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Scotch Creek snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 739 at 9,160 ft in Dolores County, Colorado, in the Dolores-San Miguel basin, with daily records since Aug 5, 1986. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
—
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 50% of average
SWE today
0.1 in
median 0 in · average 0.2 in
Water-year precipitation
296%
of average since Oct 1 · 6.8 in vs. 2.3 in
Toward the normal peak
1%
of the average peak, 11.7 in around Mar 12
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 22.6 in (Apr 4, 2023) and as low as 4.7 in (Mar 23, 2018). The 1991–2020 average peak is 11.7 in around Mar 12.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | Feb 22, 2026 | 60% | 1.2 | 365 |
| 2025 | 9 | Mar 18, 2025 | 77% | 6.1 | 365 |
| 2024 | 13.6 | Mar 31, 2024 | 116% | 13.6 | 366 |
| 2023 | 22.6 | Apr 4, 2023 | 193% | 22.2 | 365 |
| 2022 | 11.1 | Mar 18, 2022 | 95% | 7.3 | 365 |
| 2021 | 9 | Mar 26, 2021 | 77% | 7.8 | 365 |
| 2020 | 13.7 | Mar 30, 2020 | 117% | 13.2 | 366 |
| 2019 | 20.5 | Mar 23, 2019 | 175% | 19.7 | 365 |
| 2018 | 4.7 | Mar 23, 2018 | 40% | 2.5 | 365 |
| 2017 | 18.1 | Mar 7, 2017 | 155% | 15.3 | 365 |
| 2016 | 11.7 | Feb 2, 2016 | 100% | 9.7 | 366 |
| 2015 | 8.8 | Mar 10, 2015 | 75% | 1.1 | 365 |
| 2014 | 10.4 | Mar 27, 2014 | 89% | 9.6 | 365 |
| 2013 | 9 | Mar 9, 2013 | 77% | 6.8 | 365 |
| 2012 | 10.7 | Mar 11, 2012 | 91% | 3.2 | 366 |
| 2011 | 11.2 | Mar 11, 2011 | 96% | 9 | 365 |
| 2010 | 13.9 | Mar 17, 2010 | 119% | 13.1 | 365 |
| 2009 | 12.4 | Feb 23, 2009 | 106% | 9.1 | 365 |
| 2008 | 18.7 | Mar 17, 2008 | 160% | 16.6 | 366 |
| 2007 | 8.8 | Mar 9, 2007 | 75% | 3.6 | 365 |
| 2006 | 9.8 | Apr 6, 2006 | 84% | 9.3 | 365 |
| 2005 | 18.1 | Apr 2, 2005 | 155% | 17.4 | 365 |
| 2004 | 12.7 | Mar 6, 2004 | 109% | 4.6 | 366 |
| 2003 | 10.8 | Mar 20, 2003 | 92% | 9.2 | 365 |
| 2002 | 6.8 | Feb 13, 2002 | 58% | 0 | 365 |
| 2001 | 13.5 | Mar 19, 2001 | 115% | 11.1 | 365 |
| 2000 | 13.5 | Apr 1, 2000 | 115% | 13.5 | 366 |
| 1999 | 8.4 | Mar 10, 1999 | 72% | 1 | 365 |
| 1998 | 11.2 | Apr 3, 1998 | 96% | 10.9 | 365 |
| 1997 | 19.2 | Mar 3, 1997 | 164% | 13.8 | 365 |
| 1996 | 10 | Mar 14, 1996 | 85% | 8.6 | 366 |
| 1995 | 16.5 | Mar 13, 1995 | 141% | 15.3 | 365 |
| 1994 | 9.3 | Feb 25, 1994 | 79% | 7.8 | 365 |
| 1993 | 21.7 | Apr 8, 1993 | 185% | 21.2 | 365 |
| 1992 | 12.9 | Mar 31, 1992 | 110% | 12.9 | 366 |
| 1991 | 12.4 | Apr 1, 1991 | 106% | 12.4 | 365 |
| 1990 | 7.6 | Mar 16, 1990 | 65% | 6.1 | 365 |
| 1989 | 13.3 | Mar 6, 1989 | 114% | 7.3 | 365 |
| 1988 | 9.2 | Mar 20, 1988 | 79% | 5.7 | 366 |
| 1987 | 20.1 | Apr 6, 1987 | 172% | 19.1 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 739:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 37.6456, -108.0083. Other stations in the Dolores-San Miguel basin are listed on the basin page.