Idaho SNOTEL Snow/Precipitation Update Report

Idaho 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 Wednesday, September 09, 2026

Basin Site Name	Elev (ft)	Snow Water Equivalent			Water Year-to-Date Precipitation
Basin Site Name	Elev (ft)	Current (in)	Median (in)	Pct of Median	Current (in)	Median (in)	Pct of Median
NORTHERN PANHANDLE REGION
Bear Mountain	5460	0.0	0.0	*	88.5	90.0	98
Bunchgrass Mdw	5020	0.1	0.0	*	43.1	52.4	82
Garver Creek	4250	0.1	0.0	*	30.4	26.0₍₂₄₎	117
Hawkins Lake	6460	0.0	0.0	*	54.6	44.4	123
Hidden Lake	5000	0.0	0.0₍₂₀₎	*	70.8	71.8₍₂₀₎	99
Mosquito Ridge	5270	0.1	0.0	*	58.0	56.4	103
Moyie Mountain	6037	-M	0.0₍₂₂₎	*	-M	N/A	*
Myrtle Creek	3540	0.0	0.0₍₁₇₎	*	30.8	29.1₍₁₇₎	106
Quartz Peak	4710	0.2	0.0	*	43.5	47.6	91
Schweitzer Basin	6090	0.0	0.0	*	51.4	51.8	99
Basin Index (%)		*			100
COEUR D'ALENE-ST. JOE RIVER BASIN
Humboldt Gulch	4260	-M	0.0	*	-M	50.3	*
Lookout	5180	0.1	0.0	*	52.3	48.6	108
Lost Lake	6090	0.0	0.0	*	83.4	75.3	111
Mica Creek	4480	0.1	0.0	*	50.5	53.0	95
Mosquito Ridge	5270	0.1	0.0	*	58.0	56.4	103
Sherwin	3190	0.0	0.0	*	38.2	38.5₍₂₉₎	99
Sunset	5570	-M	0.0	*	52.4	49.8	105
Basin Index (%)		*			104
CLEARWATER BASIN
Cool Creek	6320	0.4	0.0	*	65.9	68.2	97
Crater Meadows	5960	0.0	0.0	*	78.6	69.8	113
Elk Butte	5680	0.0	0.0	*	48.1	55.4	87
Hemlock Butte	5800	0.2	0.0	*	56.7	N/A	*
Hoodoo Basin	6060	0.0	0.0	*	-M	60.0	*
Lolo Pass	5280	0.0	0.0	*	51.0	45.0	113
Lost Lake	6090	0.0	0.0	*	83.4	75.3	111
Moscow Mountain	4700	0.1	0.0₍₂₀₎	*	-M	43.4₍₂₀₎	*
Mountain Meadows	6340	-M	0.0	*	40.5	42.4	96
Nez Perce Camp	5670	0.0	0.0	*	38.8	31.7	122
Pierce R.S.	3080	0.0	0.0₍₁₁₎	*	47.6	42.6₍₁₁₎	112
Savage Pass	6170	0.1	0.0	*	50.4	45.6	111
Shanghi Summit	4590	0.0	0.0	*	57.9	56.1	103
Sherwin	3190	0.0	0.0	*	38.2	38.5₍₂₉₎	99
Twelvemile Creek	5530	0.1	0.0	*	57.8	45.2	128
Twin Lakes	6380	0.0	0.0	*	76.4	63.0	121
Basin Index (%)		*			108
SALMON BASIN
Banner Summit	7040	0.0	0.0	*	42.2	40.0	106
Bear Basin	5350	0.0	0.0	*	32.9	34.2	96
Big Creek Summit	6550	0.0	0.0	*	46.3	44.4	104
Brundage Reservoir	6280	0.0	0.0	*	49.8	49.6	100
Deadwood Summit	6990	0.2	0.0	*	54.8	52.9	104
Galena	7470	0.0	0.0	*	25.0	24.2	103
Galena Summit	8790	0.0	0.0	*	27.3	27.7	99
Lemhi Ridge	8080	0.0	0.0	*	22.9	23.6	97
Meadow Lake	9190	0.0	0.0	*	31.1	29.4	106
Mill Creek Summit	8780	0.5	0.0	*	-M	27.0	*
Moonshine	7490	-M	0.0	*	-M	20.2	*
Moose Creek	6170	0.0	0.0	*	32.9	29.8	110
Morgan Creek	7620	0.0	0.0	*	22.5	22.4	100
