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 SATURDAY: MAY 18 , 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Median Median Current Average Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN REPORT KOOTENAI RIVER IN MONTANA BANFIELD MOUNTAIN 5600 4.8 6.2 77 31.1 28.3 110 BEAR MOUNTAIN 5400 41.1 46.3 89 81.3 72.9 112 GARVER CREEK 4250 .1 .0 * 20.6 19.7 105 GRAVE CREEK 4300 .0 .0 * 39.4 35.5 111 HAND CREEK 5035 .2 .0 * 20.7 19.7 105 HAWKINS LAKE 6450 15.1 22.2 68 39.2 33.8 116 POORMAN CREEK 5100 17.5 16.8 104 66.9 59.4 113 STAHL PEAK 6030 30.1 35.5 85 44.3 44.3 100 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 86 110 FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN BADGER PASS 6900 25.3 26.6 95 40.5 38.5 105 BISSON CREEK 4920 .0 .0 * 19.8 20.8 95 BLACKTAIL MTN 5650 .0 -M * 16.5 -M * EMERY CREEK 4350 .1 .0 * 34.3 27.5 125 FLATTOP MTN. 6300 41.9 40.4 104 67.4 53.4 126 GRAVE CREEK 4300 .0 .0 * 39.4 35.5 111 HAND CREEK 5035 .2 .0 * 20.7 19.7 105 KRAFT CREEK 4750 .0 -M * 33.4 29.4 114 MANY GLACIER 4900 .0 .0 * 40.5 34.5 117 MOSS PEAK 6780 36.0 36.8 98 47.0 43.6 108 NOISY BASIN 6040 33.4 39.5 85 56.1 51.0 110 NORTH FORK JOCKO 6330 -M 33.8 * 62.3 53.3 117 PIKE CREEK 5930 .3 -M * 42.3 34.6 122 SLEEPING WOMAN 6150 .0 3.7 0 28.0 24.2 116 STAHL PEAK 6030 30.1 35.5 85 44.3 44.3 100 STUART MOUNTAIN 7400 24.4 26.6 92 35.9 36.1 99 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 92* 112 UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN BARKER LAKES 8250 9.3 14.3 65 17.4 22.2 78 BASIN CREEK 7180 .0 6.6 0 9.0 14.4 62 BLACK PINE 7210 .0 3.7 0 13.5 17.0 79 COMBINATION 5600 .1 .0 * 10.2 11.9 86 COPPER BOTTOM 5200 .1 -M * 15.9 18.2 87 COPPER CAMP 6950 20.8 -M * 30.9 36.0 86 LUBRECHT FLUME 4680 .1 .0 * 10.6 12.5 85 NEVADA RIDGE 7020 2.7 8.2 33 18.8 19.4 97 N FK ELK CREEK 6250 .0 .2 0* 13.3 17.4 76 NORTH FORK JOCKO 6330 -M 33.8 * 62.3 53.3 117 PETERSON MEADOWS 7200 .1 7.6 1 12.5 16.4 76 ROCKER PEAK 8000 8.0 13.9 58 16.4 18.4 89 SKALKAHO SUMMIT 7250 4.5 18.4 24 22.7 26.6 85 STUART MOUNTAIN 7400 24.4 26.6 92 35.9 36.1 99 WARM SPRINGS 7800 12.3 20.8 59 21.4 27.8 77 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 51 89 BITTERROOT DALY CREEK 5780 .0 .0 * 14.8 16.4 90 LOLO PASS 5240 1.8 7.8 23 38.3 37.7 102 MOOSE CREEK 6200 .1 .0 * 20.2 23.4 86 NEZ PERCE CAMP 5650 .0 .0 * 22.4 23.5 95 SADDLE MTN. 7940 13.8 19.8 70 21.9 28.0 78 SKALKAHO SUMMIT 7250 4.5 18.4 24 22.7 26.6 85 TWELVEMILE