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: DECEMBER 21 , 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 5.7 5.6 102 18.0 10.1 178
Bear Mountain 5460 13.9 17.3 80 43.9 30.6 143
Garver Creek 4250 2.5 4.6 54 14.0 8.6 163
Grave Creek 4350 2.4 4.8 50 27.5 12.7 217
Hand Creek 5030 2.4 3.6 67 10.4 6.6 158
Hawkins Lake 6460 12.3 9.4 131 22.6 14.6 155
Poorman Creek 5050 7.0 9.9 71 43.7 24.1 181
Stahl Peak 6040 18.7 13.2 142 25.4 17.2 148
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Basin Index (%) 95 165
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 8.8 -M *
Badger Pass 6870 16.7 11.3 148 22.4 13.0 172
Bassoo Peak 5130 .8 -M * 11.9 -M *
Bisson Creek 4880 1.2 2.5 48 12.6 6.9 183
Blacktail Mtn 5660 1.9 3.4 56 8.6 5.8 148
Emery Creek 4340 2.8 4.8 58 16.6 11.0 151
Flattop Mtn. 6280 19.5 15.6 125 33.4 22.4 149
Grave Creek 4350 2.4 4.8 50 27.5 12.7 217
Hand Creek 5030 2.4 3.6 67 10.4 6.6 158
Kraft Creek 4770 2.0 3.7 54 21.9 11.0 199
Moss Peak 6760 18.5 12.6 147 24.1 14.8 163
Noisy Basin 6070 15.2 13.3 114 22.2 17.7 125
North Fork Jocko 6110 21.6 13.0 166 28.9 21.2 136
Pike Creek 5930 4.9 -M * 21.2 -M *
Sleeping Woman 6120 4.8 4.7 102 16.5 9.6 172
Stahl Peak 6040 18.7 13.2 142 25.4 17.2 148
Stuart Mountain 7270 18.5 10.4 178 17.2 12.7 135
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Basin Index (%) 125 158
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes 8250 4.1 5.4 76 8.9 6.8 131
Basin Creek 7120 1.5 3.0 50 3.9 4.2 93
Black Pine 7170 4.0 3.6 111 8.0 5.8 138
Combination 5620 .4 1.5 27 7.3 4.2 174
Copper Bottom 5200 1.7 2.8 61 14.4 6.7 215
Copper Camp 6980 16.2 14.6 111 23.3 12.3 189
Lubrecht Flume 4690 1.1 1.7 65 8.3 5.0 166
Nevada Ridge 7030 7.2 5.0 144 9.3 7.2 129
N Fk Elk Creek 6180 3.6 3.8 95 9.9 5.9 168
North Fork Jocko 6110 21.6 13.0 166 28.9 21.2 136
Peterson Meadows 7190 3.5 3.7 95 7.1 5.1 139
Skalkaho Summit 7260 8.4 7.4 114 12.1 8.7 139
Stuart Mountain 7270 18.5 10.4 178 17.2 12.7 135
Warm Springs 7840 10.9 7.9 138 13.8 9.2 150
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Basin Index (%) 123 150
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek 5780 3.1 3.6 86 -M 6.2 *
Lolo Pass 5280 5.8 8.0 72 20.9 15.0 139
Moose Creek 6170 5.6 5.4 104 10.6 8.4 126
Nez Perce Camp 5670 4.2 4.4 95 13.4 9.4 143
Saddle Mtn. 7890 9.7 8.8 110 10.5 8.4 125
Skalkaho Summit 7260 8.4 7.4 114 12.1 8.7 139
Twelvemile Creek 5530 -M 5.6 * -M 13.8 *
Twin Lakes 6380 11.9 13.0 92 26.7 20.2 132
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Basin Index (%) 96 134
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain 5460 13.9 17.3 80 43.9 30.6 143
Hoodoo Basin 6060 16.0 12.5 128 28.4 19.8 143
Humboldt Gulch 4260 1.8 4.2 43 24.3 16.6 146
Lookout 5180 3.3 7.4 45 23.9 17.2 139
Mosquito Ridge 5270 5.0 11.1 45 26.0 20.0 130
Poorman Creek 5050 7.0 9.9 71 43.7 24.1 181
Sleeping Woman 6120 4.8 4.7 102 16.5 9.6 172
Stuart Mountain 7270 18.5 10.4 178 17.2 12.7 135
