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 SATURDAY: DECEMBER 6 , 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 2.1 4.0 52 10.7 7.5 143
Bear Mountain 5460 6.4 11.4 56 23.5 23.6 100
Garver Creek 4250 1.2 3.1 39 8.1 7.2 112
Grave Creek 4350 1.7 3.2 53 15.0 10.4 144
Hand Creek 5040 1.7 2.3 74 6.4 5.6 114
Hawkins Lake 6460 4.8 6.6 73 14.9 12.5 119
Poorman Creek 5050 2.8 5.9 47 24.6 19.2 128
Stahl Peak 6040 10.7 9.8 109 14.6 13.4 109
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Basin Index (%) 68 119
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 5.6 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 8.1 7.6 107 12.3 10.6 116
Bassoo Peak 5130 1.3 -M * 7.5 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 1.8 1.8 100 9.9 5.6 177
Blacktail Mtn 5660 2.2 2.0 110 6.0 5.2 115
Emery Creek 4340 2.1 2.6 81 11.1 9.0 123
Flattop Mtn. 6290 -M 10.8 * -M 16.4 *
Grave Creek 4350 1.7 3.2 53 15.0 10.4 144
Hand Creek 5040 1.7 2.3 74 6.4 5.6 114
Kraft Creek 4760 2.2 2.6 85 11.5 9.0 128
Moss Peak 6760 12.5 9.2 136 17.7 12.4 143
Noisy Basin 6070 10.7 9.4 114 16.5 14.3 115
North Fork Jocko 6110 12.2 9.1 134 14.1 15.9 89
Pike Creek 5930 1.5 -M * 11.4 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 2.4 3.2 75 9.9 7.8 127
Stahl Peak 6040 10.7 9.8 109 14.6 13.4 109
Stuart Mountain 7270 9.1 8.2 111 9.7 10.5 92
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Basin Index (%) 109 119
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 2.8 4.6 61 7.1 5.8 122
Basin Creek 7120 1.0 2.6 38 3.1 3.9 79
Black Pine 7170 2.0 2.4 83 5.7 4.8 119
Combination 5620 1.0 1.1 91 4.6 3.5 131
Copper Bottom 5200 1.0 1.8 56 5.1 4.8 106
Copper Camp 6980 2.2 10.1 22 9.9 8.8 112
Lubrecht Flume 4690 1.4 1.0 140 4.9 4.0 122
Nevada Ridge 7030 2.7 3.9 69 4.8 5.8 83
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 1.8 2.6 69 6.0 4.5 133
North Fork Jocko 6110 12.2 9.1 134 14.1 15.9 89
Peterson Meadows 7190 2.2 2.8 79 5.7 4.3 133
Skalkaho Summit 7260 3.3 5.3 62 6.7 7.2 93
Stuart Mountain 7270 9.1 8.2 111 9.7 10.5 92
Warm Springs 7840 5.6 6.4 88 8.9 7.6 117
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Basin Index (%) 78 105
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 2.2 2.4 92 -M 5.0 *
Lolo Pass 5280 1.9 4.6 41 10.9 11.2 97
Moose Creek 6170 2.0 3.6 56 5.2 6.2 84
Nez Perce Camp 5670 2.1 2.9 72 7.2 7.4 97
Saddle Mtn. 7890 4.0 5.8 69 4.7 6.6 71
Skalkaho Summit 7260 3.3 5.3 62 6.7 7.2 93
Twelvemile Creek 5530 2.2 3.1 71 12.6 11.6 109
Twin Lakes 6390 4.0 8.5 47 14.5 15.4 94
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Basin Index (%) 60 94
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 6.4 11.4 56 23.5 23.6 100
Hoodoo Basin 6060 7.3 9.0 81 15.8 15.2 104
Humboldt Gulch 4260 2.1 2.7 78 13.6 12.0 113
Lookout 5180 2.8 4.7 60 13.0 12.2 107
Mosquito Ridge 5270 2.8 7.4 38 13.7 14.0 98
Poorman Creek 5050 2.8 5.9 47 24.6 19.2 128
Sleeping Woman 6120 2.4 3.2 75 9.9 7.8 127
Stuart Mountain 7270 9.1 8.2 111 9.7 10.5 92
