Colorado Snow
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ENTIRE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN As of: 2024-03-29 Day #180 of Water Year 2024
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 |
137 of 141 |
9,630 |
15.894 |
15.410 |
103.14% |
14.544 |
109.28% |
17.255 |
17.322 |
99.61% |
April 4th |
15.580 |
102.02% |
Summary of River Basin Averages that drain into Lake Powell
RIVER BASIN Click for details and graph | 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 |
UPPER GREEN RIVER |
23 of 26 |
8,946 |
12.891 |
13.817 |
93.30% |
13.029 |
98.94% |
13.922 |
14.397 |
96.70% |
April 9th |
14.148 |
91.12% |
GUNNISON RIVER |
16 of 16 |
10,320 |
15.250 |
16.277 |
93.69% |
14.793 |
103.09% |
17.162 |
17.996 |
95.37% |
April 5th |
16.621 |
91.75% |
ANIMAS RIVER |
8 of 9 |
10,439 |
17.000 |
17.448 |
97.43% |
16.756 |
101.46% |
19.388 |
21.067 |
92.03% |
April 4th |
17.615 |
96.51% |
SAN JUAN RIVER HEADWATERS |
9 of 9 |
10,689 |
18.789 |
18.604 |
100.99% |
17.278 |
108.75% |
19.433 |
21.356 |
91.00% |
April 5th |
18.871 |
99.56% |
DOLORES/SAN MIGUEL RIVER |
9 of 9 |
10,316 |
16.133 |
15.578 |
103.56% |
14.950 |
107.92% |
17.289 |
18.192 |
95.03% |
March 31st |
15.640 |
103.15% |
YAMPA/WHITE RIVER |
21 of 21 |
9,153 |
20.619 |
19.786 |
104.21% |
19.300 |
106.83% |
22.771 |
21.677 |
105.05% |
April 4th |
20.167 |
102.24% |
ROARING FORK RIVER |
8 of 8 |
9,780 |
17.300 |
16.494 |
104.89% |
15.362 |
112.61% |
19.200 |
18.611 |
103.16% |
April 4th |
16.685 |
103.69% |
UPPER COLORADO RIVER HEADWATERS |
20 of 20 |
10,195 |
16.590 |
15.815 |
104.90% |
15.876 |
104.49% |
17.535 |
16.938 |
103.52% |
April 12th |
16.217 |
102.30% |
DUCHESNE RIVER |
15 of 15 |
9,301 |
15.147 |
13.411 |
112.94% |
12.027 |
125.94% |
16.227 |
15.616 |
103.91% |
March 31st |
13.492 |
112.26% |
PRICE-SAN RAFAEL |
11 of 11 |
9,013 |
15.936 |
13.924 |
114.45% |
12.929 |
123.26% |
17.018 |
15.625 |
108.92% |
March 31st |
13.981 |
113.99% |
SOUTH EASTERN UTAH |
6 of 6 |
8,976 |
12.067 |
9.941 |
121.38% |
9.467 |
127.46% |
13.633 |
14.881 |
91.61% |
March 14th |
10.750 |
112.25% |
DIRTY DEVIL RIVER |
6 of 6 |
9,445 |
11.717 |
9.444 |
124.06% |
8.500 |
137.84% |
13.140 |
12.031 |
109.22% |
March 31st |
9.491 |
123.45% |
ESCALANTE RIVER |
4 of 4 |
9,877 |
14.500 |
10.470 |
138.49% |
9.033 |
160.52% |
14.400 |
12.516 |
115.05% |
April 3rd |
10.582 |
137.03% |
SWE and TP Averages are from the 30 year average calculated from all data between 10/01/1990 and 09/30/2020 ::2
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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