0% of Average Water Content,
of the normal Snow Fields that is,
that in most places California,
ARE.NOT.THERE.
Snow Course Measurements for April 2015
Department of Water Resources
California Data Exchange Center
April measurements received as of Wednesday, April 1, 06:01 PM
Snow depth and water content are in inches. April 1 averages are based on measurements made during years 1951-2000. Courses are grouped by river basins, listed in north-south and high-low elevation order.
Num Name Elev. Date Depth Water Density April 1 Average
Content
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9 Deadfall Lakes 7,200 27-MAR 26.5 14.5 55% 34.2 42%
10 Red Rock Mountain 6,700 28-MAR 0.0 0.0 44.1 0%
11 Bear Basin 6,500 28-MAR 0.0 0.0 39.1 0%
12 Shimmy Lake 6,400 27-MAR 10.5 6.0 57% 50.3 12%
[...]
Mc Cloud River Basin
23 Brewer Creek 6,250 30-MAR 0.0 0.0 36.2 0%
25 Stouts Meadow 5,400 26-MAR 0.0 0.0 37.8 0%
26 Ash Creek 5,000 30-MAR 0.0 0.0 19.7 0%
27 Dead Horse Canyon 4,500 30-MAR 0.0 0.0 11.6 0%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 0%
Pit River Basin
30 Cedar Pass 7,100 31-MAR 0.0 0.0 16.7 0%
28 Blue Lake Ranch 6,800 31-MAR 0.0 0.0 10.4 0%
31 Blacks Mountain 6,700 26-MAR 0.0 0.0 8.4 0%
32 Medicine Lake 6,700 Scheduled for measurement by Doublehead Ranger District
33 Thousand Lakes 6,500 30-MAR 0.0 0.0 34.6 0%
35 Adin Mountain 6,200 30-MAR 0.0 0.0 12.5 0%
34 Snow Mountain 6,050 25-MAR 2.5 1.0 40% 32.8 3%
343 New Manzanita Lake 5,900 27-MAR 0.0 0.0 8.0 0%
37 Mcelroy Pass 5,300 30-MAR 0.0 0.0 1.3 0% *
41 Burney Springs 4,700 25-MAR 0.0 0.0 1.8 0% *
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 0%
Stony Cr Basin
62 Anthony Peak 6,200 31-MAR 0.0 0.0 30.1 0%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 0%
Num Name Elev. Date Depth Water Density April 1 Average
Content
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Yuba River Basin
64 Webber Peak 7,800 01-APR 14.5 7.0 48% 41.9 17%
65 Castle Creek 5 7,400 01-APR 12.0 4.5 38% 52.1 9%
66 Meadow Lake 7,200 25-MAR 16.0 6.0 38% 55.8 11%
67 Red Mountain 7,200 26-MAR 6.0 3.0 50% 51.9 6%
68 English Mountain 7,100 01-APR 1.0 0.5 50% 45.4 1%
69 Donner Summit 6,900 25-MAR 0.5 0.5 100% 38.6 1%
74 Yuba Pass 6,700 30-MAR 0.0 0.0 29.6 0%
76 Furnace Flat 6,700 25-MAR 4.5 2.0 44% 48.4 4%
78 Findley Peak 6,500 01-APR 0.0 0.0 29.8 0%
77 Lake Fordyce 6,500 25-MAR 0.0 0.0 40.9 0%
389 Robinson Cow Camp S. 6,480 26-MAR 0.0 0.0 42.5 0%
390 Sunnyside Meadow 6,300 26-MAR 1.0 0.5 50% 55.4 1%
80 Cisco 5,900 25-MAR 0.0 0.0 27.6 0%
372 Chapman Creek 5,850 30-MAR 0.0 0.0 23.7 0%
83 Bowman Lake 5,650 01-APR 0.0 0.0 22.3 0%
391 Lexington 5,600 30-MAR 0.0 0.0 30.7 0%
