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 Tuesday, January 06, 2026

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	11580	5.0	9.6	23.2	Apr 17	52	22
Cochetopa Pass	10020	2.2	2.3₍₁₆₎	4.8₍₁₆₎	Mar 29₍₁₆₎	96	46
Culebra #2	10560	3.3	6.0	14.0	Apr 05	55	24
Cumbres Trestle	10030	6.6	11.4	26.2	Apr 06	58	25
Grayback	11620	2.6	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Hayden Pass	10700	3.8	7.3₍₁₃₎	16.3₍₁₃₎	Apr 18₍₁₃₎	52	23
Lily Pond	11070	3.5	6.2	14.8	Apr 04	56	24
Medano Pass	9650	1.9	2.6₍₂₅₎	7.4₍₂₅₎	Mar 09₍₂₅₎	73	26
Middle Creek	11260	4.6	9.4	19.2	Apr 15	49	24
Moon Pass	11110	2.0	3.2₍₁₂₎	6.8₍₁₂₎	Apr 08₍₁₂₎	62	29
North Costilla	10570	0.0	3.4	7.0	Mar 20	0	0
San Antonio Sink	9120	2.3	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Sargents Mesa	11490	3.6	4.6₍₁₂₎	11.4₍₁₂₎	Apr 13₍₁₂₎	78	32
Slumgullion	11560	4.0	7.0	15.0	Apr 21	57	27
Trinchera	10860	2.4	5.5	11.2	Apr 05	44	21
Upper Rio Grande	9370	1.8	3.2	6.6	Mar 18	56	27
Ute Creek	10720	1.1	5.6₍₂₀₎	12.4₍₂₀₎	Apr 04₍₂₀₎	20	9
Wager Gulch	11110	2.8	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Wolf Creek Summit	10930	7.6	15.3	35.5	Apr 29	50	21
Basin Index (%)		52
UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN - New Mexico
Elk Cabin	8220	0.2	1.8₍₂₄₎	3.7₍₂₄₎	Mar 02₍₂₄₎	11	5
Gallegos Peak	9460	2.2	5.0	10.2	Mar 22	44	22
North Costilla	10570	0.0	3.4	7.0	Mar 20	0	0
Palo	9330	0.4	3.1₍₁₀₎	5.6₍₁₀₎	Mar 03₍₁₀₎	13	7
Quemazon	9500	0.3	4.4	8.0	Mar 13	7	4
Red River Pass #2	9840	0.7	4.0	8.3	Mar 20	18	8
Rio Santa Barbara	10640	3.8	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Santa Fe	11480	3.6	6.2₍₂₄₎	16.0₍₂₄₎	Apr 14₍₂₄₎	58	22
Shuree	10070	1.6	2.6₍₁₀₎	6.0₍₁₀₎	Mar 08₍₁₀₎	62	27
Taos Powderhorn	11020	3.2	8.4₍₁₀₎	20.0₍₁₀₎	Apr 29₍₁₀₎	38	16
Taos Pueblo	10990	2.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Tres Ritos	8740	0.2	1.8₍₁₄₎	3.6₍₁₄₎	Feb 14₍₁₄₎	11	6
Basin Index (%)		30
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN
Beartown	11580	5.0	9.6	23.2	Apr 17	52	22
Cascade	8900	-M	5.4	12.7	Mar 10	*	*
Cascade #2	8990	0.7	5.2	10.4	Mar 06	13	7
Columbus Basin	10780	6.3	10.6₍₂₆₎	25.8₍₂₆₎	Apr 17₍₂₆₎	59	24
Mineral Creek	10030	3.2	6.4	15.6	Apr 09	50	21
Molas Lake	10610	4.0	8.1	22.0	Apr 11	49	18
Red Mountain Pass	11060	5.2	10.1	25.0	Apr 25	51	21
Spud Mountain	10660	-M	10.6	25.6	Apr 04	*	*
Stump Lakes	11230	4.6	8.6	18.8	Apr 22	53	24
Upper San Juan	10140	6.6	12.0	29.7	Apr 09	55	22
