Montana SNOTEL Snowpack Comparison Update Report

Montana SNOTEL Snowpack Comparison 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, February 03, 2022

Basin Site Name	Elev (ft)	Snow Water Equivalent			Current as Percent of 2021	Current as Percent of Median	2021 as Percent of Median
Basin Site Name	Elev (ft)	Current (in)	2021 (in)	Median (in)	Current as Percent of 2021	Current as Percent of Median	2021 as Percent of Median
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN
Banfield Mountain	5600	12.1	11.0	11.6	110	104	95
Bear Mountain	5400	32.1	32.0	35.8	100	90	89
Garver Creek	4250	8.6	7.2	6.8	119	126	106
Grave Creek	4300	10.6	9.3	11.0	114	96	85
Hand Creek	5035	7.4	6.4	7.4	116	100	86
Hawkins Lake	6450	17.0	16.5	16.6	103	102	99
Poorman Creek	5100	23.9	17.8	23.6₍₂₂₎	134	101	75
Stahl Peak	6030	28.6	21.3	22.0	134	130	97
Basin Index (%)		115				104	90
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide	4820	-M	-M	N/A	*	*	*
Badger Pass	6900	18.2	21.7	21.0₍₂₉₎	84	87	103
Bassoo Peak	5150	-M	-M	N/A	*	*	*
Bisson Creek	4920	5.6	5.2	6.1₍₂₉₎	108	92	85
Blacktail Mtn	5650	7.0	6.1	8.1₍₁₀₎	115	86	75
Emery Creek	4350	10.4	9.2	10.1	113	103	91
Flattop Mtn.	6300	28.8	31.7	28.8	91	100	110
Grave Creek	4300	10.6	9.3	11.0	114	96	85
Hand Creek	5035	7.4	6.4	7.4	116	100	86
Kraft Creek	4750	7.9	6.1	9.2	130	86	66
Moss Peak	6780	24.3	21.6	23.0	112	106	94
Noisy Basin	6040	23.6	23.9	27.1	99	87	88
North Fork Jocko	6330	27.7	20.6	26.7	134	104	77
Pike Creek	5930	2.0	2.9	N/A	69	*	*
Sleeping Woman	6150	10.9	7.6	9.9₍₂₉₎	143	110	77
Stahl Peak	6030	28.6	21.3	22.0	134	130	97
Stuart Mountain	7400	19.3	17.1	21.4₍₂₆₎	113	90	80
Basin Index (%)		110				99	90
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes	8250	9.0	7.2	8.1	125	111	89
Basin Creek	7180	3.4	3.3	4.6	103	74	72
Black Pine	7210	7.7	5.1	6.8	151	113	75
Combination	5600	4.0	2.7	3.4	148	118	79
Copper Bottom	5200	5.1	4.0	6.2	128	82	65
Copper Camp	6950	16.1	16.4	27.0₍₁₇₎	98	60	61
Lubrecht Flume	4680	4.8	3.2	3.8	150	126	84
Nevada Ridge	7020	8.2	8.0	9.8₍₂₆₎	102	84	82
N Fk Elk Creek	6250	7.0	5.0	7.1	140	99	70
North Fork Jocko	6330	27.7	20.6	26.7	134	104	77
Peterson Meadows	7200	5.3	4.9	5.8	108	91	84
Skalkaho Summit	7250	13.2	11.4	14.4	116	92	79
Stuart Mountain	7400	19.3	17.1	21.4₍₂₆₎	113	90	80
Warm Springs	7800	13.9	12.6	13.2	110	105	95
Basin Index (%)		119				91	77
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek	5780	6.9	5.4	7.2	128	96	75
Lolo Pass	5240	19.9	14.7	18.3	135	109	80
Moose Creek	6200	11.1	9.8	11.6	113	96	84
Nez Perce Camp	5650	8.9	7.9	9.2	113	97	86
Saddle Mtn.	7940	16.0	13.9	16.2	115	99	86
Skalkaho Summit	7250	13.2	11.4	14.4	116	92	79
Twelvemile Creek	5600	11.7	11.0	11.2	106	104	98
Twin Lakes	6400	23.6	21.4	26.3	110	90	81
Basin Index (%)		117				97	83
