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Snow Course Measurements for April 2013

April measurements received as of Monday, April 15, 06:01 PM

Snow depth and water content are in inches. April 1 averages are based on measurements made during years 1951-2000. Courses are grouped by river basins, listed in north-south and high-low elevation order. Contact Dave Rizzardo for more information.


Num         Name                 Elev.  Date     Depth  Water   Density  April 1 Average
                                                       Content
                              Shasta River Basin
  1 Parks Creek               6,700		Scheduled for measurement by Mount Shasta Ranger District
  2 Little Shasta             6,200	28-MAR	 22.9	  8.9	39%	 19.0	 47%	
  3 Sweetwater                5,850	28-MAR	 13.4	  3.7	28%	 13.7	 27%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  37%
                              Scott River Basin
  5 Middle Boulder 1          6,600	02-APR	 39.9	 18.4	46%	 32.4	 57%	
417 Box Camp                  6,450	03-APR	 52.7	 23.0	44%	 35.9	 64%	
311 Middle Boulder 3          6,200	02-APR	 30.3	 14.3	47%	 28.3	 51%	
  4 Etna Mountain             5,900	02-APR	 12.2	  4.9	40%	 29.1	 17%	
298 Dynamite Meadow           5,700	02-APR	 10.4	  5.0	48%	 18.6	 27%	
285 Swampy John               5,500	02-APR	 23.6	 10.6	45%	 34.0	 31%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  41%
                              Trinity River Basin
  9 Deadfall Lakes            7,200		Scheduled for measurement by Mount Shasta Ranger District
 10 Red Rock Mountain         6,700	30-MAR	 54.2	 23.4	43%	 44.1	 53%	
 11 Bear Basin                6,500	29-MAR	 46.3	 18.3	40%	 39.1	 47%	
 12 Shimmy Lake               6,400	02-APR	 58.1	 26.8	46%	 50.3	 53%	
 13 Wolford Cabin             6,150	03-APR	 35.2	 16.0	45%	 36.0	 44%	
 16 Highland Lakes            6,030		Scheduled for measurement by Weaverville Ranger District
 15 Mumbo Basin               5,650		Scheduled for measurement by Weaverville Ranger District
 14 Whalan                    5,400		Scheduled for measurement by Weaverville Ranger District
 17 Big Flat (Course)         5,100		Scheduled for measurement by Weaverville Ranger District
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  49%
                              Eel River Basin
 63 Plaskett Meadows          6,000	01-APR	  5.6	  2.5	45%	 17.3	 14%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  14%
                              Sacramento River Basin
 18 Mount Shasta              7,900	28-MAR	100.5	 45.1	45%	 53.6	 84%	
 20 North Fork Sacramento     6,900	25-MAR	 37.3	 15.5	42%	 25.4	 61%	
 19 Sand Flat (Course)        6,800		Scheduled for measurement by Mount Shasta Ranger District
 21 Gray Rock Lakes           6,200	03-APR	 51.4	 24.0	47%	 48.4	 50%	
 22 Slate Creek               5,700		Scheduled for measurement by Weaverville Ranger District
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  65%
                              Mc Cloud River Basin
 23 Brewer Creek              6,250		Scheduled for measurement by McCloud Ranger District
 25 Stouts Meadow             5,400	02-APR	 20.1	  9.4	47%	 37.8	 25%	
 26 Ash Creek                 5,000		Scheduled for measurement by McCloud Ranger District
