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Index to Idaho Snow Data Sites and Forecast Points INDEX TO IDAHO SNOW DATA SITES AND FORECAST POINTS Snow Data Sites Snow Data Sites - Continued Snow Data Sites - Continued Forecast Points SITE SITE SITE SITE NAME SITE NO. ELEV. LAT. LONG. SEC. TWP. RANGE CONFIG. BASIN SITE NAME SITE NO. ELEV LAT. LONG SEC. TWP. RANGE CONFIG. BASIN SITE NAME SITE NO. ELEV. LAT. LONG. SEC. TWP. RANGE CONFIG. BASIN NUMBER FORECAST POINT ELEV. SITE_NO LAT. LONG. BASIN . o o IDAHO ROLAND SUMMIT 15B05 5120 47o24’ 115o39’ 26 47N 6E SC ST. JOE OREGON CANYON AM 18G11 6950 42 07’ 118 02’ 8 40S 40E AM OWYHEE 1 AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR inflow 4356 13076500 42o46’06” 112o52’42” UPPER SNAKE RIVER o o o 42o05’ 118 41’ 34E AM o o o o 13 26E SC SALMON SAGE CREEK SADDLE 16B06 4080 47 52’ 116 35’ 10 52N 2W SC HAYDEN PUEBLO SUMMIT AM 18G09 6800 14 40S DONNER UND BLITZEN 2 BEAR RIVER above reservoir near Woodruff 6360 10020500 41 31’25” 111 02’50” BEAR RIVER ABOVE GILMORE 13E19 8240 44 27’ 113 18’ 13N o o o 45o00’ 117 09’ 45E SNOTEL o o o o 35 6E SC ST. JOE SANDPOINT EXP STATION 16A11 2100 48 17’ 116 34’ 15 32N 2W SC PEND OREILLE SCHNEIDER MEADOWS 17D08S 5400 35 06S PINE 3 BEAR RIVER below Stewart Dam 5950 10046501 42 15’00” 111 17’00” BEAR RIVER ABOVE ROLAND 15B07 4350 47 23’ 115 40’ 47N o o o 45o33’ 117 34’ 42E AM o o o o 28 43E SC BLACKFOOT SAVAGE PASS 14C04S 6170 46 28’ 114 38’ 18 36N 15E SNOTEL LOCHSA STANDLY AM 17D11 7400 21 02S WALLOWA 4 BEAR RIVER near UT-WY stateline 6200 10026500 41 48’02” 111 04’20” BEAR RIVER ALLEN RANCH 11G35 6470 42 47’ 111 26’ 7S o o o TAYLOR GREEN 17D07S 5740 45o04’ 117 33’ 3 06S 42E SNOTEL POWDER o o ATLANTA SUMMIT 15F04S 7580 43o45’ 115o14’ 23 5N 10E SNOTEL,SM,ST MIDDLE FORK BOISE SCHWARTZ LAKE 13E16S 8540 44 51’ 113 50’ 34 18N 22E SNOTEL,SC LEMHI 5 BIG CREEK near Randolph, Ut 6410 10023000 41 36’36” 111 15’12” BEAR RIVER o o 35 6E SC BOISE BAD BEAR 15F02 4940 43 54’ 115 42’ 7N o o SCHWEITZER BASIN 16A10S 6090 48o22’ 116o38’ 18 58N 2W SNOTEL PEND OREILLE TROUT CREEK AM 18G05 7800 42 02’ 118 15’ 10 41S 38E AM TROUT 6 BIG LOST RIVER at Howell Ranch 6621 13127000 43o59’00” 114o01’00” WOOD AND LOST RIVER o o o 45o24’ 117 23’ 43E AM o o o o 24 19E SC TRAPPER SCHWEITZER SADDLE 16A13S 6110 48 22’ 116 38’ 18 58N 2W SNOTEL PEND OREILLE TV RIDGE AM 17D16 5670 12 02S WALLOWA 7 BIG LOST RIVER below Mackay Reservoir 5946 13127000 43 56’00” 