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 Thursday, November 21, 2024

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	7.1	3.4	23.2	Apr 17	209	31
Cochetopa Pass	10061	2.0	0.6₍₁₆₎	4.8₍₁₆₎	Mar 29₍₁₆₎	333	42
Culebra #2	10562	3.0	1.9	14.0	Apr 05	158	21
Cumbres Trestle	10035	2.5	3.8	26.2	Apr 06	66	10
Grayback	11626	3.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Hayden Pass	10699	5.9	1.8₍₁₃₎	16.3₍₁₃₎	Apr 18₍₁₃₎	328	36
Lily Pond	11069	2.9	2.3	14.8	Apr 04	126	20
Medano Pass	9668	2.0	0.3₍₂₅₎	7.4₍₂₅₎	Mar 09₍₂₅₎	667*	27*
Middle Creek	11269	5.9	3.2	19.2	Apr 15	184	31
Moon Pass	11128	2.8	0.8₍₁₂₎	6.8₍₁₂₎	Apr 08₍₁₂₎	350	41
North Costilla	10598	1.0	1.0	7.0	Mar 20	100	14
San Antonio Sink	9143	2.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Sargents Mesa	11499	2.0	1.3₍₁₂₎	11.4₍₁₂₎	Apr 13₍₁₂₎	154	18
Slumgullion	11560	4.8	3.2	15.0	Apr 21	150	32
Trinchera	10922	3.6	1.9	11.2	Apr 05	189	32
Upper Rio Grande	9379	1.8	0.6	6.6	Mar 18	300*	27*
Ute Creek	10734	3.1	1.6₍₂₀₎	12.4₍₂₀₎	Apr 04₍₂₀₎	194	25
Wager Gulch	11132	4.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Wolf Creek Summit	10957	6.2	6.2	35.5	Apr 29	100	17
Basin Index (%)		167
UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN - New Mexico
Elk Cabin	8239	0.1	0.2₍₂₄₎	3.7₍₂₄₎	Mar 02₍₂₄₎	50*	3*
Gallegos Peak	9480	1.5	1.4	10.2	Mar 22	107	15
North Costilla	10598	1.0	1.0	7.0	Mar 20	100	14
Palo	9343	1.9	0.2₍₁₀₎	5.6₍₁₀₎	Mar 03₍₁₀₎	950*	34*
Quemazon	9507	2.0	0.8	8.0	Mar 13	250	25
Red River Pass #2	9855	1.3	1.2	8.3	Mar 20	108	16
Rio Santa Barbara	10664	2.5	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Santa Fe	11465	3.4	2.0₍₂₄₎	16.0₍₂₄₎	Apr 14₍₂₄₎	170	21
Shuree	10092	1.8	0.5₍₁₀₎	6.0₍₁₀₎	Mar 08₍₁₀₎	360*	30*
Taos Powderhorn	11045	4.1	2.1₍₁₀₎	20.0₍₁₀₎	Apr 29₍₁₀₎	195	20
Taos Pueblo	11020	2.6	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Tres Ritos	8755	0.4	0.0₍₁₄₎	3.6₍₁₄₎	Feb 14₍₁₄₎	*	11*
Basin Index (%)		186
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN
Beartown	11600	7.1	3.4	23.2	Apr 17	209	31
Cascade	8880	-M	0.6	12.7	Mar 10	*	*
Cascade #2	9012	1.0	0.8	10.4	Mar 06	125*	10*
Columbus Basin	10781	5.7	3.4₍₂₆₎	25.8₍₂₆₎	Apr 17₍₂₆₎	168	22
Mineral Creek	10046	3.3	1.9	15.6	Apr 09	174	21
Molas Lake	10631	4.2	2.4	22.0	Apr 11	175	19
Red Mountain Pass	11080	6.1	3.6	25.0	Apr 25	169	24
Spud Mountain	10674	3.6	2.8	25.6	Apr 04	129	14
Stump Lakes	11248	5.6	3.3	18.8	Apr 22	170	30
Upper San Juan	10140	2.9	3.2	29.7	Apr 09	91	10
