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 26 , 2021 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATE PERCENT OF Normal RIVER BASIN Number Snow Water Accum of Sites Equivalent Precip ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALASKA ANCHORAGE/SHIP CREEK BASIN ................... 0 of 4 * * SUSITNA BASIN ................................ 0 of 5 * * NORTHERN KENAI MOUNTAINS ..................... 0 of 7 * * SOUTHERN KENAI ............................... 0 of 6 * * COPPER BASIN ................................. 0 of 3 * * PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ......................... 0 of 7 * * CHENA BASIN .................................. 5 of 7 104 88 UPPER TANANA ................................. 0 of 4 * * KOYUKUK BASIN ................................ 0 of 6 * * CENTRAL YUKON BASIN .......................... 0 of 5 * * NORTON SOUND ................................. 0 of 4 * * KUPARUK-SAGAVANIRKTOK RIVER BASIN ............ 0 of 3 * * NORTHWEST ARCTIC RIVER BASIN ................. 0 of 1 * * SOUTHEAST ALASKA BASIN ....................... 0 of 3 * * ARIZONA VERDE RIVER BASIN ............................ 5 of 10 107 50 SAN FRANCISCO PEAKS .......................... 1 of 1 82 * CENTRAL MOGOLLON RIM ......................... 2 of 4 86 42 LITTLE COLORADO RIVER BASIN .................. 6 of 11 66 * SALT RIVER BASIN ............................. 8 of 10 43 42 SAN FRANCISCO / UPPER GILA RIVER BASIN ....... 7 of 8 40 40 CHUSKA MOUNTAINS ............................. 0 of 2 * * CALIFORNIA NORTHERN GREAT BASIN ......................... 7 of 8 68 68 TRUCKEE RIVER ................................ 11 of 12 53 44 LAKE TAHOE ................................... 11 of 11 53 45 CARSON RIVER ................................. 12 of 12 51 44 WALKER RIVER ................................. 7 of 7 36 40 COLORADO GUNNISON RIVER BASIN ......................... 13 of 16 73 64 UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN ................... 30 of 35 71 65 SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN ..................... 17 of 22 75 74 LARAMIE AND NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASINS ........ 11 of 12 73 71 YAMPA AND WHITE RIVER BASINS ................. 20 of 22 72 63 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN ......................... 9 of 11 94 85 UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN ....................... 13 of 19 103 86 SAN MIGUEL, DOLORES, ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN .................. 18 of 21 77 63 IDAHO NORTHERN PANHANDLE REGION .................... 7 of 10 93 91 COEUR D'ALENE-ST. JOE RIVER BASIN ............ 5 of 7 81 88 CLEARWATER BASIN ............................. 9 of 16 85 94 SALMON BASIN ................................. 20 of 20 79 74 WEISER BASIN ................................. 4 of 4 83 76 PAYETTE BASIN ................................ 12 of 12 84 76 BOISE BASIN .................................. 8 of 10 84 83 BIG WOOD BASIN ............................... 7 of 8 74 65 LITTLE WOOD BASIN ............................ 4 of 4 51 53 BIG LOST BASIN ............................... 5 of 5 55 49 LITTLE LOST, BIRCH BASINS .................... 4 of 4 63 48 MEDICINE LODGE, BEAVER, CAMAS BASINS ......... 2 of 2 58 51 HENRYS FORK, TETON BASINS .................... 8 of 8 81 77 SNAKE BASIN ABOVE PALISADES .................. 20 of 21 81 77 WILLOW, BLACKFOOT, PORTNEUF BASINS ........... 6 of 6 69 61 SNAKE BASIN ABOVE AMERICAN FALLS ............. 28 of 29 79 74 RAFT BASIN ................................... 1 of 2 80 73 GOOSE CREEK BASIN ............................ 2 of 2 68 64 SALMON FALLS BASIN ........................... 4 of 6 62 65 BRUNEAU BASIN ................................ 5 of 8 58 65 OWYHEE BASIN ................................. 7 of 12 58 58 BEAR RIVER BASIN ............................. 17 of 22 64 62 MONTANA KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN ......................... 