COURSES.200506 California Data Exchange Center

  

Welcome to CDEC A division of DWR
Snow Course Measurements

Snow Course Measurements for June 2005

June measurements received as of Wednesday, June 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 Hart for more information.


Num         Name                 Elev.  Date     Depth  Water   Density  April 1 Average
                                                       Content
                              Yuba River Basin
 64 Webber Peak               7,800     26-MAY   67.8    33.9   50%      41.9    81%    
 65 Castle Creek 5            7,400     31-MAY   67.8    33.7   50%      52.1    65%    
 66 Meadow Lake               7,200     26-MAY   92.4    47.9   52%      55.8    86%    
 67 Red Mountain              7,200     26-MAY   77.2    42.2   55%      51.9    81%    
 68 English Mountain          7,100     26-MAY   47.3    26.3   56%      45.4    58%    
 76 Furnace Flat              6,700     26-MAY   65.2    37.3   57%      48.4    77%    
 78 Findley Peak              6,500     26-MAY   22.0    12.2   55%      29.8    41%    
 83 Bowman Lake               5,650     26-MAY    0.0     0.0            22.3     0%    
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  61%
                                                                     June 1: 255%
                              American River Basin
338 Lost Corner Mountain      7,500     01-JUN   44.4    22.5   51%      36.2    62%    
316 Wrights Lake              6,900     01-JUN   26.4    13.2   50%      32.8    40%    
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  51%
                                                                     June 1: 213%
                              Kings River Basin
223 Blackcap Basin           10,300     31-MAY   72.5    38.6   53%      34.1   113%    
396 Rattlesnake Creek Ba      9,900     31-MAY   66.1    32.4   49%      39.8    81%    
225 Beard Meadow              9,800     30-MAY   61.0    31.2   51%      33.3    94%    
224 Upper Burnt Corral        9,700     30-MAY   79.2    39.2   49%      37.8   104%    
229 Round Corral              9,000     31-MAY   55.2    27.0   49%      35.8    75%    
227 Woodchuck Meadow          8,800     31-MAY   43.5    21.6   50%      31.5    69%    
232 Long Meadow (Kings R)     8,500     30-MAY   40.7    17.2   42%      29.3    59%    
426 Courtright                8,350     30-MAY   47.7    21.7   45%      30.7    71%    
308 Dodsons Meadow            8,050     30-MAY   19.8     8.3   42%      29.6    28%    
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  77%
                                                                     June 1: 227%
                              Truckee River Basin
 89 Webber Lake               7,000     26-MAY   33.8    18.0   53%      31.7    57%    
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  57%
                                                                     June 1: 149%

Summary of Snow Surveys

RegionNo. BasinsNo. CoursesAvg WC% Average
April 1
% Average
June 1
North Coast
Sacramento 2 10 26.9" 59% 246%
San Joaquin Valley
Tulare Lake 1 9 26.4" 77% 227%
North Lahontan 1 1 18.0" 57% 149%
South Lahontan
Statewide Average (weighted) 37%134%

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 every 30 minutes during the data-collection period.

hart@water.ca.gov


Real-Time Data | Group of Real-Time Stations | Daily Data | Group of Daily Stations
Monthly Data | Historical Data | Custom Graph Plotter | Text Reports


Report name: