Lake Powell, Vail, Steamboat Springs, Crested Butte
Colorado Snow
ENTIRE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN
As of: 2026-05-11
Day #223 of Water Year 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
-- 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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