California/Nevada SNOTEL Snow/Precipitation Update Report

California/Nevada 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 Wednesday, November 04, 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
LAKE TAHOE
Mt Rose Ski Area	8810	1.6	0.3	533*	2.9	2.2	132
Heavenly Valley	8540	0.9	0.2	450*	1.8	1.5	120
Carson Pass	8360	2.2	0.3₍₁₆₎	733*	3.0	2.7₍₁₆₎	111
Palisades Tahoe	8010	2.2	0.4	550*	3.0	3.7	81
Marlette Lake	7860	1.0	0.0	*	2.8	1.7	165
Hagans Meadow	7740	0.5	0.0	*	1.8	1.2	150
Echo Peak	7650	2.0	0.6	333*	2.8	3.2	88
Rubicon #2	7560	1.0	0.0	*	1.8	1.9	95
Tahoe City Cross	6760	0.0	0.0	*	2.7	1.9	142
Ward Creek #3	6750	0.4	0.0	*	3.3	3.3	100
Fallen Leaf	6250	0.3	0.0	*	1.8	1.6	112
Basin Index (%)		672*			111
TRUCKEE RIVER
Mt Rose Ski Area	8810	1.6	0.3	533*	2.9	2.2	132
Independence Lake	8340	1.1	0.4	275*	2.1	2.1	100
Big Meadow	8240	0.7	0.0	*	2.4	1.6	150
Palisades Tahoe	8010	2.2	0.4	550*	3.0	3.7	81
Marlette Lake	7860	1.0	0.0	*	2.8	1.7	165
Independence Camp	6970	0.2	0.0	*	1.5	1.4	107
Css Lab	6890	0.3	0.0	*	2.2	3.2	69
Tahoe City Cross	6760	0.0	0.0	*	2.7	1.9	142
Ward Creek #3	6750	0.4	0.0	*	3.3	3.3	100
Truckee #2	6500	0.6	0.0	*	1.8	1.8	100
Little Valley	6500	0.6	N/A	*	3.0	N/A	*
Independence Creek	6440	0.2	0.0	*	1.6	1.4	114
Basin Index (%)		755*			108
CARSON RIVER
Ebbetts Pass	8660	3.4	0.2	1700*	4.8	2.3	209
Lost Lakes	8640	2.9	N/A	*	4.0	N/A	*
Horse Meadow	8580	1.0	0.0₍₁₇₎	*	1.8	1.7₍₁₇₎	106
Heavenly Valley	8540	0.9	0.2	450*	1.8	1.5	120
Carson Pass	8360	2.2	0.3₍₁₆₎	733*	3.0	2.7₍₁₆₎	111
Monitor Pass	8320	0.7	0.0	*	2.0	0.9	222
Burnside Lake	8180	1.6	0.2₍₁₇₎	800*	2.5	1.8₍₁₇₎	139
Blue Lakes	8060	1.9	0.3	633*	3.4	1.6	212
Forestdale Creek	8050	2.0	0.2₍₁₇₎	1000*	3.1	3.2₍₁₇₎	97
Marlette Lake	7860	1.0	0.0	*	2.8	1.7	165
Hagans Meadow	7740	0.5	0.0	*	1.8	1.2	150
Poison Flat	7730	0.4	0.0	*	2.6	1.2	217
Spratt Creek	6060	0.3	0.0	*	2.5	1.4	179
Basin Index (%)		1136*			151
WALKER RIVER
Leavitt Lake	9600	2.4	0.5	480*	3.2	2.3	139
Virginia Lakes Ridge	9400	0.4	0.0	*	1.1	0.8	138
Summit Meadow	9360	1.3	0.0₍₁₇₎	*	2.9	1.0₍₁₇₎	290
Lobdell Lake	9260	0.2	0.0	*	1.6	1.0	160
Sonora Pass	8770	1.5	0.2	750*	1.9	1.4	136
Monitor Pass	8320	0.7	0.0	*	2.0	0.9	222
