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 SUNDAY: JANUARY 18 , 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 8.7 9.4 93 22.3 14.6 153
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 28.8 * 53.4 39.4 136
Garver Creek 4250 4.6 6.2 74 16.9 11.7 144
Grave Creek 4350 4.1 9.2 45 31.8 18.6 171
Hand Creek 5030 4.4 6.4 69 12.8 10.1 127
Hawkins Lake 6460 17.4 13.4 130 30.0 19.4 155
Poorman Creek 5050 12.2 19.4 63 50.4 33.6 150
Stahl Peak 6040 23.6 19.4 122 30.1 22.3 135
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Basin Index (%) 90 146
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 10.2 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 23.1 16.9 137 27.5 18.7 147
Bassoo Peak 5130 2.7 -M * 14.0 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 2.4 4.8 50 14.8 9.3 159
Blacktail Mtn 5660 -M 6.6 * -M 8.6 *
Emery Creek 4340 4.8 8.5 56 19.9 15.5 128
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 24.4 * -M 30.4 *
Grave Creek 4350 4.1 9.2 45 31.8 18.6 171
Hand Creek 5030 4.4 6.4 69 12.8 10.1 127
Kraft Creek 4770 3.0 7.3 41 24.8 16.0 155
Moss Peak 6760 22.9 19.5 117 29.4 20.8 141
Noisy Basin 6070 19.7 22.6 87 27.2 25.9 105
North Fork Jocko 6110 24.6 22.2 111 35.2 29.6 119
Pike Creek 5930 3.4 -M * 26.3 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 7.1 8.3 86 20.5 13.2 155
Stahl Peak 6040 23.6 19.4 122 30.1 22.3 135
Stuart Mountain 7270 23.1 17.5 132 21.7 18.6 117
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Basin Index (%) 100 135
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 5.8 7.0 83 11.3 8.2 138
Basin Creek 7120 2.7 4.2 64 5.2 5.0 104
Black Pine 7170 5.8 5.8 100 10.4 7.7 135
Combination 5620 .9 2.7 33 8.6 5.8 148
Copper Bottom 5200 3.3 5.2 63 17.3 9.8 177
Copper Camp 6980 23.5 25.1 94 29.8 17.3 172
Lubrecht Flume 4690 2.6 3.0 87 10.2 6.8 150
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.8 7.8 126 12.0 9.8 122
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 5.5 5.9 93 12.0 7.8 154
North Fork Jocko 6110 24.6 22.2 111 35.2 29.6 119
Peterson Meadows 7190 5.4 5.0 108 9.5 6.8 140
Skalkaho Summit 7260 12.9 12.0 108 17.3 13.2 131
Stuart Mountain 7270 23.1 17.5 132 21.7 18.6 117
Warm Springs 7840 14.5 11.0 132 17.3 12.3 141
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Basin Index (%) 104 137
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 5.2 5.8 90 -M 7.9 *
Lolo Pass 5280 10.0 15.3 65 26.9 20.6 131
Moose Creek 6170 7.9 9.7 81 13.9 12.0 116
Nez Perce Camp 5670 6.6 7.6 87 16.6 12.6 132
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 14.4 96 14.2 12.4 115
Skalkaho Summit 7260 12.9 12.0 108 17.3 13.2 131
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 9.6 * -M 19.8 *
Twin Lakes 6380 19.5 22.6 86 36.2 27.3 133
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Basin Index (%) 87 128
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 -M 28.8 * 53.4 39.4 136
Hoodoo Basin 6060 25.1 20.8 121 37.5 27.6 136
Humboldt Gulch 4260 4.2 7.6 55 31.2 22.8 137
Lookout 5180 7.5 14.6 51 29.5 22.9 129
Mosquito Ridge 5270 11.0 18.8 59 32.1 26.3 122
Poorman Creek 5050 12.2 19.4 63 50.4 33.6 150
