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 MONDAY: MARCH 15 , 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- UTAH BEAR RIVER TRIAL LAKE 9992 12.5 22.8 55 11.4 22.6 50 HAYDEN FORK 9212 10.2 14.7 69 13.3 18.7 71 LILY LAKE 9156 8.9 11.8 75 10.2 15.6 65 MONTE CRISTO 8960 14.5 27.4 53 14.7 23.1 64 TONY GROVE LAKE 8386 22.0 33.5 66 22.7 32.0 71 USU DOC DANIEL 8270 18.2 -M * 18.4 -M * FRANKLIN BASIN 8085 15.5 26.2 59 20.4 27.5 74 BURTS MILLER RANCH 8000 4.1 -M * 8.6 -M * BUG LAKE 7950 7.9 19.0 42 11.3 17.5 65 GARDEN CITY SUMMIT 7600 10.7 -M * 12.5 -M * TEMPLE FORK 7406 10.9 -M * 12.3 -M * KLONDIKE NARROWS 7400 12.9 -M * 15.9 -M * LITTLE BEAR 6544 8.1 13.7 59 13.1 21.6 61 TONY GROVE RS 6250 8.7 -M * 12.2 -M * ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 59 66 WEBER-OGDEN RIVERS TRIAL LAKE 9992 12.5 22.8 55 11.4 22.6 50 THAYNES CANYON 9230 17.3 22.0 79 18.0 21.9 82 CHALK CREEK #1 8993 15.2 22.3 68 15.3 22.6 68 MONTE CRISTO 8960 14.5 27.4 53 14.7 23.1 64 DRY BREAD POND 8350 10.1 20.7 49 11.4 19.0 60 BEAVER DIVIDE 8280 9.5 11.1 86 11.2 16.1 70 LIGHTNING RIDGE 8215 9.8 -M * 12.9 -M * HORSE RIDGE 8160 10.2 22.1 46 12.8 22.3 57 CHALK CREEK #2 8158 8.9 14.2 63 10.3 15.0 69 BEN LOMOND PEAK 8000 26.0 38.0 68 30.4 39.8 76 FARMINGTON 8000 19.7 30.7 64 22.9 30.4 75 PARRISH CREEK 7740 15.7 -M * 19.5 -M * SMITH & MOREHOUSE 7600 9.2 13.2 70 9.7 17.1 57 PARLEY'S SUMMIT 7500 11.6 16.0 73 14.7 19.3 76 HARDSCRABBLE 7250 13.6 17.9 76 18.5 27.4 68 FARMINGTON LOWER 6779 15.5 -M * 20.5 -M * BEN LOMOND TRAIL 5829 15.0 20.5 73 18.6 27.4 68 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 65 68 PROVO R.-UTAH LAKE-JORDAN R. TRIAL LAKE 9992 12.5 22.8 55 11.4 22.6 50 SNOWBIRD 9640 25.4 31.2 81 22.1 33.9 65 CLEAR CREEK #1 8908 12.2 18.0 68 14.9 16.9 88 MILL-D NORTH 8967 15.2 23.1 66 16.8 24.1 70 BRIGHTON 8750 17.0 22.7 75 18.8 25.6 73 BEAVER DIVIDE 8280 9.5 11.1 86 11.2 16.1 70 LOOKOUT PEAK 8200 16.4 22.0 75 20.7 27.8 74 TIMPANOGOS DIVIDE 8140 16.5 22.1 75 20.5 22.9 90 PAYSON R.S. 8066 13.0 18.6 70 13.3 15.0 89 DANIELS-STRAWBERRY 8037 9.0 15.7 57 12.2 18.7 65 CLEAR CREEK #2 7659 8.8 13.4 66 11.3 13.9 81 CASCADE MOUNTAIN 7702 15.4 -M * 18.2 -M * PARLEY'S SUMMIT 7500 11.6 16.0 73 14.7 19.3 76 DRY FORK 7093 9.9 17.2 58 11.6 18.1 64 LOUIS MEADOW 6700 15.5 -M * 16.6 -M * ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 70 73 TOOELE VALLEY-VERNON CREEK ROCKY BASIN-SETTLEME 8900 16.3 23.8 68 18.5 22.5 82 MINING FORK 8221 14.1 18.0 78 17.8 20.8 86 VERNON CREEK 7401 10.4 11.5 90 12.2 14.6 84 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 77 84 GREEN RIVER SPIRIT LK 10223 10.4 -M * 15.3 -M * STEEL CREEK PARK 10200 10.5 14.1 74 11.8 14.2 83 HEWINTA 9519 7.1 10.3 69 9.2 12.8 72 TROUT CREEK 9518 8.5 9.6 89 10.4 11.5 90 HOLE-IN-ROCK 9150 6.1 6.3 97 7.9 6.4 123 HICKERSON PARK 9145 7.0 6.4 109 8.8 6.9 128 KING'S CABIN 8724 8.9 10.0 89 9.3 10.9 85 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 85 92 DUCHESNE RIVER LAKEFORK BASIN 10966 12.4 17.9 69 13.6 18.7 73 FIVE POINTS LAKE 10940 12.9 15.6 