113 38’00” WOOD AND LOST RIVER BADGER GULCH 14G03 6660 42 06’ 114 10’ 15S o o o 42o28’ 118 45’ 33E AM o o o o 11 10E SNOTEL SOUTH FORK PAYETTE SECESH SUMMIT 15D01S 6520 45 11’ 115 58’ 4 21N 4E SNOTEL NORTH FORK PAYETTE V LAKE AM 18G07 6600 31 36S DONNER UND BLITZEN 8 BIG WOOD RIVER at Hailey 5295 13139500 43 31’00” 114 19’00” WOOD AND LOST RIVER BANNER SUMMIT 15E11S 7040 44 18’ 115 14’ 11N o o o WEST EAGLE MEADOWS AM 17D17 5500 45o05’ 117 29’ 32 05S 43E AM POWDER o o BATTLE CREEK AM 16G09 5710 42o28’ 116o19’ 10 11S 1E AM OWYHEE SEDGWICK PEAK 11G30S 7850 42 32’ 111 57’ 25 10S 38E SNOTEL PORTNEUF 9 BIG WOOD RIVER below Magic Dam 4661 13142500 43 15’00” 114 21’00” WOOD AND LOST RIVER o o o o o o SNOTEL LITTLE SALMON SHANGHI SUMMIT 15C04S BEAR BASIN 16E11S 5350 44 57’ 106 09’ 30 19N 3E 4570 46 34’ 115 45’ 7 37N 6E SNOTEL NORTH FORK CLEARWATER UTAH 10 BIG WOOD RIVER above Magic Reservoir 4800 13141000 43 19’00” 114 20’00” WOOD AND LOST RIVER o o 22 21E SNOTEL BIG LOST BEAR CANYON 13F03S 7900 43 45’ 113 56’ 5N o o SHEEP MOUNTAIN 11F11S 6570 43o13’ 111o41’ 30 2S 41E SNOTEL WILLOW BEN LOMOND PEAK 11H08S 8000 41 22’ 111 57’ 3 7N 1W SNOTEL,SM,ST OGDEN 11 BLACKFOOT RESERVOIR inflow 6260 13063000 42o49’00” 111o30’35” UPPER SNAKE RIVER o o o 41o23’ 111 55’ 1W SNOTELSM,ST o o o o 9 3E SNOTEL CLARK FORK SHERWIN 16C01S 3200 46 57’ 116 20’ 28 42N 1E SNOTEL ST. MARIES BEN LOMOND TRAIL 11H30S 6000 35 8N OGDEN 12 BOISE RIVER near Boise 2827 13202000 43 31’00” 116 03’00” WEISER, PAYETTE, BOISE RIVER BEAR MOUNTAIN 16A08S 5400 48 18’ 116 05’ 57N o o o 41o41’ 111 25’ 5E SNOTEL,SM,ST o o o o 29 5W SNOTEL MANN SHIRTS CREEK 16E16 3307 44 25’ 116 26’ 34 T13N 1W SC WEISER BUG LAKE 11H37S 7950 18 11N BEAR 13 BOISE RIVER near Twin Springs 3255 13185000 43 39’00” 115 43’00” WEISER, PAYETTE, BOISE RIVER BEAR SADDLE 16E10S 6180 44 36’ 116 58’ 15N o o o 41o00’ 110 52’ 10E SC o o o o 27 4W SC PRIEST SILVER CITY 16F03 6400 43 00’ 116 44’ 7 5S 3W SC OWYHEE BURTS-MILLER RANCH 10J06 7900 19 3N BEAR 14 BOUNDARY CREEK near Porthill 1770 12321500 48 59’50” 116 34’05” PANHANDLE REGION BENTON MEADOW 16A02 2370 48 21’ 116 50’ 58N o o o CHALK CREEK #1 11J01S 9100 40o51’ 111 04’ 4 1N 8E SNOTEL,SM,ST WEBER o o BENTON SPRING 16A03 4920 48o21’ 116o46’ 30 58N 3W SC PRIEST SKITWISH RIDGE 16B11 4850 47 43’ 116 30’ 6 50N 1W SC COEUR D’ALENE 15 BRUNEAU RIVER near Hot Springs 2598 13168500 42 46’00” 115 43’00” SOUTHSIDE SNAKE RIVER o o 24 5E SNOTEL SALMON BIG