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Trapper Lake snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 827 at 9,750 ft in Garfield County, Colorado, in the Yampa-White 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
0.1 in
median — in · average — in
Water-year precipitation
117%
of average since Oct 1 · 2.8 in vs. 2.4 in
Toward the normal peak
—
of the average peak, — in around Oct 1
This water year against the normals
Water year 2027Water year 2026
Water-year precipitation
Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 average
Peak snowpack by water year
Since 1986 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 39.3 in (May 1, 1997) and as low as 4.6 in (Feb 25, 2017). The 1991–2020 average peak is — in around Oct 1.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.5 | Mar 8, 2026 | — | 0.7 | 365 |
| 2025 | 8.5 | Apr 7, 2025 | — | 8 | 365 |
| 2024 | 11.2 | Apr 7, 2024 | — | 11 | 366 |
| 2023 | 8.8 | Apr 4, 2023 | — | 8.4 | 365 |
| 2022 | 7.6 | Apr 13, 2022 | — | 6.8 | 365 |
| 2021 | 8.1 | Apr 1, 2021 | — | 8.1 | 363 |
| 2020 | 10.6 | Apr 24, 2020 | — | 9.1 | 366 |
| 2019 | 8.2 | Apr 4, 2019 | — | 8 | 365 |
| 2018 | 7.8 | Apr 22, 2018 | — | 4.2 | 365 |
| 2017 | 4.6 | Feb 25, 2017 | — | 0 | 365 |
| 2016 | 13.4 | Apr 5, 2016 | — | 13.3 | 366 |
| 2015 | 10.4 | Mar 26, 2015 | — | 9.4 | 365 |
| 2014 | 16.9 | Apr 8, 2014 | — | 15.6 | 365 |
| 2013 | 15.5 | Apr 21, 2013 | — | 10.9 | 365 |
| 2012 | 9.3 | Mar 3, 2012 | — | 5 | 366 |
| 2011 | 26.8 | May 1, 2011 | — | 19.8 | 365 |
| 2010 | 16.6 | Apr 8, 2010 | — | 14.2 | 365 |
| 2009 | 24 | Apr 17, 2009 | — | 21.9 | 365 |
| 2008 | 22 | Apr 11, 2008 | — | 19 | 366 |
| 2007 | 14.2 | Apr 10, 2007 | — | 13.7 | 365 |
| 2006 | 23 | Apr 7, 2006 | — | 22.2 | 365 |
| 2005 | 14.5 | Apr 1, 2005 | — | 14.5 | 365 |
| 2004 | 16.1 | Mar 15, 2004 | — | 14.1 | 366 |
| 2003 | 20.1 | Apr 24, 2003 | — | 18.1 | 365 |
| 2002 | 15.6 | Apr 1, 2002 | — | 15.6 | 365 |
| 2001 | 22.9 | Apr 27, 2001 | — | 19.9 | 365 |
| 2000 | 19.5 | Apr 2, 2000 | — | 19 | 366 |
| 1999 | 24 | May 5, 1999 | — | 18 | 365 |
| 1998 | 25.2 | Apr 20, 1998 | — | 21 | 365 |
| 1997 | 39.3 | May 1, 1997 | — | 31 | 365 |
| 1996 | 35.6 | Apr 23, 1996 | — | 31.9 | 366 |
| 1995 | 27.8 | May 13, 1995 | — | 19.5 | 365 |
| 1994 | 19.5 | Apr 15, 1994 | — | 17.2 | 365 |
| 1993 | 30.1 | Apr 26, 1993 | — | 24.4 | 365 |
| 1992 | 16.9 | Mar 29, 1992 | — | 16.9 | 366 |
| 1991 | 23.8 | Apr 30, 1991 | — | 20.5 | 365 |
| 1990 | 12.7 | Apr 1, 1990 | — | 12.7 | 365 |
| 1989 | 20.1 | Apr 15, 1989 | — | 17.8 | 365 |
| 1988 | 24.8 | Apr 25, 1988 | — | 22.8 | 366 |
| 1987 | 17.8 | Apr 13, 1987 | — | 16.1 | 365 |
| 1986 | 26.8 | Apr 17, 1986 | — | 24.8 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 827:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 39.9988, -107.2362. Other stations in the Yampa-White basin are listed on the basin page.