7 of 8 89 102 FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN ......................... 12 of 17 93 105 UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN ................. 12 of 14 82 92 BITTERROOT RIVER BASIN ....................... 8 of 8 85 103 LOWER CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN ................. 8 of 9 83 90 JEFFERSON RIVER BASIN ........................ 19 of 20 75 79 MADISON RIVER BASIN .......................... 12 of 12 70 74 GALLATIN RIVER BASIN ......................... 7 of 7 76 86 MISSOURI HEADWATERS .......................... 31 of 31 74 79 HELENA VALLEY ................................ 4 of 4 90 93 SMITH, JUDITH, AND MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASINS .. 8 of 9 96 87 SUN, TETON AND MARIAS RIVER BASINS ........... 5 of 6 93 113 MISSOURI MAINSTEM RIVER BASIN ................ 19 of 21 93 102 ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN ........................ 2 of 2 100 110 MILK RIVER BASIN ............................. 1 of 1 94 142 UPPER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN ................ 20 of 22 89 100 WIND RIVER BASIN (WYOMING) ................... 10 of 13 71 72 SHOSHONE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING) ............... 5 of 6 89 98 BIGHORN RIVER BASIN (WYOMING) ................ 22 of 26 80 77 TONGUE RIVER BASIN (WYOMING) ................. 6 of 7 89 96 POWDER RIVER BASIN (WYOMING) ................. 6 of 7 78 74 LOWER YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN ................ 29 of 35 81 82 NEVADA NORTHERN GREAT BASIN ......................... 7 of 8 68 68 SNAKE RIVER .................................. 7 of 11 62 65 OWYHEE RIVER ................................. 5 of 10 58 58 UPPER HUMBOLDT RIVER ......................... 9 of 16 60 59 LOWER HUMBOLDT RIVER ......................... 5 of 10 75 73 CLOVER VALLEY & FRANKLIN RIVER ............... 5 of 6 59 58 EASTERN NEVADA BASINS ........................ 4 of 14 * * NEW MEXICO RIO CHAMA RIVER BASIN ........................ 4 of 5 88 80 UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN - New Mexico .......... 5 of 11 * * SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAIN RANGE BASINS ....... 8 of 11 88 80 JEMEZ RIVER BASIN ............................ 3 of 4 68 73 SAN FRANCISCO RIVER BASIN .................... 5 of 6 39 41 GILA RIVER BASIN ............................. 3 of 3 49 45 MIMBRES RIVER BASIN .......................... 2 of 2 41 38 PECOS RIVER BASIN ............................ 2 of 3 40 47 SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN ......................... 11 of 13 82 65 ANIMAS RIVER BASIN ........................... 7 of 7 73 52 CANADIAN RIVER BASIN ......................... 4 of 6 65 74 ZUNI/BLUEWATER RIVER BASIN ................... 1 of 1 47 59 RIO HONDO BASIN .............................. 0 of 1 * 39 CHUSKA MOUNTAINS ............................. 0 of 2 * * OREGON OWYHEE ....................................... 7 of 12 58 58 MALHEUR ...................................... 2 of 3 74 68 GRANDE RONDE, POWDER, BURNT, IMNAHA .......... 15 of 19 86 90 UMATILLA, WALLA WALLA, WILLOW ................ 8 of 10 83 99 JOHN DAY ..................................... 9 of 13 88 80 UPPER DESCHUTES, CROOKED ..................... 10 of 14 75 85 HOOD, SANDY, LOWER DESCHUTES ................. 6 of 9 67 100 COAST RANGE .................................. 0 of 2 * 106 WILLAMETTE ................................... 12 of 23 63 91 ROGUE, UMPQUA ................................ 7 of 13 58 72 KLAMATH ...................................... 11 of 20 59 64 LAKE COUNTY, GOOSE LAKE ...................... 5 of 7 62 58 HARNEY ....................................... 10 of 12 81 73 UTAH RAFT RIVER ................................... 1 of 2 80 73 BEAR RIVER ................................... 19 of 25 64 61 WEBER-OGDEN RIVERS ........................... 18 of 22 54 51 PROVO R.