Vallecito	10782	2.7	1.4	14.8	Apr 05	193*	18*
Weminuche Creek	10749	4.0	1.8₍₁₀₎	16.4₍₁₀₎	Mar 28₍₁₀₎	222	24
Wolf Creek Summit	10957	6.2	6.2	35.5	Apr 29	100	17
Basin Index (%)		153
RIO CHAMA RIVER BASIN
Bateman	9249	1.8	1.2	11.2	Mar 23	150	16
Chamita	8383	0.5	0.8	9.3	Mar 10	62*	5*
Cumbres Trestle	10035	2.5	3.8	26.2	Apr 06	66	10
Garita Peak	10115	2.3	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Hopewell	10095	2.2	2.6	18.1	Apr 09	85	12
Basin Index (%)		83
JEMEZ RIVER BASIN
Garita Peak	10115	2.3	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Quemazon	9507	2.0	0.8	8.0	Mar 13	250	25
Senorita Divide #2	8569	0.9	0.4	8.2	Mar 12	225*	11*
Vacas Locas	9364	1.8	0.2₍₁₉₎	10.4₍₁₉₎	Mar 06₍₁₉₎	900*	17*
Basin Index (%)		336*
PECOS RIVER BASIN
Elk Cabin	8239	0.1	0.2₍₂₄₎	3.7₍₂₄₎	Mar 02₍₂₄₎	50*	3*
Santa Fe	11465	3.4	2.0₍₂₄₎	16.0₍₂₄₎	Apr 14₍₂₄₎	170	21
Wesner Springs	11151	4.1	2.0	14.8	Apr 01	205	28
Basin Index (%)		181
CANADIAN RIVER BASIN
North Costilla	10598	1.0	1.0	7.0	Mar 20	100	14
Palo	9343	1.9	0.2₍₁₀₎	5.6₍₁₀₎	Mar 03₍₁₀₎	950*	34*
Red River Pass #2	9855	1.3	1.2	8.3	Mar 20	108	16
Shuree	10092	1.8	0.5₍₁₀₎	6.0₍₁₀₎	Mar 08₍₁₀₎	360*	30*
Taos Pueblo	11020	2.6	N/A	N/A	N/A	*	*
Tolby	10220	3.2	0.6₍₂₂₎	8.3₍₂₂₎	Mar 14₍₂₂₎	533*	39*
Wesner Springs	11151	4.1	2.0	14.8	Apr 01	205	28
Basin Index (%)		242
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER BASIN
Beaver Head	8076	0.0	0.0₍₂₆₎	3.3₍₂₆₎	Feb 21₍₂₆₎	*	0*
Coronado Trail	8418	0.0	0.0	3.2	Feb 19	*	0*
Frisco Divide	8013	0.4	0.0	3.1	Feb 25	*	13*
Hannagan Meadows	9027	0.0	0.4	10.2	Mar 08	0*	0*
Nutrioso	8571	-M	0.0₍₁₂₎	1.3₍₁₂₎	Jan 15₍₁₂₎	*	*
Silver Creek Divide	9096	1.1	0.2	8.6	Mar 14	550*	13*
Basin Index (%)		250*
GILA RIVER BASIN
Lookout Mountain	8509	0.3	0.0	2.2	Feb 05	*	14*
Signal Peak	8405	0.2	0.0	3.7	Feb 15	*	5*
Silver Creek Divide	9096	1.1	0.2	8.6	Mar 14	550*	13*
Basin Index (%)		800*
MIMBRES RIVER BASIN
Mcknight Cabin	9242	1.4	0.0₍₁₇₎	3.4₍₁₇₎	Feb 14₍₁₇₎	*	41*
Signal Peak	8405	0.2	0.0	3.7	Feb 15	*	5*
Basin Index (%)		*
ZUNI/BLUEWATER RIVER BASIN
Rice Park	8497	1.0	0.0₍₂₂₎	6.0₍₂₂₎	Mar 04₍₂₂₎	*	17*
Basin Index (%)		*
RIO HONDO BASIN
Sierra Blanca	10268	0.7	0.3₍₁₈₎	8.7₍₁₈₎	Feb 29₍₁₈₎	233*	8*
Basin Index (%)		233*
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS
Beaver Spring	9255	0.7	0.6₍₁₁₎	8.6₍₁₁₎	Mar 05₍₁₁₎	117*	8*
Navajo Whiskey Ck	9064	0.4	0.2₍₁₁₎	8.7₍₁₁₎	Mar 10₍₁₁₎	200*	5*
Basin Index (%)		138*

-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.