Idaho SNOTEL Snow/Precipitation Update Report

Idaho 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 Friday, January 02, 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
NORTHERN PANHANDLE REGION
Bear Mountain	5460	16.8	20.4	82	47.8	32.6	147
Bunchgrass Mdw	5020	6.6	11.1	59	21.2	17.6	120
Garver Creek	4250	3.4	5.0	68	15.3	9.3₍₂₄₎	165
Hawkins Lake	6460	14.0	10.8	130	26.3	16.0	164
Hidden Lake	5000	12.6	14.5₍₂₀₎	87	37.6	27.2₍₂₀₎	138
Mosquito Ridge	5270	7.1	13.6	52	28.3	21.8	130
Moyie Mountain	6037	-M	7.0₍₂₃₎	*	-M	N/A	*
Myrtle Creek	3540	1.6	2.9₍₁₇₎	55	16.8	10.9₍₁₇₎	154
Quartz Peak	4710	1.7	9.0	19	20.1	16.4	123
Schweitzer Basin	6090	14.7	18.6	79	26.8	19.2	140
Basin Index (%)		74			140
COEUR D'ALENE-ST. JOE RIVER BASIN
Humboldt Gulch	4260	2.7	5.7₍₂₉₎	47	29.0	17.9	162
Lookout	5180	5.1	10.0	51	26.3	19.4	136
Lost Lake	6090	13.8	19.4	71	37.8	27.0	140
Mica Creek	4480	1.9	9.5	20	22.0	20.5	107
Mosquito Ridge	5270	7.1	13.6	52	28.3	21.8	130
Sherwin	3190	1.1	4.4₍₂₉₎	25	16.6	14.0	119
Sunset	5570	4.5	7.2	62	22.8	17.8	128
Basin Index (%)		52			132
CLEARWATER BASIN
Cool Creek	6320	11.9	17.0₍₂₉₎	70	28.4	27.2₍₂₉₎	104
Crater Meadows	5960	-M	19.4	*	-M	26.2	*
Elk Butte	5680	5.9	14.4	41	22.0	22.2	99
Hemlock Butte	5800	10.5	19.0	55	21.8	N/A	*
Hoodoo Basin	6060	19.6	16.8	117	32.6	22.4	146
Lolo Pass	5280	7.7	11.2	69	23.1	16.9	137
Lost Lake	6090	13.8	19.4	71	37.8	27.0	140
Moscow Mountain	4700	2.6	8.5₍₂₀₎	31	17.3	15.6₍₂₀₎	111
Mountain Meadows	6340	7.5	9.6	78	13.9	13.6	102
Nez Perce Camp	5670	5.5	6.0	92	15.1	11.0	137
Pierce R.S.	3080	1.1	4.0₍₁₁₎	28	18.9	16.4₍₁₁₎	115
Savage Pass	6170	9.7	11.0	88	21.6	16.0	135
Shanghi Summit	4590	2.5	10.2	25	23.6	20.4	116
Sherwin	3190	1.1	4.4₍₂₉₎	25	16.6	14.0	119
Twelvemile Creek	5530	-M	7.6	*	-M	16.7	*
Twin Lakes	6380	15.0	17.0	88	31.3	23.1	135
Basin Index (%)		68			123
SALMON BASIN
Banner Summit	7040	9.1	10.9	83	17.5	15.0	117
Bear Basin	5350	3.8	6.5	58	13.5	11.7	115
Big Creek Summit	6550	8.6	12.6	68	16.8	17.0	99
Brundage Reservoir	6280	8.9	11.4	78	20.4	17.5	117
Deadwood Summit	6990	16.0	17.8	90	22.8	20.0	114
Galena	7470	9.3	7.4	126	12.6	9.3	135
Galena Summit	8790	12.5	9.2	136	12.8	9.7	132
Lemhi Ridge	8080	4.3	4.8	90	6.2	6.2	100
Meadow Lake	9190	10.5	6.9	152	12.5	8.0	156