Vallecito	10740	3.6	6.7	14.8	Apr 05	54	24
Weminuche Creek	10730	4.5	8.0₍₁₀₎	16.4₍₁₀₎	Mar 28₍₁₀₎	56	27
Wolf Creek Summit	10930	7.6	15.3	35.5	Apr 29	50	21
Basin Index (%)		51
RIO CHAMA RIVER BASIN
Bateman	9230	2.8	4.5	11.2	Mar 23	62	25
Chamita	8360	2.0	4.3	9.3	Mar 10	47	22
Cumbres Trestle	10030	6.6	11.4	26.2	Apr 06	58	25
Garita Peak	10100	0.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Hopewell	10080	4.3	7.4	18.1	Apr 09	58	24
Basin Index (%)		57
JEMEZ RIVER BASIN
Garita Peak	10100	0.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Quemazon	9500	0.3	4.4	8.0	Mar 13	7	4
Senorita Divide #2	8560	0.0	3.2	8.2	Mar 12	0	0
Vacas Locas	9350	1.8	5.0₍₁₉₎	10.4₍₁₉₎	Mar 06₍₁₉₎	36	17
Basin Index (%)		17
PECOS RIVER BASIN
Elk Cabin	8220	0.2	1.8₍₂₄₎	3.7₍₂₄₎	Mar 02₍₂₄₎	11	5
Santa Fe	11480	3.6	6.2₍₂₄₎	16.0₍₂₄₎	Apr 14₍₂₄₎	58	22
Wesner Springs	11110	1.3	6.8	14.8	Apr 01	19	9
Basin Index (%)		34
CANADIAN RIVER BASIN
North Costilla	10570	0.0	3.4	7.0	Mar 20	0	0
Palo	9330	0.4	3.1₍₁₀₎	5.6₍₁₀₎	Mar 03₍₁₀₎	13	7
Red River Pass #2	9840	0.7	4.0	8.3	Mar 20	18	8
Shuree	10070	1.6	2.6₍₁₀₎	6.0₍₁₀₎	Mar 08₍₁₀₎	62	27
Taos Pueblo	10990	2.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Tolby	10210	1.1	4.0₍₂₂₎	8.3₍₂₂₎	Mar 14₍₂₂₎	28	13
Wesner Springs	11110	1.3	6.8	14.8	Apr 01	19	9
Basin Index (%)		21
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER BASIN
Beaver Head	8070	0.0	2.2₍₂₆₎	3.3₍₂₆₎	Feb 21₍₂₆₎	0	0
Coronado Trail	8400	0.1	1.8	3.2	Feb 19	6	3
Frisco Divide	8010	0.2	1.5	3.1	Feb 25	13	6
Hannagan Meadows	9030	0.0	5.0	10.2	Mar 08	0	0
Nutrioso	8550	0.3	0.4₍₁₂₎	1.3₍₁₂₎	Jan 15₍₁₂₎	75	23
Silver Creek Divide	9080	0.1	3.7	8.6	Mar 14	3	1
Basin Index (%)		5
GILA RIVER BASIN
Lookout Mountain	8500	0.3	1.4	2.2	Feb 05	21	14
Signal Peak	8390	0.0	1.8	3.7	Feb 15	0	0
Silver Creek Divide	9080	0.1	3.7	8.6	Mar 14	3	1
Basin Index (%)		6
MIMBRES RIVER BASIN
Mcknight Cabin	9230	0.1	1.9₍₁₇₎	3.4₍₁₇₎	Feb 14₍₁₇₎	5	3
Signal Peak	8390	0.0	1.8	3.7	Feb 15	0	0
Basin Index (%)		3
ZUNI/BLUEWATER RIVER BASIN
Rice Park	8480	0.2	2.8₍₂₂₎	6.0₍₂₂₎	Mar 04₍₂₂₎	7	3
Basin Index (%)		7
RIO HONDO BASIN
Sierra Blanca	10250	0.0	3.8₍₁₈₎	8.7₍₁₈₎	Feb 29₍₁₈₎	0	0
Basin Index (%)		0
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS
Beaver Spring	9240	0.0	4.3₍₁₁₎	8.6₍₁₁₎	Mar 05₍₁₁₎	0	0
Navajo Whiskey Ck	9050	0.4	3.9₍₁₁₎	8.7₍₁₁₎	Mar 10₍₁₁₎	10	5
Basin Index (%)		5

-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.