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 WEDNESDAY: JANUARY 14 , 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 9.0 9.2 98 22.4 13.6 165
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 26.0 * 53.4 38.6 138
Garver Creek 4250 4.6 6.0 77 16.9 11.2 151
Grave Creek 4350 4.4 8.8 50 31.6 18.0 176
Hand Creek 5030 4.6 5.9 78 12.8 9.7 132
Hawkins Lake 6460 17.7 13.0 136 30.0 18.6 161
Poorman Creek 5050 12.2 18.8 65 50.5 33.0 153
Stahl Peak 6040 23.7 18.5 128 30.2 22.0 137
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Basin Index (%) 95 150
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 10.1 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 23.7 15.4 154 27.6 18.0 153
Bassoo Peak 5130 2.6 -M * 14.2 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 2.2 4.6 48 14.8 9.0 164
Blacktail Mtn 5660 -M 6.2 * -M 8.2 *
Emery Creek 4340 4.8 8.2 59 20.0 14.9 134
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 22.2 * -M 29.4 *
Grave Creek 4350 4.4 8.8 50 31.6 18.0 176
Hand Creek 5030 4.6 5.9 78 12.8 9.7 132
Kraft Creek 4770 3.2 6.6 48 25.0 15.4 162
Moss Peak 6760 22.8 19.0 120 29.4 20.1 146
Noisy Basin 6070 20.2 22.3 91 27.2 25.7 106
North Fork Jocko 6110 24.7 20.4 121 34.7 28.4 122
Pike Creek 5930 4.7 -M * 26.3 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 7.4 7.8 95 20.4 12.7 161
Stahl Peak 6040 23.7 18.5 128 30.2 22.0 137
Stuart Mountain 7270 22.9 17.0 135 21.8 17.8 122
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Basin Index (%) 107 140
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 5.9 6.6 89 11.3 8.0 141
Basin Creek 7120 2.9 4.0 72 5.2 5.0 104
Black Pine 7170 6.1 5.5 111 10.4 7.2 144
Combination 5620 1.2 2.6 46 8.6 5.6 154
Copper Bottom 5200 3.3 4.9 67 17.4 9.3 187
Copper Camp 6980 23.1 25.1 92 29.9 16.9 177
Lubrecht Flume 4690 2.6 2.9 90 10.2 6.6 155
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.8 7.4 132 12.2 9.6 127
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 5.9 5.7 104 12.0 7.6 158
North Fork Jocko 6110 24.7 20.4 121 34.7 28.4 122
Peterson Meadows 7190 5.2 4.8 108 9.6 6.6 145
Skalkaho Summit 7260 12.9 11.5 112 17.0 13.0 131
Stuart Mountain 7270 22.9 17.0 135 21.8 17.8 122
Warm Springs 7840 14.7 10.6 139 17.3 12.1 143
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Basin Index (%) 109 142
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 5.4 5.4 100 -M 7.7 *
Lolo Pass 5280 10.2 14.7 69 27.0 20.2 134
Moose Creek 6170 7.9 9.4 84 13.9 11.8 118
Nez Perce Camp 5670 6.6 7.5 88 16.7 12.4 135
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 13.6 101 14.2 11.6 122
Skalkaho Summit 7260 12.9 11.5 112 17.0 13.0 131
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 9.0 * -M 19.2 *
Twin Lakes 6380 19.5 21.0 93 36.2 26.8 135
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Basin Index (%) 92 130
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 26.0 * 53.4 38.6 138
Hoodoo Basin 6060 25.1 20.6 122 37.7 26.4 143
Humboldt Gulch 4260 4.4 7.6 58 30.2 21.6 140
Lookout 5180 7.7 13.6 57 29.6 22.0 135
Mosquito Ridge 5270 10.8 18.5 58 32.0 25.5 125
Poorman Creek 5050 12.2 18.8 65 50.5 33.0 153
Sleeping Woman 6120 7.4 7.8 95 20.4 12.7 161