Mill Creek Summit	8780	11.2	8.8₍₂₉₎	127	11.3	9.0	126
Moonshine	7490	5.3	4.3	123	9.6	6.0	160
Moose Creek	6170	6.9	7.7	90	12.8	10.4	123
Morgan Creek	7620	6.8	4.6	148	9.1	7.6	120
Mountain Meadows	6340	7.5	9.6	78	13.9	13.6	102
Saddle Mtn.	7890	12.1	11.6	104	12.7	10.5	121
Schwartz Lake	8620	4.9	4.7₍₂₅₎	104	8.6	7.0₍₂₅₎	123
Secesh Summit	6530	10.7	12.7	84	21.5	14.6	147
Puhi Flat	6240	5.2	8.4	62	18.3	14.6	125
Vienna Mine	8930	18.7	14.0	134	19.8	15.0	132
West Branch	5590	5.5	8.0	69	16.5	14.0	118
Basin Index (%)		98			122
WEISER BASIN
Bear Saddle	6170	3.4	8.6	40	9.5	11.2	85
Puhi Flat	6240	5.2	8.4	62	18.3	14.6	125
Van Wyck	4960	0.4	4.3₍₁₈₎	9	7.8	9.1₍₁₈₎	86
West Branch	5590	5.5	8.0	69	16.5	14.0	118
Basin Index (%)		49			107
PAYETTE BASIN
Banner Summit	7040	9.1	10.9	83	17.5	15.0	117
Bear Basin	5350	3.8	6.5	58	13.5	11.7	115
Big Creek Summit	6550	8.6	12.6	68	16.8	17.0	99
Bogus Basin	6370	1.4	9.3₍₂₁₎	15	11.0	11.1₍₂₁₎	99
Brundage Reservoir	6280	8.9	11.4	78	20.4	17.5	117
Cozy Cove	5410	1.7	5.4	31	13.5	11.5	117
Deadwood Summit	6990	16.0	17.8	90	22.8	20.0	114
Jackson Peak	7060	7.9	10.8	73	17.3	16.8	103
Long Valley	4890	0.8	3.6₍₁₉₎	22	11.3	8.1₍₁₉₎	140
Secesh Summit	6530	10.7	12.7	84	21.5	14.6	147
Puhi Flat	6240	5.2	8.4	62	18.3	14.6	125
Van Wyck	4960	0.4	4.3₍₁₈₎	9	7.8	9.1₍₁₈₎	86
Basin Index (%)		66			115
BOISE BASIN
Atlanta Summit	7570	11.6	12.0	97	19.7	16.3	121
Bogus Basin	6370	1.4	9.3₍₂₁₎	15	11.0	11.1₍₂₁₎	99
Camas Creek Divide	5720	1.3	5.0₍₂₈₎	26	11.0	8.9₍₂₈₎	124
Couch Summit	6780	3.1	N/A	*	12.3	N/A	*
Dollarhide Summit	8390	-M	10.1	*	-M	12.2	*
Graham Guard Sta.	5690	2.2	5.6	39	13.9	11.0	126
Jackson Peak	7060	7.9	10.8	73	17.3	16.8	103
Mores Creek Summit	6090	4.8	10.6	45	16.2	16.8	96
Prairie	4800	0.6	2.8	21	8.2	7.2	114
Trinity Mtn.	7790	14.6	15.4	95	20.6	18.4	112
Vienna Mine	8930	18.7	14.0	134	19.8	15.0	132
Basin Index (%)		74			113
BIG WOOD BASIN
Camas Creek Divide	5720	1.3	5.0₍₂₈₎	26	11.0	8.9₍₂₈₎	124
Chocolate Gulch	6310	5.9	5.5₍₂₇₎	107	11.6	8.0₍₂₇₎	145
Couch Summit	6780	3.1	N/A	*	12.3	N/A	*
Dollarhide Summit	8390	-M	10.1	*	-M	12.2	*
Galena	7470	9.3	7.4	126	12.6	9.3	135
Galena Summit	8790	12.5	9.2	136	12.8	9.7	132
Hyndman	7590	7.3	5.0	146	12.1	8.3	146
Lost-Wood Divide	7870	11.5	8.2	140	14.0	9.4	149
