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Snow Course Measurements for March 2009
March measurements received as of Tuesday, March 17, 11:14 AM
Num Name Elev. Date Depth Water Density April 1 Average
Content
Shasta River Basin
1 Parks Creek 6,700 25-FEB 59.0 16.6 28% 37.4 44%
3 Sweetwater 5,850 25-FEB 24.5 6.4 26% 13.7 47%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 46%
March 1: 51%
Scott River Basin
5 Middle Boulder 1 6,600 26-FEB 58.8 17.8 30% 32.4 55%
311 Middle Boulder 3 6,200 26-FEB 56.5 20.9 37% 28.3 74%
298 Dynamite Meadow 5,700 26-FEB 40.9 13.2 32% 18.6 71%
285 Swampy John 5,500 27-FEB 57.0 20.0 35% 34.0 59%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 65%
March 1: 72%
Trinity River Basin
9 Deadfall Lakes 7,200 Scheduled for measurement by Mount Shasta Ranger District
10 Red Rock Mountain 6,700 Scheduled for measurement by Weaverville Ranger District
11 Bear Basin 6,500 Scheduled for measurement by Weaverville Ranger District
12 Shimmy Lake 6,400 Scheduled for measurement by Weaverville Ranger District
16 Highland Lakes 6,030 Scheduled for measurement by Weaverville Ranger District
437 Paradise Peak 5,800 Scheduled for measurement by Hayfork Ranger District
17 Big Flat (Course) 5,100 Scheduled for measurement by Weaverville Ranger District
Sacramento River Basin
18 Mount Shasta 7,900 26-FEB 88.9 26.6 30% 53.6 50%
19 Sand Flat (Course) 6,800 03-MAR 93.2 29.8 32% 43.6 68%
22 Slate Creek 5,700 Scheduled for measurement by Weaverville Ranger District
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 59%
March 1: 67%
Mc Cloud River Basin
23 Brewer Creek 6,250 Scheduled for measurement by McCloud Ranger District
25 Stouts Meadow 5,400 Scheduled for measurement by McCloud Ranger District
Pit River Basin
33 Thousand Lakes 6,500 27-FEB 59.0 19.0 32% 34.6 55%
35 Adin Mountain 6,200 26-FEB 33.5 10.4 31% 12.5 83%
343 New Manzanita Lake 5,900 23-FEB 23.9 9.7 41% 8.0 121%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 86%
March 1: 98%
Cottonwood Cr Basin
436 Bully Choop 6,100 Scheduled for measurement by Hayfork Ranger District
Stony Cr Basin
62 Anthony Peak 6,200 26-FEB 56.1 17.9 32% 30.1 59%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 59%
March 1: 68%
Feather River Basin
47 Lower Lassen Peak 8,250 27-FEB 166.0 53.0 32% 80.2 66%
361 Kettle Rock 7,300 24-FEB 44.7 13.3 30% 23.4 57%
48 Mount Dyer 1 7,100 25-FEB 57.7 18.3 32% 25.9 71%
359 Grizzly Ridge 6,900 27-FEB 57.2 19.7 34% 30.4 65%
388 Pilot Peak (DWR) 6,800 27-FEB 78.7 29.2 37% 45.5 64%
279 Eureka Bowl 6,800 25-FEB 63.9 23.6 37% 42.7 55%
360 Mount Hough 6,700 26-FEB 58.9 19.0 32% 30.7 62%
