * -M 11.9 *
Stahl Peak 6040 5.3 5.3 100 8.4 7.8 108
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Basin Index (%) 87* 130
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 3.3 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 4.5 3.2 141* 8.1 6.1 133
Bassoo Peak 5130 .1 -M * 5.4 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 .0 .5 0* 6.6 3.5 189
Blacktail Mtn 5660 .1 .8 12* 3.6 3.0 120
Emery Creek 4340 .1 .7 14* 5.4 5.2 104
Flattop Mtn. 6290 4.4 4.6 96* 11.6 8.6 135
Grave Creek 4350 .5 .9 56* 9.4 7.3 129
Hand Creek 5040 .2 .8 25* 4.0 3.2 125
Kraft Creek 4760 .0 1.0 0* 7.7 5.7 135
Moss Peak 6760 7.5 5.1 147 10.9 7.1 154
Noisy Basin 6070 5.4 3.8 142* 8.5 8.0 106
North Fork Jocko 6110 6.5 4.1 159* 8.8 9.7 91
Pike Creek 5930 .1 -M * 7.3 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 .4 1.3 31* 6.7 4.8 140
Stahl Peak 6040 5.3 5.3 100 8.4 7.8 108
Stuart Mountain 7270 4.0 3.2 125* 5.2 5.8 90
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Basin Index (%) 110* 122
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 1.4 2.6 54 4.5 3.6 125
Basin Creek 7120 .4 1.4 29 -M 2.6 *
Black Pine 7170 .0 .9 0* 3.2 2.6 123
Combination 5620 .2 .2 100* 3.0 2.4 125
Copper Bottom 5200 .0 .4 0* 3.4 2.6 131
Copper Camp 6980 1.1 1.7 65* 6.6 6.1 108
Lubrecht Flume 4690 .1 .2 50* 3.1 2.8 111
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.8 1.4 129* 3.3 3.5 94
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 .0 1.0 0* 3.6 2.8 129
North Fork Jocko 6110 6.5 4.1 159* 8.8 9.7 91
Peterson Meadows 7190 .2 1.3 15 3.3 2.9 114
Skalkaho Summit 7260 .7 2.1 33* 4.3 4.2 102
Stuart Mountain 7270 4.0 3.2 125* 5.2 5.8 90
Warm Springs 7840 2.1 3.4 62 4.0 4.6 87
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Basin Index (%) 77* 105
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 .2 1.0 20 3.9 2.8 139
Lolo Pass 5280 .1 1.7 6* 7.5 6.2 121
Moose Creek 6170 .0 1.2 0* 2.5 3.5 71
Nez Perce Camp 5670 .1 1.0 10* 4.3 4.3 100
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.7 2.9 59 2.8 3.5 80
Skalkaho Summit 7260 .7 2.1 33* 4.3 4.2 102
Twelvemile Creek 5530 .0 1.0 0* 7.6 6.4 119
Twin Lakes 6390 .9 3.2 28* 8.9 8.6 103
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Basin Index (%) 26* 106
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 4.7 5.4 87* 15.6 13.5 116
Hoodoo Basin 6060 4.6 3.4 135* 9.7 8.1 120
Humboldt Gulch 4260 .1 .6 17* 9.1 7.0 130
Lookout 5180 .1 1.6 6* 8.7 6.6 132
Mosquito Ridge 5270 .1 3.0 3* 8.7 7.9 110
Poorman Creek 5050 -M 2.6 * -M 11.9 *
Sleeping Woman 6120 .4 1.3 31* 6.7 4.8 140
Stuart Mountain 7270 4.0 3.2 125* 5.2 5.8 90
Sunset 5580 .2 1.3 15* 8.0 6.7 119
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Basin Index (%) 72* 119
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 2.0 3.2 62 3.9 4.4 89
Barker Lakes 8250 1.4 2.6 54 4.5 3.6 125
Basin Creek 7120 .4 1.4 29 -M 2.6 *
Beagle Springs 8880 .7 1.4 50 2.9 2.6 112
