California/Nevada SNOTEL Snow/Precipitation Update Report (2024)

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, June 19, 2024
Basin
Site Name
Elev
(ft)
Snow Water Equivalent Water Year-to-Date Precipitation
Current
(in)
Median
(in)
Pct of
Median
Current
(in)
Median
(in)
Pct of
Median
LAKE TAHOE
Mt Rose Ski Area 8801 -M 0.0 * -M 48.0 *
Heavenly Valley 8534 -M 0.0 * -M 28.8 *
Carson Pass 8355 -M 0.0(16) * -M 35.6(16) *
Palisades Tahoe 8013 -M 0.0 * -M 58.3 *
Marlette Lake 7884 -M 0.0 * -M 28.4 *
Hagans Meadow 7742 -M 0.0 * -M 28.1 *
Echo Peak 7653 -M 0.0 * -M 52.4 *
Rubicon #2 7619 -M 0.0 * -M 36.2 *
Tahoe City Cross 6797 -M 0.0 * -M 32.0 *
Ward Creek #3 6745 -M 0.0 * -M 64.8 *
Fallen Leaf 6242 -M 0.0 * -M 27.8 *
Basin Index (%) * *
TRUCKEE RIVER
Mt Rose Ski Area 8801 -M 0.0 * -M 48.0 *
Independence Lake 8338 -M 4.6 * -M 43.2 *
Big Meadow 8235 -M 0.0 * -M 27.4 *
Palisades Tahoe 8013 -M 0.0 * -M 58.3 *
Marlette Lake 7884 -M 0.0 * -M 28.4 *
Independence Camp 6980 -M 0.0 * -M 26.5 *
Css Lab 6894 -M 0.0 * -M 63.8 *
Tahoe City Cross 6797 -M 0.0 * -M 32.0 *
Ward Creek #3 6745 -M 0.0 * -M 64.8 *
Truckee #2 6509 -M 0.0 * -M 30.6 *
Little Valley 6493 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Independence Creek 6436 -M 0.0 * -M 27.8 *
Basin Index (%) * *
CARSON RIVER
Ebbetts Pass 8661 -M 0.0 * -M 46.8 *
Horse Meadow 8557 -M 0.0(17) * -M 20.8(17) *
Heavenly Valley 8534 -M 0.0 * -M 28.8 *
Carson Pass 8355 -M 0.0(16) * -M 35.6(16) *
Monitor Pass 8306 -M 0.0 * -M 19.8 *
Burnside Lake 8129 -M 0.0(17) * -M 35.7(17) *
Blue Lakes 8067 -M 0.0 * -M 38.6 *
Forestdale Creek 8017 -M 0.0(17) * -M 41.9(17) *
Marlette Lake 7884 -M 0.0 * -M 28.4 *
Hagans Meadow 7742 -M 0.0 * -M 28.1 *
Poison Flat 7736 -M 0.0 * -M 30.0 *
Spratt Creek 6063 -M 0.0 * -M 27.3 *
Basin Index (%) * *
WALKER RIVER
Leavitt Lake 9604 -M 20.2 * -M 49.5 *
Virginia Lakes Ridge 9400 -M 0.0 * -M 22.8 *
Summit Meadow 9313 -M 0.0(17) * -M 20.7(17) *
Lobdell Lake 9249 -M 0.0 * -M 21.4 *
Sonora Pass 8770 -M 0.0 * -M 31.6 *
Monitor Pass 8306 -M 0.0 * -M 19.8 *
Willow Flat CA 8215 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Leavitt Meadows 7198 -M 0.0 * -M 28.0 *
Basin Index (%) * *
NORTHERN GREAT BASIN
Granite Peak 8503 -M 0.0 * -M 26.5 *
Summit Lk 7615 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Dismal Swamp 7360 -M 0.0 * -M 43.4 *
Cedar Pass 7030 -M 0.0 * -M 30.3 *
Buckskin Lower 6930 -M 0.0 * -M 21.2 *
Lamance Creek 6395 -M 0.0 * -M 24.2 *
Disaster Peak 6260 -M 0.0 * -M 18.9 *
Sheldon 5865 -M 0.0 * -M 8.2 *
Basin Index (%) * *
NEVADA
UPPER HUMBOLDT RIVER
Lamoille Upper 8993 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Corral Canyon 8445 -M 0.0 * -M 24.8 *
Jacks Peak 8424 -M N/A * -M 29.8 *
Green Mountain 8185 -M 0.0 * -M 27.1 *
Lamoille #3 8051 -M 0.0 * -M 26.4 *
Bear Creek 8040 -M 0.0 * -M 31.1 *
Dorsey Basin 7903 -M 0.0 * -M 27.8 *
Pole Canyon 7760 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Stag Mountain 7640 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Jakes Creek 7380 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Jack Creek Upper 7377 -M 0.0 * -M 25.2 *
Seventysix Creek 7350 -M 0.0 * -M 18.0 *
Draw Creek 7332 -M 0.0 * -M 18.2 *
