California Department of Water Resources
Division of Flood Management

Snow Course Measurements for March 2003

March measurements received as of Sunday, March 9, 09:01 AM

Snow depth and water content are in inches. April 1 averages are based on measurements made during years 1951-2000. Courses are grouped by river basins, listed in north-south and high-low elevation order. Contact Dave Hart for more information.


Num         Name                 Elev.  Date     Depth  Water   Density  April 1 Average
                                                       Content
                              Shasta River Basin
  1 Parks Creek               6,700	25-FEB	 82.1	 37.4	46%	 37.4	100%	
  3 Sweetwater                5,850	25-FEB	 36.0	 14.3	40%	 13.7	104%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 102%
                                                                     March 1: 114%
                              Scott River Basin
  5 Middle Boulder 1          6,600	27-FEB	 71.2	 43.7	61%	 32.4	135%	
311 Middle Boulder 3          6,200	27-FEB	 61.5	 34.1	55%	 28.3	120%	
298 Dynamite Meadow           5,700	27-FEB	 38.8	 16.4	42%	 18.6	 88%	
285 Swampy John               5,500	27-FEB	 54.0	 20.4	38%	 34.0	 60%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 101%
                                                                     March 1: 112%
                              Trinity River Basin
  9 Deadfall Lakes            7,200	25-FEB	 72.2	 33.5	46%	 34.2	 98%	
 10 Red Rock Mountain         6,700	01-MAR	 95.7	 47.3	49%	 44.1	107%	
 11 Bear Basin                6,500	01-MAR	 75.2	 37.7	50%	 39.1	 96%	
 12 Shimmy Lake               6,400	01-MAR	109.3	 55.8	51%	 50.3	111%	
 16 Highland Lakes            6,030	01-MAR	 65.7	 33.8	51%	 35.2	 96%	
437 Paradise Peak             5,800	01-MAR	 57.0	 32.0	56%			
 17 Big Flat (Course)         5,100	01-MAR	 27.5	 12.4	45%	 13.1	 95%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 101%
                                                                     March 1: 112%
                              Sacramento River Basin
 18 Mount Shasta              7,900	25-FEB	129.4	 62.4	48%	 53.6	116%	
 19 Sand Flat (Course)        6,800	25-FEB	100.3	 49.7	50%	 43.6	114%	
 22 Slate Creek               5,700	01-MAR	 42.8	 21.1	49%	 30.1	 70%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 100%
                                                                     March 1: 114%
                              Mc Cloud River Basin
 23 Brewer Creek              6,250	24-FEB	 72.2	 33.6	47%	 36.2	 93%	
 25 Stouts Meadow             5,400	25-FEB	 44.6	 20.4	46%	 37.8	 54%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  73%
                                                                     March 1:  83%
                              Pit River Basin
 33 Thousand Lakes            6,500	27-FEB	 74.0	 32.0	43%	 34.6	 92%	
 35 Adin Mountain             6,200	25-FEB	 15.4	  6.0	39%	 12.5	 48%	
343 New Manzanita Lake        5,900	01-MAR	 20.1	  6.1	30%	  8.0	 76%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  72%