Bloody Dick 7570 .3 1.4 21 3.0 3.0 100
Calvert Creek 6410 .1 .4 25* 2.6 2.1 124
Clover Meadow 8770 2.0 3.0 67 4.8 4.1 117
Darkhorse Lake 8930 2.5 4.7 53 4.8 5.6 86
Divide 7770 .6 1.5 40 6.0 2.7 222
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 .8 12 3.0 2.6 115
JL Meadow 8750 2.0 -M * 3.8 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .0 .9 0* 4.9 3.4 144
Lemhi Ridge 8080 .2 1.7 12 1.8 2.9 62
Lower Twin 7920 1.5 2.6 58 4.0 4.5 89
Moose Creek 6170 .0 1.2 0* 2.5 3.5 71
Mule Creek 8300 1.6 2.4 67 2.8 3.6 78
Rocker Peak 7960 1.6 2.2 73 3.2 2.8 114
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.7 2.9 59 2.8 3.5 80
Short Creek 6980 .1 .8 12 3.2 2.2 145
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 2.4 -M * 4.6 -M *
White Elephant 7670 .4 2.6 15* 4.1 4.5 91
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Basin Index (%) 46 105
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 2.0 3.2 62 3.9 4.4 89
Beaver Creek 7820 .4 2.5 16 4.9 4.1 120
Black Bear 8160 3.2 4.9 65 6.5 6.4 102
Canyon 7870 .6 1.6 38 3.5 3.2 109
Carrot Basin 9200 4.3 4.6 93 6.6 5.0 132
Clover Meadow 8770 2.0 3.0 67 4.8 4.1 117
Lone Mountain 8810 2.0 3.0 67 4.0 4.0 100
Lower Twin 7920 1.5 2.6 58 4.0 4.5 89
Madison Plateau 7710 1.2 2.6 46 5.2 4.6 113
Tepee Creek 7950 1.1 1.7 65 4.4 2.9 152
West Yellowstone 6680 .2 1.0 20* 3.6 2.5 144
Whiskey Creek 6790 .5 1.6 31 4.8 3.4 141
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Basin Index (%) 59 114
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 .4 2.5 16 4.9 4.1 120
Brackett Creek 7370 .2 2.6 8 5.4 6.2 87
Carrot Basin 9200 4.3 4.6 93 6.6 5.0 132
Lick Creek 6880 .1 1.4 7 5.7 3.7 154
Lone Mountain 8810 2.0 3.0 67 4.0 4.0 100
Sacajawea 6610 .1 1.2 8* 4.9 6.2 79
Shower Falls 8060 3.2 4.2 76 6.4 5.6 114
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Basin Index (%) 53 109
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.3 2.8 82 5.5 4.0 138
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 .8 12 3.0 2.6 115
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.8 1.4 129* 3.3 3.5 94
Tizer Basin 6880 .0 1.6 0 3.0 2.6 115
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Basin Index (%) 64 117
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.3 2.8 82 5.5 4.0 138
Crystal Lake 6130 .2 1.8 11 3.1 4.0 78
Daisy Peak 7590 .0 1.4 0 1.6 2.6 62
Deadman Creek 6440 .7 1.2 58 2.4 2.4 100
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 1.0 1.7 59 2.8 3.9 72
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .3 -M * 4.9 -M *
Spur Park 8080 1.7 3.4 50 3.3 3.4 97
Stringer Creek 6550 .2 1.4 14 2.4 3.4 71
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Basin Index (%) 45 89
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 4.5 3.2 141* 8.1 6.1 133
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .1 .5 20* 4.2 3.0 140
Mount Lockhart 6430 1.4 2.0 70 5.6 5.0 112
Pike Creek 5930 .1 -M * 7.3 -M *
Waldron 5640 .2 .8 25* 4.7 3.7 127
