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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 TUESDAY: MAY 14 , 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Median Median Current Median Med ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MONTANA KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN Banfield Mountain 5600 3.9 9.0 43 24.8 28.8 86 Bear Mountain 5400 37.3 50.4 74 63.8 78.2 82 Garver Creek 4250 1.1 .0 * 16.9 20.4 83 Grave Creek 4300 .0 1.0 0* 33.6 34.9 96 Hand Creek 5035 .0 .0 * 16.7 19.6 85 Hawkins Lake 6450 -M 21.7 * -M 35.4 * Poorman Creek 5100 14.4 24.8 58 44.8 62.2 72 Stahl Peak 6030 29.4 37.7 78 43.5 44.8 97 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 70 84 FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN Ashley Divide 4820 -M -M * 11.4 -M * Badger Pass 6900 13.1 29.4 45 25.6 37.0 69 Bassoo Peak 5150 .0 -M * 13.8 -M * Bisson Creek 4920 -M .0 * 19.8 20.9 95 Blacktail Mtn 5650 .0 .0 * 13.5 15.9 85 Emery Creek 4350 .0 .0 * 25.6 28.9 89 Flattop Mtn. 6300 35.8 43.3 83 47.6 58.8 81 Grave Creek 4300 .0 1.0 0* 33.6 34.9 96 Hand Creek 5035 .0 .0 * 16.7 19.6 85 Kraft Creek 4750 .0 .0 * 23.1 29.0 80 Moss Peak 6780 32.7 40.4 81 41.0 46.0 89 Noisy Basin 6040 42.2 40.6 104 50.0 51.5 97 North Fork Jocko 6330 28.0 37.3 75 39.6 54.2 73 Pike Creek 5930 .0 -M * 25.8 -M * Sleeping Woman 6150 3.0 7.8 38 21.3 25.7 83 Stahl Peak 6030 29.4 37.7 78 43.5 44.8 97 Stuart Mountain 7400 22.3 32.6 68 27.6 35.8 77 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 76 85 UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN Barker Lakes 8250 12.6 14.6 86 19.0 20.8 91 Basin Creek 7180 2.8 6.4 44 7.8 13.4 58 Black Pine 7210 .0 4.4 0 13.8 16.4 84 Combination 5600 -M .0 * -M 11.4 * Copper Bottom 5200 -M .0 * 11.7 17.4 67 Copper Camp 6950 5.3 27.0 20 22.7 30.5 74 Lubrecht Flume 4680 .0 .0 * 8.9 12.5 71 Nevada Ridge 7020 6.5 10.7 61 14.4 18.6 77 N Fk Elk Creek 6250 .1 2.0 5 10.6 17.5 61 North Fork Jocko 6330 28.0 37.3 75 39.6 54.2 73 Peterson Meadows 7200 6.8 8.7 78 15.7 16.3 96 Skalkaho Summit 7250 7.6 17.2 44 19.8 26.0 76 Stuart Mountain 7400 22.3 32.6 68 27.6 35.8 77 Warm Springs 7800 18.7 22.2 84 22.6 27.3 83 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 60 76 BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN Daly Creek 5780 -M .0 * 15.5 16.0 97 Lolo Pass 5240 5.4 12.0 45 28.5 38.6 74 Moose Creek 6200 .0 2.1 0 17.1 22.8 75 Nez Perce Camp 5650 3.8 3.4 112 22.4 23.8 94 Saddle Mtn. 7940 16.2 19.6 83 19.0 26.2 73 Skalkaho Summit 7250 7.6 17.2 44 19.8 26.0 76 Twelvemile Creek 5600 -M .0 * 29.0 37.9 77 Twin Lakes 6400 19.8 30.6 65 40.6 53.3 76 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 62 78 LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN Bear Mountain 5400 37.3 50.4 74 63.8 78.2 82 Hoodoo Basin 6050 26.1 37.8 69 38.0 51.0 75 Humboldt Gulch 4250 -M .0 * 30.2 41.8 72 Lookout 5190 3.2 