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 Thursday, December 25, 2025

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	0.5	3.0	17	15.8	12.4	127
Ragged Mountain	4210	-M	6.8₍₁₄₎	*	18.5	14.6₍₁₄₎	127
Humboldt Gulch	4260	1.9	4.7₍₂₉₎	40	24.8	17.4	143
Mica Creek	4480	0.9	8.2	11	20.6	17.8	116
Quartz Peak	4710	1.0	7.4	14	18.8	15.0	125
Lookout	5180	3.8	8.4	45	24.7	18.0	137
Mosquito Ridge	5270	5.4	12.2	44	26.5	20.2	131
Sunset	5570	3.9	6.4	61	22.2	15.5	143
Lost Lake	6090	11.8	17.2	69	35.3	24.2	146
Basin Index (%)		43			134
LOWER PEND OREILLE
Quartz Peak	4710	1.0	7.4	14	18.8	15.0	125
Bunchgrass Mdw	5020	4.9	9.8	50	20.3	16.6	122
Hidden Lake	5000	11.2	13.7₍₂₀₎	82	35.9	24.9₍₂₀₎	144
Mosquito Ridge	5270	5.4	12.2	44	26.5	20.2	131
Schweitzer Basin	6090	12.7	17.6	72	26.5	17.0	156
Basin Index (%)		58			137
UPPER COLUMBIA
Swamp Creek	3930	7.4	6.4₍₂₁₎	116	35.9	16.0₍₂₁₎	224
Gold Mountain	4500	0.9	N/A	*	7.8	N/A	*
Salmon Meadows	4460	1.8	3.9	46	11.2	6.4	175
Muckamuck	4470	1.2	N/A	*	9.8	N/A	*
Sentinel Butte	4680	1.9	3.5₍₁₇₎	54	8.5	5.4₍₁₇₎	157
Rainy Pass	4880	20.9	14.0	149	36.0	21.0	171
Moses Mtn	5470	2.4	4.6₍₂₉₎	52	7.0	7.3₍₂₉₎	96
Gold Axe Camp	5380	1.7	3.4₍₁₀₎	50	5.8	4.6₍₁₀₎	126
Harts Pass	6490	35.6	18.0	198	32.1	19.0	169
Basin Index (%)		133			171
CENTRAL COLUMBIA
Trinity	2890	12.0	10.0₍₁₀₎	120	43.1	29.1₍₁₀₎	148
Fish Lake	3440	4.7	10.2	46	37.8	26.6	142
Pope Ridge	3590	4.7	6.3	75	27.0	14.7	184
Stevens Pass	3940	6.7	13.0	52	55.1	36.8	150
Blewett Pass	4240	2.7	5.0	54	22.2	12.6	176
Upper Wheeler	4330	-M	4.3	*	-M	9.4	*
Park Creek Ridge	4610	15.5	16.9	92	42.0	28.2	149
Rainy Pass	4880	20.9	14.0	149	36.0	21.0	171
Grouse Camp	5390	2.8	6.6	42	18.3	12.0	152
Trough	5480	2.2	4.3	51	15.4	9.6	160
Lyman Lake	5990	27.4	20.7	132	47.4	29.2	162
Basin Index (%)		93			157
UPPER YAKIMA
Fish Lake	3440	4.7	10.2	46	37.8	26.6	142
Stampede Pass	3850	4.8	11.4	42	45.8	31.2	147
Olallie Meadows	4010	6.5	15.9	41	65.0	44.6	146
Blewett Pass	4240	2.7	5.0	54	22.2	12.6	176
Sasse Ridge	4340	4.1	10.0	41	34.6	22.4	154
Grouse Camp	5390	2.8	6.6	42	18.3	12.0	152
Trough	5480	2.2	4.3	51	15.4	9.6	160
Basin Index (%)		44			150
NACHES
White Pass E.S.	4440	4.0	6.9	58	31.7	16.7	190
