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 Monday, August 17, 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	0.0	0.0	*	84.4	85.1	99
Bunchgrass Mdw	5020	0.0	0.0	*	41.0	51.4	80
Garver Creek	4250	0.0	0.0	*	28.7	24.5₍₂₄₎	117
Hawkins Lake	6460	0.0	0.0	*	52.3	43.1	121
Hidden Lake	5000	0.0	0.0₍₂₀₎	*	69.1	71.5₍₂₀₎	97
Mosquito Ridge	5270	0.1	0.0	*	55.3	54.8	101
Moyie Mountain	6037	-M	0.0₍₂₂₎	*	-M	N/A	*
Myrtle Creek	3540	0.0	0.0₍₁₇₎	*	29.5	28.0₍₁₇₎	105
Quartz Peak	4710	0.0	0.0	*	41.5	46.6	89
Schweitzer Basin	6090	0.0	0.0	*	48.5	51.2	95
Basin Index (%)		*			99
COEUR D'ALENE-ST. JOE RIVER BASIN
Humboldt Gulch	4260	-M	0.0	*	-M	49.4	*
Lookout	5180	0.0	0.0	*	50.0	47.2	106
Lost Lake	6090	0.0	0.0	*	80.1	74.4	108
Mica Creek	4480	0.0	0.0	*	48.5	50.8	95
Mosquito Ridge	5270	0.1	0.0	*	55.3	54.8	101
Sherwin	3190	-M	0.0	*	36.7	37.4₍₂₉₎	98
Sunset	5570	0.0	0.0	*	48.8	48.6	100
Basin Index (%)		*			102
CLEARWATER BASIN
Cool Creek	6320	0.2	0.0	*	63.5	67.0	95
Crater Meadows	5960	0.0	0.0	*	75.3	67.8	111
Elk Butte	5680	0.0	0.0	*	45.6	54.7	83
Hemlock Butte	5800	0.1	0.0	*	53.5	N/A	*
Hoodoo Basin	6060	0.0	0.0	*	-M	58.8	*
Lolo Pass	5280	-M	0.0	*	49.4	44.0	112
Lost Lake	6090	0.0	0.0	*	80.1	74.4	108
Moscow Mountain	4700	0.1	0.0₍₂₀₎	*	39.0	41.6₍₂₀₎	94
Mountain Meadows	6340	-M	0.0	*	39.2	41.4	95
Nez Perce Camp	5670	0.0	0.0	*	36.5	30.4	120
Pierce R.S.	3080	0.0	0.0₍₁₁₎	*	44.4	42.2₍₁₁₎	105
Savage Pass	6170	-M	0.0	*	48.8	44.6	109
Shanghi Summit	4590	0.0	0.0	*	54.7	55.4	99
Sherwin	3190	-M	0.0	*	36.7	37.4₍₂₉₎	98
Twelvemile Creek	5530	0.0	0.0	*	55.1	43.8	126
Twin Lakes	6380	0.0	0.0	*	72.1	60.6	119
Basin Index (%)		*			105
SALMON BASIN
Banner Summit	7040	0.0	0.0	*	41.1	39.0	105
Bear Basin	5350	0.0	0.0	*	31.5	33.2	95
Big Creek Summit	6550	0.0	0.0	*	44.5	43.6	102
Brundage Reservoir	6280	0.0	0.0	*	48.1	48.9	98
Deadwood Summit	6990	0.1	0.0	*	52.5	51.8	101
Galena	7470	0.0	0.0	*	24.4	23.7	103
Galena Summit	8790	0.0	0.0	*	28.1	27.4	103
Lemhi Ridge	8080	0.0	0.0	*	22.2	22.2	100
Meadow Lake	9190	0.0	0.0	*	30.0	28.9	104
Mill Creek Summit	8780	0.1	0.0	*	27.3	26.4	103
Moonshine	7490	0.0	0.0	*	21.8	18.9	115
Moose Creek	6170	0.0	0.0	*	30.6	29.1	105
