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	5580	12.1	11.0	11.6	110	104	95
Bear Mountain	5460	32.1	32.0	35.8	100	90	89
Garver Creek	4250	8.6	7.2	6.8	119	126	106
Grave Creek	4350	10.6	9.3	11.0	114	96	85
Hand Creek	5040	7.4	6.4	7.4	116	100	86
Hawkins Lake	6460	17.0	16.5	16.6	103	102	99
Poorman Creek	5050	23.9	17.8	23.6₍₂₂₎	134	101	75
Stahl Peak	6040	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	6870	18.2	21.7	21.0₍₂₉₎	84	87	103
Bassoo Peak	5130	-M	-M	N/A	*	*	*
Bisson Creek	4880	5.6	5.2	6.1₍₂₉₎	108	92	85
Blacktail Mtn	5660	7.0	6.1	8.1₍₁₀₎	115	86	75
Emery Creek	4340	10.4	9.2	10.1	113	103	91
Flattop Mtn.	6290	28.8	31.7	28.8	91	100	110
Grave Creek	4350	10.6	9.3	11.0	114	96	85
Hand Creek	5040	7.4	6.4	7.4	116	100	86
Kraft Creek	4760	7.9	6.1	9.2	130	86	66
Moss Peak	6760	24.3	21.6	23.0	112	106	94
Noisy Basin	6070	23.6	23.9	27.1	99	87	88
North Fork Jocko	6110	27.7	20.6	26.7	134	104	77
Pike Creek	5930	2.0	2.9	N/A	69	*	*
Sleeping Woman	6120	10.9	7.6	9.9₍₂₉₎	143	110	77
Stahl Peak	6040	28.6	21.3	22.0	134	130	97
Stuart Mountain	7270	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	7120	3.4	3.3	4.6	103	74	72
Black Pine	7170	7.7	5.1	6.8	151	113	75
Combination	5620	4.0	2.7	3.4	148	118	79
Copper Bottom	5200	5.1	4.0	6.2	128	82	65
Copper Camp	6980	16.1	16.4	27.0₍₁₇₎	98	60	61
Lubrecht Flume	4690	4.8	3.2	3.8	150	126	84
Nevada Ridge	7030	8.2	8.0	9.8₍₂₆₎	102	84	82
N Fk Elk Creek	6180	7.0	5.0	7.1	140	99	70
North Fork Jocko	6110	27.7	20.6	26.7	134	104	77
Peterson Meadows	7190	5.3	4.9	5.8	108	91	84
Skalkaho Summit	7260	13.2	11.4	14.4	116	92	79
Stuart Mountain	7270	19.3	17.1	21.4₍₂₆₎	113	90	80
Warm Springs	7840	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	5280	19.9	14.7	18.3	135	109	80
Moose Creek	6170	11.1	9.8	11.6	113	96	84
Nez Perce Camp	5670	8.9	7.9	9.2	113	97	86
Saddle Mtn.	7890	16.0	13.9	16.2	115	99	86
Skalkaho Summit	7260	13.2	11.4	14.4	116	92	79
Twelvemile Creek	5530	11.7	11.0	11.2	106	104	98
Twin Lakes	6390	23.6	21.4	26.3	110	90	81
Basin Index (%)		117				97	83
LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN
Bear Mountain	5460	32.1	32.0	35.8	100	90	89
Hoodoo Basin	6060	26.3	21.6	25.4	122	104	85
Humboldt Gulch	4260	13.7	11.2	8.6₍₂₉₎	122	159	130
Lookout	5180	18.1	15.1	18.8	120	96	80
Mosquito Ridge	5270	21.2	18.9	22.6	112	94	84
Poorman Creek	5050	23.9	17.8	23.6₍₂₂₎	134	101	75
Sleeping Woman	6120	10.9	7.6	9.9₍₂₉₎	143	110	77
Stuart Mountain	7270	19.3	17.1	21.4₍₂₆₎	113	90	80
Sunset	5580	15.1	10.0	13.8	151	109	72
