Washington SNOTEL Snow/Precipitation Update Report

Washington 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, February 16, 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
SPOKANE
Sherwin	3190	1.5	8.8₍₂₉₎	17	20.8	22.0₍₂₉₎	95
Ragged Mountain	4210	4.4	16.4₍₁₄₎	27	23.9	27.3₍₁₄₎	88
Humboldt Gulch	4260	6.1	9.5₍₂₉₎	64	33.2	27.4	121
Mica Creek	4480	5.2	17.3₍₂₉₎	30	27.9	31.4₍₂₉₎	89
Quartz Peak	4710	4.7	16.2	29	25.2	25.6	98
Lookout	5180	7.8	20.1	39	31.4	28.8	109
Mosquito Ridge	5270	13.6	25.6	53	34.7	33.6	103
Sunset	5570	7.1	15.2	47	25.8	25.1	103
Lost Lake	6090	24.0	36.6	66	48.2	42.7	113
Basin Index (%)		45			103
LOWER PEND OREILLE
Quartz Peak	4710	4.7	16.2	29	25.2	25.6	98
Bunchgrass Mdw	5020	10.7	19.6	55	26.0	27.2	96
Hidden Lake	5000	21.5	24.8₍₂₀₎	87	45.8	42.8₍₂₀₎	107
Mosquito Ridge	5270	13.6	25.6	53	34.7	33.6	103
Schweitzer Basin	6090	22.0	35.0	63	31.1	28.8	108
Basin Index (%)		60			103
UPPER COLUMBIA
Swamp Creek	3930	11.4	13.8₍₂₁₎	83	42.3	28.6₍₂₁₎	148
Gold Mountain	4500	2.4	N/A	*	9.9	N/A	*
Salmon Meadows	4460	3.4	8.1	42	12.6	10.0	126
Muckamuck	4470	2.2	N/A	*	10.9	N/A	*
Sentinel Butte	4680	4.0	7.4₍₁₇₎	54	10.5	9.8₍₁₇₎	107
Rainy Pass	4880	28.1	27.8	101	48.6	37.8	129
Moses Mtn	5470	3.4	11.4₍₂₉₎	30	8.5	13.0₍₂₉₎	65
Gold Axe Camp	5380	2.4	7.2₍₁₀₎	33	6.7	7.4₍₁₀₎	91
Harts Pass	6490	48.6	33.9	143	38.2	30.0	127
Basin Index (%)		92			123
CENTRAL COLUMBIA
Trinity	2890	18.6	25.9₍₁₀₎	72	54.8	46.3₍₁₀₎	118
Fish Lake	3440	9.4	22.9	41	47.1	44.2	107
Pope Ridge	3590	8.1	13.5	60	31.2	22.7	137
Stevens Pass	3940	14.6	28.6	51	66.9	56.8	118
Blewett Pass	4240	3.1	11.2	28	26.4	21.8	121
Upper Wheeler	4330	-M	8.9	*	-M	15.9	*
Park Creek Ridge	4610	24.0	36.6	66	53.7	47.2	114
Rainy Pass	4880	28.1	27.8	101	48.6	37.8	129
Grouse Camp	5390	5.4	14.6	37	21.6	20.4	106
Trough	5480	3.2	8.4	38	18.4	16.8	110
Lyman Lake	5990	37.4	44.6	84	58.2	51.6	113
Basin Index (%)		65			117
UPPER YAKIMA
Fish Lake	3440	9.4	22.9	41	47.1	44.2	107
Stampede Pass	3850	8.0	26.6	30	55.7	54.1	103
Olallie Meadows	4010	12.8	35.0	37	80.0	77.6	103
Blewett Pass	4240	3.1	11.2	28	26.4	21.8	121
Sasse Ridge	4340	7.8	23.0	34	42.2	38.0	111
Grouse Camp	5390	5.4	14.6	37	21.6	20.4	106
Trough	5480	3.2	8.4	38	18.4	16.8	110
Basin Index (%)		35			107
NACHES
White Pass E.S.	4440	9.1	16.6	55	38.9	30.9	126
