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Wager Gulch snowpack

NRCS SNOTEL station 1188 at 11,110 ft in Hinsdale County, Colorado, in the Gunnison basin, with daily records since Sep 20, 2011. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.

Snow water equivalent
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of the 1991–2020 median for this date · — of average
SWE today
2.3 in
median — in · average — in
Water-year precipitation
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of average since Oct 1 · 7.7 in vs. — in
Toward the normal peak
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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 Wager Gulch, in inches, October through September, against the station's 1991–2020 median and average.

Water-year precipitation

Water year 2027Water year 2026
0 10 20 OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
Precipitation accumulated since October 1, in inches (rain and snow together), against the 1991–2020 average.

Peak snowpack by water year

Since 2012 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 18 in (Apr 10, 2019) and as low as 4.3 in (Feb 20, 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 4.3 Feb 20, 2026 — 0.9 365
2025 10.5 Mar 20, 2025 — 9.9 364
2024 10.8 Apr 6, 2024 — 10.4 366
2023 11.7 Apr 3, 2023 — 11.6 365
2022 7.5 Apr 3, 2022 — 7.1 365
2021 9.6 Mar 24, 2021 — 9.6 365
2020 10.7 Apr 4, 2020 — 10.6 366
2019 18 Apr 10, 2019 — 17.8 365
2018 5.8 Mar 27, 2018 — 5.6 365
2017 11.5 Apr 5, 2017 — 11 365
2016 9.5 Apr 5, 2016 — 9.4 366
2015 10.4 Mar 2, 2015 — 8.6 365
2014 10.5 Apr 6, 2014 — 9.9 365
2013 6.2 Apr 17, 2013 — 4.5 365
2012 7.1 Mar 10, 2012 — 3.7 366

Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 1188:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 37.8825, -107.3643. Other stations in the Gunnison basin are listed on the basin page.