Soldier R.S.	5780	0.9	4.9	18	11.5	8.6	134
Basin Index (%)		108			138
LITTLE WOOD BASIN
Bear Canyon	7920	9.1	6.0	152	14.2	8.2	173
Fish Ck	6380	1.6	N/A	*	10.4	N/A	*
Garfield R.S.	6580	2.6	4.2	62	11.0	6.0	183
Smiley Mountain	9540	14.0	8.5₍₁₉₎	165	14.3	8.8₍₁₉₎	162
Swede Peak	7640	6.8	6.2	110	12.3	7.8	158
Basin Index (%)		131			168
BIG LOST BASIN
Bear Canyon	7920	9.1	6.0	152	14.2	8.2	173
Hilts Creek	8090	7.6	5.4	141	10.5	6.2	169
Lost-Wood Divide	7870	11.5	8.2	140	14.0	9.4	149
Smiley Mountain	9540	14.0	8.5₍₁₉₎	165	14.3	8.8₍₁₉₎	162
Stickney Mill	7440	4.7	3.2	147	9.4	5.3	177
Basin Index (%)		150			165
LITTLE LOST
Hilts Creek	8090	7.6	5.4	141	10.5	6.2	169
Meadow Lake	9190	10.5	6.9	152	12.5	8.0	156
Moonshine	7490	5.3	4.3	123	9.6	6.0	160
Basin Index (%)		141			161
BIRCH, MEDICINE LODGE, BEAVER, CAMAS BASINS
Beagle Springs	8880	4.8	4.2	114	7.8	5.0	156
Crab Creek	6870	2.8	4.8	58	10.1	6.8	149
Lakeview Ridge	7340	2.0	4.5	44	11.6	7.4	157
Meadow Lake	9190	10.5	6.9	152	12.5	8.0	156
Basin Index (%)		99			154
HENRYS FORK, TETON BASINS
Black Bear	8160	14.2	16.6	86	19.7	18.4	107
Grand Targhee	9260	17.4	19.8₍₁₄₎	88	-M	16.0₍₁₄₎	*
Grassy Lake	7330	8.4	12.3	68	17.6	16.4	107
Island Park	6300	4.1	6.0	68	8.7	8.4	104
Lewis Lake Divide	7880	16.7	12.8	130	23.2	16.2	143
Phillips Bench	8170	12.1	11.0	110	16.9	12.6	134
Pine Creek Pass	6710	3.0	6.0	50	11.6	9.8	118
White Elephant	7670	8.1	10.8	75	14.6	13.9	105
Basin Index (%)		88			117
SNAKE BASIN ABOVE PALISADES
Base Camp	7040	8.0	7.4	108	14.5	9.9	146
Blind Bull Sum	8880	15.0	9.6	156	11.3	8.5	133
Cottonwood Creek	7710	10.1	8.7	116	16.6	11.0	151
East Rim Divide	8010	4.5	4.6	98	7.5	5.4	139
Granite Creek	6770	6.8	6.6	103	13.3	9.0	148
Grassy Lake	7330	8.4	12.3	68	17.6	16.4	107
Gros Ventre Summit	8760	8.5	6.3	135	10.6	6.3	168
Gunsight Pass	9820	8.7	6.0₍₂₂₎	145	11.1	6.8₍₂₂₎	163
Lewis Lake Divide	7880	16.7	12.8	130	23.2	16.2	143
Loomis Park	8240	7.5	6.6	114	10.2	7.7	132
Phillips Bench	8170	12.1	11.0	110	16.9	12.6	134
Salt River Summit	7630	6.0	5.0	120	10.2	7.2	142
Snake River Station	6900	5.4	6.9	78	13.3	11.0	121
Somsen Ranch	6830	3.6	4.8	75	11.1	8.2	135
Spring Creek Divide	9020	13.4	10.3	130	16.0	10.5	152
Thumb Divide	7970	10.0	6.4	156	13.7	8.6	159
Togwotee Pass	9590	13.5	11.3	119	17.8	11.6	153
