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Elbow Lake SNOTEL

Elbow Lake recorded 0.5 in of snow water equivalent at the start of October 4, 2026 and 0 in of snow on the ground.

as of

All values are from the start of the day, midnight Pacific Standard Time

Last 8 days

Start-of-day readings for Elbow Lake, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.5 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.5 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.2 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 inches151.8 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches148.2 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches148.0 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches148.0 inches

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Records at Elbow Lake

Record values for Elbow Lake, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record75.4 inches, April 12, 1999
Deepest snow on record160 inches, March 6, 1999
Biggest season peak75.4 in, 1998-99 season, on April 12, 1999
Smallest season peak4.7 in, 2014-15 season, on January 5, 2015
Last season's peak10.0 in, 2025-26 season, on January 12, 2026

31 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since August 28, 1995

Station details

Elevation3,050 ft
CountyWhatcom
Position48.6909, -121.9089
Record startsAugust 24, 1995
Median peak SWE40.5 in around April 1
Median first snowNovember 18
Median melt-outJune 3
NRCS station ID910:WA:SNTL

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