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Stillwater Creek snowpack

NRCS SNOTEL station 793 at 8,760 ft in Grand County, Colorado, in the Colorado Headwaters basin, with daily records since Sep 30, 1985. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.

Snow water equivalent
—
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · — of average
SWE today
0 in
median — in · average — in
Water-year precipitation
42%
of average since Oct 1 · 0.5 in vs. 1.2 in
Toward the normal peak
—
of the average peak, — in around Oct 1

This water year against the normals

Water year 2027Water year 2026
0 1 2 3 4 OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep normal peak, Oct 1
Daily snow water equivalent at Stillwater Creek, in inches, October through September, against the station's 1991–2020 median and average.

Water-year precipitation

Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 average
0 5 10 15 20 OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
Precipitation accumulated since October 1, in inches (rain and snow together), against the 1991–2020 average.

Peak snowpack by water year

Since 1986 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 12 in (Mar 31, 2011) and as low as 3.9 in (Feb 25, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is — in around Oct 1.

Water yearPeak SWE (in)Peak date% of normal peakApril 1 SWE (in)Days of data
2026 3.9 Feb 25, 2026 — 0 365
2025 8 Mar 22, 2025 — 6.7 365
2024 8 Mar 15, 2024 — 7.2 366
2023 11 Apr 4, 2023 — 10.8 365
2022 7.4 Mar 19, 2022 — 4.9 365
2021 5.5 Mar 17, 2021 — 3.9 365
2020 9.6 Mar 23, 2020 — 8.9 366
2019 9.4 Mar 13, 2019 — 8.5 365
2018 7.1 Mar 23, 2018 — 6.3 365
2017 11.5 Mar 8, 2017 — 4.3 365
2016 10.4 Apr 1, 2016 — 10.4 366
2015 7.7 Mar 10, 2015 — 0.8 365
2014 11.4 Apr 3, 2014 — 11.1 365
2013 6.1 Mar 26, 2013 — 5 365
2012 5.8 Mar 8, 2012 — 0 366
2011 12 Mar 31, 2011 — 11.8 365
2010 6.1 Apr 8, 2010 — 5.4 365
2009 9.3 Mar 9, 2009 — 6.9 365
2008 10.8 Mar 24, 2008 — 10.3 366
2007 9.4 Mar 11, 2007 — 5.2 365
2006 10.6 Mar 21, 2006 — 7.3 365
2005 7.9 Apr 1, 2005 — 7.9 365
2004 6.7 Mar 7, 2004 — 1 366
2003 11.8 Mar 30, 2003 — 11.4 365
2002 6 Mar 20, 2002 — 3.3 365
2001 7.1 Mar 19, 2001 — 6.7 365
2000 10.6 Mar 19, 2000 — 9.9 366
1999 7 Mar 13, 1999 — 3.4 365
1998 7 Mar 15, 1998 — 4.8 365
1997 11.5 Mar 6, 1997 — 9.4 365
1996 10.9 Mar 20, 1996 — 10.3 366
1995 7.3 Mar 11, 1995 — 6.3 365
1994 7.3 Mar 30, 1994 — 7.3 365
1993 11.5 Mar 18, 1993 — 10.5 365
1992 6.4 Mar 26, 1992 — 5.9 366
1991 8.8 Mar 28, 1991 — 8.8 365
1990 7.9 Mar 17, 1990 — 6.6 365
1989 7.6 Mar 7, 1989 — 5.9 365
1988 7.9 Mar 21, 1988 — 7.3 366
1987 4.5 Apr 2, 1987 — 4.3 365
1986 11.5 Mar 19, 1986 — 8.7 365

Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 793:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 40.2253, -105.9198. Other stations in the Colorado Headwaters basin are listed on the basin page.