Basin Index (%)		119				100	84
JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake	8500	11.6	8.0	10.4₍₂₄₎	145	112	77
Barker Lakes	8250	9.0	7.2	8.1	125	111	89
Basin Creek	7120	3.4	3.3	4.6	103	74	72
Beagle Springs	8880	6.3	4.3	5.4	147	117	80
Bloody Dick	7570	6.8	5.8	8.4	117	81	69
Calvert Creek	6410	5.9	4.2	6.0	140	98	70
Clover Meadow	8770	7.8	7.8	10.0	100	78	78
Darkhorse Lake	8930	19.1	15.7	20.0	122	96	78
Divide	7770	5.2	3.9	6.1	133	85	64
Frohner Meadow	6520	4.9	4.5	4.8	109	102	94
JL Meadow	8750	8.6	6.1	N/A	141	*	*
Lakeview Ridge	7340	3.5	5.0	5.9	70	59	85
Lemhi Ridge	8080	5.2	5.4	7.2	96	72	75
Lower Twin	7920	9.0	7.8	11.1	115	81	70
Moose Creek	6170	11.1	9.8	11.6	113	96	84
Mule Creek	8300	9.6	8.2	9.6	117	100	85
Rocker Peak	7960	8.9	8.3	8.6	107	103	97
Saddle Mtn.	7890	16.0	13.9	16.2	115	99	86
Short Creek	6980	2.7	3.7	3.7	73	73	100
Slagamelt Lakes	8600	20.3	16.5	N/A	123	*	*
White Elephant	7670	15.6	12.6	15.4	124	101	82
Basin Index (%)		118				93	81
MADISON RIVER BASIN
Albro Lake	8500	11.6	8.0	10.4₍₂₄₎	145	112	77
Beaver Creek	7820	9.7	7.3	11.3	133	86	65
Black Bear	8160	22.9	18.0	23.0	127	100	78
Canyon	7870	6.4	7.4	8.7	86	74	85
Carrot Basin	9200	17.0	13.6	15.8	125	108	86
Clover Meadow	8770	7.8	7.8	10.0	100	78	78
Lone Mountain	8810	9.9	8.7	11.7₍₂₉₎	114	85	74
Lower Twin	7920	9.0	7.8	11.1	115	81	70
Madison Plateau	7710	12.9	11.8	14.0	109	92	84
Tepee Creek	7950	8.1	6.8	8.2	119	99	83
West Yellowstone	6680	6.7	6.4	7.0	105	96	91
Whiskey Creek	6790	8.4	8.3	9.2	101	91	90
Basin Index (%)		117				93	80
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN
Beaver Creek	7820	9.7	7.3	11.3	133	86	65
Brackett Creek	7370	10.0	10.1	12.8₍₂₆₎	99	78	79
Carrot Basin	9200	17.0	13.6	15.8	125	108	86
Lick Creek	6880	4.6	4.9	5.9	94	78	83
Lone Mountain	8810	9.9	8.7	11.7₍₂₉₎	114	85	74
Sacajawea	6610	5.4	6.0	8.8₍₂₁₎	90	61	68
Shower Falls	8060	11.9	11.8	12.8	101	93	92
Basin Index (%)		110				87	79
HELENA VALLEY
Boulder Mountain	7890	10.3	12.4	13.0	83	79	95
Frohner Meadow	6520	4.9	4.5	4.8	109	102	94
Nevada Ridge	7030	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	7890	10.3	12.4	13.0	83	79	95
Crystal Lake	6130	6.8	7.4	8.2	92	83	90
Daisy Peak	7590	4.8	5.6	5.9₍₂₅₎	86	81	95
Deadman Creek	6440	5.3	6.1	6.8	87	78	90
Elk Peak	7600	13.7	8.0	N/A	171	*	*
Onion Park	7420	7.4	7.0	8.5₍₁₉₎	106	87	82
Pickfoot Creek	6680	1.6	4.6	N/A	35	*	*
Spur Park	8080	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	6870	18.2	21.7	21.0₍₂₉₎	84	87	103
Dupuyer Creek	5740	6.0	2.4	5.1	250	118	47