Sleeping Woman 6120 7.1 8.3 86 20.5 13.2 155
Stuart Mountain 7270 23.1 17.5 132 21.7 18.6 117
Sunset 5570 6.0 10.8 56 24.1 20.9 115
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Basin Index (%) 82 133
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 9.2 104 12.1 10.7 113
Barker Lakes 8250 5.8 7.0 83 11.3 8.2 138
Basin Creek 7120 2.7 4.2 64 5.2 5.0 104
Beagle Springs 8880 5.4 4.9 110 8.3 5.6 148
Bloody Dick 7570 6.1 7.2 85 10.0 9.0 111
Calvert Creek 6410 5.6 4.8 117 10.4 6.4 162
Clover Meadow 8770 6.8 8.4 81 10.0 9.8 102
Darkhorse Lake 8930 18.0 16.6 108 19.0 16.0 119
Divide 7770 4.1 5.4 76 -M 6.2 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 3.2 4.2 76 9.0 5.9 153
JL Meadow 8750 7.2 -M * 9.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.1 5.3 40 12.5 8.0 156
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.8 6.1 79 6.8 7.3 93
Lower Twin 7920 7.9 9.6 82 12.3 12.0 102
Moose Creek 6170 7.9 9.7 81 13.9 12.0 116
Mule Creek 8300 9.7 8.4 115 9.9 9.8 101
Rocker Peak 7960 8.7 7.4 118 10.2 7.4 138
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 14.4 96 14.2 12.4 115
Short Creek 6990 1.7 3.0 57 6.1 4.7 130
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 18.5 -M * 20.9 -M *
White Elephant 7670 11.7 13.0 90 18.5 15.6 119
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Basin Index (%) 91 120
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 9.2 104 12.1 10.7 113
Beaver Creek 7820 9.7 9.8 99 15.7 11.6 135
Black Bear 8160 19.7 21.0 94 24.9 21.0 119
Canyon 7870 7.8 7.5 104 11.7 8.8 133
Carrot Basin 9200 19.2 14.4 133 21.0 14.6 144
Clover Meadow 8770 6.8 8.4 81 10.0 9.8 102
Lone Mountain 8820 9.8 9.8 100 11.3 9.8 115
Lower Twin 7920 7.9 9.6 82 12.3 12.0 102
Madison Plateau 7710 13.4 12.1 111 20.0 14.0 143
Tepee Creek 7950 6.8 7.4 92 11.2 8.4 133
West Yellowstone 6680 5.6 6.1 92 12.0 8.2 146
Whiskey Creek 6790 8.5 7.9 108 17.0 11.3 150
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Basin Index (%) 101 128
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 9.7 9.8 99 15.7 11.6 135
Brackett Creek 7370 10.4 10.7 97 17.5 15.2 115
Carrot Basin 9200 19.2 14.4 133 21.0 14.6 144
Lick Creek 6880 2.9 5.0 58 10.5 8.0 131
Lone Mountain 8820 9.8 9.8 100 11.3 9.8 115
Sacajawea 6610 4.5 7.0 64 15.1 14.4 105
Shower Falls 8060 11.3 11.2 101 16.2 14.0 116
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Basin Index (%) 100 122
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.4 11.2 102 15.9 11.8 135
Frohner Meadow 6520 3.2 4.2 76 9.0 5.9 153
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.8 7.8 126 12.0 9.8 122
Tizer Basin 6880 3.7 5.3 70 7.9 6.4 123
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Basin Index (%) 99 132
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.4 11.2 102 15.9 11.8 135
Crystal Lake 6130 4.3 6.7 64 8.2 10.0 82
Daisy Peak 7590 4.1 5.2 79 5.1 6.6 77
Deadman Creek 6440 5.2 5.5 95 8.8 6.8 129
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 5.9 7.0 84 9.1 10.6 86
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.4 -M * 12.7 -M *
Spur Park 8080 12.2 11.2 109 11.6 9.6 121
Stringer Creek 6550 4.5 5.8 78 7.9 8.7 91
