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Snow Course Measurements for March 2007
March measurements received as of Thursday, March 15, 06:01 PM
Num Name Elev. Date Depth Water Density April 1 Average
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Shasta River Basin
1 Parks Creek 6,700 05-MAR 88.0 28.0 32% 37.4 75%
3 Sweetwater 5,850 02-MAR 46.0 23.0 50% 13.7 168%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 121%
March 1: 135%
Scott River Basin
5 Middle Boulder 1 6,600 01-MAR 76.0 24.7 32% 32.4 76%
311 Middle Boulder 3 6,200 01-MAR 69.0 18.0 26% 28.3 64%
298 Dynamite Meadow 5,700 01-MAR 48.0 12.0 25% 18.6 65%
285 Swampy John 5,500 02-MAR 93.0 20.5 22% 34.0 60%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 66%
March 1: 74%
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 01-MAR 113.7 37.2 33% 53.6 69%
19 Sand Flat (Course) 6,800 01-MAR 91.8 29.2 32% 43.6 67%
22 Slate Creek 5,700 Scheduled for measurement by Weaverville Ranger District
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 68%
March 1: 77%
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 05-MAR 69.0 21.0 30% 34.6 61%
35 Adin Mountain 6,200 26-FEB 30.9 7.6 25% 12.5 61%
343 New Manzanita Lake 5,900 27-FEB 26.7 10.1 38% 8.0 126%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 83%
March 1: 94%
Cottonwood Cr Basin
436 Bully Choop 6,100 Scheduled for measurement by Hayfork Ranger District
Stony Cr Basin
62 Anthony Peak 6,200 05-MAR 56.6 16.0 28% 30.1 53%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 53%
March 1: 60%
Feather River Basin
47 Lower Lassen Peak 8,250 02-MAR 148.8 52.5 35% 80.2 65%
361 Kettle Rock 7,300 02-MAR 65.3 17.9 27% 23.4 76%
48 Mount Dyer 1 7,100 02-MAR 70.5 18.9 27% 25.9 73%
359 Grizzly Ridge 6,900 23-FEB 53.7 16.2 30% 30.4 53%
388 Pilot Peak (DWR) 6,800 02-MAR 86.9 26.6 31% 45.5 58%
279 Eureka Bowl 6,800 Scheduled for measurement by CA Dept of Water Resources, Beckwourth
360 Mount Hough 6,700 22-FEB 38.2 11.7 31% 30.7 38%
75 Church Meadows 6,700 22-FEB 44.2 10.6 24% 30.7 35%
280 Rowland Creek 6,700 26-FEB 46.0 10.5 23% 17.4 60%
53 Three Lakes 6,250 02-MAR 78.8 22.6 29% 40.8 55%
51 Harkness Flat 6,200 26-FEB 61.6 15.3 25% 28.5 54%
52 Eureka Lake 6,200 27-FEB 74.6 14.7 20% 31.7 46%
290 Mount Dyer 2 6,050 01-MAR 52.4 12.0 23% 16.6 72%
54 Mill Creek Flat 5,900 02-MAR 85.8 21.5 25% 39.0 55%
353 Frenchman Cove 5,800 26-FEB 23.1 3.7 16% 2.1 176% *
354 Antelope Ridge 5,650 Scheduled for measurement by CA Dept of Water Resources, Beckwourth
355 Abbey 5,650 23-FEB 21.8 4.5 21% 9.0 50%
49 Letterbox 5,600 02-MAR 90.9 27.0 30% 49.0 55%
55 Mount Stover 5,600 26-FEB 35.3 8.3 24% 14.7 56%
56 Browns Camp 5,400 02-MAR 50.0 10.7 21% 23.3 46%
58 Feather River Meadow 5,400 26-FEB 48.0 12.5 26% 23.1 54%
59 Warner Creek 5,100 27-FEB 43.7 11.0 25% 14.7 75%
434 Humbug Summit 2 4,850 27-FEB 31.1 6.9 22% 14.3 48%
61 Chester Flat 4,600 28-FEB 21.0 3.8 18% 6.1 62%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 57%
