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Scotch Creek SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Scotch Creek at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 11, and the median peak is 12.0 in around March 18.

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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 Scotch Creek, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.0 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 inches25.3 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches25.3 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches24.3 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches24.3 inches

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Records at Scotch Creek

Record values for Scotch Creek, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record22.6 inches, April 5, 2023
Deepest snow on record74 inches, March 14, 2019
Biggest season peak22.6 in, 2022-23 season, on April 5, 2023
Smallest season peak4.7 in, 2017-18 season, on March 24, 2018
Last season's peak7.0 in, 2025-26 season, on February 23, 2026

40 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since August 6, 1986

Station details

Elevation9,160 ft
CountyDolores
Position37.6456, -108.0083
Record startsOctober 1, 1985
Median peak SWE12.0 in around March 18
Median first snowNovember 11
Median melt-outApril 25
NRCS station ID739:CO:SNTL

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