Lakefork Basin SNOTEL

10,890 ftDuchesne County, UtahNRCS site 513Updated Thu Oct 22, 7:00 PM MDT

Last peak1.0″SWE · Oct 12
Depth0″snow-free since Oct 21
Temp35°32°–39° 48 h
Thu 22Past 48 hAir temperature35°F now35°40°32°35°FNow · Thu 7 PM
ThuPast 48 hAir temperature35°F now35°40°32°35°FNow · Thu 7 PM
Sat 17Sun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Past 7 daysAir temperature35°F now20°40°32°35°FNow · Thu 7 PM
SatSunMonTueWedPast 7 daysAir temperature35°F now20°40°32°35°FNow · Thu 7 PM
0″10″20″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulPeak 1″ · Oct 12Melted out Oct 21
0″10″20″ONDJFMAMJJPeak 1″ · Oct 12Melted out Oct 21
<50%50–6970–8990–109110–129130–149150%+
0″2″8″16″32″+
0″6″24″48″100″+
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Next 3 days

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16-day outlook, three models

Last season

1.0″peak snow water equivalent

Last season peaked at 1.0″ of water, 4% of the median peak.

Nearby SNOTEL stations

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Station details

Elevation
10,890 ft
Location
40.7379°N, 110.6212°W
County
Duchesne County, Utah
Basin
Duchesne · HUC 14060003
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 513
Station ID
513:UT:SNTL · SHEF LBNU1
Reporting since
October 1982
NWS forecast office
Salt Lake City (SLC) discussion

Questions

What is snow water equivalent (SWE)?

SWE is the depth of water you would get by melting the whole snowpack. Fresh powder is often 5 to 10% water; old spring snow can be 40% or more.

How often does Lakefork Basin SNOTEL update?

The station reports every hour by radio telemetry to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. This page refreshes each hour. Readings are provisional until NRCS quality control.

What does “% of median” mean?

It compares today’s SWE with the 1991–2020 median for the same calendar day at this station. Above 100% means more water in the snowpack than on a typical year’s same date.

Where is Lakefork Basin SNOTEL?

At 10,890 ft in Duchesne County, Utah (40.7379°N, 110.6212°W), in the Duchesne basin.

How is the snow forecast made?

Vertex runs the HRRR, RRFS and GFS weather models at the station’s own elevation and carries the measured snowpack forward hour by hour. Treat it as guidance, and check your avalanche center’s forecast before heading out.