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 Thursday, January 15, 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	-M	26.6	*	53.5	38.6	139
Bunchgrass Mdw	5020	8.2	15.3	54	24.0	21.8	110
Garver Creek	4250	4.7	6.1	77	16.9	11.4₍₂₄₎	148
Hawkins Lake	6460	17.7	13.0	136	30.0	18.9	159
Hidden Lake	5000	17.6	18.6₍₂₀₎	95	42.7	32.4₍₂₀₎	132
Mosquito Ridge	5270	10.8	18.5	58	32.1	25.8	124
Moyie Mountain	6037	-M	9.0₍₂₃₎	*	-M	N/A	*
Myrtle Creek	3540	2.1	3.8₍₁₇₎	55	18.9	12.6₍₁₇₎	150
Quartz Peak	4710	3.7	12.4	30	23.3	20.2	115
Schweitzer Basin	6090	18.9	24.6	77	30.7	22.7	135
Basin Index (%)		75			133
COEUR D'ALENE-ST. JOE RIVER BASIN
Humboldt Gulch	4260	4.4	7.5₍₂₉₎	59	30.3	22.2	136
Lookout	5180	7.5	13.8	54	29.5	22.0	134
Lost Lake	6090	19.7	27.8	71	43.9	33.0	133
Mica Creek	4480	4.3	12.8	34	25.8	24.0	108
Mosquito Ridge	5270	10.8	18.5	58	32.1	25.8	124
Sherwin	3190	2.2	5.7₍₂₉₎	39	19.2	16.4	117
Sunset	5570	6.1	10.6	58	24.1	20.1	120
Basin Index (%)		57			125
CLEARWATER BASIN
Cool Creek	6320	18.2	23.2₍₂₉₎	78	34.2	32.0₍₂₉₎	107
Crater Meadows	5960	-M	23.2	*	-M	29.0	*
Elk Butte	5680	9.3	19.1	49	25.2	26.4	95
Hemlock Butte	5800	15.3	22.4	68	25.5	N/A	*
Hoodoo Basin	6060	25.1	20.6	122	37.7	27.0	140
Lolo Pass	5280	10.2	14.8	69	27.0	20.2	134
Lost Lake	6090	19.7	27.8	71	43.9	33.0	133
Moscow Mountain	4700	-M	11.0₍₂₀₎	*	-M	20.0₍₂₀₎	*
Mountain Meadows	6340	9.0	11.4	79	15.5	15.4	101
Nez Perce Camp	5670	6.6	7.6	87	16.6	12.5	133
Pierce R.S.	3080	1.7	4.5₍₁₁₎	38	21.6	17.1₍₁₁₎	126
Savage Pass	6170	12.8	13.1	98	24.3	18.3	133
Shanghi Summit	4590	5.6	13.8	41	27.7	23.6	117
Sherwin	3190	2.2	5.7₍₂₉₎	39	19.2	16.4	117
Twelvemile Creek	5530	-M	9.1	*	-M	19.6	*
Twin Lakes	6380	19.6	21.6	91	36.2	26.9	135
Basin Index (%)		76			122
SALMON BASIN
Banner Summit	7040	12.7	14.0	91	21.2	16.7	127
Bear Basin	5350	5.3	8.8	60	15.2	13.8	110
Big Creek Summit	6550	13.6	16.4	83	21.7	20.2	107
Brundage Reservoir	6280	13.4	14.8	91	25.2	20.7	122
Deadwood Summit	6990	22.4	21.4	105	27.4	23.8	115
Galena	7470	10.4	8.8	118	13.9	10.0	139
Galena Summit	8790	14.1	10.4	136	14.5	11.0	132
Lemhi Ridge	8080	4.8	6.0	80	6.8	7.0	97
Meadow Lake	9190	11.5	8.2	140	13.8	9.3	148
Mill Creek Summit	8780	13.7	10.0₍₂₉₎	137	12.8	10.0	128
Moonshine	7490	5.8	5.2	112	10.2	7.1	144