CREEK SUMMIT 15E02S 6580 44 38’ 115 48’ 15N o o SLUG CREEK DIVIDE 11G05S 7225 42o34’ 111o18’ 15 10S 44E SNOTEL BLACKFOOT CHALK CREEK #2 11J02S 8200 40 55’ 111 04’ 29 2N 8E SNOTEL,SM,ST WEBER 16 CAMAS CREEK near Blaine 5600 13141500 43o19’59” 114o32’27” WOOD AND LOST RIVER o o o 41o25’ 111 32’ 4E SNOTEL,SM,ST o0 o o o 4 44E SC HENRYS FORK SMILEY MOUNTAIN 13F13S 9520 43 44’ 113 50’ 28 5N 22E SNOTEL,SM,ST,H,SR,W BIG LOST DRY BREAD POND 11H55S 8350 19 8N OGDEN 17 CLARK FORK at Whitehorse Rapids 2060 12392000 48 5’00” 116 04’00” PANHANDLE REGION BIG SPRINGS 11E09 6400 44 29’ 111 16’ 13N o o o 40o43’ 110 28’ 5W SNOTEL o o o o 35 39E SC BLACKFOOT SMITH CREEK 16A01 4800 48 52’ 116 45’ 29 64N 3W SC KOOTENAI FIVE POINTS LAKE 10J26S 10920 28 4N YELLOWSTONE 18 CLEARWATER RIVER at Orofino 990 13340000 46 28’00” 116 15’00” CLEARWATER RIVER BLUE RIDGE 11F17 6780 43 12’ 111 51’ 2S o o o 41o55’ 111 28’ 4E SC o o o o 16 3E SNOTEL,SC,SM,ST,H,SR,W PAYETTE SOLDIER R.S. 14F11S 5740 43 29’ 114 49’ 29 2N 14E SNOTEL BIG WOOD GARDEN CITY SUMMIT 11H07 7600 35 14N LOGAN 19 CLEARWATER RIVER at Spalding 770 13342500 46 26’00” 116 49’00” CLEARWATER RIVER BOGUS BASIN 16F02S 6340 43 46’ 116 06’ 5N o o o GEORGE CREEK 13H05 9140 41o55’ 113 25’ 26 14N 14W SC RAFT o o BOGUS BASIN ROAD 16F04 5540 43o44’ 116o08’ 32 5N 3E SC BOISE SOMSEN RANCH 11G01S 6800 42 57’ 111 22’ 25 5S 43E SNOTEL WILLOW 20 NORTH FORK COEUR D’ALENE RIVER at Enaville 2100 12413000 47 34’00” 116 15’00” PANHANDLE REGION o o 29 40E SC WILLOW BONE 11F08 6200 43 18’ 111 47’ 1S o o SOUTH MOUNTAIN 16G01S 6500 42o46’ 116o54’ 35 7S 5W SNOTEL OWYHEE HAYDEN FORK 10J44S 9100 40 48’ 110 53’ 25 1N 9E SNOTEL BEAR 21 DEADWOOD RESERVOIR inflow 5180 13236500 44o17’00” 115o38’00” WEISER, PAYETTE, BOISE RIVER o o o 40o57’ 110 29’ 13E SNOTEL,SM,ST o o o o 35 19E SNOTEL TRAPPER SPRING MOUNTAIN CANYON 13E30 8800 44 21’ 113 15’ 20 12N 27E SC BIRCH HEWINTA 10J04S 9500 33 3N BLACKS FORK 22 DWORSHAK RESERVOIR inflow 1603 13340950 46 31’00” 116 17’00” CLEARWATER RIVER BOSTETTER R.S. 14G01S 7500 42 10’ 114 11’ 14S o o o 41o19’ 111 27’ 4E SNOTEL,SM,ST o o o o 8 24E SC RAFT SQUAW FLAT 16E05S 6240 44 46’ 116 15’ 32 17N 2E SNOTEL WEISER HORSE RIDGE 11H21S 8160 25 7N WEBER 23 FALLS RIVER near Ashton 5590 13047500 44 04’00” 111 14’00” UPPER SNAKE RIVER BOY SCOUT CAMP 13G02 7740 42 13’ 113 40’ 14S o o o 41o58’ 111 36’ 3E SC o o o o 30 3E SNOTEL LITTLE SALMON SQUAW MEADOW 15D02 5900 45 09’ 116 00’ 17 21N 4E SC