Morgan Creek	7620	0.0	0.0	*	21.9	21.8	100
Mountain Meadows	6340	-M	0.0	*	39.2	41.4	95
Saddle Mtn.	7890	0.0	0.0	*	31.4	33.8	93
Schwartz Lake	8620	0.0	0.0₍₂₅₎	*	24.0	22.8₍₂₅₎	105
Secesh Summit	6530	0.0	0.0	*	47.7	38.6	124
Puhi Flat	6240	0.0	0.0	*	41.6	42.5	98
Vienna Mine	8930	0.0	0.0	*	40.8	40.6	100
West Branch	5590	0.0	0.0	*	37.2	40.4	92
Basin Index (%)		*			102
WEISER BASIN
Bear Saddle	6170	0.0	0.0	*	25.0	31.8	79
Puhi Flat	6240	0.0	0.0	*	41.6	42.5	98
Van Wyck	4960	0.0	0.0₍₁₉₎	*	20.3	24.3₍₁₉₎	84
West Branch	5590	0.0	0.0	*	37.2	40.4	92
Basin Index (%)		*			89
PAYETTE BASIN
Banner Summit	7040	0.0	0.0	*	41.1	39.0	105
Bear Basin	5350	0.0	0.0	*	31.5	33.2	95
Big Creek Summit	6550	0.0	0.0	*	44.5	43.6	102
Bogus Basin	6370	0.0	0.0₍₂₁₎	*	29.3	28.3₍₂₁₎	104
Brundage Reservoir	6280	0.0	0.0	*	48.1	48.9	98
Cozy Cove	5410	0.0	0.0	*	27.8	29.6	94
Deadwood Summit	6990	0.1	0.0	*	52.5	51.8	101
Jackson Peak	7060	0.0	0.0	*	42.1	42.0	100
Long Valley	4890	0.0	0.0₍₁₉₎	*	23.8	22.7₍₁₉₎	105
Secesh Summit	6530	0.0	0.0	*	47.7	38.6	124
Puhi Flat	6240	0.0	0.0	*	41.6	42.5	98
Van Wyck	4960	0.0	0.0₍₁₉₎	*	20.3	24.3₍₁₉₎	84
Basin Index (%)		*			101
BOISE BASIN
Atlanta Summit	7570	0.0	0.0	*	38.0	41.8	91
Bogus Basin	6370	0.0	0.0₍₂₁₎	*	29.3	28.3₍₂₁₎	104
Camas Creek Divide	5720	0.0	0.0₍₂₉₎	*	19.7	22.6₍₂₈₎	87
Couch Summit	6780	0.0	N/A	*	22.5	N/A	*
Dollarhide Summit	8390	0.0	0.0	*	26.1	30.6	85
Graham Guard Sta.	5690	0.0	0.0	*	29.6	28.8	103
Jackson Peak	7060	0.0	0.0	*	42.1	42.0	100
Mores Creek Summit	6090	0.0	0.0	*	38.2	42.9	89
Prairie	4800	0.0	0.0	*	18.9	20.2	94
Trinity Mtn.	7790	0.0	0.0	*	38.7	45.4	85
Vienna Mine	8930	0.0	0.0	*	40.8	40.6	100
Basin Index (%)		*			94
BIG WOOD BASIN
Camas Creek Divide	5720	0.0	0.0₍₂₉₎	*	19.7	22.6₍₂₈₎	87
Chocolate Gulch	6310	0.0	0.0₍₂₈₎	*	19.3	20.0₍₂₇₎	96
Couch Summit	6780	0.0	N/A	*	22.5	N/A	*
Dollarhide Summit	8390	0.0	0.0	*	26.1	30.6	85
Galena	7470	0.0	0.0	*	24.4	23.7	103
Galena Summit	8790	0.0	0.0	*	28.1	27.4	103
Hyndman	7590	0.0	0.0	*	21.3	21.6	99
Lost-Wood Divide	7870	0.0	0.0	*	27.1	26.3	103
Soldier R.S.	5780	0.0	0.0	*	17.9	21.6	83
Basin Index (%)		*			95
LITTLE WOOD BASIN
Bear Canyon	7920	0.0	0.0	*	27.2	24.2	112
