Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 6:53am MDT
The snowpack in the mountains continues to add up and we are having a great year as far as that goes. The South Platte, which is crucial to many metro area water reserves including Thornton stands at 108% of normal.
| Colorado SNOTEL Snowpack Update Report |
| Based on Mountain Data from NRCS SNOTEL Sites |
| **Provisional data, subject to revision** |
| Data based on the first reading of the day (typically 00:00) for Tuesday, February 12, 2008 |
Basin
Site Name |
Elev
(ft) |
Snow Water Equivalent |
Percent of |
Current
(in) |
Today’s
Average
(in) |
Avg
Peak
(in) |
Avg
Peak
Date |
Today’s
Average |
Avg
Peak |
| GUNNISON RIVER BASIN |
| Basin-wide percent of average |
148 |
95 |
| UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN |
| Basin-wide percent of average |
131 |
82 |
| SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN |
| Basin-wide percent of average |
108 |
66 |
| LARAMIE AND NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASINS |
| Basin-wide percent of average |
110 |
70 |
| YAMPA AND WHITE RIVER BASINS |
| Basin-wide percent of average |
115 |
76 |
| ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN |
| Basin-wide percent of average |
169 |
108 |
| UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN |
| Basin-wide percent of average |
171 |
110 |
| SAN MIGUEL, DOLORES, ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN RIVER BASINS |
| Basin-wide percent of average |
157 |
102 |
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