83 13.2 17.4 76 BROWN DUCK 10600 10.9 16.5 66 11.1 17.8 62 CHEPETA 10592 11.6 12.5 93 9.6 14.0 69 LAKEFORK #1 10415 9.5 11.5 83 8.8 12.6 70 TRIAL LAKE 9992 12.5 22.8 55 11.4 22.6 50 MOSBY MTN. 9510 7.9 10.4 76 9.1 12.4 73 INDIAN CANYON 9175 10.7 10.7 100 11.4 12.9 88 LAKEFORK #3 8464 6.1 -M * 6.2 -M * STRAWBERRY DIVIDE 8123 10.2 17.6 58 11.8 19.8 60 DANIELS-STRAWBERRY 8037 9.0 15.7 57 12.2 18.7 65 CURRANT CREEK 8000 8.2 10.6 77 9.6 13.6 71 ROCK CREEK 7889 7.3 8.7 84 7.5 11.6 65 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 72 67 PRICE-SAN RAFAEL SEELEY CREEK 9910 11.4 13.7 83 9.0 12.3 73 BUCK FLAT 9430 13.3 16.8 79 13.2 17.6 75 RED PINE RIDGE 9009 10.5 15.6 67 13.6 16.3 83 MAMMOTH-COTTONWOOD 8727 14.4 19.6 73 12.0 14.6 82 TIMBERLINE 8684 11.1 -M * 12.7 -M * WHITE RIVER #1 8641 9.2 12.6 73 9.7 12.8 76 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 75 78 DIRTY DEVIL DONKEY RESERVOIR 9800 9.0 7.4 122 9.1 8.6 106 BLACK FLAT-U.M. CK 9462 10.4 9.3 112 10.4 10.3 101 DILL'S CAMP 9182 11.4 13.7 83 13.2 15.4 86 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 101 95 SOUTH EASTERN UTAH LASAL MOUNTAIN 9560 17.1 11.6 147 17.4 18.7 93 CAMP JACKSON 8968 22.2 14.5 153 22.8 17.2 133 EAST WILLOW CREEK 8301 12.4 8.0 155 12.9 9.8 132 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 152 116 SEVIER RIVER CLAYTON SPRINGS 10049 16.4 -M * 16.3 -M * MIDWAY VALLEY 9800 30.3 22.1 137 25.7 19.4 132 BOX CREEK 9828 14.2 12.2 116 13.5 13.1 103 JONES CORRAL 9749 12.0 -M * 11.4 -M * FARNSWORTH LAKE 9682 17.1 16.7 102 17.1 17.3 99 PICKLE KEG 9600 13.2 15.8 84 15.5 16.2 96 CASTLE VALLEY 9580 18.3 13.8 133 17.5 13.2 133 WIDTSOE #3 9640 16.3 11.1 147 16.1 12.2 132 KIMBERLY MINE 9129 11.2 14.9 75 20.7 17.8 116 AGUA CANYON 8900 15.1 8.8 172 14.5 13.5 107 PINE CREEK 8790 19.2 22.0 87 17.3 16.1 107 MAMMOTH-COTTONWOOD 8727 14.4 19.6 73 12.0 14.6 82 GOOSEBERRY R.S. 7950 9.8 9.2 107 13.9 13.7 101 BEAVER DAMS 7970 11.2 11.2 100 12.8 14.8 86 HARRIS FLAT 7787 14.0 7.6 184 14.4 11.0 131 LONG VALLEY JCT 7464 15.1 5.9 256 14.8 11.8 125 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 115 110 BEAVER RIVER BIG FLAT 10349 19.8 16.7 119 21.5 17.0 126 MERCHANT VALLEY 8703 16.2 12.1 134 17.4 14.3 122 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 125 124 ESCALANTE RIVER CLAYTON SPRINGS 10049 16.4 -M * 16.3 -M * DONKEY RESERVOIR 9800 9.0 7.4 122 9.1 8.6 106 WIDTSOE #3 9640 16.3 11.1 147 16.1 12.2 132 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 137 121 VIRGIN RIVER MIDWAY VALLEY 9800 30.3 22.1 137 25.7 19.4 132 KOLOB 9206 29.5 20.9 141 25.0 18.8 133 WEBSTER FLAT 9170 25.0 15.6 160 20.8 15.8 132 GARDNER PEAK 8322 18.2 -M * 16.7 -M * LONG FLAT 8000 15.4 8.7 177 -M 11.7 * HARRIS FLAT 7787 14.0 7.6 184 14.4 11.0 131 LONG VALLEY JCT 7464 15.1 5.9 256 14.8 11.8 125 LITTLE GRASSY 6100 14.1 3.8 371 19.8 15.0 132 GUTZ PEAK 6763 21.0 -M * 25.1 -M * ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 170 131 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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.