Sunset 5580 2.9 3.8 76 12.3 11.8 104
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Basin Index (%) 69 108
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 3.5 5.2 67 5.6 6.9 81
Barker Lakes 8250 2.8 4.6 61 7.1 5.8 122
Basin Creek 7120 1.0 2.6 38 3.1 3.9 79
Beagle Springs 8880 .7 2.6 27 3.9 3.8 103
Bloody Dick 7570 1.4 3.2 44 4.3 4.8 90
Calvert Creek 6410 1.3 1.8 72 4.6 3.7 124
Clover Meadow 8770 4.0 4.9 82 7.1 6.2 115
Darkhorse Lake 8930 6.2 8.4 74 8.8 8.8 100
Divide 7770 1.0 2.6 38 -M 3.8 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.4 2.1 67 4.9 4.0 122
JL Meadow 8750 2.8 -M * 5.0 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .6 2.4 25 6.2 5.0 124
Lemhi Ridge 8080 1.6 3.0 53 3.6 4.3 84
Lower Twin 7920 2.6 5.3 49 6.0 7.2 83
Moose Creek 6170 2.0 3.6 56 5.2 6.2 84
Mule Creek 8300 3.1 4.6 67 4.0 5.8 69
Rocker Peak 7960 3.6 4.4 82 4.8 4.6 104
Saddle Mtn. 7890 4.0 5.8 69 4.7 6.6 71
Short Creek 6980 .8 1.6 50 4.3 3.2 134
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 5.5 -M * 8.3 -M *
White Elephant 7670 1.5 5.8 26 5.7 7.8 73
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Basin Index (%) 58 95
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 3.5 5.2 67 5.6 6.9 81
Beaver Creek 7820 1.8 4.5 40 6.6 6.6 100
Black Bear 8160 5.3 9.2 58 9.2 11.3 81
Canyon 7870 1.3 3.3 39 4.9 5.2 94
Carrot Basin 9200 6.9 7.2 96 9.0 8.3 108
Clover Meadow 8770 4.0 4.9 82 7.1 6.2 115
Lone Mountain 8810 4.4 5.3 83 6.4 6.1 105
Lower Twin 7920 2.6 5.3 49 6.0 7.2 83
Madison Plateau 7710 2.1 5.6 38 6.8 8.4 81
Tepee Creek 7950 1.5 3.6 42 5.6 5.0 112
West Yellowstone 6680 .8 2.5 32 4.5 4.6 98
Whiskey Creek 6790 1.2 3.6 33 6.2 6.0 103
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Basin Index (%) 59 95
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 1.8 4.5 40 6.6 6.6 100
Brackett Creek 7370 3.9 5.1 76 9.7 9.6 101
Carrot Basin 9200 6.9 7.2 96 9.0 8.3 108
Lick Creek 6880 1.7 2.8 61 7.7 5.8 133
Lone Mountain 8810 4.4 5.3 83 6.4 6.1 105
Sacajawea 6610 2.9 3.1 94 8.3 9.0 92
Shower Falls 8060 5.8 6.6 88 10.2 8.6 119
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Basin Index (%) 79 107
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 5.2 5.6 93 9.2 7.1 130
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.4 2.1 67 4.9 4.0 122
Nevada Ridge 7030 2.7 3.9 69 4.8 5.8 83
Tizer Basin 6880 1.9 3.2 59 4.7 4.2 112
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Basin Index (%) 76 112
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 5.2 5.6 93 9.2 7.1 130
Crystal Lake 6130 3.0 3.6 83 5.8 6.4 91
Daisy Peak 7590 1.0 2.7 37 2.9 4.0 72
Deadman Creek 6440 2.2 2.6 85 4.8 4.2 114
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 3.0 3.7 81 6.0 6.3 95
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.0 -M * 7.9 -M *
Spur Park 8080 5.0 6.3 79 6.3 5.4 117
Stringer Creek 6550 2.1 2.9 72 5.1 5.8 88
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Basin Index (%) 78 102