Bumping Ridge	4600	9.0	19.6	46	51.6	42.2	122
Sawmill Ridge	4640	2.3	28.6₍₁₄₎	8	43.5	41.6₍₁₄₎	105
Cayuse Pass	5260	16.7	42.7₍₁₄₎	39	-M	47.5₍₁₁₎	*
Morse Lake	5400	21.7	39.5	55	51.2	53.1	96
Corral Pass	5810	16.9	24.8₍₂₉₎	68	33.5	34.8₍₂₉₎	96
Pigtail Peak	5800	22.1	37.2	59	49.0	49.6	99
Green Lake	5920	11.4	18.1	63	27.5	23.1	119
Basin Index (%)		48			107
LOWER YAKIMA
Satus Pass	3960	-M	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
Lost Horse	5100	4.1	14.3	29	25.1	18.2	138
Indian Rock	5320	1.9	N/A	*	24.4	32.0₍₁₂₎	76
Green Lake	5920	11.4	18.1	63	27.5	23.1	119
Basin Index (%)		48			105
KLICKITAT
Satus Pass	3960	-M	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
Potato Hill	4480	10.7	20.4	52	39.0	42.2	92
Lost Horse	5100	4.1	14.3	29	25.1	18.2	138
Indian Rock	5320	1.9	N/A	*	24.4	32.0₍₁₂₎	76
Green Lake	5920	11.4	18.1	63	27.5	23.1	119
Basin Index (%)		50			100
LOWER SNAKE, WALLA WALLA
Sourdough Gulch	3960	0.2	0.7₍₂₀₎	29	8.8	8.8₍₂₀₎	100
Bowman Springs	4550	0.7	6.8	10	11.0	13.4	82
County Line	4840	0.5	3.3	15	9.4	10.4	90
High Ridge	4900	5.5	18.4	30	23.8	29.1	82
Beaver Reservoir	5140	3.0	7.7	39	12.0	15.0	80
Schneider Meadows	5400	11.2	22.0	51	20.5	27.0	76
Touchet	5520	8.9	21.2	42	31.0	33.5	93
Milk Shakes	5580	12.6	26.7₍₁₃₎	47	36.5	41.6₍₁₃₎	88
Wolf Creek	5730	3.5	12.0	29	10.9	16.0	68
Spruce Springs	5690	-M	10.1₍₁₉₎	*	-M	19.2₍₂₀₎	*
Taylor Green	5730	7.4	14.9	50	14.2	20.8	68
Moss Springs	5760	9.5	17.8	53	22.2	25.7	86
Aneroid Lake #2	7430	8.0	14.6	55	20.0	20.6	97
Mt. Howard	7840	8.3	10.4	80	15.8	18.5	85
Basin Index (%)		45			84
LOWER COLUMBIA
Pepper Creek	2140	0.8	4.8₍₁₃₎	17	50.3	39.2₍₁₃₎	128
Calamity	2510	0.4	0.8₍₁₂₎	50	63.9	63.2₍₁₂₎	101
Spencer Meadow	3400	8.5	18.2	47	61.2	65.4	94
June Lake	3440	11.3	29.9	38	106.4	105.8	101
Spirit Lake	3520	0.4	2.6	15	58.8	57.4	102
Skate Creek	3770	12.2	N/A	*	69.7	N/A	*
Lone Pine	3940	11.5	27.2	42	62.0	63.4	98
Sheep Canyon	3990	9.7	25.0	39	97.1	84.6	115
Surprise Lakes	4280	13.2	31.8	42	65.4	64.8	101
Pinto Rock	4450	12.2	N/A	*	34.9	N/A	*
Swift Creek	4440	19.6	45.6₍₁₈₎	43	130.4	95.0₍₁₈₎	137
White Pass E.S.	4440	9.1	16.6	55	38.9	30.9	126
Potato Hill	4480	10.7	20.4	52	39.0	42.2	92
Paradise	5150	20.8	49.2	42	80.1	73.8	109
Cayuse Pass	5260	16.7	42.7₍₁₄₎	39	-M	47.5₍₁₁₎	*
