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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 MONDAY: FEBRUARY 6 , 2012

BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg
COLORADO GUNNISON RIVER BASIN BUTTE 10160 5.1 10.0 51 7.1 11.4 62 COCHETOPA PASS 10020 2.4 -M * 3.6 -M * COLUMBINE PASS 9400 10.5 12.3 85 11.7 14.5 81 IDARADO 9800 7.0 9.2 76 10.5 12.2 86 MC CLURE PASS 9500 7.8 11.6 67 10.3 14.3 72 MESA LAKES 10000 7.8 11.2 70 11.7 13.8 85 OVERLAND RES. 9840 6.4 8.2 78 8.4 10.6 79 PARK CONE 9600 5.8 7.0 83 7.2 8.5 85 PARK RESERVOIR 9960 10.3 17.3 60 14.7 17.8 83 PORPHYRY CREEK 10760 7.6 10.4 73 7.0 9.6 73 RED MOUNTAIN PASS 11200 10.9 15.4 71 14.9 16.8 89 SARGENTS MESA 11530 4.0 -M * 5.9 -M * SCHOFIELD PASS 10700 14.0 21.5 65 16.2 21.3 76 SLUMGULLION 11440 8.1 9.2 88 8.3 8.9 93 UPPER TAYLOR 10640 7.2 -M * 9.5 -M * WAGER GULCH 11100 5.1 -M * 10.3 -M * ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 71 80 UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN ARAPAHO RIDGE 10960 11.2 15.8 71 11.9 18.4 65 ARROW 9680 4.2 9.0 47 4.8 9.2 52 BEAVER CK VILLAGE 8500 5.5 7.2 76 6.9 9.6 72 BERTHOUD SUMMIT 11300 7.6 11.7 65 12.1 14.7 82 BISON LAKE 10880 13.2 18.1 73 14.3 19.9 72 BUFFALO PARK 9240 8.2 9.1 90 7.9 12.7 62 CHAPMAN TUNNEL 10110 6.1 -M * 7.7 -M * COPPER MOUNTAIN 10550 6.4 9.1 70 8.1 10.5 77 ELLIOT RIDGE 10520 8.0 -M * 11.1 -M * FOOL CREEK 11150 10.2 -M * 10.4 -M * FREMONT PASS 11400 7.0 10.9 64 7.6 10.2 75 GRIZZLY PEAK 11100 8.3 11.2 74 7.7 11.5 67 HOOSIER PASS 11400 7.1 9.7 73 8.1 9.7 84 INDEPENDENCE PASS 10600 6.4 10.5 61 8.2 11.6 71 IVANHOE 10400 6.6 9.0 73 9.0 12.6 71 JONES PASS 10400 5.8 10.3 56 9.7 10.7 91 KILN 9600 5.2 8.1 64 6.3 9.6 66 LAKE IRENE 10700 10.9 17.1 64 10.6 13.7 77 LYNX PASS 8880 4.9 8.0 61 7.0 9.0 78 MC CLURE PASS 9500 7.8 11.6 67 10.3 14.3 72 MCCOY PARK 9480 6.1 10.7 57 7.5 11.2 67 MESA LAKES 10000 7.8 11.2 70 11.7 13.8 85 MIDDLE FORK CAMP 8940 5.6 6.6 85 6.8 7.4 92 NAST LAKE 8700 3.8 5.5 69 5.5 8.0 69 NORTH LOST TRAIL 9200 8.4 11.4 74 11.6 14.2 82 PHANTOM VALLEY 9030 4.5 6.8 66 7.2 10.0 72 SCHOFIELD PASS 10700 14.0 21.5 65 16.2 21.3 76 STILLWATER CREEK 8720 3.8 5.8 66 -M 6.8 * SUMMIT RANCH 9400 5.8 7.0 83 7.7 8.7 89 VAIL MOUNTAIN 10300 7.7 14.0 55 9.0 14.1 64 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 -M 7.9 * 6.7 8.6 78 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 