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Dry Lake snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 457 at 8,240 ft in Routt County, Colorado, in the Yampa-White basin, with daily records since Sep 30, 1980. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
33%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 14% of average
SWE today
0.1 in
median 0.3 in · average 0.7 in
Water-year precipitation
93%
of average since Oct 1 · 2.8 in vs. 3 in
Toward the normal peak
1%
of the average peak, 20.2 in around Mar 30
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 1981 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 37.6 in (May 4, 2011) and as low as 13.9 in (Mar 11, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is 20.2 in around Mar 30.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13.9 | Mar 11, 2026 | 69% | 3.1 | 365 |
| 2025 | 22.4 | Mar 23, 2025 | 111% | 22.1 | 365 |
| 2024 | 26.2 | Apr 1, 2024 | 130% | 26.2 | 366 |
| 2023 | 34.1 | Apr 6, 2023 | 169% | 33.1 | 365 |
| 2022 | 20 | Apr 17, 2022 | 99% | 17.8 | 365 |
| 2021 | 17.2 | Mar 27, 2021 | 85% | 16.7 | 365 |
| 2020 | 24.7 | Apr 2, 2020 | 122% | 24.2 | 366 |
| 2019 | 25.7 | Mar 25, 2019 | 127% | 25.3 | 365 |
| 2018 | 20 | Apr 9, 2018 | 99% | 17.7 | 365 |
| 2017 | 22.4 | Mar 11, 2017 | 111% | 16.1 | 365 |
| 2016 | 25.4 | Mar 31, 2016 | 126% | 25.4 | 366 |
| 2015 | 16.4 | Mar 6, 2015 | 81% | 11.1 | 365 |
| 2014 | 28.2 | Apr 7, 2014 | 140% | 27.4 | 365 |
| 2013 | 19.5 | Apr 24, 2013 | 97% | 17.5 | 365 |
| 2012 | 14.7 | Mar 3, 2012 | 73% | 7.8 | 366 |
| 2011 | 37.6 | May 4, 2011 | 186% | 31.1 | 365 |
| 2010 | 19.4 | Apr 7, 2010 | 96% | 16.6 | 365 |
| 2009 | 24.9 | Apr 3, 2009 | 123% | 24.1 | 365 |
| 2008 | 28.7 | Apr 12, 2008 | 142% | 25.7 | 366 |
| 2007 | 18.7 | Mar 11, 2007 | 93% | 14.7 | 365 |
| 2006 | 24.7 | Mar 25, 2006 | 122% | 24.4 | 365 |
| 2005 | 21.4 | Apr 2, 2005 | 106% | 21.3 | 365 |
| 2004 | 19 | Mar 11, 2004 | 94% | 14.5 | 366 |
| 2003 | 22.4 | Apr 8, 2003 | 111% | 20.7 | 365 |
| 2002 | 18.8 | Mar 22, 2002 | 93% | 16.4 | 365 |
| 2001 | 19.2 | Mar 19, 2001 | 95% | 15.4 | 365 |
| 2000 | 24.1 | Mar 21, 2000 | 119% | 23.5 | 366 |
| 1999 | 18.3 | Mar 10, 1999 | 91% | 14.8 | 365 |
| 1998 | 20.9 | Apr 19, 1998 | 103% | 18.8 | 365 |
| 1997 | 27.6 | Apr 10, 1997 | 137% | 25.4 | 365 |
| 1996 | 29.6 | Mar 24, 1996 | 147% | 29.6 | 366 |
| 1995 | 23.6 | May 9, 1995 | 117% | 18.3 | 365 |
| 1994 | 17 | Apr 14, 1994 | 84% | 15.3 | 365 |
| 1993 | 30 | Apr 24, 1993 | 149% | 23.5 | 365 |
| 1992 | 15.7 | Mar 27, 1992 | 78% | 15.1 | 366 |
| 1991 | 22.2 | Mar 31, 1991 | 110% | 22.2 | 365 |
| 1990 | 23.9 | Mar 23, 1990 | 118% | 21.9 | 365 |
| 1989 | 22.1 | Apr 3, 1989 | 109% | 20.6 | 365 |
| 1988 | 25.8 | Apr 2, 1988 | 128% | 25.6 | 366 |
| 1987 | 14.2 | Mar 31, 1987 | 70% | 14.2 | 365 |
| 1986 | 26 | Mar 20, 1986 | 129% | 23.8 | 365 |
| 1985 | 25.3 | Apr 7, 1985 | 125% | 25.1 | 365 |
| 1984 | 37.2 | May 5, 1984 | 184% | 32.6 | 366 |
| 1983 | 29.4 | May 3, 1983 | 146% | 26.2 | 365 |
| 1982 | 30.8 | Apr 11, 1982 | 152% | 28.5 | 365 |
| 1981 | 16.4 | Apr 9, 1981 | 81% | 14.1 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 457:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 40.5337, -106.7814. Other stations in the Yampa-White basin are listed on the basin page.