Morse Lake	5400	21.7	39.5	55	51.2	53.1	96
Pigtail Peak	5800	22.1	37.2	59	49.0	49.6	99
Basin Index (%)		45			107
SOUTH PUGET SOUND
Huckleberry Creek	2250	0.1	1.8₍₂₃₎	6	33.6	26.3₍₂₃₎	128
Mowich	3170	-M	0.1₍₂₂₎	*	-M	31.0₍₂₂₎	*
Cougar Mountain	3210	0.0	11.9	0	65.5	56.7	116
Meadows Pass	3230	-M	19.4₍₂₇₎	*	-M	60.9₍₂₇₎	*
Skate Creek	3770	12.2	N/A	*	69.7	N/A	*
Rex River	3810	6.7	25.9₍₂₅₎	26	80.7	66.6₍₂₅₎	121
Stampede Pass	3850	8.0	26.6	30	55.7	54.1	103
Lynn Lake	3900	0.6	17.2₍₁₃₎	3	71.2	64.1₍₁₃₎	111
Burnt Mountain	4160	1.1	12.2₍₂₁₎	9	44.5	43.1₍₂₁₎	103
Sawmill Ridge	4640	2.3	28.6₍₁₄₎	8	43.5	41.6₍₁₄₎	105
Paradise	5150	20.8	49.2	42	80.1	73.8	109
Cayuse Pass	5260	16.7	42.7₍₁₄₎	39	-M	47.5₍₁₁₎	*
Morse Lake	5400	21.7	39.5	55	51.2	53.1	96
Corral Pass	5810	16.9	24.8₍₂₉₎	68	33.5	34.8₍₂₉₎	96
Basin Index (%)		34			109
CENTRAL PUGET SOUND
Mount Gardner	2930	0.0	12.1₍₂₇₎	0	66.5	60.5₍₂₇₎	110
Tinkham Creek	3000	6.1	20.6₍₂₇₎	30	71.7	62.8₍₂₇₎	114
Cougar Mountain	3210	0.0	11.9	0	65.5	56.7	116
Meadows Pass	3230	-M	19.4₍₂₇₎	*	-M	60.9₍₂₇₎	*
Skookum Creek	3320	14.3	21.8₍₂₅₎	66	94.9	86.3₍₂₅₎	110
Alpine Meadows	3500	17.4	34.8₍₂₆₎	50	97.4	97.0₍₂₆₎	100
Rex River	3810	6.7	25.9₍₂₅₎	26	80.7	66.6₍₂₅₎	121
Stevens Pass	3940	14.6	28.6	51	66.9	56.8	118
Olallie Meadows	4010	12.8	35.0	37	80.0	77.6	103
Basin Index (%)		38			111
NORTH PUGET SOUND
Hozomeen Camp	1680	-M	N/A	*	36.1	28.2₍₂₀₎	128
Elbow Lake	3050	4.0	26.2₍₂₅₎	15	102.2	96.0₍₂₅₎	106
Marten Ridge	3520	13.3	40.9₍₁₄₎	33	96.5	95.4₍₁₄₎	101
Beaver Pass	3630	6.5	29.9₍₁₉₎	22	56.5	50.2₍₁₈₎	113
Swamp Creek	3930	11.4	13.8₍₂₁₎	83	42.3	28.6₍₂₁₎	148
Wells Creek	4040	9.3	24.0₍₂₅₎	39	60.0	49.9₍₂₅₎	120
Thunder Basin	4310	20.8	22.6	92	61.8	45.1	137
Rainy Pass	4880	28.1	27.8	101	48.6	37.8	129
MF Nooksack	4940	20.3	40.2₍₁₈₎	50	80.1	70.6₍₁₈₎	113
Easy Pass	5280	69.1	72.4₍₁₁₎	95	-M	N/A	*
Brown Top	5850	48.1	46.3₍₁₁₎	104	-M	N/A	*
Lyman Lake	5990	37.4	44.6	84	58.2	51.6	113
Harts Pass	6490	48.6	33.9	143	38.2	30.0	127
Basin Index (%)		75			117
OLYMPIC
Mount Crag	3960	5.5	22.5	24	41.4	48.3₍₂₉₎	86
Dungeness	3990	0.6	6.4₍₂₂₎	9	26.6	30.5₍₂₂₎	87
Buckinghorse	4850	17.3	40.2₍₁₂₎	43	90.0	86.6₍₁₂₎	104
Waterhole	5010	11.1	30.7₍₂₁₎	36	44.3	49.1₍₂₁₎	90
Basin Index (%)		35			94

-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.