 27 Dead Horse Canyon         4,500	28-MAR	 14.3	  8.0	56%	 11.6	 69%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  47%
                              Pit River Basin
 30 Cedar Pass                7,100	28-MAR	 25.6	 10.2	40%	 16.7	 61%	
 28 Blue Lake Ranch           6,800	29-MAR	 11.0	  4.3	39%	 10.4	 41%	
 32 Medicine Lake             6,700	29-MAR	 54.5	 24.3	45%	 32.9	 74%	
 31 Blacks Mountain           6,700	29-MAR	  3.3	  0.0	 0%	  8.4	  0%	
 33 Thousand Lakes            6,500	28-MAR	 50.0	 22.0	44%	 34.6	 64%	
 35 Adin Mountain             6,200	02-APR	  9.1	  3.7	41%	 12.5	 30%	
 34 Snow Mountain             6,050	27-MAR	 32.7	 17.1	52%	 32.8	 52%	
343 New Manzanita Lake        5,900	28-MAR	  5.9	  2.2	37%	  8.0	 28%	
 37 Mcelroy Pass              5,300	27-MAR	  0.0	  0.0		  1.3	  0%	*
 41 Burney Springs            4,700		Scheduled for measurement by Hat Creek Ranger District
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  44%
                              Stony Cr Basin
 62 Anthony Peak              6,200	01-APR	 24.5	 10.9	44%	 30.1	 36%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  36%
                              Feather River Basin
 47 Lower Lassen Peak         8,250	26-MAR	140.9	 63.0	45%	 80.2	 79%	
361 Kettle Rock               7,300	26-MAR	 21.4	 10.6	50%	 23.4	 45%	
 48 Mount Dyer 1              7,100	26-MAR	 44.9	 17.8	40%	 25.9	 69%	
359 Grizzly Ridge             6,900	29-MAR	 30.7	 15.0	49%	 30.4	 49%	
279 Eureka Bowl               6,800	25-MAR	 35.1	 16.6	47%	 42.7	 39%	
388 Pilot Peak (DWR)          6,800	26-MAR	 31.0	 14.4	46%	 45.5	 32%	
360 Mount Hough               6,700	28-MAR	 25.4	 11.4	45%	 30.7	 37%	
 75 Church Meadows            6,700	28-MAR	 20.1	  9.5	47%	 30.7	 31%	
280 Rowland Creek             6,700	27-MAR	 20.9	  9.2	44%	 17.4	 53%	
 53 Three Lakes               6,250	25-MAR	 46.7	 17.8	38%	 40.8	 44%	
 52 Eureka Lake               6,200	25-MAR	 24.0	 11.7	49%	 31.7	 37%	
 51 Harkness Flat             6,200	26-MAR	 18.5	  8.1	44%	 28.5	 28%	
290 Mount Dyer 2              6,050	26-MAR	 15.6	  6.8	44%	 16.6	 41%	
 54 Mill Creek Flat           5,900	25-MAR	 27.2	 11.7	43%	 39.0	 30%	
387 Fredonyer Pass 3          5,850	28-MAR	  0.0	  0.0		  2.7	  0%	*
353 Frenchman Cove            5,800	27-MAR	  0.0	  0.0		  2.1	  0%	*
354 Antelope Ridge            5,650	26-MAR	  0.0	  0.0		  3.0	  0%	*
355 Abbey                     5,650	29-MAR	  0.0	  0.0		  9.0	  0%	
 49 Letterbox                 5,600	25-MAR	 43.6	 20.9	48%	 49.0	 43%	
 55 Mount Stover              5,600	26-MAR	  2.5	  1.4	55%	 14.7	 10%	
 58 Feather River Meadow      5,400	25-MAR	 17.6	  8.1	46%	 23.1	 35%	
 56 Browns Camp               5,400	25-MAR	 13.8	  6.5	47%	 23.3	 28%	
 59 Warner Creek              5,100	26-MAR	  2.7	  0.8	31%	 14.7	  6%	
434 Humbug Summit 2           4,850	26-MAR	 10.7	  4.5	42%	 14.3	 31%	
 61 Chester Flat              4,600	28-MAR	  0.0	  0.0		  6.1	  0%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  35%
                              Yuba River Basin
 64 Webber Peak               7,800	26-MAR	 70.6	 29.3	42%	 41.9	 70%	
 65 Castle Creek 5            7,400	29-MAR	 66.4	 29.1	44%	 52.1	 56%	