Stuart Mountain 7270 22.9 17.0 135 21.8 17.8 122
Sunset 5570 -M 10.6 * -M 19.8 *
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Basin Index (%) 87 139
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 8.9 108 12.1 10.4 116
Barker Lakes 8250 5.9 6.6 89 11.3 8.0 141
Basin Creek 7120 2.9 4.0 72 5.2 5.0 104
Beagle Springs 8880 5.3 4.6 115 8.4 5.4 156
Bloody Dick 7570 6.2 6.8 91 9.7 8.3 117
Calvert Creek 6410 5.7 4.8 119 10.5 6.2 169
Clover Meadow 8770 6.8 8.2 83 10.1 9.5 106
Darkhorse Lake 8930 18.0 16.0 112 19.0 15.8 120
Divide 7770 4.1 5.2 79 -M 5.9 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.9 4.0 72 9.3 5.8 160
JL Meadow 8750 7.1 -M * 9.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.4 5.1 47 12.7 8.0 159
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.8 6.0 80 6.8 7.0 97
Lower Twin 7920 7.9 9.2 86 12.4 11.6 107
Moose Creek 6170 7.9 9.4 84 13.9 11.8 118
Mule Creek 8300 9.7 7.8 124 10.0 9.2 109
Rocker Peak 7960 8.8 7.0 126 10.5 7.2 146
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 13.6 101 14.2 11.6 122
Short Creek 6990 1.8 2.8 64 6.1 4.6 133
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 18.5 -M * 20.9 -M *
White Elephant 7670 11.7 12.5 94 18.5 15.4 120
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Basin Index (%) 96 125
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 8.9 108 12.1 10.4 116
Beaver Creek 7820 9.8 9.4 104 15.7 11.2 140
Black Bear 8160 19.8 20.5 97 25.0 20.7 121
Canyon 7870 7.8 7.1 110 11.7 8.5 138
Carrot Basin 9200 19.2 14.1 136 21.1 14.2 149
Clover Meadow 8770 6.8 8.2 83 10.1 9.5 106
Lone Mountain 8820 9.7 9.2 105 11.3 9.5 119
Lower Twin 7920 7.9 9.2 86 12.4 11.6 107
Madison Plateau 7710 13.5 11.4 118 20.0 13.6 147
Tepee Creek 7950 6.8 7.0 97 11.3 8.2 138
West Yellowstone 6680 5.7 5.7 100 11.9 7.9 151
Whiskey Creek 6790 8.6 7.6 113 17.1 11.2 153
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Basin Index (%) 106 132
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 9.8 9.4 104 15.7 11.2 140
Brackett Creek 7370 10.3 10.1 102 17.5 14.4 122
Carrot Basin 9200 19.2 14.1 136 21.1 14.2 149
Lick Creek 6880 3.5 4.8 73 10.5 7.8 135
Lone Mountain 8820 9.7 9.2 105 11.3 9.5 119
Sacajawea 6610 4.2 6.7 63 15.0 13.5 111
Shower Falls 8060 11.3 10.8 105 16.1 13.6 118
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Basin Index (%) 104 127
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.3 10.6 107 15.9 11.3 141
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.9 4.0 72 9.3 5.8 160
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.8 7.4 132 12.2 9.6 127
Tizer Basin 6880 3.7 5.0 74 7.8 6.2 126
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Basin Index (%) 103 137
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.3 10.6 107 15.9 11.3 141
Crystal Lake 6130 4.2 6.6 64 8.2 9.7 85
Daisy Peak 7590 4.3 5.1 84 5.1 6.4 80
Deadman Creek 6440 5.2 5.0 104 9.2 6.6 139
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 5.8 5.9 98 9.3 10.4 89
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.8 -M * 12.7 -M *
Spur Park 8080 12.2 11.0 111 11.5 9.3 124
Stringer Creek 6550 4.6 5.3 87 7.9 8.6 92