Triple Peak	8520	14.5	8.8	165	18.2	10.9	167
Two Ocean Plateau	9240	19.9	13.7	145	18.0	13.2	136
Willow Creek	8060	12.4	11.2	111	19.2	15.0	128
Younts Peak	8340	9.9	7.0₍₂₈₎	141	15.0	7.2₍₂₈₎	208
Basin Index (%)		121			143
WILLOW, BLACKFOOT, PORTNEUF BASINS
Oxford Spring	6790	1.6	4.0₍₂₉₎	40	9.0	7.4	122
Pebble Creek	6520	2.0	N/A	*	11.5	N/A	*
Sedgwick Peak	7800	5.1	7.0	73	13.3	8.6	155
Sheep Mtn.	6630	3.1	5.2	60	8.8	7.8	113
Slug Creek Divide	7240	6.0	5.4	111	12.2	9.3	131
Somsen Ranch	6830	3.6	4.8	75	11.1	8.2	135
Wildhorse Divide	6480	1.9	6.2	31	9.2	8.8	105
Basin Index (%)		65			127
SNAKE BASIN ABOVE AMERICAN FALLS
Base Camp	7040	8.0	7.4	108	14.5	9.9	146
Black Bear	8160	14.2	16.6	86	19.7	18.4	107
Blind Bull Sum	8880	15.0	9.6	156	11.3	8.5	133
Cottonwood Creek	7710	10.1	8.7	116	16.6	11.0	151
East Rim Divide	8010	4.5	4.6	98	7.5	5.4	139
Grand Targhee	9260	17.4	19.8₍₁₄₎	88	-M	16.0₍₁₄₎	*
Granite Creek	6770	6.8	6.6	103	13.3	9.0	148
Grassy Lake	7330	8.4	12.3	68	17.6	16.4	107
Gros Ventre Summit	8760	8.5	6.3	135	10.6	6.3	168
Gunsight Pass	9820	8.7	6.0₍₂₂₎	145	11.1	6.8₍₂₂₎	163
Island Park	6300	4.1	6.0	68	8.7	8.4	104
Lewis Lake Divide	7880	16.7	12.8	130	23.2	16.2	143
Loomis Park	8240	7.5	6.6	114	10.2	7.7	132
Oxford Spring	6790	1.6	4.0₍₂₉₎	40	9.0	7.4	122
Phillips Bench	8170	12.1	11.0	110	16.9	12.6	134
Pine Creek Pass	6710	3.0	6.0	50	11.6	9.8	118
Salt River Summit	7630	6.0	5.0	120	10.2	7.2	142
Sedgwick Peak	7800	5.1	7.0	73	13.3	8.6	155
Sheep Mtn.	6630	3.1	5.2	60	8.8	7.8	113
Slug Creek Divide	7240	6.0	5.4	111	12.2	9.3	131
Snake River Station	6900	5.4	6.9	78	13.3	11.0	121
Somsen Ranch	6830	3.6	4.8	75	11.1	8.2	135
Spring Creek Divide	9020	13.4	10.3	130	16.0	10.5	152
Thumb Divide	7970	10.0	6.4	156	13.7	8.6	159
Togwotee Pass	9590	13.5	11.3	119	17.8	11.6	153
Two Ocean Plateau	9240	19.9	13.7	145	18.0	13.2	136
White Elephant	7670	8.1	10.8	75	14.6	13.9	105
Wildhorse Divide	6480	1.9	6.2	31	9.2	8.8	105
Willow Creek	8060	12.4	11.2	111	19.2	15.0	128
Basin Index (%)		103			132
RAFT BASIN
George Creek	8960	6.6	8.2₍₁₀₎	80	10.5	9.2₍₁₀₎	114
Howell Canyon	8010	-M	9.3	*	11.1	11.7	95
Basin Index (%)		80			103
GOOSE CREEK BASIN
Bostetter R.S.	7530	3.7	6.4	58	9.4	8.8	107
Magic Mountain	6940	4.0	7.4	54	7.9	10.2	77
Basin Index (%)		56			91
