New Mexico SNOTEL Snowpack Update Report

New Mexico 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 Thursday, December 11, 2025

Basin Site Name	Elev (ft)	Snow Water Equivalent				Percent of
Basin Site Name	Elev (ft)	Current (in)	Today's Median (in)	Median Peak (in)	Median Peak Date	Today's Median	Median Peak
RIO GRANDE HEADWATERS - Colorado
Beartown	11600	3.9	5.8	23.2	Apr 17	67	17
Cochetopa Pass	10020	2.2	1.2₍₁₆₎	4.8₍₁₆₎	Mar 29₍₁₆₎	183	46
Culebra #2	10570	3.0	3.4	14.0	Apr 05	88	21
Cumbres Trestle	10030	4.0	6.2	26.2	Apr 06	65	15
Grayback	11620	3.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Hayden Pass	10700	3.7	3.6₍₁₃₎	16.3₍₁₃₎	Apr 18₍₁₃₎	103	23
Lily Pond	11060	2.8	3.4	14.8	Apr 04	82	19
Medano Pass	9650	2.2	1.7₍₂₅₎	7.4₍₂₅₎	Mar 09₍₂₅₎	129	30
Middle Creek	11260	3.2	5.7	19.2	Apr 15	56	17
Moon Pass	11110	2.0	1.9₍₁₂₎	6.8₍₁₂₎	Apr 08₍₁₂₎	105	29
North Costilla	10570	1.0	2.1	7.0	Mar 20	48	14
San Antonio Sink	9120	1.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Sargents Mesa	11490	3.2	3.0₍₁₂₎	11.4₍₁₂₎	Apr 13₍₁₂₎	107	28
Slumgullion	11560	3.7	4.9	15.0	Apr 21	76	25
Trinchera	10850	2.2	3.0	11.2	Apr 05	73	20
Upper Rio Grande	9370	1.5	1.6	6.6	Mar 18	94	23
Ute Creek	10730	1.7	3.6₍₂₀₎	12.4₍₂₀₎	Apr 04₍₂₀₎	47	14
Wager Gulch	11110	2.7	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Wolf Creek Summit	10930	5.4	8.9	35.5	Apr 29	61	15
Basin Index (%)		76
UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN - New Mexico
Elk Cabin	8210	0.2	0.6₍₂₄₎	3.7₍₂₄₎	Mar 02₍₂₄₎	33	5
Gallegos Peak	9460	1.8	2.8	10.2	Mar 22	64	18
North Costilla	10570	1.0	2.1	7.0	Mar 20	48	14
Palo	9330	0.9	1.4₍₁₀₎	5.6₍₁₀₎	Mar 03₍₁₀₎	64	16
Quemazon	9490	1.4	2.2	8.0	Mar 13	64	18
Red River Pass #2	9840	1.5	2.4	8.3	Mar 20	62	18
Rio Santa Barbara	10640	2.8	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Santa Fe	11480	2.9	3.6₍₂₄₎	16.0₍₂₄₎	Apr 14₍₂₄₎	81	18
Shuree	10080	1.7	1.4₍₁₀₎	6.0₍₁₀₎	Mar 08₍₁₀₎	121	28
Taos Powderhorn	11030	3.1	5.1₍₁₀₎	20.0₍₁₀₎	Apr 29₍₁₀₎	61	16
Taos Pueblo	10990	2.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Tres Ritos	8740	0.9	0.4₍₁₄₎	3.6₍₁₄₎	Feb 14₍₁₄₎	225	25
Basin Index (%)		70
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN
Beartown	11600	3.9	5.8	23.2	Apr 17	67	17
Cascade	8900	-M	2.4	12.7	Mar 10	*	*
Cascade #2	8990	1.3	2.4	10.4	Mar 06	54	12
Columbus Basin	10780	4.3	6.3₍₂₆₎	25.8₍₂₆₎	Apr 17₍₂₆₎	68	17
Mineral Creek	10030	2.7	3.9	15.6	Apr 09	69	17
Molas Lake	10610	2.7	4.7	22.0	Apr 11	57	12
Red Mountain Pass	11050	3.9	6.5	25.0	Apr 25	60	16
Spud Mountain	10660	4.0	5.9	25.6	Apr 04	68	16
