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Data from a SNOTEL site in Elko County, Nevada. SNOTEL is an automated system of snowpack and related climate sensors operated by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the United States Department of Agriculture in the Western United States. There are over 900 SNOTEL (or snow telemetry) sites in 11 states, including Alaska.
Some basins in southwest Oregon and far northern California have double the average snowpack, as measured by estimated snow water equivalent, as of Dec. 12, according to the USDA's National ...
Snow depths and density vary with time and location. At the Blazed Alder Creek station, the highest of the three at 3,650 feet (1,110 m) above sea level, the mean snow-water equivalent (SWE) (the amount of water in the accumulated snow) ranged in 2009 from 0 in July–October to about 50 inches (1,300 mm) in April. [54]
The United States National Water and Climate Center collects and disseminates water resources and climate data. [1] It is part of the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The offices are located in Portland, Oregon, near Lloyd Center. [2] Services include:
Snow is forecast for Oregon Cascade mountains, and the system should shore up the state's snowpack and allow ski areas to stay open deep into spring. ... for fish and wildlife and municipal water ...
The wet start to 2024 has already put Oregon’s drought map at its lowest levels since 2019. That trend should only continue with the rain and boost to Oregon’s snowpack. Oregon’s snowpack is ...
In the early 1920s snow survey science and water supply forecasting had proven more than valuable in predicting the volume of water that would flow down the streams and into valleys each year. [38] Oregon was among the many western states that had begun establishing snow courses and taking snow surveys throughout their mountain ranges based on ...
A winter weather advisory has been issued for Oregon’s Cascade mountain passes for an anticipated 10-14 inches of snow.. The National Weather Service advisory begins at 8 tonight and lasts until ...