March 1: 64%
Yuba River Basin
64 Webber Peak 7,800 02-MAR 92.6 29.0 31% 41.9 69%
65 Castle Creek 5 7,400 28-FEB 131.1 33.4 25% 52.1 64%
66 Meadow Lake 7,200 03-MAR 113.4 32.3 28% 55.8 58%
67 Red Mountain 7,200 03-MAR 106.3 30.1 28% 51.9 58%
68 English Mountain 7,100 02-MAR 91.2 24.2 27% 45.4 53%
69 Donner Summit 6,900 03-MAR 81.6 23.2 28% 38.6 60%
74 Yuba Pass 6,700 01-MAR 75.1 19.6 26% 29.6 66%
76 Furnace Flat 6,700 03-MAR 95.4 30.2 32% 48.4 62%
77 Lake Fordyce 6,500 02-MAR 75.5 20.3 27% 40.9 50%
78 Findley Peak 6,500 03-MAR 72.8 20.3 28% 29.8 68%
389 Robinson Cow Camp 6,480 02-MAR 88.0 23.1 26% 42.5 54%
390 Sunnyside Meadow 6,300 02-MAR 109.6 31.6 29% 55.4 57%
80 Cisco 5,900 02-MAR 69.3 18.5 27% 27.6 67%
372 Chapman Creek 5,850 01-MAR 64.6 17.3 27% 23.7 73%
83 Bowman Lake 5,650 03-MAR 53.2 14.6 27% 22.3 65%
391 Lexington 5,600 01-MAR 74.1 14.9 20% 30.7 49%
277 Gibsonville 5,400 Scheduled for measurement by South Feather Water and Power Agency
85 Lake Spaulding 5,200 03-MAR 48.8 11.3 23% 21.3 53%
429 Chalk Bluff 4,850 01-MAR 48.4 10.4 21%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 60%
March 1: 69%
American River Basin
106 Upper Carson Pass 8,500 02-MAR 77.3 19.3 25% 36.2 53%
331 Lower Carson Pass 8,400 02-MAR 89.2 24.6 28% 39.2 63%
107 Caples Lake (DWR) 8,000 05-MAR 66.7 20.9 31% 30.8 68%
365 Alpha 7,600 Scheduled for measurement by CA Dept of Water Resources/Snow Surveys
338 Lost Corner Mountain 7,500 Scheduled for measurement by Sacramento Municipal Utility District
108 Echo Summit 7,450 01-MAR 71.8 17.3 24% 33.8 51%
110 Lake Audrain 7,300 01-MAR 84.2 22.7 27% 35.3 64%
109 Silver Lake 7,100 28-FEB 66.8 14.8 22% 21.0 70%
316 Wrights Lake 6,900 01-MAR 78.6 20.9 27% 32.8 64%
113 PHillips 6,800 02-MAR 63.9 18.3 29% 27.6 66%
320 Lyons Creek 6,700 02-MAR 86.6 21.8 25% 31.8 69%
115 Huysink 6,600 01-MAR 89.1 23.9 27% 45.0 53%
289 Tamarack Flat 6,550 02-MAR 74.7 18.4 25% 28.4 65%
114 Wabena Meadows 6,300 05-MAR 82.0 24.2 30% 42.8 57%
369 Miranda Cabin 6,200 05-MAR 76.3 22.4 29% 40.0 56%
120 Onion Creek 6,100 01-MAR 69.2 15.7 23% 19.6 80%
371 Diamond Crossing 6,050 05-MAR 44.2 11.8 27% 22.0 54%
122 Talbot Camp 5,750 05-MAR 46.3 12.5 27% 20.9 60%
322 Robbs Valley 5,600 01-MAR 50.8 9.9 19% 15.6 63%
127 Ice House 5,300 01-MAR 43.6 8.8 20% 5.8 152%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 67%
March 1: 76%
Mokelumne River Basin
323 Highland Meadow 8,700 01-MAR 98.1 31.1 32% 48.7 64%
364 Tragedy Creek 8,150 28-FEB 104.2 29.9 29% 45.0 66%
129 Blue Lakes 8,000 02-MAR 80.0 21.5 27% 36.2 59%
131 Wheeler Lake 7,800 01-MAR 113.7 32.8 29% 53.3 62%
132 Pacific Valley 7,500 01-MAR 80.8 22.1 27% 38.9 57%
363 Podesta 7,200 01-MAR 103.6 27.0 26% 44.8 60%
133 Corral Flat 7,200 01-MAR 100.9 28.7 28% 40.5 71%
134 Bear Valley Ridge 1 6,700 01-MAR 64.0 16.4 26% 24.6 67%
435 Lumberyard 2 6,500 28-FEB 55.2 9.6 17% 13.8 70%
136 Hams Station 5,500 28-FEB 47.2 8.0 17% 5.3 151% *
137 Antelope Springs 4,350 02-MAR 31.0 6.8 22% 2.9 234% *
