Rocky Basin-Settlement SNOTEL

8,700 ftTooele County, UtahNRCS site 723Updated Thu Oct 22, 7:00 PM MDT

Last peak11.2″SWE · Mar 6
Depth0″snow-free since Apr 17
Temp42°41°–49° 48 h
Thu 22Past 48 hAir temperature42°F now30°40°50°32°42°FNow · Thu 7 PM
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Next 3 days

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16-day outlook, three models

Last season

11.2″peak snow water equivalent

Last season peaked at 11.2″ of water, 47% of the median peak.

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Station details

Elevation
8,700 ft
Location
40.4429°N, 112.2238°W
County
Tooele County, Utah
Basin
Rush-Tooele Valleys · HUC 16020304
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 723
Station ID
723:UT:SNTL · SHEF RBSU1
Reporting since
June 1980
NRCS name
Rocky Basin-Settleme
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 Rocky Basin-Settlement 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 Rocky Basin-Settlement SNOTEL?

At 8,700 ft in Tooele County, Utah (40.4429°N, 112.2238°W), in the Rush-Tooele Valleys 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.