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 Sunday, March 23, 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	17.2	19.2	23.2	Apr 17	90	74
Cochetopa Pass	10020	5.1	4.2₍₁₆₎	4.8₍₁₆₎	Mar 29₍₁₆₎	121	106
Culebra #2	10570	9.6	12.6	14.0	Apr 05	76	69
Cumbres Trestle	10030	15.1	23.2	26.2	Apr 06	65	58
Grayback	11620	3.7	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Hayden Pass	10700	7.7	13.4₍₁₃₎	16.3₍₁₃₎	Apr 18₍₁₃₎	57	47
Lily Pond	11060	6.2	11.0	14.8	Apr 04	56	42
Medano Pass	9650	0.3	3.7₍₂₅₎	7.4₍₂₅₎	Mar 09₍₂₅₎	8	4
Middle Creek	11260	12.1	16.6	19.2	Apr 15	73	63
Moon Pass	11110	5.8	5.7₍₁₂₎	6.8₍₁₂₎	Apr 08₍₁₂₎	102	85
North Costilla	10570	0.0	5.1	7.0	Mar 20	0	0
San Antonio Sink	9120	6.5	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Sargents Mesa	11490	7.3	10.0₍₁₂₎	11.4₍₁₂₎	Apr 13₍₁₂₎	73	64
Slumgullion	11560	11.5	12.5	15.0	Apr 21	92	77
Trinchera	10850	9.3	9.7	11.2	Apr 05	96	83
Upper Rio Grande	9370	5.0	5.2	6.6	Mar 18	96	76
Ute Creek	10730	4.5	11.7₍₂₀₎	12.4₍₂₀₎	Apr 04₍₂₀₎	38	36
Wager Gulch	11110	10.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Wolf Creek Summit	10930	18.4	26.8	35.5	Apr 29	69	52
Basin Index (%)		71
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	5.4	9.2	10.2	Mar 22	59	53
North Costilla	10570	0.0	5.1	7.0	Mar 20	0	0
Palo	9330	0.6	0.8₍₁₀₎	5.6₍₁₀₎	Mar 03₍₁₀₎	75	11
Quemazon	9490	0.1	5.1	8.0	Mar 13	2	1
Red River Pass #2	9840	0.3	7.6	8.3	Mar 20	4	4
Rio Santa Barbara	10640	5.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Santa Fe	11480	5.8	12.6₍₂₄₎	16.0₍₂₄₎	Apr 14₍₂₄₎	46	36
Shuree	10080	0.5	2.6₍₁₀₎	6.0₍₁₀₎	Mar 08₍₁₀₎	19	8
Taos Powderhorn	11030	8.4	15.8₍₁₀₎	20.0₍₁₀₎	Apr 29₍₁₀₎	53	42
Taos Pueblo	10990	2.8	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Tres Ritos	8740	0.0	0.0₍₁₄₎	3.6₍₁₄₎	Feb 14₍₁₄₎	*	0*
Basin Index (%)		36
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN
Beartown	11600	17.2	19.2	23.2	Apr 17	90	74
Cascade	8900	-M	9.6	12.7	Mar 10	*	*
Cascade #2	8990	0.7	6.7	10.4	Mar 06	10	7
Columbus Basin	10780	15.9	22.6₍₂₆₎	25.8₍₂₆₎	Apr 17₍₂₆₎	70	62
Mineral Creek	10030	12.6	13.3	15.6	Apr 09	95	81
Molas Lake	10610	14.1	17.3	22.0	Apr 11	82	64
Red Mountain Pass	11050	20.6	20.3	25.0	Apr 25	101	82
Spud Mountain	10660	14.3	21.9	25.6	Apr 04	65	56
Stump Lakes	11230	13.3	15.2	18.8	Apr 22	88	71
Upper San Juan	10140	12.7	26.2	29.7	Apr 09	48	43
Vallecito	10740	9.6	13.7	14.8	Apr 05	70	65