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 64%
March 1: 73%
Stanislaus River Basin
345 Deadman Creek 9,250 02-MAR 71.1 21.1 30% 35.1 60%
344 Clark Fork Meadow 8,900 02-MAR 85.9 25.0 29% 39.8 63%
427 Gianelli Meadow 8,400 02-MAR 102.1 27.8 27% 52.9 53%
138 Lower Relief Valley 8,100 02-MAR 83.3 24.7 30% 39.6 62%
139 Soda Creek Flat 7,800 02-MAR 46.9 13.2 28% 22.0 60%
384 Stanislaus Meadow 7,750 01-MAR 99.9 28.9 29% 51.0 57%
140 Eagle Meadow 7,500 02-MAR 53.4 15.8 30% 24.2 65%
142 Herring Creek 7,300 02-MAR 67.1 20.0 30% 28.0 71%
143 Relief Dam 7,250 02-MAR 48.7 12.8 26% 19.9 64%
416 Bloods Creek 7,200 01-MAR 84.0 22.0 26% 34.6 64%
373 Hells Kitchen 6,550 01-MAR 57.0 11.0 19% 21.8 50%
145 Niagara Flat 6,500 02-MAR 54.1 14.6 27% 19.6 74%
386 Black Springs 6,500 02-MAR 64.0 16.0 25% 22.0 73%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 63%
March 1: 72%
Tuolumne River Basin
157 Dana Meadows 9,800 26-FEB 64.1 16.9 26% 31.1 54%
159 Bond Pass 9,300 24-FEB 64.0 16.9 26% 44.9 38%
368 New Grace Meadow 8,900 24-FEB 76.0 23.3 31% 48.0 49%
161 Tuolumne Meadows 8,600 24-FEB 35.0 12.0 34% 22.7 53%
162 Horse Meadow 8,400 24-FEB 75.5 22.5 30% 46.7 48%
163 Wilma Lake 8,000 24-FEB 70.7 20.8 29% 43.2 48%
165 Sachse Springs 7,900 28-FEB 85.6 22.7 27% 38.1 60%
166 Huckleberry Lake 7,800 27-FEB 90.1 23.0 26% 41.9 55%
164 Spotted Fawn 7,800 28-FEB 110.9 31.7 29% 45.6 70%
167 Paradise Meadow 7,650 24-FEB 58.6 19.4 33% 39.9 49%
348 Kerrick Corral 7,000 03-MAR 68.9 19.3 28% 23.5 82%
169 Vernon Lake 6,700 24-FEB 32.7 9.7 30% 22.4 43%
168 Upper Kibbie Ridge 6,700 01-MAR 47.4 10.8 23% 18.6 58%
173 Lower Kibbie 6,700 01-MAR 55.4 14.0 25% 26.0 54%
171 Beehive Meadow 6,500 24-FEB 37.7 11.7 31% 23.5 50%
172 Bell Meadow 6,500 03-MAR 44.8 11.3 25% 15.5 73%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 55%
March 1: 63%
Merced River Basin
176 Snow Flat 8,700 02-MAR 92.0 23.0 25% 44.5 52%
177 Ostrander Lake 8,200 01-MAR 80.0 22.0 28% 32.6 67%
178 Tenaya Lake 8,150 03-MAR 66.0 20.0 30% 33.6 60%
179 Gin Flat (Course) 7,000 03-MAR 59.0 19.0 32% 32.0 59%
180 Peregoy Meadows 7,000 28-FEB 61.0 14.0 23% 29.3 48%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 57%
March 1: 66%
San Joaquin River Basin
182 Mono Pass 11,450 06-MAR 44.1 13.4 30% 30.8 44%
183 Piute Pass 11,300 02-MAR 56.4 16.3 29% 37.9 43%
276 Pioneer Basin 10,400 06-MAR 63.5 19.4 31% 34.0 57%
187 Rose Marie 10,000 02-MAR 58.7 13.8 24% 29.7 46%
189 Agnew Pass 9,450 Scheduled for measurement by Southern California Edison Company, Bishop
190 Kaiser Pass 9,100 26-FEB 68.4 17.8 26% 39.0 46%
191 Dutch Lake 9,100 01-MAR 61.5 14.9 24% 28.1 53%
193 Cora Lakes 8,400 05-MAR 68.0 15.1 22% 36.3 42%
346 Badger Flat 8,300 01-MAR 76.1 17.2 23% 30.8 56%
194 Nellie Lake 8,000 02-MAR 86.5 23.0 27% 35.8 64%
324 Lake Thomas A Edison 7,800 01-MAR 44.6 9.8 22% 14.7 67%
196 Chilkoot Lake 7,450 05-MAR 60.8 20.4 34% 36.8 55%
347 Tamarack Creek 7,250 28-FEB 69.4 16.2 23% 23.8 68%
198 Florence Lake 7,200 01-MAR 25.7 5.8 23% 7.6 76%
