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Mesa Lakes snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 622 at 10,160 ft in Mesa County, Colorado, in the Colorado Headwaters basin, with daily records since Sep 30, 1986. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
38%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 27% of average
SWE today
0.3 in
median 0.8 in · average 1.1 in
Water-year precipitation
283%
of average since Oct 1 · 8.2 in vs. 2.9 in
Toward the normal peak
2%
of the average peak, 17.8 in around Apr 15
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 1987 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 33.3 in (Apr 20, 1993) and as low as 6.6 in (Mar 6, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is 17.8 in around Apr 15.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.6 | Mar 6, 2026 | 37% | 2.2 | 365 |
| 2025 | 13.7 | Apr 6, 2025 | 77% | 13 | 365 |
| 2024 | 16.1 | Mar 29, 2024 | 90% | 16.1 | 366 |
| 2023 | 25.1 | Apr 25, 2023 | 141% | 23.7 | 365 |
| 2022 | 16 | Apr 6, 2022 | 90% | 15.8 | 365 |
| 2021 | 13.4 | Mar 28, 2021 | 75% | 12.9 | 365 |
| 2020 | 12.2 | Mar 30, 2020 | 69% | 12 | 366 |
| 2019 | 24.9 | Apr 13, 2019 | 140% | 24 | 365 |
| 2018 | 9.3 | Apr 21, 2018 | 52% | 8 | 365 |
| 2017 | 18.9 | Apr 6, 2017 | 106% | 18.3 | 365 |
| 2016 | 20.1 | May 10, 2016 | 113% | 16.6 | 366 |
| 2015 | 10.6 | Apr 26, 2015 | 60% | 9.2 | 365 |
| 2014 | 15.1 | Apr 7, 2014 | 85% | 14.1 | 365 |
| 2013 | 17.1 | Apr 19, 2013 | 96% | 13 | 365 |
| 2012 | 12.7 | Mar 21, 2012 | 71% | 12 | 366 |
| 2011 | 27.1 | May 1, 2011 | 152% | 20.8 | 365 |
| 2010 | 16.9 | Apr 8, 2010 | 95% | 16 | 365 |
| 2009 | 19.2 | Apr 17, 2009 | 108% | 17.1 | 365 |
| 2008 | 23.3 | Apr 11, 2008 | 131% | 19.7 | 366 |
| 2007 | 13 | Apr 13, 2007 | 73% | 11.9 | 365 |
| 2006 | 17.9 | Apr 7, 2006 | 101% | 16.6 | 365 |
| 2005 | 30.2 | Apr 12, 2005 | 170% | 28.7 | 365 |
| 2004 | 19.9 | Apr 24, 2004 | 112% | 15.7 | 366 |
| 2003 | 18.4 | Apr 24, 2003 | 103% | 16.8 | 365 |
| 2002 | 9.6 | Mar 25, 2002 | 54% | 8.9 | 365 |
| 2001 | 16.7 | Apr 14, 2001 | 94% | 13 | 365 |
| 2000 | 15.4 | Apr 2, 2000 | 87% | 15.2 | 366 |
| 1999 | 18.8 | May 5, 1999 | 106% | 12.5 | 365 |
| 1998 | 25.5 | Apr 20, 1998 | 143% | 18.4 | 365 |
| 1997 | 26.2 | Apr 13, 1997 | 147% | 22.8 | 365 |
| 1996 | 22.5 | Apr 21, 1996 | 126% | 20.1 | 366 |
| 1995 | 33.3 | May 12, 1995 | 187% | 24.1 | 365 |
| 1994 | 19.4 | Apr 12, 1994 | 109% | 17.2 | 365 |
| 1993 | 33.3 | Apr 20, 1993 | 187% | 29 | 365 |
| 1992 | 21.2 | Mar 31, 1992 | 119% | 21.2 | 366 |
| 1991 | 20.2 | May 5, 1991 | 113% | 17.8 | 365 |
| 1990 | 13.1 | Apr 9, 1990 | 74% | 11 | 365 |
| 1989 | 19.5 | Apr 5, 1989 | 110% | 18.6 | 365 |
| 1988 | 14.4 | Mar 30, 1988 | 81% | 14.3 | 366 |
| 1987 | 19.3 | Apr 13, 1987 | 108% | 19 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 622:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 39.0574, -108.0576. Other stations in the Colorado Headwaters basin are listed on the basin page.