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Elliot Ridge snowpack

NRCS SNOTEL station 1120 at 10,550 ft in Summit County, Colorado, in the Colorado Headwaters basin, with daily records since Aug 11, 2009. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.

Snow water equivalent
13%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 9% of average
SWE today
0.1 in
median 0.8 in · average 1.1 in
Water-year precipitation
—
of average since Oct 1 · 1.5 in vs. — in
Toward the normal peak
1%
of the average peak, 20.1 in around Apr 23

This water year against the normals

Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 median1991–2020 average
0 5 10 15 20 OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep normal peak, Apr 23
Daily snow water equivalent at Elliot Ridge, in inches, October through September, against the station's 1991–2020 median and average.

Water-year precipitation

Water year 2027Water year 2026
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 2010 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 32.9 in (Apr 30, 2011) and as low as 12.6 in (Mar 18, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is 20.1 in around Apr 23.

Water yearPeak SWE (in)Peak date% of normal peakApril 1 SWE (in)Days of data
2026 12.6 Mar 18, 2026 63% 9 365
2025 22.2 Apr 7, 2025 110% 21.1 365
2024 24.8 May 10, 2024 123% 23.6 365
2023 28.2 Apr 29, 2023 140% 26.5 365
2022 23.9 Apr 12, 2022 119% 22 365
2021 19.9 Apr 27, 2021 99% 18.9 365
2020 24.6 Apr 25, 2020 122% 21.6 366
2019 23.5 Apr 13, 2019 117% 22.2 365
2018 20.5 Apr 20, 2018 102% 16.9 365
2017 21.4 May 2, 2017 106% 18.5 365
2016 24.3 May 10, 2016 121% 19.5 366
2015 14.6 Mar 25, 2015 73% 12.7 365
2014 26.1 Apr 14, 2014 130% 23.3 365
2013 23.2 Apr 23, 2013 115% 15.4 365
2012 13 Mar 21, 2012 65% 10.5 366
2011 32.9 Apr 30, 2011 164% 23.1 365
2010 18.9 May 14, 2010 94% 14.4 365

Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 1120:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 39.8638, -106.4247. Other stations in the Colorado Headwaters basin are listed on the basin page.