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Sharkstooth snowpack

NRCS SNOTEL station 1060 at 10,730 ft in Montezuma County, Colorado, in the Dolores-San Miguel basin, with daily records since Oct 14, 2004. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.

Snow water equivalent
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of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 14% of average
SWE today
0.1 in
median 0 in · average 0.7 in
Water-year precipitation
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of average since Oct 1 · — in vs. 2.6 in
Toward the normal peak
1%
of the average peak, 19.7 in around Apr 3

This water year against the normals

Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 median1991–2020 average
0 5 10 15 20 OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep normal peak, Apr 3
Daily snow water equivalent at Sharkstooth, in inches, October through September, against the station's 1991–2020 median and average.

Water-year precipitation

Water year 20261991–2020 average
0 10 20 30 40 OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
Precipitation accumulated since October 1, in inches (rain and snow together), against the 1991–2020 average.

Peak snowpack by water year

Since 2005 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 37.1 in (Apr 7, 2023) and as low as 9.4 in (Mar 23, 2018). The 1991–2020 average peak is 19.7 in around Apr 3.

Water yearPeak SWE (in)Peak date% of normal peakApril 1 SWE (in)Days of data
2026 9.6 Feb 22, 2026 49% 2.4 365
2025 11.9 Mar 22, 2025 60% 9.3 365
2024 19.4 Apr 10, 2024 98% 18.9 366
2023 37.1 Apr 7, 2023 188% 36 365
2022 18.8 Apr 1, 2022 95% 18.8 365
2021 13.3 Mar 26, 2021 68% 12.9 365
2020 18.6 Mar 31, 2020 94% 18.4 366
2019 28.8 Apr 10, 2019 146% 27.9 365
2018 9.4 Mar 23, 2018 48% 9.3 365
2017 30.9 Apr 3, 2017 157% 30.4 365
2016 19.1 Mar 29, 2016 97% 19.1 366
2015 13.6 Mar 20, 2015 69% 12.7 365
2014 15.9 Apr 7, 2014 81% 15.2 365
2013 17.5 Apr 21, 2013 89% 15.6 365
2012 16.3 Mar 21, 2012 83% 13.9 366
2011 22.4 May 3, 2011 114% 20.9 365
2010 22.6 Apr 5, 2010 115% 22 365
2009 25.2 Apr 18, 2009 128% 21.9 365
2008 29.5 Apr 10, 2008 150% 28 366
2007 13.9 Apr 24, 2007 71% 13.2 365
2006 16.4 Apr 7, 2006 83% 14.8 365
2005 31.3 Apr 11, 2005 159% 29.7 352

Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 1060:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 37.5036, -108.1141. Other stations in the Dolores-San Miguel basin are listed on the basin page.