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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE The USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer INDEX TO WASHINGTON SNOW SURVEY AND WATER SUPPLY FORECASTING DATA SITES Elev. in Elev. in Site Label on Map Official Site Name Site No. Site Type Tow nship Range Section Basin WBD 12 Digit HU WBD 12 Digit HU Name County State Latitude Longtitude Site Type Tow nship Range Section Basin WBD 12 Digit HU WBD 12 Digit HU Name Latitude Longtitude Feet Site Label on Map Official Site Name Site No. Feet County State 1 Ahtanum Creek at Union Gap, WA 12502500 SF 940 12N 19E 8 170300030105 Lower Ahtanum Creek Yakima WA 46 32 -120 28 Milkshakes Milkshakes Pillow 17D20S S 5577 6N 39E 21 Lower Snake 170701020201 Upper Mill Creek Wallowa OR 45 58 -117 56 Ahtanum R.S. Ahtanum R.S. 21C11 SC 3100 12N 14E 24 Lower Yakima 170300030101 Headwaters North Fork Ahtnum Creek Yakima WA 46 30 -121 01 31 Mill Creek at Walla Walla, WA 14015000 SF 1120 7N 36E 23 170701020204 Lower Mill Creek Walla Walla WA 46 04 -118 16 Alpine Meadows Alpine Meadows 21B48 SC 3500 27N 9E 31 Central Puget 171100100501 Upper North Fork Tolt River Snohomish WA 47 46 -121 41 Miners Ridge Miners Ridge Pillow 20A40S S 6200 31N 15E 11 North Puget 171100060202 Miners Creek-Suiattle River Snohomish WA 48 12 -120 57 Alpine Meadows Pillow Alpine Meadows Pillow 21B48S S 3500 27N 9E 31 Central Puget 171100100501 Upper North Fork Tolt River Snohomish WA 47 46 -121 41 Mission Ridge Mission Ridge 20B29 SC 5000 21N 19E 25 Central Columbia 170200100309 Squilchuck Creek Chelan WA 47 17 -120 24 3 American River near Nile, WA 12488500 SF 2700 17N 13E 12 170300020107 Lower American River Yakima WA 46 58 -121 10 Morse Lake Morse Lake Pillow 21C17S S 5400 16N 11E 6 Lower Yakima 170300020106 Upper American River Yakima WA 46 54 -121 28 Baird 2 Baird #2 17A07 SC 3159 36N 42E 19 Pend Oreille 170200030201 Little Pend Oreille Lakes Stevens WA 48 36 -117 33 Moses Mountain 2 Moses Mountain #2 19A13 SC 4800 33N 30E 9 Upper Columbia 170200040204 Upper Lost Creek Okanogan WA 48 22 -119 03 4 Baker River at Concrete, WA 12193500 SF 207 35N 8E 11 171100050707 Lake Shannon-Baker River Skagit WA 48 32 -121 44 Moses Mountain Pillow Moses Mountain Pillow 19A13S S 5300 33N 30E 17 Upper Columbia 170200060408 Upper Omak Creeek Okanogan WA 48 21 -119 04 Beaver Creek Trail Beaver Creek Trail 21A04 SC 2200 39N 12E 36 North Puget 171100050305 Upper Big Beaver Creek Whatcom WA 48 49 -121 11 Moses Peak Moses Peak 19A15 SC 6650 34N 28E 22 Upper Columbia 170200060409 Middle Omak Creek Okanogan WA 48 26 -119 17 Beaver Pass Beaver Pass 21A01 SC 3621 39N 12E 9 North Puget 171100050305 Upper Big Beaver Creek Whatcom WA 48 52 -121 15 Mowich Pillow Mowich Pillow 21C40S S 3150 17N 7E 29 South Puget 171100140105 Voight Creek Pierce WA 46 55 -121 57 Beaver Pass Pillow Beaver Pass Pillow 21A01S S 3630 39N 12E 9 North Puget 171100050305 Upper Big Beaver Creek Whatcom WA 48 52 -121 15 Mt. Blum Mt. Blum 21A18 AM 5800 38N 10E 28 North Puget 171100050702 Sulphide Creek-Baker River Whatcom WA 48 45 -121 29 Blewett