Alaska SNOTEL Snow/Precipitation Update Report

Alaska SNOTEL Snow/Precipitation Update Report

Based on Mountain Data from NRCS SNOTEL Sites

**Provisional data, subject to revision**

Data based on the first reading of the day (typically 00:00) for Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Basin Site Name	Elev (ft)	Snow Water Equivalent			Year-to-Date Precipitation
Basin Site Name	Elev (ft)	Current (in)	Average (in)	Pct of Avg	Current (in)	Average (in)	Pct of Avg
ANCHORAGE/SHIP CREEK BASIN
ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE	2080	-M	2.5	*	-M	5.0	*
INDIAN PASS	2350	-M	6.4	*	-M	8.7	*
MORAINE	2100	-M	1.8	*	-M	3.7	*
MT. ALYESKA	1540	-M	5.8	*	-M	13.8	*
Basin-wide percent of average		*			*
SUSITNA BASIN
BENTALIT LODGE	150	-M	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
INDEPENDENCE MINE	3550	-M	6.9	*	-M	9.0	*
MONAHAN FLAT	2710	-M	N/A	*	-M	2.9	*
POINT MACKENZIE	250	-M	1.1	*	-M	3.1	*
SUSITNA VALLEY HIGH	375	-M	3.0	*	-M	4.9	*
TOKOSITNA VALLEY	850	-M	4.8	*	-M	5.9	*
Basin-wide percent of average		*			*
NORTHERN KENAI MOUNTAINS
COOPER LAKE	1200	-M	3.1	*	-M	8.6	*
GRANDVIEW	1100	-M	3.2	*	-M	11.9	*
GROUSE CREEK DIVIDE	700	-M	1.1	*	-M	11.3	*
KENAI MOOSE PENS	300	-M	1.2	*	-M	3.2	*
SUMMIT CREEK	1400	-M	2.4	*	-M	6.7	*
TURNAGAIN PASS	1880	-M	6.0	*	-M	11.6	*
Basin-wide percent of average		*			*
SOUTHERN KENAI
ANCHOR RIVER DIVIDE	1653	-M	2.2	*	-M	6.2	*
KACHEMAK CREEK	1660	-M	N/A	*	-M	14.6	*
MCNEIL CANYON	1320	-M	1.6	*	-M	5.2	*
MIDDLE FORK BRADLEY	2300	-M	N/A	*	-M	14.2	*
NUKA GLACIER	1250	-M	N/A	*	-M	22.7	*
PORT GRAHAM	300	-M	1.0	*	-M	15.0	*
Basin-wide percent of average		*			*
COPPER BASIN
MAY CREEK	1610	-M	1.8	*	-M	N/A	*
MT. EYAK	1405	-M	4.1	*	-M	24.5	*
STRAWBERRY REEF	30	-M	N/A	*	-M	17.1	*
UPPER TSAINA RIVER	1750	-M	5.1	*	-M	10.0	*
Basin-wide percent of average		*			*
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
ESTHER ISLAND	50	-M	N/A	*	-M	29.8	*
NUCHEK	50	-M	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
PORT SAN JUAN	50	-M	N/A	*	-M	27.6	*
SEAL ISLAND	20	-M	N/A	*	-M	14.8	*
SUGARLOAF MTN	550	-M	N/A	*	-M	14.6	*
TATITLEK	50	-M	N/A	*	-M	14.0	*
Basin-wide percent of average		*			*
CHENA BASIN
LITTLE CHENA RIDGE	2000	-M	1.7	*	-M	2.7	*
MONUMENT CREEK	1850	-M	1.7	*	-M	2.7	*
MT. RYAN	2800	-M	2.1	*	-M	2.5	*
MUNSON RIDGE	3100	-M	3.6	*	-M	3.7	*
TEUCHET CREEK	1640	-M	1.6	*	-M	2.1	*
UPPER CHENA	2850	-M	3.3	*	-M	3.8	*
Basin-wide percent of average		*			*
UPPER TANANA
CHISANA	3320	-M	1.5	*	-M	N/A	*
GRANITE CRK	1240	-M	1.7	*	-M	1.6	*
KANTISHNA	1550	-M	N/A	*	-M	2.3	*
Basin-wide percent of average		*			*
KOYUKUK BASIN
ATIGUN PASS	4800	-M	N/A	*	-M	1.9	*
COLDFOOT	1040	-M	2.3	*	-M	2.2	*
GOBBLERS KNOB	2030	-M	N/A	*	-M	3.0	*
Basin-wide percent of average		*			*
CENTRAL YUKON BASIN
EAGLE SUMMIT	3650	-M	N/A	*	-M	2.2	*
FORT YUKON	430	-M	N/A	*	-M	1.2	*
UPPER NOME CREEK	2520	-M	N/A	*	-M	2.7	*
Basin-wide percent of average		*			*
SEWARD PENINSULA
PARGON CREEK	100	-M	N/A	*	-M	2.1	*
ROCKY POINT	250	-M	N/A	*	-M	2.3	*
Basin-wide percent of average		*			*
KUPARUK RIVER BASIN
IMNAVIAT CREEK	3050	-M	N/A	*	-M	1.2	*
Basin-wide percent of average		*			*
SOUTHEAST ALASKA BASIN
LONG LAKE	850	-M	7.1	*	-M	40.8	*
Basin-wide percent of average		*			*

-M = Missing data.
* = Analysis may not provide a valid measure of conditions.
N/A = No average available.

If the Basin-wide percent of average 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 represents the depth of water in the snowpack, if the
snowpack were melted, expressed in inches.

The YEAR-TO-DATE PRECIPITATION Percent of Average represents the total precipitation
(beginning on 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 average conditions is 1971-2000.

Provisional data, subject to revision.