 66 Meadow Lake               7,200	26-MAR	 79.2	 34.4	43%	 55.8	 62%	
 67 Red Mountain              7,200	27-MAR	 65.0	 29.2	45%	 51.9	 56%	
 68 English Mountain          7,100	26-MAR	 51.3	 21.7	42%	 45.4	 48%	
 69 Donner Summit             6,900	25-MAR	 32.0	 14.4	45%	 38.6	 37%	
 74 Yuba Pass                 6,700	01-APR	 16.1	  8.1	50%	 29.6	 27%	
 76 Furnace Flat              6,700	26-MAR	 53.6	 24.0	45%	 48.4	 50%	
 78 Findley Peak              6,500	26-MAR	 23.1	  9.6	42%	 29.8	 32%	
 77 Lake Fordyce              6,500	26-MAR	 33.0	 16.9	51%	 40.9	 41%	
389 Robinson Cow Camp Snow    6,480	26-MAR	 37.7	 18.1	48%	 42.5	 43%	
390 Sunnyside Meadow          6,300	26-MAR	 58.0	 27.6	48%	 55.4	 50%	
 80 Cisco                     5,900	25-MAR	 18.1	  9.1	50%	 27.6	 33%	
372 Chapman Creek             5,850	01-APR	 14.0	  7.1	51%	 23.7	 30%	
 83 Bowman Lake               5,650	26-MAR	 13.1	  5.8	44%	 22.3	 26%	
391 Lexington                 5,600	27-MAR	 17.4	  9.5	55%	 30.7	 31%	
277 Gibsonville               5,400	27-MAR	 12.8	  6.4	50%	 28.7	 22%	
 85 Lake Spaulding            5,200	25-MAR	 16.6	  7.9	48%	 21.3	 37%	
429 Chalk Bluff               4,850	26-MAR	  0.0	  0.0				
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  42%
                              American River Basin
106 Upper Carson Pass         8,500	28-MAR	 46.5	 21.5	46%	 36.2	 59%	
331 Lower Carson Pass         8,400	28-MAR	 55.2	 24.3	44%	 39.2	 62%	
107 Caples Lake               8,000	28-MAR	 39.0	 17.0	44%	 30.8	 55%	
365 Alpha                     7,600	27-MAR	 28.5	 12.3	43%	 33.8	 36%	
338 Lost Corner Mountain      7,500	29-MAR	 37.0	 17.6	48%	 36.2	 49%	
108 Echo Summit               7,450	28-MAR	 30.4	 12.8	42%	 33.8	 38%	
110 Lake Audrain              7,300	27-MAR	 43.8	 18.5	42%	 35.3	 52%	
109 Silver Lake               7,100	26-MAR	 10.8	  3.7	34%	 21.0	 18%	
316 Wrights Lake              6,900	28-MAR	 31.2	 14.8	47%	 32.8	 45%	
113 PHillips                  6,800	28-MAR	 13.0	  6.1	47%	 27.6	 22%	
320 Lyons Creek               6,700	27-MAR	 38.8	 14.1	36%	 31.8	 44%	
115 Huysink                   6,600	02-APR	 29.9	 15.0	50%	 45.0	 33%	
289 Tamarack Flat             6,550	26-MAR	 35.7	 14.7	41%	 28.4	 52%	
114 Wabena Meadows            6,300	25-MAR	 47.9	 20.2	42%	 42.8	 47%	
369 Miranda Cabin             6,200	25-MAR	 39.6	 17.7	45%	 40.0	 44%	
120 Onion Creek               6,100	02-APR	  6.6	  2.9	44%	 19.6	 15%	
371 Diamond Crossing          6,050	25-MAR	 10.0	  4.4	44%	 22.0	 20%	
122 Talbot Camp               5,750	25-MAR	  7.2	  2.7	38%	 20.9	 13%	
322 Robbs Valley              5,600	29-MAR	  1.1	  0.6	52%	 15.6	  4%	
127 Ice House                 5,300	29-MAR	  0.5	  0.4	80%	  5.8	  7%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  36%
                              Mokelumne River Basin
323 Highland Meadow           8,700	25-MAR	 76.0	 34.6	46%	 48.7	 71%	
364 Tragedy Creek             8,150	27-MAR	 63.8	 27.0	42%	 45.0	 60%	
129 Blue Lakes                8,000	25-MAR	 52.9	 21.8	41%	 36.2	 60%	
131 Wheeler Lake              7,800	25-MAR	 87.4	 39.7	45%	 53.3	 74%	
132 Pacific Valley            7,500	25-MAR	 47.6	 21.0	44%	 38.9	 54%	
363 Podesta                   7,200	27-MAR	 46.4	 19.0	41%	 44.8	 42%	
