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 2011	Current as Percent of Median	2011 as Percent of Median
Basin Site Name	Elev (ft)	Current (in)	2011 (in)	Median (in)	Current as Percent of 2011	Current as Percent of Median	2011 as Percent of Median
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN
Banfield Mountain	5580	12.1	11.3	11.6	107	104	97
Bear Mountain	5460	32.1	36.2	35.8	89	90	101
Garver Creek	4250	8.6	7.5	6.8	115	126	110
Grave Creek	4350	10.6	12.6	11.0	84	96	115
Hand Creek	5040	7.4	9.0	7.4	82	100	122
Hawkins Lake	6460	17.0	17.4	16.6	98	102	105
Poorman Creek	5050	23.9	29.5	23.6₍₂₂₎	81	101	125
Stahl Peak	6040	28.6	30.4	22.0	94	130	138
Basin Index (%)		91				104	114
FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN
Ashley Divide	4820	-M	-M	N/A	*	*	*
Badger Pass	6870	18.2	22.1	21.0₍₂₉₎	82	87	105
Bassoo Peak	5130	-M	-M	N/A	*	*	*
Bisson Creek	4880	5.6	11.3	6.1₍₂₉₎	50	92	185
Blacktail Mtn	5660	7.0	13.2	8.1₍₁₀₎	53	86	163
Emery Creek	4340	10.4	13.5	10.1	77	103	134
Flattop Mtn.	6290	28.8	33.6	28.8	86	100	117
Grave Creek	4350	10.6	12.6	11.0	84	96	115
Hand Creek	5040	7.4	9.0	7.4	82	100	122
Kraft Creek	4760	7.9	10.8	9.2	73	86	117
Moss Peak	6760	24.3	36.5	23.0	67	106	159
Noisy Basin	6070	23.6	44.5	27.1	53	87	164
North Fork Jocko	6110	27.7	37.5	26.7	74	104	140
Pike Creek	5930	2.0	11.4	N/A	18	*	*
Sleeping Woman	6120	10.9	13.0	9.9₍₂₉₎	84	110	131
Stahl Peak	6040	28.6	30.4	22.0	94	130	138
Stuart Mountain	7270	19.3	30.9	21.4₍₂₆₎	62	90	144
Basin Index (%)		70				99	138
UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Barker Lakes	8250	9.0	8.4	8.1	107	111	104
Basin Creek	7120	3.4	5.1	4.6	67	74	111
Black Pine	7170	7.7	8.9	6.8	87	113	131
Combination	5620	4.0	3.9	3.4	103	118	115
Copper Bottom	5200	5.1	5.6	6.2	91	82	90
Copper Camp	6980	16.1	38.1	27.0₍₁₇₎	42	60	141
Lubrecht Flume	4690	4.8	5.0	3.8	96	126	132
Nevada Ridge	7030	8.2	12.1	9.8₍₂₆₎	68	84	123
N Fk Elk Creek	6180	7.0	10.3	7.1	68	99	145
North Fork Jocko	6110	27.7	37.5	26.7	74	104	140
Peterson Meadows	7190	5.3	5.7	5.8	93	91	98
Skalkaho Summit	7260	13.2	17.3	14.4	76	92	120
Stuart Mountain	7270	19.3	30.9	21.4₍₂₆₎	62	90	144
Warm Springs	7840	13.9	15.5	13.2	90	105	117
Basin Index (%)		71				91	129
BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN
Daly Creek	5780	6.9	7.3	7.2	95	96	101
Lolo Pass	5280	19.9	21.3	18.3	93	109	116
Moose Creek	6170	11.1	14.6	11.6	76	96	126
Nez Perce Camp	5670	8.9	10.1	9.2	88	97	110
Saddle Mtn.	7890	16.0	20.2	16.2	79	99	125
Skalkaho Summit	7260	13.2	17.3	14.4	76	92	120
Twelvemile Creek	5530	11.7	10.3	11.2	114	104	92
Twin Lakes	6390	23.6	28.5	26.3	83	90	108
Basin Index (%)		86				97	113
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain	5460	32.1	36.2	35.8	89	90	101
Hoodoo Basin	6060	26.3	31.1	25.4	85	104	122
