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Upper Green basin snowpack
21 SNOTEL stations in the Great Divide-Upper Green subregion of the Upper Colorado River Basin. As of Oct 29, 2026, day 29 of water year 2027.
Snow water equivalent
28%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 21% of average
Basin-average SWE
0.15 in
median 0.54 in · average 0.73 in
Water-year precipitation
136%
of average since Oct 1 · 2.66 in vs. 1.95 in
Toward the normal peak
1%
of the average peak, 14.83 in around Apr 8
Stations reporting
20 of 21
average elevation 8,948 ft
This water year against the normals
Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 median1991–2020 average
Every station in the basin
| Station | Elev (ft) | SWE | Median | % med | Avg | % avg | Precip | % avg | Normal peak | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sandy Opening WY | 9,100 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 58% | 1.2 | 58% | 3.4 | 189% | 13.6 · Apr 8 | 2026-10-29 |
| Blacks Fork Jct UT | 8,880 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0% | 1.5 | 94% | 8.2 · Apr 2 | 2026-10-29 |
| Blind Bull Sum WY | 8,880 | 0 | 1.2 | 0% | 1.4 | 0% | 2 | 100% | 27.1 · Apr 20 | 2026-10-29 |
| Buck Pasture UT | 9,630 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3.4 | — | — · Oct 1 | 2026-10-29 |
| EF Blacks Fork GS UT | 9,360 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.3 | 0% | 1.9 | 100% | 12 · Apr 1 | 2026-10-29 |
| Elkhart Park G.S. WY | 9,410 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 50% | 0.9 | 44% | 0.2 | 11% | 12.9 · Apr 15 | 2026-10-29 |
| Hams Fork WY | 7,860 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.3 | 0% | 2.5 | 167% | 11.2 · Mar 29 | 2026-10-29 |
| Hewinta UT | 9,510 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.2 | 0% | 1.7 | 85% | 10.3 · Mar 30 | 2026-10-29 |
| Hickerson Park UT | 9,120 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.5 | 0% | 2.3 | 121% | 7.3 · Apr 2 | 2026-10-29 |
| Hole-in-Rock UT | 9,170 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.4 | 0% | 2.6 | 130% | 6.9 · Mar 27 | 2026-10-29 |
| Indian Creek WY | 9,400 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 43% | 1.6 | 38% | 2.8 | 122% | 26.2 · Apr 18 | 2026-10-29 |
| Kelley R.S. WY | 8,240 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 75% | 0.7 | 43% | 2.5 | 125% | 15.5 · Apr 2 | 2026-10-29 |
| Kendall R.S. WY | 7,790 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 50% | 0.3 | 33% | 3.2 | 200% | 12.6 · Mar 26 | 2026-10-29 |
| Loomis Park WY | 8,240 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 25% | 0.6 | 17% | 3.6 | 200% | 16 · Mar 30 | 2026-10-29 |
| New Fork Lake WY | 8,380 | 0 | 0.3 | 0% | 0.4 | 0% | 2.5 | 192% | 10.6 · Mar 29 | 2026-10-29 |
| Pocket Creek WY | 9,370 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — · Oct 1 | 2026-09-30 |
| Snider Basin WY | 8,080 | 0 | 0.2 | 0% | 0.4 | 0% | 2.9 | 193% | 13.7 · Apr 2 | 2026-10-29 |
| Spirit Lk UT | 10,240 | 0 | 0.9 | 0% | 0.8 | 0% | 6.7 | 239% | 13.2 · Apr 17 | 2026-10-29 |
| Spring Creek Divide WY | 9,020 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 33% | 1.3 | 31% | 3.1 | 129% | 27.6 · Apr 25 | 2026-10-29 |
| Steel Creek Park UT | 10,140 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1.2 | 0% | 2.5 | 109% | 17.6 · May 2 | 2026-10-29 |
| Triple Peak WY | 8,520 | 0.3 | 1 | 30% | 1.2 | 25% | 2.6 | 104% | 24.3 · Apr 8 | 2026-10-29 |
Snow water equivalent and precipitation in inches. Greyed rows have not reported in the last 3 days and are left out of the basin figures. A dash means the normal for this date is zero.