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 8.1 7.6 107 12.3 10.6 116
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .9 1.4 64 5.7 4.3 133
Mount Lockhart 6430 3.1 4.9 63 9.2 8.1 114
Pike Creek 5930 1.5 -M * 11.4 -M *
Waldron 5640 1.1 2.6 42 6.3 5.2 121
Wood Creek 5970 .7 1.7 41 6.3 5.8 109
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Basin Index (%) 76 117
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6290 -M 10.8 * -M 16.4 *
Many Glacier 4930 1.2 2.4 50 14.2 11.2 127
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Basin Index (%) 50 127
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 2.1 1.2 175 4.4 4.0 110
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Basin Index (%) 175 110
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 5.7 6.8 84 6.8 6.2 110
Box Canyon 6720 1.4 2.0 70 6.9 4.5 153
Brackett Creek 7370 3.9 5.1 76 9.7 9.6 101
Burnt Mtn 5920 .9 1.5 60 5.2 5.2 100
Canyon 7870 1.3 3.3 39 4.9 5.2 94
Cole Creek 7910 1.4 4.6 30 3.4 5.4 63
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.2 1.4 86 6.0 5.4 111
Evening Star 9040 6.3 8.0 79 11.3 10.6 107
Fisher Creek 9110 7.1 9.7 73 10.8 10.6 102
Monument Peak 8740 5.7 6.0 95 8.5 7.5 113
Northeast Entrance 7420 1.3 2.0 65 5.8 4.6 126
Parker Peak 9420 6.5 7.1 92 8.2 7.0 117
Placer Basin 8790 4.8 5.4 89 7.4 7.0 106
Porcupine 6480 1.6 1.2 133 4.8 4.3 112
Sacajawea 6610 2.9 3.1 94 8.3 9.0 92
Shower Falls 8060 5.8 6.6 88 10.2 8.6 119
S Fork Shields 8090 2.8 3.8 74 8.0 7.6 105
Sylvan Lake 8440 3.7 5.8 64 9.2 8.4 110
Thumb Divide 7970 2.3 3.6 64 6.0 5.8 103
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 7.4 9.2 80 8.8 8.8 100
White Mill 8730 6.0 7.2 83 7.9 7.8 101
Wolverine 7650 1.9 2.7 70 5.5 4.3 128
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Basin Index (%) 77 107
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 5.1 6.3 81 6.5 5.8 112
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .4 1.8 22 4.8 3.2 150
Blackwater 9840 7.3 8.2 89 8.1 7.5 108
Bone Springs Div 9340 3.0 5.4 56 4.9 5.2 94
Burroughs Creek 8760 1.6 -M * 6.4 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 .6 2.1 29 3.0 3.2 94
Cold Springs 9640 1.1 2.5 44 4.9 3.6 136
Deer Park 9690 2.9 4.2 69 4.2 5.9 71
Evening Star 9040 6.3 8.0 79 11.3 10.6 107
Grave Springs 8560 .5 2.0 25 4.9 3.5 140
Hobbs Park 10080 2.2 4.5 49 4.0 4.5 89
Kirwin 9580 2.7 3.7 73 5.9 4.6 128
Little Warm 9370 2.9 3.0 97 5.7 4.4 130
Marquette 8800 .7 2.8 25 3.3 4.0 82
Middle Powder 7760 1.2 2.7 44 5.5 3.9 141
Owl Creek 8990 .3 2.0 15 3.0 2.7 111
Powder River Pass 9480 3.0 3.6 83 6.4 4.8 133
Shell Creek 9570 3.3 5.4 61 5.7 4.9 116
South Pass 9040 2.4 4.0 60 3.8 5.2 73
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .5 -M * 2.4 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 3.7 5.8 64 9.2 8.4 110
Sylvan Road 7140 1.9 3.4 56 7.2 6.6 109
Timber Creek 7910 .1 1.8 6 2.6 3.4 76
Togwotee Pass 9590 5.7 7.6 75 9.4 8.4 112
Townsend Creek 8720 .5 2.8 18 3.2 4.4 73
Younts Peak 8340 1.4 4.6 30 7.9 5.2 152