Sunset 5570 3.6 6.1 59 21.6 14.7 147
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Basin Index (%) 88 149
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 5.9 6.6 89 8.2 8.6 95
Barker Lakes 8250 4.1 5.4 76 8.9 6.8 131
Basin Creek 7120 1.5 3.0 50 3.9 4.2 93
Beagle Springs 8880 1.8 3.3 55 5.0 4.4 114
Bloody Dick 7570 4.0 4.4 91 7.8 6.2 126
Calvert Creek 6410 4.0 3.0 133 8.0 4.6 174
Clover Meadow 8770 4.7 6.1 77 8.0 7.3 110
Darkhorse Lake 8930 12.4 11.1 112 14.1 11.6 122
Divide 7770 2.0 3.3 61 -M 4.6 *
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.9 2.8 68 7.9 4.8 165
JL Meadow 8750 4.4 -M * 6.9 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .7 3.2 22 6.8 6.0 113
Lemhi Ridge 8080 3.4 4.2 81 5.3 5.5 96
Lower Twin 7920 5.6 6.4 88 9.6 8.6 112
Moose Creek 6170 5.6 5.4 104 10.6 8.4 126
Mule Creek 8300 7.0 5.9 119 7.6 7.0 109
Rocker Peak 7960 7.3 5.6 130 8.2 5.3 155
Saddle Mtn. 7890 9.7 8.8 110 10.5 8.4 125
Short Creek 6990 .8 2.1 38 4.5 3.6 125
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 12.8 -M * 15.4 -M *
White Elephant 7670 4.5 8.4 54 9.1 11.2 81
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Basin Index (%) 88 118
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake 8500 5.9 6.6 89 8.2 8.6 95
Beaver Creek 7820 3.6 6.4 56 8.8 8.2 107
Black Bear 8160 9.0 13.6 66 12.7 14.8 86
Canyon 7870 3.4 4.6 74 7.1 6.2 115
Carrot Basin 9200 10.2 9.7 105 12.7 10.8 118
Clover Meadow 8770 4.7 6.1 77 8.0 7.3 110
Lone Mountain 8820 6.6 6.6 100 8.2 7.4 111
Lower Twin 7920 5.6 6.4 88 9.6 8.6 112
Madison Plateau 7710 4.7 7.6 62 9.5 10.2 93
Tepee Creek 7950 3.5 4.6 76 7.6 6.1 125
West Yellowstone 6680 2.0 3.6 56 5.9 5.8 102
Whiskey Creek 6790 3.3 4.8 69 8.3 7.8 106
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Basin Index (%) 78 105
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek 7820 3.6 6.4 56 8.8 8.2 107
Brackett Creek 7370 7.3 6.8 107 14.0 11.0 127
Carrot Basin 9200 10.2 9.7 105 12.7 10.8 118
Lick Creek 6880 2.6 3.5 74 9.1 6.3 144
Lone Mountain 8820 6.6 6.6 100 8.2 7.4 111
Sacajawea 6610 3.4 4.0 85 12.3 10.3 119
Shower Falls 8060 8.5 7.6 112 13.3 10.6 125
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Basin Index (%) 95 121
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain 7890 9.3 7.2 129 13.8 8.6 160
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.9 2.8 68 7.9 4.8 165
Nevada Ridge 7030 7.2 5.0 144 9.3 7.2 129
Tizer Basin 6880 2.4 3.9 62 6.3 5.2 121
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Basin Index (%) 110 145
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain 7890 9.3 7.2 129 13.8 8.6 160
Crystal Lake 6130 4.3 4.4 98 8.1 7.5 108
Daisy Peak 7590 3.2 3.5 91 4.5 4.6 98
Deadman Creek 6440 4.3 3.6 119 7.2 5.0 144
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Onion Park 7420 4.3 4.5 96 7.2 8.1 89
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.7 -M * 11.0 -M *
Spur Park 8080 9.9 7.5 132 9.6 6.6 145
