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Independence Creek SNOTEL

Independence 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 Independence Creek, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.1 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.1 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 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 inches31.8 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches31.8 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches31.8 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches31.8 inches

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Records at Independence Creek

Record values for Independence Creek, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record30.0 inches, March 27, 2011
Deepest snow on record112 inches, March 25, 2011
Biggest season peak30.0 in, 2010-11 season, on March 27, 2011
Smallest season peak1.1 in, 2013-14 season, on February 28, 2014
Last season's peak8.8 in, 2025-26 season, on February 20, 2026

46 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1980

Station details

Elevation6,440 ft
CountySierra
Position39.4900, -120.2823
Record startsOctober 1, 1980
Median peak SWE14.2 in around March 22
Median first snowNovember 26
Median melt-outApril 27
NRCS station ID540:CA:SNTL

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