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Basin Index (%) 90 104
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 23.1 16.9 137 27.5 18.7 147
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .6 4.2 14 11.2 7.4 151
Mount Lockhart 6430 12.4 11.0 113 25.6 14.4 178
Pike Creek 5930 3.4 -M * 26.3 -M *
Waldron 5640 4.9 6.0 82 16.5 10.0 165
Wood Creek 5970 3.7 5.2 71 15.6 9.0 173
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Basin Index (%) 103 162
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6280 -M 24.4 * -M 30.4 *
Many Glacier 4930 2.9 7.6 38 29.0 17.8 163
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Basin Index (%) 38 163
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 1.2 3.0 40 8.7 6.7 130
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Basin Index (%) 40 130
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 15.4 12.8 120 17.4 11.8 147
Box Canyon 6720 4.1 5.0 82 13.0 7.3 178
Brackett Creek 7370 10.4 10.7 97 17.5 15.2 115
Burnt Mtn 5920 .3 2.5 12 6.4 6.8 94
Canyon 7870 7.8 7.5 104 11.7 8.8 133
Cole Creek 7910 1.9 7.0 27 5.0 6.8 74
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.5 2.7 56 8.8 7.5 117
Evening Star 9030 20.7 15.2 136 25.3 16.6 152
Fisher Creek 9110 25.3 18.8 135 27.4 18.4 149
Monument Peak 8740 15.2 12.1 126 18.7 13.2 142
Northeast Entrance 7420 5.5 5.4 102 11.9 7.6 157
Parker Peak 9420 16.9 12.0 141 18.6 12.0 155
Placer Basin 8790 10.3 9.4 110 13.5 11.2 121
Porcupine 6480 .4 3.1 13 7.8 6.4 122
Sacajawea 6610 4.5 7.0 64 15.1 14.4 105
Shower Falls 8060 11.3 11.2 101 16.2 14.0 116
S Fork Shields 8090 3.7 7.3 51 13.2 11.4 116
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.5 10.9 106 18.4 13.5 136
Thumb Divide 7970 12.2 8.0 152 15.5 9.5 163
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 23.8 16.8 142 -M 15.4 *
White Mill 8730 18.5 14.2 130 18.9 13.6 139
Wolverine 7660 6.4 6.7 96 12.5 7.5 167
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Basin Index (%) 110 134
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 10.8 10.2 106 11.5 9.0 128
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.9 3.4 85 6.7 4.8 140
Blackwater 9830 15.9 13.4 119 18.4 12.6 146
Bone Springs Div 9340 8.1 9.0 90 8.3 8.6 97
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.1 -M * 12.7 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 3.2 3.9 82 5.4 5.2 104
Cold Springs 9640 5.0 4.2 119 9.6 5.6 171
Deer Park 9690 9.8 7.2 136 11.7 9.0 130
Evening Star 9030 20.7 15.2 136 25.3 16.6 152
Grave Springs 8560 2.2 4.1 54 6.0 5.1 118
Hobbs Park 10080 8.7 7.1 123 10.2 6.7 152
Kirwin 9580 9.0 6.3 143 13.5 7.1 190
Little Warm 9370 7.4 5.6 132 10.9 7.4 147
Marquette 8800 1.7 3.8 45 4.7 5.4 87
Middle Powder 7760 3.0 5.2 58 7.0 5.6 125
Owl Creek 8990 1.1 3.0 37 3.9 3.6 108
Powder River Pass 9480 7.4 6.2 119 11.2 7.4 151
Shell Creek 9570 8.7 8.5 102 10.3 7.9 130
South Pass 9040 8.4 7.0 120 9.9 8.2 121
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.3 -M * 5.8 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.5 10.9 106 18.4 13.5 136
Sylvan Road 7140 6.6 7.0 94 14.2 10.6 134