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain	5400	32.1	32.0	35.8	100	90	89
Hoodoo Basin	6050	26.3	21.6	25.4	122	104	85
Humboldt Gulch	4250	13.7	11.2	8.6₍₂₉₎	122	159	130
Lookout	5190	18.1	15.1	18.8	120	96	80
Mosquito Ridge	5260	21.2	18.9	22.6	112	94	84
Poorman Creek	5100	23.9	17.8	23.6₍₂₂₎	134	101	75
Sleeping Woman	6150	10.9	7.6	9.9₍₂₉₎	143	110	77
Stuart Mountain	7400	19.3	17.1	21.4₍₂₆₎	113	90	80
Sunset	5540	15.1	10.0	13.8	151	109	72
Basin Index (%)		119				100	84
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake	8300	11.6	8.0	10.4₍₂₄₎	145	112	77
Barker Lakes	8250	9.0	7.2	8.1	125	111	89
Basin Creek	7180	3.4	3.3	4.6	103	74	72
Beagle Springs	8850	6.3	4.3	5.4	147	117	80
Bloody Dick	7600	6.8	5.8	8.4	117	81	69
Calvert Creek	6430	5.9	4.2	6.0	140	98	70
Clover Meadow	8600	7.8	7.8	10.0	100	78	78
Darkhorse Lake	8945	19.1	15.7	20.0	122	96	78
Divide	7800	5.2	3.9	6.1	133	85	64
Frohner Meadow	6480	4.9	4.5	4.8	109	102	94
JL Meadow	8800	8.6	6.1	N/A	141	*	*
Lakeview Ridge	7400	3.5	5.0	5.9	70	59	85
Lemhi Ridge	8100	5.2	5.4	7.2	96	72	75
Lower Twin	7900	9.0	7.8	11.1	115	81	70
Moose Creek	6200	11.1	9.8	11.6	113	96	84
Mule Creek	8300	9.6	8.2	9.6	117	100	85
Rocker Peak	8000	8.9	8.3	8.6	107	103	97
Saddle Mtn.	7940	16.0	13.9	16.2	115	99	86
Short Creek	7000	2.7	3.7	3.7	73	73	100
Slagamelt Lakes	8620	20.3	16.5	N/A	123	*	*
White Elephant	7710	15.6	12.6	15.4	124	101	82
Basin Index (%)		118				93	81
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake	8300	11.6	8.0	10.4₍₂₄₎	145	112	77
Beaver Creek	7850	9.7	7.3	11.3	133	86	65
Black Bear	8170	22.9	18.0	23.0	127	100	78
Canyon	7870	6.4	7.4	N/A	86	*	*
Carrot Basin	9000	17.0	13.6	15.8	125	108	86
Clover Meadow	8600	7.8	7.8	10.0	100	78	78
Lone Mountain	8880	9.9	8.7	11.7₍₂₉₎	114	85	74
Lower Twin	7900	9.0	7.8	11.1	115	81	70
Madison Plateau	7750	12.9	11.8	14.0	109	92	84
Tepee Creek	8000	8.1	6.8	8.2	119	99	83
West Yellowstone	6700	6.7	6.4	7.0	105	96	91
Whiskey Creek	6800	8.4	8.3	9.2	101	91	90
Basin Index (%)		117				94	79
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek	7850	9.7	7.3	11.3	133	86	65
Brackett Creek	7320	10.0	10.1	12.8₍₂₆₎	99	78	79
Carrot Basin	9000	17.0	13.6	15.8	125	108	86
Lick Creek	6860	4.6	4.9	5.9	94	78	83
Lone Mountain	8880	9.9	8.7	11.7₍₂₉₎	114	85	74
Sacajawea	6550	5.4	6.0	8.8₍₂₁₎	90	61	68
Shower Falls	8100	11.9	11.8	12.8	101	93	92
Basin Index (%)		110				87	79
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain	7950	10.3	12.4	13.0	83	79	95
Frohner Meadow	6480	4.9	4.5	4.8	109	102	94
Nevada Ridge	7020	8.2	8.0	9.8₍₂₆₎	102	84	82
Tizer Basin	6880	4.1	4.2	6.0	98	68	70
Basin Index (%)		95				82	87
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain	7950	10.3	12.4	13.0	83	79	95
Crystal Lake	6050	6.8	7.4	8.2	92	83	90
Daisy Peak	7600	4.8	5.6	5.9₍₂₅₎	86	81	95
Deadman Creek	6450	5.3	6.1	6.8	87	78	90
Elk Peak	7600	13.7	8.0	N/A	171	*	*
