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Mineral Creek SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Mineral Creek at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 24, and the median peak is 15.6 in around April 9.

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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 Mineral Creek, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches
Oct 30.0 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 inches31.0 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches31.0 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches30.1 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches30.1 inches

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Records at Mineral Creek

Record values for Mineral Creek, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record28.9 inches, April 15, 1979
Deepest snow on record93 inches, March 14, 2019
Biggest season peak28.9 in, 1978-79 season, on April 15, 1979
Smallest season peak6.3 in, 2025-26 season, on March 7, 2026
Last season's peak6.3 in, 2025-26 season, on March 7, 2026

48 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1978

Station details

Elevation10,030 ft
CountySan Juan
Position37.8474, -107.7266
Record startsOctober 1, 1978
Median peak SWE15.6 in around April 9
Median first snowOctober 24
Median melt-outMay 19
NRCS station ID629:CO:SNTL

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