Humboldt Gulch	4260	13.7	8.4	8.6₍₂₉₎	163	159	98
Lookout	5180	18.1	20.1	18.8	90	96	107
Mosquito Ridge	5270	21.2	25.9	22.6	82	94	115
Poorman Creek	5050	23.9	29.5	23.6₍₂₂₎	81	101	125
Sleeping Woman	6120	10.9	13.0	9.9₍₂₉₎	84	110	131
Stuart Mountain	7270	19.3	30.9	21.4₍₂₆₎	62	90	144
Sunset	5580	15.1	16.6	13.8	91	109	120
Basin Index (%)		85				100	118
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake	8500	11.6	9.8	10.4₍₂₄₎	118	112	94
Barker Lakes	8250	9.0	8.4	8.1	107	111	104
Basin Creek	7120	3.4	5.1	4.6	67	74	111
Beagle Springs	8880	6.3	7.2	5.4	88	117	133
Bloody Dick	7570	6.8	8.9	8.4	76	81	106
Calvert Creek	6410	5.9	7.8	6.0	76	98	130
Clover Meadow	8770	7.8	11.3	10.0	69	78	113
Darkhorse Lake	8930	19.1	24.1	20.0	79	96	120
Divide	7770	5.2	8.3	6.1	63	85	136
Frohner Meadow	6520	4.9	5.3	4.8	92	102	110
JL Meadow	8750	8.6	-M	N/A	*	*	*
Lakeview Ridge	7340	3.5	7.4	5.9	47	59	125
Lemhi Ridge	8080	5.2	8.3	7.2	63	72	115
Lower Twin	7920	9.0	11.7	11.1	77	81	105
Moose Creek	6170	11.1	14.6	11.6	76	96	126
Mule Creek	8300	9.6	12.5	9.6	77	100	130
Rocker Peak	7960	8.9	10.3	8.6	86	103	120
Saddle Mtn.	7890	16.0	20.2	16.2	79	99	125
Short Creek	6980	2.7	4.7	3.7	57	73	127
Slagamelt Lakes	8600	20.3	-M	N/A	*	*	*
White Elephant	7670	15.6	20.2	15.4	77	101	131
Basin Index (%)		78				93	119
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake	8500	11.6	9.8	10.4₍₂₄₎	118	112	94
Beaver Creek	7820	9.7	15.3	11.3	63	86	135
Black Bear	8160	22.9	29.2	23.0	78	100	127
Canyon	7870	6.4	11.0	8.7	58	74	126
Carrot Basin	9200	17.0	18.7	15.8	91	108	118
Clover Meadow	8770	7.8	11.3	10.0	69	78	113
Lone Mountain	8810	9.9	14.7	11.7₍₂₉₎	67	85	126
Lower Twin	7920	9.0	11.7	11.1	77	81	105
Madison Plateau	7710	12.9	18.4	14.0	70	92	131
Tepee Creek	7950	8.1	10.2	8.2	79	99	124
West Yellowstone	6680	6.7	9.4	7.0	71	96	134
Whiskey Creek	6790	8.4	13.1	9.2	64	91	142
Basin Index (%)		75				93	123
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek	7820	9.7	15.3	11.3	63	86	135
Brackett Creek	7370	10.0	15.8	12.8₍₂₆₎	63	78	123
Carrot Basin	9200	17.0	18.7	15.8	91	108	118
Lick Creek	6880	4.6	6.5	5.9	71	78	110
Lone Mountain	8810	9.9	14.7	11.7₍₂₉₎	67	85	126
Sacajawea	6610	5.4	10.6	8.8₍₂₁₎	51	61	120
Shower Falls	8060	11.9	14.9	12.8	80	93	116
Basin Index (%)		71				87	122
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain	7890	10.3	14.2	13.0	73	79	109
Frohner Meadow	6520	4.9	5.3	4.8	92	102	110
Nevada Ridge	7030	8.2	12.1	9.8₍₂₆₎	68	84	123
Tizer Basin	6880	4.1	5.0	6.0	82	68	83
Basin Index (%)		75				82	109
SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS
Boulder Mountain	7890	10.3	14.2	13.0	73	79	109
Crystal Lake	6130	6.8	12.8	8.2	53	83	156
Daisy Peak	7590	4.8	7.2	5.9₍₂₅₎	67	81	122
Deadman Creek	6440	5.3	9.0	6.8	59	78	132
Elk Peak	7600	13.7	19.1	N/A	72	*	*
Onion Park	7420	7.4	9.4	8.5₍₁₉₎	79	87	111
