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Burnside Lake SNOTEL

Burnside Lake recorded 0.1 in of snow water equivalent at the start of October 4, 2026 and 1 in of snow on the ground.

as of

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

Last 8 days

Start-of-day readings for Burnside Lake, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.1 inches0.0 inches1 inches0.1 inches
Oct 30.1 inches0.0 inches1 inches0.1 inches
Oct 20.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 10.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches38.7 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches38.7 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches38.7 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches38.7 inches

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Records at Burnside Lake

Record values for Burnside Lake, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record61.4 inches, April 7, 2023
Deepest snow on record165 inches, March 1, 2023
Biggest season peak61.4 in, 2022-23 season, on April 7, 2023
Smallest season peak9.2 in, 2014-15 season, on March 11, 2015
Last season's peak19.8 in, 2025-26 season, on February 20, 2026

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

Station details

Elevation8,180 ft
CountyAlpine
Position38.7194, -119.8942
Record startsOctober 1, 2003
Median peak SWE24.7 in around March 27
Median first snowNovember 16
Median melt-outMay 11
NRCS station ID1051:CA:SNTL

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