280 Rowland Creek 6,700 23-FEB 23.4 6.6 28% 17.4 38%
75 Church Meadows 6,700 25-FEB 57.4 18.5 32% 30.7 60%
53 Three Lakes 6,250 24-FEB 70.5 30.7 44% 40.8 75%
51 Harkness Flat 6,200 25-FEB 43.0 15.0 35% 28.5 53%
52 Eureka Lake 6,200 25-FEB 50.3 15.6 31% 31.7 49%
290 Mount Dyer 2 6,050 25-FEB 37.6 12.8 34% 16.6 77%
54 Mill Creek Flat 5,900 24-FEB 69.0 24.3 35% 39.0 62%
353 Frenchman Cove 5,800 23-FEB 3.5 1.3 37% 2.1 62% *
354 Antelope Ridge 5,650 24-FEB 13.7 2.7 20% 3.0 90% *
355 Abbey 5,650 27-FEB 25.8 8.4 33% 9.0 93%
49 Letterbox 5,600 24-FEB 91.8 34.3 37% 49.0 70%
55 Mount Stover 5,600 25-FEB 25.9 8.5 33% 14.7 58%
56 Browns Camp 5,400 24-FEB 47.4 18.1 38% 23.3 78%
58 Feather River Meadow 5,400 25-FEB 41.8 13.7 33% 23.1 59%
59 Warner Creek 5,100 25-FEB 28.3 10.8 38% 14.7 73%
434 Humbug Summit 2 4,850 25-FEB 32.3 10.4 32% 14.3 73%
61 Chester Flat 4,600 27-FEB 16.4 5.4 33% 6.1 89%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 66%
March 1: 75%
Yuba River Basin
64 Webber Peak 7,800 27-FEB 81.4 25.3 31% 41.9 60%
65 Castle Creek 5 7,400 25-FEB 96.1 32.3 34% 52.1 62%
66 Meadow Lake 7,200 27-FEB 106.1 36.9 35% 55.8 66%
67 Red Mountain 7,200 25-FEB 93.7 32.6 35% 51.9 63%
68 English Mountain 7,100 27-FEB 90.0 33.6 37% 45.4 74%
69 Donner Summit 6,900 03-MAR 92.0 30.7 33% 38.6 80%
74 Yuba Pass 6,700 27-FEB 61.1 22.4 37% 29.6 76%
76 Furnace Flat 6,700 25-FEB 84.0 31.3 37% 48.4 65%
77 Lake Fordyce 6,500 25-FEB 71.4 25.3 35% 40.9 62%
78 Findley Peak 6,500 27-FEB 66.4 22.1 33% 29.8 74%
389 Robinson Cow Camp Snow 6,480 27-FEB 76.6 27.2 36% 42.5 64%
390 Sunnyside Meadow 6,300 27-FEB 99.5 34.1 34% 55.4 62%
80 Cisco 5,900 25-FEB 56.6 20.6 36% 27.6 75%
372 Chapman Creek 5,850 27-FEB 55.0 18.9 34% 23.7 80%
83 Bowman Lake 5,650 27-FEB 48.5 18.0 37% 22.3 81%
391 Lexington 5,600 03-MAR 72.8 12.1 17% 30.7 39%
277 Gibsonville 5,400 27-FEB 68.7 17.2 25% 28.7 60%
85 Lake Spaulding 5,200 04-MAR 71.0 20.9 29% 21.3 98%
429 Chalk Bluff 4,850 24-FEB 32.2 12.8 40%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 69%
March 1: 78%
American River Basin
106 Upper Carson Pass 8,500 27-FEB 70.0 26.0 37% 36.2 72%
331 Lower Carson Pass 8,400 28-FEB 79.6 27.0 34% 39.2 69%
107 Caples Lake (DWR) 8,000 28-FEB 63.3 21.6 34% 30.8 70%
365 Alpha 7,600 27-FEB 61.1 23.0 38% 33.8 68%
338 Lost Corner Mountain 7,500 Scheduled for measurement by Sacramento Municipal Utility District
108 Echo Summit 7,450 26-FEB 57.2 18.3 32% 33.8 54%
110 Lake Audrain 7,300 26-FEB 69.5 22.7 33% 35.3 64%
109 Silver Lake 7,100 25-FEB 45.0 16.0 36% 21.0 76%
316 Wrights Lake 6,900 24-FEB 64.3 21.6 34% 32.8 66%