68 74 SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN BEAR LAKE 9500 9.2 10.5 88 12.2 12.6 97 BERTHOUD SUMMIT 11300 7.6 11.7 65 12.1 14.7 82 BLACK MOUNTAIN 8920 7.9 -M * 10.1 -M * BUCKSKIN JOE 11150 4.0 9.5 42 6.4 10.6 60 COPELAND LAKE 8600 5.3 3.8 139 9.9 8.5 116 DEADMAN HILL 10220 12.4 11.0 113 11.5 11.0 105 ECHO LAKE 10600 4.8 5.8 83 7.4 6.9 107 HOOSIER PASS 11400 7.1 9.7 73 8.1 9.7 84 HOURGLASS LAKE 9380 8.6 -M * 9.7 -M * JACKWHACKER GULCH 10960 3.9 7.0 56 7.0 10.2 69 JOE WRIGHT 10120 10.2 14.5 70 13.8 16.8 82 LAKE ELDORA 9700 8.2 7.8 105 10.5 9.1 115 LAKE IRENE 10700 10.9 17.1 64 10.6 13.7 77 LONG DRAW RESV 9980 7.2 -M * 9.2 -M * LOVELAND BASIN 11400 9.6 10.5 91 9.5 11.5 83 MICHIGAN CREEK 10600 4.5 8.1 56 6.9 9.1 76 NIWOT 9910 8.7 8.2 106 9.3 9.0 103 ROUGH AND TUMBLE 10360 5.7 6.5 88 7.2 6.7 107 UNIVERSITY CAMP 10300 8.9 10.6 84 11.8 13.2 89 WILLOW PARK 10700 8.1 11.7 69 12.4 14.5 86 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 79 89 LARAMIE AND NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASINS ARAPAHO RIDGE 10960 11.2 15.8 71 11.9 18.4 65 COLUMBINE 9160 11.2 17.5 64 12.5 17.3 72 DEADMAN HILL 10220 12.4 11.0 113 11.5 11.0 105 JOE WRIGHT 10120 10.2 14.5 70 13.8 16.8 82 NEVER SUMMER 10280 7.8 13.8 57 7.9 16.0 49 RABBIT EARS 9400 -M 17.0 * 12.7 20.3 63 RAWAH 9020 5.4 10.1 53 7.7 10.7 72 ROACH 9700 9.6 11.5 83 12.1 12.1 100 TOWER 10500 17.0 31.5 54 18.9 26.5 71 WHISKEY PARK 8950 11.6 19.5 59 15.4 20.1 77 WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 -M 7.9 * 6.7 8.6 78 ZIRKEL 9340 14.3 18.0 79 -M 17.9 * ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 68 74 YAMPA AND WHITE RIVER BASINS BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 6.1 8.2 74 7.0 10.3 68 BEAR RIVER 9080 4.9 -M * 7.4 -M * BISON LAKE 10880 13.2 18.1 73 14.3 19.9 72 BUFFALO PARK 9240 8.2 9.1 90 7.9 12.7 62 BURRO MOUNTAIN 9400 6.0 11.5 52 9.3 13.3 70 COLUMBINE 9160 11.2 17.5 64 12.5 17.3 72 CROSHO 9100 5.4 8.2 66 7.2 10.6 68 DIVIDE PEAK 8880 9.1 13.4 68 12.8 14.2 90 DRY LAKE 8400 8.3 15.1 55 10.3 16.7 62 ELK RIVER 8700 8.3 12.9 64 9.4 13.3 71 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER 8915 12.4 -M * 16.7 -M * LOST DOG 9320 8.8 18.3 48 10.6 18.7 57 LYNX PASS 8880 4.9 8.0 61 7.0 9.0 78 OLD BATTLE 10000 14.5 21.1 69 17.7 23.4 76 RABBIT EARS 9400 -M 17.0 * 12.7 20.3 63 RIPPLE CREEK 10340 11.0 