                                                                     March 1:  82%
                              Cottonwood Cr Basin
436 Bully Choop               6,100	01-MAR	 33.0	 17.0	52%			
                              Stony Cr Basin
 62 Anthony Peak              6,200	28-FEB	 43.4	 19.5	45%	 30.1	 65%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  65%
                                                                     March 1:  74%
                              Feather River Basin
 47 Lower Lassen Peak         8,250	25-FEB	160.3	 77.5	48%	 80.2	 97%	
361 Kettle Rock               7,300	28-FEB	 32.3	 13.1	41%	 23.4	 56%	
 48 Mount Dyer 1              7,100	24-FEB	 56.5	 20.6	36%	 25.9	 80%	
359 Grizzly Ridge             6,900	25-FEB	 50.7	 20.4	40%	 30.4	 67%	
388 Pilot Peak (DWR)          6,800	25-FEB	 63.7	 29.4	46%	 45.5	 65%	
279 Eureka Bowl               6,800	27-FEB	 67.7	 28.1	42%	 42.7	 66%	
280 Rowland Creek             6,700	26-FEB	 35.4	 12.8	36%	 17.4	 74%	
 75 Church Meadows            6,700	24-FEB	 47.0	 18.5	39%	 30.7	 60%	
360 Mount Hough               6,700	24-FEB	 49.4	 19.8	40%	 30.7	 64%	
 53 Three Lakes               6,250	25-FEB	 64.6	 29.1	45%	 40.8	 71%	
 51 Harkness Flat             6,200	24-FEB	 47.5	 20.4	43%	 28.5	 72%	
 52 Eureka Lake               6,200	27-FEB	 50.8	 19.2	38%	 31.7	 61%	
290 Mount Dyer 2              6,050	24-FEB	 29.5	 11.6	39%	 16.6	 70%	
 54 Mill Creek Flat           5,900	25-FEB	 66.1	 27.9	42%	 39.0	 72%	
353 Frenchman Cove            5,800	26-FEB	  5.5	  2.4	44%			
354 Antelope Ridge            5,650	28-FEB	  3.4	  1.4	41%			
355 Abbey                     5,650	25-FEB	 18.0	  7.0	39%	  9.0	 78%	
 55 Mount Stover              5,600	24-FEB	 20.2	  8.3	41%	 14.7	 56%	
 49 Letterbox                 5,600	24-FEB	 75.1	 34.6	46%	 49.0	 71%	
 58 Feather River Meadow      5,400	24-FEB	 42.0	 17.6	42%	 23.1	 76%	
 56 Browns Camp               5,400	24-FEB	 33.5	 15.0	45%	 23.3	 64%	
 59 Warner Creek              5,100	24-FEB	 27.9	 12.6	45%	 14.7	 86%	
434 Humbug Summit 2           4,850	24-FEB	 21.6	  8.8	41%	 14.3	 62%	
 61 Chester Flat              4,600	27-FEB	  6.5	  2.6	40%	  6.1	 43%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  69%
                                                                     March 1:  78%
                              Yuba River Basin
 64 Webber Peak               7,800	28-FEB	 79.1	 29.2	37%	 41.9	 70%	
 65 Castle Creek 5            7,400	24-FEB	 84.6	 33.5	40%	 52.1	 64%	
 67 Red Mountain              7,200	26-FEB	 78.0	 33.0	42%	 51.9	 64%	
 66 Meadow Lake               7,200	26-FEB	 92.4	 37.1	40%	 55.8	 66%	
 68 English Mountain          7,100	26-FEB	 74.0	 36.9	50%	 45.4	 81%	
 69 Donner Summit             6,900	27-FEB	 54.2	 23.4	43%	 38.6	 61%	
 76 Furnace Flat              6,700	26-FEB	 73.1	 31.1	43%	 48.4	 64%	
 74 Yuba Pass                 6,700	28-FEB	 55.0	 23.0	42%	 29.6	 78%	
 77 Lake Fordyce              6,500	26-FEB	 51.4	 23.8	46%	 40.9	 58%	
 78 Findley Peak              6,500	26-FEB	 47.8	 20.6	43%	 29.8	 69%	
389 Robinson Cow Camp         6,480	25-FEB	 66.2	 31.1	47%	 42.5	 73%	