113 PHillips 6,800 02-MAR 54.4 24.9 46% 27.6 90%
320 Lyons Creek 6,700 28-FEB 70.4 25.5 36% 31.8 80%
115 Huysink 6,600 27-FEB 76.0 28.0 37% 45.0 62%
289 Tamarack Flat 6,550 02-MAR 60.2 24.9 41% 28.4 88%
114 Wabena Meadows 6,300 07-MAR 111.9 36.0 32% 42.8 84%
369 Miranda Cabin 6,200 05-MAR 103.9 30.2 29% 40.0 76%
120 Onion Creek 6,100 27-FEB 50.7 19.0 37% 19.6 97%
371 Diamond Crossing 6,050 05-MAR 72.1 22.3 31% 22.0 101%
122 Talbot Camp 5,750 05-MAR 77.0 23.0 30% 20.9 110%
322 Robbs Valley 5,600 27-FEB 36.7 9.7 26% 15.6 62%
127 Ice House 5,300 27-FEB 25.0 9.9 40% 5.8 171%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 82%
March 1: 93%
Mokelumne River Basin
323 Highland Meadow 8,700 27-FEB 106.4 38.2 36% 48.7 78%
364 Tragedy Creek 8,150 25-FEB 84.3 27.4 33% 45.0 61%
129 Blue Lakes 8,000 27-FEB 75.7 24.1 32% 36.2 67%
131 Wheeler Lake 7,800 27-FEB 116.3 40.9 35% 53.3 77%
132 Pacific Valley 7,500 27-FEB 73.3 26.1 36% 38.9 67%
363 Podesta 7,200 27-FEB 84.8 31.3 37% 44.8 70%
133 Corral Flat 7,200 25-FEB 83.0 31.6 38% 40.5 78%
134 Bear Valley Ridge 1 6,700 27-FEB 50.4 18.6 37% 24.6 76%
435 Lumberyard 2 6,500 25-FEB 35.1 12.5 36% 13.8 91%
136 Hams Station 5,500 25-FEB 23.0 8.5 37% 5.3 160% *
137 Antelope Springs 4,350 27-FEB 22.0 7.8 35% 2.9 269% *
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 74%
March 1: 85%
Stanislaus River Basin
345 Deadman Creek 9,250 25-FEB 72.7 24.3 33% 35.1 69%
344 Clark Fork Meadow 8,900 27-FEB 77.9 25.3 32% 39.8 64%
427 Gianelli Meadow 8,400 25-FEB 115.0 37.2 32% 52.9 70%
138 Lower Relief Valley 8,100 25-FEB 94.9 29.0 31% 39.6 73%
139 Soda Creek Flat 7,800 25-FEB 47.0 15.2 32% 22.0 69%
384 Stanislaus Meadow 7,750 27-FEB 97.2 34.7 36% 51.0 68%
140 Eagle Meadow 7,500 25-FEB 59.2 18.9 32% 24.2 78%
142 Herring Creek 7,300 25-FEB 65.4 22.6 35% 28.0 81%
143 Relief Dam 7,250 25-FEB 50.2 16.0 32% 19.9 80%
416 Bloods Creek 7,200 25-FEB 81.8 24.7 30% 34.6 71%
373 Hells Kitchen 6,550 25-FEB 47.7 16.1 34% 21.8 74%
145 Niagara Flat 6,500 25-FEB 55.0 18.7 34% 19.6 95%
386 Black Springs 6,500 25-FEB 50.5 18.9 37% 22.0 86%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 75%
March 1: 87%
Tuolumne River Basin
157 Dana Meadows 9,800 22-FEB 68.1 21.7 32% 31.1 70%
159 Bond Pass 9,300 24-FEB 101.2 31.6 31% 44.9 70%
368 New Grace Meadow 8,900 24-FEB 114.7 37.3 33% 48.0 78%
161 Tuolumne Meadows 8,600 24-FEB 57.2 16.3 28% 22.7 72%
162 Horse Meadow 8,400 24-FEB 99.3 31.7 32% 46.7 68%
163 Wilma Lake 8,000 24-FEB 109.4 35.9 33% 43.2 83%
165 Sachse Springs 7,900 24-FEB 85.6 25.1 29% 38.1 66%
166 Huckleberry Lake 7,800 Scheduled for measurement by Summit Ranger District
