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Lizard Head Pass snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 586 at 10,190 ft in Dolores County, Colorado, in the Dolores-San Miguel basin, with daily records since Jul 24, 1980. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
250%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 83% of average
SWE today
0.5 in
median 0.2 in · average 0.6 in
Water-year precipitation
296%
of average since Oct 1 · 7.1 in vs. 2.4 in
Toward the normal peak
3%
of the average peak, 14.9 in around Mar 29
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 1981 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 26.6 in (Apr 16, 1993) and as low as 7.4 in (Mar 19, 2002). The 1991–2020 average peak is 14.9 in around Mar 29.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.3 | Mar 6, 2026 | 56% | 1.6 | 365 |
| 2025 | 13.2 | Apr 3, 2025 | 89% | 13 | 365 |
| 2024 | 16.2 | Mar 31, 2024 | 109% | 16.1 | 366 |
| 2023 | 22.9 | Mar 30, 2023 | 154% | 22.9 | 365 |
| 2022 | 13.2 | Mar 31, 2022 | 89% | 13.2 | 365 |
| 2021 | 13.6 | Mar 26, 2021 | 91% | 13.4 | 365 |
| 2020 | 16.7 | Mar 30, 2020 | 112% | 16.4 | 366 |
| 2019 | 23.4 | Apr 15, 2019 | 157% | 22.1 | 365 |
| 2018 | 8.4 | Mar 23, 2018 | 56% | 7.7 | 365 |
| 2017 | 21.8 | Mar 11, 2017 | 146% | 21.1 | 365 |
| 2016 | 15.1 | Mar 30, 2016 | 101% | 15.1 | 366 |
| 2015 | 13.4 | Mar 3, 2015 | 90% | 9.5 | 365 |
| 2014 | 15.9 | Mar 27, 2014 | 107% | 15.1 | 365 |
| 2013 | 11.2 | Mar 21, 2013 | 75% | 10.3 | 365 |
| 2012 | 11.3 | Mar 4, 2012 | 76% | 6.4 | 366 |
| 2011 | 13.6 | Mar 27, 2011 | 91% | 13 | 365 |
| 2010 | 16.7 | Apr 2, 2010 | 112% | 16.6 | 365 |
| 2009 | 19 | Apr 5, 2009 | 128% | 18.3 | 365 |
| 2008 | 23.7 | Apr 12, 2008 | 159% | 22.2 | 366 |
| 2007 | 11.5 | Mar 9, 2007 | 77% | 10.5 | 365 |
| 2006 | 14.4 | Apr 6, 2006 | 97% | 13.6 | 365 |
| 2005 | 18.8 | Apr 5, 2005 | 126% | 18.6 | 365 |
| 2004 | 15.1 | Apr 9, 2004 | 101% | 12.5 | 366 |
| 2003 | 13.3 | Apr 10, 2003 | 89% | 12.7 | 365 |
| 2002 | 7.4 | Mar 19, 2002 | 50% | 5.2 | 365 |
| 2001 | 14.5 | Apr 22, 2001 | 97% | 12.6 | 365 |
| 2000 | 17 | Apr 2, 2000 | 114% | 16.7 | 366 |
| 1999 | 12.8 | May 5, 1999 | 86% | 8.5 | 365 |
| 1998 | 15.3 | Apr 27, 1998 | 103% | 13.6 | 365 |
| 1997 | 23.2 | May 1, 1997 | 156% | 21.6 | 365 |
| 1996 | 15 | Mar 31, 1996 | 101% | 15 | 366 |
| 1995 | 22.6 | May 8, 1995 | 152% | 19.9 | 365 |
| 1994 | 12.5 | Apr 9, 1994 | 84% | 11.5 | 365 |
| 1993 | 26.6 | Apr 16, 1993 | 179% | 24.6 | 365 |
| 1992 | 17.4 | Apr 5, 1992 | 117% | 17.1 | 366 |
| 1991 | 18.5 | Apr 1, 1991 | 124% | 18.5 | 365 |
| 1990 | 11.2 | May 1, 1990 | 75% | 7 | 365 |
| 1989 | 14.9 | Apr 5, 1989 | 100% | 14.2 | 365 |
| 1988 | 10.7 | Mar 21, 1988 | 72% | 9.1 | 366 |
| 1987 | 19.1 | Apr 15, 1987 | 128% | 15.5 | 365 |
| 1986 | 19.8 | Apr 26, 1986 | 133% | 18 | 365 |
| 1985 | 21.6 | Apr 6, 1985 | 145% | 21.1 | 365 |
| 1984 | 23.3 | May 6, 1984 | 156% | 20.3 | 366 |
| 1983 | 24.6 | Apr 22, 1983 | 165% | 19.3 | 365 |
| 1982 | 20.8 | Apr 12, 1982 | 140% | 19 | 365 |
| 1981 | 11.7 | Apr 4, 1981 | 79% | 10.9 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 586:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 37.799, -107.9248. Other stations in the Dolores-San Miguel basin are listed on the basin page.