Fish Ck	6380	0.0	N/A	*	16.7	N/A	*
Garfield R.S.	6580	0.0	0.0	*	18.6	17.8	104
Smiley Mountain	9540	0.0	0.0₍₁₉₎	*	29.6	28.7₍₁₉₎	103
Swede Peak	7640	0.0	0.0	*	21.3	22.7	94
Basin Index (%)		*			104
BIG LOST BASIN
Bear Canyon	7920	0.0	0.0	*	27.2	24.2	112
Hilts Creek	8090	0.0	0.0	*	24.0	19.4	124
Lost-Wood Divide	7870	0.0	0.0	*	27.1	26.3	103
Smiley Mountain	9540	0.0	0.0₍₁₉₎	*	29.6	28.7₍₁₉₎	103
Stickney Mill	7440	0.0	0.0	*	17.7	17.3	102
Basin Index (%)		*			108
LITTLE LOST
Hilts Creek	8090	0.0	0.0	*	24.0	19.4	124
Meadow Lake	9190	0.0	0.0	*	30.0	28.9	104
Moonshine	7490	0.0	0.0	*	21.8	18.9	115
Basin Index (%)		*			113
BIRCH, MEDICINE LODGE, BEAVER, CAMAS BASINS
Beagle Springs	8880	0.1	0.0	*	20.0	20.9	96
Crab Creek	6870	0.2	0.0	*	25.2	24.2	104
Lakeview Ridge	7340	0.0	0.0	*	30.0	24.0	125
Meadow Lake	9190	0.0	0.0	*	30.0	28.9	104
Basin Index (%)		*			107
HENRYS FORK, TETON BASINS
Black Bear	8160	0.0	0.0	*	50.9	51.1	100
Grand Targhee	9260	0.2	0.0₍₁₄₎	*	43.8	46.4₍₁₄₎	94
Grassy Lake	7330	0.0	0.0	*	43.0	47.6	90
Island Park	6300	0.0	0.0	*	24.3	26.2	93
Lewis Lake Divide	7880	0.0	0.0	*	50.4	44.9	112
Phillips Bench	8170	0.0	0.0	*	36.9	36.7	101
Pine Creek Pass	6710	0.0	0.0	*	26.5	30.8	86
White Elephant	7670	0.0	0.0	*	41.9	42.3	99
Basin Index (%)		*			97
SNAKE BASIN ABOVE PALISADES
Base Camp	7040	0.0	0.0	*	30.0	28.8	104
Blind Bull Sum	8880	0.0	0.0	*	20.7	26.4	78
Cottonwood Creek	7710	0.0	0.0	*	34.1	36.4	94
East Rim Divide	8010	0.0	0.0	*	18.3	18.0	102
Granite Creek	6770	0.0	0.0	*	27.3	28.2	97
Grassy Lake	7330	0.0	0.0	*	43.0	47.6	90
Gros Ventre Summit	8760	0.0	0.0	*	22.5	19.9	113
Gunsight Pass	9820	0.0	0.0₍₂₂₎	*	23.8	21.8₍₂₂₎	109
Lewis Lake Divide	7880	0.0	0.0	*	50.4	44.9	112
Loomis Park	8240	0.0	0.0	*	24.1	25.2	96
Phillips Bench	8170	0.0	0.0	*	36.9	36.7	101
Salt River Summit	7630	0.0	0.0	*	21.0	23.4	90
Snake River Station	6900	0.0	0.0	*	28.9	32.0	90
Somsen Ranch	6830	0.0	0.0	*	22.3	24.8	90
Spring Creek Divide	9020	0.0	0.0	*	32.4	33.4	97
Thumb Divide	7970	0.0	0.0	*	28.0	26.6	105
Togwotee Pass	9590	0.0	0.0	*	40.3	35.2	114
Triple Peak	8520	0.0	0.0	*	35.3	36.8	96
Two Ocean Plateau	9240	0.0	0.0	*	42.8	39.1	109