Mountain Meadows	6340	-M	0.0	*	40.5	42.4	96
Saddle Mtn.	7890	0.1	0.0	*	33.4	34.5	97
Schwartz Lake	8620	0.0	0.0₍₂₅₎	*	25.8	24.7₍₂₅₎	104
Secesh Summit	6530	0.1	0.0	*	49.2	39.4	125
Puhi Flat	6240	0.5	0.0	*	42.8	43.2	99
Vienna Mine	8930	0.1	0.0	*	41.5	41.1	101
West Branch	5590	0.0	0.0	*	39.1	41.0	95
Basin Index (%)		*			102
WEISER BASIN
Bear Saddle	6170	-M	0.0	*	-M	32.2	*
Puhi Flat	6240	0.5	0.0	*	42.8	43.2	99
Van Wyck	4960	0.0	0.0₍₂₀₎	*	21.6	24.3₍₁₉₎	89
West Branch	5590	0.0	0.0	*	39.1	41.0	95
Basin Index (%)		*			95
PAYETTE BASIN
Banner Summit	7040	0.0	0.0	*	42.2	40.0	106
Bear Basin	5350	0.0	0.0	*	32.9	34.2	96
Big Creek Summit	6550	0.0	0.0	*	46.3	44.4	104
Bogus Basin	6370	0.1	0.0₍₂₁₎	*	30.2	28.9₍₂₁₎	104
Brundage Reservoir	6280	0.0	0.0	*	49.8	49.6	100
Cozy Cove	5410	-M	0.0	*	28.7	31.0	93
Deadwood Summit	6990	0.2	0.0	*	54.8	52.9	104
Jackson Peak	7060	0.0	0.0	*	43.5	43.4	100
Long Valley	4890	0.0	0.0₍₁₉₎	*	24.8	23.2₍₁₉₎	107
Secesh Summit	6530	0.1	0.0	*	49.2	39.4	125
Puhi Flat	6240	0.5	0.0	*	42.8	43.2	99
Van Wyck	4960	0.0	0.0₍₂₀₎	*	21.6	24.3₍₁₉₎	89
Basin Index (%)		*			103
BOISE BASIN
Atlanta Summit	7570	0.0	0.0	*	38.7	42.4	91
Bogus Basin	6370	0.1	0.0₍₂₁₎	*	30.2	28.9₍₂₁₎	104
Camas Creek Divide	5720	0.1	0.0₍₂₉₎	*	19.8	22.8₍₂₈₎	87
Couch Summit	6780	0.0	N/A	*	22.6	N/A	*
Dollarhide Summit	8390	0.1	0.0	*	26.5	32.1	83
Graham Guard Sta.	5690	0.0	0.0	*	30.9	29.1	106
Jackson Peak	7060	0.0	0.0	*	43.5	43.4	100
Mores Creek Summit	6090	0.1	0.0	*	38.8	44.0	88
Prairie	4800	0.0	0.0	*	19.6	20.4	96
Trinity Mtn.	7790	0.1	0.0	*	39.8	46.0	87
Vienna Mine	8930	0.1	0.0	*	41.5	41.1	101
Basin Index (%)		*			94
BIG WOOD BASIN
Camas Creek Divide	5720	0.1	0.0₍₂₉₎	*	19.8	22.8₍₂₈₎	87
Chocolate Gulch	6310	0.0	0.0₍₂₈₎	*	19.9	20.5₍₂₇₎	97
Couch Summit	6780	0.0	N/A	*	22.6	N/A	*
Dollarhide Summit	8390	0.1	0.0	*	26.5	32.1	83
Galena	7470	0.0	0.0	*	25.0	24.2	103
Galena Summit	8790	0.0	0.0	*	27.3	27.7	99
Hyndman	7590	0.0	0.0	*	22.1	22.8	97
Lost-Wood Divide	7870	0.0	0.0	*	27.4	27.3	100
Soldier R.S.	5780	0.0	0.0	*	17.9	22.1	81
Basin Index (%)		*			93
LITTLE WOOD BASIN
Bear Canyon	7920	0.3	0.0	*	27.9	25.0	112
Fish Ck	6380	0.0	N/A	*	16.7	N/A	*
Garfield R.S.	6580	0.0	0.0	*	18.9	19.0	99
Smiley Mountain	9540	0.0	0.0₍₁₉₎	*	30.2	28.9₍₁₉₎	104
Swede Peak	7640	0.0	0.0	*	21.7	23.5	92
Basin Index (%)		*			102
BIG LOST BASIN
Bear Canyon	7920	0.3	0.0	*	27.9	25.0	112
Hilts Creek	8090	0.0	0.0	*	24.6	20.6	119
Lost-Wood Divide	7870	0.0	0.0	*	27.4	27.3	100