390 Sunnyside Meadow          6,300	25-FEB	 92.6	 43.9	47%	 55.4	 79%	
 80 Cisco                     5,900	27-FEB	 40.4	 17.0	42%	 27.6	 62%	
372 Chapman Creek             5,850	28-FEB	 45.0	 18.0	40%	 23.7	 76%	
 83 Bowman Lake               5,650	26-FEB	 34.9	 15.4	44%	 22.3	 69%	
391 Lexington                 5,600	27-FEB	 50.1	 23.0	46%	 30.7	 75%	
277 Gibsonville               5,400	27-FEB	 48.9	 21.0	43%	 28.7	 73%	
 85 Lake Spaulding            5,200	27-FEB	 27.9	 11.7	42%	 21.3	 55%	
429 Chalk Bluff               4,850	26-FEB	  0.0	  0.0				
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  69%
                                                                     March 1:  78%
                              American River Basin
106 Upper Carson Pass         8,500	28-FEB	 60.0	 22.4	37%	 36.2	 62%	
331 Lower Carson Pass         8,400	28-FEB	 73.5	 26.9	37%	 39.2	 69%	
107 Caples Lake (DWR)         8,000	28-FEB	 49.8	 17.4	35%	 30.8	 56%	
365 Alpha                     7,600	26-FEB	 47.8	 20.6	43%	 33.8	 61%	
338 Lost Corner Mountain      7,500	25-FEB	 52.7	 22.6	43%	 36.2	 62%	
108 Echo Summit               7,450	24-FEB	 44.1	 17.8	40%	 33.8	 53%	
110 Lake Audrain              7,300	24-FEB	 56.5	 22.3	39%	 35.3	 63%	
109 Silver Lake               7,100	27-FEB	 32.8	 13.5	41%	 21.0	 64%	
111 Darrington                7,100		Scheduled for measurement by CA Dept of Water Resources/Snow Surveys
316 Wrights Lake              6,900	25-FEB	 50.7	 20.9	41%	 32.8	 64%	
113 PHillips                  6,800	27-FEB	 37.0	 16.6	45%	 27.6	 60%	
320 Lyons Creek               6,700	26-FEB	 58.9	 23.1	39%	 31.8	 73%	
115 Huysink                   6,600	28-FEB	 65.1	 27.5	42%	 45.0	 61%	
289 Tamarack Flat             6,550	26-FEB	 43.1	 17.7	41%	 28.4	 62%	
114 Wabena Meadows            6,300	28-FEB	 67.5	 28.6	42%	 42.8	 67%	
369 Miranda Cabin             6,200	28-FEB	 59.6	 25.9	43%	 40.0	 65%	
120 Onion Creek               6,100	26-FEB	 33.1	 15.4	47%	 19.6	 79%	
371 Diamond Crossing          6,050	28-FEB	 31.8	 12.2	38%	 22.0	 55%	
122 Talbot Camp               5,750	28-FEB	 33.3	 12.9	39%	 20.9	 62%	
322 Robbs Valley              5,600	28-FEB	 30.2	 10.2	34%	 15.6	 65%	
127 Ice House                 5,300	28-FEB	 14.7	  5.9	40%	  5.8	102%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  65%
                                                                     March 1:  74%
                              Mokelumne River Basin
323 Highland Meadow           8,700	28-FEB	 85.7	 35.8	42%	 48.7	 74%	
364 Tragedy Creek             8,150	28-FEB	 74.1	 29.6	40%	 45.0	 66%	
129 Blue Lakes                8,000	28-FEB	 63.5	 25.0	39%	 36.2	 69%	
131 Wheeler Lake              7,800	26-FEB	 99.4	 44.8	45%	 53.3	 84%	
132 Pacific Valley            7,500	28-FEB	 63.7	 25.2	40%	 38.9	 65%	
363 Podesta                   7,200	28-FEB	 63.1	 25.8	41%	 44.8	 58%	
133 Corral Flat               7,200	28-FEB	 63.5	 26.2	41%	 40.5	 65%	
134 Bear Valley Ridge 1       6,700	28-FEB	 41.2	 16.7	41%	 24.6	 68%	
435 Lumberyard 2              6,500	27-FEB	 16.6	  7.4	45%	 13.8	 54%	
