SNOTEL—% of Snow/Water For The Winter Of 2011/12…..A Very Dry Winter
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 TUESDAY: APRIL 10 , 2012
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BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION
Data Site Name (Ft) % %
Current Average Avg Current Average Avg
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COLORADO
GUNNISON RIVER BASIN
BUTTE 10160 -M 16.1 * 9.8 17.6 56
COCHETOPA PASS 10020 .2 -M * 5.0 -M *
COLUMBINE PASS 9400 1.8 17.3 10 19.6 23.2 84
IDARADO 9800 6.5 15.0 43 16.2 19.1 85
MC CLURE PASS 9500 4.5 18.7 24 14.7 22.5 65
MESA LAKES 10000 11.1 19.6 57 17.5 22.6 77
OVERLAND RES. 9840 4.2 12.4 34 13.3 17.1 78
PARK CONE 9600 6.9 10.6 65 9.6 13.7 70
PARK RESERVOIR 9960 18.7 29.3 64 23.1 27.8 83
PORPHYRY CREEK 10760 6.3 16.5 38 9.8 16.1 61
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 11200 14.7 26.9 55 22.2 26.3 84
SARGENTS MESA 11530 5.2 -M * 8.7 -M *
SCHOFIELD PASS 10700 -M 36.5 * 22.4 34.3 65
SLUMGULLION 11440 11.5 14.3 80 12.5 13.6 92
UPPER TAYLOR 10640 .1 -M * 12.8 -M *
WAGER GULCH 11100 1.0 -M * 14.1 -M *
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Basin wide percent of average 48 75
UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN
ARAPAHO RIDGE 10960 13.9 24.2 57 16.5 28.1 59
ARROW 9680 .1 15.2 1 6.1 15.2 40
BEAVER CK VILLAGE 8500 .0 10.4 0 9.1 15.6 58
BERTHOUD SUMMIT 11300 9.0 19.6 46 17.7 23.6 75
BISON LAKE 10880 17.9 28.9 62 20.5 30.7 67
BUFFALO PARK 9240 11.5 14.4 80 11.8 18.6 63
CHAPMAN TUNNEL 10110 1.9 -M * 11.1 -M *
COPPER MOUNTAIN 10550 7.3 14.9 49 12.1 16.9 72
ELLIOT RIDGE 10520 8.8 -M * 15.3 -M *
FOOL CREEK 11150 12.9 -M * 13.1 -M *
FREMONT PASS 11400 10.9 17.3 63 11.3 16.2 70
GRIZZLY PEAK 11100 8.2 18.0 46 11.3 18.8 60
HOOSIER PASS 11400 8.7 15.6 56 11.1 16.2 69
INDEPENDENCE PASS 10600 -M 17.6 * 11.6 19.3 60
IVANHOE 10400 9.8 15.2 64 13.7 20.8 66
JONES PASS 10400 6.7 16.5 41 13.7 17.9 77
KILN 9600 -M 12.7 * 9.7 15.5 63
LAKE IRENE 10700 11.7 27.1 43 15.5 21.4 72
LYNX PASS 8880 .0 12.8 0 10.8 14.0 77
MC CLURE PASS 9500 4.5 18.7 24 14.7 22.5 65
MCCOY PARK 9480 .2 18.2 1 10.3 18.2 57
MESA LAKES 10000 11.1 19.6 57 17.5 22.6 77
MIDDLE FORK CAMP 8940 .0 10.2 0 9.3 11.9 78
NAST LAKE 8700 1.0 8.0 12 8.1 13.3 61
NORTH LOST TRAIL 9200 5.4 17.9 30 16.1 23.1 70
PHANTOM VALLEY 9030 -M 9.1 * 9.8 14.8 66
SCHOFIELD PASS 10700 -M 36.5 * 22.4 34.3 65
STILLWATER CREEK 8720 .9 6.5 14 8.9 10.7 83
SUMMIT RANCH 9400 -M 11.6 * 10.1 14.0 72
VAIL MOUNTAIN 10300 .0 23.7 0 -M 23.0 *
WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 -M 13.1 * 9.2 13.7 67
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Basin wide percent of average 37 67
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN
BEAR LAKE 9500 12.9 18.6 69 17.8 20.6 86
BERTHOUD SUMMIT 11300 9.0 19.6 46 17.7 23.6 75
