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: NOVEMBER 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 1.9 1.1 173* 6.3 4.0 158
Bear Mountain 5460 5.4 3.9 138* 14.1 12.6 112
Garver Creek 4250 .4 1.1 36 4.7 3.2 147
Grave Creek 4350 1.1 .5 220* 8.2 6.6 124
Hand Creek 5040 .0 .5 0* 3.8 2.8 136
Hawkins Lake 6460 3.6 2.4 150* 8.9 5.7 156
Poorman Creek 5050 2.6 1.6 162* 15.2 10.7 142
Stahl Peak 6040 5.2 4.8 108 7.9 7.5 105
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Basin Index (%) 127* 130
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 3.3 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 4.6 2.5 184* 7.9 6.0 132
Bassoo Peak 5130 .1 -M * 5.3 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 .1 .4 25* 6.5 3.4 191
Blacktail Mtn 5660 .6 .6 100* 3.6 3.0 120
Emery Creek 4340 .1 .5 20* 5.3 5.0 106
Flattop Mtn. 6290 4.4 3.7 119* 10.2 8.1 126
Grave Creek 4350 1.1 .5 220* 8.2 6.6 124
Hand Creek 5040 .0 .5 0* 3.8 2.8 136
Kraft Creek 4760 .1 .7 14* 7.6 5.2 146
Moss Peak 6760 7.7 4.5 171 10.8 7.0 154
Noisy Basin 6070 5.4 3.4 159* 8.4 7.7 109
North Fork Jocko 6110 6.9 3.0 230* 8.6 8.2 105
Pike Creek 5930 .3 -M * 6.8 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 1.0 1.1 91* 6.7 4.6 146
Stahl Peak 6040 5.2 4.8 108 7.9 7.5 105
Stuart Mountain 7270 4.3 2.8 154* 5.2 4.8 108
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Basin Index (%) 143* 126
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 1.4 2.2 64 4.4 3.3 133
Basin Creek 7120 .4 1.3 31 -M 2.4 *
Black Pine 7170 .0 1.0 0* 3.2 2.6 123
Combination 5620 .2 .2 100* 3.0 2.3 130
Copper Bottom 5200 .1 .2 50* 3.3 2.5 132
Copper Camp 6980 1.9 1.0 190* 6.6 5.3 125
Lubrecht Flume 4690 .1 .0 * 3.1 2.4 129
Nevada Ridge 7030 2.0 1.3 154* 2.9 3.2 91
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 .0 .9 0* 3.6 2.7 133
North Fork Jocko 6110 6.9 3.0 230* 8.6 8.2 105
Peterson Meadows 7190 .6 1.2 50 3.3 2.8 118
Skalkaho Summit 7260 1.1 1.8 61* 4.0 3.7 108
Stuart Mountain 7270 4.3 2.8 154* 5.2 4.8 108
Warm Springs 7840 2.0 2.8 71 4.0 4.2 95
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Basin Index (%) 107* 115
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 .4 .6 67* 4.7 2.6 181
Lolo Pass 5280 .4 1.2 33* 7.4 5.0 148
Moose Creek 6170 .0 1.1 0* 2.4 3.2 75
Nez Perce Camp 5670 .4 .8 50* 4.2 3.7 114
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.7 2.5 68 2.8 3.1 90
Skalkaho Summit 7260 1.1 1.8 61* 4.0 3.7 108
Twelvemile Creek 5530 .1 .6 17* 6.9 5.2 133
Twin Lakes 6390 1.8 2.8 64* 8.4 7.4 114
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Basin Index (%) 52* 120
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 5.4 3.9 138* 14.1 12.6 112
Hoodoo Basin 6060 5.3 2.2 241* 9.7 7.4 131
Humboldt Gulch 4260 .0 .4 0* 8.9 6.2 144
Lookout 5180 .1 1.2 8* 8.2 6.2 132
Mosquito Ridge 5270 .5 1.8 28* 7.9 7.6 104
Poorman Creek 5050 2.6 1.6 162* 15.2 10.7 142
Sleeping Woman 6120 1.0 1.1 91* 6.7 4.6 146
Stuart Mountain 7270 4.3 2.8 154* 5.2 4.8 108