14.1 23 29.0 42.1 69 Mosquito Ridge 5260 13.8 23.2 59 42.7 48.3 88 Poorman Creek 5100 14.4 24.8 58 44.8 62.2 72 Sleeping Woman 6150 3.0 7.8 38 21.3 25.7 83 Stuart Mountain 7400 22.3 32.6 68 27.6 35.8 77 Sunset 5540 6.7 13.7 49 27.8 40.0 70 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 62 76 JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN Albro Lake 8300 12.0 18.4 65 19.1 25.6 75 Barker Lakes 8250 12.6 14.6 86 19.0 20.8 91 Basin Creek 7180 2.8 6.4 44 7.8 13.4 58 Beagle Springs 8850 6.4 4.1 156 13.0 13.6 96 Bloody Dick 7600 3.6 3.0 120 14.0 17.8 79 Calvert Creek 6430 -M .0 * 10.9 13.2 83 Clover Meadow 8600 14.0 16.7 84 19.6 22.2 88 Darkhorse Lake 8945 26.4 30.0 88 28.1 32.7 86 Divide 7800 4.4 7.6 58 13.4 14.4 93 Frohner Meadow 6480 -M .1 * 11.9 13.4 89 JL Meadow 8800 10.9 -M * 14.9 -M * Lakeview Ridge 7400 -M 1.9 * 16.7 16.4 102 Lemhi Ridge 8100 3.0 6.1 49 14.6 16.1 91 Lower Twin 7900 15.3 19.0 81 22.0 27.4 80 Moose Creek 6200 .0 2.1 0 17.1 22.8 75 Mule Creek 8300 9.9 14.8 67 14.1 20.0 70 Rocker Peak 8000 10.3 15.0 69 13.9 16.8 83 Saddle Mtn. 7940 16.2 19.6 83 19.0 26.2 73 Short Creek 7000 -M .0 * 9.8 10.2 96 Slagamelt Lakes 8620 22.6 -M * 29.2 -M * White Elephant 7710 15.5 19.6 79 32.8 32.8 100 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 77 84 MADISON RIVER BASIN Albro Lake 8300 12.0 18.4 65 19.1 25.6 75 Beaver Creek 7850 11.1 15.2 73 20.2 24.9 81 Black Bear 8170 31.2 38.8 80 41.7 42.0 99 Canyon 7870 5.6 -M * 15.6 -M * Carrot Basin 9000 22.2 27.4 81 28.4 32.7 87 Clover Meadow 8600 14.0 16.7 84 19.6 22.2 88 Lone Mountain 8880 16.4 18.8 87 19.8 22.1 90 Lower Twin 7900 15.3 19.0 81 22.0 27.4 80 Madison Plateau 7750 15.7 19.6 80 25.8 30.6 84 Tepee Creek 8000 3.5 9.4 37 15.6 17.2 91 West Yellowstone 6700 -M .0 * 14.6 16.4 89 Whiskey Creek 6800 6.4 8.7 74 21.6 24.0 90 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 77 87 GALLATIN RIVER BASIN Beaver Creek 7850 11.1 15.2 73 20.2 24.9 81 Brackett Creek 7320 8.0 18.8 43 23.8 32.0 74 Carrot Basin 9000 22.2 27.4 81 28.4 32.7 87 Lick Creek 6860 8.0 4.9 163 20.1 20.2 100 Lone Mountain 8880 16.4 18.8 87 19.8 22.1 90 Sacajawea 6550 .1 4.8 2 22.8 29.3 78 Shower Falls 8100 22.2 23.6 94 29.8 30.3 98 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 78 86 HELENA VALLEY Boulder Mountain 7950 9.6 17.8 54 20.6 26.2 79 Frohner Meadow 6480 -M .1 * 11.9 13.4 89 Nevada Ridge 7020 6.5 10.7 61 14.4 18.6 77 Tizer Basin 6880 .0 .5 0* 12.8 14.2 90 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 56 82 SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS Boulder Mountain 7950 9.6 17.8 54 20.6 26.2 79 Crystal Lake 6050 -M 8.9 * -M 23.8 * Daisy Peak 7600 7.0 9.3 75 13.6 15.0 91 Deadman Creek 6450 .0 .1 0* 13.6 15.6 87 Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M * Onion Park 7410 9.7 12.2 80 19.2 22.6 85 Pickfoot Creek 6650 .0 -M * 14.6 -M * Spur Park 8100 16.4 22.4 73 19.6 21.8 