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 THURSDAY: MAY 23 , 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Median Median Current Average Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NEW MEXICO RIO CHAMA RIVER BASIN BATEMAN 9300 .1 .0 * 9.1 16.8 54 CHAMITA 8400 -M .0 * 10.3 16.5 62 CUMBRES TRESTLE 10040 -M 2.1 * 19.9 30.4 65 HOPEWELL 10000 .2 .0 * 14.9 23.8 63 ----- ----- Basin wide percent * 62 UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN BEARTOWN 11600 .1 9.9 1 19.8 29.6 67 CUMBRES TRESTLE 10040 -M 2.1 * 19.9 30.4 65 LILY POND 11000 .0 .0 * 13.8 24.0 58 MEDANO PASS 9649 .1 .0 * 13.2 16.8 79 MIDDLE CREEK 11250 .0 9.2 0 20.2 28.3 71 UPPER RIO GRANDE 9400 .3 .0 * 8.7 13.1 66 UPPER SAN JUAN 10200 .0 13.1 0 27.9 40.0 70 UTE CREEK 10650 .0 .0 * 16.4 23.4 70 WOLF CREEK SUMMIT 11000 10.8 28.1 38 27.2 38.2 71 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 19* 69 SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAIN RANGE BASINS CULEBRA #2 10500 .0 .0 * 12.2 18.5 66 ELK CABIN 8210 .0 .0 * -M 13.2 * GALLEGOS PEAK 9800 .0 .0 * 11.3 18.1 62 NORTH COSTILLA 10600 .4 .0 * 10.6 17.2 62 RED RIVER PASS #2 9850 .0 .0 * 9.3 13.5 69 SANTA FE 11445 .0 6.8 0 13.9 22.7 61 TOLBY 10180 .0 .0 * 9.6 16.6 58 TRINCHERA 10860 .0 .0 * 11.7 16.1 73 WESNER SPRINGS 11120 .0 .1 0* 12.4 23.5 53 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 6* 62 JEMEZ RIVER BASIN QUEMAZON 9500 .0 .0 * 7.6 15.2 50 SENORITA DIVIDE #2 8600 -M .0 * -M 18.0 * VACAS LOCAS 9306 .0 .0 * 10.1 18.4 55 ----- ----- Basin wide percent * 53 SAN FRANCISCO RIVER BASIN CORONADO TRAIL 8400 .0 .0 * 8.7 13.5 64 FRISCO DIVIDE 8000 .0 .0 * 8.0 11.0 73 SILVER CREEK DIVIDE 9000 .0 .0 * 12.2 20.2 60 ----- ----- Basin wide percent * 65 GILA RIVER BASIN LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN 8500 .0 .0 * 5.9 9.8 60 SIGNAL PEAK 8360 .0 .0 * 7.3 15.6 47 SILVER CREEK DIVIDE 9000 .0 .0 * 12.2 20.2 60 ----- ----- Basin wide percent * 56 MIMBRES RIVER BASIN MCKNIGHT CABIN 9240 .0 .0 * 4.6 10.1 46 SIGNAL PEAK 8360 .0 .0 * 7.3 15.6 47 ----- ----- Basin wide percent * 46 PECOS RIVER BASIN WESNER SPRINGS 11120 .0 .1 0* 12.4 23.5 53 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 0* 53 SAN JUAN RIVER HEADWATERS BEARTOWN 11600 .1 9.9 1 19.8 29.6 67 MIDDLE CREEK 11250 .0 9.2 0 20.2 28.3 71 WOLF CREEK SUMMIT 11000 10.8 28.1 38 27.2 38.2 71 VALLECITO 10880 .5 .0 * 15.9 22.1 72 UPPER SAN JUAN 10200 .0 13.1 0 27.9 40.0 70 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 19 70 ANIMAS RIVER BASIN STUMP LAKES 11200 .7 10.7 7 15.2 24.1 63 RED MOUNTAIN PASS 11200 1.2 13.6 9 22.3 32.2 69 COLUMBUS BASIN 10785 1.3 11.6 11 20.8 32.8 63 MOLAS LAKE 10500 .1 .0 * 16.3 24.1 68 SPUD MOUNTAIN 10660 .0 2.3 0* 23.7 35.0 68 MINERAL CREEK 10040 .0 .0 * 13.6 21.8 62 CASCADE 8880 .1 .0 * 15.1 23.8 63 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 9* 66 CIMARRON RIVER BASIN RED RIVER PASS #2 9850 .0 .0 * 9.3 13.5 69 TOLBY 10180 .0 .0 * 9.6 16.6 58 ----- ----- Basin wide percent * 63 ZUNI/BLUEWATER RIVER BASIN RICE PARK 8460 .0 .0 * 9.8 14.3 69 ----- ----- Basin wide percent * 69 RIO HONDO BASIN SIERRA BLANCA 10280 .0 .0 * -M 19.5 * ----- ----- Basin wide percent * * CHUSKA MOUNTAINS NAVAJO WHISKEY CK 9050 .0 -M * 12.5 -M * ----- ----- Basin wide percent * * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.