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Hand Creek SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Hand Creek at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 5, and the median peak is 11.0 in around April 3.

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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 Hand 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 inches33.0 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches33.0 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches33.0 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches33.0 inches

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Records at Hand Creek

Record values for Hand Creek, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record21.4 inches, April 12, 1997
Deepest snow on record55 inches, April 4, 2009
Biggest season peak21.4 in, 1996-97 season, on April 12, 1997
Smallest season peak3.8 in, 2004-05 season, on January 18, 2005
Last season's peak9.2 in, 2025-26 season, on March 17, 2026

50 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1976

Station details

Elevation5,030 ft
CountyFlathead
Position48.3075, -114.8407
Record startsOctober 1, 1976
Median peak SWE11.0 in around April 3
Median first snowNovember 5
Median melt-outMay 9
NRCS station ID510:MT:SNTL

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