136 Hams Station              5,500	27-FEB	  5.1	  1.5	29%	  5.3	 28%	*
137 Antelope Springs          4,350	27-FEB	  2.0	  0.5	25%			
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  67%
                                                                     March 1:  77%
                              Stanislaus River Basin
345 Deadman Creek             9,250	26-FEB	 65.0	 25.1	39%	 35.1	 72%	
344 Clark Fork Meadow         8,900	26-FEB	 80.7	 31.6	39%	 39.8	 79%	
427 Gianelli Meadow           8,400	27-FEB	 89.7	 33.4	37%	 52.9	 63%	
138 Lower Relief Valley       8,100	26-FEB	 66.6	 28.6	43%	 39.6	 72%	
139 Soda Creek Flat           7,800	26-FEB	 35.3	 14.7	42%	 22.0	 67%	
384 Stanislaus Meadow         7,750	28-FEB	 75.7	 37.0	49%	 51.0	 73%	
140 Eagle Meadow              7,500	26-FEB	 40.6	 17.6	43%	 24.2	 73%	
142 Herring Creek             7,300	26-FEB	 43.2	 17.8	41%	 28.0	 64%	
143 Relief Dam                7,250	26-FEB	 37.0	 14.7	40%	 19.9	 74%	
416 Bloods Creek              7,200	25-FEB	 53.9	 22.1	41%	 34.6	 64%	
373 Hells Kitchen             6,550	25-FEB	 34.5	 14.6	42%	 21.8	 67%	
145 Niagara Flat              6,500	26-FEB	 33.7	 15.0	45%	 19.6	 77%	
386 Black Springs             6,500	25-FEB	 41.2	 17.1	42%	 22.0	 78%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  71%
                                                                     March 1:  81%
                              Tuolumne River Basin
157 Dana Meadows              9,800	25-FEB	 66.2	 22.3	34%	 31.1	 72%	
159 Bond Pass                 9,300	22-FEB	 81.5	 30.4	37%	 44.9	 68%	
368 New Grace Meadow          8,900	26-FEB	 82.4	 30.9	37%	 48.0	 64%	
161 Tuolumne Meadows          8,600	01-MAR	 52.2	 18.0	34%	 22.7	 79%	
162 Horse Meadow              8,400	22-FEB	 79.8	 30.1	38%	 46.7	 64%	
163 Wilmer Lake               8,000	26-FEB	 73.9	 27.3	37%	 43.2	 63%	
165 Sachse Springs            7,900	24-FEB	 50.0	 20.4	41%	 38.1	 54%	
164 Spotted Fawn              7,800	24-FEB	 70.7	 25.5	36%	 45.6	 56%	
166 Huckleberry Lake          7,800	23-FEB	 64.4	 23.8	37%	 41.9	 57%	
167 Paradise Meadow           7,650	27-FEB	 69.0	 24.4	35%	 39.9	 61%	
348 Kerrick Corral            7,000	26-FEB	 46.1	 18.1	39%	 23.5	 77%	
173 Lower Kibbie              6,700	25-FEB	 39.0	 15.6	40%	 26.0	 60%	
169 Vernon Lake               6,700	27-FEB	 41.8	 16.0	38%	 22.4	 71%	
168 Upper Kibbie Ridge        6,700	25-FEB	 32.8	 12.0	37%	 18.6	 65%	
171 Beehive Meadow            6,500	28-FEB	 43.5	 17.6	40%	 23.5	 75%	
172 Bell Meadow               6,500	26-FEB	 27.6	 11.8	43%	 15.5	 76%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  66%
                                                                     March 1:  76%
                              Merced River Basin
176 Snow Flat                 8,700	27-FEB	 93.7	 28.0	30%	 44.5	 63%	
177 Ostrander Lake            8,200	26-FEB	 62.3	 22.6	36%	 32.6	 69%	
178 Tenaya Lake               8,150	28-FEB	 71.2	 23.5	33%	 33.6	 70%	
180 Peregoy Meadows           7,000	23-FEB	 42.7	 16.4	38%	 29.3	 56%	
179 Gin Flat (Course)         7,000	26-FEB	 45.7	 21.5	47%	 32.0	 67%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  65%
