Upper Tsaina River SNOTEL

Upper Tsaina River recorded 0.7 in of snow water equivalent at the start of October 4, 2026 and 4 in of snow on the ground.

as of 4:40 AM AKDT, October 4, 2026

All values are from the start of the day, midnight Alaska Standard Time

Last 8 days

Start-of-day readings for Upper Tsaina River, last 8 days.
Date	SWE	Depth	Precip since Oct 1
Oct 4	0.7 inches	4 inches	0.7 inches
Oct 3	0.5 inches	1 inches	0.3 inches
Oct 2	0.0 inches	0 inches	0.4 inches
Oct 1	0.0 inches	0 inches	0.0 inches
Sep 30	0.0 inches	0 inches	35.4 inches
Sep 29	0.0 inches	0 inches	35.0 inches
Sep 28	0.0 inches	0 inches	35.0 inches
Sep 27	0.0 inches	0 inches	35.0 inches

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Records at Upper Tsaina River

Record values for Upper Tsaina River, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record	34.9 inches, April 30, 2024
Deepest snow on record	104 inches, March 17, 2024
Biggest season peak	34.9 in, 2023-24 season, on April 30, 2024
Smallest season peak	16.0 in, 2008-09 season, on March 26, 2009
Last season's peak	20.0 in, 2025-26 season, on April 25, 2026

23 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 2003

Station details

Elevation	1,730 ft
County	Chugach
Position	61.1911, -145.6481
Record starts	October 1, 2002
Median peak SWE	21.1 in around April 25
Median first snow	October 22
Median melt-out	May 25
NRCS station ID	1055:AK:SNTL

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Frostbite Bottom 125 mi
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