Smiley Mountain	9540	0.0	0.0₍₁₉₎	*	30.2	28.9₍₁₉₎	104
Stickney Mill	7440	0.0	0.0	*	18.3	18.1	101
Basin Index (%)		*			107
LITTLE LOST
Hilts Creek	8090	0.0	0.0	*	24.6	20.6	119
Meadow Lake	9190	0.0	0.0	*	31.1	29.4	106
Moonshine	7490	-M	0.0	*	-M	20.2	*
Basin Index (%)		*			111
BIRCH, MEDICINE LODGE, BEAVER, CAMAS BASINS
Beagle Springs	8880	0.3	0.0	*	21.6	21.6	100
Crab Creek	6870	0.0	0.0	*	25.7	25.0	103
Lakeview Ridge	7340	0.1	0.0	*	31.1	24.8	125
Meadow Lake	9190	0.0	0.0	*	31.1	29.4	106
Basin Index (%)		*			109
HENRYS FORK, TETON BASINS
Black Bear	8160	0.0	0.0	*	51.7	53.0	98
Grand Targhee	9260	0.0	0.0₍₁₄₎	*	46.6	48.3₍₁₄₎	96
Grassy Lake	7330	-M	0.0	*	-M	50.0	*
Island Park	6300	0.0	0.0	*	25.2	27.2	93
Lewis Lake Divide	7880	0.0	0.0	*	51.7	47.4	109
Phillips Bench	8170	0.0	0.0	*	38.4	39.0	98
Pine Creek Pass	6710	0.0	0.0	*	27.6	32.6	85
White Elephant	7670	0.0	0.0	*	43.2	43.7	99
Basin Index (%)		*			98
SNAKE BASIN ABOVE PALISADES
Base Camp	7040	0.0	0.0	*	31.7	30.9	103
Blind Bull Sum	8880	0.0	0.0	*	22.7	27.6	82
Cottonwood Creek	7710	0.0	0.0	*	36.6	37.8	97
East Rim Divide	8010	0.0	0.0	*	20.4	18.4	111
Granite Creek	6770	0.0	0.0	*	28.9	29.4	98
Grassy Lake	7330	-M	0.0	*	-M	50.0	*
Gros Ventre Summit	8760	0.0	0.0	*	24.6	20.8	118
Gunsight Pass	9820	0.0	0.0₍₂₂₎	*	28.3	23.4₍₂₂₎	121
Lewis Lake Divide	7880	0.0	0.0	*	51.7	47.4	109
Loomis Park	8240	0.0	0.0	*	26.0	26.7	97
Phillips Bench	8170	0.0	0.0	*	38.4	39.0	98
Salt River Summit	7630	0.0	0.0	*	21.4	24.4	88
Snake River Station	6900	0.0	0.0	*	30.7	33.4	92
Somsen Ranch	6830	0.0	0.0	*	24.2	25.4	95
Spring Creek Divide	9020	0.0	0.0	*	33.5	34.2	98
Thumb Divide	7970	0.0	0.0	*	29.8	27.8	107
Togwotee Pass	9590	0.0	0.0	*	42.2	36.4	116
Triple Peak	8520	0.0	0.0	*	37.3	37.6	99
Two Ocean Plateau	9240	0.0	0.0	*	44.7	40.1	111
Willow Creek	8060	0.0	0.0	*	46.1	49.8	93
Younts Peak	8340	-M	0.0₍₂₉₎	*	32.9	26.0₍₂₈₎	127
Basin Index (%)		*			102
WILLOW, BLACKFOOT, PORTNEUF BASINS
Oxford Spring	6790	0.0	0.0₍₂₉₎	*	21.2	24.8	85
Pebble Creek	6520	0.0	N/A	*	28.6	N/A	*
Sedgwick Peak	7800	0.0	0.0	*	28.5	31.4	91
Sheep Mtn.	6630	0.0	0.0	*	22.3	24.0	93
Slug Creek Divide	7240	0.0	0.0	*	29.9	32.0	93
Somsen Ranch	6830	0.0	0.0	*	24.2	25.4	95
Wildhorse Divide	6480	0.0	0.0	*	25.9	27.5	94
Basin Index (%)		*			92
SNAKE BASIN ABOVE AMERICAN FALLS
Base Camp	7040	0.0	0.0	*	31.7	30.9	103
Black Bear	8160	0.0	0.0	*	51.7	53.0	98
Blind Bull Sum	8880	0.0	0.0	*	22.7	27.6	82
Cottonwood Creek	7710	0.0	0.0	*	36.6	37.8	97
