Upper Colorado Snowpack Database

Lake Powell, Vail, Steamboat Springs, Crested Butte

Colorado Snow





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ENTIRE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN
As of: 2025-02-13
Day #136 of Water Year 2025
All water / SWE measurements in inches

SNOTEL SITES
REPORTING
AVG
ELEVATION
AVG
CUR SWE
AVG
SWE AVG
PCT
SWE AVG
ALL UC
MEDIAN SWE
PCT
MEDIAN SWE
AVG
CUR TP
AVG
TP AVG
PCT
TP AVG
SNOWPACK
MAX DATE
SNOWPACK
MAX AMT
PCT of
MAX AMT
138 of 141
9,630
8.394
11.308
74.23%
10.591
79.25%
10.349
12.750
81.17%
April 4th
15.580
53.87%

Summary of River Basin Averages that drain into Lake Powell

RIVER BASIN
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BASIN SITES
REPORTING
AVG
ELEVATION
AVG
CUR SWE
AVG
SWE AVG
PCT
SWE AVG
BASIN
MEDIAN SWE
PCT
MEDIAN SWE
AVG
CUR TP
AVG
TP AVG
PCT
TP AVG
SNOWPACK
MAX DATE
SNOWPACK
MAX AMT
PCT of
MAX AMT
ESCALANTE RIVER
4 of 4
9,877
2.400
7.142
33.60%
6.567
36.55%
4.800
8.855
54.21%
April 3rd
10.582
22.68%
SOUTH EASTERN UTAH
6 of 6
8,976
3.100
8.128
38.14%
7.667
40.43%
5.400
10.960
49.27%
March 14th
10.750
28.84%
SAN JUAN RIVER HEADWATERS
9 of 9
10,689
6.722
13.598
49.43%
13.444
50.00%
9.350
15.575
60.03%
April 5th
18.871
35.62%
DIRTY DEVIL RIVER
6 of 6
9,445
3.400
6.852
49.62%
6.225
54.62%
5.533
8.800
62.88%
March 31st
9.491
35.82%
PRICE-SAN RAFAEL
11 of 11
9,013
6.209
10.283
60.38%
9.643
64.39%
9.473
11.639
81.39%
March 31st
13.981
44.41%
DOLORES/SAN MIGUEL RIVER
8 of 9
10,316
7.488
11.506
65.07%
10.738
69.73%
10.733
13.331
80.51%
March 31st
15.640
47.87%
ANIMAS RIVER
8 of 9
10,439
8.725
13.271
65.74%
12.856
67.87%
12.014
15.457
77.73%
April 4th
17.615
49.53%
GUNNISON RIVER
16 of 16
10,320
8.056
11.575
69.60%
10.373
77.66%
10.187
13.007
78.32%
April 5th
16.621
48.47%
DUCHESNE RIVER
15 of 15
9,301
7.093
9.990
71.01%
8.880
79.88%
9.160
11.658
78.57%
March 31st
13.492
52.57%
ROARING FORK RIVER
8 of 8
9,780
9.250
11.653
79.38%
11.012
84.00%
10.500
13.303
78.93%
April 4th
16.685
55.44%
YAMPA/WHITE RIVER
21 of 21
9,153
11.900
14.597
81.52%
14.150
84.10%
14.333
16.258
88.16%
April 4th
20.167
59.01%
UPPER GREEN RIVER
25 of 26
8,946
9.152
10.005
91.48%
9.050
101.13%
10.338
10.699
96.62%
April 9th
14.148
64.69%
UPPER COLORADO RIVER HEADWATERS
20 of 20
10,195
10.595
11.480
92.29%
11.229
94.35%
11.379
12.388
91.85%
April 12th
16.217
65.33%

SWE and TP Averages are from the 30 year average calculated from all data between 10/01/1990 and 09/30/2020

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Upper Colorado River Basin SWE and TP Averages are from the 30 year average calculated from data between 10/01/1990 and 09/30/2020

Abbreviations Legend:
-- indicates the either no measurement taken or data not received
SWE = Snow Water Equivalent
SWE is the amount of water in a volume of snow, measured by weight
TP = Total Precipitation
AVG SWE = Average Snow Water Equivalent for date listed above
AVG TP = Average Total Precipitation for date listed above
PCT SWE AVG = SWE as a Percent of Average SWE for that date
PCT TP AVG = TP as a Percent of Average TP for that date
  Percent of Average Numbers are calculated only for those stations that report for a given date
  A non-reporting station is eliminated from the calculation of overall averages, not treated as a 0
* Max Snowpack numbers and dates come from NRCS data for previous year

Colors Legend:
Red, less than 50% of average
Orange, between 50% and 80% of average
Green, between 80% and 120% of average
Blue, between 120% and 150% of average
Purple, greater than 150% of average



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