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Mineral Creek snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 629 at 10,030 ft in San Juan County, Colorado, in the San Juan basin, with daily records since Oct 1, 1978. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
325%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 186% of average
SWE today
1.3 in
median 0.4 in · average 0.7 in
Water-year precipitation
344%
of average since Oct 1 · 8.6 in vs. 2.5 in
Toward the normal peak
9%
of the average peak, 14.8 in around Apr 2
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 25.3 in (May 13, 1995) and as low as 6.3 in (Mar 6, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is 14.8 in around Apr 2.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.3 | Mar 6, 2026 | 43% | 1.5 | 365 |
| 2025 | 12.6 | Mar 22, 2025 | 85% | 10.9 | 365 |
| 2024 | 13.7 | Apr 6, 2024 | 93% | 13.2 | 366 |
| 2023 | 19.1 | Apr 5, 2023 | 129% | 18.6 | 365 |
| 2022 | 11.4 | Apr 1, 2022 | 77% | 11.4 | 365 |
| 2021 | 14.2 | Mar 26, 2021 | 96% | 14.2 | 365 |
| 2020 | 15.2 | Apr 2, 2020 | 103% | 15.1 | 366 |
| 2019 | 24.5 | Apr 11, 2019 | 166% | 23.1 | 365 |
| 2018 | 8.4 | Mar 22, 2018 | 57% | 8.1 | 365 |
| 2017 | 18.2 | Apr 4, 2017 | 123% | 17.7 | 365 |
| 2016 | 14.8 | Mar 29, 2016 | 100% | 14.8 | 366 |
| 2015 | 12.2 | Mar 9, 2015 | 82% | 10.5 | 365 |
| 2014 | 18 | Apr 8, 2014 | 122% | 16.6 | 365 |
| 2013 | 11.3 | Mar 26, 2013 | 76% | 11 | 365 |
| 2012 | 12.7 | Mar 20, 2012 | 86% | 8.5 | 366 |
| 2011 | 16.2 | Mar 27, 2011 | 109% | 14.7 | 365 |
| 2010 | 15.8 | Apr 7, 2010 | 107% | 15.3 | 365 |
| 2009 | 17 | Apr 19, 2009 | 115% | 14.9 | 365 |
| 2008 | 22.1 | Apr 11, 2008 | 149% | 20.2 | 366 |
| 2007 | 13.5 | Apr 15, 2007 | 91% | 11.8 | 365 |
| 2006 | 15.3 | Apr 7, 2006 | 103% | 13.8 | 365 |
| 2005 | 20.9 | Apr 10, 2005 | 141% | 20.5 | 365 |
| 2004 | 15.9 | Apr 9, 2004 | 107% | 13.8 | 366 |
| 2003 | 12.1 | Apr 7, 2003 | 82% | 11.6 | 365 |
| 2002 | 9 | Mar 26, 2002 | 61% | 7 | 365 |
| 2001 | 15.7 | Apr 22, 2001 | 106% | 13.2 | 365 |
| 2000 | 16.3 | Apr 4, 2000 | 110% | 14.9 | 366 |
| 1999 | 13.9 | May 6, 1999 | 94% | 10.5 | 365 |
| 1998 | 15.6 | Apr 17, 1998 | 105% | 13.9 | 365 |
| 1997 | 21.1 | Apr 10, 1997 | 143% | 19.8 | 365 |
| 1996 | 16.2 | Apr 17, 1996 | 109% | 15.4 | 366 |
| 1995 | 25.3 | May 13, 1995 | 171% | 21.4 | 365 |
| 1994 | 13.7 | Apr 10, 1994 | 93% | 11.4 | 365 |
| 1993 | 24.3 | Apr 19, 1993 | 164% | 21.8 | 365 |
| 1992 | 14.8 | Mar 30, 1992 | 100% | 14.8 | 366 |
| 1991 | 14.3 | Apr 1, 1991 | 97% | 14.3 | 365 |
| 1990 | 8.6 | May 1, 1990 | 58% | 7.2 | 365 |
| 1989 | 17.1 | Mar 21, 1989 | 116% | 16.3 | 365 |
| 1988 | 11.4 | Mar 23, 1988 | 77% | 10.3 | 366 |
| 1987 | 18.6 | Apr 12, 1987 | 126% | 17.1 | 365 |
| 1986 | 16.3 | Apr 18, 1986 | 110% | 15 | 365 |
| 1985 | 18.8 | Apr 2, 1985 | 127% | 18.6 | 365 |
| 1984 | 23.8 | May 5, 1984 | 161% | 18.5 | 366 |
| 1983 | 21 | Apr 15, 1983 | 142% | 18.5 | 365 |
| 1982 | 16.1 | Mar 30, 1982 | 109% | 16.1 | 365 |
| 1981 | 9.1 | Apr 7, 1981 | 61% | 8.3 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 629:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 37.8474, -107.7266. Other stations in the San Juan basin are listed on the basin page.