East Rim Divide	8010	0.0	0.0	*	20.4	18.4	111
Grand Targhee	9260	0.0	0.0₍₁₄₎	*	46.6	48.3₍₁₄₎	96
Granite Creek	6770	0.0	0.0	*	28.9	29.4	98
Grassy Lake	7330	-M	0.0	*	-M	50.0	*
Gros Ventre Summit	8760	0.0	0.0	*	24.6	20.8	118
Gunsight Pass	9820	0.0	0.0₍₂₂₎	*	28.3	23.4₍₂₂₎	121
Island Park	6300	0.0	0.0	*	25.2	27.2	93
Lewis Lake Divide	7880	0.0	0.0	*	51.7	47.4	109
Loomis Park	8240	0.0	0.0	*	26.0	26.7	97
Oxford Spring	6790	0.0	0.0₍₂₉₎	*	21.2	24.8	85
Phillips Bench	8170	0.0	0.0	*	38.4	39.0	98
Pine Creek Pass	6710	0.0	0.0	*	27.6	32.6	85
Salt River Summit	7630	0.0	0.0	*	21.4	24.4	88
Sedgwick Peak	7800	0.0	0.0	*	28.5	31.4	91
Sheep Mtn.	6630	0.0	0.0	*	22.3	24.0	93
Slug Creek Divide	7240	0.0	0.0	*	29.9	32.0	93
Snake River Station	6900	0.0	0.0	*	30.7	33.4	92
Somsen Ranch	6830	0.0	0.0	*	24.2	25.4	95
Spring Creek Divide	9020	0.0	0.0	*	33.5	34.2	98
Thumb Divide	7970	0.0	0.0	*	29.8	27.8	107
Togwotee Pass	9590	0.0	0.0	*	42.2	36.4	116
Two Ocean Plateau	9240	0.0	0.0	*	44.7	40.1	111
White Elephant	7670	0.0	0.0	*	43.2	43.7	99
Wildhorse Divide	6480	0.0	0.0	*	25.9	27.5	94
Willow Creek	8060	0.0	0.0	*	46.1	49.8	93
Basin Index (%)		*			99
RAFT BASIN
George Creek	8960	0.0	0.0₍₁₁₎	*	25.1	30.4₍₁₀₎	83
Howell Canyon	8010	0.0	0.0	*	32.9	39.4₍₂₉₎	84
Basin Index (%)		*			83
GOOSE CREEK BASIN
Bostetter R.S.	7530	0.0	0.0	*	23.3	27.4	85
Magic Mountain	6940	0.0	0.0	*	19.2	31.6	61
Basin Index (%)		*			72
SALMON FALLS BASIN
Bostetter R.S.	7530	0.0	0.0	*	23.3	27.4	85
Jakes Creek	7380	-M	N/A	*	14.4	N/A	*
Magic Mountain	6940	0.0	0.0	*	19.2	31.6	61
ONeil Creek	6490	0.0	N/A	*	10.1	N/A	*
Pole Creek R.S.	8370	0.0	0.0	*	15.8	20.6	77
Wilson Creek	7110	0.0	0.0	*	19.7	27.2	72
Basin Index (%)		*			73
BRUNEAU BASIN
Bear Creek	8090	0.0	0.0	*	24.1	33.6	72
Big Bend	6890	0.0	0.0	*	13.6	17.0	80
Merritt Mountain	6920	-M	N/A	*	14.2	N/A	*
ONeil Creek	6490	0.0	N/A	*	10.1	N/A	*
Pole Creek R.S.	8370	0.0	0.0	*	15.8	20.6	77
Seventysix Creek	7360	0.0	0.0	*	15.7	20.9	75
Stag Mountain	7640	-M	N/A	*	9.2	N/A	*
Wilson Creek	7110	0.0	0.0	*	19.7	27.2	72
Basin Index (%)		*			75
OWYHEE BASIN
Big Bend	6890	0.0	0.0	*	13.6	17.0	80
Columbia Basin	6490	-M	N/A	*	17.2	N/A	*
Fawn Creek	7040	0.0	0.0	*	19.9	31.4	63
Fry Canyon	6790	0.0	N/A	*	18.3	N/A	*
Jack Creek Upper	7380	0.0	0.0	*	21.1	27.0	78
Jacks Peak	8440	-M	N/A	*	24.2	32.3	75
Laurel Draw	6680	0.0	0.0	*	20.4	25.0	82
Merritt Mountain	6920	-M	N/A	*	14.2	N/A	*
Mud Flat	5750	0.0	0.0	*	10.0	16.0	62
South Mtn.	6650	0.0	0.0	*	25.6	31.6	81