SALMON FALLS BASIN
Bostetter R.S.	7530	3.7	6.4	58	9.4	8.8	107
Jakes Creek	7380	-M	N/A	*	6.3	N/A	*
Magic Mountain	6940	4.0	7.4	54	7.9	10.2	77
ONeil Creek	6490	-M	N/A	*	5.3	N/A	*
Pole Creek R.S.	8370	6.6	8.8	75	7.3	5.4	135
Wilson Creek	7110	1.4	5.4	26	8.3	8.1	102
Basin Index (%)		56			101
BRUNEAU BASIN
Bear Creek	8090	3.8	7.2	53	8.5	10.4	82
Big Bend	6890	0.0	3.4	0	5.5	5.4	102
Merritt Mountain	6920	-M	N/A	*	5.8	N/A	*
ONeil Creek	6490	-M	N/A	*	5.3	N/A	*
Pole Creek R.S.	8370	6.6	8.8	75	7.3	5.4	135
Seventysix Creek	7360	2.0	4.0	50	6.8	6.9	99
Stag Mountain	7640	-M	N/A	*	3.8	N/A	*
Wilson Creek	7110	1.4	5.4	26	8.3	8.1	102
Basin Index (%)		48			101
OWYHEE BASIN
Big Bend	6890	0.0	3.4	0	5.5	5.4	102
Columbia Basin	6490	-M	N/A	*	6.6	N/A	*
Fawn Creek	7040	1.1	6.2	18	7.7	9.5	81
Fry Canyon	6790	0.4	N/A	*	6.9	N/A	*
Jack Creek Upper	7380	1.1	5.6	20	7.8	8.8	89
Jacks Peak	8440	-M	N/A	*	9.4	10.3	91
Laurel Draw	6680	0.4	4.0	10	7.4	8.6	86
Merritt Mountain	6920	-M	N/A	*	5.8	N/A	*
Mud Flat	5750	0.3	2.8	11	3.7	5.1	73
South Mtn.	6650	0.0	5.8	0	11.7	11.6	101
Taylor Canyon	6320	0.4	1.8	22	4.8	4.3	112
Toe Jam	7700	3.7	7.2₍₁₁₎	51	9.2	9.4₍₁₁₎	98
Basin Index (%)		19			92
BEAR RIVER BASIN
Bear River RS	8510	2.3	3.8₍₁₀₎	61	5.7	5.6₍₁₀₎	102
Bug Lake	7980	6.3	6.5	97	11.6	8.1	143
Burts Miller Ranch	7900	0.9	2.3₍₁₁₎	39	5.5	3.7₍₁₁₎	149
Chalk Creek #1	9160	5.9	9.2	64	10.2	10.3	99
Emigrant Summit	7390	6.3	7.8	81	14.3	11.0	130
Franklin Basin	8140	9.7	9.0	108	17.4	13.0	134
Garden City Summit	7680	6.8	7.6₍₁₁₎	89	12.2	8.6₍₁₁₎	142
Giveout	6940	2.9	3.4	85	9.1	5.8	157
Hayden Fork	9170	4.7	5.6	84	9.7	9.2	105
Kelley R.S.	8240	6.3	6.2	102	10.9	8.0	136
Klondike Narrows	7280	6.9	7.3₍₁₁₎	95	16.4	11.4₍₁₁₎	144
Lily Lake	9130	3.4	5.0	68	6.6	7.2	92
Monte Cristo	8930	7.0	9.8	71	12.9	11.4	113
Oxford Spring	6790	1.6	4.0₍₂₉₎	40	9.0	7.4	122
Salt River Summit	7630	6.0	5.0	120	10.2	7.2	142
Sedgwick Peak	7800	5.1	7.0	73	13.3	8.6	155
Slug Creek Divide	7240	6.0	5.4	111	12.2	9.3	131
Spring Creek Divide	9020	13.4	10.3	130	16.0	10.5	152
Tony Grove Lake	8450	12.9	12.7	102	20.8	14.9	140
Trial Lake	9970	9.0	8.4	107	10.2	9.9	103
Usu Doc Daniel	8610	10.3	10.6₍₁₃₎	97	14.5	11.6₍₁₃₎	125
Basin Index (%)		91			129

-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.