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Sheep Canyon SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Sheep Canyon at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 15, and the median peak is 40.0 in around April 7.

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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 Sheep Canyon, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 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 inches151.8 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches151.5 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches151.5 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches151.4 inches

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Records at Sheep Canyon

Record values for Sheep Canyon, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record82.4 inches, May 16, 1999
Deepest snow on record160 inches, February 8, 2008
Biggest season peak82.4 in, 1998-99 season, on May 16, 1999
Smallest season peak4.9 in, 2014-15 season, on January 5, 2015
Last season's peak18.4 in, 2025-26 season, on March 13, 2026

43 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1983

Station details

Elevation3,990 ft
CountyCowlitz
Position46.1932, -122.2539
Record startsOctober 1, 1980
Median peak SWE40.0 in around April 7
Median first snowNovember 15
Median melt-outJune 7
NRCS station ID748:WA:SNTL

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