133 Corral Flat               7,200	26-MAR	 51.7	 21.9	42%	 40.5	 54%	
134 Bear Valley Ridge 1       6,700	25-MAR	  8.1	  4.0	49%	 24.6	 16%	
435 Lumberyard 2              6,500	26-MAR	  1.4	  0.6	46%	 13.8	  5%	
136 Hams Station              5,500	26-MAR	  0.0	  0.0		  5.3	  0%	*
137 Antelope Springs          4,350	26-MAR	  0.0	  0.0		  2.9	  0%	*
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  49%
                              Stanislaus River Basin
345 Deadman Creek             9,250	27-MAR	 57.0	 25.7	45%	 35.1	 73%	
344 Clark Fork Meadow         8,900	27-MAR	 63.1	 28.2	45%	 39.8	 71%	
427 Gianelli Meadow           8,400	25-MAR	 78.9	 34.1	43%	 52.9	 64%	
138 Lower Relief Valley       8,100	27-MAR	 61.1	 28.2	46%	 39.6	 71%	
139 Soda Creek Flat           7,800	27-MAR	 25.9	 12.9	50%	 22.0	 59%	
384 Stanislaus Meadow         7,750	25-MAR	 62.2	 28.4	46%	 51.0	 56%	
140 Eagle Meadow              7,500	27-MAR	 25.2	 12.3	49%	 24.2	 51%	
142 Herring Creek             7,300	25-MAR	 25.6	 12.5	49%	 28.0	 45%	
143 Relief Dam                7,250	27-MAR	 19.7	  9.0	46%	 19.9	 45%	
416 Bloods Creek              7,200	01-APR	 31.5	 11.8	37%	 34.6	 34%	
432 Sapps Hollow              6,950	29-MAR	 16.8	  4.0	24%	 33.0	 12%	
430 Corral Meadow             6,650	29-MAR	  0.0	  0.0		 19.7	  0%	
373 Hells Kitchen             6,550	01-APR	  0.0	  0.0		 21.8	  0%	
145 Niagara Flat              6,500	25-MAR	 11.6	  5.4	47%	 19.6	 28%	
386 Black Springs             6,500	01-APR	  5.6	  1.9	34%	 22.0	  9%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  41%
                              Tuolumne River Basin
157 Dana Meadows              9,800	26-MAR	 50.0	 17.7	35%	 31.1	 57%	
158 Rafferty Meadows          9,400	29-MAR	 57.0	 23.8	42%	 32.8	 73%	
159 Bond Pass                 9,300	28-MAR	 75.8	 32.8	43%	 44.9	 73%	
368 New Grace Meadow          8,900	27-MAR	 82.2	 37.2	45%	 48.0	 78%	
161 Tuolumne Meadows          8,600	27-MAR	 34.0	 14.6	43%	 22.7	 64%	
162 Horse Meadow              8,400	29-MAR	 78.2	 33.5	43%	 46.7	 72%	
163 Wilma Lake                8,000	27-MAR	 75.8	 32.8	43%	 43.2	 76%	
165 Sachse Springs            7,900	31-MAR	 36.4	 15.2	42%	 38.1	 40%	
164 Spotted Fawn              7,800	30-MAR	 68.9	 29.4	43%	 45.6	 64%	
166 Huckleberry Lake          7,800	30-MAR	 66.0	 27.0	41%	 41.9	 64%	
167 Paradise Meadow           7,650	26-MAR	 61.7	 27.5	45%	 39.9	 69%	
348 Kerrick Corral            7,000	27-MAR	 22.7	  9.2	41%	 23.5	 39%	
168 Upper Kibbie Ridge        6,700	31-MAR	  3.6	  1.4	37%	 18.6	  7%	
169 Vernon Lake               6,700	26-MAR	 20.0	  9.0	45%	 22.4	 40%	
173 Lower Kibbie              6,700	31-MAR	 10.7	  4.5	42%	 26.0	 17%	
171 Beehive Meadow            6,500	25-MAR	 21.6	 10.1	47%	 23.5	 43%	
172 Bell Meadow               6,500	27-MAR	  3.8	  1.8	47%	 15.5	 11%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  52%
                              Merced River Basin
176 Snow Flat                 8,700	25-MAR	 72.0	 34.1	47%	 44.5	 77%	
177 Ostrander Lake            8,200	26-MAR	 47.7	 21.6	45%	 32.6	 66%	
178 Tenaya Lake               8,150	25-MAR	 49.0	 19.6	40%	 33.6	 58%	
179 Gin Flat (Course)         7,000	28-MAR	 25.0	  9.7	39%	 32.0	 30%	
