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Porphyry Creek snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 701 at 10,790 ft in Gunnison County, Colorado, in the Gunnison basin, with daily records since Oct 1, 1978. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
143%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 125% of average
SWE today
1 in
median 0.7 in · average 0.8 in
Water-year precipitation
177%
of average since Oct 1 · 3 in vs. 1.7 in
Toward the normal peak
6%
of the average peak, 15.6 in around Apr 3
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 27.4 in (May 8, 1984) and as low as 8.5 in (Mar 20, 2002). The 1991–2020 average peak is 15.6 in around Apr 3.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10.4 | Mar 7, 2026 | 67% | 2.1 | 365 |
| 2025 | 17.7 | Apr 6, 2025 | 113% | 16.8 | 364 |
| 2024 | 20.8 | Apr 8, 2024 | 133% | 20.6 | 366 |
| 2023 | 20.1 | Mar 31, 2023 | 129% | 20.1 | 365 |
| 2022 | 16.4 | Apr 6, 2022 | 105% | 16.3 | 365 |
| 2021 | 14.4 | Mar 25, 2021 | 92% | 14.3 | 365 |
| 2020 | 18.9 | Apr 22, 2020 | 121% | 17.9 | 366 |
| 2019 | 21.9 | Mar 25, 2019 | 140% | 21.6 | 365 |
| 2018 | 11.7 | Apr 13, 2018 | 75% | 10.1 | 365 |
| 2017 | 22.1 | Apr 8, 2017 | 142% | 20.7 | 365 |
| 2016 | 16.8 | May 1, 2016 | 108% | 15.3 | 366 |
| 2015 | 13.6 | Mar 6, 2015 | 87% | 11.7 | 365 |
| 2014 | 20.6 | Apr 7, 2014 | 132% | 19.1 | 365 |
| 2013 | 10.9 | Apr 23, 2013 | 70% | 8.7 | 365 |
| 2012 | 10.6 | Mar 9, 2012 | 68% | 7.4 | 366 |
| 2011 | 19.7 | May 2, 2011 | 126% | 18.1 | 365 |
| 2010 | 16.7 | Apr 7, 2010 | 107% | 16 | 365 |
| 2009 | 19.2 | Apr 17, 2009 | 123% | 15.5 | 365 |
| 2008 | 23.8 | Apr 12, 2008 | 153% | 22.5 | 366 |
| 2007 | 15.6 | Apr 24, 2007 | 100% | 13.3 | 365 |
| 2006 | 16.2 | Apr 7, 2006 | 104% | 15.3 | 365 |
| 2005 | 18.5 | Apr 11, 2005 | 119% | 18 | 365 |
| 2004 | 14.2 | Apr 23, 2004 | 91% | 10.2 | 366 |
| 2003 | 17.2 | Mar 29, 2003 | 110% | 17.1 | 365 |
| 2002 | 8.5 | Mar 20, 2002 | 54% | 7.2 | 365 |
| 2001 | 14.6 | Apr 14, 2001 | 94% | 14.2 | 365 |
| 2000 | 17.4 | Apr 2, 2000 | 112% | 17.2 | 366 |
| 1999 | 14.7 | May 4, 1999 | 94% | 11.3 | 365 |
| 1998 | 18.9 | Apr 26, 1998 | 121% | 14.6 | 365 |
| 1997 | 23.7 | May 1, 1997 | 152% | 19.5 | 365 |
| 1996 | 21.6 | Mar 29, 1996 | 138% | 21.4 | 366 |
| 1995 | 24 | May 13, 1995 | 154% | 17.7 | 365 |
| 1994 | 16 | Apr 12, 1994 | 103% | 12.6 | 365 |
| 1993 | 22.5 | Apr 20, 1993 | 144% | 20.4 | 365 |
| 1992 | 15.1 | Apr 2, 1992 | 97% | 15 | 366 |
| 1991 | 12.6 | Apr 15, 1991 | 81% | 12.3 | 365 |
| 1990 | 13.5 | May 3, 1990 | 87% | 10.9 | 365 |
| 1989 | 13.1 | Apr 6, 1989 | 84% | 11.8 | 365 |
| 1988 | 15.1 | Apr 2, 1988 | 97% | 15 | 366 |
| 1987 | 17.3 | Apr 12, 1987 | 111% | 16.6 | 365 |
| 1986 | 16.3 | Mar 19, 1986 | 104% | 14 | 365 |
| 1985 | 17.3 | Mar 31, 1985 | 111% | 17.3 | 365 |
| 1984 | 27.4 | May 8, 1984 | 176% | 24.1 | 366 |
| 1983 | 23.3 | May 19, 1983 | 149% | 17.8 | 365 |
| 1982 | 21.6 | Apr 13, 1982 | 138% | 20 | 365 |
| 1981 | 10.2 | Apr 5, 1981 | 65% | 9.8 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 701:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 38.4886, -106.3397. Other stations in the Gunnison basin are listed on the basin page.