Crow Creek SNOTEL

Name: Crow Creek SNOTEL snow depth, snow water equivalent and temperature
Creator: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

8,320 ftAlbany County, WyomingNRCS site 1045Updated Thu Oct 22, 7:00 PM MDT

SWE1.2″no median

Depth0″0″ 48 h

Temp50°40°–62° 48 h

48 h7 daysSeason

SWE % of medianSWESnow depth

<50%50–6970–8990–109110–129130–149150%+

0″2″8″16″32″+

0″6″24″48″100″+

Map

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Next 3 days

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16-day outlook, three models

Snowpack vs. median

—%of the 1991–2020 median for today

Nearby SNOTEL stations

All Wyoming

Station	Elevation	SWE	% median	Depth	48 h
Black MountainCO · 28 mi	8,940 ft	0.1″	17%	0″	0″
Deadman HillCO · 35 mi	10,240 ft	0.0″	0%	0″	−2″
RoachCO · 42 mi	9,710 ft	0.0″	0%	0″	0″
Cinnabar ParkWY · 44 mi	9,670 ft	0.0″	0%	0″	0″
Brooklyn LakeWY · 45 mi	10,250 ft	0.1″	33%	0″	0″
Hourglass LakeCO · 47 mi	9,380 ft	0.0″	0%	0″	0″
RawahCO · 48 mi	9,100 ft	0.0″	0%	2″	+1″
Sand LakeWY · 49 mi	10,080 ft	1.1″	55%	0″	−2″

Station details

Elevation: 8,320 ft
Location: 41.2282°N, 105.3857°W
County: Albany County, Wyoming
Basin: Crow · HUC 10190009
Network: NRCS SNOTEL · site 1045
Station ID: 1045:WY:SNTL · SHEF CRWW4
Reporting since: August 2003
NWS forecast office: Cheyenne (CYS) 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 Crow Creek 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 Crow Creek SNOTEL?

At 8,320 ft in Albany County, Wyoming (41.2282°N, 105.3857°W), in the Crow 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.