180 Peregoy Meadows           7,000	27-MAR	 27.2	  9.9	36%	 29.3	 34%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  53%
                              San Joaquin River Basin
182 Mono Pass                11,450	26-MAR	 52.3	 20.6	39%	 30.8	 67%	
183 Piute Pass               11,300	25-MAR	 61.0	 21.9	36%	 37.9	 58%	
184 Emerald Lake             10,600	26-MAR	 53.8	 20.0	37%	 35.4	 56%	
276 Pioneer Basin            10,400	26-MAR	 48.9	 20.0	41%	 34.0	 59%	
185 Heart Lake               10,100	26-MAR	 44.1	 16.6	38%	 27.9	 59%	
186 Volcanic Knob            10,050	26-MAR	 50.6	 17.6	35%	 30.7	 57%	
187 Rose Marie               10,000	26-MAR	 45.6	 18.2	40%	 29.7	 61%	
188 Colby Meadow              9,700	26-MAR	 29.6	 11.4	39%	 23.2	 49%	
189 Agnew Pass                9,450	27-MAR	 47.8	 20.1	42%	 31.8	 63%	
191 Dutch Lake                9,100	26-MAR	 37.3	 15.1	40%	 28.1	 54%	
190 Kaiser Pass               9,100	26-MAR	 52.9	 23.1	44%	 39.0	 59%	
192 Coyote Lake               8,850	26-MAR	 43.2	 18.6	43%	 32.2	 58%	
193 Cora Lakes                8,400		Scheduled for measurement by Bass Lake Ranger District
346 Badger Flat               8,300	26-MAR	 33.9	 14.7	43%	 30.8	 48%	
194 Nellie Lake               8,000	27-MAR	 52.1	 22.4	43%	 35.8	 63%	
324 Lake Thomas A Edison      7,800	26-MAR	  8.1	  3.6	45%	 14.7	 24%	
196 Chilkoot Lake             7,450	26-MAR	 27.6	 13.6	49%	 36.8	 37%	
347 Tamarack Creek            7,250	27-MAR	 14.6	  7.2	49%	 23.8	 30%	
198 Florence Lake             7,200	26-MAR	  0.0	  0.0		  7.6	  0%	
197 Chilkoot Meadow           7,150	26-MAR	 38.4	 20.8	54%	 36.6	 57%	
199 Huntington Lake           7,000	26-MAR	 12.6	  4.7	37%	 18.6	 25%	
200 Clover Meadow             7,000	27-MAR	 19.9	  8.7	44%	 22.8	 38%	
201 Jackass Meadow            6,950		Scheduled for measurement by Bass Lake Ranger District
204 Poison Meadow             6,800	26-MAR	 19.7	 10.4	53%	 24.8	 42%	
202 Chiquito Creek            6,800	26-MAR	 13.3	  4.7	35%	 21.7	 22%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  47%
                              Kings River Basin
222 Bishop Pass              11,200	27-MAR	 55.2	 21.6	39%	 35.0	 62%	
299 Charlotte Ridge          10,700	01-APR	 46.5	 16.6	36%	 29.9	 56%	
307 Bullfrog Lake            10,650	01-APR	 41.6	 14.0	34%	 28.5	 49%	
398 Bench Lake               10,600	26-MAR	 39.8	 14.5	36%	 27.1	 54%	
223 Blackcap Basin           10,300	26-MAR	 52.2	 20.2	39%	 34.1	 59%	
396 Rattlesnake Creek Ba      9,900	26-MAR	 38.0	 15.9	42%	 39.8	 40%	
225 Beard Meadow              9,800	26-MAR	 49.6	 19.4	39%	 33.3	 58%	
224 Upper Burnt Corral        9,700	26-MAR	 58.8	 23.6	40%	 37.8	 62%	
397 Scenic Meadow             9,650	26-MAR	 26.6	 10.0	38%	 24.1	 41%	
229 Round Corral              9,000	27-MAR	 41.2	 17.6	43%	 35.8	 49%	
226 Rowell Meadow             8,850	26-MAR	 26.7	 11.0	41%	 26.5	 42%	
227 Woodchuck Meadow          8,800	27-MAR	 35.9	 14.4	40%	 31.5	 46%	
232 Long Meadow (Kings R)     8,500	25-MAR	 37.0	 17.0	46%	 29.3	 58%	
426 Courtright                8,350	25-MAR	 38.0	 15.6	41%	 30.7	 51%	
233 Statum Meadow             8,300	27-MAR	 22.9	 10.4	45%	 32.3	 32%	
230 Helms Meadow              8,250	26-MAR	 22.5	  9.2	41%	 26.7	 34%	