CREEK 5600 -M .0 * 36.8 35.6 103 TWIN LAKES 6400 20.4 26.4 77 51.3 51.1 100 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 56 94 LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN HOODOO BASIN 6050 31.5 35.0 90 53.2 52.1 102 HUMBOLDT GULCH 4250 .0 .0 * 45.1 41.1 110 LOLO PASS 5240 1.8 7.8 23 38.3 37.7 102 LOOKOUT 5140 4.5 12.4 36 43.8 43.4 101 POORMAN CREEK 5100 17.5 16.8 104 66.9 59.4 113 SLEEPING WOMAN 6150 .0 3.7 0 28.0 24.2 116 STUART MOUNTAIN 7400 24.4 26.6 92 35.9 36.1 99 SUNSET 5540 3.6 10.7 34 41.9 41.9 100 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 74 105 IDAHO PANHANDLE REGION BEAR MOUNTAIN 5400 41.1 46.3 89 81.3 72.9 112 BUNCHGRASS MDW 5000 12.1 16.4 74 42.6 40.1 106 HUMBOLDT GULCH 4250 .0 .0 * 45.1 41.1 110 LOOKOUT 5140 4.5 12.4 36 43.8 43.4 101 LOST LAKE 6110 33.2 44.9 74 64.2 65.9 97 MICA CREEK 4510 .0 .0 * 42.4 46.6 91 MOSQUITO RIDGE 5200 16.6 19.2 86 50.7 48.5 105 QUARTZ PEAK 4700 .0 .0 * 37.4 37.2 101 SCHWEITZER BASIN 6090 41.5 35.7 116 53.6 44.3 121 SHERWIN 3200 .0 .0 * 27.0 32.1 84 SUNSET 5540 3.6 10.7 34 41.9 41.9 100 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 82 103 COLUMBIA ABOVE METHOW BUNCHGRASS MDW 5000 12.1 16.4 74 42.6 40.1 106 HARTS PASS 6490 34.0 36.1 94 41.0 -M * MOSES MTN 5010 .1 .4 25* 22.0 22.2 99 SALMON MEADOWS 4460 .0 .0 * 16.5 16.1 102 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 87 103 CHELAN, ENTIAT, WENATCHEE BLEWETT PASS 4240 .0 .0 * 26.7 30.8 87 LYMAN LAKE 5980 51.5 57.0 90 70.1 68.9 102 WILSON CREEK 7120 .0 .0 * 20.2 22.4 90 PARK CREEK RIDGE 4600 16.9 23.2 73 60.9 60.4 101 POPE RIDGE 3590 .7 .0 * 28.9 30.4 95 STEVENS PASS 3950 18.8 18.4 102 82.1 77.7 106 TROUGH 5480 .0 .0 * 22.4 22.2 101 UPPER WHEELER 4330 .0 .0 * 20.1 22.4 90 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 89* 99 YAKIMA, AHTANUM BUMPING RIDGE 4610 2.6 15.8 16 51.0 54.2 94 FISH LAKE 3430 5.3 12.6 42 54.2 56.0 97 GREEN LAKE 5920 7.5 14.8 51 33.4 32.1 104 GROUSE CAMP 5390 .0 .1 0* 27.5 28.0 98 LOST HORSE 5120 .1 .0 * 26.4 29.7 89 MORSE LAKE 5410 -M 43.7 * 70.7 73.0 97 SASSE RIDGE 4340 12.8 14.1 91 51.2 52.6 97 WHITE PASS E.S. 4440 5.9 12.6 47 41.4 38.3 108 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 49 98 SNAKE ABOVE PALISADES BASE CAMP 7030 .0 .0 * 22.6 24.3 93 BLIND BULL SUM 8650 14.6 21.0 70 17.4 23.1 75 COTTONWOOD CREEK 7670 3.9 8.2 48 27.4 29.8 92 EAST RIM DIVIDE 7930 .0 1.8 0 11.0 14.0 79 GRANITE CREEK 6770 .0 .0 * 18.7 22.8 82 GRASSY