California/Nevada SNOTEL Snowpack Update Report

California/Nevada SNOTEL Snowpack 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, February 08, 2022

Basin Site Name	Elev (ft)	Snow Water Equivalent				Percent of
Basin Site Name	Elev (ft)	Current (in)	Today's Average (in)	Average Peak (in)	Average Peak Date	Today's Average	Average Peak
LAKE TAHOE
Mt Rose Ski Area	8810	26.8	25.6	42.9	Apr 12	105	62
Heavenly Valley	8540	16.4	16.8	27.7	Apr 02	98	59
Carson Pass	8360	17.2	19.9₍₁₆₎	35.3₍₁₆₎	Apr 04₍₁₆₎	86	49
Palisades Tahoe	8010	21.3	33.7	55.7	Apr 08	63	38
Marlette Lake	7860	15.6	14.9	25.2	Mar 30	105	62
Hagans Meadow	7740	13.2	11.6	18.2	Mar 16	114	73
Echo Peak	7650	27.7	27.4	43.8	Mar 27	101	63
Rubicon #2	7570	18.2	15.8	28.8	Apr 04	115	63
Tahoe City Cross	6760	10.5	9.7	14.9	Mar 05	108	70
Ward Creek #3	6750	22.4	22.2	36.9	Mar 31	101	61
Fallen Leaf	6250	8.1	5.7	N/A	N/A	142	*
Basin Index (%)		97
TRUCKEE RIVER
Mt Rose Ski Area	8810	26.8	25.6	42.9	Apr 12	105	62
Independence Lake	8340	33.4	26.4	46.7	Apr 27	127	72
Big Meadow	8240	15.3	14.1	23.1	Apr 01	109	66
Palisades Tahoe	8010	21.3	33.7	55.7	Apr 08	63	38
Marlette Lake	7860	15.6	14.9	25.2	Mar 30	105	62
Independence Camp	6970	17.8	10.8	18.5	Mar 22	165	96
Css Lab	6880	27.5	23.1	38.7	Mar 24	119	71
Tahoe City Cross	6760	10.5	9.7	14.9	Mar 05	108	70
Ward Creek #3	6750	22.4	22.2	36.9	Mar 31	101	61
Truckee #2	6500	14.1	11.7	18.9	Mar 19	121	75
Little Valley	6500	13.5	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Independence Creek	6440	10.0	8.7	14.3	Mar 16	115	70
Basin Index (%)		107
CARSON RIVER
Ebbetts Pass	8660	17.4	22.9	39.1	Apr 07	76	45
Lost Lakes	8640	-M	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Horse Meadow	8580	13.5	14.1₍₁₇₎	22.5₍₁₇₎	Mar 27₍₁₇₎	96	60
Heavenly Valley	8540	16.4	16.8	27.7	Apr 02	98	59
Carson Pass	8360	17.2	19.9₍₁₆₎	35.3₍₁₆₎	Apr 04₍₁₆₎	86	49
Monitor Pass	8320	10.8	10.3	16.7	Mar 27	105	65
Burnside Lake	8180	15.8	16.6₍₁₇₎	27.1₍₁₇₎	Mar 28₍₁₇₎	95	58
Blue Lakes	8060	16.7	18.3	32.2	Apr 11	91	52
Forestdale Creek	8050	20.8	21.7₍₁₇₎	36.6₍₁₇₎	Apr 02₍₁₇₎	96	57
Marlette Lake	7860	15.6	14.9	25.2	Mar 30	105	62
Hagans Meadow	7740	13.2	11.6	18.2	Mar 16	114	73
Poison Flat	7730	13.5	11.2	19.2	Mar 29	121	70
Spratt Creek	6060	5.2	4.2	N/A	N/A	124	*
Basin Index (%)		96
WALKER RIVER
Leavitt Lake	9600	37.6	36.2	63.3	Apr 29	104	59
Virginia Lakes Ridge	9400	10.3	10.8	19.1	Apr 14	95	54
Summit Meadow	9360	11.8	14.1₍₁₇₎	25.6₍₁₇₎	Apr 06₍₁₇₎	84	46
Lobdell Lake	9260	9.2	10.9	18.4	Apr 02	84	50
Sonora Pass	8770	11.7	15.3	27.0	Apr 12	76	43
Monitor Pass	8320	10.8	10.3	16.7	Mar 27	105	65
Willow Flat CA	8220	-M	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Leavitt Meadows	7200	8.4	7.9	N/A	N/A	106	*
Basin Index (%)		95
NORTHERN GREAT BASIN
Granite Peak	8500	12.4	13.1	23.2	Apr 13	95	53
Summit Lk	7590	6.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Dismal Swamp	7370	18.2	18.7	31.3	Apr 08	97	58
Cedar Pass	7060	9.0	11.7	19.1	Apr 04	77	47
Buckskin Lower	6920	7.3	6.7	10.2	Mar 22	109	72
Lamance Creek	6390	5.0	7.3	10.5	Mar 06	68	48
Disaster Peak	6260	4.7	5.3	7.5	Feb 26	89	63
Sheldon	5860	0.0	0.5₍₂₉₎	N/A	N/A	0	*
Basin Index (%)		89
NEVADA
UPPER HUMBOLDT RIVER
Lamoille Upper	8990	-M	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Corral Canyon	8440	7.6	10.2	18.9	Apr 17	75	40
Jacks Peak	8440	-M	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Green Mountain	8180	7.2	10.9	16.0	Mar 23	66	45
Lamoille #3	8030	7.1	9.6	14.5	Mar 26	74	49
Bear Creek	8090	8.7	12.5	21.0	Apr 15	70	41
Dorsey Basin	7900	5.7	9.2	15.2	Apr 04	62	38
Pole Canyon	7760	5.9	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Stag Mountain	7640	-M	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Jakes Creek	7380	-M	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Jack Creek Upper	7380	5.3	10.8	17.8	Apr 11	49	30
Seventysix Creek	7360	5.3	7.9	11.0	Mar 21	67	48
Draw Creek	7300	6.7	8.0	11.7	Mar 26	84	57
Tent Mtn Lower	7110	-M	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Fry Canyon	6790	1.5	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Dry Creek	6560	2.7	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Taylor Canyon	6320	4.9	4.5	6.3	Mar 03	109	78
