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Cottonwood Creek SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Cottonwood Creek at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 24, and the median peak is 22.6 in around April 10.

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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 Cottonwood 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 inches38.2 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches38.2 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches38.1 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches38.0 inches

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Records at Cottonwood Creek

Record values for Cottonwood Creek, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record37.2 inches, April 30, 2011
Deepest snow on record100 inches, April 5, 2023
Biggest season peak37.2 in, 2010-11 season, on April 30, 2011
Smallest season peak14.3 in, 1991-92 season, on March 25, 1992
Last season's peak16.5 in, 2025-26 season, on March 15, 2026

42 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1982

Station details

Elevation7,710 ft
CountyLincoln
Position42.6459, -110.8148
Record startsOctober 1, 1980
Median peak SWE22.6 in around April 10
Median first snowOctober 24
Median melt-outMay 30
NRCS station ID419:WY:SNTL

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