LAKE 7265 4.3 19.5 22 34.6 41.7 83 GROS VENTRE SUMMIT 8750 .1 7.0 1 13.4 16.0 84 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 8.8 23.8 37 34.4 40.8 84 LOOMIS PARK 8240 .1 4.0 2 16.2 20.4 79 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 12.0 20.5 59 28.1 32.7 86 SALT RIVER SUMMIT 7760 .0 .0 * 16.7 19.8 84 SPRING CREEK DIVIDE 9000 16.7 21.5 78 26.1 27.9 94 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 14.9 23.5 63 25.9 29.5 88 TWO OCEAN PLATEAU 9240 20.1 28.7 70 28.6 32.6 88 WILLOW CREEK 8380 10.6 18.2 58 36.3 40.6 89 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 54 86 HENRYS FORK, TETON, WILLOW, BLACKFOOT, PORTNEUF BLACK BEAR 8170 23.2 34.8 67 37.8 44.4 85 CRAB CREEK 6860 .1 3.3 3 17.3 20.2 86 GRASSY LAKE 7265 4.3 19.5 22 34.6 41.7 83 ISLAND PARK 6290 .1 .0 * 18.3 21.6 85 LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE 7850 8.8 23.8 37 34.4 40.8 84 MADISON PLATEAU 7750 5.7 15.3 37 26.2 31.3 84 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 12.0 20.5 59 28.1 32.7 86 PINE CREEK PASS 6720 .0 .0 * 23.8 25.2 94 SEDGWICK PEAK 7850 .0 5.0 0 22.4 25.9 86 SHEEP MTN. 6570 .0 .0 * 18.0 19.6 92 SLUG CREEK DIVIDE 7225 .0 .0 * 22.6 24.7 91 SOMSEN RANCH 6800 .0 .0 * 17.6 19.9 88 WHISKEY CREEK 6800 .0 6.9 0 19.6 24.1 81 WHITE ELEPHANT 7710 5.8 19.5 30 31.7 35.3 90 WILDHORSE DIVIDE 6490 .0 .0 * 20.5 23.4 88 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 40 87 BIG AND LITTLE WOOD BASINS CAMAS CREEK DIVIDE 5710 .0 .0 * 14.7 19.1 77 CHOCOLATE GULCH 6440 .0 .0 * 14.8 18.1 82 DOLLARHIDE SUMMIT 8420 11.9 19.6 61 24.1 30.4 79 GALENA 7470 1.1 7.2 15 19.8 21.6 92 GALENA SUMMIT 8780 6.2 14.6 42 20.1 24.0 84 GARFIELD R.S. 6560 .0 .0 * 12.9 15.9 81 HYNDMAN 7440 .1 .0 * 16.3 19.5 84 LOST-WOOD DIVIDE 7900 .0 8.6 0 19.5 24.9 78 SWEDE PEAK 7640 .1 4.4 2 16.2 20.8 78 VIENNA MINE 8960 17.4 27.3 64 31.1 34.4 90 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 45 83 BIG AND LITTLE LOST BASINS BEAR CANYON 7900 .0 6.8 0 17.6 20.2 87 HILTS CREEK 8000 -M 1.7 * 12.9 16.3 79 LOST-WOOD DIVIDE 7900 .0 8.6 0 19.5 24.9 78 MEADOW LAKE 9150 7.0 11.7 60 19.0 22.4 85 MOONSHINE 7440 .0 .0 * 13.1 15.8 83 STICKNEY MILL 7430 .2 .0 * 11.7 13.4 87 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 27 83 RAFT, GOOSE, SALMON FALLS, BRUNEAU BEAR CREEK 8040 .0 10.2 0 26.3 28.7 92 BIG BEND 6700 .1 .0 * 11.5 13.5 85 BOSTETTER R.S. 7500 .0 .0 * 21.0 20.8 101 HOWELL CANYON 7980 .2 12.2 2 29.0 32.0 91 MAGIC