Wood Creek 5970 .0 .6 0* 4.4 3.6 122
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Basin Index (%) 87* 126
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6290 4.4 4.6 96* 11.6 8.6 135
Many Glacier 4930 .2 .7 29* 9.7 6.6 147
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Basin Index (%) 87* 140
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 .2 .4 50* 2.0 2.4 83
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Basin Index (%) 50* 83
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 3.5 4.2 83 4.7 3.8 124
Box Canyon 6720 .0 .7 0* 5.0 3.0 167
Brackett Creek 7370 .2 2.6 8 5.4 6.2 87
Burnt Mtn 5920 .2 .6 33 3.9 3.3 118
Canyon 7870 .6 1.6 38 3.5 3.2 109
Cole Creek 7910 .0 3.0 0 2.4 3.6 67
East Boulder Mine 6310 .1 .6 17 4.5 3.8 118
Evening Star 9040 3.6 4.2 86 7.4 6.0 123
Fisher Creek 9110 3.5 5.0 70 6.8 6.2 110
Monument Peak 8740 3.1 3.4 91 5.7 4.8 119
Northeast Entrance 7420 .0 .6 0* 4.2 3.1 135
Parker Peak 9420 3.7 4.0 92 5.6 4.2 133
Placer Basin 8790 2.7 3.5 77 5.1 4.8 106
Porcupine 6480 .0 .6 0 3.3 3.0 110
Sacajawea 6610 .1 1.2 8* 4.9 6.2 79
Shower Falls 8060 3.2 4.2 76 6.4 5.6 114
S Fork Shields 8090 .4 2.0 20 5.1 5.2 98
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.8 2.8 64 6.3 5.0 126
Thumb Divide 7970 1.6 1.7 94 5.1 3.2 159
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 5.3 5.2 102 6.9 5.0 138
White Mill 8730 3.4 3.7 92 5.3 5.0 106
Wolverine 7650 .0 .8 0* 3.7 2.8 132
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Basin Index (%) 66 115
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 3.0 4.4 68 4.9 4.0 122
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .7 1.0 70 4.5 2.4 188
Blackwater 9840 5.0 4.4 114 6.2 4.0 155
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.8 3.8 47 4.0 3.7 108
Burroughs Creek 8760 .4 -M * 4.9 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 .4 .4 100* 2.3 2.0 115
Cold Springs 9640 .2 1.4 14 3.3 2.6 127
Deer Park 9690 1.6 2.4 67 2.9 3.5 83
Evening Star 9040 3.6 4.2 86 7.4 6.0 123
Grave Springs 8560 1.1 1.1 100 4.4 2.4 183
Hobbs Park 10080 1.1 2.6 42 2.7 3.4 79
Kirwin 9580 1.7 2.5 68 4.7 2.8 168
Little Warm 9370 1.8 1.8 100 4.4 2.7 163
Marquette 8800 .5 1.2 42 2.7 2.6 104
Middle Powder 7760 .4 1.4 29 4.8 2.8 171
Owl Creek 8990 .1 1.3 8 2.5 2.0 125
Powder River Pass 9480 2.2 2.5 88 5.4 3.2 169
Shell Creek 9570 2.1 3.9 54 4.5 3.6 125
South Pass 9040 1.6 2.2 73 2.6 2.8 93
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .2 -M * 1.6 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.8 2.8 64 6.3 5.0 126
Sylvan Road 7140 .1 1.2 8 5.0 3.8 132
Timber Creek 7910 .0 .8 0 2.2 2.3 96
Togwotee Pass 9590 2.8 4.2 67 6.0 4.9 122
Townsend Creek 8720 .2 1.5 13 2.3 3.0 77
Younts Peak 8340 2.2 2.2 100 6.8 3.0 227
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Basin Index (%) 65 131
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 .3 1.2 25 3.1 2.8 111