Pickfoot Creek	6680	1.6	8.3	N/A	19	*	*
Spur Park	8080	13.0	17.9	13.8	73	94	130
Stringer Creek	6550	5.6	8.7	7.2₍₁₉₎	64	78	121
Basin Index (%)		64				84	125
SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS
Badger Pass	6870	18.2	22.1	21.0₍₂₉₎	82	87	105
Dupuyer Creek	5740	6.0	5.7	5.1	105	118	112
Mount Lockhart	6430	13.3	15.3	12.7	87	105	120
Pike Creek	5930	2.0	11.4	N/A	18	*	*
Waldron	5640	7.0	7.2	7.0	97	100	103
Wood Creek	5970	5.9	6.9	5.9	86	100	117
Basin Index (%)		76				97	111
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn.	6290	28.8	33.6	28.8	86	100	117
Many Glacier	4930	10.6	13.0	9.2	82	115	141
Basin Index (%)		85				104	123
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy	4730	2.7	7.0	3.2	39	84	219
Basin Index (%)		39				84	219
UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
Beartooth Lake	9360	10.8	17.3	14.9	62	72	116
Box Canyon	6720	4.2	8.5	5.8	49	72	147
Brackett Creek	7370	10.0	15.8	12.8₍₂₆₎	63	78	123
Burnt Mtn	5920	2.8	4.1	3.1₍₁₉₎	68	90	132
Canyon	7870	6.4	11.0	8.7	58	74	126
Cole Creek	7910	5.3	7.1	8.1	75	65	88
East Boulder Mine	6310	3.1	3.7	3.3₍₁₂₎	84	94	112
Evening Star	9040	17.7	22.5	17.9	79	99	126
Fisher Creek	9110	19.9	26.4	21.7	75	92	122
Monument Peak	8740	11.3	17.4	13.6	65	83	128
Northeast Entrance	7420	3.8	8.8	6.6	43	58	133
Parker Peak	9420	12.6	19.6	14.2	64	89	138
Placer Basin	8790	11.0	13.5	10.8	81	102	125
Porcupine	6480	2.8	5.5	4.0	51	70	138
Sacajawea	6610	5.4	10.6	8.8₍₂₁₎	51	61	120
Shower Falls	8060	11.9	14.9	12.8	80	93	116
S Fork Shields	8090	1.5	12.0	9.2	12	16	130
Sylvan Lake	8440	10.6	16.1	12.6	66	84	128
Thumb Divide	7970	10.7	13.7	9.8	78	109	140
Two Ocean Plateau	9240	19.8	23.0	19.1	86	104	120
White Mill	8730	12.8	18.3	16.2	70	79	113
Wolverine	7650	7.8	11.3	8.2	69	95	138
Basin Index (%)		67				83	124
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn.	9360	9.7	16.0	11.4	61	85	140
Bear Trap Meadow	8200	3.4	5.5	3.8	62	89	145
Blackwater	9840	13.7	17.9	14.8	77	93	121
Bone Springs Div	9340	8.7	12.9	10.4	67	84	124
Burroughs Creek	8760	5.5	10.1	N/A	54	*	*
Castle Creek	8410	2.8	4.3	4.6₍₁₀₎	65	61	93
Cold Springs	9640	6.6	5.8	5.0	114	132	116
Deer Park	9690	7.7	14.1	8.0₍₂₂₎	55	96	176
Evening Star	9040	17.7	22.5	17.9	79	99	126
Grave Springs	8560	3.3	5.1	4.8₍₂₈₎	65	69	106
Hobbs Park	10080	10.2	9.5	7.9	107	129	120
Kirwin	9580	7.6	7.9	7.0	96	109	113
Little Warm	9370	7.6	8.1	6.6	94	115	123
Marquette	8800	1.7	2.0	4.2	85	40	48
Middle Powder	7760	3.9	6.4	6.1	61	64	105
Owl Creek	8990	3.7	3.3	3.4	112	109	97
Powder River Pass	9480	6.0	10.0	7.2	60	83	139
Shell Creek	9570	8.3	11.7	9.2	71	90	127
South Pass	9040	7.9	11.6	8.2	68	96	141
St. Lawrence Alt	8610	1.0	3.8	N/A	26	*	*
Sylvan Lake	8440	10.6	16.1	12.6	66	84	128
Sylvan Road	7140	5.4	10.8	8.2	50	66	132
Timber Creek	7910	2.1	2.6	3.0	81	70	87