Onion Park	7410	7.4	7.0	8.5₍₁₉₎	106	87	82
Pickfoot Creek	6650	1.6	4.6	N/A	35	*	*
Spur Park	8100	13.0	14.0	13.8	93	94	101
Stringer Creek	6550	5.6	7.0	7.2₍₁₉₎	80	78	97
Basin Index (%)		95				84	94
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass	6900	18.2	21.7	21.0₍₂₉₎	84	87	103
Dupuyer Creek	5750	6.0	2.4	5.1	250	118	47
Mount Lockhart	6400	13.3	12.1	12.7	110	105	95
Pike Creek	5930	2.0	2.9	N/A	69	*	*
Waldron	5600	7.0	5.1	7.0	137	100	73
Wood Creek	5960	5.9	4.2	5.9	140	100	71
Basin Index (%)		108				97	88
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn.	6300	28.8	31.7	28.8	91	100	110
Many Glacier	4900	10.6	7.1	9.2	149	115	77
Basin Index (%)		102				104	102
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy	4700	2.7	3.5	3.2	77	84	109
Basin Index (%)		77				84	109
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake	9360	10.8	13.4	14.9	81	72	90
Box Canyon	6670	4.2	4.5	5.8	93	72	78
Brackett Creek	7320	10.0	10.1	12.8₍₂₆₎	99	78	79
Burnt Mtn	5880	2.8	1.2	3.1₍₁₉₎	233	90	39
Canyon	7870	6.4	7.4	N/A	86	*	*
Cole Creek	7850	5.3	6.8	8.1	78	65	84
East Boulder Mine	6335	3.1	2.3	3.3₍₁₂₎	135	94	70
Evening Star	9200	17.7	17.3	17.9	102	99	97
Fisher Creek	9100	19.9	20.9	21.7	95	92	96
Monument Peak	8850	11.3	13.7	13.6	82	83	101
Northeast Entrance	7350	3.8	4.8	6.6	79	58	73
Parker Peak	9400	12.6	14.0	14.2	90	89	99
Placer Basin	8830	11.0	10.7	10.8	103	102	99
Porcupine	6500	2.8	2.4	4.0	117	70	60
Sacajawea	6550	5.4	6.0	8.8₍₂₁₎	90	61	68
Shower Falls	8100	11.9	11.8	12.8	101	93	92
S Fork Shields	8100	1.5	3.7	9.2	41	16	40
Sylvan Lake	8420	10.6	10.7	12.6	99	84	85
Thumb Divide	7980	10.7	8.9	9.8	120	109	91
Two Ocean Plateau	9240	19.8	15.2	19.1	130	104	80
White Mill	8700	12.8	17.0	16.2	75	79	105
Wolverine	7650	7.8	5.3	8.2	147	95	65
Basin Index (%)		97				84	86
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn.	9380	9.7	9.8	11.4	99	85	86
Bear Trap Meadow	8200	3.4	2.9	3.8	117	89	76
Blackwater	9780	13.7	12.2	14.8	112	93	82
Bone Springs Div	9350	8.7	8.8	10.4	99	84	85
Burroughs Creek	8750	5.5	5.0	N/A	110	*	*
Castle Creek	8400	2.8	2.5	4.6₍₁₀₎	112	61	54
Cold Springs	9630	6.6	2.8	5.0	236	132	56
Deer Park	9700	7.7	6.5	8.0₍₂₂₎	118	96	81
Evening Star	9200	17.7	17.3	17.9	102	99	97
Grave Springs	8550	3.3	3.0	4.8₍₂₈₎	110	69	62
Hobbs Park	10100	10.2	4.5	7.9	227	129	57
Kirwin	9550	7.6	5.1	7.0	149	109	73
Little Warm	9370	7.6	5.2	6.6	146	115	79
Marquette	8760	1.7	1.8	4.2	94	40	43
Middle Powder	7760	3.9	4.3	6.1	91	64	70
Owl Creek	8975	3.7	1.9	3.4	195	109	56
Powder River Pass	9480	6.0	5.5	7.2	109	83	76
Shell Creek	9580	8.3	8.2	9.2	101	90	89
South Pass	9040	7.9	5.6	8.2	141	96	68
St. Lawrence Alt	8620	1.0	1.2	N/A	83	*	*
Sylvan Lake	8420	10.6	10.7	12.6	99	84	85
Sylvan Road	7120	5.4	6.4	8.2	84	66	78
Timber Creek	7950	2.1	1.1	3.0	191	70	37
Togwotee Pass	9580	14.1	13.1	14.8	108	95	89