90 Stringer Creek 6550 4.7 4.7 100 17.2 19.3 89 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 71 86 SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS Badger Pass 6900 13.1 29.4 45 25.6 37.0 69 Dupuyer Creek 5750 .1 2.2 5 14.0 15.8 89 Mount Lockhart 6400 9.3 14.8 63 22.4 29.2 77 Pike Creek 5930 .0 -M * 25.8 -M * Waldron 5600 1.0 .8 125* 15.2 19.8 77 Wood Creek 5960 -M 3.6 * 12.4 18.0 69 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 50 75 ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN Flattop Mtn. 6300 35.8 43.3 83 47.6 58.8 81 Many Glacier 4900 .0 .0 * 29.0 34.0 85 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 83 83 MILK RIVER BASIN Rocky Boy 4700 -M .0 * 21.4 14.2 151 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) * 151 UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN Beartooth Lake 9360 20.0 24.0 83 20.8 24.8 84 Box Canyon 6670 .1 .0 * 16.6 15.6 106 Brackett Creek 7320 8.0 18.8 43 23.8 32.0 74 Burnt Mtn 5880 .0 .0 * 17.7 17.4 102 Canyon 7870 5.6 -M * 15.6 -M * Cole Creek 7850 9.5 15.4 62 13.6 17.0 80 East Boulder Mine 6335 .1 .0 * 18.1 17.6 103 Evening Star 9200 18.9 25.9 73 30.7 33.4 92 Fisher Creek 9100 24.5 36.4 67 31.8 39.8 80 Monument Peak 8850 15.6 20.3 77 23.9 27.0 89 Northeast Entrance 7350 .0 .0 * 13.9 15.5 90 Parker Peak 9400 21.6 22.4 96 26.8 23.6 114 Placer Basin 8830 15.0 18.7 80 23.5 24.2 97 Porcupine 6500 -M .0 * 15.4 16.4 94 Sacajawea 6550 .1 4.8 2 22.8 29.3 78 Shower Falls 8100 22.2 23.6 94 29.8 30.3 98 S Fork Shields 8100 10.6 17.1 62 24.9 27.6 90 Sylvan Lake 8420 10.6 16.0 66 26.8 27.6 97 Thumb Divide 7980 7.7 5.7 135 20.6 22.2 93 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 29.7 32.8 91 30.5 31.0 98 White Mill 8700 18.5 25.8 72 22.2 26.8 83 Wolverine 7650 .1 .0 * 15.9 14.8 107 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 76 91 BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING) Bald Mtn. 9380 18.9 20.6 92 18.0 20.2 89 Bear Trap Meadow 8200 -M .0 * 12.2 12.4 98 Blackwater 9780 23.8 23.2 103 28.3 27.0 105 Bone Springs Div 9350 17.2 16.8 102 16.5 19.2 86 Burroughs Creek 8750 3.6 -M * 13.8 -M * Castle Creek 8400 .1 .0 * 10.0 10.8 93 Cold Springs 9630 1.0 1.2 83 14.8 13.2 112 Deer Park 9700 19.3 13.8 140 26.7 23.4 114 Evening Star 9200 18.9 25.9 73 30.7 33.4 92 Grave Springs 8550 3.8 5.7 67 13.0 13.1 99 Hobbs Park 10100 21.6 16.6 130 23.7 18.4 129 Kirwin 9550 13.2 11.2 118 19.8 16.0 124 Little Warm 9370 7.2 7.0 103 17.4 15.0 116 Marquette 8760 16.0 7.0 229 22.1 14.8 149 Middle Powder 7760 12.0 7.7 156 13.9 13.4 104 Owl Creek 8975 -M .0 * 11.9 9.4 127 Powder River Pass 9480 5.0 8.7 57 16.0 16.9 95 Shell Creek 9580 16.8 16.2 104 18.6 17.4 107 South Pass 9040 15.0 12.2 123 23.2 19.6 118 St. Lawrence Alt 8620 .0 -M * 14.6 -M * Sylvan Lake 8420 10.6 16.0 66 26.8 27.6 97 Sylvan Road 7120 -M .0 * 17.1 19.2 89 Timber Creek 7950 1.5 .1 1500* 16.6 12.0 138 