Taylor Canyon	6320	0.0	0.0	*	11.4	12.1	94
Toe Jam	7700	0.0	0.0₍₁₁₎	*	22.4	24.9₍₁₁₎	90
Basin Index (%)		*			78
BEAR RIVER BASIN
Bear River RS	8510	0.0	0.0₍₁₀₎	*	19.6	19.6₍₁₀₎	100
Bug Lake	7980	0.0	0.0	*	30.8	26.4	117
Burts Miller Ranch	7900	0.0	0.0₍₁₂₎	*	19.2	12.8₍₁₁₎	150
Chalk Creek #1	9160	0.0	0.0	*	32.6	34.8	94
Emigrant Summit	7390	0.0	0.0	*	31.4	35.9	87
Franklin Basin	8140	0.0	0.0	*	41.2	40.8	101
Garden City Summit	7680	0.0	0.0₍₁₂₎	*	28.4	26.2₍₁₁₎	108
Giveout	6940	0.0	0.0	*	19.6	20.6	95
Hayden Fork	9170	0.0	0.0	*	33.8	33.2	102
Kelley R.S.	8240	0.0	0.0	*	25.8	25.7	100
Klondike Narrows	7280	0.0	0.0₍₁₂₎	*	37.1	32.2₍₁₁₎	115
Lily Lake	9130	0.0	0.0	*	22.8	26.4	86
Monte Cristo	8930	0.0	0.0	*	35.0	35.8	98
Oxford Spring	6790	0.0	0.0₍₂₉₎	*	21.2	24.8	85
Salt River Summit	7630	0.0	0.0	*	21.4	24.4	88
Sedgwick Peak	7800	0.0	0.0	*	28.5	31.4	91
Slug Creek Divide	7240	0.0	0.0	*	29.9	32.0	93
Spring Creek Divide	9020	0.0	0.0	*	33.5	34.2	98
Tony Grove Lake	8450	0.0	0.0	*	46.1	45.0	102
Trial Lake	9970	0.8	0.0	*	31.0	34.5	90
Usu Doc Daniel	8610	0.0	0.0₍₁₄₎	*	35.6	36.5₍₁₃₎	98
Basin Index (%)		*			99

-M = Missing data.
* = Analysis may not provide a valid measure of conditions.
N/A = Not available.

Footnotes for median and average:
(##) = If less than 30 years are available, this value specifies the number of years used for the median and average calculations.
Sites with less than 10 years available do not have medians or averages.

If the Basin Index (%) 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 represents the depth of water in the snowpack, if the
snowpack were melted, expressed in inches.

The WATER YEAR-TO-DATE-PRECIPITATION represents total precipitation since October 1st, expressed in inches.

Contact your state water supply staff for assistance.

Medians and averages are calculated for the period 1991-2020.

Provisional data, subject to revision.

* Site -- Either: (a) the current value is missing; (b) the median or average for the day is not available or is zero; or (c) for snow water equivalent, the median or average for the day is less than 10% of the maximum median or average value for the year.

* Basin - More than half of the stations for a basin with normals report missing or invalid data.

The basin index is calculated as the sum of the valid current values divided by the sum of the corresponding medians or averages and the resulting fraction multiplied by 100.