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 THURSDAY: MARCH 18 , 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- UTAH BEAR RIVER TRIAL LAKE 9992 12.7 23.3 55 11.5 23.0 50 HAYDEN FORK 9212 10.0 15.1 66 13.4 19.1 70 LILY LAKE 9156 9.0 12.1 74 10.2 15.9 64 MONTE CRISTO 8960 14.5 28.0 52 14.7 23.5 63 TONY GROVE LAKE 8386 21.7 34.4 63 22.7 32.5 70 USU DOC DANIEL 8270 18.3 -M * 18.4 -M * FRANKLIN BASIN 8085 15.2 26.8 57 20.4 28.0 73 BURTS MILLER RANCH 8000 4.0 -M * 8.5 -M * BUG LAKE 7950 7.9 19.4 41 11.4 17.9 64 GARDEN CITY SUMMIT 7600 10.4 -M * 12.4 -M * TEMPLE FORK 7406 10.8 -M * 12.3 -M * KLONDIKE NARROWS 7400 12.4 -M * 16.0 -M * LITTLE BEAR 6544 7.1 13.7 52 13.3 22.0 60 TONY GROVE RS 6250 7.7 -M * 12.1 -M * ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 57 65 WEBER-OGDEN RIVERS TRIAL LAKE 9992 12.7 23.3 55 11.5 23.0 50 THAYNES CANYON 9230 17.4 22.6 77 18.1 22.3 81 CHALK CREEK #1 8993 15.3 22.8 67 15.2 23.1 66 MONTE CRISTO 8960 14.5 28.0 52 14.7 23.5 63 DRY BREAD POND 8350 10.0 21.1 47 11.4 19.3 59 BEAVER DIVIDE 8280 9.3 11.3 82 11.2 16.5 68 LIGHTNING RIDGE 8215 9.4 -M * 12.8 -M * HORSE RIDGE 8160 9.8 22.4 44 12.9 22.7 57 CHALK CREEK #2 8158 9.1 14.5 63 10.3 15.2 68 BEN LOMOND PEAK 8000 25.8 38.7 67 30.5 40.5 75 FARMINGTON 8000 19.9 31.4 63 22.9 31.0 74 PARRISH CREEK 7740 15.5 -M * 19.5 -M * SMITH & MOREHOUSE 7600 9.1 13.4 68 9.8 17.5 56 PARLEY'S SUMMIT 7500 11.3 16.2 70 14.6 19.7 74 HARDSCRABBLE 7250 13.5 18.7 72 18.5 27.8 67 FARMINGTON LOWER 6779 14.7 -M * 20.5 -M * BEN LOMOND TRAIL 5829 14.6 20.7 71 18.7 27.9 67 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 63 67 PROVO R.-UTAH LAKE-JORDAN R. TRIAL LAKE 9992 12.7 23.3 55 11.5 23.0 50 SNOWBIRD 9640 25.6 31.9 80 24.0 34.5 70 CLEAR CREEK #1 8908 12.1 18.3 66 15.9 17.3 92 MILL-D NORTH 8967 15.1 23.6 64 16.9 24.6 69 BRIGHTON 8750 17.1 23.2 74 19.1 26.1 73 BEAVER DIVIDE 8280 9.3 11.3 82 11.2 16.5 68 LOOKOUT PEAK 8200 16.6 22.4 74 20.8 28.3 73 TIMPANOGOS DIVIDE 8140 16.7 22.4 75 20.5 23.3 88 PAYSON R.S. 8066 12.8 18.9 68 13.3 15.3 87 DANIELS-STRAWBERRY 8037 9.1 15.8 58 12.2 19.0 64 CLEAR CREEK #2 7659 8.6 13.7 63 11.4 14.3 80 CASCADE MOUNTAIN 7702 15.4 -M * 18.3 -M * PARLEY'S SUMMIT 7500 11.3 16.2 70 14.6 19.7 74 DRY FORK 7093 9.9 17.7 56 11.6 18.5 63 LOUIS MEADOW 6700 14.9 -M * 16.6 -M * ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 68 72 TOOELE VALLEY-VERNON CREEK ROCKY BASIN-SETTLEME 8900 16.0 24.3 66 18.3 23.0 80 MINING FORK 8221 14.0 18.7 75 17.8 21.3 84 VERNON CREEK 7401 10.3 11.8 87 12.2 14.9 82 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 74 82 GREEN RIVER SPIRIT LK 10223 10.4 -M * 15.4 -M * STEEL CREEK PARK 10200 9.9 14.4 69 11.8 14.5 81 HEWINTA 9519 7.2 10.6 68 9.2 13.1 70 TROUT CREEK 9518 8.3 9.9 84 10.6 11.8 90 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 6.2 6.4 97 7.9 6.6 120 HICKERSON PARK 9145 6.8 6.6 103 8.8 7.0 126 KING'S CABIN 8724 8.7 10.2 85 9.4 11.2 84 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 81 90 DUCHESNE RIVER LAKEFORK BASIN 10966 12.5 18.2 69 13.7 19.1 72 FIVE POINTS LAKE 10940 13.2 16.0 83 