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Copeland Lake SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Copeland Lake at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 19, and the median peak is 6.0 in around March 8.

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

Last 8 days

Start-of-day readings for Copeland Lake, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 20.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches
Oct 10.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches19.0 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches19.0 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches19.0 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches18.9 inches

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Records at Copeland Lake

Record values for Copeland Lake, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record10.1 inches, February 9, 2017
Deepest snow on record42 inches, March 15, 2024
Biggest season peak10.1 in, 2016-17 season, on February 9, 2017
Smallest season peak1.9 in, 1980-81 season, on February 4, 1981
Last season's peak2.1 in, 2025-26 season, on May 7, 2026

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

Station details

Elevation8,570 ft
CountyBoulder
Position40.2073, -105.5695
Record startsOctober 1, 1979
Median peak SWE6.0 in around March 8
Median first snowNovember 19
Median melt-outApril 9
NRCS station ID412:CO:SNTL

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