Basin Index (%)		70
LOWER HUMBOLDT RIVER
Big Creek Sum	8710	5.3	10.0	19.5	Apr 19	53	27
Granite Peak	8500	12.4	13.1	23.2	Apr 13	95	53
Toe Jam	7700	10.0	12.0₍₁₁₎	18.1₍₁₁₎	Apr 04₍₁₁₎	83	55
Snowstorm Mtn	7410	-M	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Lewis Peak	7380	5.3	6.9₍₂₀₎	10.7₍₂₀₎	Mar 22₍₂₀₎	77	50
Porter Canyon	7190	2.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Buckskin Lower	6920	7.3	6.7	10.2	Mar 22	109	72
Midas	6630	-M	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Golconda	6630	5.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Lamance Creek	6390	5.0	7.3	10.5	Mar 06	68	48
Basin Index (%)		81
CLOVER VALLEY & FRANKLIN RIVER
Lamoille Upper	8990	-M	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Corral Canyon	8440	7.6	10.2	18.9	Apr 17	75	40
Green Mountain	8180	7.2	10.9	16.0	Mar 23	66	45
Hole-in-Mountain	8170	7.4	11.9₍₂₅₎	18.6₍₂₅₎	Apr 02₍₂₅₎	62	40
Lamoille #3	8030	7.1	9.6	14.5	Mar 26	74	49
Dorsey Basin	7900	5.7	9.2	15.2	Apr 04	62	38
Pole Canyon	7760	5.9	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Basin Index (%)		68
SNAKE RIVER
Pole Creek R.S.	8360	11.3	13.5	22.5	Apr 25	84	50
Bear Creek	8090	8.7	12.5	21.0	Apr 15	70	41
Stag Mountain	7640	-M	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Bostetter R.S.	7530	11.0	11.8	16.9	Mar 30	93	65
Jakes Creek	7380	-M	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Seventysix Creek	7360	5.3	7.9	11.0	Mar 21	67	48
Wilson Creek	7110	7.4	9.7	13.8	Mar 23	76	54
Merritt Mountain	6920	-M	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Big Bend	6890	4.7	6.7	9.4	Mar 17	70	50
Magic Mountain	6940	12.6	13.6	19.2	Mar 28	93	66
ONeil Creek	6490	4.5	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Basin Index (%)		81
OWYHEE RIVER
Jacks Peak	8440	-M	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Toe Jam	7700	10.0	12.0₍₁₁₎	18.1₍₁₁₎	Apr 04₍₁₁₎	83	55
Jack Creek Upper	7380	5.3	10.8	17.8	Apr 11	49	30
Fawn Creek	7040	7.3	10.7	17.1	Apr 05	68	43
Merritt Mountain	6920	-M	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Big Bend	6890	4.7	6.7	9.4	Mar 17	70	50
Fry Canyon	6790	1.5	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Laurel Draw	6680	6.5	7.6	10.5	Mar 16	86	62
Columbia Basin	6480	-M	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Taylor Canyon	6320	4.9	4.5	6.3	Mar 03	109	78
Basin Index (%)		74
EASTERN NEVADA
Cave Mountain	10580	6.9	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Wheeler Peak	10070	10.4	7.7₍₁₀₎	15.0₍₁₀₎	Apr 18₍₁₀₎	135	69
Berry Creek	9350	9.2	9.6	N/A	N/A	96	*
Defiance Mines	9320	-M	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Ward Mountain	9170	7.8	8.1	14.0	Mar 31	96	56
Takka Wiiya	9110	7.3	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Big Creek Sum	8710	5.3	10.0	19.5	Apr 19	53	27
Corduroy Flat	8640	-M	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Silver Creek Nv	8220	-M	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Diamond Peak	8030	3.3	4.1	6.8	Mar 13	80	49
Vacarro Springs	7890	3.8	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Kalamazoo	7740	5.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Bird Creek	7540	3.8	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
White River Nv	7370	-M	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Basin Index (%)		91
SOUTHERN NEVADA - Spring Mountains
Bristlecone Trail	8900	9.6	8.1₍₁₂₎	10.8₍₁₂₎	Mar 07₍₁₂₎	119	89
Lee Canyon	8620	6.6	7.0₍₁₂₎	10.5₍₁₂₎	Mar 14₍₁₂₎	94	63
Rainbow Canyon	7840	7.5	8.9₍₁₂₎	12.2₍₁₂₎	Feb 20₍₁₂₎	84	61
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.

The snow water equivalent percent of median (or average) represents the current snow water
equivalent found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to the median (or average) value
for those sites on this day.

The snow water equivalent percent of median (or average) peak represents the current
snow water equivalent at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to the median (or average)
of the maximum seasonal values observed each water year for those sites.

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.