13.1 17.7 74 BROWN DUCK 10600 11.0 16.8 65 11.2 18.2 62 CHEPETA 10592 11.8 12.8 92 9.6 14.3 67 LAKEFORK #1 10415 9.7 11.7 83 9.1 12.9 71 TRIAL LAKE 9992 12.7 23.3 55 11.5 23.0 50 MOSBY MTN. 9510 7.9 10.6 75 9.1 12.7 72 INDIAN CANYON 9175 10.7 10.9 98 11.4 13.1 87 LAKEFORK #3 8464 6.0 -M * 6.2 -M * STRAWBERRY DIVIDE 8123 10.1 17.8 57 11.8 20.2 58 DANIELS-STRAWBERRY 8037 9.1 15.8 58 12.2 19.0 64 CURRANT CREEK 8000 8.1 10.7 76 9.6 13.8 70 ROCK CREEK 7889 7.5 8.8 85 7.4 11.8 63 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 72 66 PRICE-SAN RAFAEL SEELEY CREEK 9910 11.6 14.0 83 9.1 12.5 73 BUCK FLAT 9430 13.2 17.1 77 13.1 18.0 73 RED PINE RIDGE 9009 10.5 15.9 66 13.6 16.6 82 MAMMOTH-COTTONWOOD 8727 14.5 19.9 73 12.1 14.9 81 TIMBERLINE 8684 10.9 -M * 12.6 -M * WHITE RIVER #1 8641 9.3 12.8 73 9.7 13.0 75 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 74 77 DIRTY DEVIL DONKEY RESERVOIR 9800 8.9 7.6 117 9.4 8.8 107 BLACK FLAT-U.M. CK 9462 10.6 9.4 113 10.3 10.6 97 DILL'S CAMP 9182 11.1 13.9 80 13.1 15.7 83 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 99 93 SOUTH EASTERN UTAH LASAL MOUNTAIN 9560 16.8 11.9 141 17.4 19.1 91 CAMP JACKSON 8968 22.2 14.6 152 23.0 17.6 131 EAST WILLOW CREEK 8301 12.4 8.2 151 12.9 10.0 129 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 148 114 SEVIER RIVER CLAYTON SPRINGS 10049 16.3 -M * 16.4 -M * MIDWAY VALLEY 9800 30.4 22.7 134 25.8 20.0 129 BOX CREEK 9828 14.4 12.4 116 13.4 13.4 100 JONES CORRAL 9749 12.1 -M * 11.4 -M * FARNSWORTH LAKE 9682 17.1 17.2 99 17.1 17.7 97 PICKLE KEG 9600 13.0 16.2 80 15.5 16.6 93 CASTLE VALLEY 9580 17.9 14.2 126 17.3 13.5 128 WIDTSOE #3 9640 16.4 11.4 144 16.2 12.5 130 KIMBERLY MINE 9129 11.1 15.2 73 20.7 18.3 113 AGUA CANYON 8900 15.0 8.8 170 14.5 13.8 105 PINE CREEK 8790 19.1 22.5 85 17.3 16.6 104 MAMMOTH-COTTONWOOD 8727 14.5 19.9 73 12.1 14.9 81 GOOSEBERRY R.S. 7950 9.4 9.4 100 13.8 14.1 98 BEAVER DAMS 7970 10.9 11.2 97 12.8 15.1 85 HARRIS FLAT 7787 14.9 7.6 196 14.3 11.3 127 LONG VALLEY JCT 7464 13.5 5.6 241 14.8 12.1 122 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 112 107 BEAVER RIVER BIG FLAT 10349 19.9 17.1 116 21.7 17.4 125 MERCHANT VALLEY 8703 16.5 12.3 134 17.2 14.6 118 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 124 122 ESCALANTE RIVER CLAYTON SPRINGS 10049 16.3 -M * 16.4 -M * DONKEY RESERVOIR 9800 8.9 7.6 117 9.4 8.8 107 WIDTSOE #3 9640 16.4 11.4 144 16.2 12.5 130 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 133 120 VIRGIN RIVER MIDWAY VALLEY 9800 30.4 22.7 134 25.8 20.0 129 KOLOB 9206 29.6 21.6 137 25.1 19.3 130 WEBSTER FLAT 9170 24.8 15.9 156 20.8 16.2 128 GARDNER PEAK 8322 18.2 -M * 16.7 -M * LONG FLAT 8000 15.1 8.8 172 -M 12.0 * HARRIS FLAT 7787 14.9 7.6 196 14.3 11.3 127 LONG VALLEY JCT 7464 13.5 5.6 241 14.8 12.1 122 LITTLE GRASSY 6100 12.8 3.1 413 19.3 15.3 126 GUTZ PEAK 6763 20.6 -M * 25.0 -M * ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 165 127 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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 1971-2000. Provisional data, subject to revision.