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Basin Index (%) 96 108
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 23.7 15.4 154 27.6 18.0 153
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .9 4.0 22 11.2 7.3 153
Mount Lockhart 6430 12.4 10.2 122 25.6 14.1 182
Pike Creek 5930 4.7 -M * 26.3 -M *
Waldron 5640 5.0 5.9 85 16.4 9.6 171
Wood Creek 5970 4.0 4.8 83 15.6 8.8 177
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Basin Index (%) 114 167
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 22.2 * -M 29.4 *
Many Glacier 4930 3.0 6.8 44 29.1 16.9 172
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Basin Index (%) 44 172
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 1.8 2.8 64 8.7 6.6 132
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Basin Index (%) 64 132
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 15.5 12.4 125 17.4 11.4 153
Box Canyon 6720 4.3 4.8 90 13.0 7.0 186
Brackett Creek 7370 10.3 10.1 102 17.5 14.4 122
Burnt Mtn 5920 .0 2.5 0 6.3 6.8 93
Canyon 7870 7.8 7.1 110 11.7 8.5 138
Cole Creek 7910 2.2 6.8 32 5.0 6.6 76
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.6 2.8 57 8.8 7.5 117
Evening Star 9030 20.7 14.6 142 25.6 16.2 158
Fisher Creek 9110 25.3 18.1 140 27.5 18.0 153
Monument Peak 8740 15.2 11.2 136 18.7 12.6 148
Northeast Entrance 7420 5.5 5.0 110 11.9 7.2 165
Parker Peak 9420 17.1 11.5 149 18.8 11.4 165
Placer Basin 8790 10.3 9.2 112 13.6 10.6 128
Porcupine 6480 .8 2.8 29 7.8 6.1 128
Sacajawea 6610 4.2 6.7 63 15.0 13.5 111
Shower Falls 8060 11.3 10.8 105 16.1 13.6 118
S Fork Shields 8090 4.3 7.0 61 13.4 11.0 122
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.6 10.6 109 18.4 13.2 139
Thumb Divide 7970 12.2 7.7 158 15.7 9.4 167
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 23.9 16.4 146 -M 15.0 *
White Mill 8730 18.6 13.4 139 19.0 13.1 145
Wolverine 7660 6.8 6.2 110 12.6 7.3 173
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Basin Index (%) 116 139
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 10.3 10.0 103 11.6 8.6 135
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.7 3.4 79 6.8 4.7 145
Blackwater 9830 15.9 13.0 122 18.5 12.5 148
Bone Springs Div 9340 8.3 8.6 97 8.3 8.2 101
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.3 -M * 13.0 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 3.3 3.8 87 5.4 5.0 108
Cold Springs 9640 5.0 4.2 119 9.6 5.3 181
Deer Park 9690 9.8 7.0 140 11.7 8.9 131
Evening Star 9030 20.7 14.6 142 25.6 16.2 158
Grave Springs 8560 2.1 4.0 52 5.9 5.0 118
Hobbs Park 10080 8.7 7.0 124 10.2 6.7 152
Kirwin 9580 9.0 6.1 148 13.4 6.8 197
Little Warm 9370 7.4 5.4 137 10.9 6.9 158
Marquette 8800 1.7 3.8 45 4.8 5.3 91
Middle Powder 7760 2.7 4.9 55 7.1 5.4 131
Owl Creek 8990 1.1 2.8 39 3.9 3.5 111
Powder River Pass 9480 7.4 6.1 121 11.2 7.2 156
Shell Creek 9570 8.0 8.3 96 10.3 7.6 136
South Pass 9040 8.3 6.8 122 9.9 8.0 124
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 -M -M * -M -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.6 10.6 109 18.4 13.2 139
Sylvan Road 7140 6.6 6.6 100 14.4 10.3 140
Timber Creek 7910 .0 2.6 0 3.1 4.4 70
Togwotee Pass 9590 15.3 12.8 120 19.7 13.2 149
Townsend Creek 8720 3.5 4.4 80 7.1 6.0 118