Mount Lockhart	6430	13.3	12.1	12.7	110	105	95
Pike Creek	5930	2.0	2.9	N/A	69	*	*
Waldron	5640	7.0	5.1	7.0	137	100	73
Wood Creek	5970	5.9	4.2	5.9	140	100	71
Basin Index (%)		108				97	88
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN
Flattop Mtn.	6290	28.8	31.7	28.8	91	100	110
Many Glacier	4930	10.6	7.1	9.2	149	115	77
Basin Index (%)		102				104	102
MILK RIVER BASIN
Rocky Boy	4730	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	6720	4.2	4.5	5.8	93	72	78
Brackett Creek	7370	10.0	10.1	12.8₍₂₆₎	99	78	79
Burnt Mtn	5920	2.8	1.2	3.1₍₁₉₎	233	90	39
Canyon	7870	6.4	7.4	8.7	86	74	85
Cole Creek	7910	5.3	6.8	8.1	78	65	84
East Boulder Mine	6310	3.1	2.3	3.3₍₁₂₎	135	94	70
Evening Star	9040	17.7	17.3	17.9	102	99	97
Fisher Creek	9110	19.9	20.9	21.7	95	92	96
Monument Peak	8740	11.3	13.7	13.6	82	83	101
Northeast Entrance	7420	3.8	4.8	6.6	79	58	73
Parker Peak	9420	12.6	14.0	14.2	90	89	99
Placer Basin	8790	11.0	10.7	10.8	103	102	99
Porcupine	6480	2.8	2.4	4.0	117	70	60
Sacajawea	6610	5.4	6.0	8.8₍₂₁₎	90	61	68
Shower Falls	8060	11.9	11.8	12.8	101	93	92
S Fork Shields	8090	1.5	3.7	9.2	41	16	40
Sylvan Lake	8440	10.6	10.7	12.6	99	84	85
Thumb Divide	7970	10.7	8.9	9.8	120	109	91
Two Ocean Plateau	9240	19.8	15.2	19.1	130	104	80
White Mill	8730	12.8	17.0	16.2	75	79	105
Wolverine	7650	7.8	5.3	8.2	147	95	65
Basin Index (%)		97				83	86
BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Bald Mtn.	9360	9.7	9.8	11.4	99	85	86
Bear Trap Meadow	8200	3.4	2.9	3.8	117	89	76
Blackwater	9840	13.7	12.2	14.8	112	93	82
Bone Springs Div	9340	8.7	8.8	10.4	99	84	85
Burroughs Creek	8760	5.5	5.0	N/A	110	*	*
Castle Creek	8410	2.8	2.5	4.6₍₁₀₎	112	61	54
Cold Springs	9640	6.6	2.8	5.0	236	132	56
Deer Park	9690	7.7	6.5	8.0₍₂₂₎	118	96	81
Evening Star	9040	17.7	17.3	17.9	102	99	97
Grave Springs	8560	3.3	3.0	4.8₍₂₈₎	110	69	62
Hobbs Park	10080	10.2	4.5	7.9	227	129	57
Kirwin	9580	7.6	5.1	7.0	149	109	73
Little Warm	9370	7.6	5.2	6.6	146	115	79
Marquette	8800	1.7	1.8	4.2	94	40	43
Middle Powder	7760	3.9	4.3	6.1	91	64	70
Owl Creek	8990	3.7	1.9	3.4	195	109	56
Powder River Pass	9480	6.0	5.5	7.2	109	83	76
Shell Creek	9570	8.3	8.2	9.2	101	90	89
South Pass	9040	7.9	5.6	8.2	141	96	68
St. Lawrence Alt	8610	1.0	1.2	N/A	83	*	*
Sylvan Lake	8440	10.6	10.7	12.6	99	84	85
Sylvan Road	7140	5.4	6.4	8.2	84	66	78
Timber Creek	7910	2.1	1.1	3.0	191	70	37
Togwotee Pass	9590	14.1	13.1	14.8	108	95	89
Townsend Creek	8720	5.3	3.0	5.4	177	98	56
Younts Peak	8340	10.0	7.7	9.6₍₂₈₎	130	104	80