MOUNTAIN 6880 .0 .6 0* 23.9 27.3 88 POLE CREEK R.S. 8330 10.2 15.5 66 12.7 15.6 81 SEVENTYSIX CREEK 7100 .1 .0 * 13.1 17.1 77 WILSON CREEK 7120 .0 .0 * 20.2 22.4 90 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 28* 89 WEISER, PAYETTE, BOISE ATLANTA SUMMIT 7580 2.9 19.2 15 34.2 37.3 92 BANNER SUMMIT 7040 .5 12.9 4 30.3 34.0 89 BEAR BASIN 5350 .0 2.3 0 27.1 29.3 92 BEAR SADDLE 6180 .0 .0 * 25.6 30.0 85 BIG CREEK SUMMIT 6580 4.3 19.2 22 33.5 40.0 84 BRUNDAGE RESERVOIR 6250 .0 11.6 0 40.7 41.8 97 COZY COVE 5380 .1 .0 * 23.8 27.7 86 DEADWOOD SUMMIT 6860 19.0 27.8 68 42.5 49.9 85 DOLLARHIDE SUMMIT 8420 11.9 19.6 61 24.1 30.4 79 GRAHAM GUARD STA. 5690 .0 .0 * 21.3 25.4 84 JACKSON PEAK 7070 2.2 16.2 14 -M 37.6 * MORES CREEK SUMMIT 6100 .0 14.0 0 29.5 39.3 75 PRAIRIE 4800 .0 .0 * 12.7 18.7 68 SECESH SUMMIT 6520 3.4 18.1 19 30.1 38.0 79 SQUAW FLAT 6240 .2 2.1 10* 38.9 36.6 106 TRINITY MTN. 7770 14.2 30.5 47 33.3 44.6 75 VIENNA MINE 8960 17.4 27.3 64 31.1 34.4 90 WEST BRANCH 5560 .0 .0 * 32.1 35.1 91 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 34 86 OWYHEE MALHEUR BIG BEND 6700 .1 .0 * 11.5 13.5 85 BLUE MOUNTAIN SPRING 5870 .0 .0 * 22.6 28.7 79 FAWN CREEK 7000 1.5 .0 * 22.3 28.6 78 JACK CREEK UPPER 7250 .5 1.1 45* 19.0 24.1 79 JACKS PEAK 8420 -M -M * 21.6 30.7 70 LAKE CREEK R.S. 5240 .1 .0 * 18.6 20.9 89 LAUREL DRAW 6697 .0 .0 * 17.8 22.4 79 MUD FLAT 5730 .0 .0 * 9.4 13.5 70 SOUTH MTN. 6500 .0 .0 * 24.3 28.9 84 TAYLOR CANYON 6200 .2 .0 * 7.9 10.2 77 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 218* 79 GRAND RONDE, POWDER, BURNT, IMNAHA ANEROID LAKE #2 7400 18.9 22.7 83 37.0 36.4 102 BEAVER RESERVOIR 5150 .0 .0 * 21.9 23.3 94 BOURNE 5850 .1 .0 * 24.0 26.5 91 COUNTY LINE 4830 .1 .0 * 14.5 18.0 81 EILERTSON MEADOWS 5510 .0 .0 * 22.4 23.0 97 GOLD CENTER 5410 .0 .0 * 19.8 20.6 96 MOSS SPRINGS 5760 3.5 9.5 37 40.4 41.4 98 MT. HOWARD 7910 5.7 12.2 47 32.8 34.4 95 SCHNEIDER MEADOWS 5400 .0 7.2 0 32.5 41.6 78 TAYLOR GREEN 5740 1.1 .0 * 25.4 30.7 83 WOLF CREEK 5630 .0 .0 * 20.2 23.0 88 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 57* 91 CLEARWATER AND SALMON BANNER SUMMIT 7040 .5 12.9 4 30.3 34.0 89 BEAGLE SPRINGS 8850 .0 3.2 0 10.8 14.6 74 BEAR BASIN 5350 .0 2.3 0 27.1 29.3 92 BIG CREEK SUMMIT 6580 4.3 19.2 22 33.5 40.0 84 BRUNDAGE RESERVOIR 6250 .0 11.6 0 40.7 41.8 97 COOL CREEK 6280 34.9 41.5 84 57.3 60.9 94 CRATER MEADOWS 5960 27.2 29.2 93 60.2 55.4 109 DARKHORSE LAKE 8600 23.2 30.0 77 