164 Spotted Fawn 7,800 24-FEB 100.6 31.0 31% 45.6 68%
167 Paradise Meadow 7,650 24-FEB 92.0 28.4 31% 39.9 71%
348 Kerrick Corral 7,000 26-FEB 62.5 21.1 34% 23.5 90%
173 Lower Kibbie 6,700 24-FEB 59.0 20.9 35% 26.0 80%
168 Upper Kibbie Ridge 6,700 24-FEB 51.5 17.0 33% 18.6 91%
169 Vernon Lake 6,700 24-FEB 62.4 20.8 33% 22.4 93%
171 Beehive Meadow 6,500 Scheduled for measurement by Yosemite National Park
172 Bell Meadow 6,500 26-FEB 43.7 15.2 35% 15.5 98%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 78%
March 1: 90%
Merced River Basin
176 Snow Flat 8,700 26-FEB 88.8 30.4 34% 44.5 68%
177 Ostrander Lake 8,200 27-FEB 79.0 26.4 33% 32.6 81%
178 Tenaya Lake 8,150 27-FEB 73.8 24.1 33% 33.6 72%
179 Gin Flat (Course) 7,000 28-FEB 69.0 24.0 35% 32.0 75%
180 Peregoy Meadows 7,000 28-FEB 58.8 19.7 34% 29.3 67%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 73%
March 1: 84%
San Joaquin River Basin
182 Mono Pass 11,450 Scheduled for measurement by Southern California Edison Company, Big Creek
183 Piute Pass 11,300 28-FEB 77.9 25.2 32% 37.9 66%
276 Pioneer Basin 10,400 Scheduled for measurement by Southern California Edison Company, Big Creek
186 Volcanic Knob 10,050 26-FEB 63.5 16.7 26% 30.7 54%
187 Rose Marie 10,000 26-FEB 74.4 21.2 28% 29.7 71%
189 Agnew Pass 9,450 25-FEB 82.0 24.0 29% 31.8 75%
190 Kaiser Pass 9,100 23-FEB 86.5 25.2 29% 39.0 65%
191 Dutch Lake 9,100 24-FEB 64.8 17.9 28% 28.1 64%
193 Cora Lakes 8,400 Scheduled for measurement by Minarets Ranger District
346 Badger Flat 8,300 24-FEB 72.3 19.7 27% 30.8 64%
194 Nellie Lake 8,000 24-FEB 91.7 29.7 32% 35.8 83%
324 Lake Thomas A Edison 7,800 24-FEB 36.8 11.7 32% 14.7 80%
196 Chilkoot Lake 7,450 Scheduled for measurement by Minarets Ranger District
347 Tamarack Creek 7,250 24-FEB 63.7 20.4 32% 23.8 86%
198 Florence Lake 7,200 24-FEB 19.4 6.4 33% 7.6 84%
197 Chilkoot Meadow 7,150 24-FEB 93.8 33.8 36% 36.6 92%
199 Huntington Lake 7,000 23-FEB 57.4 16.8 29% 18.6 90%
200 Clover Meadow 7,000 26-FEB 60.8 20.0 33% 22.8 88%
201 Jackass Meadow 6,950 26-FEB 58.6 20.0 34% 24.0 83%
204 Poison Meadow 6,800 24-FEB 65.8 24.1 37% 24.8 97%
202 Chiquito Creek 6,800 26-FEB 64.0 22.1 35% 21.7 102%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 79%
March 1: 91%
Kings River Basin
223 Blackcap Basin 10,300 24-FEB 90.6 25.6 28% 34.1 75%
396 Rattlesnake Creek Ba 9,900 24-FEB 87.9 24.4 28% 39.8 61%
225 Beard Meadow 9,800 24-FEB 87.2 26.2 30% 33.3 79%
224 Upper Burnt Corral 9,700 24-FEB 100.4 29.6 29% 37.8 78%
229 Round Corral 9,000 27-FEB 79.4 25.2 32% 35.8 70%
227 Woodchuck Meadow 8,800 27-FEB 73.4 21.4 29% 31.5 68%
