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Black Hills Snow Course Readings

January 1, 2019

Site Name Elevation (ft.) Current Snow Depth (in.) Current Snow Water Equivalent (in.) 30-year Median SWE (1981-2010) Last Year’s SWE Current Percent of 30-year Median SWE (%)

Blind Park Snotel 6870 21 3.2 3.2 2.6 100

Cole Canyon Snotel 5870 17 3.1 2.2 1.7 141

Ditch Creek 6880 15.8 2.3 2.0 1.3 115

Little Bear Run 6240 11.7 1.8 1.7 0.9 106

Mallo 6420 21.3 3.4 2.9 2.1 117

Mount Tom 5560 16.4 2.4 1.8 1.4 133

North Rapid Creek Snotel 6250 16 2.7 3.2 2.9 84

Submitted by Sherry Burr, NRCS