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Columbus Basin snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 904 at 10,780 ft in La Plata County, Colorado, in the San Juan basin, with daily records since Sep 22, 1994. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
146%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 76% of average
SWE today
1.6 in
median 1.1 in · average 2.1 in
Water-year precipitation
258%
of average since Oct 1 · 10.3 in vs. 4 in
Toward the normal peak
6%
of the average peak, 25.5 in around Apr 8
This water year against the normals
Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 median1991–2020 average
Water-year precipitation
Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 average
Peak snowpack by water year
Since 1995 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 44.2 in (Apr 7, 2005) and as low as 10.8 in (Mar 29, 2002). The 1991–2020 average peak is 25.5 in around Apr 8.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11.7 | Feb 23, 2026 | 46% | 10.5 | 365 |
| 2025 | 17.5 | Apr 7, 2025 | 69% | 16 | 365 |
| 2024 | 23.8 | Apr 11, 2024 | 93% | 23 | 366 |
| 2023 | 37.2 | Apr 10, 2023 | 146% | 36.5 | 365 |
| 2022 | 20.8 | Mar 29, 2022 | 82% | 20.4 | 365 |
| 2021 | 16.2 | Mar 28, 2021 | 64% | 16.1 | 365 |
| 2020 | 24.3 | Mar 29, 2020 | 95% | 24.3 | 366 |
| 2019 | 43.7 | Apr 18, 2019 | 171% | 41.7 | 365 |
| 2018 | 11.2 | Apr 8, 2018 | 44% | 10.7 | 365 |
| 2017 | 36.6 | Apr 13, 2017 | 144% | 34.9 | 365 |
| 2016 | 23.6 | May 2, 2016 | 93% | 20.6 | 366 |
| 2015 | 18.5 | May 25, 2015 | 73% | 15.8 | 365 |
| 2014 | 20.1 | Apr 7, 2014 | 79% | 19.5 | 365 |
| 2013 | 17.9 | Apr 14, 2013 | 70% | 17.2 | 365 |
| 2012 | 23.6 | Mar 22, 2012 | 93% | 23 | 366 |
| 2011 | 26.6 | Apr 26, 2011 | 104% | 24.2 | 365 |
| 2010 | 25.7 | Apr 6, 2010 | 101% | 25.2 | 365 |
| 2009 | 27.2 | Apr 17, 2009 | 107% | 24.1 | 365 |
| 2008 | 35.3 | Apr 14, 2008 | 138% | 33.2 | 366 |
| 2007 | 21.8 | Apr 25, 2007 | 85% | 19.8 | 365 |
| 2006 | 21.2 | Apr 6, 2006 | 83% | 19.1 | 365 |
| 2005 | 44.2 | Apr 7, 2005 | 173% | 42.4 | 365 |
| 2004 | 29.4 | Apr 25, 2004 | 115% | 22.2 | 366 |
| 2003 | 22.1 | Mar 31, 2003 | 87% | 21.8 | 365 |
| 2002 | 10.8 | Mar 29, 2002 | 42% | 10.2 | 365 |
| 2001 | 33.1 | Apr 17, 2001 | 130% | 29.7 | 365 |
| 2000 | 22.6 | Apr 5, 2000 | 89% | 20.5 | 366 |
| 1999 | 26 | May 3, 1999 | 102% | 18.1 | 365 |
| 1998 | 27.8 | Apr 29, 1998 | 109% | 24.6 | 365 |
| 1997 | 35.3 | Apr 13, 1997 | 138% | 33.7 | 365 |
| 1996 | 26.1 | Apr 20, 1996 | 102% | 24.2 | 366 |
| 1995 | 43.3 | May 6, 1995 | 170% | 38.4 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 904:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 37.4415, -108.0247. Other stations in the San Juan basin are listed on the basin page.