BLACK MOUNTAIN 8920 8.3 -M * 12.6 -M *
BUCKSKIN JOE 11150 6.2 14.6 42 9.3 17.3 54
COPELAND LAKE 8600 .0 1.4 0 13.0 14.3 91
DEADMAN HILL 10220 16.4 17.7 93 15.4 18.1 85
ECHO LAKE 10600 5.6 9.2 61 10.2 12.4 82
HOOSIER PASS 11400 8.7 15.6 56 11.1 16.2 69
HOURGLASS LAKE 9380 9.1 -M * 11.9 -M *
JACKWHACKER GULCH 10960 4.8 11.9 40 10.3 16.7 62
JOE WRIGHT 10120 10.0 22.9 44 18.4 26.4 70
LAKE ELDORA 9700 1.3 12.7 10 13.9 15.2 91
LAKE IRENE 10700 11.7 27.1 43 15.5 21.4 72
LONG DRAW RESV 9980 8.4 -M * 12.6 -M *
LOVELAND BASIN 11400 14.0 19.9 70 12.8 18.1 71
MICHIGAN CREEK 10600 5.2 12.1 43 9.9 14.7 67
NIWOT 9910 7.1 12.8 55 12.4 16.1 77
ROUGH AND TUMBLE 10360 6.7 10.1 66 9.2 10.8 85
UNIVERSITY CAMP 10300 12.2 17.4 70 16.1 21.5 75
WILLOW PARK 10700 7.6 19.5 39 18.0 22.6 80
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Basin wide percent of average 53 75
LARAMIE AND NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASINS
ARAPAHO RIDGE 10960 13.9 24.2 57 16.5 28.1 59
COLUMBINE 9160 -M 25.0 * 19.4 26.5 73
DEADMAN HILL 10220 16.4 17.7 93 15.4 18.1 85
JOE WRIGHT 10120 10.0 22.9 44 18.4 26.4 70
NEVER SUMMER 10280 10.3 21.8 47 10.8 25.0 43
RABBIT EARS 9400 -M 28.9 * 21.3 32.4 66
RAWAH 9020 .0 16.0 0 11.0 17.4 63
ROACH 9700 10.7 18.2 59 16.2 19.8 82
TOWER 10500 27.3 48.3 57 30.6 40.5 76
WHISKEY PARK 8950 14.1 30.7 46 23.7 30.2 78
WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 -M 13.1 * 9.2 13.7 67
ZIRKEL 9340 -M 25.8 * -M 27.3 *
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Basin wide percent of average 51 69
YAMPA AND WHITE RIVER BASINS
BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 -M 9.7 * 11.7 16.8 70
BEAR RIVER 9080 7.8 -M * 10.4 -M *
BISON LAKE 10880 17.9 28.9 62 20.5 30.7 67
BUFFALO PARK 9240 11.5 14.4 80 11.8 18.6 63
BURRO MOUNTAIN 9400 -M 19.9 * 14.8 22.1 67
COLUMBINE 9160 -M 25.0 * 19.4 26.5 73
CROSHO 9100 .1 12.0 1 11.3 17.5 65
DIVIDE PEAK 8880 -M 20.7 * 18.9 21.8 87
DRY LAKE 8400 -M 22.5 * 17.2 25.8 67
ELK RIVER 8700 -M 20.1 * 15.3 20.7 74
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER 8915 10.5 -M * 24.0 -M *
LOST DOG 9320 9.9 27.7 36 17.2 28.7 60
LYNX PASS 8880 .0 12.8 0 10.8 14.0 77
OLD BATTLE 10000 22.3 33.9 66 26.8 36.3 74
RABBIT EARS 9400 -M 28.9 * 21.3 32.4 66
RIPPLE CREEK 10340 14.4 27.9 52 18.1 31.4 58
SANDSTONE RS 8150 -M 14.1 * 11.7 19.7 59
TOWER 10500 27.3 48.3 57 30.6 40.5 76
TRAPPER LAKE 9700 1.2 22.9 5 12.3 22.3 55
WHISKEY PARK 8950 14.1 30.7 46 23.7 30.2 78
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Basin wide percent of average 46 69
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN
APISHAPA 10000 -M 6.0 * 16.3 12.8 127
BRUMLEY 10600 -M 10.8 * 10.0 14.2 70
FREMONT PASS 11400 10.9 17.3 63 11.3 16.2 70
GLEN COVE 11460 .5 -M * 11.6 -M *
HAYDEN PASS 10720 12.3 -M * 13.7 -M *
PORPHYRY CREEK 10760 6.3 16.5 38 9.8 16.1 61