234 Post Corral Meadow        8,200	25-MAR	 32.0	 13.8	43%	 26.3	 52%	
308 Dodsons Meadow            8,050	25-MAR	 33.6	 15.0	45%	 29.6	 51%	
237 Horse Corral Meadow       7,600	25-MAR	  0.0	  0.0		 16.3	  0%	
236 Big Meadows               7,600	25-MAR	  7.4	  3.3	45%	 24.6	 13%	
438 Ridge Trail               7,500	28-MAR	  0.0	  0.0				
239 Fred Meadow               6,950	27-MAR	  2.8	  1.0	36%	 21.3	  5%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  44%
                              Kaweah River Basin
292 Farewell Gap              9,500		Scheduled for measurement by Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
243 Panther Meadow            8,600	01-APR	 57.0	 23.2	41%	 36.7	 63%	
244 Hockett Meadows           8,500	28-MAR	 26.9	 12.9	48%	 27.5	 47%	
245 Mineral King              8,000	25-MAR	  5.6	  2.4	43%	 20.6	 12%	
246 Giant Forest              6,400	26-MAR	  4.2	  1.5	35%	 14.7	 10%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  33%
                              Tule River Basin
247 Quaking Aspen             7,000	28-MAR	  0.0	  0.0		 12.3	  0%	
248 Old Enterprise Mill       6,600	02-APR	  2.6	  1.0	38%	 14.3	  7%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:   3%
                              Kern River Basin
250 Bighorn Plateau          11,350	25-MAR	 27.0	  9.6	36%	 23.7	 41%	
251 Cottonwood Pass          11,050	30-MAR	 14.0	  4.7	34%	 14.8	 32%	
252 Siberian Pass            10,900	27-MAR	 20.4	  7.1	35%	 20.0	 36%	
253 Crabtree Meadow          10,700	24-MAR	 21.2	  7.3	34%	 19.6	 37%	
255 Tyndall Creek            10,650	25-MAR	 20.9	  8.3	40%	 18.8	 44%	
275 Sandy Meadows            10,650	25-MAR	 16.3	  6.1	37%	 19.2	 32%	
254 Guyot Flat               10,650	26-MAR	 23.9	  9.1	38%	 20.8	 44%	
257 Big Whitney Meadow        9,750	29-MAR	  9.1	  3.8	42%	 17.2	 22%	
256 Rock Creek                9,600	26-MAR	 14.9	  5.6	38%	 17.8	 31%	
258 Round Meadow              9,000	28-MAR	 16.9	  7.6	45%	 24.1	 32%	
259 Ramshaw Meadows           8,700	28-MAR	  1.2	  0.5	42%	 11.5	  4%	
260 Little Whitney Meadow     8,500	28-MAR	  4.3	  1.5	35%	 12.9	 12%	
264 Quinn Ranger Station      8,350	26-MAR	  4.8	  2.1	44%	 18.9	 11%	
261 Bonita Meadows            8,300		Scheduled for measurement by Kern River Ranger District
262 Casa Vieja Meadows        8,300		Scheduled for measurement by Kern River Ranger District
265 Beach Meadows             7,650		Scheduled for measurement by Kern River Ranger District
249 Dead Horse Meadow         7,300		Scheduled for measurement by Western Divide Ranger District
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  29%
                              Susan River Basin
 45 Silver Lake Meadows       6,450	28-MAR	 24.2	 11.7	48%	 29.4	 40%	
 46 Norvell Flat              5,700	28-MAR	 11.7	  5.8	50%	 15.1	 38%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  39%
                              Truckee River Basin
334 Mount Rose                9,000	27-MAR	 61.0	 28.0	46%	 35.6	 79%	
318 Squaw Valley 2            7,700	27-MAR	 71.0	 29.6	42%	 48.4	 61%	
 89 Webber Lake               7,000	26-MAR	 44.8	 19.1	43%	 31.7	 60%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  67%
                              Lake Tahoe Basin
