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El Diente Peak snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 465 at 10,210 ft in Dolores County, Colorado, in the Dolores-San Miguel basin, with daily records since Aug 5, 1986. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
—
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 0% of average
SWE today
0 in
median 0 in · average 0.4 in
Water-year precipitation
313%
of average since Oct 1 · 7.2 in vs. 2.3 in
Toward the normal peak
0%
of the average peak, 13.9 in around Mar 28
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 1987 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 26.8 in (Apr 7, 1993) and as low as 8.5 in (Feb 22, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is 13.9 in around Mar 28.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.5 | Feb 22, 2026 | 61% | 2 | 365 |
| 2025 | 11.4 | Apr 4, 2025 | 82% | 11 | 365 |
| 2024 | 15 | Mar 31, 2024 | 108% | 14.8 | 366 |
| 2023 | 25.8 | Mar 31, 2023 | 186% | 25.8 | 365 |
| 2022 | 13.4 | Mar 13, 2022 | 96% | 12.6 | 365 |
| 2021 | 12.9 | Mar 26, 2021 | 93% | 12.9 | 365 |
| 2020 | 14.4 | Mar 29, 2020 | 104% | 14.2 | 366 |
| 2019 | 24.6 | Apr 4, 2019 | 177% | 24.3 | 365 |
| 2018 | 9.5 | Mar 23, 2018 | 68% | 8.8 | 365 |
| 2017 | 20 | Mar 5, 2017 | 144% | 19.2 | 365 |
| 2016 | 12.6 | Feb 1, 2016 | 91% | 10.6 | 366 |
| 2015 | 8.9 | Mar 13, 2015 | 64% | 6.5 | 365 |
| 2014 | 12.9 | Apr 6, 2014 | 93% | 12.1 | 365 |
| 2013 | 12.2 | Mar 9, 2013 | 88% | 11 | 365 |
| 2012 | 10.2 | Mar 2, 2012 | 73% | 4.8 | 366 |
| 2011 | 12.1 | Mar 30, 2011 | 87% | 11.8 | 365 |
| 2010 | 18.7 | Apr 4, 2010 | 135% | 18.2 | 365 |
| 2009 | 17.9 | Apr 3, 2009 | 129% | 16.5 | 365 |
| 2008 | 25 | Apr 14, 2008 | 180% | 23.6 | 366 |
| 2007 | 10.8 | Mar 10, 2007 | 78% | 8.2 | 365 |
| 2006 | 16.7 | Apr 6, 2006 | 120% | 14.9 | 365 |
| 2005 | 20.1 | Apr 11, 2005 | 145% | 19.6 | 365 |
| 2004 | 13.8 | Mar 4, 2004 | 99% | 8 | 366 |
| 2003 | 12.4 | Apr 8, 2003 | 89% | 11.5 | 365 |
| 2002 | 9.9 | Mar 26, 2002 | 71% | 5.7 | 365 |
| 2001 | 15 | Apr 13, 2001 | 108% | 12.9 | 365 |
| 2000 | 17.5 | Apr 2, 2000 | 126% | 17.2 | 366 |
| 1999 | 9.3 | Feb 13, 1999 | 67% | 5.2 | 365 |
| 1998 | 14.9 | Apr 18, 1998 | 107% | 12.9 | 365 |
| 1997 | 21.1 | Mar 3, 1997 | 152% | 18.7 | 365 |
| 1996 | 15 | Apr 21, 1996 | 108% | 14.3 | 366 |
| 1995 | 23.7 | May 8, 1995 | 171% | 21.2 | 365 |
| 1994 | 11.9 | Apr 10, 1994 | 86% | 10.3 | 365 |
| 1993 | 26.8 | Apr 7, 1993 | 193% | 25.2 | 365 |
| 1992 | 13 | Mar 31, 1992 | 94% | 13 | 366 |
| 1991 | 15 | Apr 1, 1991 | 108% | 15 | 365 |
| 1990 | 10.9 | Apr 9, 1990 | 78% | 9.8 | 365 |
| 1989 | 17.1 | Mar 5, 1989 | 123% | 13.8 | 365 |
| 1988 | 11.6 | Mar 16, 1988 | 83% | 8.7 | 366 |
| 1987 | 19.1 | Apr 12, 1987 | 137% | 17.6 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 465:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 37.7861, -108.0224. Other stations in the Dolores-San Miguel basin are listed on the basin page.