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Lynx Pass snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 607 at 8,910 ft in Routt County, Colorado, in the Colorado Headwaters basin, with daily records since Sep 30, 1980. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
133%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 100% of average
SWE today
0.4 in
median 0.3 in · average 0.4 in
Water-year precipitation
94%
of average since Oct 1 · 1.5 in vs. 1.6 in
Toward the normal peak
4%
of the average peak, 11 in around Mar 26
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 17.4 in (Apr 6, 2011) and as low as 4.8 in (Mar 7, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is 11 in around Mar 26.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.8 | Mar 7, 2026 | 44% | 0.1 | 365 |
| 2025 | 10.6 | Mar 22, 2025 | 96% | 8.3 | 365 |
| 2024 | 11.1 | Mar 14, 2024 | 101% | 11 | 366 |
| 2023 | 13.8 | Mar 31, 2023 | 125% | 13.8 | 365 |
| 2022 | 8.5 | Mar 19, 2022 | 77% | 7.8 | 365 |
| 2021 | 10.2 | Mar 27, 2021 | 93% | 10.2 | 365 |
| 2020 | 13 | Mar 28, 2020 | 118% | 12.5 | 366 |
| 2019 | 13.7 | Mar 25, 2019 | 125% | 12.9 | 365 |
| 2018 | 9.4 | Mar 23, 2018 | 85% | 8.4 | 365 |
| 2017 | 9.9 | Mar 6, 2017 | 90% | 4.3 | 365 |
| 2016 | 11.9 | Mar 31, 2016 | 108% | 11.7 | 366 |
| 2015 | 9.8 | Mar 10, 2015 | 89% | 7.1 | 365 |
| 2014 | 14.4 | Apr 7, 2014 | 131% | 13.9 | 365 |
| 2013 | 11.2 | Apr 15, 2013 | 102% | 9.8 | 365 |
| 2012 | 8.4 | Mar 3, 2012 | 76% | 4.1 | 366 |
| 2011 | 17.4 | Apr 6, 2011 | 158% | 17.1 | 365 |
| 2010 | 10.2 | Apr 8, 2010 | 93% | 8.8 | 365 |
| 2009 | 15.4 | Apr 6, 2009 | 140% | 13.7 | 365 |
| 2008 | 17 | Apr 13, 2008 | 155% | 15 | 366 |
| 2007 | 11.1 | Mar 12, 2007 | 101% | 10.6 | 365 |
| 2006 | 14.2 | Mar 31, 2006 | 129% | 14 | 365 |
| 2005 | 10.9 | Apr 3, 2005 | 99% | 10.8 | 365 |
| 2004 | 8.6 | Mar 18, 2004 | 78% | 6.2 | 366 |
| 2003 | 11.1 | Apr 8, 2003 | 101% | 10.8 | 365 |
| 2002 | 9.1 | Mar 22, 2002 | 83% | 7.2 | 365 |
| 2001 | 10.9 | Mar 29, 2001 | 99% | 10.1 | 365 |
| 2000 | 11.2 | Apr 3, 2000 | 102% | 10.5 | 366 |
| 1999 | 9.6 | Mar 15, 1999 | 87% | 7.9 | 365 |
| 1998 | 12.2 | Apr 20, 1998 | 111% | 10.8 | 365 |
| 1997 | 13.2 | Apr 17, 1997 | 120% | 12.4 | 365 |
| 1996 | 16.9 | Mar 30, 1996 | 154% | 16.4 | 366 |
| 1995 | 12.1 | Mar 31, 1995 | 110% | 12.1 | 365 |
| 1994 | 11.7 | Apr 13, 1994 | 106% | 9.9 | 365 |
| 1993 | 16 | Apr 19, 1993 | 145% | 13.7 | 365 |
| 1992 | 11.3 | Mar 27, 1992 | 103% | 10.4 | 366 |
| 1991 | 12.3 | Apr 30, 1991 | 112% | 11.7 | 365 |
| 1990 | 11 | Mar 31, 1990 | 100% | 10.8 | 365 |
| 1989 | 13.6 | Mar 5, 1989 | 124% | 11.6 | 365 |
| 1988 | 14.5 | Apr 1, 1988 | 132% | 14.5 | 366 |
| 1987 | 9.1 | Mar 27, 1987 | 83% | 9.1 | 365 |
| 1986 | 15.9 | Mar 22, 1986 | 145% | 13.1 | 365 |
| 1985 | 14 | Apr 5, 1985 | 127% | 13.7 | 365 |
| 1984 | 16.6 | May 3, 1984 | 151% | 15.4 | 366 |
| 1983 | 14.6 | Apr 9, 1983 | 133% | 13.1 | 365 |
| 1982 | 8.2 | Jan 15, 1982 | 75% | — | 166 |
| 1981 | 6.8 | Apr 4, 1981 | 62% | 6.7 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 607:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 40.0783, -106.671. Other stations in the Colorado Headwaters basin are listed on the basin page.