17.6 62 11.7 19.5 60 SANDSTONE RS 8150 5.5 10.2 54 7.5 13.1 57 TOWER 10500 17.0 31.5 54 18.9 26.5 71 TRAPPER LAKE 9700 5.5 14.1 39 8.2 13.4 61 WHISKEY PARK 8950 11.6 19.5 59 15.4 20.1 77 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 61 69 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN APISHAPA 10000 -M 5.0 * 8.8 7.5 117 BRUMLEY 10600 4.2 6.1 69 7.3 8.6 85 FREMONT PASS 11400 7.0 10.9 64 7.6 10.2 75 GLEN COVE 11460 2.8 -M * 8.5 -M * HAYDEN PASS 10720 11.1 -M * 10.0 -M * PORPHYRY CREEK 10760 7.6 10.4 73 7.0 9.6 73 SAINT ELMO 10540 5.9 -M * 6.9 -M * SOUTH COLONY 10800 11.7 11.9 98 15.3 16.4 93 WHISKEY CK 10220 7.8 6.4 122 8.9 10.0 89 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 84 88 UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN BEARTOWN 11600 11.0 15.8 70 15.9 16.9 94 COCHETOPA PASS 10020 2.4 -M * 3.6 -M * CULEBRA #2 10500 7.7 8.4 92 7.0 8.5 82 CUMBRES TRESTLE 10040 -M 16.9 * 15.2 16.7 91 GRAYBACK 11620 -M -M * -M -M * HAYDEN PASS 10720 11.1 -M * 10.0 -M * LILY POND 11000 5.7 9.7 59 11.5 13.7 84 MEDANO PASS 9649 6.4 5.0 128 11.4 5.9 193 MIDDLE CREEK 11250 10.9 12.5 87 17.0 15.8 108 MOON PASS 11140 3.5 -M * 6.1 -M * SARGENTS MESA 11530 4.0 -M * 5.9 -M * TRINCHERA 10860 6.4 6.5 98 7.7 7.1 108 UPPER RIO GRANDE 9400 3.7 4.1 90 7.9 7.5 105 UTE CREEK 10650 6.9 9.1 76 10.1 10.0 101 WAGER GULCH 11100 5.1 -M * 10.3 -M * WOLF CREEK SUMMIT 11000 17.4 21.0 83 21.9 22.0 100 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 83 101 SAN MIGUEL, DOLORES, ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN RIVER BASINS CASCADE 8880 8.7 9.6 91 13.3 13.6 98 COLUMBUS BASIN 10785 15.5 15.2 102 18.3 22.0 83 EL DIENTE PEAK 10000 5.7 10.0 57 12.8 12.9 99 LIZARD HEAD PASS 10200 7.2 9.9 73 9.1 11.3 81 LONE CONE 9600 9.1 11.9 76 12.4 13.6 91 MANCOS 10000 9.6 11.9 81 11.9 13.2 90 MINERAL CREEK 10040 7.3 10.0 73 9.7 11.8 82 MOLAS LAKE 10500 8.2 13.8 59 11.8 13.8 86 RED MOUNTAIN PASS 11200 10.9 15.4 71 14.9 16.8 89 SCOTCH CREEK 9100 7.0 8.5 82 11.7 11.3 104 SHARKSTOOTH 10720 9.2 -M * 13.5 -M * SPUD MOUNTAIN 10660 12.5 19.5 64 18.1 20.3 89 STUMP LAKES 11200 10.0 13.0 77 13.4 14.2 94 UPPER SAN JUAN 10200 15.8 20.1 79 25.8 22.0 117 VALLECITO 10880 9.1 11.9 76 13.9 13.4 104 WEMINUCHE CREEK 10740 10.3 -M * -M -M * WOLF CREEK SUMMIT 11000 17.4 21.0 83 21.9 22.0 100 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 76 94