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.8 3.8 47 4.0 3.7 108
Burgess Junction 7900 .4 1.8 22 3.5 3.2 109
Dome Lake 8890 1.0 2.4 42 4.0 3.4 118
Little Goose 8560 .1 1.1 9* 3.8 2.8 136
Sucker Creek 8840 .6 2.7 22 3.9 3.9 100
Tie Creek 7050 .1 .5 20 3.0 3.1 97
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Basin Index (%) 32 110
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .7 1.0 70 4.5 2.4 188
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 2.2 3.0 73 4.6 3.6 128
Grave Springs 8560 1.1 1.1 100 4.4 2.4 183
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .4 1.2 33 4.7 2.4 196
Middle Powder 7760 .4 1.4 29 4.8 2.8 171
Powder River Pass 9480 2.2 2.5 88 5.4 3.2 169
Soldier Park 8680 .0 .6 0* 3.2 2.3 139
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Basin Index (%) 65 165
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 2.0 3.2 62 3.9 4.4 89
Badger Pass 6870 4.5 3.2 141* 8.1 6.1 133
Barker Lakes 8250 1.4 2.6 54 4.5 3.6 125
Basin Creek 7120 .4 1.4 29 -M 2.6 *
Beagle Springs 8880 .7 1.4 50 2.9 2.6 112
Beaver Creek 7820 .4 2.5 16 4.9 4.1 120
Black Bear 8160 3.2 4.9 65 6.5 6.4 102
Bloody Dick 7570 .3 1.4 21 3.0 3.0 100
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.3 2.8 82 5.5 4.0 138
Brackett Creek 7370 .2 2.6 8 5.4 6.2 87
Calvert Creek 6410 .1 .4 25* 2.6 2.1 124
Canyon 7870 .6 1.6 38 3.5 3.2 109
Carrot Basin 9200 4.3 4.6 93 6.6 5.0 132
Clover Meadow 8770 2.0 3.0 67 4.8 4.1 117
Crystal Lake 6130 .2 1.8 11 3.1 4.0 78
Daisy Peak 7590 .0 1.4 0 1.6 2.6 62
Darkhorse Lake 8930 2.5 4.7 53 4.8 5.6 86
Deadman Creek 6440 .7 1.2 58 2.4 2.4 100
Divide 7770 .6 1.5 40 6.0 2.7 222
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .1 .5 20* 4.2 3.0 140
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 .8 12 3.0 2.6 115
JL Meadow 8750 2.0 -M * 3.8 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .0 .9 0* 4.9 3.4 144
Lemhi Ridge 8080 .2 1.7 12 1.8 2.9 62
Lick Creek 6880 .1 1.4 7 5.7 3.7 154
Lone Mountain 8810 2.0 3.0 67 4.0 4.0 100
Lower Twin 7920 1.5 2.6 58 4.0 4.5 89
Madison Plateau 7710 1.2 2.6 46 5.2 4.6 113
Moose Creek 6170 .0 1.2 0* 2.5 3.5 71
Mount Lockhart 6430 1.4 2.0 70 5.6 5.0 112
Mule Creek 8300 1.6 2.4 67 2.8 3.6 78
Nevada Ridge 7030 1.8 1.4 129* 3.3 3.5 94
Onion Park 7420 1.0 1.7 59 2.8 3.9 72
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .3 -M * 4.9 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 .1 -M * 7.3 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 1.6 2.2 73 3.2 2.8 114
Sacajawea 6610 .1 1.2 8* 4.9 6.2 79
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.7 2.9 59 2.8 3.5 80
Short Creek 6980 .1 .8 12 3.2 2.2 145
Shower Falls 8060 3.2 4.2 76 6.4 5.6 114
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 2.4 -M * 4.6 -M *
Spur Park 8080 1.7 3.4 50 3.3 3.4 97
Stringer Creek 6550 .2 1.4 14 2.4 3.4 71
Tepee Creek 7950 1.1 1.7 65 4.4 2.9 152
Tizer Basin 6880 .0 1.6 0 3.0 2.6 115
Waldron 5640 .2 .8 25* 4.7 3.7 127
