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California snowpack

At the start of October 4, 2026, 17 of 36 SNOTEL stations in California showed snow on the pillow. The most snow sat at Palisades Tahoe with 0.2 in of SWE.

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

California snowpack map

Palisades Tahoe: 0.2″Palisades Tahoe 0.2″Rubicon #2: 0.2″Rubicon #2 0.2″Truckee #2: 0.2″Truckee #2 0.2″Burnside Lake: 0.1″Cedar Pass: 0.1″Dismal Swamp: 0.1″Echo Peak: 0.1″Fallen Leaf: 0.1″Forestdale Creek: 0.1″Fredonyer Peak: 0.1″Heavenly Valley: 0.1″Independence Creek: 0.1″Leavitt Lake: 0.1″Spratt Creek: 0.1″Summit Meadow: 0.1″Virginia Lakes Ridge: 0.1″Willow Flat CA: 0.1″Adin Mtn: 0.0″Blue Lakes: 0.0″Carson Pass: 0.0″Crowder Flat: 0.0″Css Lab: 0.0″Ebbetts Pass: 0.0″Hagans Meadow: 0.0″Horse Meadow: 0.0″Independence Camp: 0.0″Independence Lake: 0.0″Leavitt Meadows: 0.0″Lobdell Lake: 0.0″Lost Lakes: 0.0″Monitor Pass: 0.0″Poison Flat: 0.0″Sonora Pass: 0.0″State Line: 0.0″Tahoe City Cross: 0.0″Ward Creek #3: 0.0″AZNVOR
0.1″ 0.2″ Inches of snow water equivalentNo snow on the pillow
Circles mark each SNOTEL station in California, with area set by SWE at the start of October 4, 2026; tap a circle for that station.

SNOTEL stations in California

For every SNOTEL station in California, the table lists elevation, SWE, median, percent of the 1991-2020 median, change over 7 days, depth, and reading date.
StationElevationSWEMedianPercent of median7-day changeDepthDate
Adin Mtn6,170 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inchesOct 4
Blue Lakes8,060 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Burnside Lake8,180 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches1 inchesOct 4
Carson Pass8,360 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Cedar Pass7,060 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches2 inchesOct 4
Crowder Flat5,180 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Css Lab6,890 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inchesOct 4
Dismal Swamp7,370 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches1 inchesOct 4
Ebbetts Pass8,660 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Echo Peak7,650 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Fallen Leaf6,250 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Forestdale Creek8,050 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Fredonyer Peak7,220 ft0.1 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Hagans Meadow7,740 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Heavenly Valley8,540 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Horse Meadow8,580 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Independence Camp6,970 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Independence Creek6,440 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Independence Lake8,340 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Leavitt Lake9,600 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Leavitt Meadows7,200 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Lobdell Lake9,260 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Lost Lakes8,640 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Monitor Pass8,320 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Palisades Tahoe8,010 ft0.2 inches0.0 inches+0.2 inches0 inchesOct 4
Poison Flat7,730 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inchesOct 4
Rubicon #27,560 ft0.2 inches0.0 inches+0.2 inches0 inchesOct 4
Sonora Pass8,770 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Spratt Creek6,060 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
State Line5,690 ft0.0 inches0.0 inchesOct 4
Summit Meadow9,360 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Tahoe City Cross6,760 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Truckee #26,500 ft0.2 inches0.0 inches+0.2 inches0 inchesOct 4
Virginia Lakes Ridge9,400 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Ward Creek #36,750 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Willow Flat CA8,220 ft0.1 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA) created the figures on this page, which are works of the US government and therefore have no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. Neither NRCS nor USDA endorses or is affiliated with WeatherTotals. See: Data sources and attribution.

Record snow water equivalent by California station

The ten SNOTEL stations in California with the highest single-day snow water equivalent in their records.
StationSWEDateSince
Leavitt Lake122.1 inchesApril 20, 20171989
Palisades Tahoe116.5 inchesMay 16, 19951980
Echo Peak89.9 inchesMarch 29, 20231980
Independence Lake86.5 inchesApril 25, 20171978
Ebbetts Pass81.9 inchesApril 22, 20171978
Forestdale Creek78.6 inchesApril 8, 20232003
Css Lab77.5 inchesApril 9, 20231983
Blue Lakes74.4 inchesApril 9, 20231980
Ward Creek #372.9 inchesMay 3, 19831979
Carson Pass68.3 inchesApril 7, 20232004

California SNOTEL stations at a glance

Stations36
Highest stationLeavitt Lake, 9,600 ft
Lowest stationCrowder Flat, 5,180 ft