Younts Peak 8340 11.4 7.9 144 16.1 8.1 199
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Basin Index (%) 110 141
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.8 4.0 45 6.2 5.4 115
Bone Springs Div 9340 8.3 8.6 97 8.3 8.2 101
Burgess Junction 7910 3.4 5.4 63 6.8 6.6 103
Dome Lake 8890 4.0 5.7 70 8.2 6.8 121
Little Goose 8560 3.6 4.8 75 7.6 6.2 123
Sucker Creek 8840 4.5 6.2 73 8.4 7.2 117
Tie Creek 7050 .1 2.6 4 5.6 5.7 98
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Basin Index (%) 69 111
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.7 3.4 79 6.8 4.7 145
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 7.4 7.2 103 9.0 7.2 125
Grave Springs 8560 2.1 4.0 52 5.9 5.0 118
Hansen Sawmill 8360 3.0 3.6 83 7.8 4.6 170
Middle Powder 7760 2.7 4.9 55 7.1 5.4 131
Powder River Pass 9480 7.4 6.1 121 11.2 7.2 156
Soldier Park 8680 1.6 3.2 50 5.4 5.0 108
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Basin Index (%) 83 136
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 8.9 108 12.1 10.4 116
Badger Pass 6870 23.7 15.4 154 27.6 18.0 153
Barker Lakes 8250 5.9 6.6 89 11.3 8.0 141
Basin Creek 7120 2.9 4.0 72 5.2 5.0 104
Beagle Springs 8880 5.3 4.6 115 8.4 5.4 156
Beaver Creek 7820 9.8 9.4 104 15.7 11.2 140
Black Bear 8160 19.8 20.5 97 25.0 20.7 121
Bloody Dick 7570 6.2 6.8 91 9.7 8.3 117
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.3 10.6 107 15.9 11.3 141
Brackett Creek 7370 10.3 10.1 102 17.5 14.4 122
Calvert Creek 6410 5.7 4.8 119 10.5 6.2 169
Canyon 7870 7.8 7.1 110 11.7 8.5 138
Carrot Basin 9200 19.2 14.1 136 21.1 14.2 149
Clover Meadow 8770 6.8 8.2 83 10.1 9.5 106
Crystal Lake 6130 4.2 6.6 64 8.2 9.7 85
Daisy Peak 7590 4.3 5.1 84 5.1 6.4 80
Darkhorse Lake 8930 18.0 16.0 112 19.0 15.8 120
Deadman Creek 6440 5.2 5.0 104 9.2 6.6 139
Divide 7770 4.1 5.2 79 -M 5.9 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .9 4.0 22 11.2 7.3 153
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 2.9 4.0 72 9.3 5.8 160
JL Meadow 8750 7.1 -M * 9.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.4 5.1 47 12.7 8.0 159
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.8 6.0 80 6.8 7.0 97
Lick Creek 6880 3.5 4.8 73 10.5 7.8 135
Lone Mountain 8820 9.7 9.2 105 11.3 9.5 119
Lower Twin 7920 7.9 9.2 86 12.4 11.6 107
Madison Plateau 7710 13.5 11.4 118 20.0 13.6 147
Moose Creek 6170 7.9 9.4 84 13.9 11.8 118
Mount Lockhart 6430 12.4 10.2 122 25.6 14.1 182
Mule Creek 8300 9.7 7.8 124 10.0 9.2 109
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.8 7.4 132 12.2 9.6 127
Onion Park 7420 5.8 5.9 98 9.3 10.4 89
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.8 -M * 12.7 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 4.7 -M * 26.3 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 8.8 7.0 126 10.5 7.2 146
Sacajawea 6610 4.2 6.7 63 15.0 13.5 111
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 13.6 101 14.2 11.6 122
Short Creek 6990 1.8 2.8 64 6.1 4.6 133
Shower Falls 8060 11.3 10.8 105 16.1 13.6 118
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 18.5 -M * 20.9 -M *
Spur Park 8080 12.2 11.0 111 11.5 9.3 124
Stringer Creek 6550 4.6 5.3 87 7.9 8.6 92
