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 THURSDAY: DECEMBER 4 , 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 3.7 43 10.4 7.4 141
Bear Mountain 5460 5.9 11.0 54 22.8 23.4 97
Garver Creek 4250 1.0 3.1 32 8.0 6.9 116
Grave Creek 4350 1.2 3.1 39 14.6 10.2 143
Hand Creek 5040 1.4 2.1 67 6.2 5.4 115
Hawkins Lake 6460 4.6 6.4 72 14.6 12.0 122
Poorman Creek 5050 2.2 5.8 38 24.0 19.2 125
Stahl Peak 6040 9.8 9.4 104 13.9 13.1 106
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Basin Index (%) 62 117
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 5.4 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 7.2 7.1 101 12.0 10.1 119
Bassoo Peak 5130 .9 -M * 7.1 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 1.4 1.6 88 9.5 5.6 170
Blacktail Mtn 5660 1.6 1.8 89 5.6 5.1 110
Emery Creek 4340 1.9 2.6 73 10.7 8.6 124
Flattop Mtn. 6290 -M 10.5 * -M 16.0 *
Grave Creek 4350 1.2 3.1 39 14.6 10.2 143
Hand Creek 5040 1.4 2.1 67 6.2 5.4 115
Kraft Creek 4760 1.6 2.3 70 10.7 8.6 124
Moss Peak 6760 11.7 8.6 136 16.9 12.2 139
Noisy Basin 6070 9.4 8.6 109 15.4 13.7 112
North Fork Jocko 6110 10.0 8.7 115 13.4 15.8 85
Pike Creek 5930 1.3 -M * 11.1 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 1.4 3.1 45 9.1 7.5 121
Stahl Peak 6040 9.8 9.4 104 13.9 13.1 106
Stuart Mountain 7270 6.2 8.1 77 7.6 10.2 75
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Basin Index (%) 97 115
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 2.0 4.4 45 6.2 5.6 111
Basin Creek 7120 .4 2.6 15 2.9 3.8 76
Black Pine 7170 1.1 2.3 48 4.8 4.6 104
Combination 5620 .7 1.2 58 4.4 3.4 129
Copper Bottom 5200 .6 1.5 40 4.7 4.8 98
Copper Camp 6980 1.4 10.0 14 9.5 8.2 116
Lubrecht Flume 4690 1.0 1.0 100 4.5 4.0 112
Nevada Ridge 7030 2.4 3.7 65 4.7 5.5 85
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 1.1 2.6 42 5.4 4.5 120
North Fork Jocko 6110 10.0 8.7 115 13.4 15.8 85
Peterson Meadows 7190 1.5 2.8 54 5.1 4.2 121
Skalkaho Summit 7260 1.5 5.0 30 6.2 7.0 89
Stuart Mountain 7270 6.2 8.1 77 7.6 10.2 75
Warm Springs 7840 4.0 6.2 65 7.5 7.2 104
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Basin Index (%) 56 98
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 1.0 2.4 42 -M 5.0 *
Lolo Pass 5280 .7 4.6 15 9.8 11.0 89
Moose Creek 6170 1.0 3.6 28 4.1 6.0 68
Nez Perce Camp 5670 1.0 2.8 36 6.0 7.2 83
Saddle Mtn. 7890 2.7 5.6 48 4.0 6.4 62
Skalkaho Summit 7260 1.5 5.0 30 6.2 7.0 89
Twelvemile Creek 5530 1.1 3.0 37 11.5 11.2 103
Twin Lakes 6390 2.4 8.4 29 13.8 15.2 91
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Basin Index (%) 32 87
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 5.9 11.0 54 22.8 23.4 97
Hoodoo Basin 6060 5.6 8.6 65 14.8 14.6 101
Humboldt Gulch 4260 1.2 2.6 46 13.2 11.6 114
Lookout 5180 1.6 4.5 36 12.0 11.6 103
Mosquito Ridge 5270 1.9 7.2 26 12.8 13.4 96
Poorman Creek 5050 2.2 5.8 38 24.0 19.2 125
Sleeping Woman 6120 1.4 3.1 45 9.1 7.5 121