Sunset 5580 .4 1.0 40* 7.9 6.0 132
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Basin Index (%) 122* 127
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 2.0 2.8 71 3.8 4.1 93
Barker Lakes 8250 1.4 2.2 64 4.4 3.3 133
Basin Creek 7120 .4 1.3 31 -M 2.4 *
Beagle Springs 8880 .7 1.2 58 2.9 2.5 116
Bloody Dick 7570 .4 1.1 36* 3.0 3.0 100
Calvert Creek 6410 .1 .2 50* 2.5 2.0 125
Clover Meadow 8770 1.9 2.9 66 4.8 3.8 126
Darkhorse Lake 8930 2.5 4.4 57 4.8 5.2 92
Divide 7770 .6 1.4 43 4.4 2.4 183
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 .8 12 2.9 2.4 121
JL Meadow 8750 2.0 -M * 3.9 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .0 .7 0* 4.9 3.0 163
Lemhi Ridge 8080 .2 1.5 13 1.9 2.8 68
Lower Twin 7920 1.5 2.5 60 4.1 4.1 100
Moose Creek 6170 .0 1.1 0* 2.4 3.2 75
Mule Creek 8300 1.6 2.1 76 2.8 3.4 82
Rocker Peak 7960 1.6 2.0 80 3.0 2.8 107
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.7 2.5 68 2.8 3.1 90
Short Creek 6980 .2 .7 29 3.2 2.1 152
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 2.4 -M * 4.5 -M *
White Elephant 7670 .5 2.0 25* 4.1 4.2 98
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Basin Index (%) 52 109
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 2.0 2.8 71 3.8 4.1 93
Beaver Creek 7820 .6 2.3 26 4.9 4.0 122
Black Bear 8160 3.2 4.4 73 6.4 6.0 107
Canyon 7870 .6 1.4 43 3.5 2.8 125
Carrot Basin 9200 4.2 4.2 100 6.5 4.9 133
Clover Meadow 8770 1.9 2.9 66 4.8 3.8 126
Lone Mountain 8810 2.1 2.8 75 4.0 3.7 108
Lower Twin 7920 1.5 2.5 60 4.1 4.1 100
Madison Plateau 7710 1.3 2.2 59* 5.2 4.3 121
Tepee Creek 7950 1.1 1.5 73 4.4 2.7 163
West Yellowstone 6680 .3 .6 50* 3.6 2.4 150
Whiskey Creek 6790 .5 1.3 38* 4.8 3.2 150
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Basin Index (%) 67 122
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 .6 2.3 26 4.9 4.0 122
Brackett Creek 7370 .6 2.2 27* 5.5 5.8 95
Carrot Basin 9200 4.2 4.2 100 6.5 4.9 133
Lick Creek 6880 .2 1.2 17 5.7 3.2 178
Lone Mountain 8810 2.1 2.8 75 4.0 3.7 108
Sacajawea 6610 .2 1.0 20* 4.7 6.1 77
Shower Falls 8060 3.2 3.8 84 6.4 5.4 119
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Basin Index (%) 63 114
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.4 2.5 96 5.4 3.8 142
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 .8 12 2.9 2.4 121
Nevada Ridge 7030 2.0 1.3 154* 2.9 3.2 91
Tizer Basin 6880 .1 1.6 6 2.9 2.6 112
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Basin Index (%) 74 118
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.4 2.5 96 5.4 3.8 142
Crystal Lake 6130 .3 1.4 21 3.1 3.8 82
Daisy Peak 7590 .0 1.1 0* 1.6 2.6 62
Deadman Creek 6440 .7 .9 78* 2.4 2.4 100
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 1.2 1.5 80 3.0 3.9 77
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .3 -M * 4.9 -M *
Spur Park 8080 1.6 3.2 50 3.1 3.2 97
Stringer Creek 6550 .2 1.1 18* 2.4 3.2 75
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Basin Index (%) 55 92
