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Ivanhoe snowpack

NRCS SNOTEL station 547 at 10,540 ft in Pitkin County, Colorado, in the Colorado Headwaters basin, with daily records since Sep 30, 1991. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.

Snow water equivalent
46%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 42% of average
SWE today
0.5 in
median 1.1 in · average 1.2 in
Water-year precipitation
80%
of average since Oct 1 · 2 in vs. 2.5 in
Toward the normal peak
3%
of the average peak, 16.6 in around Apr 25

This water year against the normals

Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 median1991–2020 average
0 5 10 15 OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep normal peak, Apr 25
Daily snow water equivalent at Ivanhoe, in inches, October through September, against the station's 1991–2020 median and average.

Water-year precipitation

Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 average
0 10 20 30 OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
Precipitation accumulated since October 1, in inches (rain and snow together), against the 1991–2020 average.

Peak snowpack by water year

Since 1992 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 25 in (Apr 14, 2019) and as low as 8.9 in (Mar 8, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is 16.6 in around Apr 25.

Water yearPeak SWE (in)Peak date% of normal peakApril 1 SWE (in)Days of data
2026 8.9 Mar 8, 2026 54% 7.5 365
2025 17.6 Apr 1, 2025 106% 17.6 365
2024 22 May 12, 2024 133% 18.8 366
2023 19.2 Apr 27, 2023 116% 17.6 365
2022 17.9 Apr 14, 2022 108% 16.4 365
2021 16.5 Apr 19, 2021 99% 15.3 365
2020 21.9 Apr 25, 2020 132% 18.4 366
2019 25 Apr 14, 2019 151% 23.2 365
2018 18.3 Apr 20, 2018 110% 13.4 365
2017 21.7 May 2, 2017 131% 20.7 365
2016 20.9 Apr 19, 2016 126% 18.1 366
2015 15.4 Apr 27, 2015 93% 13.3 365
2014 19.8 Apr 15, 2014 119% 18.3 365
2013 17.5 Apr 23, 2013 105% 13.1 365
2012 10.9 Apr 19, 2012 66% 10.4 366
2011 24.2 May 1, 2011 146% 17.5 365
2010 14.7 May 2, 2010 89% 13.5 365
2009 20.5 Apr 18, 2009 123% 17.1 365
2008 24.4 Apr 17, 2008 147% 21.6 366
2007 14.6 Apr 25, 2007 88% 12.5 365
2006 18.5 Apr 7, 2006 111% 17.9 365
2005 14.2 May 1, 2005 86% 12.3 365
2004 11.5 Apr 25, 2004 69% 9.8 366
2003 15.2 Apr 24, 2003 92% 13.2 365
2002 9.7 Apr 11, 2002 58% 9.4 365
2001 13.5 Apr 22, 2001 81% 11.3 365
2000 16.4 Apr 25, 2000 99% 15.1 366
1999 17.2 May 5, 1999 104% 10.6 365
1998 16.4 Apr 27, 1998 99% 13.2 365
1997 21.9 May 2, 1997 132% 17.9 365
1996 17 Mar 8, 1996 102% 16.2 366
1995 24.2 May 12, 1995 146% 16.3 365
1994 14.6 Apr 11, 1994 88% 12.7 365
1993 21.3 Apr 27, 1993 128% 18.1 365
1992 12.8 Mar 31, 1992 77% 12.7 366

Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 547:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 39.2923, -106.5491. Other stations in the Colorado Headwaters basin are listed on the basin page.