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Nast Lake snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 658 at 8,710 ft in Pitkin County, Colorado, in the Colorado Headwaters basin, with daily records since Sep 30, 1985. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
—
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 0% of average
SWE today
0 in
median 0 in · average 0.1 in
Water-year precipitation
53%
of average since Oct 1 · 0.8 in vs. 1.5 in
Toward the normal peak
0%
of the average peak, 8.2 in around Mar 13
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 1986 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 15.2 in (Apr 13, 2008) and as low as 4.5 in (Mar 21, 2013). The 1991–2020 average peak is 8.2 in around Mar 13.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.5 | Mar 8, 2026 | 67% | 0 | 365 |
| 2025 | 9.4 | Mar 22, 2025 | 115% | 6.6 | 365 |
| 2024 | 12 | Mar 29, 2024 | 146% | 11.7 | 366 |
| 2023 | 12.6 | Apr 6, 2023 | 154% | 12.5 | 365 |
| 2022 | 9.2 | Mar 17, 2022 | 112% | 7.8 | 365 |
| 2021 | 9.1 | Mar 30, 2021 | 111% | 8.7 | 365 |
| 2020 | 11.8 | Mar 31, 2020 | 144% | 11.2 | 366 |
| 2019 | 14.2 | Mar 16, 2019 | 173% | 12.2 | 365 |
| 2018 | 7 | Mar 23, 2018 | 85% | 5 | 365 |
| 2017 | 12.1 | Mar 7, 2017 | 148% | 6.5 | 365 |
| 2016 | 8.8 | Apr 1, 2016 | 107% | 8.8 | 366 |
| 2015 | 7.3 | Mar 8, 2015 | 89% | 0.5 | 365 |
| 2014 | 9.6 | Mar 31, 2014 | 117% | 9.6 | 365 |
| 2013 | 4.5 | Mar 21, 2013 | 55% | 3.6 | 365 |
| 2012 | 5.5 | Mar 3, 2012 | 67% | 0 | 366 |
| 2011 | 11.3 | Mar 13, 2011 | 138% | 10.9 | 365 |
| 2010 | 6 | Apr 6, 2010 | 73% | 5.5 | 365 |
| 2009 | 11 | Apr 5, 2009 | 134% | 10.3 | 365 |
| 2008 | 15.2 | Apr 13, 2008 | 185% | 13.9 | 366 |
| 2007 | 6.5 | Mar 11, 2007 | 79% | 3.9 | 365 |
| 2006 | 9.6 | Mar 16, 2006 | 117% | 7.5 | 365 |
| 2005 | 6.9 | Apr 5, 2005 | 84% | 6.5 | 365 |
| 2004 | 7.9 | Mar 7, 2004 | 96% | 0.7 | 366 |
| 2003 | 7.3 | Mar 31, 2003 | 89% | 6.7 | 365 |
| 2002 | 5.7 | Mar 8, 2002 | 70% | 2.5 | 365 |
| 2001 | 7.3 | Mar 19, 2001 | 89% | 5.9 | 365 |
| 2000 | 9.7 | Apr 3, 2000 | 118% | 9.3 | 366 |
| 1999 | 7.5 | Mar 14, 1999 | 91% | 2.6 | 365 |
| 1998 | 9 | Mar 21, 1998 | 110% | 8.6 | 365 |
| 1997 | 13.8 | Mar 11, 1997 | 168% | 9 | 365 |
| 1996 | 13.2 | Mar 21, 1996 | 161% | 12.1 | 366 |
| 1995 | 11.3 | Mar 30, 1995 | 138% | 11.3 | 365 |
| 1994 | 8.7 | Apr 9, 1994 | 106% | 6.8 | 365 |
| 1993 | 13.8 | Apr 12, 1993 | 168% | 12.7 | 365 |
| 1992 | 7.6 | Mar 31, 1992 | 93% | 7.6 | 366 |
| 1991 | 8.8 | Mar 30, 1991 | 107% | 8.6 | 365 |
| 1990 | 6.3 | Mar 18, 1990 | 77% | 5.6 | 365 |
| 1989 | 8.3 | Apr 4, 1989 | 101% | 7.5 | 365 |
| 1988 | 7.1 | Mar 25, 1988 | 87% | 7 | 366 |
| 1987 | 7.2 | Mar 29, 1987 | 88% | 7.2 | 365 |
| 1986 | 10.8 | Mar 19, 1986 | 132% | 9 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 658:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 39.297, -106.6079. Other stations in the Colorado Headwaters basin are listed on the basin page.