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Forestdale Creek SNOTEL

Forestdale Creek recorded 0.1 in of snow water equivalent at the start of October 4, 2026 and 0 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 Forestdale Creek, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.1 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.1 inches0.0 inches0 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 inches49.2 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches49.2 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches49.2 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches49.2 inches

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Records at Forestdale Creek

Record values for Forestdale Creek, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record78.6 inches, April 8, 2023
Deepest snow on record189 inches, March 13, 2023
Biggest season peak78.6 in, 2022-23 season, on April 8, 2023
Smallest season peak11.9 in, 2014-15 season, on March 2, 2015
Last season's peak22.7 in, 2025-26 season, on February 25, 2026

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

Station details

Elevation8,050 ft
CountyAlpine
Position38.6825, -119.9597
Record startsOctober 1, 2003
Median peak SWE33.8 in around April 5
Median first snowNovember 8
Median melt-outMay 30
NRCS station ID1049:CA:SNTL

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