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Schwartz Lake SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Schwartz Lake at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 30, and the median peak is 12.4 in around April 20.

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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 Schwartz Lake, 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 inches
Oct 10 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches27.1 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches27.1 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches27.1 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches27.1 inches

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Records at Schwartz Lake

Record values for Schwartz Lake, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record18.0 inches, April 14, 1997
Deepest snow on record55 inches, April 9, 2011
Biggest season peak18.0 in, 1996-97 season, on April 14, 1997
Smallest season peak6.9 in, 2001-02 season, on April 19, 2002
Last season's peak8.3 in, 2025-26 season, on March 13, 2026

30 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since September 27, 1995

Station details

Elevation8,620 ft
CountyLemhi
Position44.8462, -113.8373
Record startsSeptember 26, 1995
Median peak SWE12.4 in around April 20
Median first snowOctober 30
Median melt-outMay 21
NRCS station ID915:ID:SNTL

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