                                                                     March 1:  75%
                              San Joaquin River Basin
182 Mono Pass                11,450	27-FEB	 64.8	 20.6	32%	 30.8	 67%	
183 Piute Pass               11,300	26-FEB	 71.4	 25.2	35%	 37.9	 66%	
276 Pioneer Basin            10,400	27-FEB	 75.0	 25.6	34%	 34.0	 75%	
186 Volcanic Knob            10,050	27-FEB	 77.8	 21.8	28%	 30.7	 71%	
187 Rose Marie               10,000	27-FEB	 68.1	 21.4	31%	 29.7	 72%	
189 Agnew Pass                9,450	26-FEB	 59.7	 20.2	34%	 31.8	 64%	
190 Kaiser Pass               9,100	28-FEB	 78.6	 27.8	35%	 39.0	 71%	
191 Dutch Lake                9,100	27-FEB	 79.5	 24.9	31%	 28.1	 89%	
192 Coyote Lake               8,850	28-FEB	 69.1	 22.5	33%	 32.2	 70%	
193 Cora Lakes                8,400	27-FEB	 64.6	 26.0	40%	 36.3	 72%	
346 Badger Flat               8,300	28-FEB	 58.6	 18.1	31%	 30.8	 59%	
194 Nellie Lake               8,000	28-FEB	 67.3	 22.0	33%	 35.8	 61%	
324 Lake Thomas A Edison      7,800	26-FEB	 26.0	 11.2	43%	 14.7	 76%	
196 Chilkoot Lake             7,450	26-FEB	 46.1	 18.8	41%	 36.8	 51%	
347 Tamarack Creek            7,250	28-FEB	 37.4	 14.2	38%	 23.8	 60%	
198 Florence Lake             7,200	26-FEB	 20.3	  7.2	35%	  7.6	 95%	
197 Chilkoot Meadow           7,150	26-FEB	 48.0	 20.2	42%	 36.6	 55%	
199 Huntington Lake           7,000	03-MAR	 36.0	 12.7	35%	 18.6	 68%	
200 Clover Meadow             7,000	27-FEB	 41.0	 15.7	38%	 22.8	 69%	
201 Jackass Meadow            6,950	28-FEB	 36.6	 14.2	39%	 24.0	 59%	
204 Poison Meadow             6,800	26-FEB	 31.4	 13.1	42%	 24.8	 53%	
202 Chiquito Creek            6,800	26-FEB	 39.2	 15.2	39%	 21.7	 70%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  68%
                                                                     March 1:  78%
                              Kings River Basin
223 Blackcap Basin           10,300	02-MAR	 73.0	 23.7	32%	 34.1	 70%	
396 Rattlesnake Creek Ba      9,900	05-MAR	 72.0	 25.5	35%	 39.8	 64%	
225 Beard Meadow              9,800	03-MAR	 75.3	 27.0	36%	 33.3	 81%	
224 Upper Burnt Corral        9,700	03-MAR	 74.2	 27.0	36%	 37.8	 71%	
229 Round Corral              9,000	02-MAR	 65.2	 22.7	35%	 35.8	 63%	
227 Woodchuck Meadow          8,800	28-FEB	 62.9	 20.6	33%	 31.5	 65%	
232 Long Meadow (Kings R)     8,500	02-MAR	 58.0	 18.2	31%	 29.3	 62%	
426 Courtright                8,350	03-MAR	 56.4	 19.4	34%	 30.7	 63%	
233 Statum Meadow             8,300	05-MAR	 38.9	 13.4	34%	 32.3	 41%	
230 Helms Meadow              8,250	01-MAR	 46.8	 15.6	33%	 26.7	 58%	
234 Post Corral Meadow        8,200	02-MAR	 49.4	 15.5	31%	 26.3	 59%	
308 Dodsons Meadow            8,050	03-MAR	 48.7	 17.2	35%	 29.6	 58%	
236 Big Meadows               7,600	03-MAR	 34.6	  8.2	24%	 24.6	 33%	
239 Fred Meadow               6,950	03-MAR	 22.9	  8.0	35%	 21.3	 38%	
240 Grant Grove               6,600	28-FEB	 16.8	  5.4	32%	 13.4	 40%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  58%
                                                                     March 1:  65%