Tepee Creek 7950 6.8 7.0 97 11.3 8.2 138
Tizer Basin 6880 3.7 5.0 74 7.8 6.2 126
Waldron 5640 5.0 5.9 85 16.4 9.6 171
West Yellowstone 6680 5.7 5.7 100 11.9 7.9 151
Whiskey Creek 6790 8.6 7.6 113 17.1 11.2 153
White Elephant 7670 11.7 12.5 94 18.5 15.4 120
Wood Creek 5970 4.0 4.8 83 15.6 8.8 177
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Basin Index (%) 101 130
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 10.3 10.0 103 11.6 8.6 135
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.7 3.4 79 6.8 4.7 145
Beartooth Lake 9360 15.5 12.4 125 17.4 11.4 153
Big Goose 8010 1.8 4.0 45 6.2 5.4 115
Blackwater 9830 15.9 13.0 122 18.5 12.5 148
Bone Springs Div 9340 8.3 8.6 97 8.3 8.2 101
Box Canyon 6720 4.3 4.8 90 13.0 7.0 186
Brackett Creek 7370 10.3 10.1 102 17.5 14.4 122
Burgess Junction 7910 3.4 5.4 63 6.8 6.6 103
Burnt Mtn 5920 .0 2.5 0 6.3 6.8 93
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.3 -M * 13.0 -M *
Canyon 7870 7.8 7.1 110 11.7 8.5 138
Castle Creek 8410 3.3 3.8 87 5.4 5.0 108
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 7.4 7.2 103 9.0 7.2 125
Cold Springs 9640 5.0 4.2 119 9.6 5.3 181
Cole Creek 7910 2.2 6.8 32 5.0 6.6 76
Deer Park 9690 9.8 7.0 140 11.7 8.9 131
Dome Lake 8890 4.0 5.7 70 8.2 6.8 121
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.6 2.8 57 8.8 7.5 117
Evening Star 9030 20.7 14.6 142 25.6 16.2 158
Fisher Creek 9110 25.3 18.1 140 27.5 18.0 153
Grave Springs 8560 2.1 4.0 52 5.9 5.0 118
Hansen Sawmill 8360 3.0 3.6 83 7.8 4.6 170
Hobbs Park 10080 8.7 7.0 124 10.2 6.7 152
Kirwin 9580 9.0 6.1 148 13.4 6.8 197
Little Goose 8560 3.6 4.8 75 7.6 6.2 123
Little Warm 9370 7.4 5.4 137 10.9 6.9 158
Marquette 8800 1.7 3.8 45 4.8 5.3 91
Middle Powder 7760 2.7 4.9 55 7.1 5.4 131
Monument Peak 8740 15.2 11.2 136 18.7 12.6 148
Northeast Entrance 7420 5.5 5.0 110 11.9 7.2 165
Owl Creek 8990 1.1 2.8 39 3.9 3.5 111
Parker Peak 9420 17.1 11.5 149 18.8 11.4 165
Placer Basin 8790 10.3 9.2 112 13.6 10.6 128
Porcupine 6480 .8 2.8 29 7.8 6.1 128
Powder River Pass 9480 7.4 6.1 121 11.2 7.2 156
S Fork Shields 8090 4.3 7.0 61 13.4 11.0 122
Sacajawea 6610 4.2 6.7 63 15.0 13.5 111
Shell Creek 9570 8.0 8.3 96 10.3 7.6 136
Shower Falls 8060 11.3 10.8 105 16.1 13.6 118
Soldier Park 8680 1.6 3.2 50 5.4 5.0 108
South Pass 9040 8.3 6.8 122 9.9 8.0 124
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 -M -M * -M -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 4.5 6.2 73 8.4 7.2 117
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.6 10.6 109 18.4 13.2 139
Sylvan Road 7140 6.6 6.6 100 14.4 10.3 140
Thumb Divide 7970 12.2 7.7 158 15.7 9.4 167
Tie Creek 7050 .1 2.6 4 5.6 5.7 98
Timber Creek 7910 .0 2.6 0 3.1 4.4 70
Togwotee Pass 9590 15.3 12.8 120 19.7 13.2 149
Townsend Creek 8720 3.5 4.4 80 7.1 6.0 118
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 23.9 16.4 146 -M 15.0 *
White Mill 8730 18.6 13.4 139 19.0 13.1 145
Wolverine 7660 6.8 6.2 110 12.6 7.3 173
Younts Peak 8340 11.4 7.9 144 16.1 8.1 199
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Basin Index (%) 107 137
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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.