Moose Creek	6170	7.9	9.8	81	13.9	11.8	118
Morgan Creek	7620	7.3	5.9	124	10.0	9.2	109
Mountain Meadows	6340	9.0	11.4	79	15.5	15.4	101
Saddle Mtn.	7890	13.9	13.8	101	14.2	11.8	120
Schwartz Lake	8620	5.6	5.6₍₂₅₎	100	9.3	8.0₍₂₅₎	116
Secesh Summit	6530	16.1	16.0	101	26.3	16.6	158
Puhi Flat	6240	9.8	11.0	89	24.2	16.3	148
Vienna Mine	8930	22.0	16.2	136	23.0	17.2	134
West Branch	5590	9.3	10.8	86	20.5	16.8	122
Basin Index (%)		102			125
WEISER BASIN
Bear Saddle	6170	4.8	11.1	43	11.1	13.3	83
Puhi Flat	6240	9.8	11.0	89	24.2	16.3	148
Van Wyck	4960	0.8	5.2₍₁₈₎	15	9.4	9.6₍₁₈₎	98
West Branch	5590	9.3	10.8	86	20.5	16.8	122
Basin Index (%)		65			116
PAYETTE BASIN
Banner Summit	7040	12.7	14.0	91	21.2	16.7	127
Bear Basin	5350	5.3	8.8	60	15.2	13.8	110
Big Creek Summit	6550	13.6	16.4	83	21.7	20.2	107
Bogus Basin	6370	3.5	12.9₍₂₁₎	27	13.0	12.8₍₂₁₎	102
Brundage Reservoir	6280	13.4	14.8	91	25.2	20.7	122
Cozy Cove	5410	3.5	7.4	47	15.7	13.2	119
Deadwood Summit	6990	22.4	21.4	105	27.4	23.8	115
Jackson Peak	7060	11.0	13.7	80	20.9	18.8	111
Long Valley	4890	1.5	4.2₍₁₉₎	36	13.1	9.0₍₁₉₎	146
Secesh Summit	6530	16.1	16.0	101	26.3	16.6	158
Puhi Flat	6240	9.8	11.0	89	24.2	16.3	148
Van Wyck	4960	0.8	5.2₍₁₈₎	15	9.4	9.6₍₁₈₎	98
Basin Index (%)		78			122
BOISE BASIN
Atlanta Summit	7570	14.7	15.8	93	22.7	18.4	123
Bogus Basin	6370	3.5	12.9₍₂₁₎	27	13.0	12.8₍₂₁₎	102
Camas Creek Divide	5720	1.5	6.8₍₂₈₎	22	12.0	10.2₍₂₈₎	118
Couch Summit	6780	4.5	N/A	*	13.6	N/A	*
Dollarhide Summit	8390	-M	11.8	*	-M	13.8	*
Graham Guard Sta.	5690	3.0	7.6	39	15.9	13.0	122
Jackson Peak	7060	11.0	13.7	80	20.9	18.8	111
Mores Creek Summit	6090	7.8	15.6	50	19.2	20.0	96
Prairie	4800	0.6	3.8	16	9.2	8.6	107
Trinity Mtn.	7790	17.9	19.4	92	24.1	21.8	111
Vienna Mine	8930	22.0	16.2	136	23.0	17.2	134
Basin Index (%)		73			114
BIG WOOD BASIN
Camas Creek Divide	5720	1.5	6.8₍₂₈₎	22	12.0	10.2₍₂₈₎	118
Chocolate Gulch	6310	7.0	6.1₍₂₇₎	115	13.0	8.7₍₂₇₎	149
Couch Summit	6780	4.5	N/A	*	13.6	N/A	*
Dollarhide Summit	8390	-M	11.8	*	-M	13.8	*
Galena	7470	10.4	8.8	118	13.9	10.0	139
Galena Summit	8790	14.1	10.4	136	14.5	11.0	132
Hyndman	7590	8.6	6.0	143	13.6	8.9	153
Lost-Wood Divide	7870	14.4	9.3	155	16.3	10.6	154
Soldier R.S.	5780	1.6	6.8	24	12.6	9.2	137
Basin Index (%)		106			140
