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Swift Creek SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Swift Creek at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 11, and the median peak is 72.5 in around April 22.

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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 Swift Creek, 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 inches199.7 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches199.4 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches199.4 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches199.4 inches

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Records at Swift Creek

Record values for Swift Creek, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record111.2 inches, May 5, 2017
Deepest snow on record235 inches, April 21, 2023
Biggest season peak111.2 in, 2016-17 season, on May 5, 2017
Smallest season peak8.9 in, 2014-15 season, on January 20, 2015
Last season's peak33.0 in, 2025-26 season, on March 13, 2026

24 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since August 13, 2002

Station details

Elevation4,440 ft
CountySkamania
Position46.1638, -122.1840
Record startsOctober 1, 2001
Median peak SWE72.5 in around April 22
Median first snowNovember 11
Median melt-outJune 28
NRCS station ID1012:WA:SNTL

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