29.5 33.2 89 DEADWOOD SUMMIT 6860 19.0 27.8 68 42.5 49.9 85 ELK BUTTE 5690 11.1 21.0 53 45.0 49.7 91 GALENA 7470 1.1 7.2 15 19.8 21.6 92 GALENA SUMMIT 8780 6.2 14.6 42 20.1 24.0 84 HEMLOCK BUTTE 5810 19.4 32.5 60 52.5 57.8 91 HOODOO BASIN 6050 31.5 35.0 90 53.2 52.1 102 LEMHI RIDGE 8100 .0 5.7 0 12.3 17.1 72 LOLO PASS 5240 1.8 7.8 23 38.3 37.7 102 LOST LAKE 6110 33.2 44.9 74 64.2 65.9 97 MEADOW LAKE 9150 7.0 11.7 60 19.0 22.4 85 MILL CREEK SUMMIT 8800 -M 15.5 * 18.5 22.5 82 MOONSHINE 7440 .0 .0 * 13.1 15.8 83 MOOSE CREEK 6200 .1 .0 * 20.2 23.4 86 MORGAN CREEK 7600 .4 .0 * 16.5 18.2 91 MOUNTAIN MEADOWS 6360 8.5 13.6 62 33.6 33.7 100 NEZ PERCE CAMP 5650 .0 .0 * 22.4 23.5 95 SADDLE MTN. 7940 13.8 19.8 70 21.9 28.0 78 SAVAGE PASS 6170 10.4 14.0 74 42.4 34.5 123 SECESH SUMMIT 6520 3.4 18.1 19 30.1 38.0 79 SHANGHI SUMMIT 4570 .0 .0 * 43.2 44.6 97 SHERWIN 3200 .0 .0 * 27.0 32.1 84 SQUAW FLAT 6240 .2 2.1 10* 38.9 36.6 106 TWELVEMILE CREEK 5600 -M .0 * 36.8 35.6 103 TWIN LAKES 6400 20.4 26.4 77 51.3 51.1 100 VIENNA MINE 8960 17.4 27.3 64 31.1 34.4 90 WEST BRANCH 5560 .0 .0 * 32.1 35.1 91 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 62 93 UMATILLA, WALLA WALLA, WILLOW ARBUCKLE MTN 5770 .0 .0 * 28.2 29.8 95 BOWMAN SPRINGS 4530 .0 .0 * 20.4 21.1 97 EMIGRANT SPRINGS 3800 .0 .0 * 25.5 28.5 89 HIGH RIDGE 4920 .0 .0 * 42.4 42.3 100 TOUCHET 5530 .0 10.0 0 49.1 48.5 101 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 0* 97 DESCHUTES, CROOKED, JOHN DAY ARBUCKLE MTN 5770 .0 .0 * 28.2 29.8 95 BLUE MOUNTAIN SPRING 5870 .0 .0 * 22.6 28.7 79 CASCADE SUMMIT 5100 -M 13.9 * 54.3 58.0 94 CHEMULT ALTERNATE 4850 .0 .0 * 20.0 23.7 84 DERR. 5850 .0 .0 * 23.3 24.8 94 HOGG PASS 4790 .1 6.9 1 61.0 65.1 94 IRISH TAYLOR 5540 15.3 34.9 44 53.0 60.4 88 LUCKY STRIKE 4970 .0 .0 * 20.6 21.9 94 NEW CRESCENT LAKE 4910 .0 .0 * 29.5 33.9 87 OCHOCO MEADOWS 5430 .0 .0 * 19.8 23.6 84 STARR RIDGE 5250 .0 .0 * 13.3 16.6 80 THREE CREEKS MEADOW 5690 .0 3.8 0 32.9 37.6 88 TIPTON 5150 .6 .0 * 15.6 20.0 78 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 35* 89 LOWER COLUMBIA, HOOD RIVER MADISON BUTTE 5150 .0 .0 * 13.6 16.7 81 BLAZED ALDER 3650 3.8 8.3 46 102.2 105.6 97 CLEAR LAKE 3810 .0 .0 * 33.5 38.6 87 GREENPOINT 3310 .0 .0 * 55.2 64.0 86 NORTH FORK 3060 3.9 .0 * 130.3 125.8 104 RED HILL 4410 19.8 30.1 66 96.8 98.3 98 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 72* 96 WILLAMETTE SUMMIT LAKE 5610 28.7 40.1 72 61.4 64.1 96 IRISH