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 4.6 2.5 184* 7.9 6.0 132
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .2 .5 40* 4.2 2.9 145
Mount Lockhart 6430 1.9 1.5 127* 5.6 4.7 119
Pike Creek 5930 .3 -M * 6.8 -M *
Waldron 5640 .2 .4 50* 4.6 3.4 135
Wood Creek 5970 .0 .5 0* 4.4 3.4 129
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Basin Index (%) 128* 131
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6290 4.4 3.7 119* 10.2 8.1 126
Many Glacier 4930 .2 .6 33* 8.6 6.0 143
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Basin Index (%) 107* 133
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 .5 .4 125* 2.0 2.0 100
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Basin Index (%) 125* 100
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 3.4 3.8 89 4.7 3.4 138
Box Canyon 6720 .2 .6 33* 5.1 2.8 182
Brackett Creek 7370 .6 2.2 27* 5.5 5.8 95
Burnt Mtn 5920 .2 .4 50* 3.8 3.2 119
Canyon 7870 .6 1.4 43 3.5 2.8 125
Cole Creek 7910 .0 2.8 0 2.4 3.4 71
East Boulder Mine 6310 .1 .4 25* 4.4 3.4 129
Evening Star 9040 3.6 3.4 106 7.3 5.6 130
Fisher Creek 9110 3.5 4.6 76 6.7 5.8 116
Monument Peak 8740 3.1 3.1 100 5.7 4.6 124
Northeast Entrance 7420 .2 .4 50* 4.2 2.8 150
Parker Peak 9420 3.6 3.6 100 5.5 3.8 145
Placer Basin 8790 2.7 3.2 84 5.1 4.4 116
Porcupine 6480 .1 .6 17 3.3 2.7 122
Sacajawea 6610 .2 1.0 20* 4.7 6.1 77
Shower Falls 8060 3.2 3.8 84 6.4 5.4 119
S Fork Shields 8090 .5 1.8 28* 5.0 4.8 104
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.8 2.8 64 6.4 5.0 128
Thumb Divide 7970 1.6 1.4 114* 5.0 3.2 156
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 5.2 4.9 106 6.9 4.4 157
White Mill 8730 3.4 3.0 113 5.2 4.4 118
Wolverine 7650 .0 .6 0* 3.8 2.8 136
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Basin Index (%) 76 122
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 3.1 4.1 76 5.0 3.8 132
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .8 1.0 80 4.5 2.2 205
Blackwater 9840 5.0 4.2 119 6.1 3.8 161
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.7 3.3 52 4.0 3.4 118
Burroughs Creek 8760 .5 -M * 4.9 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 .5 .4 125* 2.2 1.8 122
Cold Springs 9640 .3 1.2 25 3.2 2.4 133
Deer Park 9690 1.6 2.0 80 2.9 3.3 88
Evening Star 9040 3.6 3.4 106 7.3 5.6 130
Grave Springs 8560 1.1 1.0 110 4.4 2.3 191
Hobbs Park 10080 1.1 2.2 50 2.7 3.2 84
Kirwin 9580 1.7 2.4 71 4.6 2.7 170
Little Warm 9370 1.8 1.6 112 4.4 2.5 176
Marquette 8800 .5 1.2 42 2.7 2.6 104
Middle Powder 7760 .6 1.4 43 4.8 2.6 185
Owl Creek 8990 .1 1.1 9 2.5 1.9 132
Powder River Pass 9480 2.2 2.3 96 5.4 3.0 180
Shell Creek 9570 2.1 3.6 58 4.5 3.3 136
South Pass 9040 1.6 1.8 89 2.6 2.6 100
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .1 -M * 1.6 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.8 2.8 64 6.4 5.0 128
Sylvan Road 7140 .1 1.1 9* 5.0 3.5 143
Timber Creek 7910 .1 .8 12 2.3 2.2 105
Togwotee Pass 9590 2.7 3.8 71 6.0 4.3 140
Townsend Creek 8720 .2 1.4 14 2.3 2.6 88