Stringer Creek 6550 3.3 3.5 94 6.2 6.2 100
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Basin Index (%) 113 121
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass 6870 16.7 11.3 148 22.4 13.0 172
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.1 2.0 55 10.0 5.5 182
Mount Lockhart 6430 9.1 6.7 136 20.4 9.8 208
Pike Creek 5930 4.9 -M * 21.2 -M *
Waldron 5640 3.1 3.6 86 13.9 6.8 204
Wood Creek 5970 2.4 2.6 92 13.3 7.0 190
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Basin Index (%) 124 190
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn. 6280 19.5 15.6 125 33.4 22.4 149
Many Glacier 4930 1.5 4.0 38 23.7 13.2 180
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Basin Index (%) 107 160
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy 4730 1.9 1.4 136 7.6 5.0 152
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Basin Index (%) 136 152
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake 9360 10.4 8.7 120 12.0 8.2 146
Box Canyon 6720 3.0 3.0 100 9.9 5.4 183
Brackett Creek 7370 7.3 6.8 107 14.0 11.0 127
Burnt Mtn 5920 .3 2.0 15 5.7 5.9 97
Canyon 7870 3.4 4.6 74 7.1 6.2 115
Cole Creek 7910 1.7 5.6 30 4.0 6.0 67
East Boulder Mine 6310 .9 2.0 45 7.4 6.5 114
Evening Star 9030 13.8 10.4 133 18.3 12.3 149
Fisher Creek 9110 15.3 13.0 118 17.8 12.6 141
Monument Peak 8740 9.6 7.8 123 12.8 9.2 139
Northeast Entrance 7420 3.7 2.9 128 8.7 5.8 150
Parker Peak 9420 10.6 8.6 123 12.2 8.8 139
Placer Basin 8790 7.3 6.6 111 10.3 8.5 121
Porcupine 6480 .8 1.7 47 6.1 4.9 124
Sacajawea 6610 3.4 4.0 85 12.3 10.3 119
Shower Falls 8060 8.5 7.6 112 13.3 10.6 125
S Fork Shields 8090 2.8 4.4 64 11.0 9.2 120
Sylvan Lake 8440 5.8 7.5 77 11.7 10.2 115
Thumb Divide 7970 4.8 5.2 92 8.1 7.3 111
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 13.2 11.2 118 13.6 10.8 126
White Mill 8730 12.6 9.2 137 13.8 9.2 150
Wolverine 7660 3.8 4.2 90 9.2 5.4 170
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Basin Index (%) 104 130
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn. 9360 8.2 7.4 111 9.6 6.8 141
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.0 2.5 80 5.8 3.9 149
Blackwater 9830 10.1 9.6 105 12.2 9.1 134
Bone Springs Div 9340 6.0 6.4 94 7.0 6.3 111
Burroughs Creek 8760 4.3 -M * 10.2 -M *
Castle Creek 8410 2.4 3.0 80 4.7 4.1 115
Cold Springs 9640 2.7 3.1 87 7.0 4.2 167
Deer Park 9690 5.8 5.1 114 7.4 6.9 107
Evening Star 9030 13.8 10.4 133 18.3 12.3 149
Grave Springs 8560 1.5 2.8 54 5.3 3.9 136
Hobbs Park 10080 4.0 5.6 71 5.8 5.2 112
Kirwin 9580 5.7 4.8 119 9.8 5.2 188
Little Warm 9370 4.6 3.8 121 7.6 5.4 141
Marquette 8800 .6 3.2 19 3.7 4.3 86
Middle Powder 7760 2.1 3.5 60 6.2 4.6 135
Owl Creek 8990 .7 2.2 32 3.7 2.9 128
Powder River Pass 9480 6.2 4.4 141 9.8 5.4 181
Shell Creek 9570 6.3 6.6 95 8.6 5.8 148
South Pass 9040 5.0 5.3 94 6.5 6.4 102
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .9 -M * 3.6 -M *
Sylvan Lake 8440 5.8 7.5 77 11.7 10.2 115