Stuart Mountain 7270 6.2 8.1 77 7.6 10.2 75
Sunset 5580 1.9 3.7 51 11.8 11.3 104
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Basin Index (%) 51 104
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 3.1 5.2 60 5.2 6.7 78
Barker Lakes 8250 2.0 4.4 45 6.2 5.6 111
Basin Creek 7120 .4 2.6 15 2.9 3.8 76
Beagle Springs 8880 .5 2.6 19 3.6 3.8 95
Bloody Dick 7570 .5 3.1 16 3.4 4.6 74
Calvert Creek 6410 .6 1.7 35 3.8 3.6 106
Clover Meadow 8770 3.0 4.8 62 6.1 6.1 100
Darkhorse Lake 8930 4.1 8.3 49 6.9 8.6 80
Divide 7770 .6 2.6 23 -M 3.7 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 .9 2.0 45 4.3 3.9 110
JL Meadow 8750 2.4 -M * 4.6 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .2 2.4 8 5.8 4.9 118
Lemhi Ridge 8080 .7 3.0 23 2.6 4.2 62
Lower Twin 7920 1.9 5.2 37 5.4 7.0 77
Moose Creek 6170 1.0 3.6 28 4.1 6.0 68
Mule Creek 8300 2.5 4.6 54 3.6 5.8 62
Rocker Peak 7960 2.8 4.2 67 3.8 4.4 86
Saddle Mtn. 7890 2.7 5.6 48 4.0 6.4 62
Short Creek 6980 .4 1.5 27 3.8 3.1 123
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 3.9 -M * 6.6 -M *
White Elephant 7670 .9 5.4 17 5.1 7.8 65
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Basin Index (%) 40 84
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 3.1 5.2 60 5.2 6.7 78
Beaver Creek 7820 .8 4.4 18 5.8 6.5 89
Black Bear 8160 4.2 9.1 46 7.8 11.0 71
Canyon 7870 .7 3.2 22 4.4 5.1 86
Carrot Basin 9200 6.1 7.1 86 8.4 8.3 101
Clover Meadow 8770 3.0 4.8 62 6.1 6.1 100
Lone Mountain 8810 3.4 5.1 67 5.5 6.1 90
Lower Twin 7920 1.9 5.2 37 5.4 7.0 77
Madison Plateau 7710 1.4 5.3 26 6.2 8.2 76
Tepee Creek 7950 .4 3.4 12 5.1 4.7 109
West Yellowstone 6680 .3 2.3 13 4.2 4.6 91
Whiskey Creek 6790 .6 3.5 17 5.5 6.0 92
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Basin Index (%) 44 87
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 .8 4.4 18 5.8 6.5 89
Brackett Creek 7370 2.2 5.0 44 8.0 9.4 85
Carrot Basin 9200 6.1 7.1 86 8.4 8.3 101
Lick Creek 6880 1.0 2.8 36 7.0 5.6 125
Lone Mountain 8810 3.4 5.1 67 5.5 6.1 90
Sacajawea 6610 1.4 3.1 45 6.8 8.7 78
Shower Falls 8060 4.5 6.4 70 9.0 8.5 106
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Basin Index (%) 57 95
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 4.2 5.4 78 8.3 7.0 119
Frohner Meadow 6520 .9 2.0 45 4.3 3.9 110
Nevada Ridge 7030 2.4 3.7 65 4.7 5.5 85
Tizer Basin 6880 1.4 3.1 45 4.3 4.2 102
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Basin Index (%) 63 105
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 4.2 5.4 78 8.3 7.0 119
Crystal Lake 6130 2.7 3.4 79 5.4 6.3 86
Daisy Peak 7590 .7 2.5 28 2.7 3.8 71
Deadman Creek 6440 1.6 2.4 67 4.2 4.2 100
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 2.5 3.6 69 5.4 6.2 87
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .7 -M * 7.6 -M *
Spur Park 8080 4.1 6.2 66 5.7 5.3 108
Stringer Creek 6550 1.6 2.7 59 4.7 5.7 82
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Basin Index (%) 66 95