Bumping Ridge	4600	3.9	9.2	42	40.8	25.8	158
Sawmill Ridge	4640	3.3	11.1₍₁₄₎	30	35.7	23.9₍₁₄₎	149
Cayuse Pass	5260	7.1	19.5₍₁₄₎	36	-M	28.2₍₁₂₎	*
Morse Lake	5400	12.2	19.4	63	40.8	32.8	124
Corral Pass	5810	9.5	12.7₍₂₉₎	75	27.5	19.8₍₂₉₎	139
Pigtail Peak	5800	13.2	16.0	82	39.8	27.8	143
Green Lake	5920	7.6	7.2	106	23.2	11.8	197
Basin Index (%)		60			151
LOWER YAKIMA
Satus Pass	3960	1.1	N/A	*	15.2	N/A	*
Lost Horse	5100	2.8	5.4	52	9.4	10.7	88
Indian Rock	5320	2.6	N/A	*	18.9	19.8₍₁₂₎	95
Green Lake	5920	7.6	7.2	106	23.2	11.8	197
Basin Index (%)		83			122
KLICKITAT
Satus Pass	3960	1.1	N/A	*	15.2	N/A	*
Potato Hill	4480	4.4	10.3	43	31.4	25.0	126
Lost Horse	5100	2.8	5.4	52	9.4	10.7	88
Indian Rock	5320	2.6	N/A	*	18.9	19.8₍₁₂₎	95
Green Lake	5920	7.6	7.2	106	23.2	11.8	197
Basin Index (%)		65			123
LOWER SNAKE, WALLA WALLA
Sourdough Gulch	3960	0.2	0.5₍₂₀₎	40	6.6	4.8₍₂₀₎	138
Bowman Springs	4550	1.0	2.9	34	8.8	7.8	113
County Line	4840	0.3	1.8	17	7.4	6.2	119
High Ridge	4900	1.8	8.2	22	18.1	16.8	108
Beaver Reservoir	5140	1.2	3.5	34	9.3	8.4	111
Schneider Meadows	5400	7.0	9.2	76	15.7	14.7	107
Touchet	5520	2.3	9.4	24	23.1	19.4	119
Milk Shakes	5580	5.0	11.9₍₁₃₎	42	27.0	23.5₍₁₃₎	115
Wolf Creek	5730	1.8	4.6	39	8.5	8.2	104
Spruce Springs	5690	-M	4.0₍₂₀₎	*	-M	10.5₍₂₀₎	*
Taylor Green	5730	3.7	6.2	60	10.6	10.6	100
Moss Springs	5760	4.7	8.0	59	15.5	15.6	99
Aneroid Lake #2	7430	4.5	7.7	58	14.5	12.4	117
Mt. Howard	7840	4.5	6.5	69	10.4	11.2	93
Basin Index (%)		47			110
LOWER COLUMBIA
Pepper Creek	2140	0.1	2.2₍₁₃₎	5	37.4	22.2₍₁₃₎	168
Calamity	2510	0.3	1.2₍₁₂₎	25	47.9	35.8₍₁₂₎	134
Spencer Meadow	3400	4.1	11.4	36	45.5	37.9	120
June Lake	3440	5.9	13.7	43	80.0	62.7	128
Spirit Lake	3520	1.0	2.6	38	48.0	33.8	142
Skate Creek	3770	5.3	N/A	*	56.1	N/A	*
Lone Pine	3940	4.9	12.3	40	45.5	36.0	126
Sheep Canyon	3990	4.8	12.0	40	76.3	49.2	155
Surprise Lakes	4280	4.7	16.2	29	50.0	38.1	131
Pinto Rock	4450	4.1	N/A	*	24.6	N/A	*
Swift Creek	4440	6.8	19.2₍₁₈₎	35	100.2	57.6₍₁₈₎	174
White Pass E.S.	4440	4.0	6.9	58	31.7	16.7	190
Potato Hill	4480	4.4	10.3	43	31.4	25.0	126
Paradise	5150	8.8	23.6	37	63.3	41.8	151
Cayuse Pass	5260	7.1	19.5₍₁₄₎	36	-M	28.2₍₁₂₎	*
Morse Lake	5400	12.2	19.4	63	40.8	32.8	124
Pigtail Peak	5800	13.2	16.0	82	39.8	27.8	143