Basin Index (%)		118				92	77
TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING)
Big Goose	8010	3.4	4.3	4.8₍₂₂₎	79	71	90
Bone Springs Div	9340	8.7	8.8	10.4	99	84	85
Burgess Junction	7900	5.8	6.0	6.6	97	88	91
Dome Lake	8890	5.6	6.2	6.8	90	82	91
Little Goose	8560	4.6	5.7	6.1₍₁₀₎	81	75	93
Sucker Creek	8840	7.0	7.8	7.7	90	91	101
Tie Creek	7050	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	9830	8.3	7.2	8.8	115	94	82
Grave Springs	8560	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	8680	0.3	1.7	3.7₍₁₀₎	18	8	46
Basin Index (%)		104				75	73
Missouri River Basin ab Ft. Peck
Albro Lake	8500	11.6	8.0	10.4₍₂₄₎	145	112	77
Badger Pass	6870	18.2	21.7	21.0₍₂₉₎	84	87	103
Barker Lakes	8250	9.0	7.2	8.1	125	111	89
Basin Creek	7120	3.4	3.3	4.6	103	74	72
Beagle Springs	8880	6.3	4.3	5.4	147	117	80
Beaver Creek	7820	9.7	7.3	11.3	133	86	65
Black Bear	8160	22.9	18.0	23.0	127	100	78
Bloody Dick	7570	6.8	5.8	8.4	117	81	69
Boulder Mountain	7890	10.3	12.4	13.0	83	79	95
Brackett Creek	7370	10.0	10.1	12.8₍₂₆₎	99	78	79
Calvert Creek	6410	5.9	4.2	6.0	140	98	70
Canyon	7870	6.4	7.4	8.7	86	74	85
Carrot Basin	9200	17.0	13.6	15.8	125	108	86
Clover Meadow	8770	7.8	7.8	10.0	100	78	78
Crystal Lake	6130	6.8	7.4	8.2	92	83	90
Daisy Peak	7590	4.8	5.6	5.9₍₂₅₎	86	81	95
Darkhorse Lake	8930	19.1	15.7	20.0	122	96	78
Deadman Creek	6440	5.3	6.1	6.8	87	78	90
Divide	7770	5.2	3.9	6.1	133	85	64
Dupuyer Creek	5740	6.0	2.4	5.1	250	118	47
Elk Peak	7600	13.7	8.0	N/A	171	*	*
Frohner Meadow	6520	4.9	4.5	4.8	109	102	94
JL Meadow	8750	8.6	6.1	N/A	141	*	*
Lakeview Ridge	7340	3.5	5.0	5.9	70	59	85
Lemhi Ridge	8080	5.2	5.4	7.2	96	72	75
Lick Creek	6880	4.6	4.9	5.9	94	78	83
Lone Mountain	8810	9.9	8.7	11.7₍₂₉₎	114	85	74
Lower Twin	7920	9.0	7.8	11.1	115	81	70
Madison Plateau	7710	12.9	11.8	14.0	109	92	84
Moose Creek	6170	11.1	9.8	11.6	113	96	84
Mount Lockhart	6430	13.3	12.1	12.7	110	105	95
Mule Creek	8300	9.6	8.2	9.6	117	100	85
Nevada Ridge	7030	8.2	8.0	9.8₍₂₆₎	102	84	82
Onion Park	7420	7.4	7.0	8.5₍₁₉₎	106	87	82
Pickfoot Creek	6680	1.6	4.6	N/A	35	*	*
Pike Creek	5930	2.0	2.9	N/A	69	*	*
Rocker Peak	7960	8.9	8.3	8.6	107	103	97
Sacajawea	6610	5.4	6.0	8.8₍₂₁₎	90	61	68
Saddle Mtn.	7890	16.0	13.9	16.2	115	99	86
Short Creek	6980	2.7	3.7	3.7	73	73	100
Shower Falls	8060	11.9	11.8	12.8	101	93	92
Slagamelt Lakes	8600	20.3	16.5	N/A	123	*	*
Spur Park	8080	13.0	14.0	13.8	93	94	101
Stringer Creek	6550	5.6	7.0	7.2₍₁₉₎	80	78	97
Tepee Creek	7950	8.1	6.8	8.2	119	99	83
Tizer Basin	6880	4.1	4.2	6.0	98	68	70