LITTLE WOOD BASIN
Bear Canyon	7920	11.1	7.3	152	16.5	9.4	176
Fish Ck	6380	2.0	N/A	*	10.8	N/A	*
Garfield R.S.	6580	3.9	5.0	78	12.1	6.5	186
Smiley Mountain	9540	16.3	9.2₍₁₉₎	177	16.3	9.9₍₁₉₎	165
Swede Peak	7640	8.6	7.0	123	14.0	8.6	163
Basin Index (%)		140			171
BIG LOST BASIN
Bear Canyon	7920	11.1	7.3	152	16.5	9.4	176
Hilts Creek	8090	9.0	6.4	141	11.8	7.3	162
Lost-Wood Divide	7870	14.4	9.3	155	16.3	10.6	154
Smiley Mountain	9540	16.3	9.2₍₁₉₎	177	16.3	9.9₍₁₉₎	165
Stickney Mill	7440	5.9	4.1	144	10.6	5.8	183
Basin Index (%)		156			166
LITTLE LOST
Hilts Creek	8090	9.0	6.4	141	11.8	7.3	162
Meadow Lake	9190	11.5	8.2	140	13.8	9.3	148
Moonshine	7490	5.8	5.2	112	10.2	7.1	144
Basin Index (%)		133			151
BIRCH, MEDICINE LODGE, BEAVER, CAMAS BASINS
Beagle Springs	8880	5.4	4.7	115	8.3	5.4	154
Crab Creek	6870	3.9	5.9	66	11.1	8.0	139
Lakeview Ridge	7340	2.4	5.1	47	12.6	8.0	158
Meadow Lake	9190	11.5	8.2	140	13.8	9.3	148
Basin Index (%)		97			149
HENRYS FORK, TETON BASINS
Black Bear	8160	19.7	20.6	96	25.0	20.7	121
Grand Targhee	9260	-M	22.7₍₁₄₎	*	-M	17.6₍₁₄₎	*
Grassy Lake	7330	12.1	15.8	77	21.2	19.0	112
Island Park	6300	5.6	7.7	73	10.4	9.5	109
Lewis Lake Divide	7880	20.9	15.6	134	27.4	18.6	147
Phillips Bench	8170	14.8	13.2	112	19.6	14.4	136
Pine Creek Pass	6710	4.6	7.6	61	13.5	11.8	114
White Elephant	7670	11.7	12.6	93	18.5	15.5	119
Basin Index (%)		96			124
SNAKE BASIN ABOVE PALISADES
Base Camp	7040	10.7	9.6	111	17.2	12.0	143
Blind Bull Sum	8880	17.0	12.4	137	13.0	10.5	124
Cottonwood Creek	7710	11.7	10.4	112	18.9	12.8	148
East Rim Divide	8010	5.6	5.4	104	8.5	6.4	133
Granite Creek	6770	9.0	8.2	110	15.3	11.0	139
Grassy Lake	7330	12.1	15.8	77	21.2	19.0	112
Gros Ventre Summit	8760	9.5	7.2	132	11.5	6.8	169
Gunsight Pass	9820	10.1	7.0₍₂₂₎	144	12.3	7.5₍₂₂₎	164
Lewis Lake Divide	7880	20.9	15.6	134	27.4	18.6	147
Loomis Park	8240	9.1	7.8	117	11.7	9.2	127
Phillips Bench	8170	14.8	13.2	112	19.6	14.4	136
Salt River Summit	7630	7.1	6.2	115	11.6	8.4	138
Snake River Station	6900	7.7	9.0	86	15.2	12.9	118
Somsen Ranch	6830	4.9	6.7	73	12.7	9.2	138
Spring Creek Divide	9020	15.2	11.8	129	17.8	12.5	142
Thumb Divide	7970	12.2	7.8	156	15.7	9.5	165
Togwotee Pass	9590	15.3	12.9	119	19.7	13.4	147
Triple Peak	8520	16.5	11.4	145	20.2	12.8	158
