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Willow Creek Pass snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 869 at 9,520 ft in Grand County, Colorado, in the Colorado Headwaters basin, with daily records since Oct 1, 1978. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
43%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 46% of average
SWE today
0.6 in
median 1.4 in · average 1.3 in
Water-year precipitation
67%
of average since Oct 1 · 1.4 in vs. 2.1 in
Toward the normal peak
4%
of the average peak, 15.6 in around May 1
This water year against the normals
Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 median1991–2020 average
Water-year precipitation
Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 average
Peak snowpack by water year
Since 1981 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 27.1 in (May 1, 2011) and as low as 7.7 in (Apr 7, 1981). The 1991–2020 average peak is 15.6 in around May 1.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.1 | May 5, 2026 | 52% | 6.7 | 365 |
| 2025 | 14.2 | Apr 18, 2025 | 91% | 13.1 | 365 |
| 2024 | 16.2 | May 8, 2024 | 104% | 14 | 366 |
| 2023 | 20.4 | Apr 27, 2023 | 131% | 17.6 | 365 |
| 2022 | 15.8 | Apr 17, 2022 | 101% | 13.8 | 365 |
| 2021 | 12.7 | Apr 22, 2021 | 81% | 11.5 | 365 |
| 2020 | 16.3 | Apr 25, 2020 | 104% | 13.3 | 366 |
| 2019 | 18.1 | May 1, 2019 | 116% | 16.2 | 365 |
| 2018 | 15.1 | Apr 21, 2018 | 97% | 13 | 365 |
| 2017 | 19.3 | May 1, 2017 | 124% | 17 | 365 |
| 2016 | 18.4 | May 1, 2016 | 118% | 16.1 | 366 |
| 2015 | 11.7 | Apr 25, 2015 | 75% | 9.8 | 365 |
| 2014 | 17 | May 1, 2014 | 109% | 14.8 | 365 |
| 2013 | 19.3 | May 1, 2013 | 124% | 11.9 | 365 |
| 2012 | 8.7 | Mar 3, 2012 | 56% | 8 | 366 |
| 2011 | 27.1 | May 1, 2011 | 174% | 19.6 | 365 |
| 2010 | 14.4 | May 15, 2010 | 92% | 7.7 | 365 |
| 2009 | 14.7 | Apr 18, 2009 | 94% | 12.5 | 365 |
| 2008 | 21.9 | May 15, 2008 | 140% | 16 | 366 |
| 2007 | 16.8 | Apr 24, 2007 | 108% | 14.5 | 365 |
| 2006 | 13.4 | Apr 26, 2006 | 86% | 12.2 | 365 |
| 2005 | 15.4 | May 7, 2005 | 99% | 11.9 | 365 |
| 2004 | 13 | Apr 25, 2004 | 83% | 10.2 | 366 |
| 2003 | 22.9 | May 10, 2003 | 147% | 15.7 | 365 |
| 2002 | 8.4 | Apr 15, 2002 | 54% | 8.2 | 365 |
| 2001 | 14.9 | May 5, 2001 | 96% | 11.6 | 365 |
| 2000 | 18.3 | Apr 26, 2000 | 117% | 14.7 | 366 |
| 1999 | 16 | May 6, 1999 | 103% | 11.9 | 365 |
| 1998 | 9.5 | Apr 24, 1998 | 61% | 7.1 | 365 |
| 1997 | 24.8 | May 2, 1997 | 159% | 18.7 | 365 |
| 1996 | 16.7 | May 1, 1996 | 107% | 13.7 | 366 |
| 1995 | 20.5 | May 13, 1995 | 131% | 11.4 | 365 |
| 1994 | 13.2 | May 2, 1994 | 85% | 10.6 | 365 |
| 1993 | 22.5 | Apr 27, 1993 | 144% | 17.4 | 365 |
| 1992 | 11.5 | Apr 23, 1992 | 74% | 9.5 | 366 |
| 1991 | 16.4 | May 1, 1991 | 105% | 12.9 | 365 |
| 1990 | 12.7 | Apr 30, 1990 | 81% | 11.3 | 365 |
| 1989 | 15.1 | Apr 11, 1989 | 97% | 13.6 | 365 |
| 1988 | 14.8 | May 10, 1988 | 95% | 13.1 | 366 |
| 1987 | 8.8 | Apr 12, 1987 | 56% | 8.6 | 365 |
| 1986 | 23.4 | Apr 28, 1986 | 150% | 19.1 | 365 |
| 1985 | 13.4 | Apr 26, 1985 | 86% | 10.4 | 365 |
| 1984 | 16.8 | May 6, 1984 | 108% | 12.3 | 366 |
| 1983 | 16.8 | May 17, 1983 | 108% | 11.4 | 365 |
| 1982 | 12.6 | Apr 23, 1982 | 81% | 10.6 | 365 |
| 1981 | 7.7 | Apr 7, 1981 | 49% | 7.2 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 869:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 40.3473, -106.0952. Other stations in the Colorado Headwaters basin are listed on the basin page.