Togwotee Pass	9590	14.1	20.1	14.8	70	95	136
Townsend Creek	8720	5.3	5.6	5.4	95	98	104
Younts Peak	8340	10.0	11.8	9.6₍₂₈₎	85	104	123
Basin Index (%)		72				92	124
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose	8010	3.4	5.1	4.8₍₂₂₎	67	71	106
Bone Springs Div	9340	8.7	12.9	10.4	67	84	124
Burgess Junction	7900	5.8	6.7	6.6	87	88	102
Dome Lake	8890	5.6	7.4	6.8	76	82	109
Little Goose	8560	4.6	6.0	6.1₍₁₀₎	77	75	98
Sucker Creek	8840	7.0	8.6	7.7	81	91	112
Tie Creek	7050	2.1	4.3	3.5₍₂₆₎	49	60	123
Basin Index (%)		73				81	111
POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bear Trap Meadow	8200	3.4	5.5	3.8	62	89	145
Cloud Peak Reservoir	9830	8.3	10.2	8.8	81	94	116
Grave Springs	8560	3.3	5.1	4.8₍₂₈₎	65	69	106
Hansen Sawmill	8360	4.0	4.7	4.3	85	93	109
Middle Powder	7760	3.9	6.4	6.1	61	64	105
Powder River Pass	9480	6.0	10.0	7.2	60	83	139
Soldier Park	8680	0.3	4.5	3.7₍₁₀₎	7	8	122
Basin Index (%)		63				75	120
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake	8500	11.6	9.8	10.4₍₂₄₎	118	112	94
Badger Pass	6870	18.2	22.1	21.0₍₂₉₎	82	87	105
Barker Lakes	8250	9.0	8.4	8.1	107	111	104
Basin Creek	7120	3.4	5.1	4.6	67	74	111
Beagle Springs	8880	6.3	7.2	5.4	88	117	133
Beaver Creek	7820	9.7	15.3	11.3	63	86	135
Black Bear	8160	22.9	29.2	23.0	78	100	127
Bloody Dick	7570	6.8	8.9	8.4	76	81	106
Boulder Mountain	7890	10.3	14.2	13.0	73	79	109
Brackett Creek	7370	10.0	15.8	12.8₍₂₆₎	63	78	123
Calvert Creek	6410	5.9	7.8	6.0	76	98	130
Canyon	7870	6.4	11.0	8.7	58	74	126
Carrot Basin	9200	17.0	18.7	15.8	91	108	118
Clover Meadow	8770	7.8	11.3	10.0	69	78	113
Crystal Lake	6130	6.8	12.8	8.2	53	83	156
Daisy Peak	7590	4.8	7.2	5.9₍₂₅₎	67	81	122
Darkhorse Lake	8930	19.1	24.1	20.0	79	96	120
Deadman Creek	6440	5.3	9.0	6.8	59	78	132
Divide	7770	5.2	8.3	6.1	63	85	136
Dupuyer Creek	5740	6.0	5.7	5.1	105	118	112
Elk Peak	7600	13.7	19.1	N/A	72	*	*
Frohner Meadow	6520	4.9	5.3	4.8	92	102	110
JL Meadow	8750	8.6	-M	N/A	*	*	*
Lakeview Ridge	7340	3.5	7.4	5.9	47	59	125
Lemhi Ridge	8080	5.2	8.3	7.2	63	72	115
Lick Creek	6880	4.6	6.5	5.9	71	78	110
Lone Mountain	8810	9.9	14.7	11.7₍₂₉₎	67	85	126
Lower Twin	7920	9.0	11.7	11.1	77	81	105
Madison Plateau	7710	12.9	18.4	14.0	70	92	131
Moose Creek	6170	11.1	14.6	11.6	76	96	126
Mount Lockhart	6430	13.3	15.3	12.7	87	105	120
Mule Creek	8300	9.6	12.5	9.6	77	100	130
Nevada Ridge	7030	8.2	12.1	9.8₍₂₆₎	68	84	123
Onion Park	7420	7.4	9.4	8.5₍₁₉₎	79	87	111
Pickfoot Creek	6680	1.6	8.3	N/A	19	*	*
Pike Creek	5930	2.0	11.4	N/A	18	*	*
Rocker Peak	7960	8.9	10.3	8.6	86	103	120
Sacajawea	6610	5.4	10.6	8.8₍₂₁₎	51	61	120
Saddle Mtn.	7890	16.0	20.2	16.2	79	99	125
Short Creek	6980	2.7	4.7	3.7	57	73	127
Shower Falls	8060	11.9	14.9	12.8	80	93	116
Slagamelt Lakes	8600	20.3	-M	N/A	*	*	*
Spur Park	8080	13.0	17.9	13.8	73	94	130
Stringer Creek	6550	5.6	8.7	7.2₍₁₉₎	64	78	121