232 Long Meadow (Kings R) 8,500 24-FEB 74.0 20.2 27% 29.3 69%
426 Courtright 8,350 27-FEB 66.2 19.2 29% 30.7 63%
233 Statum Meadow 8,300 27-FEB 69.1 21.2 31% 32.3 66%
230 Helms Meadow 8,250 27-FEB 63.0 18.8 30% 26.7 70%
234 Post Corral Meadow 8,200 24-FEB 69.2 18.2 26% 26.3 69%
308 Dodsons Meadow 8,050 24-FEB 70.4 20.0 28% 29.6 68%
236 Big Meadows 7,600 26-FEB 59.6 20.3 34% 24.6 83%
438 Ridge Trail 7,500 28-FEB 28.0 9.0 32%
239 Fred Meadow 6,950 27-FEB 51.4 17.4 34% 21.3 82%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 71%
March 1: 80%
Kaweah River Basin
292 Farewell Gap 9,500 28-FEB 82.1 27.4 33% 35.8 77%
243 Panther Meadow 8,600 22-FEB 89.8 32.5 36% 36.7 89%
244 Hockett Meadows 8,500 Scheduled for measurement by Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
245 Mineral King 8,000 22-FEB 53.8 14.7 27% 20.6 71%
246 Giant Forest 6,400 28-FEB 48.5 22.9 47% 14.7 156%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 98%
March 1: 110%
Tule River Basin
247 Quaking Aspen 7,000 Scheduled for measurement by Tule River Ranger District
248 Old Enterprise Mill 6,600 24-FEB 47.5 16.6 35% 14.3 116%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 116%
March 1: 130%
Kern River Basin
250 Bighorn Plateau 11,350 01-MAR 58.0 17.1 29% 23.7 72%
251 Cottonwood Pass 11,050 22-FEB 39.4 11.2 28% 14.8 76%
252 Siberian Pass 10,900 25-FEB 48.5 13.1 27% 20.0 66%
253 Crabtree Meadow 10,700 28-FEB 49.5 14.1 28% 19.6 72%
254 Guyot Flat 10,650 27-FEB 58.0 16.4 28% 20.8 79%
275 Sandy Meadows 10,650 01-MAR 45.7 14.4 32% 19.2 75%
255 Tyndall Creek 10,650 01-MAR 53.0 16.0 30% 18.8 85%
257 Big Whitney Meadow 9,750 25-FEB 46.0 11.9 26% 17.2 69%
256 Rock Creek 9,600 27-FEB 52.3 14.1 27% 17.8 79%
258 Round Meadow 9,000 02-MAR 52.5 16.6 32% 24.1 69%
259 Ramshaw Meadows 8,700 24-FEB 33.7 11.3 34% 11.5 98%
260 Little Whitney Meadow 8,500 24-FEB 44.4 13.0 29% 12.9 101%
264 Quinn Ranger Station 8,350 Scheduled for measurement by Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
249 Dead Horse Meadow 7,300 Scheduled for measurement by Hot Springs Ranger District
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 78%
March 1: 88%
Truckee River Basin
318 Squaw Valley 2 7,700 27-FEB 78.0 28.8 37% 48.4 60%
89 Webber Lake 7,000 27-FEB 69.8 23.7 34% 31.7 75%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 67%
March 1: 76%
Lake Tahoe Basin
96 Lake Lucille 8,200 27-FEB 102.0 32.2 32% 59.1 54%
97 Rubicon Peak 1 8,100 27-FEB 94.0 29.0 31% 48.0 60%
99 Rubicon Peak 2 7,500 02-MAR 65.2 23.3 36% 30.8 76%
100 Freel Bench 7,300 25-FEB 23.0 8.0 35% 10.4 77%
101 Ward Creek 2 7,000 02-MAR 66.5 24.1 36% 41.8 58%