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Basin Index (%) 60 109
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 .8 2.4 33 4.0 4.0 100
Bone Springs Div 9340 3.0 5.4 56 4.9 5.2 94
Burgess Junction 7900 1.1 3.2 34 4.3 4.4 98
Dome Lake 8890 1.2 3.5 34 4.9 4.6 107
Little Goose 8560 1.0 2.5 40 4.5 4.3 105
Sucker Creek 8840 1.4 3.6 39 4.8 5.0 96
Tie Creek 7050 .5 1.4 36 3.6 4.2 86
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Basin Index (%) 41 98
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .4 1.8 22 4.8 3.2 150
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 3.2 4.4 73 5.3 4.9 108
Grave Springs 8560 .5 2.0 25 4.9 3.5 140
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .7 2.0 35 5.5 3.2 172
Middle Powder 7760 1.2 2.7 44 5.5 3.9 141
Powder River Pass 9480 3.0 3.6 83 6.4 4.8 133
Soldier Park 8680 .4 1.4 29 3.5 3.5 100
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Basin Index (%) 53 133
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 3.5 5.2 67 5.6 6.9 81
Badger Pass 6870 8.1 7.6 107 12.3 10.6 116
Barker Lakes 8250 2.8 4.6 61 7.1 5.8 122
Basin Creek 7120 1.0 2.6 38 3.1 3.9 79
Beagle Springs 8880 .7 2.6 27 3.9 3.8 103
Beaver Creek 7820 1.8 4.5 40 6.6 6.6 100
Black Bear 8160 5.3 9.2 58 9.2 11.3 81
Bloody Dick 7570 1.4 3.2 44 4.3 4.8 90
Boulder Mountain 7890 5.2 5.6 93 9.2 7.1 130
Brackett Creek 7370 3.9 5.1 76 9.7 9.6 101
Calvert Creek 6410 1.3 1.8 72 4.6 3.7 124
Canyon 7870 1.3 3.3 39 4.9 5.2 94
Carrot Basin 9200 6.9 7.2 96 9.0 8.3 108
Clover Meadow 8770 4.0 4.9 82 7.1 6.2 115
Crystal Lake 6130 3.0 3.6 83 5.8 6.4 91
Daisy Peak 7590 1.0 2.7 37 2.9 4.0 72
Darkhorse Lake 8930 6.2 8.4 74 8.8 8.8 100
Deadman Creek 6440 2.2 2.6 85 4.8 4.2 114
Divide 7770 1.0 2.6 38 -M 3.8 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .9 1.4 64 5.7 4.3 133
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.4 2.1 67 4.9 4.0 122
JL Meadow 8750 2.8 -M * 5.0 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .6 2.4 25 6.2 5.0 124
Lemhi Ridge 8080 1.6 3.0 53 3.6 4.3 84
Lick Creek 6880 1.7 2.8 61 7.7 5.8 133
Lone Mountain 8810 4.4 5.3 83 6.4 6.1 105
Lower Twin 7920 2.6 5.3 49 6.0 7.2 83
Madison Plateau 7710 2.1 5.6 38 6.8 8.4 81
Moose Creek 6170 2.0 3.6 56 5.2 6.2 84
Mount Lockhart 6430 3.1 4.9 63 9.2 8.1 114
Mule Creek 8300 3.1 4.6 67 4.0 5.8 69
Nevada Ridge 7030 2.7 3.9 69 4.8 5.8 83
Onion Park 7420 3.0 3.7 81 6.0 6.3 95
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.0 -M * 7.9 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 1.5 -M * 11.4 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 3.6 4.4 82 4.8 4.6 104
Sacajawea 6610 2.9 3.1 94 8.3 9.0 92
Saddle Mtn. 7890 4.0 5.8 69 4.7 6.6 71
Short Creek 6980 .8 1.6 50 4.3 3.2 134
Shower Falls 8060 5.8 6.6 88 10.2 8.6 119
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 5.5 -M * 8.3 -M *
Spur Park 8080 5.0 6.3 79 6.3 5.4 117
Stringer Creek 6550 2.1 2.9 72 5.1 5.8 88
Tepee Creek 7950 1.5 3.6 42 5.6 5.0 112
