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 FRIDAY: MAY 24 , 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Median Median Current Average Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RIO GRANDE RIVER BASIN UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN BEARTOWN 11600 .1 9.0 1 19.8 29.8 66 COCHETOPA PASS 10020 .0 .0 * 7.4 9.8 76 CUMBRES TRESTLE 10040 -M 1.1 * 20.0 30.5 66 GRAYBACK 11620 .0 .0 * 14.0 22.5 62 LILY POND 11000 .0 .0 * 13.8 24.1 57 MIDDLE CREEK 11250 .0 8.7 0 20.2 28.4 71 MOON PASS 11140 .0 -M * 9.1 -M * SARGENTS MESA 11530 2.1 -M * 14.0 -M * SLUMGULLION 11440 .1 3.9 3 13.4 17.3 77 UPPER RIO GRANDE 9400 -M .0 * 8.6 13.1 66 UPPER SAN JUAN 10200 .4 11.9 3 28.0 40.1 70 WAGER GULCH 11100 .0 -M * 10.8 -M * WOLF CREEK SUMMIT 11000 9.4 27.5 34 27.2 38.4 71 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 16* 68 RIO CHAMA RIVER BASIN BATEMAN 9300 .1 .0 * 9.1 16.8 54 CHAMITA 8400 -M .0 * 10.3 16.6 62 CUMBRES TRESTLE 10040 -M 1.1 * 20.0 30.5 66 HOPEWELL 10000 .1 .0 * 15.0 23.9 63 SAN ANTONIO SINK 9100 -M -M * -M -M * ----- ----- Basin wide percent * 62 SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAIN RANGE BASINS CULEBRA #2 10500 .0 .0 * 12.2 18.6 66 ELK CABIN 8210 .0 .0 * 7.0 13.2 53 GALLEGOS PEAK 9800 .0 .0 * 11.3 18.1 62 HAYDEN PASS 10720 3.9 -M * 13.9 -M * MEDANO PASS 9649 .0 .0 * 13.2 16.8 79 NORTH COSTILLA 10600 .4 .0 * 10.7 17.3 62 PALO 9350 .0 -M * 6.8 -M * RED RIVER PASS #2 9850 .0 .0 * -M 13.5 * SANTA FE 11445 .0 6.3 0 13.9 22.8 61 SHUREE 10100 .0 -M * 9.2 -M * SOUTH COLONY 10800 3.7 10.5 35 22.6 27.4 82 TAOS POWDERHORN 11057 8.7 -M * -M -M * TRES RITOS 8600 .0 -M * 9.4 -M * TRINCHERA 10860 .1 .0 * 11.7 16.1 73 UTE CREEK 10650 .1 .0 * 16.3 23.6 69 WESNER SPRINGS 11120 .0 .0 * 12.4 23.7 52 ----- ----- Basin wide percent 26* 66 JEMEZ RIVER BASIN QUEMAZON 9500 .0 .0 * 7.6 15.3 50 SENORITA DIVIDE #2 8600 -M .0 * -M 18.0 * VACAS LOCAS 9306 .0 .0 * 10.1 18.4 55 ----- ----- Basin wide percent * 53 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.