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 7.2 7.1 101 12.0 10.1 119
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .8 1.2 67 5.7 4.3 133
Mount Lockhart 6430 2.8 4.5 62 8.9 7.7 116
Pike Creek 5930 1.3 -M * 11.1 -M *
Waldron 5640 1.1 2.6 42 6.0 4.9 122
Wood Creek 5970 .6 1.7 35 6.1 5.6 109
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Basin Index (%) 73 119
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6290 -M 10.5 * -M 16.0 *
Many Glacier 4930 1.2 2.2 55 14.0 10.4 135
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Basin Index (%) 55 135
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 1.7 1.0 170 4.0 3.8 105
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Basin Index (%) 170 105
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 4.8 6.8 71 6.0 6.2 97
Box Canyon 6720 .8 2.0 40 6.4 4.5 142
Brackett Creek 7370 2.2 5.0 44 8.0 9.4 85
Burnt Mtn 5920 .7 1.3 54 5.0 5.0 100
Canyon 7870 .7 3.2 22 4.4 5.1 86
Cole Creek 7910 1.4 4.6 30 3.3 5.4 61
East Boulder Mine 6310 .9 1.3 69 5.9 5.2 113
Evening Star 9040 5.0 7.7 65 9.8 9.8 100
Fisher Creek 9110 5.9 9.4 63 9.4 10.4 90
Monument Peak 8740 4.7 6.0 78 7.6 7.3 104
Northeast Entrance 7420 .7 1.9 37 5.3 4.3 123
Parker Peak 9420 5.6 6.7 84 7.3 6.8 107
Placer Basin 8790 4.3 5.4 80 6.8 7.0 97
Porcupine 6480 1.4 1.2 117 4.6 4.1 112
Sacajawea 6610 1.4 3.1 45 6.8 8.7 78
Shower Falls 8060 4.5 6.4 70 9.0 8.5 106
S Fork Shields 8090 2.3 3.6 64 7.3 7.4 99
Sylvan Lake 8440 2.4 5.4 44 7.9 8.2 96
Thumb Divide 7970 2.0 3.6 56 5.7 5.8 98
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 6.1 8.8 69 7.8 8.6 91
White Mill 8730 4.8 6.5 74 6.9 7.6 91
Wolverine 7650 1.0 2.6 38 4.9 4.2 117
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Basin Index (%) 62 98
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 4.4 6.2 71 5.8 5.6 104
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .4 1.7 24 4.6 3.2 144
Blackwater 9840 6.4 7.8 82 7.2 7.3 99
Bone Springs Div 9340 2.1 5.2 40 4.3 5.1 84
Burroughs Creek 8760 .7 -M * 6.2 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 .1 2.0 5 2.4 3.0 80
Cold Springs 9640 .8 2.5 32 4.7 3.5 134
Deer Park 9690 2.6 4.2 62 3.7 5.8 64
Evening Star 9040 5.0 7.7 65 9.8 9.8 100
Grave Springs 8560 .3 2.0 15 4.7 3.4 138
Hobbs Park 10080 1.8 4.4 41 3.7 4.4 84
Kirwin 9580 2.4 3.6 67 5.5 4.4 125
Little Warm 9370 2.3 3.0 77 5.0 4.2 119
Marquette 8800 .6 2.4 25 3.2 3.8 84
Middle Powder 7760 1.0 2.6 38 5.4 3.8 142
Owl Creek 8990 .2 1.9 11 2.6 2.6 100
Powder River Pass 9480 2.6 3.6 72 5.9 4.5 131
Shell Creek 9570 2.8 5.1 55 5.2 4.8 108
South Pass 9040 2.2 4.0 55 3.6 5.1 71
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .3 -M * 2.3 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 2.4 5.4 44 7.9 8.2 96
Sylvan Road 7140 .6 3.4 18 5.9 6.5 91
Timber Creek 7910 .1 1.6 6 2.3 3.2 72
Togwotee Pass 9590 4.4 7.3 60 8.2 8.0 102
Townsend Creek 8720 .3 2.6 12 2.9 4.2 69