Timber Creek 7910 .0 2.5 0 2.6 4.4 59
Togwotee Pass 9590 15.2 12.9 118 19.8 13.6 146
Townsend Creek 8720 3.6 4.5 80 7.2 6.2 116
Younts Peak 8340 11.2 8.2 137 15.9 8.2 194
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Basin Index (%) 108 137
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.8 4.0 45 6.4 5.6 114
Bone Springs Div 9340 8.1 9.0 90 8.3 8.6 97
Burgess Junction 7910 3.6 5.6 64 7.0 6.8 103
Dome Lake 8890 4.2 6.0 70 8.5 7.0 121
Little Goose 8560 3.6 4.8 75 7.6 6.4 119
Sucker Creek 8840 4.8 6.5 74 8.7 7.4 118
Tie Creek 7050 .2 3.0 7 5.9 5.9 100
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Basin Index (%) 68 110
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.9 3.4 85 6.7 4.8 140
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 7.7 7.6 101 9.2 7.5 123
Grave Springs 8560 2.2 4.1 54 6.0 5.1 118
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.9 3.8 76 7.8 4.8 162
Middle Powder 7760 3.0 5.2 58 7.0 5.6 125
Powder River Pass 9480 7.4 6.2 119 11.2 7.4 151
Soldier Park 8680 1.5 3.2 47 5.4 5.0 108
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Basin Index (%) 82 133
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 9.6 9.2 104 12.1 10.7 113
Badger Pass 6870 23.1 16.9 137 27.5 18.7 147
Barker Lakes 8250 5.8 7.0 83 11.3 8.2 138
Basin Creek 7120 2.7 4.2 64 5.2 5.0 104
Beagle Springs 8880 5.4 4.9 110 8.3 5.6 148
Beaver Creek 7820 9.7 9.8 99 15.7 11.6 135
Black Bear 8160 19.7 21.0 94 24.9 21.0 119
Bloody Dick 7570 6.1 7.2 85 10.0 9.0 111
Boulder Mountain 7890 11.4 11.2 102 15.9 11.8 135
Brackett Creek 7370 10.4 10.7 97 17.5 15.2 115
Calvert Creek 6410 5.6 4.8 117 10.4 6.4 162
Canyon 7870 7.8 7.5 104 11.7 8.8 133
Carrot Basin 9200 19.2 14.4 133 21.0 14.6 144
Clover Meadow 8770 6.8 8.4 81 10.0 9.8 102
Crystal Lake 6130 4.3 6.7 64 8.2 10.0 82
Daisy Peak 7590 4.1 5.2 79 5.1 6.6 77
Darkhorse Lake 8930 18.0 16.6 108 19.0 16.0 119
Deadman Creek 6440 5.2 5.5 95 8.8 6.8 129
Divide 7770 4.1 5.4 76 -M 6.2 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .6 4.2 14 11.2 7.4 151
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 3.2 4.2 76 9.0 5.9 153
JL Meadow 8750 7.2 -M * 9.7 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 2.1 5.3 40 12.5 8.0 156
Lemhi Ridge 8080 4.8 6.1 79 6.8 7.3 93
Lick Creek 6880 2.9 5.0 58 10.5 8.0 131
Lone Mountain 8820 9.8 9.8 100 11.3 9.8 115
Lower Twin 7920 7.9 9.6 82 12.3 12.0 102
Madison Plateau 7710 13.4 12.1 111 20.0 14.0 143
Moose Creek 6170 7.9 9.7 81 13.9 12.0 116
Mount Lockhart 6430 12.4 11.0 113 25.6 14.4 178
Mule Creek 8300 9.7 8.4 115 9.9 9.8 101
Nevada Ridge 7030 9.8 7.8 126 12.0 9.8 122
Onion Park 7420 5.9 7.0 84 9.1 10.6 86
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.4 -M * 12.7 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 3.4 -M * 26.3 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 8.7 7.4 118 10.2 7.4 138
Sacajawea 6610 4.5 7.0 64 15.1 14.4 105
Saddle Mtn. 7890 13.8 14.4 96 14.2 12.4 115
Short Creek 6990 1.7 3.0 57 6.1 4.7 130
Shower Falls 8060 11.3 11.2 101 16.2 14.0 116
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 18.5 -M * 20.9 -M *
Spur Park 8080 12.2 11.2 109 11.6 9.6 121