333 Glenbrook 2 (Nevada) 6,900 27-FEB 14.0 4.0 29% 11.6 34%
103 Richardsons 2 6,500 24-FEB 27.0 9.3 34% 15.6 60%
104 Upper Truckee 6,400 25-FEB 16.0 6.7 42% 7.4 91%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 64%
March 1: 72%
Walker River Basin
421 Leavitt Lake 9,600 Scheduled for measurement by Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Angels Camp
377 Virginia Lakes Ridge 9,300 24-FEB 37.9 10.5 28% 19.5 54%
152 Sonora Pass 8,750 27-FEB 56.1 17.7 32% 24.9 71%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 62%
March 1: 71%
Mono Lake Basin
281 Gem Pass 10,750 26-FEB 80.0 26.0 32% 33.7 77%
181 Tioga Pass 9,800 02-MAR 69.0 24.0 35% 26.8 90%
287 Saddlebag Lake 9,750 Scheduled for measurement by Southern California Edison Company, Bishop
286 Ellery Lake 9,600 05-MAR 90.4 26.1 29% 29.0 90%
282 Gem Lake 9,150 26-FEB 68.0 20.0 29% 30.0 67%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 81%
March 1: 95%
Owens River Basin
220 Cottonwood Lakes 2 11,100 18-FEB 39.8 9.2 23% 14.1 65%
212 East Piute Pass 10,800 01-MAR 37.0 11.8 32% 15.2 78%
221 Cottonwood Lakes 1 10,150 18-FEB 38.6 8.3 22% 12.3 67%
209 Rock Creek 3 10,000 25-FEB 48.2 7.4 15% 14.7 50%
217 Big Pine Creek 1 10,000 23-FEB 44.3 10.8 24% 22.6 48%
218 Big Pine Creek 3 9,800 23-FEB 45.3 11.6 26% 18.3 63%
219 Big Pine Creek 2 9,700 23-FEB 27.8 6.4 23% 14.8 43%
205 Mammoth Pass (Ladwp) 9,300 20-FEB 89.0 28.6 32% 41.9 68%
214 North Lake 9,300 01-MAR 20.8 5.8 28% 10.2 57%
423 Trailhead 9,100 19-FEB 40.2 8.8 22% 13.2 67%
210 Rock Creek 2 9,050 25-FEB 23.0 6.1 27% 11.0 55%
206 Minarets 2 9,000 20-FEB 64.6 20.1 31% 29.1 69%
211 Rock Creek 1 8,700 25-FEB 18.9 4.2 22% 7.5 56%
208 Mammoth 8,300 20-FEB 47.4 14.0 30% 20.2 69%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 61%
March 1: 72%
Summary of Snow Surveys
| Region | No. Basins | No. Courses | Avg WC | % Average April 1 | % Average March 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Coast | 2 | 6 | 15.8" | 58% | 65% |
| Sacramento | 5 | 66 | 21.1" | 70% | 80% |
| San Joaquin Valley | 5 | 58 | 23.9" | 77% | 88% |
| Tulare Lake | 4 | 31 | 19.1" | 79% | 89% |
| North Lahontan | 3 | 12 | 18.1" | 64% | 73% |
| South Lahontan | 2 | 18 | 13.8" | 66% | 77% |
| Statewide Average (weighted) | 72% | 82% | |||
* This course not included in river, basin or Statewide computations.
THIS SUMMARY MAY NOT MATCH THAT PUBLISHED IN BULLETIN 120 DUE TO CHANGES IN AVERAGES AND COURSE SELECTION. USE ONLY FOR COMPARISONS BETWEEN YEARS
Data are preliminary and subject to revision. This document is updated hourly during the data-collection period.