Younts Peak 8340 .7 4.3 16 7.2 5.2 138
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Basin Index (%) 49 102
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 .6 2.3 26 4.0 4.0 100
Bone Springs Div 9340 2.1 5.2 40 4.3 5.1 84
Burgess Junction 7900 .6 3.0 20 4.0 4.2 95
Dome Lake 8890 1.0 3.2 31 4.5 4.4 102
Little Goose 8560 .6 2.4 25 4.2 3.9 108
Sucker Creek 8840 1.0 3.6 28 4.4 4.8 92
Tie Creek 7050 .4 1.3 31 3.4 4.2 81
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Basin Index (%) 30 94
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .4 1.7 24 4.6 3.2 144
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 3.0 4.3 70 5.2 4.9 106
Grave Springs 8560 .3 2.0 15 4.7 3.4 138
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .5 2.0 25 5.4 3.2 169
Middle Powder 7760 1.0 2.6 38 5.4 3.8 142
Powder River Pass 9480 2.6 3.6 72 5.9 4.5 131
Soldier Park 8680 .2 1.4 14 3.4 3.4 100
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Basin Index (%) 45 131
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 3.1 5.2 60 5.2 6.7 78
Badger Pass 6870 7.2 7.1 101 12.0 10.1 119
Barker Lakes 8250 2.0 4.4 45 6.2 5.6 111
Basin Creek 7120 .4 2.6 15 2.9 3.8 76
Beagle Springs 8880 .5 2.6 19 3.6 3.8 95
Beaver Creek 7820 .8 4.4 18 5.8 6.5 89
Black Bear 8160 4.2 9.1 46 7.8 11.0 71
Bloody Dick 7570 .5 3.1 16 3.4 4.6 74
Boulder Mountain 7890 4.2 5.4 78 8.3 7.0 119
Brackett Creek 7370 2.2 5.0 44 8.0 9.4 85
Calvert Creek 6410 .6 1.7 35 3.8 3.6 106
Canyon 7870 .7 3.2 22 4.4 5.1 86
Carrot Basin 9200 6.1 7.1 86 8.4 8.3 101
Clover Meadow 8770 3.0 4.8 62 6.1 6.1 100
Crystal Lake 6130 2.7 3.4 79 5.4 6.3 86
Daisy Peak 7590 .7 2.5 28 2.7 3.8 71
Darkhorse Lake 8930 4.1 8.3 49 6.9 8.6 80
Deadman Creek 6440 1.6 2.4 67 4.2 4.2 100
Divide 7770 .6 2.6 23 -M 3.7 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 .8 1.2 67 5.7 4.3 133
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 .9 2.0 45 4.3 3.9 110
JL Meadow 8750 2.4 -M * 4.6 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .2 2.4 8 5.8 4.9 118
Lemhi Ridge 8080 .7 3.0 23 2.6 4.2 62
Lick Creek 6880 1.0 2.8 36 7.0 5.6 125
Lone Mountain 8810 3.4 5.1 67 5.5 6.1 90
Lower Twin 7920 1.9 5.2 37 5.4 7.0 77
Madison Plateau 7710 1.4 5.3 26 6.2 8.2 76
Moose Creek 6170 1.0 3.6 28 4.1 6.0 68
Mount Lockhart 6430 2.8 4.5 62 8.9 7.7 116
Mule Creek 8300 2.5 4.6 54 3.6 5.8 62
Nevada Ridge 7030 2.4 3.7 65 4.7 5.5 85
Onion Park 7420 2.5 3.6 69 5.4 6.2 87
Pickfoot Creek 6680 .7 -M * 7.6 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 1.3 -M * 11.1 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 2.8 4.2 67 3.8 4.4 86
Sacajawea 6610 1.4 3.1 45 6.8 8.7 78
Saddle Mtn. 7890 2.7 5.6 48 4.0 6.4 62
Short Creek 6980 .4 1.5 27 3.8 3.1 123
Shower Falls 8060 4.5 6.4 70 9.0 8.5 106
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 3.9 -M * 6.6 -M *
Spur Park 8080 4.1 6.2 66 5.7 5.3 108
Stringer Creek 6550 1.6 2.7 59 4.7 5.7 82