NORTH FORK PAYETTE KLONDIKE NARROWS 11H01 7400 10 14N LOGAN 24 GREYS RIVER above Palisades Reservoir 8080 13023000 43 08’35” 110 58’34” UPPER SNAKE RIVER BRUNDAGE RESERVOIR 16D09S 6250 45 02’ 116 07’ 20N o o o LAKEFORK BASIN 10J25S 10900 40o45’ 110 37’ 13 4N 7W SNOTEL LAKE FORK 0 o BRUNO CREEK 14E08 7920 44o21’ 114o32’ 25 12N 16E SC SALMON STATE LINE 11F01 6660 43 33’ 111 03’ 32 3N 46E SC TETON 25 HENRYS FORK near Ashton 5090 13046023 44 04’00” 111 30’00” UPPER SNAKE RIVER o o 29 5W AM OWYHEE BULL BASIN AM 16G10 5480 42 21’ 116 57’ 12S o o STICKNEY MILL 14F02S 7430 43o52’ 114o13’ 9 6N 19E SNOTEL BIG LOST LIGHTNING RIDGE 11H58S 8215 41 21’ 111 29’ 10 7N 4E SNOTEL,SM,ST WEBER 26 HENRYS FORK near Rexburg 4806 13056500 43o49’00” 1110 54’00” UPPER SNAKE RIVER o o o 40o52’ 110 48’ 10E SNOTEL,SM,ST o o o o 11 9E SNOTEL,H,W BIG WOOD STRAWBERRY CREEK 11G09 5820 42 19’ 111 40’ 9 13S 41E SC MINK LILY LAKE 10J35S 9050 34 2N BEAR 27 KOOTENAI RIVER at Leonia 1790 12305000 48 37’04” 116 02’47” PANHANDLE REGION CAMAS CREEK DIVIDE 15F09S 5710 43 16’ 115 21’ 2S o o o 41o24’ 111 49’ 8N 1E SNOTEL,SM,ST o o o o 21 36E SC CAMAS-BEAVER SUBLETT 12G08 5950 42 23’ 112 58’ 17 12S 30E SC RAFT LITTLE BEAR 11H25S 6550 22 BEAR 28 LAKE FORK PAYETTE RIVER near McCall 5140 13240000 44 54’49” 115 59’47” WEISER, PAYETTE, BOISE RIVER CAMP CREEK 12E03 6580 44 27’ 112 14’ 13N o o o 41o28’ 110 30’ 8N 4E SNOTEL,SM,ST o o o o 9 12E SC BIG WOOD SUCCOR CREEK AM 16F06 6100 43 07’ 116 52’ 36 3S 5W AM OWYHEE MONTE CRISTO 11H57S 8960 4 BEAR 29 LEMHI RIVER near Lemhi 4960 13305000 44 56’24” 113 38’21” SALMON RIVER CHIMNEY CREEK 15F15 6400 43 26’ 115 02’ 1N o o o SMITH & MOREHOUSE 11J53S 7600 40o47’ 111 07’ 30 1N 8E SNOTEL,SM,ST WEBER o o CHOCOLATE GULCH 14F19S 6440 43o46’ 114o25’ 15 5N 17E SNOTEL,SM,ST BIG WOOD SUNSET 15B09S 5540 47 33’ 115 49’ 33 49N 5E SNOTEL COEUR D’ALENE 30 LITTLE LOST RIVER below Wet Creek 5880 13118700 44 08’00” 113 14’00” WOOD AND LOST RIVER o o 35 9E SNOTEL NORTH FORK CLEARWATER COOL CREEK 15C16S 6280 46 46’ 115 18’ 40N o o SWEDE PEAK 13F09S 7640 43o37’ 113o58’ 4 3N 21E SNOTEL LITTLE WOOD STEEL CREEK PARK 10J20S 10100 40 55’ 110 30’ 17 2N 13E SNOTEL,SM,ST BEAR 31 LITTLE WOOD RIVER above High Five Creek 5320 13147900 43o29’30” 114o03’30” WOOD AND LOST RIVER o o o 40o52’ 110 50’ 2N 10E SC o o o o 36 22E SC LEMHI TELFER RANCH 13F06 5840 43 32’ 113 46’ 7 2N 23E SC FISH STILLWATER
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