HydroStatus

Upper Colorado snowpack › San Juan › Weminuche Creek

Weminuche Creek snowpack

NRCS SNOTEL station 1160 at 10,730 ft in Hinsdale County, Colorado, in the San Juan basin, with daily records since Sep 30, 2010. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.

Snow water equivalent
400%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 267% of average
SWE today
0.8 in
median 0.2 in · average 0.3 in
Water-year precipitation
370%
of average since Oct 1 · 10 in vs. 2.7 in
Toward the normal peak
5%
of the average peak, 16.4 in around Mar 13

This water year against the normals

Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 median1991–2020 average
0 5 10 15 OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep normal peak, Mar 13
Daily snow water equivalent at Weminuche 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 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 2011 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 32.3 in (Apr 5, 2023) and as low as 8.8 in (Feb 20, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is 16.4 in around Mar 13.

Water yearPeak SWE (in)Peak date% of normal peakApril 1 SWE (in)Days of data
2026 8.8 Feb 20, 2026 54% 1.7 365
2025 11.8 Mar 22, 2025 72% 8.9 365
2024 19.3 Mar 31, 2024 118% 19.3 366
2023 32.3 Apr 5, 2023 197% 32 365
2022 13.1 Mar 9, 2022 80% 11.9 362
2021 18.1 Mar 27, 2021 110% 17.6 365
2020 19.2 Mar 29, 2020 117% 18.8 366
2019 30.6 Mar 26, 2019 187% 30.2 365
2018 8.9 Mar 27, 2018 54% 7.7 365
2017 22 Mar 5, 2017 134% 19.2 365
2016 16.7 Mar 29, 2016 102% 16.7 366
2015 14.8 Mar 5, 2015 90% 10.1 365
2014 16.2 Apr 6, 2014 99% 15.2 365
2013 16.7 Mar 20, 2013 102% 14.8 365
2012 15 Mar 6, 2012 91% 8.9 366
2011 14.7 Mar 27, 2011 90% 13 365

Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 1160:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 37.5197, -107.3214. Other stations in the San Juan basin are listed on the basin page.