Younts Peak 8340 2.0 2.0 100 6.7 2.8 239
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Basin Index (%) 72 140
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 .4 1.0 40 3.2 2.4 133
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.7 3.3 52 4.0 3.4 118
Burgess Junction 7900 .4 1.6 25 3.5 3.0 117
Dome Lake 8890 1.1 2.2 50 3.9 3.1 126
Little Goose 8560 .3 .8 38* 3.9 2.6 150
Sucker Creek 8840 .7 2.4 29 3.9 3.6 108
Tie Creek 7050 .2 .4 50* 3.0 3.0 100
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Basin Index (%) 41 120
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .8 1.0 80 4.5 2.2 205
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 2.2 2.4 92 4.6 3.3 139
Grave Springs 8560 1.1 1.0 110 4.4 2.3 191
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .6 1.0 60 4.8 2.3 209
Middle Powder 7760 .6 1.4 43 4.8 2.6 185
Powder River Pass 9480 2.2 2.3 96 5.4 3.0 180
Soldier Park 8680 .1 .6 17* 3.3 2.2 150
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Basin Index (%) 78 178
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 2.0 2.8 71 3.8 4.1 93
Badger Pass 6870 4.6 2.5 184* 7.9 6.0 132
Barker Lakes 8250 1.4 2.2 64 4.4 3.3 133
Basin Creek 7120 .4 1.3 31 -M 2.4 *
Beagle Springs 8880 .7 1.2 58 2.9 2.5 116
Beaver Creek 7820 .6 2.3 26 4.9 4.0 122
Black Bear 8160 3.2 4.4 73 6.4 6.0 107
Bloody Dick 7570 .4 1.1 36* 3.0 3.0 100
Boulder Mountain 7890 2.4 2.5 96 5.4 3.8 142
Brackett Creek 7370 .6 2.2 27* 5.5 5.8 95
Calvert Creek 6410 .1 .2 50* 2.5 2.0 125
Canyon 7870 .6 1.4 43 3.5 2.8 125
Carrot Basin 9200 4.2 4.2 100 6.5 4.9 133
Clover Meadow 8770 1.9 2.9 66 4.8 3.8 126
Crystal Lake 6130 .3 1.4 21 3.1 3.8 82
Daisy Peak 7590 .0 1.1 0* 1.6 2.6 62
Darkhorse Lake 8930 2.5 4.4 57 4.8 5.2 92
Deadman Creek 6440 .7 .9 78* 2.4 2.4 100
Divide 7770 .6 1.4 43 4.4 2.4 183
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .2 .5 40* 4.2 2.9 145
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 .1 .8 12 2.9 2.4 121
JL Meadow 8750 2.0 -M * 3.9 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .0 .7 0* 4.9 3.0 163
Lemhi Ridge 8080 .2 1.5 13 1.9 2.8 68
Lick Creek 6880 .2 1.2 17 5.7 3.2 178
Lone Mountain 8810 2.1 2.8 75 4.0 3.7 108
Lower Twin 7920 1.5 2.5 60 4.1 4.1 100
Madison Plateau 7710 1.3 2.2 59* 5.2 4.3 121
Moose Creek 6170 .0 1.1 0* 2.4 3.2 75
Mount Lockhart 6430 1.9 1.5 127* 5.6 4.7 119
Mule Creek 8300 1.6 2.1 76 2.8 3.4 82
Nevada Ridge 7030 2.0 1.3 154* 2.9 3.2 91
Onion Park 7420 1.2 1.5 80 3.0 3.9 77
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .3 -M * 4.9 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 .3 -M * 6.8 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 1.6 2.0 80 3.0 2.8 107
Sacajawea 6610 .2 1.0 20* 4.7 6.1 77
Saddle Mtn. 7890 1.7 2.5 68 2.8 3.1 90
Short Creek 6980 .2 .7 29 3.2 2.1 152
Shower Falls 8060 3.2 3.8 84 6.4 5.4 119
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 2.4 -M * 4.5 -M *
Spur Park 8080 1.6 3.2 50 3.1 3.2 97
Stringer Creek 6550 .2 1.1 18* 2.4 3.2 75