TAYLOR 5540 15.3 34.9 44 53.0 60.4 88 CASCADE SUMMIT 5100 -M 13.9 * 54.3 58.0 94 ROARING RIVER 4950 .0 9.9 0 58.4 61.0 96 HOLLAND MEADOWS 4930 .0 1.3 0* 68.0 66.9 102 MCKENZIE 4770 9.2 28.9 32 78.8 84.3 93 HOGG PASS 4790 .1 6.9 1 61.0 65.1 94 SALT CREEK FALLS 4220 .0 .0 * 60.8 64.6 94 MUD RIDGE 4070 .3 5.9 5 60.6 58.2 104 LITTLE MEADOWS 4020 .0 1.8 0* 98.4 100.1 98 CLEAR LAKE 3810 .0 .0 * 33.5 38.6 87 SANTIAM JCT. 3740 .0 .0 * 52.7 65.6 80 DALY LAKE 3690 .0 .0 * 59.6 74.9 80 JUMP OFF JOE 3520 .0 .0 * 73.7 74.2 99 PEAVINE RIDGE 3420 .0 .0 * 54.5 56.7 96 CLACKAMAS LAKE 3400 .0 .0 * 43.5 47.4 92 SADDLE MOUNTAIN 3110 -M -M * 77.1 87.8 88 RAILROAD OVERPASS 2680 .0 .0 * 44.3 47.0 94 MARION FORKS 2590 .0 .0 * 63.9 71.7 89 SEINE CREEK 2060 .0 .0 * 58.5 66.0 89 MILLER WOODS 420 .0 -M * 43.9 -M * ----- ----- Basin wide percent 41* 93 LEWIS, COWLITZ JUNE LAKE 3440 28.0 7.3 384 146.0 147.5 99 LONE PINE 3930 31.0 25.4 122 95.1 86.0 111 PARADISE 5130 81.5 66.7 122 109.5 100.2 109 PIGTAIL PEAK 5800 44.4 50.9 87 68.8 71.1 97 POTATO HILL 4510 11.7 10.0 117 59.2 56.8 104 SHEEP CANYON 3990 28.0 18.9 148 132.0 111.0 119 SPENCER MEADOW 3400 3.2 2.6 123* 79.7 88.3 90 SPIRIT LAKE 3520 -M .0 * -M 77.1 * LOST HORSE 5120 .1 .0 * 26.4 29.7 89 SURPRISE LAKES 4290 28.2 33.2 85 94.7 87.2 109 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 119 104 WHITE, GREEN, CEDAR, SKYKOMISH, SNOQUALMI, BAKER, SKAGIT CORRAL PASS 5800 29.6 32.4 91 51.5 51.6 100 MEADOWS PASS 3230 12.3 .0 * 85.8 80.2 107 MOUNT GARDNER 2920 .0 .0 * 91.8 85.5 107 TINKHAM CREEK 2990 20.1 7.9 254 97.4 89.0 109 COUGAR MOUNTAIN 3200 2.6 .0 * 86.2 80.7 107 OLALLIE MEADOWS 4030 41.8 42.4 99 113.1 106.2 106 RAINY PASS 4890 20.1 27.8 72 50.2 48.8 103 SAWMILL RIDGE 4640 10.8 -M * 60.4 -M * STAMPEDE PASS 3850 21.1 27.7 76 75.9 76.6 99 THUNDER BASIN 4320 14.8 18.0 82 62.2 59.7 104 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 104 105 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -M = Missing data * = Data may not provide a valid measure of conditions. Units = inches for the Current and Normal Snow Water Equivalent and Total Precipitation values If the Basin wide percent 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 represents the snow water equivalent found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to the Median 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 comparison of conditions is 1981-2010. Provisional data, subject to revision.