Tepee Creek	7950	8.1	10.2	8.2	79	99	124
Tizer Basin	6880	4.1	5.0	6.0	82	68	83
Waldron	5640	7.0	7.2	7.0	97	100	103
West Yellowstone	6680	6.7	9.4	7.0	71	96	134
Whiskey Creek	6790	8.4	13.1	9.2	64	91	142
White Elephant	7670	15.6	20.2	15.4	77	101	131
Wood Creek	5970	5.9	6.9	5.9	86	100	117
Basin Index (%)		73				91	121
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn.	9360	9.7	16.0	11.4	61	85	140
Bear Trap Meadow	8200	3.4	5.5	3.8	62	89	145
Beartooth Lake	9360	10.8	17.3	14.9	62	72	116
Big Goose	8010	3.4	5.1	4.8₍₂₂₎	67	71	106
Blackwater	9840	13.7	17.9	14.8	77	93	121
Bone Springs Div	9340	8.7	12.9	10.4	67	84	124
Box Canyon	6720	4.2	8.5	5.8	49	72	147
Brackett Creek	7370	10.0	15.8	12.8₍₂₆₎	63	78	123
Burgess Junction	7900	5.8	6.7	6.6	87	88	102
Burnt Mtn	5920	2.8	4.1	3.1₍₁₉₎	68	90	132
Burroughs Creek	8760	5.5	10.1	N/A	54	*	*
Canyon	7870	6.4	11.0	8.7	58	74	126
Castle Creek	8410	2.8	4.3	4.6₍₁₀₎	65	61	93
Cloud Peak Reservoir	9830	8.3	10.2	8.8	81	94	116
Cold Springs	9640	6.6	5.8	5.0	114	132	116
Cole Creek	7910	5.3	7.1	8.1	75	65	88
Deer Park	9690	7.7	14.1	8.0₍₂₂₎	55	96	176
Dome Lake	8890	5.6	7.4	6.8	76	82	109
East Boulder Mine	6310	3.1	3.7	3.3₍₁₂₎	84	94	112
Evening Star	9040	17.7	22.5	17.9	79	99	126
Fisher Creek	9110	19.9	26.4	21.7	75	92	122
Grave Springs	8560	3.3	5.1	4.8₍₂₈₎	65	69	106
Hansen Sawmill	8360	4.0	4.7	4.3	85	93	109
Hobbs Park	10080	10.2	9.5	7.9	107	129	120
Kirwin	9580	7.6	7.9	7.0	96	109	113
Little Goose	8560	4.6	6.0	6.1₍₁₀₎	77	75	98
Little Warm	9370	7.6	8.1	6.6	94	115	123
Marquette	8800	1.7	2.0	4.2	85	40	48
Middle Powder	7760	3.9	6.4	6.1	61	64	105
Monument Peak	8740	11.3	17.4	13.6	65	83	128
Northeast Entrance	7420	3.8	8.8	6.6	43	58	133
Owl Creek	8990	3.7	3.3	3.4	112	109	97
Parker Peak	9420	12.6	19.6	14.2	64	89	138
Placer Basin	8790	11.0	13.5	10.8	81	102	125
Porcupine	6480	2.8	5.5	4.0	51	70	138
Powder River Pass	9480	6.0	10.0	7.2	60	83	139
S Fork Shields	8090	1.5	12.0	9.2	12	16	130
Sacajawea	6610	5.4	10.6	8.8₍₂₁₎	51	61	120
Shell Creek	9570	8.3	11.7	9.2	71	90	127
Shower Falls	8060	11.9	14.9	12.8	80	93	116
Soldier Park	8680	0.3	4.5	3.7₍₁₀₎	7	8	122
South Pass	9040	7.9	11.6	8.2	68	96	141
St. Lawrence Alt	8610	1.0	3.8	N/A	26	*	*
Sucker Creek	8840	7.0	8.6	7.7	81	91	112
Sylvan Lake	8440	10.6	16.1	12.6	66	84	128
Sylvan Road	7140	5.4	10.8	8.2	50	66	132
Thumb Divide	7970	10.7	13.7	9.8	78	109	140
Tie Creek	7050	2.1	4.3	3.5₍₂₆₎	49	60	123
Timber Creek	7910	2.1	2.6	3.0	81	70	87
Togwotee Pass	9590	14.1	20.1	14.8	70	95	136
Townsend Creek	8720	5.3	5.6	5.4	95	98	104
Two Ocean Plateau	9240	19.8	23.0	19.1	86	104	120
White Mill	8730	12.8	18.3	16.2	70	79	113
Wolverine	7650	7.8	11.3	8.2	69	95	138
Younts Peak	8340	10.0	11.8	9.6₍₂₈₎	85	104	123
Basin Index (%)		69				86	123

-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.