United States Natural Resources Water and Climate Center Department of Conservation Portland, Oregon Agriculture Service S N O W - P R E C I P I T A T I O N U P D A T E Based on Mountain Data from NRCS SNOTEL Sites As of TUESDAY: JANUARY 6 , 2009 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- UTAH BEAR RIVER TRIAL LAKE 9992 10.0 11.3 88 10.3 12.0 86 HAYDEN FORK 9212 7.4 6.9 107 10.0 10.6 94 LILY LAKE 9156 5.9 5.9 100 7.7 9.1 85 MONTE CRISTO 8960 11.0 12.1 91 12.3 12.9 95 TONY GROVE LAKE 8386 14.7 15.8 93 15.7 17.9 88 USU DOC DANIEL 8270 12.2 -M * 14.4 -M * FRANKLIN BASIN 8085 11.3 11.2 101 16.6 15.4 108 BUG LAKE 7950 5.2 9.1 57 8.0 9.8 82 TEMPLE FORK 7406 7.3 -M * 9.3 -M * LITTLE BEAR 6544 5.9 5.9 100 11.0 11.9 92 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 91 92 WEBER-OGDEN RIVERS TRIAL LAKE 9992 10.0 11.3 88 10.3 12.0 86 THAYNES CANYON 9230 9.3 9.7 96 12.3 11.9 103 CHALK CREEK #1 8993 9.8 11.0 89 11.1 13.0 85 MONTE CRISTO 8960 11.0 12.1 91 12.3 12.9 95 DRY BREAD POND 8350 9.2 10.0 92 9.6 10.6 91 BEAVER DIVIDE 8280 5.1 5.2 98 7.9 9.0 88 LIGHTNING RIDGE 8215 8.0 -M * 11.1 -M * HORSE RIDGE 8160 6.8 10.3 66 10.9 12.4 88 CHALK CREEK #2 8158 6.6 7.2 92 8.2 8.9 92 BEN LOMOND PEAK 8000 15.5 16.1 96 22.3 21.2 105 FARMINGTON 8000 13.4 14.1 95 16.8 16.3 103 PARRISH CREEK 7740 9.9 -M * 14.4 -M * SMITH & MOREHOUSE 7600 6.7 6.3 106 7.7 9.7 79 PARLEY'S SUMMIT 7500 7.0 7.9 89 10.5 11.3 93 HARDSCRABBLE 7250 7.7 7.3 105 12.9 15.4 84 FARMINGTON LOWER 6779 9.2 -M * 14.8 -M * BEN LOMOND TRAIL 5829 8.5 9.4 90 13.4 15.3 88 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 92 92 PROVO R.-UTAH LAKE-JORDAN R. TRIAL LAKE 9992 10.0 11.3 88 10.3 12.0 86 SNOWBIRD 9640 18.6 14.2 131 21.2 19.5 109 CLEAR CREEK #1 8908 5.4 8.4 64 9.0 9.4 96 MILL-D NORTH 8967 9.8 11.2 88 13.0 13.6 96 BRIGHTON 8750 9.6 11.7 82 14.3 14.3 100 BEAVER DIVIDE 8280 5.1 5.2 98 7.9 9.0 88 LOOKOUT PEAK 8200 9.4 10.8 87 14.5 16.0 91 TIMPANOGOS DIVIDE 8140 -M 10.0 * 16.5 12.4 133 PAYSON R.S. 8066 7.9 7.9 100 9.1 8.3 110 DANIELS-STRAWBERRY 8037 6.5 7.2 90 9.8 10.4 94 CLEAR CREEK #2 7659 4.7 6.5 72 8.1 7.7 105 CASCADE MOUNTAIN 7702 7.9 -M * 12.1 -M * PARLEY'S SUMMIT 7500 7.0 7.9 89 10.5 11.3 93 DRY FORK 7093 5.8 7.4 78 9.1 11.3 81 LOUIS MEADOW 6700 9.5 -M * 12.7 -M * ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 91 99 TOOELE VALLEY-VERNON CREEK ROCKY BASIN-SETTLEME 8900 8.4 10.7 79 13.0 12.6 103 MINING FORK 8221 6.2 6.0 103 11.9 11.0 108 VERNON CREEK 7401 5.0 4.5 111 10.2 7.8 131 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 92 112 GREEN RIVER STEEL CREEK PARK 10200 4.5 7.1 63 7.3 8.0 91 HEWINTA 9519 2.7 4.5 60 5.8 7.4 78 TROUT CREEK 9518 3.3 4.5 73 6.3 6.8 93 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 1.7 2.9 59 3.8 4.0 95 HICKERSON PARK 9145 1.2 3.1 39 3.9 4.4 89 KING'S CABIN 8724 3.3 5.3 62 5.9 6.3 94 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 61 89 DUCHESNE RIVER LAKEFORK BASIN 10966 -M 8.7 * 10.6 10.8 98 FIVE POINTS LAKE 10940 6.8 7.4 92 9.5 9.9 96 BROWN DUCK 10600 7.2 8.2 88 8.6 9.5 91 CHEPETA 10592 7.4 6.4 116 6.6 8.0 82 LAKEFORK #1 10415 6.7 6.0 112 7.5 7.4 101 TRIAL LAKE 9992 10.0 11.3 88 10.3 12.0 86 MOSBY MTN. 9510 4.4 5.4 81 6.8 7.1 96 INDIAN CANYON 9175 3.2 4.7 68 6.0 7.4 81 STRAWBERRY DIVIDE 8123 4.6 8.1 57 9.0 11.0 82 