Basin Index (%)		44			143
SOUTH PUGET SOUND
Huckleberry Creek	2250	0.3	1.0₍₂₃₎	30	27.9	14.6₍₂₃₎	191
Mowich	3170	-M	0.4₍₂₂₎	*	-M	18.4₍₂₂₎	*
Cougar Mountain	3210	2.0	5.6	36	53.7	33.9	158
Meadows Pass	3230	4.3	8.6₍₂₇₎	50	59.0	35.1₍₂₇₎	168
Skate Creek	3770	5.3	N/A	*	56.1	N/A	*
Rex River	3810	4.0	9.3₍₂₅₎	43	65.6	36.6₍₂₅₎	179
Stampede Pass	3850	4.8	11.4	42	45.8	31.2	147
Lynn Lake	3900	2.7	6.1₍₁₃₎	44	59.3	35.0₍₁₃₎	169
Burnt Mountain	4160	1.8	4.7₍₂₁₎	38	37.1	22.7₍₂₁₎	163
Sawmill Ridge	4640	3.3	11.1₍₁₄₎	30	35.7	23.9₍₁₄₎	149
Paradise	5150	8.8	23.6	37	63.3	41.8	151
Cayuse Pass	5260	7.1	19.5₍₁₄₎	36	-M	28.2₍₁₂₎	*
Morse Lake	5400	12.2	19.4	63	40.8	32.8	124
Corral Pass	5810	9.5	12.7₍₂₉₎	75	27.5	19.8₍₂₉₎	139
Basin Index (%)		46			158
CENTRAL PUGET SOUND
Mount Gardner	2930	1.6	5.4₍₂₇₎	30	53.7	37.0₍₂₇₎	145
Tinkham Creek	3000	3.7	8.6₍₂₇₎	43	59.2	36.2₍₂₇₎	164
Cougar Mountain	3210	2.0	5.6	36	53.7	33.9	158
Meadows Pass	3230	4.3	8.6₍₂₇₎	50	59.0	35.1₍₂₇₎	168
Skookum Creek	3320	4.6	7.5₍₂₅₎	61	73.0	51.9₍₂₅₎	141
Alpine Meadows	3500	6.9	14.6₍₂₆₎	47	70.7	56.4₍₂₆₎	125
Rex River	3810	4.0	9.3₍₂₅₎	43	65.6	36.6₍₂₅₎	179
Stevens Pass	3940	6.7	13.0	52	55.1	36.8	150
Olallie Meadows	4010	6.5	15.9	41	65.0	44.6	146
Basin Index (%)		46			151
NORTH PUGET SOUND
Hozomeen Camp	1680	-M	N/A	*	29.7	18.3₍₂₀₎	162
Elbow Lake	3050	5.2	12.3₍₂₅₎	42	74.5	58.4₍₂₅₎	128
Marten Ridge	3520	6.6	19.8₍₁₄₎	33	67.5	56.6₍₁₄₎	119
Beaver Pass	3630	6.5	14.6₍₁₉₎	45	40.7	32.8₍₁₈₎	124
Swamp Creek	3930	7.4	6.4₍₂₁₎	116	35.9	16.0₍₂₁₎	224
Wells Creek	4040	6.4	11.2₍₂₅₎	57	47.5	31.1₍₂₅₎	153
Thunder Basin	4310	13.2	11.8	112	51.4	28.0	184
Rainy Pass	4880	20.9	14.0	149	36.0	21.0	171
MF Nooksack	4940	11.0	17.3₍₁₈₎	64	59.9	42.0₍₁₈₎	143
Easy Pass	5280	46.0	33.9₍₁₁₎	136	-M	N/A	*
Brown Top	5850	32.8	22.3₍₁₁₎	147	-M	N/A	*
Lyman Lake	5990	27.4	20.7	132	47.4	29.2	162
Harts Pass	6490	35.6	18.0	198	32.1	19.0	169
Basin Index (%)		108			148
OLYMPIC
Mount Crag	3960	4.2	9.4	45	32.4	29.4	110
Dungeness	3990	2.1	2.9₍₂₂₎	72	22.4	21.4₍₂₂₎	105
Buckinghorse	4850	9.1	22.0₍₁₂₎	41	66.4	57.4₍₁₂₎	116
Waterhole	5010	7.3	15.3₍₂₁₎	48	32.4	30.6₍₂₁₎	106
Basin Index (%)		46			111

-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.