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Idaho Snow Survey Program

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The NRCS Snow Survey Program provides mountain snowpack data and streamflow forecasts for the western United States. Common applications of snow survey products include water supply management, flood control, climate modeling, recreation, and conservation planning.

 

The photo to the left is the cover of a new 300 page book published in 2008 detailing the history of our program. Hardcover copies are available from the USDA or download an online copy using the below link.

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Adobe Acrobat Document History of Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting  (5.8 MB)

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Snow Survey News

January 8, 2009 News Release: December Storms Put Idaho Water Supply Back on Track

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Adobe Acrobat Document January 1, 2009 Idaho NRCS Water Supply Outlook Report  (628 KB)


Snow Survey Data, Products, and Reports

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Snow & Precipitation
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SNOTEL Data & Products

Updated information specific to SNOTEL sites. i.e. SWE, snow depth, temperature, precipitation, soil moisture, etc...

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Water Supply

Streamflow forecasts, reservoir storage, water supply outlook reports

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Winter Recreation

Snow depth reports and graphs, wind data, ski area reports, etc...

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Climate

Climate summaries by county

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Site Information

Data site locations, maps, descriptions, etc...


Additional Snow Survey Information

Last Modified: 01/09/2009