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Basin Creek SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Basin Creek at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 24, and the median peak is 10.0 in around April 27.

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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 Basin Creek, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.1 inches
Oct 20.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 10.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300.0 inches0.0 inches18.0 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches17.8 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches18.2 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches18.2 inches

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA) created the figures on this page, which are works of the US government and therefore have no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. Neither NRCS nor USDA endorses or is affiliated with WeatherTotals. See: Data sources and attribution.

Records at Basin Creek

Record values for Basin Creek, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record16.2 inches, May 5, 1995
Deepest snow on record53 inches, April 25, 2023
Biggest season peak16.2 in, 1994-95 season, on May 5, 1995
Smallest season peak5.0 in, 2025-26 season, on March 14, 2026
Last season's peak5.0 in, 2025-26 season, on March 14, 2026

46 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since August 16, 1980

Station details

Elevation7,120 ft
CountySilver Bow
Position45.7974, -112.5205
Record startsOctober 1, 1976
Median peak SWE10.0 in around April 27
Median first snowOctober 24
Median melt-outMay 27
NRCS station ID315:MT:SNTL

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