Tizer Basin 6880 1.9 3.2 59 4.7 4.2 112
Waldron 5640 1.1 2.6 42 6.3 5.2 121
West Yellowstone 6680 .8 2.5 32 4.5 4.6 98
Whiskey Creek 6790 1.2 3.6 33 6.2 6.0 103
White Elephant 7670 1.5 5.8 26 5.7 7.8 73
Wood Creek 5970 .7 1.7 41 6.3 5.8 109
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Basin Index (%) 65 101
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 5.1 6.3 81 6.5 5.8 112
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .4 1.8 22 4.8 3.2 150
Beartooth Lake 9360 5.7 6.8 84 6.8 6.2 110
Big Goose 8010 .8 2.4 33 4.0 4.0 100
Blackwater 9840 7.3 8.2 89 8.1 7.5 108
Bone Springs Div 9340 3.0 5.4 56 4.9 5.2 94
Box Canyon 6720 1.4 2.0 70 6.9 4.5 153
Brackett Creek 7370 3.9 5.1 76 9.7 9.6 101
Burgess Junction 7900 1.1 3.2 34 4.3 4.4 98
Burnt Mtn 5920 .9 1.5 60 5.2 5.2 100
Burroughs Creek 8760 1.6 -M * 6.4 -M *
Canyon 7870 1.3 3.3 39 4.9 5.2 94
Castle Creek 8410 .6 2.1 29 3.0 3.2 94
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 3.2 4.4 73 5.3 4.9 108
Cold Springs 9640 1.1 2.5 44 4.9 3.6 136
Cole Creek 7910 1.4 4.6 30 3.4 5.4 63
Deer Park 9690 2.9 4.2 69 4.2 5.9 71
Dome Lake 8890 1.2 3.5 34 4.9 4.6 107
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.2 1.4 86 6.0 5.4 111
Evening Star 9040 6.3 8.0 79 11.3 10.6 107
Fisher Creek 9110 7.1 9.7 73 10.8 10.6 102
Grave Springs 8560 .5 2.0 25 4.9 3.5 140
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .7 2.0 35 5.5 3.2 172
Hobbs Park 10080 2.2 4.5 49 4.0 4.5 89
Kirwin 9580 2.7 3.7 73 5.9 4.6 128
Little Goose 8560 1.0 2.5 40 4.5 4.3 105
Little Warm 9370 2.9 3.0 97 5.7 4.4 130
Marquette 8800 .7 2.8 25 3.3 4.0 82
Middle Powder 7760 1.2 2.7 44 5.5 3.9 141
Monument Peak 8740 5.7 6.0 95 8.5 7.5 113
Northeast Entrance 7420 1.3 2.0 65 5.8 4.6 126
Owl Creek 8990 .3 2.0 15 3.0 2.7 111
Parker Peak 9420 6.5 7.1 92 8.2 7.0 117
Placer Basin 8790 4.8 5.4 89 7.4 7.0 106
Porcupine 6480 1.6 1.2 133 4.8 4.3 112
Powder River Pass 9480 3.0 3.6 83 6.4 4.8 133
S Fork Shields 8090 2.8 3.8 74 8.0 7.6 105
Sacajawea 6610 2.9 3.1 94 8.3 9.0 92
Shell Creek 9570 3.3 5.4 61 5.7 4.9 116
Shower Falls 8060 5.8 6.6 88 10.2 8.6 119
Soldier Park 8680 .4 1.4 29 3.5 3.5 100
South Pass 9040 2.4 4.0 60 3.8 5.2 73
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .5 -M * 2.4 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 1.4 3.6 39 4.8 5.0 96
Sylvan Lake 8440 3.7 5.8 64 9.2 8.4 110
Sylvan Road 7140 1.9 3.4 56 7.2 6.6 109
Thumb Divide 7970 2.3 3.6 64 6.0 5.8 103
Tie Creek 7050 .5 1.4 36 3.6 4.2 86
Timber Creek 7910 .1 1.8 6 2.6 3.4 76
Togwotee Pass 9590 5.7 7.6 75 9.4 8.4 112
Townsend Creek 8720 .5 2.8 18 3.2 4.4 73
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 7.4 9.2 80 8.8 8.8 100
White Mill 8730 6.0 7.2 83 7.9 7.8 101
Wolverine 7650 1.9 2.7 70 5.5 4.3 128
Younts Peak 8340 1.4 4.6 30 7.9 5.2 152
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Basin Index (%) 66 108
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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.