Willow Creek	8060	0.2	0.0	*	43.4	47.9	91
Younts Peak	8340	-M	0.0₍₂₉₎	*	31.7	24.2₍₂₈₎	131
Basin Index (%)		*			100
WILLOW, BLACKFOOT, PORTNEUF BASINS
Oxford Spring	6790	0.0	0.0₍₂₉₎	*	20.4	24.0	85
Pebble Creek	6520	0.0	N/A	*	27.6	N/A	*
Sedgwick Peak	7800	0.0	0.0	*	26.7	29.8	90
Sheep Mtn.	6630	0.0	0.0	*	21.0	23.0	91
Slug Creek Divide	7240	0.0	0.0	*	28.3	31.0	91
Somsen Ranch	6830	0.0	0.0	*	22.3	24.8	90
Wildhorse Divide	6480	0.0	0.0	*	25.3	26.0	97
Basin Index (%)		*			91
SNAKE BASIN ABOVE AMERICAN FALLS
Base Camp	7040	0.0	0.0	*	30.0	28.8	104
Black Bear	8160	0.0	0.0	*	50.9	51.1	100
Blind Bull Sum	8880	0.0	0.0	*	20.7	26.4	78
Cottonwood Creek	7710	0.0	0.0	*	34.1	36.4	94
East Rim Divide	8010	0.0	0.0	*	18.3	18.0	102
Grand Targhee	9260	0.2	0.0₍₁₄₎	*	43.8	46.4₍₁₄₎	94
Granite Creek	6770	0.0	0.0	*	27.3	28.2	97
Grassy Lake	7330	0.0	0.0	*	43.0	47.6	90
Gros Ventre Summit	8760	0.0	0.0	*	22.5	19.9	113
Gunsight Pass	9820	0.0	0.0₍₂₂₎	*	23.8	21.8₍₂₂₎	109
Island Park	6300	0.0	0.0	*	24.3	26.2	93
Lewis Lake Divide	7880	0.0	0.0	*	50.4	44.9	112
Loomis Park	8240	0.0	0.0	*	24.1	25.2	96
Oxford Spring	6790	0.0	0.0₍₂₉₎	*	20.4	24.0	85
Phillips Bench	8170	0.0	0.0	*	36.9	36.7	101
Pine Creek Pass	6710	0.0	0.0	*	26.5	30.8	86
Salt River Summit	7630	0.0	0.0	*	21.0	23.4	90
Sedgwick Peak	7800	0.0	0.0	*	26.7	29.8	90
Sheep Mtn.	6630	0.0	0.0	*	21.0	23.0	91
Slug Creek Divide	7240	0.0	0.0	*	28.3	31.0	91
Snake River Station	6900	0.0	0.0	*	28.9	32.0	90
Somsen Ranch	6830	0.0	0.0	*	22.3	24.8	90
Spring Creek Divide	9020	0.0	0.0	*	32.4	33.4	97
Thumb Divide	7970	0.0	0.0	*	28.0	26.6	105
Togwotee Pass	9590	0.0	0.0	*	40.3	35.2	114
Two Ocean Plateau	9240	0.0	0.0	*	42.8	39.1	109
White Elephant	7670	0.0	0.0	*	41.9	42.3	99
Wildhorse Divide	6480	0.0	0.0	*	25.3	26.0	97
Willow Creek	8060	0.2	0.0	*	43.4	47.9	91
Basin Index (%)		*			97
RAFT BASIN
George Creek	8960	0.0	0.0₍₁₁₎	*	24.2	28.3₍₁₀₎	86
Howell Canyon	8010	0.0	0.0	*	31.6	38.2₍₂₉₎	83
Basin Index (%)		*			84
GOOSE CREEK BASIN
Bostetter R.S.	7530	0.0	0.0	*	22.5	26.3	86
Magic Mountain	6940	0.0	0.0	*	18.6	30.8	60
Basin Index (%)		*			72
SALMON FALLS BASIN
Bostetter R.S.	7530	0.0	0.0	*	22.5	26.3	86
