California/Nevada SNOTEL Snowpack Update Report (2024)

California/Nevada SNOTEL Snowpack 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 Percent of
Current
(in)
Today's
Median
(in)
Median
Peak
(in)
Median
Peak
Date
Today's
Median
Median
Peak
LAKE TAHOE
Mt Rose Ski Area 8801 -M 0.0 37.4 Apr 15 * *
Heavenly Valley 8534 -M 0.0 23.8 Mar 30 * *
Carson Pass 8355 -M 0.0(16) 30.1(16) Apr 07(16) * *
Palisades Tahoe 8013 -M 0.0 50.8 Apr 05 * *
Marlette Lake 7884 -M 0.0 22.7 Mar 29 * *
Hagans Meadow 7742 -M 0.0 17.2 Mar 12 * *
Echo Peak 7653 -M 0.0 43.0 Mar 28 * *
Rubicon #2 7619 -M 0.0 26.5 Apr 05 * *
Tahoe City Cross 6797 -M 0.0 14.1 Mar 08 * *
Ward Creek #3 6745 -M 0.0 37.3 Mar 29 * *
Fallen Leaf 6242 -M 0.0 N/A N/A * *
Basin Index (%) *
TRUCKEE RIVER
Mt Rose Ski Area 8801 -M 0.0 37.4 Apr 15 * *
Independence Lake 8338 -M 4.6 45.1 Apr 25 * *
Big Meadow 8235 -M 0.0 21.0 Apr 01 * *
Palisades Tahoe 8013 -M 0.0 50.8 Apr 05 * *
Marlette Lake 7884 -M 0.0 22.7 Mar 29 * *
Independence Camp 6980 -M 0.0 17.4 Mar 24 * *
Css Lab 6894 -M 0.0 37.9 Mar 26 * *
Tahoe City Cross 6797 -M 0.0 14.1 Mar 08 * *
Ward Creek #3 6745 -M 0.0 37.3 Mar 29 * *
Truckee #2 6509 -M 0.0 17.8 Mar 14 * *
Little Valley 6493 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Independence Creek 6436 -M 0.0 14.2 Mar 22 * *
Basin Index (%) *
CARSON RIVER
Ebbetts Pass 8661 -M 0.0 35.1 Apr 12 * *
Horse Meadow 8557 -M 0.0(17) 20.5(17) Mar 26(17) * *
Heavenly Valley 8534 -M 0.0 23.8 Mar 30 * *
Carson Pass 8355 -M 0.0(16) 30.1(16) Apr 07(16) * *
Monitor Pass 8306 -M 0.0 15.6 Mar 28 * *
Burnside Lake 8129 -M 0.0(17) 24.7(17) Mar 27(17) * *
Blue Lakes 8067 -M 0.0 29.2 Apr 14 * *
Forestdale Creek 8017 -M 0.0(17) 33.8(17) Apr 05(17) * *
Marlette Lake 7884 -M 0.0 22.7 Mar 29 * *
Hagans Meadow 7742 -M 0.0 17.2 Mar 12 * *
Poison Flat 7736 -M 0.0 18.3 Apr 03 * *
Spratt Creek 6063 -M 0.0 N/A N/A * *
Basin Index (%) *
WALKER RIVER
Leavitt Lake 9604 -M 20.2 59.0 Apr 25 * *
Virginia Lakes Ridge 9400 -M 0.0 16.2 Apr 18 * *
Summit Meadow 9313 -M 0.0(17) 20.7(17) Apr 05(17) * *
Lobdell Lake 9249 -M 0.0 16.6 Apr 04 * *
Sonora Pass 8770 -M 0.0 23.4 Apr 17 * *
Monitor Pass 8306 -M 0.0 15.6 Mar 28 * *
Willow Flat CA 8215 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Leavitt Meadows 7198 -M 0.0 N/A N/A * *
Basin Index (%) *
NORTHERN GREAT BASIN
Granite Peak 8503 -M 0.0 21.6 Apr 15 * *
Summit Lk 7615 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Dismal Swamp 7360 -M 0.0 31.7 Apr 12 * *
Cedar Pass 7030 -M 0.0 19.6 Apr 05 * *
Buckskin Lower 6930 -M 0.0 10.4 Mar 25 * *
Lamance Creek 6395 -M 0.0 10.6 Mar 09 * *
Disaster Peak 6260 -M 0.0 7.8 Mar 05 * *
Sheldon 5865 -M 0.0 N/A N/A * *
Basin Index (%) *
NEVADA
UPPER HUMBOLDT RIVER
Lamoille Upper 8993 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Corral Canyon 8445 -M 0.0 18.0 Apr 17 * *
Jacks Peak 8424 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Green Mountain 8185 -M 0.0 15.6 Mar 22 * *
Lamoille #3 8051 -M 0.0 13.5 Mar 25 * *
Bear Creek 8040 -M 0.0 20.4 Apr 15 * *
Dorsey Basin 7903 -M 0.0 15.2 Apr 05 * *
Pole Canyon 7760 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Stag Mountain 7640 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Jakes Creek 7380 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Jack Creek Upper 7377 -M 0.0 18.2 Apr 12 * *
Seventysix Creek 7350 -M 0.0 11.0 Mar 22 * *
Draw Creek 7332 -M 0.0 12.7 Mar 27 * *
Tent Mtn Lower 7100 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Fry Canyon 6798 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Dry Creek 6555 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Taylor Canyon 6325 -M 0.0 6.0 Mar 08 * *
Basin Index (%) *
LOWER HUMBOLDT RIVER
Big Creek Sum 8685 -M 0.0 18.8 Apr 19 * *
Granite Peak 8503 -M 0.0 21.6 Apr 15 * *