Togwotee Pass 9580 21.0 24.5 86 24.6 28.8 85 Townsend Creek 8700 9.5 2.8 339 19.5 15.6 125 Younts Peak 8350 5.4 11.4 47 18.1 18.0 101 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 104 106 TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING) Big Goose 7990 7.4 7.0 106 16.6 15.7 106 Bone Springs Div 9350 17.2 16.8 102 16.5 19.2 86 Burgess Junction 7880 9.7 9.8 99 17.2 16.4 105 Dome Lake 8880 -M 9.6 * 18.0 18.8 96 Little Goose 8870 10.8 8.9 121 19.7 17.0 116 Sucker Creek 8880 10.7 10.5 102 21.3 19.4 110 Tie Creek 6870 .0 .0 * 16.5 15.9 104 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 105 103 POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING) Bear Trap Meadow 8200 -M .0 * 12.2 12.4 98 Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 16.0 15.2 105 20.9 19.2 109 Grave Springs 8550 3.8 5.7 67 13.0 13.1 99 Hansen Sawmill 8360 -M .0 * 13.8 12.6 110 Middle Powder 7760 12.0 7.7 156 13.9 13.4 104 Powder River Pass 9480 5.0 8.7 57 16.0 16.9 95 Soldier Park 8720 .4 .0 * 13.8 12.1 114 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 100 104 Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck Albro Lake 8300 12.0 18.4 65 19.1 25.6 75 Badger Pass 6900 13.1 29.4 45 25.6 37.0 69 Barker Lakes 8250 12.6 14.6 86 19.0 20.8 91 Basin Creek 7180 2.8 6.4 44 7.8 13.4 58 Beagle Springs 8850 6.4 4.1 156 13.0 13.6 96 Beaver Creek 7850 11.1 15.2 73 20.2 24.9 81 Black Bear 8170 31.2 38.8 80 41.7 42.0 99 Bloody Dick 7600 3.6 3.0 120 14.0 17.8 79 Boulder Mountain 7950 9.6 17.8 54 20.6 26.2 79 Brackett Creek 7320 8.0 18.8 43 23.8 32.0 74 Calvert Creek 6430 -M .0 * 10.9 13.2 83 Canyon 7870 5.6 -M * 15.6 -M * Carrot Basin 9000 22.2 27.4 81 28.4 32.7 87 Clover Meadow 8600 14.0 16.7 84 19.6 22.2 88 Crystal Lake 6050 -M 8.9 * -M 23.8 * Daisy Peak 7600 7.0 9.3 75 13.6 15.0 91 Darkhorse Lake 8945 26.4 30.0 88 28.1 32.7 86 Deadman Creek 6450 .0 .1 0* 13.6 15.6 87 Divide 7800 4.4 7.6 58 13.4 14.4 93 Dupuyer Creek 5750 .1 2.2 5 14.0 15.8 89 Elk Peak 7600 -M -M * -M -M * Frohner Meadow 6480 -M .1 * 11.9 13.4 89 JL Meadow 8800 10.9 -M * 14.9 -M * Lakeview Ridge 7400 -M 1.9 * 16.7 16.4 102 Lemhi Ridge 8100 3.0 6.1 49 14.6 16.1 91 Lick Creek 6860 8.0 4.9 163 20.1 20.2 100 Lone Mountain 8880 16.4 18.8 87 19.8 22.1 90 Lower Twin 7900 15.3 19.0 81 22.0 27.4 80 Madison Plateau 7750 15.7 19.6 80 25.8 30.6 84 Moose Creek 6200 .0 2.1 0 17.1 22.8 75 Mount Lockhart 6400 9.3 14.8 63 22.4 29.2 77 Mule Creek 8300 9.9 14.8 67 14.1 20.0 70 Nevada Ridge 7020 6.5 10.7 61 14.4 18.6 77 Onion Park 7410 9.7 12.2 80 19.2 22.6 85 Pickfoot Creek 6650 .0 -M * 14.6 -M * Pike Creek 5930 .0 -M * 25.8 -M * Rocker Peak 8000 10.3 15.0 69 13.9 16.8 83 Sacajawea 6550 .1 4.8 2 22.8 29.3 78 Saddle Mtn. 7940 16.2 19.6 83 19.0 26.2 73 Short Creek 7000 -M .0 * 9.8 10.2 96 Shower Falls 8100 22.2 23.6 94 29.8 30.3 98 Slagamelt Lakes 8620 22.6 -M * 29.2 -M * Spur Park 8100 16.4 22.4 73 19.6 