Snow water equivalent, percent of 1991–2020 median: under 50%50–90%90–110%110–150%over 150% median is zero today not reporting
Water-year precipitation
Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 average
Peak snowpack by water year
Since 1981 the Upper Green basin-average snowpack has peaked as high as 30.26 in (Apr 22, 1982) and as low as 10.26 in (Mar 27, 1992). The 1991–2020 average peak is 14.83 in around Apr 8.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 (to date) | 0.19 | Oct 14 | 1% | — | 20 |
| 2026 | 11.4 | Mar 16 | 77% | 6.75 | 21 |
| 2025 | 15.07 | Apr 5 | 102% | 14.89 | 21 |
| 2024 | 14.91 | Apr 2 | 101% | 14.87 | 20 |
| 2023 | 18.84 | Apr 7 | 127% | 17.36 | 21 |
| 2022 | 11.79 | Apr 17 | 80% | 10.07 | 21 |
| 2021 | 12.86 | Mar 31 | 87% | 12.85 | 21 |
| 2020 | 16.26 | Apr 17 | 110% | 15.69 | 20 |
| 2019 | 15.53 | Apr 16 | 105% | 14.18 | 21 |
| 2018 | 15.09 | Apr 8 | 102% | 14.29 | 21 |
| 2017 | 21.62 | Apr 10 | 146% | 21.05 | 21 |
| 2016 | 14.54 | Mar 31 | 98% | 14.51 | 21 |
| 2015 | 11.29 | Mar 12 | 76% | 9.84 | 21 |
| 2014 | 19.5 | Apr 7 | 132% | 19.04 | 21 |
| 2013 | 13.72 | Apr 23 | 93% | 11.08 | 21 |
| 2012 | 13.08 | Mar 22 | 88% | 12 | 21 |
| 2011 | 23.57 | May 1 | 159% | 19.3 | 20 |
| 2010 | 12.04 | Apr 13 | 81% | 10.37 | 18 |
| 2009 | 17.56 | Apr 16 | 118% | 15.08 | 18 |
| 2008 | 16.98 | Apr 12 | 115% | 16.2 | 16 |
| 2007 | 11.9 | Apr 3 | 80% | 11.78 | 16 |
| 2006 | 19 | Apr 6 | 128% | 18.58 | 16 |
| 2005 | 15.38 | Apr 1 | 104% | 15.38 | 16 |
| 2004 | 12.93 | Mar 14 | 87% | 11.46 | 16 |
| 2003 | 15.38 | Apr 7 | 104% | 15.03 | 16 |
| 2002 | 12.76 | Mar 26 | 86% | 12.56 | 16 |
| 2001 | 12.96 | Apr 15 | 87% | 10.93 | 16 |
| 2000 | 14.96 | Apr 3 | 101% | 14.91 | 16 |
| 1999 | 19.31 | May 4 | 130% | 17.84 | 16 |
| 1998 | 17.14 | Apr 18 | 116% | 15.43 | 16 |
| 1997 | 23.87 | Apr 14 | 161% | 22.8 | 16 |
| 1996 | 21.28 | Apr 5 | 144% | 21.21 | 16 |
| 1995 | 16.03 | May 3 | 108% | 15.22 | 16 |
| 1994 | 12.72 | Apr 11 | 86% | 11.89 | 16 |
| 1993 | 18.03 | Apr 20 | 122% | 15.81 | 16 |
| 1992 | 10.26 | Mar 27 | 69% | 10.18 | 16 |
| 1991 | 13.59 | May 4 | 92% | 12.51 | 16 |
| 1990 | 12.89 | Mar 30 | 87% | 12.8 | 16 |
| 1989 | 17.62 | Apr 5 | 119% | 16.85 | 16 |
| 1988 | 13.83 | Apr 4 | 93% | 13.65 | 16 |
| 1987 | 12.64 | Mar 30 | 85% | 12.59 | 16 |
| 1986 | 24.47 | Apr 30 | 165% | 23.21 | 16 |
| 1985 | 15.88 | Apr 4 | 107% | 15.73 | 16 |
| 1984 | 22.38 | May 7 | 151% | 18.38 | 9 |
| 1983 | 24.16 | May 19 | 163% | 18.49 | 9 |
| 1982 | 30.26 | Apr 22 | 204% | 27.96 | 9 |
| 1981 | 11.86 | Apr 10 | 80% | 10.86 | 9 |
Peak of the basin-average daily SWE over the stations with data that year; the station count shows how the set has grown. Data: NRCS AWDB, nightly; current-year values are provisional. Other basins: Colorado Headwaters · Duchesne-Lower Green · San Juan · Yampa-White · Gunnison · Dolores-San Miguel · Dirty Devil-Fremont.