277 Gibsonville 5,400 30-MAR 0.0 0.0 28.7 0%
85 Lake Spaulding 5,200 25-MAR 0.0 0.0 21.3 0%
429 Chalk Bluff 4,850 31-MAR 0.0 0.0
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 3%
American River Basin
106 Upper Carson Pass 8,500 30-MAR 0.0 0.0 36.2 0%
331 Lower Carson Pass 8,400 30-MAR 5.5 2.0 36% 39.2 5%
107 Caples Lake 8,000 30-MAR 1.0 0.5 50% 30.8 2%
365 Alpha 7,600 01-APR 0.0 0.0 33.8 0%
338 Lost Corner Mountain 7,500 30-MAR 0.0 0.0 36.2 0%
108 Echo Summit 7,450 31-MAR 0.0 0.0 33.8 0%
110 Lake Audrain 7,300 31-MAR 0.0 0.0 35.3 0%
109 Silver Lake 7,100 Scheduled for measurement by Amador Ranger District
316 Wrights Lake 6,900 30-MAR 0.0 0.0 32.8 0%
113 PHillips 6,800 01-APR 0.0 0.0 27.6 0%
320 Lyons Creek 6,700 01-APR 0.0 0.0 31.8 0%
115 Huysink 6,600 Scheduled for measurement by Tahoe National Forest Headquarters
289 Tamarack Flat 6,550 01-APR 0.0 0.0 28.4 0%
114 Wabena Meadows 6,300 25-MAR 5.0 1.5 30% 42.8 4%
369 Miranda Cabin 6,200 25-MAR 0.0 0.0 40.0 0%
120 Onion Creek 6,100 01-APR 0.0 0.0 19.6 0%
371 Diamond Crossing 6,050 25-MAR 0.0 0.0 22.0 0%
122 Talbot Camp 5,750 25-MAR 0.0 0.0 20.9 0%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 1%
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Tuolumne River Basin
157 Dana Meadows 9,800 27-MAR 11.5 4.0 35% 31.1 13%
158 Rafferty Meadows 9,400 26-MAR 14.6 5.5 38% 32.8 17%
159 Bond Pass 9,300 31-MAR 31.0 13.0 42% 44.9 29%
368 New Grace Meadow 8,900 27-MAR 29.0 12.5 43% 48.0 26%
161 Tuolumne Meadows 8,600 27-MAR 0.0 0.0 22.7 0%
162 Horse Meadow 8,400 Scheduled for measurement by Summit Ranger District
163 Wilma Lake 8,000 31-MAR 12.0 5.0 42% 43.2 12%
165 Sachse Springs 7,900 31-MAR 0.0 0.0 38.1 0%
164 Spotted Fawn 7,800 31-MAR 0.0 0.0 45.6 0%
166 Huckleberry Lake 7,800 31-MAR 0.0 0.0 41.9 0%
167 Paradise Meadow 7,650 26-MAR 3.5 1.5 43% 39.9 4%
348 Kerrick Corral 7,000 31-MAR 0.0 0.0 23.5 0%
168 Upper Kibbie Ridge 6,700 31-MAR 0.0 0.0 18.6 0%
169 Vernon Lake 6,700 26-MAR 0.0 0.0 22.4 0%
173 Lower Kibbie 6,700 31-MAR 0.0 0.0 26.0 0%
171 Beehive Meadow 6,500 26-MAR 0.0 0.0 23.5 0%
172 Bell Meadow 6,500 31-MAR 0.0 0.0 15.5 0%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 6%
Merced River Basin
176 Snow Flat 8,700 25-MAR 10.3 4.2 40% 44.5 9%
177 Ostrander Lake 8,200 30-MAR 0.0 0.0 32.6 0%
178 Tenaya Lake 8,150 25-MAR 0.8 0.3 44% 33.6 1%
179 Gin Flat (Course) 7,000 29-MAR 0.0 0.0 32.0 0%
180 Peregoy Meadows 7,000 30-MAR 0.0 0.0 29.3 0%
Basin Average Pct. of April 1: 2%
[...]
How much is 0% of Average?
Not very much.
If only this were an April Fools joke.
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