Tepee Creek 7950 1.1 1.5 73 4.4 2.7 163
Tizer Basin 6880 .1 1.6 6 2.9 2.6 112
Waldron 5640 .2 .4 50* 4.6 3.4 135
West Yellowstone 6680 .3 .6 50* 3.6 2.4 150
Whiskey Creek 6790 .5 1.3 38* 4.8 3.2 150
White Elephant 7670 .5 2.0 25* 4.1 4.2 98
Wood Creek 5970 .0 .5 0* 4.4 3.4 129
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Basin Index (%) 62 113
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 3.1 4.1 76 5.0 3.8 132
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .8 1.0 80 4.5 2.2 205
Beartooth Lake 9360 3.4 3.8 89 4.7 3.4 138
Big Goose 8010 .4 1.0 40 3.2 2.4 133
Blackwater 9840 5.0 4.2 119 6.1 3.8 161
Bone Springs Div 9340 1.7 3.3 52 4.0 3.4 118
Box Canyon 6720 .2 .6 33* 5.1 2.8 182
Brackett Creek 7370 .6 2.2 27* 5.5 5.8 95
Burgess Junction 7900 .4 1.6 25 3.5 3.0 117
Burnt Mtn 5920 .2 .4 50* 3.8 3.2 119
Burroughs Creek 8760 .5 -M * 4.9 -M *
Canyon 7870 .6 1.4 43 3.5 2.8 125
Castle Creek 8410 .5 .4 125* 2.2 1.8 122
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 2.2 2.4 92 4.6 3.3 139
Cold Springs 9640 .3 1.2 25 3.2 2.4 133
Cole Creek 7910 .0 2.8 0 2.4 3.4 71
Deer Park 9690 1.6 2.0 80 2.9 3.3 88
Dome Lake 8890 1.1 2.2 50 3.9 3.1 126
East Boulder Mine 6310 .1 .4 25* 4.4 3.4 129
Evening Star 9040 3.6 3.4 106 7.3 5.6 130
Fisher Creek 9110 3.5 4.6 76 6.7 5.8 116
Grave Springs 8560 1.1 1.0 110 4.4 2.3 191
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .6 1.0 60 4.8 2.3 209
Hobbs Park 10080 1.1 2.2 50 2.7 3.2 84
Kirwin 9580 1.7 2.4 71 4.6 2.7 170
Little Goose 8560 .3 .8 38* 3.9 2.6 150
Little Warm 9370 1.8 1.6 112 4.4 2.5 176
Marquette 8800 .5 1.2 42 2.7 2.6 104
Middle Powder 7760 .6 1.4 43 4.8 2.6 185
Monument Peak 8740 3.1 3.1 100 5.7 4.6 124
Northeast Entrance 7420 .2 .4 50* 4.2 2.8 150
Owl Creek 8990 .1 1.1 9 2.5 1.9 132
Parker Peak 9420 3.6 3.6 100 5.5 3.8 145
Placer Basin 8790 2.7 3.2 84 5.1 4.4 116
Porcupine 6480 .1 .6 17 3.3 2.7 122
Powder River Pass 9480 2.2 2.3 96 5.4 3.0 180
S Fork Shields 8090 .5 1.8 28* 5.0 4.8 104
Sacajawea 6610 .2 1.0 20* 4.7 6.1 77
Shell Creek 9570 2.1 3.6 58 4.5 3.3 136
Shower Falls 8060 3.2 3.8 84 6.4 5.4 119
Soldier Park 8680 .1 .6 17* 3.3 2.2 150
South Pass 9040 1.6 1.8 89 2.6 2.6 100
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .1 -M * 1.6 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 .7 2.4 29 3.9 3.6 108
Sylvan Lake 8440 1.8 2.8 64 6.4 5.0 128
Sylvan Road 7140 .1 1.1 9* 5.0 3.5 143
Thumb Divide 7970 1.6 1.4 114* 5.0 3.2 156
Tie Creek 7050 .2 .4 50* 3.0 3.0 100
Timber Creek 7910 .1 .8 12 2.3 2.2 105
Togwotee Pass 9590 2.7 3.8 71 6.0 4.3 140
Townsend Creek 8720 .2 1.4 14 2.3 2.6 88
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 5.2 4.9 106 6.9 4.4 157
White Mill 8730 3.4 3.0 113 5.2 4.4 118
Wolverine 7650 .0 .6 0* 3.8 2.8 136
Younts Peak 8340 2.0 2.0 100 6.7 2.8 239
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Basin Index (%) 70 131
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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.