Toe Jam 7690 -M 0.0(11) 15.4(11) Apr 06(11) * *
Snowstorm Mtn 7403 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Lewis Peak 7370 -M 0.0(20) 11.2(20) Mar 24(20) * *
Porter Canyon 7187 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Buckskin Lower 6930 -M 0.0 10.4 Mar 25 * *
Midas 6630 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Golconda 6616 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Lamance Creek 6395 -M 0.0 10.6 Mar 09 * *
Basin Index (%) *
CLOVER VALLEY & FRANKLIN RIVER
Lamoille Upper 8993 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Corral Canyon 8445 -M 0.0 18.0 Apr 17 * *
Green Mountain 8185 -M 0.0 15.6 Mar 22 * *
Hole-in-Mountain 8163 -M 0.0(25) 17.3(25) Apr 01(25) * *
Lamoille #3 8051 -M 0.0 13.5 Mar 25 * *
Dorsey Basin 7903 -M 0.0 15.2 Apr 05 * *
Pole Canyon 7760 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Basin Index (%) *
SNAKE RIVER
Pole Creek R.S. 8360 -M 0.0 21.4 Apr 25 * *
Bear Creek 8040 -M 0.0 20.4 Apr 15 * *
Stag Mountain 7640 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Bostetter R.S. 7500 -M 0.0 17.3 Apr 01 * *
Jakes Creek 7380 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Seventysix Creek 7350 -M 0.0 11.0 Mar 22 * *
Wilson Creek 7120 -M 0.0 13.8 Mar 26 * *
Merritt Mountain 6915 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Big Bend 6898 -M 0.0 10.0 Mar 18 * *
Magic Mountain 6880 -M 0.0 19.3 Mar 31 * *
ONeil Creek 6520 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Basin Index (%) *
OWYHEE RIVER
Jacks Peak 8424 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Toe Jam 7690 -M 0.0(11) 15.4(11) Apr 06(11) * *
Jack Creek Upper 7377 -M 0.0 18.2 Apr 12 * *
Fawn Creek 7031 -M 0.0 17.8 Apr 07 * *
Merritt Mountain 6915 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Big Bend 6898 -M 0.0 10.0 Mar 18 * *
Fry Canyon 6798 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Laurel Draw 6682 -M 0.0 11.3 Mar 15 * *
Columbia Basin 6483 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Taylor Canyon 6325 -M 0.0 6.0 Mar 08 * *
Basin Index (%) *
EASTERN NEVADA
Cave Mountain 10578 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Wheeler Peak 10060 -M 0.0(10) 11.6(10) Apr 19(10) * *
Berry Creek 9377 -M 0.0 N/A N/A * *
Defiance Mines 9302 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Ward Mountain 9163 -M 0.0 12.4 Mar 31 * *
Takka Wiiya 9122 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Big Creek Sum 8685 -M 0.0 18.8 Apr 19 * *
Corduroy Flat 8640 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Silver Creek Nv 8200 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Diamond Peak 8017 -M 0.0 7.0 Mar 10 * *
Vacarro Springs 7890 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Kalamazoo 7775 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Bird Creek 7537 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
White River Nv 7367 -M N/A N/A N/A * *
Basin Index (%) *
SOUTHERN NEVADA - Spring Mountains
Bristlecone Trail 8890 -M 0.0(12) 7.9(12) Mar 10(12) * *
Lee Canyon 8626 -M 0.0(12) 8.6(12) Mar 13(12) * *
Rainbow Canyon 7860 -M 0.0(12) 6.4(12) Mar 02(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.

The snow water equivalent percent of median (or average) represents the current snow water
equivalent found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to the median (or average) value
for those sites on this day.

The snow water equivalent percent of median (or average) peak represents the current
snow water equivalent at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to the median (or average)
of the maximum seasonal values observed each water year for those sites.

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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