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Donkey Reservoir snowpack

NRCS SNOTEL station 452 at 9,800 ft in Wayne County, Utah, in the Dirty Devil-Fremont basin, with daily records since Sep 30, 1985. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.

Snow water equivalent
250%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 83% of average
SWE today
0.5 in
median 0.2 in · average 0.6 in
Water-year precipitation
358%
of average since Oct 1 · 6.8 in vs. 1.9 in
Toward the normal peak
6%
of the average peak, 7.9 in around Apr 1

This water year against the normals

Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 median1991–2020 average
0 2 4 6 8 OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep normal peak, Apr 1
Daily snow water equivalent at Donkey Reservoir, in inches, October through September, against the station's 1991–2020 median and average.

Water-year precipitation

Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 average
0 5 10 15 20 OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
Precipitation accumulated since October 1, in inches (rain and snow together), against the 1991–2020 average.

Peak snowpack by water year

Since 1986 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 17.9 in (Apr 8, 1987) and as low as 3.8 in (Mar 23, 2018). The 1991–2020 average peak is 7.9 in around Apr 1.

Water yearPeak SWE (in)Peak date% of normal peakApril 1 SWE (in)Days of data
2026 3.9 Mar 5, 2026 49% 0 365
2025 4.3 Mar 20, 2025 54% 3.7 365
2024 11.4 Apr 1, 2024 144% 11.4 366
2023 12.1 Apr 3, 2023 153% 12 365
2022 6.4 Mar 20, 2022 81% 6.2 365
2021 6.8 Mar 26, 2021 86% 6.8 365
2020 8.3 Apr 21, 2020 105% 7.8 366
2019 9.1 Apr 1, 2019 115% 9.1 365
2018 3.8 Mar 23, 2018 48% 3.8 365
2017 8.2 Apr 2, 2017 104% 8.1 365
2016 7.5 Mar 31, 2016 95% 7.5 366
2015 8 Mar 12, 2015 101% 7.1 365
2014 6.6 Apr 5, 2014 84% 6.4 365
2013 6.1 Mar 25, 2013 77% 5.8 365
2012 8.8 Mar 20, 2012 111% 7.3 366
2011 9 Apr 9, 2011 114% 7.6 365
2010 9.3 Apr 8, 2010 118% 8.7 365
2009 6.7 Apr 11, 2009 85% 5.7 365
2008 7.9 Apr 9, 2008 100% 7.5 366
2007 8.5 Mar 29, 2007 108% 8.5 365
2006 6.4 Apr 5, 2006 81% 6 365
2005 12.5 Apr 1, 2005 158% 12.5 365
2004 6.7 Apr 8, 2004 85% 5.4 366
2003 9.6 Apr 7, 2003 122% 9.2 365
2002 5.1 Mar 27, 2002 65% 4.3 365
2001 14.9 Apr 12, 2001 189% 13.6 365
2000 7.5 Apr 1, 2000 95% 7.5 366
1999 8.4 Apr 10, 1999 106% 6.6 365
1998 10.9 Apr 16, 1998 138% 9.4 365
1997 13.1 Apr 13, 1997 166% 10.4 365
1996 7.4 Mar 29, 1996 94% 7.4 366
1995 11.2 Apr 24, 1995 142% 10.7 365
1994 6.1 Apr 12, 1994 77% 5.1 365
1993 11.8 Apr 7, 1993 149% 11.5 365
1992 9.6 Mar 31, 1992 122% 9.6 366
1991 5.6 Apr 1, 1991 71% 5.6 365
1990 6 Apr 8, 1990 76% 5.7 365
1989 4.9 Mar 5, 1989 62% 4.1 365
1988 7 Mar 19, 1988 89% 6.8 366
1987 17.9 Apr 8, 1987 227% 16.6 365
1986 6.8 Apr 4, 1986 86% 6.2 365

Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 452:UT:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 38.2084, -111.4741. Other stations in the Dirty Devil-Fremont basin are listed on the basin page.