Townsend Creek	8700	5.3	3.0	5.4	177	98	56
Younts Peak	8350	10.0	7.7	9.6₍₂₈₎	130	104	80
Basin Index (%)		118				92	77
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose	7990	3.4	4.3	4.8₍₂₂₎	79	71	90
Bone Springs Div	9350	8.7	8.8	10.4	99	84	85
Burgess Junction	7880	5.8	6.0	6.6	97	88	91
Dome Lake	8880	5.6	6.2	6.8	90	82	91
Little Goose	8870	4.6	5.7	6.1₍₁₀₎	81	75	93
Sucker Creek	8880	7.0	7.8	7.7	90	91	101
Tie Creek	6870	2.1	2.1	3.5₍₂₆₎	100	60	60
Basin Index (%)		91				81	89
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow	8200	3.4	2.9	3.8	117	89	76
Cloud Peak Reservoir	9860	8.3	7.2	8.8	115	94	82
Grave Springs	8550	3.3	3.0	4.8₍₂₈₎	110	69	62
Hansen Sawmill	8360	4.0	3.5	4.3	114	93	81
Middle Powder	7760	3.9	4.3	6.1	91	64	70
Powder River Pass	9480	6.0	5.5	7.2	109	83	76
Soldier Park	8720	0.3	1.7	3.7₍₁₀₎	18	8	46
Basin Index (%)		104				75	73
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake	8300	11.6	8.0	10.4₍₂₄₎	145	112	77
Badger Pass	6900	18.2	21.7	21.0₍₂₉₎	84	87	103
Barker Lakes	8250	9.0	7.2	8.1	125	111	89
Basin Creek	7180	3.4	3.3	4.6	103	74	72
Beagle Springs	8850	6.3	4.3	5.4	147	117	80
Beaver Creek	7850	9.7	7.3	11.3	133	86	65
Black Bear	8170	22.9	18.0	23.0	127	100	78
Bloody Dick	7600	6.8	5.8	8.4	117	81	69
Boulder Mountain	7950	10.3	12.4	13.0	83	79	95
Brackett Creek	7320	10.0	10.1	12.8₍₂₆₎	99	78	79
Calvert Creek	6430	5.9	4.2	6.0	140	98	70
Canyon	7870	6.4	7.4	N/A	86	*	*
Carrot Basin	9000	17.0	13.6	15.8	125	108	86
Clover Meadow	8600	7.8	7.8	10.0	100	78	78
Crystal Lake	6050	6.8	7.4	8.2	92	83	90
Daisy Peak	7600	4.8	5.6	5.9₍₂₅₎	86	81	95
Darkhorse Lake	8945	19.1	15.7	20.0	122	96	78
Deadman Creek	6450	5.3	6.1	6.8	87	78	90
Divide	7800	5.2	3.9	6.1	133	85	64
Dupuyer Creek	5750	6.0	2.4	5.1	250	118	47
Elk Peak	7600	13.7	8.0	N/A	171	*	*
Frohner Meadow	6480	4.9	4.5	4.8	109	102	94
JL Meadow	8800	8.6	6.1	N/A	141	*	*
Lakeview Ridge	7400	3.5	5.0	5.9	70	59	85
Lemhi Ridge	8100	5.2	5.4	7.2	96	72	75
Lick Creek	6860	4.6	4.9	5.9	94	78	83
Lone Mountain	8880	9.9	8.7	11.7₍₂₉₎	114	85	74
Lower Twin	7900	9.0	7.8	11.1	115	81	70
Madison Plateau	7750	12.9	11.8	14.0	109	92	84
Moose Creek	6200	11.1	9.8	11.6	113	96	84
Mount Lockhart	6400	13.3	12.1	12.7	110	105	95
Mule Creek	8300	9.6	8.2	9.6	117	100	85
Nevada Ridge	7020	8.2	8.0	9.8₍₂₆₎	102	84	82
Onion Park	7410	7.4	7.0	8.5₍₁₉₎	106	87	82
Pickfoot Creek	6650	1.6	4.6	N/A	35	*	*
Pike Creek	5930	2.0	2.9	N/A	69	*	*
Rocker Peak	8000	8.9	8.3	8.6	107	103	97
Sacajawea	6550	5.4	6.0	8.8₍₂₁₎	90	61	68
Saddle Mtn.	7940	16.0	13.9	16.2	115	99	86
Short Creek	7000	2.7	3.7	3.7	73	73	100
Shower Falls	8100	11.9	11.8	12.8	101	93	92
Slagamelt Lakes	8620	20.3	16.5	N/A	123	*	*
Spur Park	8100	13.0	14.0	13.8	93	94	101
Stringer Creek	6550	5.6	7.0	7.2₍₁₉₎	80	78	97
Tepee Creek	8000	8.1	6.8	8.2	119	99	83
Tizer Basin	6880	4.1	4.2	6.0	98	68	70