Willow Flat CA	8220	0.7	N/A	*	2.2	N/A	*
Leavitt Meadows	7200	0.1	0.0	*	2.3	1.4	164
Basin Index (%)		943*			170
NORTHERN GREAT BASIN
Granite Peak	8500	0.0	0.0	*	1.6	2.2	73
Summit Lk	7600	0.2	N/A	*	2.4	N/A	*
Dismal Swamp	7370	0.5	0.3	167*	1.4	2.6	54
Cedar Pass	7060	-M	0.3	*	-M	2.1	*
Buckskin Lower	6920	0.4	0.0	*	1.0	1.8	56
Lamance Creek	6390	0.0	0.0	*	1.4	2.0	70
Disaster Peak	6260	0.0	0.0	*	0.6	1.2	50
Sheldon	5860	0.0	0.0	*	3.0	0.9	333
Basin Index (%)		300*			84
NEVADA
UPPER HUMBOLDT RIVER
Lamoille Upper	8990	1.9	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
Corral Canyon	8440	1.3	0.0	*	7.6	2.6	292
Jacks Peak	8440	2.2	N/A	*	3.6	2.2	164
Green Mountain	8180	0.0	0.0	*	5.3	2.5	212
Lamoille #3	8040	0.6	0.0	*	-M	2.8	*
Bear Creek	8090	0.1	0.6	17*	2.9	2.4	121
Dorsey Basin	7900	0.0	0.2	0*	6.6	3.0	220
Pole Canyon	7760	0.2	N/A	*	5.4	N/A	*
Stag Mountain	7640	-M	N/A	*	2.3	N/A	*
Jakes Creek	7380	-M	N/A	*	2.3	N/A	*
Jack Creek Upper	7380	0.0	0.0	*	2.7	2.3	117
Seventysix Creek	7360	0.0	0.0	*	2.2	1.4	157
Draw Creek	7300	0.0	0.0	*	2.1	1.5	140
Tent Mtn Lower	7100	-M	N/A	*	3.9	N/A	*
Fry Canyon	6790	0.8	N/A	*	1.7	N/A	*
Dry Creek	6550	0.4	N/A	*	6.0	N/A	*
Taylor Canyon	6320	0.2	0.0	*	1.2	1.2	100
Basin Index (%)		275*			179
LOWER HUMBOLDT RIVER
Big Creek Sum	8710	1.5	0.0	*	4.7	1.6	294
Granite Peak	8500	0.0	0.0	*	1.6	2.2	73
Toe Jam	7700	0.5	0.1₍₁₁₎	500*	1.9	3.0₍₁₁₎	63
Snowstorm Mtn	7410	-M	N/A	*	0.8	N/A	*
Lewis Peak	7370	0.6	0.0₍₂₀₎	*	4.4	1.4₍₂₀₎	314
Porter Canyon	7190	0.1	N/A	*	2.6	0.6₍₁₁₎	433
Buckskin Lower	6920	0.4	0.0	*	1.0	1.8	56
Midas	6630	-M	N/A	*	1.0	N/A	*
Golconda	6640	0.0	N/A	*	2.1	N/A	*
Lamance Creek	6390	0.0	0.0	*	1.4	2.0	70
Basin Index (%)		3000*			140
CLOVER VALLEY & FRANKLIN RIVER
Lamoille Upper	8990	1.9	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
Corral Canyon	8440	1.3	0.0	*	7.6	2.6	292
Green Mountain	8180	0.0	0.0	*	5.3	2.5	212
Hole-in-Mountain	8170	0.4	0.2₍₂₆₎	200*	4.7	3.0	157
Lamoille #3	8040	0.6	0.0	*	-M	2.8	*
Dorsey Basin	7900	0.0	0.2	0*	6.6	3.0	220
Pole Canyon	7760	0.2	N/A	*	5.4	N/A	*
Basin Index (%)		575*			218
SNAKE RIVER
Pole Creek R.S.	8370	1.4	0.8	175*	1.8	1.4	129
Bear Creek	8090	0.1	0.6	17*	2.9	2.4	121