Two Ocean Plateau	9240	23.9	16.4	146	-M	15.0	*
Willow Creek	8060	15.4	13.8	112	22.2	17.2	129
Younts Peak	8340	11.4	7.9₍₂₈₎	144	15.9	8.1₍₂₈₎	196
Basin Index (%)		120			141
WILLOW, BLACKFOOT, PORTNEUF BASINS
Oxford Spring	6790	3.1	4.9₍₂₉₎	63	10.7	8.4	127
Pebble Creek	6520	3.6	N/A	*	14.2	N/A	*
Sedgwick Peak	7800	6.9	8.4	82	15.2	10.4	146
Sheep Mtn.	6630	4.4	6.7	66	10.3	8.4	123
Slug Creek Divide	7240	8.3	6.8	122	14.5	11.0	132
Somsen Ranch	6830	4.9	6.7	73	12.7	9.2	138
Wildhorse Divide	6480	3.7	7.5	49	12.0	10.4	115
Basin Index (%)		76			130
SNAKE BASIN ABOVE AMERICAN FALLS
Base Camp	7040	10.7	9.6	111	17.2	12.0	143
Black Bear	8160	19.7	20.6	96	25.0	20.7	121
Blind Bull Sum	8880	17.0	12.4	137	13.0	10.5	124
Cottonwood Creek	7710	11.7	10.4	112	18.9	12.8	148
East Rim Divide	8010	5.6	5.4	104	8.5	6.4	133
Grand Targhee	9260	-M	22.7₍₁₄₎	*	-M	17.6₍₁₄₎	*
Granite Creek	6770	9.0	8.2	110	15.3	11.0	139
Grassy Lake	7330	12.1	15.8	77	21.2	19.0	112
Gros Ventre Summit	8760	9.5	7.2	132	11.5	6.8	169
Gunsight Pass	9820	10.1	7.0₍₂₂₎	144	12.3	7.5₍₂₂₎	164
Island Park	6300	5.6	7.7	73	10.4	9.5	109
Lewis Lake Divide	7880	20.9	15.6	134	27.4	18.6	147
Loomis Park	8240	9.1	7.8	117	11.7	9.2	127
Oxford Spring	6790	3.1	4.9₍₂₉₎	63	10.7	8.4	127
Phillips Bench	8170	14.8	13.2	112	19.6	14.4	136
Pine Creek Pass	6710	4.6	7.6	61	13.5	11.8	114
Salt River Summit	7630	7.1	6.2	115	11.6	8.4	138
Sedgwick Peak	7800	6.9	8.4	82	15.2	10.4	146
Sheep Mtn.	6630	4.4	6.7	66	10.3	8.4	123
Slug Creek Divide	7240	8.3	6.8	122	14.5	11.0	132
Snake River Station	6900	7.7	9.0	86	15.2	12.9	118
Somsen Ranch	6830	4.9	6.7	73	12.7	9.2	138
Spring Creek Divide	9020	15.2	11.8	129	17.8	12.5	142
Thumb Divide	7970	12.2	7.8	156	15.7	9.5	165
Togwotee Pass	9590	15.3	12.9	119	19.7	13.4	147
Two Ocean Plateau	9240	23.9	16.4	146	-M	15.0	*
White Elephant	7670	11.7	12.6	93	18.5	15.5	119
Wildhorse Divide	6480	3.7	7.5	49	12.0	10.4	115
Willow Creek	8060	15.4	13.8	112	22.2	17.2	129
Basin Index (%)		107			133
RAFT BASIN
George Creek	8960	8.8	10.0₍₁₀₎	88	12.5	10.4₍₁₀₎	120
Howell Canyon	8010	-M	11.8	*	13.2	14.4	92
Basin Index (%)		88			104
GOOSE CREEK BASIN
Bostetter R.S.	7530	5.0	8.0	62	10.8	10.6	102
Magic Mountain	6940	5.2	9.7	54	9.6	12.2	79
Basin Index (%)		58			89
SALMON FALLS BASIN