Jakes Creek	7380	-M	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
Magic Mountain	6940	0.0	0.0	*	18.6	30.8	60
ONeil Creek	6490	-M	N/A	*	9.9	N/A	*
Pole Creek R.S.	8370	0.0	0.0	*	15.5	20.2	77
Wilson Creek	7110	0.3	0.0	*	18.8	26.6	71
Basin Index (%)		*			73
BRUNEAU BASIN
Bear Creek	8090	0.0	0.0	*	23.4	33.0	71
Big Bend	6890	0.0	0.0	*	12.3	16.6	74
Merritt Mountain	6920	-M	N/A	*	13.7	N/A	*
ONeil Creek	6490	-M	N/A	*	9.9	N/A	*
Pole Creek R.S.	8370	0.0	0.0	*	15.5	20.2	77
Seventysix Creek	7360	0.0	0.0	*	14.5	19.8	73
Stag Mountain	7640	-M	N/A	*	9.1	N/A	*
Wilson Creek	7110	0.3	0.0	*	18.8	26.6	71
Basin Index (%)		*			73
OWYHEE BASIN
Big Bend	6890	0.0	0.0	*	12.3	16.6	74
Columbia Basin	6490	-M	N/A	*	16.7	N/A	*
Fawn Creek	7040	0.0	0.0	*	19.6	31.2	63
Fry Canyon	6790	0.6	N/A	*	17.8	N/A	*
Jack Creek Upper	7380	0.0	0.0	*	20.2	26.4	77
Jacks Peak	8440	-M	N/A	*	23.8	31.3	76
Laurel Draw	6680	0.0	0.0	*	20.1	24.4	82
Merritt Mountain	6920	-M	N/A	*	13.7	N/A	*
Mud Flat	5750	0.0	0.0	*	9.4	15.9	59
South Mtn.	6650	0.0	0.0	*	24.8	31.2	79
Taylor Canyon	6320	0.0	0.0	*	11.1	11.6	96
Toe Jam	7700	0.0	0.0₍₁₁₎	*	21.9	24.5₍₁₁₎	89
Basin Index (%)		*			77
BEAR RIVER BASIN
Bear River RS	8510	0.0	0.0₍₁₀₎	*	16.5	17.6₍₁₀₎	94
Bug Lake	7980	0.0	0.0	*	29.0	25.2	115
Burts Miller Ranch	7900	0.0	0.0₍₁₂₎	*	16.2	10.9₍₁₁₎	149
Chalk Creek #1	9160	0.0	0.0	*	29.5	32.9	90
Emigrant Summit	7390	0.2	0.0	*	30.3	34.0	89
Franklin Basin	8140	0.0	0.0	*	40.4	38.8	104
Garden City Summit	7680	0.0	0.0₍₁₂₎	*	27.3	26.1₍₁₁₎	105
Giveout	6940	0.3	0.0	*	19.2	20.0	96
Hayden Fork	9170	0.0	0.0	*	29.8	30.6	97
Kelley R.S.	8240	-M	0.0	*	25.0	25.2	99
Klondike Narrows	7280	0.0	0.0₍₁₂₎	*	36.2	32.0₍₁₁₎	113
Lily Lake	9130	0.0	0.0	*	19.5	24.6	79
Monte Cristo	8930	0.1	0.0	*	32.8	34.4	95
Oxford Spring	6790	0.0	0.0₍₂₉₎	*	20.4	24.0	85
Salt River Summit	7630	0.0	0.0	*	21.0	23.4	90
Sedgwick Peak	7800	0.0	0.0	*	26.7	29.8	90
Slug Creek Divide	7240	0.0	0.0	*	28.3	31.0	91
Spring Creek Divide	9020	0.0	0.0	*	32.4	33.4	97
Tony Grove Lake	8450	0.0	0.0	*	44.5	44.1	101
Trial Lake	9970	-M	0.0	*	28.1	32.4	87
Usu Doc Daniel	8610	0.0	0.0₍₁₄₎	*	34.2	35.8₍₁₃₎	96
Basin Index (%)		*			97

-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.