Tent Mtn Lower 7100 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Fry Canyon 6798 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Dry Creek 6555 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Taylor Canyon 6325 -M 0.0 * -M 11.1 *
Basin Index (%) * *
LOWER HUMBOLDT RIVER
Big Creek Sum 8685 -M 0.0 * -M 21.3 *
Granite Peak 8503 -M 0.0 * -M 26.5 *
Toe Jam 7690 -M 0.0(11) * -M 23.3(11) *
Snowstorm Mtn 7403 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Lewis Peak 7370 -M 0.0(20) * -M 19.4(20) *
Porter Canyon 7187 -M N/A * -M 8.7(11) *
Buckskin Lower 6930 -M 0.0 * -M 21.2 *
Midas 6630 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Golconda 6616 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Lamance Creek 6395 -M 0.0 * -M 24.2 *
Basin Index (%) * *
CLOVER VALLEY & FRANKLIN RIVER
Lamoille Upper 8993 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Corral Canyon 8445 -M 0.0 * -M 24.8 *
Green Mountain 8185 -M 0.0 * -M 27.1 *
Hole-in-Mountain 8163 -M 0.0(25) * -M 30.2(29) *
Lamoille #3 8051 -M 0.0 * -M 26.4 *
Dorsey Basin 7903 -M 0.0 * -M 27.8 *
Pole Canyon 7760 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Basin Index (%) * *
SNAKE RIVER
Pole Creek R.S. 8360 -M 0.0 * -M 18.2 *
Bear Creek 8040 -M 0.0 * -M 31.1 *
Stag Mountain 7640 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Bostetter R.S. 7500 -M 0.0 * -M 24.6 *
Jakes Creek 7380 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Seventysix Creek 7350 -M 0.0 * -M 18.0 *
Wilson Creek 7120 -M 0.0 * -M 25.2 *
Merritt Mountain 6915 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Big Bend 6898 -M 0.0 * -M 15.0 *
Magic Mountain 6880 -M 0.0 * -M 29.2 *
ONeil Creek 6520 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Basin Index (%) * *
OWYHEE RIVER
Jacks Peak 8424 -M N/A * -M 29.8 *
Toe Jam 7690 -M 0.0(11) * -M 23.3(11) *
Jack Creek Upper 7377 -M 0.0 * -M 25.2 *
Fawn Creek 7031 -M 0.0 * -M 30.0 *
Merritt Mountain 6915 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Big Bend 6898 -M 0.0 * -M 15.0 *
Fry Canyon 6798 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Laurel Draw 6682 -M 0.0 * -M 22.0 *
Columbia Basin 6483 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Taylor Canyon 6325 -M 0.0 * -M 11.1 *
Basin Index (%) * *
EASTERN NEVADA
Cave Mountain 10578 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Wheeler Peak 10060 -M 0.0(10) * -M 18.8(10) *
Berry Creek 9377 -M 0.0 * -M 20.8 *
Defiance Mines 9302 -M N/A * 18.8 N/A *
Ward Mountain 9163 -M 0.0 * -M 17.3 *
Takka Wiiya 9122 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Big Creek Sum 8685 -M 0.0 * -M 21.3 *
Corduroy Flat 8640 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Silver Creek Nv 8200 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Diamond Peak 8017 -M 0.0 * -M 17.4 *
Vacarro Springs 7890 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Kalamazoo 7775 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Bird Creek 7537 -M N/A * -M N/A *
White River Nv 7367 -M N/A * -M N/A *
Basin Index (%) * *
SOUTHERN NEVADA - Spring Mountains
Bristlecone Trail 8890 -M 0.0(12) * -M 15.0(12) *
Lee Canyon 8626 -M 0.0(12) * -M 17.0(12) *
Rainbow Canyon 7860 -M 0.0(12) * -M 19.2(12) *
Basin Index (%) * *

-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.

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