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Porphyry Creek SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Porphyry Creek at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 23, and the median peak is 17.0 in around April 15.

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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 Porphyry Creek, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.1 inches0.0 inches1 inches0.0 inches
Oct 20.1 inches0.0 inches1 inches0.0 inches
Oct 10.2 inches0.0 inches1 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches24.3 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches24.3 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches23.3 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches23.3 inches

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Records at Porphyry Creek

Record values for Porphyry Creek, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record27.4 inches, May 9, 1984
Deepest snow on record81 inches, March 9, 2019
Biggest season peak27.4 in, 1983-84 season, on May 9, 1984
Smallest season peak8.5 in, 2001-02 season, on March 21, 2002
Last season's peak10.4 in, 2025-26 season, on March 8, 2026

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

Station details

Elevation10,790 ft
CountyGunnison
Position38.4886, -106.3397
Record startsOctober 1, 1978
Median peak SWE17.0 in around April 15
Median first snowOctober 23
Median melt-outMay 27
NRCS station ID701:CO:SNTL

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