197 Chilkoot Meadow 7,150 Scheduled for measurement by Minarets Ranger District
199 Huntington Lake 7,000 02-MAR 60.8 15.9 26% 18.6 85%
200 Clover Meadow 7,000 05-MAR 45.7 13.1 29% 22.8 57%
201 Jackass Meadow 6,950 05-MAR 47.6 14.1 30% 24.0 59%
204 Poison Meadow 6,800 28-FEB 65.4 14.1 22% 24.8 57%
202 Chiquito Creek 6,800 Scheduled for measurement by Minarets Ranger District
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 57%
March 1: 66%
Kings River Basin
223 Blackcap Basin 10,300 02-MAR 65.8 16.0 24% 34.1 47%
396 Rattlesnake Creek Ba 9,900 03-MAR 63.2 16.8 27% 39.8 42%
225 Beard Meadow 9,800 02-MAR 68.2 16.0 23% 33.3 48%
224 Upper Burnt Corral 9,700 01-MAR 70.5 17.4 25% 37.8 46%
229 Round Corral 9,000 02-MAR 73.6 18.4 25% 35.8 51%
227 Woodchuck Meadow 8,800 03-MAR 70.9 17.6 25% 31.5 56%
232 Long Meadow (Kings R) 8,500 01-MAR 66.3 14.3 22% 29.3 49%
426 Courtright 8,350 03-MAR 55.4 14.1 25% 30.7 46%
233 Statum Meadow 8,300 02-MAR 68.8 17.7 26% 32.3 55%
230 Helms Meadow 8,250 03-MAR 61.3 14.6 24% 26.7 55%
234 Post Corral Meadow 8,200 01-MAR 63.0 12.5 20% 26.3 48%
308 Dodsons Meadow 8,050 01-MAR 66.3 15.0 23% 29.6 51%
236 Big Meadows 7,600 01-MAR 58.5 15.0 26% 24.6 61%
438 Ridge Trail 7,500 Scheduled for measurement by Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
239 Fred Meadow 6,950 03-MAR 43.1 12.4 29% 21.3 58%
240 Grant Grove 6,600 Scheduled for measurement by Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 51%
March 1: 57%
Kaweah River Basin
292 Farewell Gap 9,500 Scheduled for measurement by Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
243 Panther Meadow 8,600 02-MAR 77.0 20.0 26% 36.7 54%
244 Hockett Meadows 8,500 02-MAR 67.2 34.6 51% 27.5 126%
245 Mineral King 8,000 24-FEB 35.3 10.4 29% 20.6 50%
246 Giant Forest 6,400 26-FEB 38.0 11.0 29% 14.7 75%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 76%
March 1: 86%
Tule River Basin
247 Quaking Aspen 7,000 01-MAR 39.8 9.4 24% 12.3 76%
248 Old Enterprise Mill 6,600 27-FEB 41.8 10.0 24% 14.3 70%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 73%
March 1: 82%
Kern River Basin
250 Bighorn Plateau 11,350 04-MAR 33.3 8.4 25% 23.7 35%
251 Cottonwood Pass 11,050 24-FEB 8.6 2.0 23% 14.8 14%
252 Siberian Pass 10,900 28-FEB 21.4 7.3 34% 20.0 36%
253 Crabtree Meadow 10,700 02-MAR 31.5 6.3 20% 19.6 32%
254 Guyot Flat 10,650 01-MAR 34.2 5.3 15% 20.8 25%
255 Tyndall Creek 10,650 04-MAR 32.0 6.4 20% 18.8 34%
275 Sandy Meadows 10,650 04-MAR 27.9 5.7 20% 19.2 30%
257 Big Whitney Meadow 9,750 27-FEB 17.9 3.1 17% 17.2 18%
256 Rock Creek 9,600 01-MAR 37.1 7.6 20% 17.8 43%
258 Round Meadow 9,000 02-MAR 56.7 14.5 26% 24.1 60%
259 Ramshaw Meadows 8,700 25-FEB 11.6 2.8 24% 11.5 24%
260 Little Whitney Meadow 8,500 26-FEB 21.0 5.1 24% 12.9 40%
264 Quinn Ranger Station 8,350 02-MAR 40.4 15.8 39% 18.9 84%
249 Dead Horse Meadow 7,300 Scheduled for measurement by Hot Springs Ranger District
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 37%
March 1: 41%
