Black Hills Snow Course Readings

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

Bear Lodge Divide 4680 4.8 1.1 1.5 2.3 73

Blind Park (S) 6870 30.0 5.2 4.6 5.2 113

Cole Canyon (S) 5870 2.3 3.0 3.2 5.0 94

Ditch Creek 6880 22.1 3.9 2.2 3.6 177

Little Bear Run 6240 16.0 3.0 2.6 3.5 115

Mallo 6420 25.6 5.8 4.6 5.6 126

Mount Tom 5560 19.1 3.8 2.9 3.8 131

North Rapid Creek (S) 6250 25.0 4.6 4.3 4.8 107

Reuter Canyon 6280 25.7 6.8 5.4 8.1 126

Upper Spearfish 6500 27.8 6.5 3.4 6.2 191

(S)=Snotel Station, SWE=Snow Water Equivalent (in.) Submitted by Sherry Burr, NRCS