COLORADO SNOTEL Soil Moisture Update Report
Based on Available Data from NRCS SNOTEL Sites
As of Monday: February 08, 2010

Basin
  Site Name
 Elev.
(ft)
 Soil Moisture (% Volume) Weighted
Average		 Estimated %
Saturation
2 inch 4 inch 8 inch 20 inch
COLORADO
 
GUNNISON RIVER BASIN
BUTTE 10160 2.5 * 7.3 13.6 9.3 23
COCHETOPA PASS 10020 * * * * * *
COLUMBINE PASS 9400 * * * * * *
IDARADO 9800 * * * * * *
MC CLURE PASS 9500 * * * * * *
MESA LAKES 10000 * * * * * *
OVERLAND RES. 9840 * * * * * *
PARK CONE 9600 13.2 * 9.0 25.1 17.2 43
PARK RESERVOIR 9960 * * * * * *
PORPHYRY CREEK 10760 * * * * * *
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 11200 * * * * * *
SARGENTS MESA 11530 * * * * * *
SCHOFIELD PASS 10700 * * * * * *
SLUMGULLION 11440 13.8 * 8.0 10.2 10.1 25
Basin-wide Soil Moisture (% Volume) 9.8 * 8.1 16.3 12.2 31
 
UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN
ARAPAHO RIDGE 10960 5.1 * 6.6 24.4 14.5 36
ARROW 9680 0.0 0.0 3.2 39.3 19.1 48
BEAVER CK VILLAGE 8500 * * * * * *
BERTHOUD SUMMIT 11300 0.9 * 13.5 7.8 8.4 21
BISON LAKE 10880 * * * * * *
BUFFALO PARK 9240 * * * * * *
CHAPMAN TUNNEL 10110 * * * * * *
COPPER MOUNTAIN 10550 * * * * * *
FREMONT PASS 11400 * * * * * *
GRIZZLY PEAK 11100 0.0 5.1 6.3 9.3 6.8 17
HOOSIER PASS 11400 8.9 7.3 2.1 0.0 2.5 6
INDEPENDENCE PASS 10600 * * * * * *
IVANHOE 10400 * * * * * *
JONES PASS 10400 * * * * * *
KILN 9600 * * * * * *
LAKE IRENE 10700 * * * * * *
LYNX PASS 8880 * 7.2 13.5 21.5 15.7 39
MC CLURE PASS 9500 * * * * * *
MCCOY PARK 9480 * * * * * *
MESA LAKES 10000 * * * * * *
MIDDLE FORK CAMP 8940 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1
NAST LAKE 8700 * * * * * *
NORTH LOST TRAIL 9200 * * * * * *
PHANTOM VALLEY 9030 * * * * * *
SCHOFIELD PASS 10700 * * * * * *
STILLWATER CREEK 8720 * * * * * *
SUMMIT RANCH 9400 3.6 * 0.4 1.6 1.6 4
VAIL MOUNTAIN 10300 * * * * * *
WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 * * * * * *
Basin-wide Soil Moisture (% Volume) 3.0 3.9 5.7 13.0 8.6 22
 
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN
BEAR LAKE 9500 * * * * * *
BUCKSKIN JOE 11150 5.3 3.0 5.3 1.2 3.1 8
COPELAND LAKE 8600 * * * * * *
DEADMAN HILL 10220 * * * * * *
ECHO LAKE 10600 * * * * * *
HOOSIER PASS 11400 8.9 7.3 2.1 0.0 2.5 6
HOURGLASS LAKE 9380 * * * * * *
JACKWHACKER GULCH 10960 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 * *
JOE WRIGHT 10120 * * * * * *
LAKE ELDORA 9700 * * * * * *
LOVELAND BASIN 11400 * * * * * *
MICHIGAN CREEK 10600 0.4 11.7 11.1 4.7 7.0 17
NIWOT 9910 * * * * * *
ROUGH AND TUMBLE 10360 5.4 5.0 10.0 8.5 8.2 20
UNIVERSITY CAMP 10300 * * * * * *
WILLOW PARK 10700 * * * * * *
Basin-wide Soil Moisture (% Volume) 4.0 5.4 5.7 2.9 5.2 13
 
LARAMIE AND NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASINS
ARAPAHO RIDGE 10960 5.1 * 6.6 24.4 14.5 36
COLUMBINE 9160 * * * * * *
DEADMAN HILL 10220 * * * * * *
JOE WRIGHT 10120 * * * * * *
LAKE IRENE 10700 * * * * * *
NEVER SUMMER 10280 * * * * * *
RABBIT EARS 9400 * * * * * *
RAWAH 9020 * * * * * *
ROACH 9700 * * * * * *
TOWER 10500 * * * * * *
WHISKEY PARK 8950 * * * * * *
WILLOW CREEK PASS 9540 * * * * * *
ZIRKEL 9340 27.6 * 18.5 16.5 19.3 48
Basin-wide Soil Moisture (% Volume) 16.4 * 12.6 20.4 16.9 42
 