Stump Lakes	11230	3.7	5.0	18.8	Apr 22	74	20
Upper San Juan	10140	4.7	7.2	29.7	Apr 09	65	16
Vallecito	10740	3.0	3.4	14.8	Apr 05	88	20
Weminuche Creek	10730	3.6	3.0₍₁₀₎	16.4₍₁₀₎	Mar 28₍₁₀₎	120	22
Wolf Creek Summit	10930	5.4	8.9	35.5	Apr 29	61	15
Basin Index (%)		69
RIO CHAMA RIVER BASIN
Bateman	9230	1.9	2.8	11.2	Mar 23	68	17
Chamita	8370	1.7	2.4	9.3	Mar 10	71	18
Cumbres Trestle	10030	4.0	6.2	26.2	Apr 06	65	15
Garita Peak	10100	1.2	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Hopewell	10080	2.6	4.3	18.1	Apr 09	60	14
Basin Index (%)		65
JEMEZ RIVER BASIN
Garita Peak	10100	1.2	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Quemazon	9490	1.4	2.2	8.0	Mar 13	64	18
Senorita Divide #2	8560	0.9	1.3	8.2	Mar 12	69	11
Vacas Locas	9350	1.7	2.0₍₁₉₎	10.4₍₁₉₎	Mar 06₍₁₉₎	85	16
Basin Index (%)		73
PECOS RIVER BASIN
Elk Cabin	8210	0.2	0.6₍₂₄₎	3.7₍₂₄₎	Mar 02₍₂₄₎	33	5
Santa Fe	11480	2.9	3.6₍₂₄₎	16.0₍₂₄₎	Apr 14₍₂₄₎	81	18
Wesner Springs	11110	1.7	4.8	14.8	Apr 01	35	11
Basin Index (%)		53
CANADIAN RIVER BASIN
North Costilla	10570	1.0	2.1	7.0	Mar 20	48	14
Palo	9330	0.9	1.4₍₁₀₎	5.6₍₁₀₎	Mar 03₍₁₀₎	64	16
Red River Pass #2	9840	1.5	2.4	8.3	Mar 20	62	18
Shuree	10080	1.7	1.4₍₁₀₎	6.0₍₁₀₎	Mar 08₍₁₀₎	121	28
Taos Pueblo	10990	2.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Tolby	10210	1.2	2.2₍₂₂₎	8.3₍₂₂₎	Mar 14₍₂₂₎	55	14
Wesner Springs	11110	1.7	4.8	14.8	Apr 01	35	11
Basin Index (%)		56
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER BASIN
Beaver Head	8070	0.3	0.6₍₂₆₎	3.3₍₂₆₎	Feb 21₍₂₆₎	50	9
Coronado Trail	8400	0.2	0.4	3.2	Feb 19	50	6
Frisco Divide	8010	0.2	0.4	3.1	Feb 25	50	6
Hannagan Meadows	9030	0.9	1.8	10.2	Mar 08	50	9
Nutrioso	8550	0.4	0.0₍₁₂₎	1.3₍₁₂₎	Jan 15₍₁₂₎	*	31*
Silver Creek Divide	9080	2.1	1.0	8.6	Mar 14	210	24
Basin Index (%)		98
GILA RIVER BASIN
Lookout Mountain	8510	0.3	0.4	2.2	Feb 05	75	14
Signal Peak	8390	0.0	0.5	3.7	Feb 15	0	0
Silver Creek Divide	9080	2.1	1.0	8.6	Mar 14	210	24
Basin Index (%)		126
MIMBRES RIVER BASIN
Mcknight Cabin	9230	0.1	0.7₍₁₇₎	3.4₍₁₇₎	Feb 14₍₁₇₎	14	3
Signal Peak	8390	0.0	0.5	3.7	Feb 15	0	0
Basin Index (%)		8
ZUNI/BLUEWATER RIVER BASIN
Rice Park	8480	0.3	0.7₍₂₂₎	6.0₍₂₂₎	Mar 04₍₂₂₎	43	5
Basin Index (%)		43
RIO HONDO BASIN
Sierra Blanca	10250	0.4	1.8₍₁₈₎	8.7₍₁₈₎	Feb 29₍₁₈₎	22	5
Basin Index (%)		22
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS
Beaver Spring	9240	1.2	2.0₍₁₁₎	8.6₍₁₁₎	Mar 05₍₁₁₎	60	14
Navajo Whiskey Ck	9050	0.6	1.6₍₁₁₎	8.7₍₁₁₎	Mar 10₍₁₁₎	38	7
Basin Index (%)		50

-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.