Sylvan Road 7140 3.6 4.6 78 9.4 7.7 122
Timber Creek 7910 .1 1.9 5 2.4 3.8 63
Togwotee Pass 9590 10.2 9.6 106 14.6 9.8 149
Townsend Creek 8720 1.6 3.2 50 4.5 5.0 90
Younts Peak 8340 6.4 5.6 114 11.6 6.2 187
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Basin Index (%) 95 133
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose 8010 1.6 2.9 55 5.2 4.4 118
Bone Springs Div 9340 6.0 6.4 94 7.0 6.3 111
Burgess Junction 7910 2.5 3.6 69 5.6 5.0 112
Dome Lake 8890 2.6 4.0 65 6.8 5.4 126
Little Goose 8560 2.2 3.4 65 5.9 5.2 113
Sucker Creek 8840 3.0 4.6 65 6.6 5.6 118
Tie Creek 7050 .6 1.4 43 4.9 4.6 107
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Basin Index (%) 70 115
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.0 2.5 80 5.8 3.9 149
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 5.3 5.5 96 7.2 5.8 124
Grave Springs 8560 1.5 2.8 54 5.3 3.9 136
Hansen Sawmill 8360 1.8 2.6 69 6.8 3.8 179
Middle Powder 7760 2.1 3.5 60 6.2 4.6 135
Powder River Pass 9480 6.2 4.4 141 9.8 5.4 181
Soldier Park 8680 1.2 2.0 60 4.5 3.9 115
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Basin Index (%) 86 146
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake 8500 5.9 6.6 89 8.2 8.6 95
Badger Pass 6870 16.7 11.3 148 22.4 13.0 172
Barker Lakes 8250 4.1 5.4 76 8.9 6.8 131
Basin Creek 7120 1.5 3.0 50 3.9 4.2 93
Beagle Springs 8880 1.8 3.3 55 5.0 4.4 114
Beaver Creek 7820 3.6 6.4 56 8.8 8.2 107
Black Bear 8160 9.0 13.6 66 12.7 14.8 86
Bloody Dick 7570 4.0 4.4 91 7.8 6.2 126
Boulder Mountain 7890 9.3 7.2 129 13.8 8.6 160
Brackett Creek 7370 7.3 6.8 107 14.0 11.0 127
Calvert Creek 6410 4.0 3.0 133 8.0 4.6 174
Canyon 7870 3.4 4.6 74 7.1 6.2 115
Carrot Basin 9200 10.2 9.7 105 12.7 10.8 118
Clover Meadow 8770 4.7 6.1 77 8.0 7.3 110
Crystal Lake 6130 4.3 4.4 98 8.1 7.5 108
Daisy Peak 7590 3.2 3.5 91 4.5 4.6 98
Darkhorse Lake 8930 12.4 11.1 112 14.1 11.6 122
Deadman Creek 6440 4.3 3.6 119 7.2 5.0 144
Divide 7770 2.0 3.3 61 -M 4.6 *
Dupuyer Creek 5740 1.1 2.0 55 10.0 5.5 182
Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M *
Frohner Meadow 6520 1.9 2.8 68 7.9 4.8 165
JL Meadow 8750 4.4 -M * 6.9 -M *
Lakeview Ridge 7340 .7 3.2 22 6.8 6.0 113
Lemhi Ridge 8080 3.4 4.2 81 5.3 5.5 96
Lick Creek 6880 2.6 3.5 74 9.1 6.3 144
Lone Mountain 8820 6.6 6.6 100 8.2 7.4 111
Lower Twin 7920 5.6 6.4 88 9.6 8.6 112
Madison Plateau 7710 4.7 7.6 62 9.5 10.2 93
Moose Creek 6170 5.6 5.4 104 10.6 8.4 126
Mount Lockhart 6430 9.1 6.7 136 20.4 9.8 208
Mule Creek 8300 7.0 5.9 119 7.6 7.0 109
Nevada Ridge 7030 7.2 5.0 144 9.3 7.2 129
Onion Park 7420 4.3 4.5 96 7.2 8.1 89
Pickfoot Creek 6680 1.7 -M * 11.0 -M *
Pike Creek 5930 4.9 -M * 21.2 -M *
Rocker Peak 7960 7.3 5.6 130 8.2 5.3 155
Sacajawea 6610 3.4 4.0 85 12.3 10.3 119
Saddle Mtn. 7890 9.7 8.8 110 10.5 8.4 125
Short Creek 6990 .8 2.1 38 4.5 3.6 125
Shower Falls 8060 8.5 7.6 112 13.3 10.6 125
Slagamelt Lakes 8600 12.8 -M * 15.4 -M *
Spur Park 8080 9.9 7.5 132 9.6 6.6 145