West Yellowstone 6680 .2 1.0 20* 3.6 2.5 144
Whiskey Creek 6790 .5 1.6 31 4.8 3.4 141
White Elephant 7670 .4 2.6 15* 4.1 4.5 91
Wood Creek 5970 .0 .6 0* 4.4 3.6 122
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Basin Index (%) 51 108
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 3.0 4.4 68 4.9 4.0 122
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .7 1.0 70 4.5 2.4 188
Beartooth Lake 9360 3.5 4.2 83 4.7 3.8 124
Big Goose 8010 .3 1.2 25 3.1 2.8 111
Blackwater 9840 5.0 4.4 114 6.2 4.0 155
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.8 3.8 47 4.0 3.7 108
Box Canyon 6720 .0 .7 0* 5.0 3.0 167
Brackett Creek 7370 .2 2.6 8 5.4 6.2 87
Burgess Junction 7900 .4 1.8 22 3.5 3.2 109
Burnt Mtn 5920 .2 .6 33 3.9 3.3 118
Burroughs Creek 8760 .4 -M * 4.9 -M *
Canyon 7870 .6 1.6 38 3.5 3.2 109
Castle Creek 8410 .4 .4 100* 2.3 2.0 115
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 2.2 3.0 73 4.6 3.6 128
Cold Springs 9640 .2 1.4 14 3.3 2.6 127
Cole Creek 7910 .0 3.0 0 2.4 3.6 67
Deer Park 9690 1.6 2.4 67 2.9 3.5 83
Dome Lake 8890 1.0 2.4 42 4.0 3.4 118
East Boulder Mine 6310 .1 .6 17 4.5 3.8 118
Evening Star 9040 3.6 4.2 86 7.4 6.0 123
Fisher Creek 9110 3.5 5.0 70 6.8 6.2 110
Grave Springs 8560 1.1 1.1 100 4.4 2.4 183
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .4 1.2 33 4.7 2.4 196
Hobbs Park 10080 1.1 2.6 42 2.7 3.4 79
Kirwin 9580 1.7 2.5 68 4.7 2.8 168
Little Goose 8560 .1 1.1 9* 3.8 2.8 136
Little Warm 9370 1.8 1.8 100 4.4 2.7 163
Marquette 8800 .5 1.2 42 2.7 2.6 104
Middle Powder 7760 .4 1.4 29 4.8 2.8 171
Monument Peak 8740 3.1 3.4 91 5.7 4.8 119
Northeast Entrance 7420 .0 .6 0* 4.2 3.1 135
Owl Creek 8990 .1 1.3 8 2.5 2.0 125
Parker Peak 9420 3.7 4.0 92 5.6 4.2 133
Placer Basin 8790 2.7 3.5 77 5.1 4.8 106
Porcupine 6480 .0 .6 0 3.3 3.0 110
Powder River Pass 9480 2.2 2.5 88 5.4 3.2 169
S Fork Shields 8090 .4 2.0 20 5.1 5.2 98
Sacajawea 6610 .1 1.2 8* 4.9 6.2 79
Shell Creek 9570 2.1 3.9 54 4.5 3.6 125
Shower Falls 8060 3.2 4.2 76 6.4 5.6 114
Soldier Park 8680 .0 .6 0* 3.2 2.3 139
South Pass 9040 1.6 2.2 73 2.6 2.8 93
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .2 -M * 1.6 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 .6 2.7 22 3.9 3.9 100
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.8 2.8 64 6.3 5.0 126
Sylvan Road 7140 .1 1.2 8 5.0 3.8 132
Thumb Divide 7970 1.6 1.7 94 5.1 3.2 159
Tie Creek 7050 .1 .5 20 3.0 3.1 97
Timber Creek 7910 .0 .8 0 2.2 2.3 96
Togwotee Pass 9590 2.8 4.2 67 6.0 4.9 122
Townsend Creek 8720 .2 1.5 13 2.3 3.0 77
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 5.3 5.2 102 6.9 5.0 138
White Mill 8730 3.4 3.7 92 5.3 5.0 106
Wolverine 7650 .0 .8 0* 3.7 2.8 132
Younts Peak 8340 2.2 2.2 100 6.8 3.0 227
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Basin Index (%) 61 122
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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.