                              Kaweah River Basin
292 Farewell Gap              9,500	26-FEB	 58.4	 19.7	34%	 35.8	 55%	
243 Panther Meadow            8,600	01-MAR	 61.0	 19.0	31%	 36.7	 52%	
244 Hockett Meadows           8,500		Scheduled for measurement by Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
245 Mineral King              8,000	27-FEB	 28.6	  8.2	29%	 20.6	 40%	
246 Giant Forest              6,400	25-FEB	 21.5	  7.8	36%	 14.7	 53%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  50%
                                                                     March 1:  56%
                              Tule River Basin
247 Quaking Aspen             7,000	26-FEB	 17.4	  5.4	31%	 12.3	 44%	
248 Old Enterprise Mill       6,600	27-FEB	 17.5	  5.1	29%	 14.3	 36%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  40%
                                                                     March 1:  45%
                              Kern River Basin
250 Bighorn Plateau          11,350	28-FEB	 51.6	 16.8	33%	 23.7	 71%	
251 Cottonwood Pass          11,050	21-FEB	 39.2	 10.9	28%	 14.8	 74%	
252 Siberian Pass            10,900	24-FEB	 51.7	 16.6	32%	 20.0	 83%	
253 Crabtree Meadow          10,700	27-FEB	 53.3	 16.6	31%	 19.6	 85%	
275 Sandy Meadows            10,650	28-FEB	 49.1	 16.0	33%	 19.2	 83%	
254 Guyot Flat               10,650	25-FEB	 58.9	 17.5	30%	 20.8	 84%	
255 Tyndall Creek            10,650	28-FEB	 49.5	 14.5	29%	 18.8	 77%	
257 Big Whitney Meadow        9,750	21-FEB	 49.7	 14.5	29%	 17.2	 84%	
256 Rock Creek                9,600	20-FEB	 51.0	 15.9	31%	 17.8	 89%	
258 Round Meadow              9,000		Scheduled for measurement by Cannell Meadow Ranger District
259 Ramshaw Meadows           8,700	22-FEB	 28.7	  6.1	21%	 11.5	 53%	
260 Little Whitney Meadow     8,500	22-FEB	 27.6	  7.9	29%	 12.9	 61%	
264 Quinn Ranger Station      8,350		Scheduled for measurement by Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
249 Dead Horse Meadow         7,300	01-MAR	 17.3	  3.9	23%	 10.7	 36%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  73%
                                                                     March 1:  83%
                              Truckee River Basin
318 Squaw Valley 2            7,700	26-FEB	 81.0	 28.7	35%	 48.4	 59%	
 89 Webber Lake               7,000	27-FEB	 65.1	 28.4	44%	 31.7	 90%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  74%
                                                                     March 1:  85%
                              Lake Tahoe Basin
 96 Lake Lucille              8,200	26-FEB	113.0	 42.6	38%	 59.1	 72%	
 97 Rubicon Peak 1            8,100	03-MAR	 93.0	 34.7	37%	 48.0	 72%	
 99 Rubicon Peak 2            7,500	28-FEB	 61.5	 21.0	34%	 30.8	 68%	
100 Freel Bench               7,300	27-FEB	 25.0	 10.2	41%	 10.4	 98%	
101 Ward Creek 2              7,000	28-FEB	 58.2	 21.8	37%	 41.8	 52%	
333 Glenbrook 2 (Nevada)      6,900	28-FEB	 23.2	  7.7	33%	 11.6	 66%	
103 Richardsons 2             6,500	25-FEB	 30.0	 10.9	36%	 15.6	 70%	
