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Ripple Creek snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 717 at 10,340 ft in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, in the Yampa-White basin, with daily records since Sep 22, 1986. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
14%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 13% of average
SWE today
0.2 in
median 1.4 in · average 1.6 in
Water-year precipitation
112%
of average since Oct 1 · 2.9 in vs. 2.6 in
Toward the normal peak
1%
of the average peak, 27.6 in around Apr 24
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 49.7 in (May 23, 2011) and as low as 13.6 in (Mar 16, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is 27.6 in around Apr 24.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13.6 | Mar 16, 2026 | 49% | 11.2 | 365 |
| 2025 | 23.8 | Apr 4, 2025 | 86% | 23.3 | 365 |
| 2024 | 28.4 | Apr 19, 2024 | 103% | 26.8 | 366 |
| 2023 | 37.3 | Apr 7, 2023 | 135% | 36 | 365 |
| 2022 | 24.3 | Apr 17, 2022 | 88% | 22.1 | 365 |
| 2021 | 22.7 | Mar 27, 2021 | 82% | 22.7 | 365 |
| 2020 | 30.1 | Apr 26, 2020 | 109% | 27.2 | 366 |
| 2019 | 34.1 | Apr 17, 2019 | 124% | 32.5 | 365 |
| 2018 | 27.1 | Apr 21, 2018 | 98% | 21.2 | 365 |
| 2017 | 29.6 | May 2, 2017 | 107% | 28.3 | 365 |
| 2016 | 31.4 | May 10, 2016 | 114% | 27.4 | 366 |
| 2015 | 21.2 | Apr 27, 2015 | 77% | 20.1 | 365 |
| 2014 | 33.5 | Apr 14, 2014 | 121% | 31.5 | 365 |
| 2013 | 27.5 | Apr 23, 2013 | 100% | 21 | 365 |
| 2012 | 18 | Mar 4, 2012 | 65% | 15.6 | 366 |
| 2011 | 49.7 | May 23, 2011 | 180% | 38.6 | 365 |
| 2010 | 24.5 | May 15, 2010 | 89% | 20.5 | 365 |
| 2009 | 33.4 | Apr 17, 2009 | 121% | 30.3 | 365 |
| 2008 | 29 | Apr 12, 2008 | 105% | 25 | 366 |
| 2007 | 22.9 | Apr 12, 2007 | 83% | 21.7 | 365 |
| 2006 | 32.1 | Apr 7, 2006 | 116% | 31.1 | 365 |
| 2005 | 23.7 | Apr 11, 2005 | 86% | 23.6 | 365 |
| 2004 | 24.9 | Apr 25, 2004 | 90% | 22.3 | 366 |
| 2003 | 33.7 | May 10, 2003 | 122% | 26.9 | 365 |
| 2002 | 18.5 | Mar 29, 2002 | 67% | 17.9 | 365 |
| 2001 | 30.3 | Apr 14, 2001 | 110% | 25.7 | 365 |
| 2000 | 27.4 | Apr 5, 2000 | 99% | 26.8 | 366 |
| 1999 | 28.4 | May 10, 1999 | 103% | 22 | 365 |
| 1998 | 32.3 | Apr 20, 1998 | 117% | 26.7 | 365 |
| 1997 | 37.8 | May 3, 1997 | 137% | 31.6 | 365 |
| 1996 | 37.2 | Apr 20, 1996 | 135% | 34.8 | 366 |
| 1995 | 40.5 | May 12, 1995 | 147% | 25.7 | 365 |
| 1994 | 24.5 | Apr 12, 1994 | 89% | 21.8 | 365 |
| 1993 | 42.5 | May 7, 1993 | 154% | 34.7 | 365 |
| 1992 | 21.2 | Apr 24, 1992 | 77% | 20.8 | 366 |
| 1991 | 28 | May 5, 1991 | 101% | 22.7 | 365 |
| 1990 | 20.3 | May 1, 1990 | 74% | 19.6 | 365 |
| 1989 | 24.6 | Apr 6, 1989 | 89% | 22.1 | 365 |
| 1988 | 27.9 | Mar 21, 1988 | 101% | 26.9 | 366 |
| 1987 | 16.3 | Apr 14, 1987 | 59% | 15.6 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 717:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 40.1084, -107.2938. Other stations in the Yampa-White basin are listed on the basin page.