Stringer Creek 6550 4.5 5.8 78 7.9 8.7 91
Tepee Creek 7950 6.8 7.4 92 11.2 8.4 133
Tizer Basin 6880 3.7 5.3 70 7.9 6.4 123
Waldron 5640 4.9 6.0 82 16.5 10.0 165
West Yellowstone 6680 5.6 6.1 92 12.0 8.2 146
Whiskey Creek 6790 8.5 7.9 108 17.0 11.3 150
White Elephant 7670 11.7 13.0 90 18.5 15.6 119
Wood Creek 5970 3.7 5.2 71 15.6 9.0 173
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Basin Index (%) 96 126
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 10.8 10.2 106 11.5 9.0 128
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.9 3.4 85 6.7 4.8 140
Beartooth Lake 9360 15.4 12.8 120 17.4 11.8 147
Big Goose 8010 1.8 4.0 45 6.4 5.6 114
Blackwater 9830 15.9 13.4 119 18.4 12.6 146
Bone Springs Div 9340 8.1 9.0 90 8.3 8.6 97
Box Canyon 6720 4.1 5.0 82 13.0 7.3 178
Brackett Creek 7370 10.4 10.7 97 17.5 15.2 115
Burgess Junction 7910 3.6 5.6 64 7.0 6.8 103
Burnt Mtn 5920 .3 2.5 12 6.4 6.8 94
Burroughs Creek 8760 6.1 -M * 12.7 -M *
Canyon 7870 7.8 7.5 104 11.7 8.8 133
Castle Creek 8410 3.2 3.9 82 5.4 5.2 104
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 7.7 7.6 101 9.2 7.5 123
Cold Springs 9640 5.0 4.2 119 9.6 5.6 171
Cole Creek 7910 1.9 7.0 27 5.0 6.8 74
Deer Park 9690 9.8 7.2 136 11.7 9.0 130
Dome Lake 8890 4.2 6.0 70 8.5 7.0 121
East Boulder Mine 6310 1.5 2.7 56 8.8 7.5 117
Evening Star 9030 20.7 15.2 136 25.3 16.6 152
Fisher Creek 9110 25.3 18.8 135 27.4 18.4 149
Grave Springs 8560 2.2 4.1 54 6.0 5.1 118
Hansen Sawmill 8360 2.9 3.8 76 7.8 4.8 162
Hobbs Park 10080 8.7 7.1 123 10.2 6.7 152
Kirwin 9580 9.0 6.3 143 13.5 7.1 190
Little Goose 8560 3.6 4.8 75 7.6 6.4 119
Little Warm 9370 7.4 5.6 132 10.9 7.4 147
Marquette 8800 1.7 3.8 45 4.7 5.4 87
Middle Powder 7760 3.0 5.2 58 7.0 5.6 125
Monument Peak 8740 15.2 12.1 126 18.7 13.2 142
Northeast Entrance 7420 5.5 5.4 102 11.9 7.6 157
Owl Creek 8990 1.1 3.0 37 3.9 3.6 108
Parker Peak 9420 16.9 12.0 141 18.6 12.0 155
Placer Basin 8790 10.3 9.4 110 13.5 11.2 121
Porcupine 6480 .4 3.1 13 7.8 6.4 122
Powder River Pass 9480 7.4 6.2 119 11.2 7.4 151
S Fork Shields 8090 3.7 7.3 51 13.2 11.4 116
Sacajawea 6610 4.5 7.0 64 15.1 14.4 105
Shell Creek 9570 8.7 8.5 102 10.3 7.9 130
Shower Falls 8060 11.3 11.2 101 16.2 14.0 116
Soldier Park 8680 1.5 3.2 47 5.4 5.0 108
South Pass 9040 8.4 7.0 120 9.9 8.2 121
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 2.3 -M * 5.8 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 4.8 6.5 74 8.7 7.4 118
Sylvan Lake 8440 11.5 10.9 106 18.4 13.5 136
Sylvan Road 7140 6.6 7.0 94 14.2 10.6 134
Thumb Divide 7970 12.2 8.0 152 15.5 9.5 163
Tie Creek 7050 .2 3.0 7 5.9 5.9 100
Timber Creek 7910 .0 2.5 0 2.6 4.4 59
Togwotee Pass 9590 15.2 12.9 118 19.8 13.6 146
Townsend Creek 8720 3.6 4.5 80 7.2 6.2 116
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 23.8 16.8 142 -M 15.4 *
White Mill 8730 18.5 14.2 130 18.9 13.6 139
Wolverine 7660 6.4 6.7 96 12.5 7.5 167
Younts Peak 8340 11.2 8.2 137 15.9 8.2 194
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Basin Index (%) 104 132
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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.