Bostetter R.S.	7530	5.0	8.0	62	10.8	10.6	102
Jakes Creek	7380	-M	N/A	*	7.4	N/A	*
Magic Mountain	6940	5.2	9.7	54	9.6	12.2	79
ONeil Creek	6490	-M	N/A	*	5.6	N/A	*
Pole Creek R.S.	8370	7.5	10.7	70	8.0	6.0	133
Wilson Creek	7110	2.3	7.0	33	9.7	9.4	103
Basin Index (%)		56			100
BRUNEAU BASIN
Bear Creek	8090	5.2	8.6	60	9.5	11.8	81
Big Bend	6890	0.8	4.2	19	6.2	6.2	100
Merritt Mountain	6920	-M	N/A	*	6.4	N/A	*
ONeil Creek	6490	-M	N/A	*	5.6	N/A	*
Pole Creek R.S.	8370	7.5	10.7	70	8.0	6.0	133
Seventysix Creek	7360	3.2	5.2	62	7.8	8.2	95
Stag Mountain	7640	-M	N/A	*	4.5	N/A	*
Wilson Creek	7110	2.3	7.0	33	9.7	9.4	103
Basin Index (%)		53			99
OWYHEE BASIN
Big Bend	6890	0.8	4.2	19	6.2	6.2	100
Columbia Basin	6490	-M	N/A	*	7.6	N/A	*
Fawn Creek	7040	0.0	7.5	0	9.0	11.2	80
Fry Canyon	6790	1.7	N/A	*	7.8	N/A	*
Jack Creek Upper	7380	1.3	7.6	17	9.0	9.9	91
Jacks Peak	8440	-M	N/A	*	10.6	11.8	90
Laurel Draw	6680	1.1	6.0	18	8.5	10.0	85
Merritt Mountain	6920	-M	N/A	*	6.4	N/A	*
Mud Flat	5750	0.4	3.7	11	3.9	6.0	65
South Mtn.	6650	0.5	7.3	7	12.4	12.7	98
Taylor Canyon	6320	0.1	2.8	4	5.3	5.0	106
Toe Jam	7700	4.8	8.4₍₁₁₎	57	10.2	10.3₍₁₁₎	99
Basin Index (%)		19			90
BEAR RIVER BASIN
Bear River RS	8510	2.9	4.2₍₁₀₎	69	6.4	6.4₍₁₀₎	100
Bug Lake	7980	8.9	8.0	111	13.7	9.5	144
Burts Miller Ranch	7900	1.0	3.1₍₁₁₎	32	6.3	4.5₍₁₁₎	140
Chalk Creek #1	9160	7.9	10.8	73	12.3	11.9	103
Emigrant Summit	7390	9.0	9.4	96	16.8	12.6	133
Franklin Basin	8140	15.6	12.0	130	21.1	15.4	137
Garden City Summit	7680	9.2	8.2₍₁₁₎	112	14.0	9.6₍₁₁₎	146
Giveout	6940	4.1	4.2	98	10.2	6.6	155
Hayden Fork	9170	6.0	6.6	91	11.2	10.4	108
Kelley R.S.	8240	8.1	7.2	112	12.7	9.1	140
Klondike Narrows	7280	10.4	8.2₍₁₁₎	127	19.7	12.8₍₁₁₎	154
Lily Lake	9130	4.1	6.2	66	7.4	8.4	88
Monte Cristo	8930	10.1	12.4	81	15.9	13.0	122
Oxford Spring	6790	3.1	4.9₍₂₉₎	63	10.7	8.4	127
Salt River Summit	7630	7.1	6.2	115	11.6	8.4	138
Sedgwick Peak	7800	6.9	8.4	82	15.2	10.4	146
Slug Creek Divide	7240	8.3	6.8	122	14.5	11.0	132
Spring Creek Divide	9020	15.2	11.8	129	17.8	12.5	142
Tony Grove Lake	8450	18.3	15.6	117	25.3	16.9	150
Trial Lake	9970	11.0	9.8	112	12.4	11.4	109
Usu Doc Daniel	8610	13.5	12.7₍₁₃₎	106	17.5	13.7₍₁₃₎	128
Basin Index (%)		102			131

-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.