Snow Course Measurements for June 2006

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     30-MAY   69.8    36.1   52%      41.9    86%    
 66 Meadow Lake               7,200     05-JUN   76.6    39.0   51%      55.8    70%    
 67 Red Mountain              7,200     05-JUN   39.2    21.9   56%      51.9    42%    
 68 English Mountain          7,100     30-MAY   27.6    16.3   59%      45.4    36%    
 76 Furnace Flat              6,700     05-JUN   37.2    21.3   57%      48.4    44%    
 78 Findley Peak              6,500     30-MAY   11.6     6.1   53%      29.8    20%    
389 Robinson Cow Camp         6,480     05-JUN   12.4     7.4   60%      42.5    17%    
390 Sunnyside Meadow          6,300     05-JUN   47.0    26.0   55%      55.4    47%    
 83 Bowman Lake               5,650     30-MAY    0.0     0.0            22.3     0%    
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  40%
                                                                     June 1: 168%
                              American River Basin
338 Lost Corner Mountain      7,500     01-JUN   28.8    13.0   45%      36.2    36%    
316 Wrights Lake              6,900     01-JUN    3.8     2.1   55%      32.8     6%    
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  21%
                                                                     June 1:  88%
                              Mokelumne River Basin
323 Highland Meadow           8,700     25-MAY  100.4    57.3   57%      48.7   118%    
129 Blue Lakes                8,000     25-MAY   71.1    34.1   48%      36.2    94%    
131 Wheeler Lake              7,800     25-MAY  109.1    60.2   55%      53.3   113%    
132 Pacific Valley            7,500     25-MAY   53.4    29.5   55%      38.9    76%    
134 Bear Valley Ridge 1       6,700     25-MAY    0.0     0.0            24.6     0%    
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  80%
                                                                     June 1: 250%
                              Stanislaus River Basin
345 Deadman Creek             9,250     25-MAY   71.1    39.6   56%      35.1   113%    
344 Clark Fork Meadow         8,900     25-MAY   78.2    46.8   60%      39.8   118%    
138 Lower Relief Valley       8,100     26-MAY   66.8    36.2   54%      39.6    91%    
139 Soda Creek Flat           7,800     26-MAY    0.0     0.0            22.0     0%    
384 Stanislaus Meadow         7,750     25-MAY   76.1    43.5   57%      51.0    85%    
140 Eagle Meadow              7,500     26-MAY    0.0     0.0            24.2     0%    
142 Herring Creek             7,300     26-MAY    9.6     4.3   45%      28.0    15%    
143 Relief Dam                7,250     26-MAY    0.0     0.0            19.9     0%    
145 Niagara Flat              6,500     26-MAY    0.0     0.0            19.6     0%    
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  47%
                                                                     June 1: 147%
                              Kings River Basin
223 Blackcap Basin           10,300     30-MAY   72.2    42.6   59%      34.1   125%    
396 Rattlesnake Creek Ba      9,900     31-MAY   67.5    33.3   49%      39.8    84%    
225 Beard Meadow              9,800     31-MAY   51.8    26.4   51%      33.3    79%    
224 Upper Burnt Corral        9,700     30-MAY   81.9    42.4   52%      37.8   112%    
229 Round Corral              9,000     31-MAY   52.6    26.2   50%      35.8    73%    
227 Woodchuck Meadow          8,800     31-MAY   44.6    20.6   46%      31.5    65%    
232 Long Meadow (Kings R)     8,500     30-MAY   39.9    17.6   44%      29.3    60%    
426 Courtright                8,350     30-MAY   46.3    22.0   48%      30.7    72%    
308 Dodsons Meadow            8,050     30-MAY   16.6     8.1   49%      29.6    27%    
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  78%
                                                                     June 1: 228%
                              Truckee River Basin
 89 Webber Lake               7,000     30-MAY   19.3     9.1   47%      31.7    29%    
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  29%
                                                                     June 1:  76%
                              Walker River Basin
152 Sonora Pass               8,750     25-MAY   27.7    15.1   55%      24.9    61%    
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  61%
                                                                     June 1: 160%

Summary of Snow Surveys

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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