104 Upper Truckee             6,400	22-FEB	 18.0	  7.3	41%	  7.4	 99%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  75%
                                                                     March 1:  85%
                              Walker River Basin
421 Leavitt Lake              9,600	26-FEB	 83.5	 31.3	37%	 50.8	 62%	
150 Virginia Lakes            9,400	02-MAR	 48.0	 18.2	38%	 18.0	101%	
377 Virginia Lakes Ridge      9,300	02-MAR	 47.3	 14.6	31%	 19.5	 75%	
152 Sonora Pass               8,750	26-FEB	 57.1	 21.0	37%	 24.9	 84%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  80%
                                                                     March 1:  91%
                              Mono Lk Basin
281 Gem Pass                 10,750	26-FEB	 70.4	 24.9	35%	 33.7	 74%	
181 Tioga Pass                9,800	26-FEB	 62.3	 21.0	34%	 26.8	 78%	
287 Saddlebag Lake            9,750	26-FEB	 73.2	 25.9	35%	 31.3	 83%	
286 Ellery Lake               9,600	26-FEB	 68.7	 22.6	33%	 29.0	 78%	
282 Gem Lake                  9,150	26-FEB	 55.9	 17.8	32%	 30.0	 59%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  74%
                                                                     March 1:  88%
                              Owens River Basin
220 Cottonwood Lakes 2       11,100	20-FEB	 44.4	 11.9	27%	 14.1	 84%	
212 East Piute Pass          10,800	27-FEB	 44.5	 14.0	31%	 15.2	 92%	
221 Cottonwood Lakes 1       10,150	20-FEB	 43.6	 11.6	27%	 12.3	 94%	
209 Rock Creek 3             10,000	26-FEB	 36.2	 10.0	28%	 14.7	 68%	
217 Big Pine Creek 1         10,000	24-FEB	 48.0	 15.1	31%	 22.6	 67%	
218 Big Pine Creek 3          9,800	24-FEB	 47.6	 14.7	31%	 18.3	 80%	
219 Big Pine Creek 2          9,700	24-FEB	 30.6	  9.3	30%	 14.8	 63%	
214 North Lake                9,300	27-FEB	 31.1	  9.1	29%	 10.2	 89%	
205 Mammoth Pass (DWR)        9,300	27-FEB	 72.9	 28.2	39%	 41.9	 67%	
423 Trailhead                 9,100	21-FEB	 44.0	 12.2	28%	 13.2	 92%	
210 Rock Creek 2              9,050	26-FEB	 32.6	  9.0	28%	 11.0	 82%	
206 Minarets 2                9,000	27-FEB	 51.7	 18.4	36%	 29.1	 63%	
211 Rock Creek 1              8,700	26-FEB	 24.2	  6.4	26%	  7.5	 85%	
208 Mammoth                   8,300	27-FEB	 38.2	 12.7	33%	 20.2	 63%	
                                                Basin Average Pct. of April 1:  78%
                                                                     March 1:  92%

Summary of Snow Surveys

RegionNo. BasinsNo. CoursesAvg WC% Average
April 1
% Average
March 1
North Coast 3 12 32.2" 101% 112%
Sacramento 6 68 22.6" 69% 79%
San Joaquin Valley 5 65 21.5" 68% 77%
Tulare Lake 4 33 14.8" 61% 69%
North Lahontan 3 14 21.3" 76% 87%
South Lahontan 2 19 15.5" 77% 91%
Statewide Average (weighted) 71% 81%

* This course not included in river, basin or Statewide computations.

THIS SUMMARY MAY NOT MATCH THAT PUBLISHED IN BULLETIN 120 DUE TO CHANGES IN AVERAGES AND COURSE SELECTION. USE ONLY FOR COMPARISONS BETWEEN YEARS

Data are preliminary and subject to revision. This document is updated every 30 minutes during the data-collection period.

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Revised: March 09, 2003 09:04