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 Friday, October 16, 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
Arctic and Northwest
Atigun Pass	4780	-M	N/A	*	0.5	0.7₍₂₉₎	71
Imnaviat Creek	3060	-M	N/A	*	0.5	0.4₍₂₉₎	125
Kelly Station	300	0.1	0.0₍₁₂₎	*	1.3	1.1₍₁₃₎	118
Prudhoe Bay	50	-M	N/A	*	0.3	0.3₍₁₇₎	100
Sagwon	1000	-M	N/A	*	0.3	0.2₍₂₇₎	150
Basin Index (%)		*			107
Central Yukon
American Creek	1020	0.1	N/A	*	0.5	N/A	*
Atigun Pass	4780	-M	N/A	*	0.5	0.7₍₂₉₎	71
Eagle Summit	3630	-M	N/A	*	0.5	0.6₍₂₂₎	83
Fort Yukon	440	-M	N/A	*	0.4	0.2₍₂₆₎	200
Jack Wade Jct	3660	1.0	N/A	*	0.8	N/A	*
Monument Creek	1840	0.7	0.3	233*	0.6	0.8	75
Mt. Ryan	2750	0.6	0.8₍₂₉₎	75	0.4	0.8₍₂₉₎	50
Upper Chena	2790	1.0	1.0₍₂₂₎	100	0.8	1.0₍₂₈₎	80
Upper Nome Creek	2500	0.4	N/A	*	0.5	0.8₍₁₄₎	62
Basin Index (%)		110			76
Copper River
Fielding Lake	3000	2.9	N/A	*	3.1	N/A	*
Gulkana River	1830	-M	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
Horsepasture Pass	4220	-M	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
Look Eyrie	5040	15.4	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
May Creek	1550	0.0	0.0₍₁₃₎	*	0.6	0.7₍₁₃₎	86
Mt. Eyak	1450	0.1	0.0₍₁₅₎	*	15.0	10.4₍₁₅₎	144
Nicks Valley	4230	-M	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
Strawberry Reef	20	-M	N/A	*	7.6	N/A	*
Upper Tsaina River	1730	0.5	0.0₍₁₇₎	*	3.9	3.1₍₁₇₎	126
Basin Index (%)		*			137
Kenai Peninsula
Anchor River Divide	1650	0.6	0.0₍₁₉₎	*	3.3	1.9₍₁₉₎	174
Cooper Lake	1150	0.1	0.0	*	2.0	3.0	67
Exit Glacier	360	0.0	N/A	*	4.8	N/A	*
Grandview	1070	0.0	0.0₍₂₉₎	*	4.3	3.0	143
Grouse Creek Divide	720	0.1	0.0₍₂₂₎	*	3.7	2.8₍₂₈₎	132
Indian Pass	2400	-M	0.6	*	2.4	2.2	109
Kenai Moose Pens	290	0.0	0.0	*	1.5	1.1	136
Lower Kachemak Creek	1960	-M	N/A	*	6.9	N/A	*
Mcneil Canyon	1350	0.2	0.0	*	3.1	1.3₍₂₁₎	238
Middle Fork Bradley	2330	-M	N/A	*	7.3	3.6₍₂₈₎	203
Moose Inc	110	-M	N/A	*	2.4	N/A	*
Mt. Alyeska	1500	0.0	0.0	*	3.5	4.0₍₂₉₎	88
Nuka Glacier	1230	-M	N/A	*	8.2	5.8₍₂₉₎	141
Port Graham	270	0.1	0.0₍₂₀₎	*	7.6	5.0₍₂₀₎	152
Primrose	2030	-M	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
Schor Garden	370	-M	N/A	*	2.6	N/A	*
Summit Creek	1340	0.1	0.0	*	1.4	1.8	78
Turnagain Pass	1860	-M	0.0	*	-M	2.8	*
Basin Index (%)		*			136
Matanuska-Susitna Basins
Alexander Lake	170	0.0	N/A	*	3.0	N/A	*
East Palmer	240	-M	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
Frostbite Bottom	2690	1.0	N/A	*	1.8	N/A	*
Horsepasture Pass	4220	-M	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
Independence Mine	3450	2.4	N/A	*	2.5	2.3₍₁₈₎	109
Monahan Flat	2690	1.2	N/A	*	1.8	0.9₍₂₅₎	200
Moraine	2010	0.0	0.0₍₁₈₎	*	0.8	1.4₍₁₈₎	57
Spring Creek	590	-M	N/A	*	0.8	N/A	*
Susitna Valley High	360	0.1	0.0	*	2.3	1.6	144
Tokositna Valley	840	-M	0.0₍₁₄₎	*	-M	3.3₍₁₄₎	*
Basin Index (%)		*			119
Northern Cook Inlet
Anchorage Hillside	1910	0.0	0.0₍₁₅₎	*	1.2	1.8₍₁₅₎	67
