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Rock Creek snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 720 at 7,880 ft in Duchesne County, Utah, in the Duchesne-Lower Green basin, with daily records since Sep 29, 1980. 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
342%
of average since Oct 1 · 6.5 in vs. 1.9 in
Toward the normal peak
0%
of the average peak, 8.3 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 1981 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 17.8 in (Mar 15, 1997) and as low as 2 in (Mar 21, 2018). The 1991–2020 average peak is 8.3 in around Mar 13.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | Feb 18, 2026 | 48% | 0 | 365 |
| 2025 | 5.6 | Mar 13, 2025 | 67% | 4.7 | 365 |
| 2024 | 9.5 | Mar 31, 2024 | 114% | 9.5 | 366 |
| 2023 | 14.3 | Apr 3, 2023 | 172% | 14 | 365 |
| 2022 | 5.6 | Mar 8, 2022 | 67% | 4 | 365 |
| 2021 | 6.1 | Mar 20, 2021 | 73% | 6 | 365 |
| 2020 | 7.9 | Mar 20, 2020 | 95% | 7.7 | 366 |
| 2019 | 12.9 | Apr 2, 2019 | 155% | 12.6 | 365 |
| 2018 | 2 | Mar 21, 2018 | 24% | 0 | 365 |
| 2017 | 14.3 | Mar 6, 2017 | 172% | 10.3 | 365 |
| 2016 | 6.7 | Mar 29, 2016 | 81% | 6.5 | 366 |
| 2015 | 4.9 | Mar 2, 2015 | 59% | 0.8 | 365 |
| 2014 | 6.4 | Apr 2, 2014 | 77% | 6.3 | 365 |
| 2013 | 6.2 | Mar 22, 2013 | 75% | 4.5 | 365 |
| 2012 | 4.6 | Mar 19, 2012 | 55% | 0.8 | 366 |
| 2011 | 12.8 | Mar 28, 2011 | 154% | 10.7 | 365 |
| 2010 | 8.9 | Apr 9, 2010 | 107% | 7.2 | 365 |
| 2009 | 7.2 | Apr 11, 2009 | 87% | 6.3 | 365 |
| 2008 | 11.6 | Apr 13, 2008 | 140% | 11.2 | 366 |
| 2007 | 6.3 | Mar 8, 2007 | 76% | 0.9 | 365 |
| 2006 | 12.3 | Mar 29, 2006 | 148% | 12.2 | 365 |
| 2005 | 17.4 | Apr 2, 2005 | 210% | 17.2 | 365 |
| 2004 | 8.8 | Feb 28, 2004 | 106% | 3.5 | 366 |
| 2003 | 7.2 | Mar 30, 2003 | 87% | 6.6 | 365 |
| 2002 | 5.6 | Mar 21, 2002 | 67% | 4.2 | 365 |
| 2001 | 8.3 | Mar 19, 2001 | 100% | 5 | 365 |
| 2000 | 9.5 | Mar 23, 2000 | 114% | 8.5 | 366 |
| 1999 | 7.8 | Apr 9, 1999 | 94% | 7.3 | 365 |
| 1998 | 10.4 | Mar 19, 1998 | 125% | 9.1 | 365 |
| 1997 | 17.8 | Mar 15, 1997 | 214% | 14.4 | 365 |
| 1996 | 11.3 | Mar 29, 1996 | 136% | 10.7 | 366 |
| 1995 | 7.9 | Mar 14, 1995 | 95% | 6.8 | 365 |
| 1994 | 6.5 | Mar 5, 1994 | 78% | 5 | 365 |
| 1993 | 13.6 | Mar 18, 1993 | 164% | 13.1 | 365 |
| 1992 | 5.4 | Mar 11, 1992 | 65% | 3.2 | 366 |
| 1991 | 8.2 | Mar 28, 1991 | 99% | 8.1 | 365 |
| 1990 | 7.9 | Mar 19, 1990 | 95% | 6.2 | 365 |
| 1989 | 7.7 | Mar 19, 1989 | 93% | 6.4 | 365 |
| 1988 | 8.2 | Mar 11, 1988 | 99% | 4.5 | 366 |
| 1987 | 7 | Mar 28, 1987 | 84% | 7 | 365 |
| 1986 | 16.6 | Mar 19, 1986 | 200% | 12.1 | 365 |
| 1985 | 12.2 | Mar 31, 1985 | 147% | 12.2 | 365 |
| 1984 | 9.7 | Apr 4, 1984 | 117% | 9.2 | 366 |
| 1983 | 13.9 | Apr 15, 1983 | 167% | 12.5 | 365 |
| 1982 | 9.1 | Apr 6, 1982 | 110% | 8.9 | 365 |
| 1981 | 7.4 | Apr 8, 1981 | 89% | 6.7 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 720:UT:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 40.5488, -110.6929. Other stations in the Duchesne-Lower Green basin are listed on the basin page.