Waldron	5600	7.0	5.1	7.0	137	100	73
West Yellowstone	6700	6.7	6.4	7.0	105	96	91
Whiskey Creek	6800	8.4	8.3	9.2	101	91	90
White Elephant	7710	15.6	12.6	15.4	124	101	82
Wood Creek	5960	5.9	4.2	5.9	140	100	71
Basin Index (%)		110				91	83
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn.	9380	9.7	9.8	11.4	99	85	86
Bear Trap Meadow	8200	3.4	2.9	3.8	117	89	76
Beartooth Lake	9360	10.8	13.4	14.9	81	72	90
Big Goose	7990	3.4	4.3	4.8₍₂₂₎	79	71	90
Blackwater	9780	13.7	12.2	14.8	112	93	82
Bone Springs Div	9350	8.7	8.8	10.4	99	84	85
Box Canyon	6670	4.2	4.5	5.8	93	72	78
Brackett Creek	7320	10.0	10.1	12.8₍₂₆₎	99	78	79
Burgess Junction	7880	5.8	6.0	6.6	97	88	91
Burnt Mtn	5880	2.8	1.2	3.1₍₁₉₎	233	90	39
Burroughs Creek	8750	5.5	5.0	N/A	110	*	*
Canyon	7870	6.4	7.4	N/A	86	*	*
Castle Creek	8400	2.8	2.5	4.6₍₁₀₎	112	61	54
Cloud Peak Reservoir	9860	8.3	7.2	8.8	115	94	82
Cold Springs	9630	6.6	2.8	5.0	236	132	56
Cole Creek	7850	5.3	6.8	8.1	78	65	84
Deer Park	9700	7.7	6.5	8.0₍₂₂₎	118	96	81
Dome Lake	8880	5.6	6.2	6.8	90	82	91
East Boulder Mine	6335	3.1	2.3	3.3₍₁₂₎	135	94	70
Evening Star	9200	17.7	17.3	17.9	102	99	97
Fisher Creek	9100	19.9	20.9	21.7	95	92	96
Grave Springs	8550	3.3	3.0	4.8₍₂₈₎	110	69	62
Hansen Sawmill	8360	4.0	3.5	4.3	114	93	81
Hobbs Park	10100	10.2	4.5	7.9	227	129	57
Kirwin	9550	7.6	5.1	7.0	149	109	73
Little Goose	8870	4.6	5.7	6.1₍₁₀₎	81	75	93
Little Warm	9370	7.6	5.2	6.6	146	115	79
Marquette	8760	1.7	1.8	4.2	94	40	43
Middle Powder	7760	3.9	4.3	6.1	91	64	70
Monument Peak	8850	11.3	13.7	13.6	82	83	101
Northeast Entrance	7350	3.8	4.8	6.6	79	58	73
Owl Creek	8975	3.7	1.9	3.4	195	109	56
Parker Peak	9400	12.6	14.0	14.2	90	89	99
Placer Basin	8830	11.0	10.7	10.8	103	102	99
Porcupine	6500	2.8	2.4	4.0	117	70	60
Powder River Pass	9480	6.0	5.5	7.2	109	83	76
S Fork Shields	8100	1.5	3.7	9.2	41	16	40
Sacajawea	6550	5.4	6.0	8.8₍₂₁₎	90	61	68
Shell Creek	9580	8.3	8.2	9.2	101	90	89
Shower Falls	8100	11.9	11.8	12.8	101	93	92
Soldier Park	8720	0.3	1.7	3.7₍₁₀₎	18	8	46
South Pass	9040	7.9	5.6	8.2	141	96	68
St. Lawrence Alt	8620	1.0	1.2	N/A	83	*	*
Sucker Creek	8880	7.0	7.8	7.7	90	91	101
Sylvan Lake	8420	10.6	10.7	12.6	99	84	85
Sylvan Road	7120	5.4	6.4	8.2	84	66	78
Thumb Divide	7980	10.7	8.9	9.8	120	109	91
Tie Creek	6870	2.1	2.1	3.5₍₂₆₎	100	60	60
Timber Creek	7950	2.1	1.1	3.0	191	70	37
Togwotee Pass	9580	14.1	13.1	14.8	108	95	89
Townsend Creek	8700	5.3	3.0	5.4	177	98	56
Two Ocean Plateau	9240	19.8	15.2	19.1	130	104	80
White Mill	8700	12.8	17.0	16.2	75	79	105
Wolverine	7650	7.8	5.3	8.2	147	95	65
Younts Peak	8350	10.0	7.7	9.6₍₂₈₎	130	104	80
Basin Index (%)		105				86	82

-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 represents the depth of water in the snowpack, if the
snowpack were melted, 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.