East Palmer	240	-M	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
Frostbite Bottom	2690	1.0	N/A	*	1.8	N/A	*
Indian Pass	2400	-M	0.6	*	2.4	2.2	109
Mcneil River SGS	110	-M	N/A	*	8.2	N/A	*
Moraine	2010	0.0	0.0₍₁₈₎	*	0.8	1.4₍₁₈₎	57
Mt. Alyeska	1500	0.0	0.0	*	3.5	4.0₍₂₉₎	88
Spring Creek	590	-M	N/A	*	0.8	N/A	*
Basin Index (%)		*			84
Southeast
Flower Mountain	2540	1.0	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
Heen Latinee	2100	0.1	N/A	*	7.7	N/A	*
Long Lake	840	0.0	0.0₍₂₁₎	*	16.8	10.8₍₂₀₎	156
Moore Creek Bridge	2250	-M	N/A	*	4.5	2.6₍₁₆₎	173
Basin Index (%)		*			159
Southwest
Aniak	90	0.0	N/A	*	0.5	1.1₍₁₆₎	45
Checkers Creek	370	-M	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
Johnsons Camp	10	-M	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
Pargon Creek	90	-M	N/A	*	1.5	0.6₍₂₀₎	250
Rocky Point	180	-M	N/A	*	1.9	1.0₍₁₉₎	190
Basin Index (%)		*			144
Tanana
Chena Lakes	500	0.0	N/A	*	0.3	N/A	*
Chisana	3320	0.0	0.4₍₁₂₎	0	0.3	0.4₍₁₂₎	75
Creamers Field	440	0.0	N/A	*	0.1	N/A	*
Fielding Lake	3000	2.9	N/A	*	3.1	N/A	*
Granite Crk	1250	0.0	0.1	0*	0.1	0.4	25
Kantishna	1590	0.3	N/A	*	0.7	0.7₍₁₅₎	100
Little Chena Ridge	2150	0.3	0.4₍₂₉₎	75*	0.2	0.6₍₂₉₎	33
Look Eyrie	5040	15.4	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
Monahan Flat	2690	1.2	N/A	*	1.8	0.9₍₂₅₎	200
Monument Creek	1840	0.7	0.3	233*	0.6	0.8	75
Mt. Ryan	2750	0.6	0.8₍₂₉₎	75	0.4	0.8₍₂₉₎	50
Munson Ridge	3020	0.9	1.5	60	0.6	1.2	50
Nenana	370	-M	N/A	*	0.2	0.4₍₁₀₎	50
Paradise Hill	2010	0.2	N/A	*	0.2	N/A	*
Teuchet Creek	1560	-M	0.2	*	0.6	0.6₍₂₉₎	100
Tok	1640	0.4	N/A	*	0.4	N/A	*
Upper Chena	2790	1.0	1.0₍₂₂₎	100	0.8	1.0₍₂₈₎	80
Upper Nome Creek	2500	0.4	N/A	*	0.5	0.8₍₁₄₎	62
Basin Index (%)		78			79
Western Gulf
Cooper Lake	1150	0.1	0.0	*	2.0	3.0	67
Esther Island	50	-M	N/A	*	12.0	9.2₍₁₅₎	130
Exit Glacier	360	0.0	N/A	*	4.8	N/A	*
Grouse Creek Divide	720	0.1	0.0₍₂₂₎	*	3.7	2.8₍₂₈₎	132
Mt. Eyak	1450	0.1	0.0₍₁₅₎	*	15.0	10.4₍₁₅₎	144
Nicks Valley	4230	-M	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
Nuchek	30	-M	N/A	*	11.2	N/A	*
Nuka Glacier	1230	-M	N/A	*	8.2	5.8₍₂₉₎	141
Port San Juan	10	-M	N/A	*	7.8	N/A	*
Seal Island	30	-M	N/A	*	5.8	N/A	*
Sugarloaf Mtn	530	-M	N/A	*	7.6	4.7₍₁₃₎	162
Tatitlek	30	-M	N/A	*	6.4	N/A	*
Upper Tsaina River	1730	0.5	0.0₍₁₇₎	*	3.9	3.1₍₁₇₎	126
Basin Index (%)		*			134
Western Interior
Aniak	90	0.0	N/A	*	0.5	1.1₍₁₆₎	45
Atigun Pass	4780	-M	N/A	*	0.5	0.7₍₂₉₎	71
Bettles Field	640	1.5	0.4	375*	1.3	0.7	186
Coldfoot	1070	1.0	0.2₍₂₅₎	500*	0.8	0.4₍₂₅₎	200
Galena AK	340	0.0	N/A	*	0.6	N/A	*
Gobblers Knob	2040	-M	N/A	*	-M	0.8₍₂₃₎	*
Hozatka Lake	220	-M	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
Kanuti Lake	520	-M	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
McGrath	340	0.0	N/A	*	0.6	N/A	*
Telaquana Lake	1250	0.0	N/A	*	0.6	N/A	*
Basin Index (%)		417*			107

-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.