Waldron	5640	7.0	5.1	7.0	137	100	73
West Yellowstone	6680	6.7	6.4	7.0	105	96	91
Whiskey Creek	6790	8.4	8.3	9.2	101	91	90
White Elephant	7670	15.6	12.6	15.4	124	101	82
Wood Creek	5970	5.9	4.2	5.9	140	100	71
Basin Index (%)		110				91	83
Yellowstone River Basin ab Glendive
Bald Mtn.	9360	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	8010	3.4	4.3	4.8₍₂₂₎	79	71	90
Blackwater	9840	13.7	12.2	14.8	112	93	82
Bone Springs Div	9340	8.7	8.8	10.4	99	84	85
Box Canyon	6720	4.2	4.5	5.8	93	72	78
Brackett Creek	7370	10.0	10.1	12.8₍₂₆₎	99	78	79
Burgess Junction	7900	5.8	6.0	6.6	97	88	91
Burnt Mtn	5920	2.8	1.2	3.1₍₁₉₎	233	90	39
Burroughs Creek	8760	5.5	5.0	N/A	110	*	*
Canyon	7870	6.4	7.4	8.7	86	74	85
Castle Creek	8410	2.8	2.5	4.6₍₁₀₎	112	61	54
Cloud Peak Reservoir	9830	8.3	7.2	8.8	115	94	82
Cold Springs	9640	6.6	2.8	5.0	236	132	56
Cole Creek	7910	5.3	6.8	8.1	78	65	84
Deer Park	9690	7.7	6.5	8.0₍₂₂₎	118	96	81
Dome Lake	8890	5.6	6.2	6.8	90	82	91
East Boulder Mine	6310	3.1	2.3	3.3₍₁₂₎	135	94	70
Evening Star	9040	17.7	17.3	17.9	102	99	97
Fisher Creek	9110	19.9	20.9	21.7	95	92	96
Grave Springs	8560	3.3	3.0	4.8₍₂₈₎	110	69	62
Hansen Sawmill	8360	4.0	3.5	4.3	114	93	81
Hobbs Park	10080	10.2	4.5	7.9	227	129	57
Kirwin	9580	7.6	5.1	7.0	149	109	73
Little Goose	8560	4.6	5.7	6.1₍₁₀₎	81	75	93
Little Warm	9370	7.6	5.2	6.6	146	115	79
Marquette	8800	1.7	1.8	4.2	94	40	43
Middle Powder	7760	3.9	4.3	6.1	91	64	70
Monument Peak	8740	11.3	13.7	13.6	82	83	101
Northeast Entrance	7420	3.8	4.8	6.6	79	58	73
Owl Creek	8990	3.7	1.9	3.4	195	109	56
Parker Peak	9420	12.6	14.0	14.2	90	89	99
Placer Basin	8790	11.0	10.7	10.8	103	102	99
Porcupine	6480	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	8090	1.5	3.7	9.2	41	16	40
Sacajawea	6610	5.4	6.0	8.8₍₂₁₎	90	61	68
Shell Creek	9570	8.3	8.2	9.2	101	90	89
Shower Falls	8060	11.9	11.8	12.8	101	93	92
Soldier Park	8680	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	8610	1.0	1.2	N/A	83	*	*
Sucker Creek	8840	7.0	7.8	7.7	90	91	101
Sylvan Lake	8440	10.6	10.7	12.6	99	84	85
Sylvan Road	7140	5.4	6.4	8.2	84	66	78
Thumb Divide	7970	10.7	8.9	9.8	120	109	91
Tie Creek	7050	2.1	2.1	3.5₍₂₆₎	100	60	60
Timber Creek	7910	2.1	1.1	3.0	191	70	37
Togwotee Pass	9590	14.1	13.1	14.8	108	95	89
Townsend Creek	8720	5.3	3.0	5.4	177	98	56
Two Ocean Plateau	9240	19.8	15.2	19.1	130	104	80
White Mill	8730	12.8	17.0	16.2	75	79	105
Wolverine	7650	7.8	5.3	8.2	147	95	65
Younts Peak	8340	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.