YAMPA AND WHITE RIVER BASINS
BATTLE MOUNTAIN 7440 * * * * * *
BEAR RIVER 9080 * * * * * *
BISON LAKE 10880 * * * * * *
BUFFALO PARK 9240 * * * * * *
BURRO MOUNTAIN 9400 29.8 * 29.8 15.1 23.0 58
COLUMBINE 9160 * * * * * *
CROSHO 9100 * * * * * *
DIVIDE PEAK 8880 * * * * * *
DRY LAKE 8400 15.5 * 15.8 40.8 27.3 68
ELK RIVER 8700 * * * * * *
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER 8915 3.6 19.7 21.8 28.2 22.4 56
LOST DOG 9320 23.6 28.4 18.5 25.5 23.5 59
LYNX PASS 8880 * 7.2 13.5 21.5 15.7 39
RABBIT EARS 9400 * * * * * *
RIPPLE CREEK 10340 * * * * * *
SANDSTONE RS 8150 * * * * * *
TOWER 10500 * * * * * *
TRAPPER LAKE 9700 * * * * * *
WHISKEY PARK 8950 * * * * * *
Basin-wide Soil Moisture (% Volume) 18.1 18.4 19.9 26.2 22.4 56
 
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN
APISHAPA 10000 * * * * * *
BRUMLEY 10600 0.4 * 9.2 17.2 11.2 28
FREMONT PASS 11400 * * * * * *
GLEN COVE 11460 * * * * * *
HAYDEN PASS 10720 * * * * * *
PORPHYRY CREEK 10760 * * * * * *
SAINT ELMO 10540 * * * * * *
SOUTH COLONY 10800 * * * * * *
WHISKEY CK 10220 * 3.1 5.8 3.5 4.1 10
Basin-wide Soil Moisture (% Volume) 0.4 3.1 7.5 10.3 7.7 19
 
UPPER RIO GRANDE BASIN
BEARTOWN 11600 * * * * * *
COCHETOPA PASS 10020 * * * * * *
CULEBRA #2 10500 7.0 * 2.7 9.5 6.7 17
CUMBRES TRESTLE 10040 * * * * * *
GRAYBACK 11620 * * * * * *
HAYDEN PASS 10720 * * * * * *
LILY POND 11000 23.2 * 34.0 15.4 23.3 58
MEDANO PASS 9649 * * * * * *
MIDDLE CREEK 11250 * * * * * *
MOON PASS 11140 * * * * * *
SARGENTS MESA 11530 * * * * * *
TRINCHERA 10860 * * * * * *
UPPER RIO GRANDE 9400 5.7 * 14.3 24.3 17.3 43
UTE CREEK 10650 * * * * * *
WOLF CREEK SUMMIT 11000 24.4 * 31.9 14.0 22.2 55
Basin-wide Soil Moisture (% Volume) 15.1 * 20.7 15.8 17.4 43
 
SAN MIGUEL, DOLORES, ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN RIVER BASINS
CASCADE 8880 * * * * * *
COLUMBUS BASIN 10785 * * * * * *
EL DIENTE PEAK 10000 * * * * * *
LIZARD HEAD PASS 10200 * * * * * *
LONE CONE 9600 24.6 * 24.5 12.7 19.1 48
MANCOS 10000 * * * * * *
MINERAL CREEK 10040 * * * * * *
MOLAS LAKE 10500 * * * * * *
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 11200 * * * * * *
SCOTCH CREEK 9100 * * * * * *
SHARKSTOOTH 10720 34.7 * 30.5 36.4 34.0 85
SPUD MOUNTAIN 10660 * * * * * *
STUMP LAKES 11200 * * * * * *
UPPER SAN JUAN 10200 23.0 * 27.1 25.0 25.3 63
VALLECITO 10880 * * * * * *
WOLF CREEK SUMMIT 11000 24.4 * 31.9 14.0 22.2 55
Basin-wide Soil Moisture (% Volume) 26.7 * 28.5 22.0 25.2 63

* = Data is missing, invalid or not available.

Provisional data, subject to revision.

Weighted Averages are based on data from the 2-, 4-, 8- and 20-inch sensors only.

Estimated Percent Saturation based on 40 percent moisture by volume saturation.

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