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Bear Creek SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Bear Creek at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 3, and the median peak is 20.4 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 Bear Creek, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0.1 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0.0 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 inches24.3 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches24.3 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 Bear Creek

Record values for Bear Creek, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record45.0 inches, May 7, 1984
Deepest snow on record110 inches, April 5, 2023
Biggest season peak45.0 in, 1983-84 season, on May 7, 1984
Smallest season peak9.4 in, 2025-26 season, on March 6, 2026
Last season's peak9.4 in, 2025-26 season, on March 6, 2026

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

Station details

Elevation8,090 ft
CountyElko
Position41.8339, -115.4528
Record startsMarch 1, 1976
Median peak SWE20.4 in around April 15
Median first snowNovember 3
Median melt-outMay 31
NRCS station ID321:NV:SNTL

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