Pass 2 Blewett Pass No.2 20B02 SC 4270 22N 17E 35 Central Columbia 170300010501 Upper Swauk Creek Kittitas WA 47 20 -120 40 Mt. Crag Mt. Crag Pillow 23B06S S 4050 26N 3W 11 Olympic 171100180601 Tunnel Creek Jefferson WA 47 45 -123 01 Blewett Pass Blewett Pass Pillow 20B02S S 4270 22N 17E 35 Central Columbia 170200110501 Upper Peshastin Creek Chelan WA 47 21 -120 40 Mt. Gardner Mt. Gardner 21B21 SC 3300 22N 10E 30 Central Puget 171100120103 Chester Morse Lake-Cedar River King WA 47 21 -121 34 Bonaparte South Bonaparte South 19A24 SC 4740 37N 29E 4 Upper Columbia 170200060201 Upper Siwash Creek Okanogan WA 48 43 -119 10 Mt. Gardner Pillow Mt. Gardner Pillow 21B21S S 3000 22N 10E 29 Central Puget 171100120103 Chester Morse Lake-Cedar River King WA 47 21 -121 34 Boyer Mountain Boyer Mountain 17A02 SC 5250 31N 43E 7 Pend Oreille 170102160107 Calispell Creek-Pend Oreille River Pend Oreille WA 48 11 -117 25 Mt. Tolman Mt. Tolman 18A12 SC 2400 29N 33E 6 Upper Columbia 170200040404 Manila Creek Ferry WA 48 02 -118 42 Brown Top Brown Top 21A28 SC 6000 40N 12E 26 North Puget 171100050301 Little Beaver Creek Whatcom WA 48 55 -121 11 Mutton Creek 1 Mutton Creek No. 1 19A01 SC 5700 37N 24E 30 Upper Columbia 170200060303 North Fork Salmon Creek Okanogan WA 48 40 -119 52 Brown Top Pillow Brown Top Pillow 21A28S S 5775 40N 12E 26 North Puget 171100050301 Little Beaver Creek Whatcom WA 48 55 -121 11 33 Naches River below Tieton River near Naches, WA 12494000 SF 1550 15N 16E 36 170300020312 Naches River Yakima WA 46 44 -120 46 Browns Pass Browns Pass 19A20 SC 3940 34N 28E 5 North Columbia 170200060405 Wanacut Creek Okanogan WA 48 28 -119 19 New Lake Hozomeen New Lake Hozomeen 21A30 SC 2800 40N 14E 19 North Puget 171100050302 Silver Creek-Ross Lake Whatcom WA 48 56 -121 01 Buckinghorse Buckinghorse Pillow 23B18S S 4870 26N 6W 28 Olympic 171100200501 Headwaters Elwha River Jefferson WA 47 42 -123 27 Noisy Glacier Noisy Glacier 21A25S S 6489 37N 10E 28 North Puget 171100050703 Upper Baker Lake Whatcom WA 48 40 -121 31 Bumping Lake New Bumping Lake New 21C36 SC 3400 16N 12E 13 Lower Yakima 170300020108 Lower Bumping River Yakima WA 46 53 -121 16 34 Okanogan River near Tonasket, WA 12445000 SF 861 36N 27E 8 170200060211 Whitestone Coulee-Okanogan River Okanogan WA 48 37 -119 27 Bumping Ridge Pillow Bumping Ridge Pillow 21C38S S 4600 15N 12E 9 Lower Yakima 170300020105 Upper Bumping River Yakima WA 46 48 -121 19 Olallie Meadows Olallie Meadows Pillow 21B55S S 3700 22N 11E 20 Upper Yakima 171100100301 Upper South Fork Snoqualmie River King WA 47 22 -121 26 7 Bumping River near Nile, WA 12488000 SF 3367 16N 12E 14 170300020108 Lower Bumping River Yakima WA 46 52 -121 17 Olney Pass Olney Pass 21B53 SC 3590 28N 9E 10 171100090601 Olney Creek Snohomish WA 47 55 -121 37 Bunchgrass Meadows Bunchgrass Meadows Pillow 17A01S S 5000 37N 44E 13 Upper Columbia 170102160303 Harvey Creek Pend Oreille WA 48 42 -117 11 Paradise Pillow Paradise Pillow 21C35S S 5120 15N 8E 13 Lower Columbia 171100150104 Headwaters Nisqually River Lewis WA 46 46 -121 44 Burnt Mountain Burnt Mtn. 21B63S S 4200 18N 7E 17 South Puget 