Stringer Creek 6550 3.3 3.5 94 6.2 6.2 100
Tepee Creek 7950 3.5 4.6 76 7.6 6.1 125
Tizer Basin 6880 2.4 3.9 62 6.3 5.2 121
Waldron 5640 3.1 3.6 86 13.9 6.8 204
West Yellowstone 6680 2.0 3.6 56 5.9 5.8 102
Whiskey Creek 6790 3.3 4.8 69 8.3 7.8 106
White Elephant 7670 4.5 8.4 54 9.1 11.2 81
Wood Creek 5970 2.4 2.6 92 13.3 7.0 190
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Basin Index (%) 94 126
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn. 9360 8.2 7.4 111 9.6 6.8 141
Bear Trap Meadow 8200 2.0 2.5 80 5.8 3.9 149
Beartooth Lake 9360 10.4 8.7 120 12.0 8.2 146
Big Goose 8010 1.6 2.9 55 5.2 4.4 118
Blackwater 9830 10.1 9.6 105 12.2 9.1 134
Bone Springs Div 9340 6.0 6.4 94 7.0 6.3 111
Box Canyon 6720 3.0 3.0 100 9.9 5.4 183
Brackett Creek 7370 7.3 6.8 107 14.0 11.0 127
Burgess Junction 7910 2.5 3.6 69 5.6 5.0 112
Burnt Mtn 5920 .3 2.0 15 5.7 5.9 97
Burroughs Creek 8760 4.3 -M * 10.2 -M *
Canyon 7870 3.4 4.6 74 7.1 6.2 115
Castle Creek 8410 2.4 3.0 80 4.7 4.1 115
Cloud Peak Reservoir 9830 5.3 5.5 96 7.2 5.8 124
Cold Springs 9640 2.7 3.1 87 7.0 4.2 167
Cole Creek 7910 1.7 5.6 30 4.0 6.0 67
Deer Park 9690 5.8 5.1 114 7.4 6.9 107
Dome Lake 8890 2.6 4.0 65 6.8 5.4 126
East Boulder Mine 6310 .9 2.0 45 7.4 6.5 114
Evening Star 9030 13.8 10.4 133 18.3 12.3 149
Fisher Creek 9110 15.3 13.0 118 17.8 12.6 141
Grave Springs 8560 1.5 2.8 54 5.3 3.9 136
Hansen Sawmill 8360 1.8 2.6 69 6.8 3.8 179
Hobbs Park 10080 4.0 5.6 71 5.8 5.2 112
Kirwin 9580 5.7 4.8 119 9.8 5.2 188
Little Goose 8560 2.2 3.4 65 5.9 5.2 113
Little Warm 9370 4.6 3.8 121 7.6 5.4 141
Marquette 8800 .6 3.2 19 3.7 4.3 86
Middle Powder 7760 2.1 3.5 60 6.2 4.6 135
Monument Peak 8740 9.6 7.8 123 12.8 9.2 139
Northeast Entrance 7420 3.7 2.9 128 8.7 5.8 150
Owl Creek 8990 .7 2.2 32 3.7 2.9 128
Parker Peak 9420 10.6 8.6 123 12.2 8.8 139
Placer Basin 8790 7.3 6.6 111 10.3 8.5 121
Porcupine 6480 .8 1.7 47 6.1 4.9 124
Powder River Pass 9480 6.2 4.4 141 9.8 5.4 181
S Fork Shields 8090 2.8 4.4 64 11.0 9.2 120
Sacajawea 6610 3.4 4.0 85 12.3 10.3 119
Shell Creek 9570 6.3 6.6 95 8.6 5.8 148
Shower Falls 8060 8.5 7.6 112 13.3 10.6 125
Soldier Park 8680 1.2 2.0 60 4.5 3.9 115
South Pass 9040 5.0 5.3 94 6.5 6.4 102
St. Lawrence Alt 8610 .9 -M * 3.6 -M *
Sucker Creek 8840 3.0 4.6 65 6.6 5.6 118
Sylvan Lake 8440 5.8 7.5 77 11.7 10.2 115
Sylvan Road 7140 3.6 4.6 78 9.4 7.7 122
Thumb Divide 7970 4.8 5.2 92 8.1 7.3 111
Tie Creek 7050 .6 1.4 43 4.9 4.6 107
Timber Creek 7910 .1 1.9 5 2.4 3.8 63
Togwotee Pass 9590 10.2 9.6 106 14.6 9.8 149
Townsend Creek 8720 1.6 3.2 50 4.5 5.0 90
Two Ocean Plateau 9240 13.2 11.2 118 13.6 10.8 126
White Mill 8730 12.6 9.2 137 13.8 9.2 150
Wolverine 7660 3.8 4.2 90 9.2 5.4 170
Younts Peak 8340 6.4 5.6 114 11.6 6.2 187
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Basin Index (%) 96 130
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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.