SAINT ELMO 10540 5.1 -M * 10.0 -M *
SOUTH COLONY 10800 13.3 18.9 70 19.6 23.3 84
WHISKEY CK 10220 4.4 10.4 42 14.5 16.5 88
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Basin wide percent of average 55* 82
UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN
BEARTOWN 11600 8.9 26.3 34 22.0 24.7 89
COCHETOPA PASS 10020 .2 -M * 5.0 -M *
CULEBRA #2 10500 6.1 13.2 46 -M 14.1 *
CUMBRES TRESTLE 10040 -M 27.1 * 20.8 26.8 78
GRAYBACK 11620 .6 -M * 15.6 -M *
HAYDEN PASS 10720 12.3 -M * 13.7 -M *
LILY POND 11000 2.1 16.9 12 16.7 21.6 77
MEDANO PASS 9649 .0 2.9 0 14.9 9.0 166
MIDDLE CREEK 11250 12.4 20.3 61 23.2 25.1 92
MOON PASS 11140 1.7 -M * 8.4 -M *
SARGENTS MESA 11530 5.2 -M * 8.7 -M *
TRINCHERA 10860 7.8 10.3 76 12.4 11.9 104
UPPER RIO GRANDE 9400 -M 5.2 * 11.1 11.9 93
UTE CREEK 10650 8.2 14.6 56 15.6 16.7 93
WAGER GULCH 11100 1.0 -M * 14.1 -M *
WOLF CREEK SUMMIT 11000 22.5 34.5 65 30.2 35.1 86
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Basin wide percent of average 49 91
SAN MIGUEL, DOLORES, ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN RIVER BASINS
CASCADE 8880 .7 10.3 7 18.5 21.1 88
COLUMBUS BASIN 10785 22.5 28.0 80 27.4 33.1 83
EL DIENTE PEAK 10000 1.6 14.9 11 19.3 21.0 92
LIZARD HEAD PASS 10200 3.8 16.6 23 12.5 18.0 69
LONE CONE 9600 1.7 15.7 11 17.8 21.8 82
MANCOS 10000 .0 17.8 0 16.7 20.0 84
MINERAL CREEK 10040 6.2 16.1 39 15.2 18.6 82
MOLAS LAKE 10500 4.3 21.9 20 16.7 21.3 78
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 11200 14.7 26.9 55 22.2 26.3 84
SCOTCH CREEK 9100 .0 11.1 0 16.7 19.6 85
SHARKSTOOTH 10720 13.3 -M * 19.8 -M *
SPUD MOUNTAIN 10660 8.7 28.6 30 26.5 32.8 81
STUMP LAKES 11200 14.5 21.4 68 17.6 23.0 77
UPPER SAN JUAN 10200 14.7 32.8 45 33.4 34.2 98
VALLECITO 10880 5.1 19.7 26 18.7 21.3 88
WEMINUCHE CREEK 10740 3.7 -M * -M -M *
WOLF CREEK SUMMIT 11000 22.5 34.5 65 30.2 35.1 86
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Basin wide percent of average 38 84
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-M = Missing data
* = Data may not provide a valid measure of conditions.
Units = inches for the Current and Average Snow Water Equivalent and
Total Precipitation values
If the Basin wide percent of average 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 Average represents the snow water
equivalent found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to
the average value for those sites on this day.
The TOTAL PRECIPITATION Percent of Average represents the total precipitation
(beginning October 1st) found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin
compared to the average value for those sites on this day.
Contact your state water supply staff for assistance.
Reference period for average conditions is 1971-2000.
Provisional data, subject to revision.
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