Truckee River Basin
318 Squaw Valley 2 7,700 01-MAR 100.0 25.3 25% 48.4 52%
89 Webber Lake 7,000 03-MAR 79.9 22.0 28% 31.7 69%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 61%
March 1: 69%
Lake Tahoe Basin
96 Lake Lucille 8,200 01-MAR 127.1 33.3 26% 59.1 56%
97 Rubicon Peak 1 8,100 01-MAR 110.0 27.6 25% 48.0 58%
99 Rubicon Peak 2 7,500 02-MAR 72.0 20.0 28% 30.8 65%
100 Freel Bench 7,300 28-FEB 41.0 8.9 22% 10.4 86%
101 Ward Creek 2 7,000 02-MAR 72.0 20.5 28% 41.8 49%
333 Glenbrook 2 (Nevada) 6,900 27-FEB 30.0 5.2 17% 11.6 45%
103 Richardsons 2 6,500 02-MAR 41.0 10.3 25% 15.6 66%
104 Upper Truckee 6,400 28-FEB 27.0 4.4 16% 7.4 59%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 60%
March 1: 69%
Walker River Basin
421 Leavitt Lake 9,600 Scheduled for measurement by Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Angels Camp
150 Virginia Lakes 9,400 Scheduled for measurement by CA Dept of Water Resources
377 Virginia Lakes Ridge 9,300 24-FEB 24.9 5.4 22% 19.5 28%
152 Sonora Pass 8,750 02-MAR 57.1 14.3 25% 24.9 57%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 43%
March 1: 48%
Mono Lake Basin
281 Gem Pass 10,750 Scheduled for measurement by Southern California Edison Company, Bishop
181 Tioga Pass 9,800 01-MAR 50.1 15.0 30% 26.8 56%
287 Saddlebag Lake 9,750 01-MAR 71.6 17.1 24% 31.3 55%
286 Ellery Lake 9,600 01-MAR 67.7 17.4 26% 29.0 60%
282 Gem Lake 9,150 Scheduled for measurement by Southern California Edison Company, Bishop
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 57%
March 1: 67%
Owens River Basin
220 Cottonwood Lakes 2 11,100 21-FEB 12.1 2.7 22% 14.1 19%
212 East Piute Pass 10,800 01-MAR 25.0 5.6 22% 15.2 37%
221 Cottonwood Lakes 1 10,150 21-FEB 11.2 2.2 20% 12.3 18%
209 Rock Creek 3 10,000 23-FEB 23.1 5.4 23% 14.7 37%
217 Big Pine Creek 1 10,000 26-FEB 27.0 6.9 26% 22.6 31%
218 Big Pine Creek 3 9,800 26-FEB 18.8 4.3 23% 18.3 23%
219 Big Pine Creek 2 9,700 26-FEB 11.8 2.7 23% 14.8 18%
205 Mammoth Pass (Ladwp) 9,300 28-FEB 81.1 21.4 26% 41.9 51%
214 North Lake 9,300 01-MAR 17.1 3.3 19% 10.2 32%
423 Trailhead 9,100 22-FEB 12.2 2.2 18% 13.2 17%
210 Rock Creek 2 9,050 23-FEB 19.5 3.8 19% 11.0 35%
206 Minarets 2 9,000 28-FEB 60.7 14.6 24% 29.1 50%
211 Rock Creek 1 8,700 23-FEB 14.1 3.1 22% 7.5 41%
208 Mammoth 8,300 28-FEB 43.7 10.6 24% 20.2 52%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 33%
March 1: 39%
Summary of Snow Surveys
| Region | No. Basins | No. Courses | Avg WC | % Average April 1 | % Average March 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Coast | 2 | 6 | 21.0" | 85% | 94% |
| Sacramento | 5 | 62 | 18.8" | 61% | 70% |
| San Joaquin Valley | 5 | 60 | 18.6" | 59% | 68% |
| Tulare Lake | 4 | 33 | 12.2" | 50% | 56% |
| North Lahontan | 3 | 12 | 16.4" | 58% | 65% |
| South Lahontan | 2 | 17 | 8.1" | 37% | 44% |
| Statewide Average (weighted) | 60% | 68% | |||
* 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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