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Rio Grande Basin 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
Current
(in)
Average
(in)
Pct of
Avg
Current
(in)
Average
(in)
Pct of
Avg
UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN
  BEARTOWN 11600 2.5 6.7 37  5.8 7.8 74 
  COCHETOPA PASS 10020 0.9 N/A * 2.1 N/A *
  CUMBRES TRESTLE 10040 4.6 4.7 98  5.4 6.5 83 
  GRAYBACK 11620 2.9 N/A * 5.0 N/A *
  LILY POND 11000 2.6 2.7 96  4.7 5.6 84 
  MIDDLE CREEK 11250 3.1 5.5 56  4.9 7.6 64 
  SLUMGULLION 11440 3.6 4.3 84  3.2 4.4 73 
  UPPER RIO GRANDE 9400 0.2 1.4 14  2.3 4.1 56 
  UPPER SAN JUAN 10200 1.9 6.0 32  5.6 9.0 62 
  WOLF CREEK SUMMIT 11000 6.6 8.9 74  7.1 9.1 78 
Basin-wide percent of average 62  72 
RIO CHAMA RIVER BASIN
  BATEMAN 9300 1.0 1.7 59  2.8 3.9 72 
  CHAMITA 8400 1.0 1.3 77  2.4 4.0 60 
  CUMBRES TRESTLE 10040 4.6 4.7 98  5.4 6.5 83 
  HOPEWELL 10000 3.0 2.9 103  4.1 5.1 80 
  LILY POND 11000 2.6 2.7 96  4.7 5.6 84 
Basin-wide percent of average 92  77 
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAIN RANGE BASINS
  APISHAPA 10000 0.7 1.4 50  4.1 3.5 117 
  CULEBRA #2 10500 1.8 2.7 67  3.1 3.8 82 
  ELK CABIN 8210 0.3 0.6 50  3.1 3.4 91 
  GALLEGOS PEAK 9800 1.3 1.9 68  3.3 4.0 83 
  HAYDEN PASS 10720 4.0 N/A * 6.3 N/A *
  MEDANO PASS 9649 0.2 1.6 13  3.7 3.4 109 
  NORTH COSTILLA 10600 4.3 1.5 287  3.5 3.6 97 
  RED RIVER PASS #2 9850 0.5 1.5 33  3.5 2.9 121 
  SANTA FE 11445 2.7 2.6 104  4.1 4.6 89 
  SOUTH COLONY 10800 4.4 5.7 77  5.6 6.3 89 
  TOLBY 10180 2.4 1.8 133  5.6 3.6 156 
  TRINCHERA 10860 2.0 2.6 77  3.0 3.3 91 
  UTE CREEK 10650 3.9 3.6 108  5.7 4.6 124 
  WESNER SPRINGS 11120 1.3 3.1 42  4.7 4.7 100 
  WHISKEY CK 10220 2.1 2.1 100  3.8 4.1 93 
Basin-wide percent of average 85  102 
JEMEZ RIVER BASIN
  QUEMAZON 9500 0.5 2.1 24  2.8 3.8 74 
  SENORITA DIVIDE #2 8600 0.4 1.1 36  2.7 4.1 66 
Basin-wide percent of average 28  70