Weminuche Creek	10730	11.8	15.2₍₁₀₎	16.4₍₁₀₎	Mar 28₍₁₀₎	78	72
Wolf Creek Summit	10930	18.4	26.8	35.5	Apr 29	69	52
Basin Index (%)		74
RIO CHAMA RIVER BASIN
Bateman	9230	5.1	10.2	11.2	Mar 23	50	46
Chamita	8370	3.2	7.2	9.3	Mar 10	44	34
Cumbres Trestle	10030	15.1	23.2	26.2	Apr 06	65	58
Garita Peak	10100	0.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Hopewell	10080	9.1	16.2	18.1	Apr 09	56	50
Basin Index (%)		57
JEMEZ RIVER BASIN
Garita Peak	10100	0.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Quemazon	9490	0.1	5.1	8.0	Mar 13	2	1
Senorita Divide #2	8560	0.3	5.8	8.2	Mar 12	5	4
Vacas Locas	9350	3.5	6.6₍₁₉₎	10.4₍₁₉₎	Mar 06₍₁₉₎	53	34
Basin Index (%)		22
PECOS RIVER BASIN
Elk Cabin	8210	0.2	0.6₍₂₄₎	3.7₍₂₄₎	Mar 02₍₂₄₎	33	5
Santa Fe	11480	5.8	12.6₍₂₄₎	16.0₍₂₄₎	Apr 14₍₂₄₎	46	36
Wesner Springs	11110	0.7	13.0	14.8	Apr 01	5	5
Basin Index (%)		26
CANADIAN RIVER BASIN
North Costilla	10570	0.0	5.1	7.0	Mar 20	0	0
Palo	9330	0.6	0.8₍₁₀₎	5.6₍₁₀₎	Mar 03₍₁₀₎	75	11
Red River Pass #2	9840	0.3	7.6	8.3	Mar 20	4	4
Shuree	10080	0.5	2.6₍₁₀₎	6.0₍₁₀₎	Mar 08₍₁₀₎	19	8
Taos Pueblo	10990	2.8	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Tolby	10210	1.0	6.6₍₂₂₎	8.3₍₂₂₎	Mar 14₍₂₂₎	15	12
Wesner Springs	11110	0.7	13.0	14.8	Apr 01	5	5
Basin Index (%)		9
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER BASIN
Beaver Head	8070	0.1	0.0₍₂₆₎	3.3₍₂₆₎	Feb 21₍₂₆₎	*	3*
Coronado Trail	8400	0.0	0.0	3.2	Feb 19	*	0*
Frisco Divide	8010	0.0	0.0	3.1	Feb 25	*	0*
Hannagan Meadows	9030	0.2	6.4	10.2	Mar 08	3	2
Nutrioso	8550	0.1	0.0₍₁₂₎	1.3₍₁₂₎	Jan 15₍₁₂₎	*	8*
Silver Creek Divide	9080	0.4	6.6	8.6	Mar 14	6	5
Basin Index (%)		6*
GILA RIVER BASIN
Lookout Mountain	8510	0.0	0.0	2.2	Feb 05	*	0*
Signal Peak	8390	0.0	0.0	3.7	Feb 15	*	0*
Silver Creek Divide	9080	0.4	6.6	8.6	Mar 14	6	5
Basin Index (%)		6*
MIMBRES RIVER BASIN
Mcknight Cabin	9230	0.0	0.0₍₁₇₎	3.4₍₁₇₎	Feb 14₍₁₇₎	*	0*
Signal Peak	8390	0.0	0.0	3.7	Feb 15	*	0*
Basin Index (%)		*
ZUNI/BLUEWATER RIVER BASIN
Rice Park	8480	0.0	0.8₍₂₂₎	6.0₍₂₂₎	Mar 04₍₂₂₎	0	0
Basin Index (%)		0
RIO HONDO BASIN
Sierra Blanca	10250	0.4	2.5₍₁₈₎	8.7₍₁₈₎	Feb 29₍₁₈₎	16	5
Basin Index (%)		16
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS
Beaver Spring	9240	1.7	4.5₍₁₁₎	8.6₍₁₁₎	Mar 05₍₁₁₎	38	20
Navajo Whiskey Ck	9050	0.0	0.5₍₁₁₎	8.7₍₁₁₎	Mar 10₍₁₁₎	0*	0*
Basin Index (%)		34

-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.