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Gold Basin snowpack

NRCS SNOTEL station 1304 at 10,070 ft in San Juan County, Utah, in the Dolores-San Miguel basin, with daily records since Sep 24, 2021. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.

Snow water equivalent
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of the 1991–2020 median for this date · — of average
SWE today
1.2 in
median — in · average — in
Water-year precipitation
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of average since Oct 1 · 10.4 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 Gold Basin, 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 2022 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 34.9 in (Apr 7, 2023) and as low as 10 in (Feb 22, 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 10 Feb 22, 2026 — 5.3 365
2025 14.8 Apr 4, 2025 — 13.6 365
2024 19.3 Mar 31, 2024 — 19.3 366
2023 34.9 Apr 7, 2023 — 33.8 365
2022 19.7 Mar 31, 2022 — 19.7 365

Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 1304:UT:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 38.4652, -109.2633. Other stations in the Dolores-San Miguel basin are listed on the basin page.