DANIELS-STRAWBERRY 8037 6.5 7.2 90 9.8 10.4 94 CURRANT CREEK 8000 4.9 4.6 107 6.9 7.8 88 ROCK CREEK 7889 2.6 4.0 65 4.6 6.5 71 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 88 89 PRICE-SAN RAFAEL SEELEY CREEK 9910 4.9 6.8 72 5.2 6.7 78 BUCK FLAT 9430 6.0 7.8 77 7.8 9.6 81 RED PINE RIDGE 9009 5.1 7.3 70 7.7 9.3 83 MAMMOTH-COTTONWOOD 8727 6.8 8.6 79 8.1 8.1 100 TIMBERLINE 8684 4.1 -M * 7.4 -M * WHITE RIVER #1 8641 3.5 5.7 61 5.4 7.4 73 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 73 83 DIRTY DEVIL DONKEY RESERVOIR 9800 2.5 4.2 60 4.5 4.8 94 BLACK FLAT-U.M. CK 9462 3.7 4.1 90 5.8 5.7 102 DILL'S CAMP 9182 4.4 5.9 75 7.7 7.8 99 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 75 98 SOUTH EASTERN UTAH LASAL MOUNTAIN 9560 6.7 5.1 131 8.9 10.1 88 CAMP JACKSON 8968 8.2 6.1 134 9.8 9.7 101 EAST WILLOW CREEK 8301 5.0 3.2 156 7.0 5.5 127 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 138 102 SEVIER RIVER CLAYTON SPRINGS 10049 5.7 -M * 6.8 -M * MIDWAY VALLEY 9800 13.1 9.7 135 14.1 9.2 153 BOX CREEK 9828 6.8 5.7 119 8.8 6.9 128 JONES CORRAL 9749 5.4 -M * 6.5 -M * FARNSWORTH LAKE 9682 8.1 8.6 94 10.6 9.2 115 PICKLE KEG 9600 5.6 6.8 82 10.4 8.8 118 CASTLE VALLEY 9580 6.7 5.3 126 10.3 6.8 151 WIDTSOE #3 9640 5.1 4.8 106 6.5 6.2 105 KIMBERLY MINE 9129 7.4 6.5 114 11.6 9.6 121 AGUA CANYON 8900 7.2 3.3 218 7.1 7.2 99 PINE CREEK 8790 8.0 9.4 85 11.2 8.8 127 MAMMOTH-COTTONWOOD 8727 6.8 8.6 79 8.1 8.1 100 GOOSEBERRY R.S. 7950 3.9 4.0 98 8.0 8.3 96 BEAVER DAMS 7970 3.5 4.7 74 7.4 8.3 89 HARRIS FLAT 7787 6.7 2.8 239 8.2 5.9 139 LONG VALLEY JCT 7464 5.7 2.2 259 8.6 6.0 143 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 115 120 BEAVER RIVER BIG FLAT 10349 8.9 8.3 107 10.4 8.6 121 MERCHANT VALLEY 8703 6.4 5.8 110 10.3 7.4 139 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 109 129 ESCALANTE RIVER CLAYTON SPRINGS 10049 5.7 -M * 6.8 -M * DONKEY RESERVOIR 9800 2.5 4.2 60 4.5 4.8 94 WIDTSOE #3 9640 5.1 4.8 106 6.5 6.2 105 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 84 100 VIRGIN RIVER MIDWAY VALLEY 9800 13.1 9.7 135 14.1 9.2 153 KOLOB 9206 12.4 7.7 161 13.7 8.4 163 WEBSTER FLAT 9170 8.8 6.6 133 10.9 8.1 135 GARDNER PEAK 8322 8.1 -M * 8.7 -M * LONG FLAT 8000 5.7 3.3 173 7.3 6.2 118 HARRIS FLAT 7787 6.7 2.8 239 8.2 5.9 139 LONG VALLEY JCT 7464 5.7 2.2 259 8.6 6.0 143 GUTZ PEAK 6763 7.0 -M * 11.0 -M * LITTLE GRASSY 6100 5.2 2.5 208 9.6 7.0 137 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 166 143 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -M = Missing data * = Data may not provide a valid measure of conditions. Units = inches for the Current and Average Snow Water Equivalent and Total Precipitation values If the Basin wide percent of average 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 Percent of Average represents the snow water equivalent found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to the average value for those sites on this day. The TOTAL PRECIPITATION Percent of Average represents the total precipitation (beginning October 1st) found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to the average value for those sites on this day. Contact your state water supply staff for assistance. Reference period for average conditions is 1961-90. Provisional data, subject to revision.