 96 Lake Lucille              8,200	27-MAR	 99.0	 40.5	41%	 59.1	 69%	
 97 Rubicon Peak 1            8,100		Scheduled for measurement by Natural Resources Conservation Service
 99 Rubicon Peak 2            7,500	02-APR	 43.5	 19.5	45%	 30.8	 63%	
100 Freel Bench               7,300	28-MAR	  3.1	  1.1	35%	 10.4	 11%	
101 Ward Creek 2              7,000	02-APR	 37.7	 16.2	43%	 41.8	 39%	
333 Glenbrook 2 (Nevada)      6,900	27-MAR	  7.0	  3.0	43%	 11.6	 26%	
103 Richardsons 2             6,500	29-MAR	 11.0	  4.7	43%	 15.6	 30%	
104 Upper Truckee             6,400	28-MAR	  0.0	  0.0		  7.4	  0%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  34%
                              Walker River Basin
377 Virginia Lakes Ridge      9,300	30-MAR	 32.9	 11.6	35%	 19.5	 59%	
422 Sawmill Ridge             8,750	26-MAR	 27.0	 11.0	41%	 18.8	 59%	
152 Sonora Pass               8,750	26-MAR	 40.0	 16.7	42%	 24.9	 67%	
154 Willow Flat               8,250	26-MAR	 11.0	  3.7	34%	  9.9	 37%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  56%
                              Mono Lake Basin
281 Gem Pass                 10,750	28-MAR	 58.2	 23.9	41%	 33.7	 71%	
181 Tioga Pass                9,800	26-MAR	 49.3	 20.9	42%	 26.8	 78%	
287 Saddlebag Lake            9,750	26-MAR	 52.1	 23.3	45%	 31.3	 74%	
286 Ellery Lake               9,600	26-MAR	 52.3	 21.1	40%	 29.0	 73%	
282 Gem Lake                  9,150	27-MAR	 49.0	 19.1	39%	 30.0	 64%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  72%
                              Owens River Basin
284 Bishop Lake              11,300	26-MAR	 31.2	 10.6	34%	 21.9	 48%	
220 Cottonwood Lakes 2       11,100		Scheduled for measurement by City of Los Angeles; Dept of Water and Power
212 East Piute Pass          10,800	25-MAR	 23.8	  8.3	35%	 15.2	 55%	
213 Sawmill                  10,200	26-MAR	 24.0	  9.3	39%	 19.0	 49%	
221 Cottonwood Lakes 1       10,150	20-MAR	  8.5	  2.8	33%	 12.3	 23%	
209 Rock Creek 3             10,000	25-MAR	 13.9	  4.7	34%	 14.7	 32%	
217 Big Pine Creek 1         10,000		Scheduled for measurement by City of Los Angeles; Dept of Water and Power
218 Big Pine Creek 3          9,800	26-MAR	 16.6	  6.3	38%	 18.3	 34%	
219 Big Pine Creek 2          9,700	26-MAR	  5.6	  1.9	34%	 14.8	 13%	
205 Mammoth Pass (Ladwp)      9,300	28-MAR	 76.7	 35.4	46%	 41.9	 84%	
214 North Lake                9,300	25-MAR	  9.4	  3.1	33%	 10.2	 30%	
423 Trailhead                 9,100	20-MAR	  9.4	  2.9	31%	 13.2	 22%	
210 Rock Creek 2              9,050	25-MAR	 10.7	  4.0	37%	 11.0	 36%	
206 Minarets 2                9,000	28-MAR	 50.4	 21.9	43%	 29.1	 75%	
211 Rock Creek 1              8,700	25-MAR	  3.4	  1.2	35%	  7.5	 16%	
208 Mammoth                   8,300	28-MAR	 23.6	  9.4	40%	 20.2	 47%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  40%

Summary of Snow Surveys

RegionNo. BasinsNo. CoursesAvg WC% Average
April 1
% Average
April 1
North Coast 3 12 14.4" 43% 43%
Sacramento 6 76 13.2" 38% 38%
San Joaquin Valley 5 69 16.8" 48% 48%
Tulare Lake 4 40 10.0" 36% 36%
North Lahontan 4 16 13.9" 46% 46%
South Lahontan 2 19 12.1" 49% 49%
Statewide Average (weighted) 42% 42%

* 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.


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