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Shell Creek SNOTEL

A snow water equivalent reading of 0.1 in at Shell Creek at the beginning of October 4, 2026 came with 0 in of snow covering the ground and equaled 25% of the 0.4-inch median for that date.

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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 Shell Creek, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.1 inches0.4 inches25%0 inches
Oct 30.1 inches0.4 inches25%0 inches
Oct 20.1 inches0.2 inches50%0 inches
Oct 10.1 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches27.5 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches27.5 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches27.5 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches27.5 inches

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Records at Shell Creek

Record values for Shell Creek, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record29.6 inches, May 31, 2011
Deepest snow on record97 inches, May 1, 2011
Biggest season peak29.6 in, 2010-11 season, on May 31, 2011
Smallest season peak12.5 in, 2014-15 season, on April 16, 2015
Last season's peak16.1 in, 2025-26 season, on May 10, 2026

47 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 20, 1978

Station details

Elevation9,570 ft
CountyBig Horn
Position44.5001, -107.4295
Record startsOctober 1, 1978
Median peak SWE18.2 in around May 5
Median first snowOctober 4
Median melt-outJune 14
NRCS station ID751:WY:SNTL

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