Stag Mountain	7640	-M	N/A	*	2.3	N/A	*
Bostetter R.S.	7530	0.2	0.2	100*	4.9	2.0	245
Jakes Creek	7380	-M	N/A	*	2.3	N/A	*
Seventysix Creek	7360	0.0	0.0	*	2.2	1.4	157
Wilson Creek	7110	0.3	0.0	*	3.2	2.0	160
Merritt Mountain	6920	-M	N/A	*	2.0	N/A	*
Big Bend	6890	0.1	0.0	*	1.9	1.2	158
Magic Mountain	6940	0.4	0.2	200*	4.8	2.2	218
ONeil Creek	6490	0.1	N/A	*	1.4	N/A	*
Basin Index (%)		139*			172
OWYHEE RIVER
Jacks Peak	8440	2.2	N/A	*	3.6	2.2	164
Toe Jam	7700	0.5	0.1₍₁₁₎	500*	1.9	3.0₍₁₁₎	63
Jack Creek Upper	7380	0.0	0.0	*	2.7	2.3	117
Fawn Creek	7040	0.0	0.2	0*	2.1	2.1	100
Merritt Mountain	6920	-M	N/A	*	2.0	N/A	*
Big Bend	6890	0.1	0.0	*	1.9	1.2	158
Fry Canyon	6790	0.8	N/A	*	1.7	N/A	*
Laurel Draw	6680	0.0	0.0	*	1.3	2.0	65
Columbia Basin	6490	-M	N/A	*	1.4	N/A	*
Taylor Canyon	6320	0.2	0.0	*	1.2	1.2	100
Basin Index (%)		267*			105
EASTERN NEVADA
Cave Mountain	10580	2.0	N/A	*	6.7	N/A	*
Wheeler Peak	10070	1.8	0.2₍₁₀₎	900*	8.6	2.5₍₁₀₎	344
Berry Creek	9350	1.4	0.2	700*	5.6	2.1	267
Defiance Mines	9310	-M	N/A	*	4.9	N/A	*
Ward Mountain	9170	1.0	0.0	*	6.2	1.6	388
Takka Wiiya	9110	1.1	N/A	*	7.2	N/A	*
Big Creek Sum	8710	1.5	0.0	*	4.7	1.6	294
Corduroy Flat	8640	0.7	N/A	*	6.3	N/A	*
Silver Creek Nv	8220	-M	N/A	*	3.8	N/A	*
Diamond Peak	8030	0.6	0.0	*	6.2	1.4	443
Vacarro Springs	7890	0.5	N/A	*	9.4	N/A	*
Kalamazoo	7740	-M	N/A	*	4.5	N/A	*
Bird Creek	7530	0.0	N/A	*	4.2	N/A	*
White River Nv	7370	-M	N/A	*	2.7	N/A	*
Basin Index (%)		1575*			340
SOUTHERN NEVADA - Spring Mountains
Lee Canyon Upper	9390	2.9	N/A	*	8.3	N/A	*
Bristlecone Trail	8900	1.2	0.0₍₁₂₎	*	6.6	1.6₍₁₂₎	412
Lee Canyon	8620	0.0	0.0₍₁₂₎	*	6.2	1.9₍₁₂₎	326
Rainbow Canyon	7840	0.0	0.0₍₁₂₎	*	7.4	2.2₍₁₂₎	336
Basin Index (%)		*			354
VIRGIN RIVER
Midway Valley	9830	3.0	0.8	375*	9.3	3.4	274
Kolob	9250	0.6	0.0	*	12.4	2.8	443
Webster Flat	9150	0.0	0.0	*	11.2	2.2	509
Gardner Peak	8320	0.9	0.0₍₁₆₎	*	12.9	2.0₍₁₆₎	645
Long Flat	7990	0.0	0.0	*	9.2	1.7	541
Harris Flat	7800	0.0	0.0	*	7.7	2.0	385
Long Valley Jct	7460	0.0	0.0	*	8.0	1.6	500
Gutz Peak	6790	0.0	0.0₍₁₆₎	*	12.0	1.6₍₁₆₎	750
Little Grassy	6070	0.0	0.0	*	10.4	1.8	578
Basin Index (%)		562*			487

-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.