171100140103 Wilkeson Creek Pierce WA 47 02 -121 56 Park Creek Ridge Park Creek Ridge 20A12S SC 4600 34N 16E 18 Central Columbia 170200090106 Park Creek-Stehekin River Chelan WA 48 26 -120 54 Butte Creek 2 Butte Creek #2 18A16 SC 4070 39N 35E 28 Upper Columbia 170200020605 North Fork Boulder Creek-Boulder Creek Ferry WA 48 51 -118 22 Park Creek Ridge Pillow Park Creek Ridge Pillow 20A12S S 4600 34N 16E 18 Central Columbia 170200090106 Park Creek-Stehekin River Chelan WA 48 26 -120 54 Buttermilk Butte Buttermilk Butte 20A42 SC 5250 32N 20E 3 North Columbia 170200080506 Buttermilk Creek Okanogan WA 48 18 -120 19 35 Pend Oreille River at Newport, ID 12395500 SF 2000 56N 5W 24 170102160103 Exposure Creek-Pend Oreille River Bonner ID 48 10 -117 02 Calamity Calamity Pillow 21D01S S 2466 5N 5E 20 Lower Columbia 170800020603 Lower Canyon Creek Skamania WA 45 54 -122 12 36 Pend Oreille River below Box Canyon near Ione, WA 12396500 SF 1900 38N 43E 19 170102160302 Sweet Creek-Pend Oreille River Pend Oreille WA 48 46 -117 24 Cayuse Pass Cayuse Pass 21C06 SC 5270 16N 10E 15 Lower Columbia 170800040102 Ohanapecosh River Pierce WA 46 52 -121 31 Pepper Creek Pepper Creek 21C42S S 2162 7N 7E 9 Lower Columbia 170800020111 Little Creek-Lewis River Skamania WA 46 06 -121 57 Cayuse Pass Pillow Cayuse Pass Pillow 21C41S S 5268 16N 10E 22 Lower Columbia 171100140301 Headwaters White River Pierce WA 46 52 -121 32 Pettijohn Creek Pettijohn Creek 19A26 SC 4309 38N 30E 30 Upper Columbia 170200060203 Upper Bonaparte Creek Okanogan WA 48 45 -119 05 8 Cedar River at Cedar Falls, WA 12116500 SF 902 22N 8E 4 171100120104 Taylor Creek-Cedar River King WA 47 25 -121 47 Pigtail Peak Pigtail Peak Pillow 21C33S S 5900 13N 11E 13 Lower Columbia 170300020301 Clear Creek Yakima WA 46 37 -121 23 9 Cedar River near Cedar Falls, WA 12115000 SF 1560 22N 9E 23 171100120103 Chester Morse Lake-Cedar River King WA 47 22 -121 37 Pope Ridge Pope Ridge Pillow 20B24S S 3540 29N 18E 23 Central Columbia 170200100204 Lake Creek-Entiat River Chelan WA 47 59 -120 33 Chamokane 2 Chamokane 2 18A23 SC 3550 30N 32E 7 Spokane 170200050107 Lower Little Nespelem River Ferry WA 48 07 -118 00 Potato Hill Potato Hill Pillow 21C14S S 4485 10N 10E 13 Lower Columbia 170800040303 Muddy Fork Cispus River Yakima WA 46 20 -121 30 10 Chamokane Creek below falls near Long Lake, WA 12433200 SF 1420 27N 39E 2 170103070204 Lower Chamokane Creek Stevens WA 47 51 -117 51 37 Priest River near Priest River, ID 12395000 SF 2090 56N 5W 11 170102150705 Sanborn Creek-Priest River Bonner ID 48 12 -116 54 11 Chelan River at Chelan, WA 12452500 SF 1091 27N 22E 13 170200090305 Lake Chelan-Chelan River Chelan WA 47 50 -120 00 Quartz Peak Quartz Peak Pillow 17B04S S 4700 28N 45E 34 Spokane 170103080302 Upper Deadman Creek Spokane WA 47 52 -117 05 Chewelah 2 Chewelah 2 17A08 SC 4925 32N 41E 2 Pend Oreille 170200030109 South Fork Chewelah Creek-Chewelah Creek Stevens WA 48 17 -117 35 Ragged Ridge Ragged Ridge 17B02 SC 3333 27N 45E 12 Spokane 170103050305 Thompson Creek Spokane WA 47 51 -117 03 Chiwaukum G.S.
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