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Elkhead Divide snowpack

NRCS SNOTEL station 1252 at 8,780 ft in Routt County, Colorado, in the Yampa-White basin, with daily records since Sep 1, 2016. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.

Snow water equivalent
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of the 1991–2020 median for this date · — of average
SWE today
0 in
median — in · average — in
Water-year precipitation
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of average since Oct 1 · 3.2 in vs. — in
Toward the normal peak
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of the average peak, — in around Oct 1

This water year against the normals

Water year 2027Water year 2026
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep normal peak, Oct 1
Daily snow water equivalent at Elkhead Divide, in inches, October through September, against the station's 1991–2020 median and average.

Water-year precipitation

Water year 2027Water year 2026
0 10 20 OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
Precipitation accumulated since October 1, in inches (rain and snow together), against the 1991–2020 average.

Peak snowpack by water year

Since 2017 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 33.7 in (Apr 7, 2023) and as low as 11.2 in (Mar 15, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is — in around Oct 1.

Water yearPeak SWE (in)Peak date% of normal peakApril 1 SWE (in)Days of data
2026 11.2 Mar 15, 2026 — 3.3 365
2025 16.6 Apr 6, 2025 — 15.8 365
2024 23.9 Apr 7, 2024 — 23.6 366
2023 33.7 Apr 7, 2023 — 33 365
2022 17.4 Apr 17, 2022 — 16.3 365
2021 16 Mar 28, 2021 — 15.7 365
2020 23 Apr 19, 2020 — 22.6 366
2019 22.7 Apr 2, 2019 — 22.1 365
2018 16.1 Apr 9, 2018 — 14.7 365
2017 24.3 Mar 9, 2017 — 19.9 365

Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 1252:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 40.7964, -107.1011. Other stations in the Yampa-White basin are listed on the basin page.