21.8 90 Stringer Creek 6550 4.7 4.7 100 17.2 19.3 89 Tepee Creek 8000 3.5 9.4 37 15.6 17.2 91 Tizer Basin 6880 .0 .5 0* 12.8 14.2 90 Waldron 5600 1.0 .8 125* 15.2 19.8 77 West Yellowstone 6700 -M .0 * 14.6 16.4 89 Whiskey Creek 6800 6.4 8.7 74 21.6 24.0 90 White Elephant 7710 15.5 19.6 79 32.8 32.8 100 Wood Creek 5960 -M 3.6 * 12.4 18.0 69 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 73 85 Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive Bald Mtn. 9380 18.9 20.6 92 18.0 20.2 89 Bear Trap Meadow 8200 -M .0 * 12.2 12.4 98 Beartooth Lake 9360 20.0 24.0 83 20.8 24.8 84 Big Goose 7990 7.4 7.0 106 16.6 15.7 106 Blackwater 9780 23.8 23.2 103 28.3 27.0 105 Bone Springs Div 9350 17.2 16.8 102 16.5 19.2 86 Box Canyon 6670 .1 .0 * 16.6 15.6 106 Brackett Creek 7320 8.0 18.8 43 23.8 32.0 74 Burgess Junction 7880 9.7 9.8 99 17.2 16.4 105 Burnt Mtn 5880 .0 .0 * 17.7 17.4 102 Burroughs Creek 8750 3.6 -M * 13.8 -M * Canyon 7870 5.6 -M * 15.6 -M * Castle Creek 8400 .1 .0 * 10.0 10.8 93 Cloud Peak Reservoir 9860 16.0 15.2 105 20.9 19.2 109 Cold Springs 9630 1.0 1.2 83 14.8 13.2 112 Cole Creek 7850 9.5 15.4 62 13.6 17.0 80 Deer Park 9700 19.3 13.8 140 26.7 23.4 114 Dome Lake 8880 -M 9.6 * 18.0 18.8 96 East Boulder Mine 6335 .1 .0 * 18.1 17.6 103 Evening Star 9200 18.9 25.9 73 30.7 33.4 92 Fisher Creek 9100 24.5 36.4 67 31.8 39.8 80 Grave Springs 8550 3.8 5.7 67 13.0 13.1 99 Hansen Sawmill 8360 -M .0 * 13.8 12.6 110 Hobbs Park 10100 21.6 16.6 130 23.7 18.4 129 Kirwin 9550 13.2 11.2 118 19.8 16.0 124 Little Goose 8870 10.8 8.9 121 19.7 17.0 116 Little Warm 9370 7.2 7.0 103 17.4 15.0 116 Marquette 8760 16.0 7.0 229 22.1 14.8 149 Middle Powder 7760 12.0 7.7 156 13.9 13.4 104 Monument Peak 8850 15.6 20.3 77 23.9 27.0 89 Northeast Entrance 7350 .0 .0 * 13.9 15.5 90 Owl Creek 8975 -M .0 * 11.9 9.4 127 Parker Peak 9400 21.6 22.4 96 26.8 23.6 114 Placer Basin 8830 15.0 18.7 80 23.5 24.2 97 Porcupine 6500 -M .0 * 15.4 16.4 94 Powder River Pass 9480 5.0 8.7 57 16.0 16.9 95 S Fork Shields 8100 10.6 17.1 62 24.9 27.6 90 Sacajawea 6550 .1 4.8 2 22.8 29.3 78 Shell Creek 9580 16.8 16.2 104 18.6 17.4 107 Shower Falls 8100 22.2 23.6 94 29.8 30.3 98 Soldier Park 8720 .4 .0 * 13.8 12.1 114 South Pass 9040 15.0 12.2 123 23.2 19.6 118 St. Lawrence Alt 8620 .0 -M * 14.6 -M * Sucker Creek 8880 10.7 10.5 102 21.3 19.4 110 Sylvan Lake 8420 10.6 16.0 66 26.8 27.6 97 Sylvan Road 7120 -M .0 * 17.1 19.2 89 Thumb Divide 7980 7.7 5.7 135 20.6 22.2 93 Tie Creek 6870 .0 .0 * 16.5 15.9 104 Timber Creek 7950 1.5 .1 1500* 16.6 12.0 138 Togwotee Pass 9580 21.0 24.5 86 24.6 28.8 85 Townsend Creek 8700 9.5 2.8 339 19.5 15.6 125 Two Ocean Plateau 9240 29.7 32.8 91 30.5 31.0 98 White Mill 8700 18.5 25.8 72 22.2 26.8 83 Wolverine 7650 .1 .0 * 15.9 14.8 107 Younts Peak 8350 5.4 11.4 47 18.1 18.0 101 ----- ----- Basin Index (%) 91 100 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.