-UTAH LAKE-JORDAN R. ................. 19 of 24 57 54 TOOELE VALLEY-VERNON CREEK ................... 3 of 4 61 51 NORTHEASTERN UINTAHS ......................... 7 of 12 64 66 DUCHESNE RIVER ............................... 13 of 15 62 55 PRICE-SAN RAFAEL ............................. 7 of 14 54 52 DIRTY DEVIL .................................. 6 of 11 64 56 SOUTH EASTERN UTAH ........................... 4 of 10 * * UPPER SEVIER RIVER ........................... 14 of 23 60 57 SAN PITCH RIVER .............................. 6 of 12 56 51 LOWER SEVIER RIVER ........................... 2 of 5 * * BEAVER RIVER ................................. 3 of 3 50 51 ESCALANTE RIVER .............................. 4 of 5 81 55 SOUTHWESTERN UTAH ............................ 10 of 13 67 57 WASHINGTON SPOKANE ...................................... 6 of 9 83 91 LOWER PEND OREILLE ........................... 4 of 5 92 89 UPPER COLUMBIA ............................... 5 of 9 123 * CENTRAL COLUMBIA ............................. 6 of 11 99 105 UPPER YAKIMA ................................. 3 of 7 * 103 NACHES ....................................... 3 of 8 * * LOWER YAKIMA ................................. 2 of 4 87 85 KLICKITAT .................................... 1 of 4 * * LOWER SNAKE, WALLA WALLA ..................... 11 of 14 83 93 LOWER COLUMBIA ............................... 5 of 17 * * SOUTH PUGET SOUND ............................ 6 of 14 * * CENTRAL PUGET SOUND .......................... 4 of 9 * * NORTH PUGET SOUND ............................ 5 of 13 * * OLYMPIC ...................................... 1 of 4 * * WYOMING SNAKE RIVER .................................. 21 of 22 83 78 MADISON HEADWATERS IN WYOMING ................ 5 of 5 73 71 YELLOWSTONE HEADWATERS IN WYOMING ............ 11 of 12 98 105 WIND RIVER ................................... 9 of 12 70 69 BIGHORN BASIN ................................ 10 of 11 79 69 SHOSHONE RIVER ............................... 5 of 6 89 98 POWDER RIVER ................................. 6 of 7 78 74 TONGUE RIVER ................................. 6 of 7 89 96 BELLE FOURCHE ................................ 3 of 3 73 79 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN ......................... 2 of 2 79 79 UPPER N. PLATTE .............................. 18 of 20 77 73 SWEETWATER ................................... 3 of 3 59 58 LOWER N. PLATTE .............................. 4 of 4 66 65 LARAMIE RIVER ................................ 7 of 7 73 75 S. PLATTE .................................... 1 of 1 16 70 LITTLE SNAKE RIVER ........................... 8 of 9 83 65 UPPER GREEN RIVER ............................ 14 of 15 73 72 LOWER GREEN RIVER ............................ 7 of 12 77 76 UPPER BEAR RIVER ............................. 11 of 13 67 65 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Snow Water Equivalent Percent of Median represents the snow water equivalent found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to the Median value for those sites on this day. The Accumulated 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. * = Data are not available or data may not provide a valid measure of conditions for over half of the sites within the basin. Refer to the individual state reports for a complete data listing and basin analysis. Units = inches for the Current and Normal Snow Water Equivalent and Total Precipitation values Medians and averages are calculated for the period 1981-2010. 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 for the day is less than 10% of the maximum median value for the year. * Basin - More than half of the sites within the basin are flagged with *, preventing the calculation of a meaningful basin index. The basin index is calculated as the sum of the valid current values divided by the sum of the corresponding medians (for snow water equivalent) or averages (for precipitation) and the resulting fraction multiplied by 100.