Tepee Creek 7950 .4 3.4 12 5.1 4.7 109
Tizer Basin 6880 1.4 3.1 45 4.3 4.2 102
Waldron 5640 1.1 2.6 42 6.0 4.9 122
West Yellowstone 6680 .3 2.3 13 4.2 4.6 91
Whiskey Creek 6790 .6 3.5 17 5.5 6.0 92
White Elephant 7670 .9 5.4 17 5.1 7.8 65
Wood Creek 5970 .6 1.7 35 6.1 5.6 109
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Basin Index (%) 49 92
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 4.4 6.2 71 5.8 5.6 104
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 .4 1.7 24 4.6 3.2 144
Beartooth Lake 9360 4.8 6.8 71 6.0 6.2 97
Big Goose 8010 .6 2.3 26 4.0 4.0 100
Blackwater 9840 6.4 7.8 82 7.2 7.3 99
Bone Springs Div 9340 2.1 5.2 40 4.3 5.1 84
Box Canyon 6720 .8 2.0 40 6.4 4.5 142
Brackett Creek 7370 2.2 5.0 44 8.0 9.4 85
Burgess Junction 7900 .6 3.0 20 4.0 4.2 95
Burnt Mtn 5920 .7 1.3 54 5.0 5.0 100
Burroughs Creek 8760 .7 -M * 6.2 -M *
Canyon 7870 .7 3.2 22 4.4 5.1 86
Castle Creek 8410 .1 2.0 5 2.4 3.0 80
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 3.0 4.3 70 5.2 4.9 106
Cold Springs 9640 .8 2.5 32 4.7 3.5 134
Cole Creek 7910 1.4 4.6 30 3.3 5.4 61
Deer Park 9690 2.6 4.2 62 3.7 5.8 64
Dome Lake 8890 1.0 3.2 31 4.5 4.4 102
East Boulder Mine 6310 .9 1.3 69 5.9 5.2 113
Evening Star 9040 5.0 7.7 65 9.8 9.8 100
Fisher Creek 9110 5.9 9.4 63 9.4 10.4 90
Grave Springs 8560 .3 2.0 15 4.7 3.4 138
Hansen Sawmill 8360 .5 2.0 25 5.4 3.2 169
Hobbs Park 10080 1.8 4.4 41 3.7 4.4 84
Kirwin 9580 2.4 3.6 67 5.5 4.4 125
Little Goose 8560 .6 2.4 25 4.2 3.9 108
Little Warm 9370 2.3 3.0 77 5.0 4.2 119
Marquette 8800 .6 2.4 25 3.2 3.8 84
Middle Powder 7760 1.0 2.6 38 5.4 3.8 142
Monument Peak 8740 4.7 6.0 78 7.6 7.3 104
Northeast Entrance 7420 .7 1.9 37 5.3 4.3 123
Owl Creek 8990 .2 1.9 11 2.6 2.6 100
Parker Peak 9420 5.6 6.7 84 7.3 6.8 107
Placer Basin 8790 4.3 5.4 80 6.8 7.0 97
Porcupine 6480 1.4 1.2 117 4.6 4.1 112
Powder River Pass 9480 2.6 3.6 72 5.9 4.5 131
S Fork Shields 8090 2.3 3.6 64 7.3 7.4 99
Sacajawea 6610 1.4 3.1 45 6.8 8.7 78
Shell Creek 9570 2.8 5.1 55 5.2 4.8 108
Shower Falls 8060 4.5 6.4 70 9.0 8.5 106
Soldier Park 8680 .2 1.4 14 3.4 3.4 100
South Pass 9040 2.2 4.0 55 3.6 5.1 71
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .3 -M * 2.3 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 1.0 3.6 28 4.4 4.8 92
Sylvan Lake 8440 2.4 5.4 44 7.9 8.2 96
Sylvan Road 7140 .6 3.4 18 5.9 6.5 91
Thumb Divide 7970 2.0 3.6 56 5.7 5.8 98
Tie Creek 7050 .4 1.3 31 3.4 4.2 81
Timber Creek 7910 .1 1.6 6 2.3 3.2 72
Togwotee Pass 9590 4.4 7.3 60 8.2 8.0 102
Townsend Creek 8720 .3 2.6 12 2.9 4.2 69
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 6.1 8.8 69 7.8 8.6 91
White Mill 8730 4.8 6.5 74 6.9 7.6 91
Wolverine 7650 1.0 2.6 38 4.9 4.2 117
Younts Peak 8340 .7 4.3 16 7.2 5.2 138
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Basin Index (%) 53 100
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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.
