Rock Creek SNOTEL

7,880 ftDuchesne County, UtahNRCS site 720Updated Fri Oct 16, 4:00 AM MDT

Last peak4.0″SWE · Feb 18
Depth0″snow-free since Mar 18
Temp28°28°–48° 48 h
Thu 15Past 48 hAir temperature28°F now30°40°50°32°28°FNow · Fri 4 AM
ThuPast 48 hAir temperature28°F now30°40°50°32°28°FNow · Fri 4 AM
Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Past 7 daysAir temperature28°F now40°60°32°28°FNow · Fri 4 AM
SatSunMonTueWedThuPast 7 daysAir temperature28°F now40°60°32°28°FNow · Fri 4 AM
0″2.5″5″7.5″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul
0″5″ONDJFMAMJJ
<50%50–6970–8990–109110–129130–149150%+
0″2″8″16″32″+
0″6″24″48″100″+
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Next 3 days

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16-day outlook, three models

Last season

4.0″peak snow water equivalent

Last season peaked at 4.0″ of water, 50% of the median peak.

Nearby SNOTEL stations

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Station details

Elevation
7,880 ft
Location
40.5487°N, 110.6929°W
County
Duchesne County, Utah
Basin
Duchesne · HUC 14060003
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 720
Station ID
720:UT:SNTL · SHEF RCKU1
Reporting since
June 1980
NWS forecast office
Salt Lake City (SLC) discussion

Questions

What is snow water equivalent (SWE)?

SWE is the depth of water you would get by melting the whole snowpack. Fresh powder is often 5 to 10% water; old spring snow can be 40% or more.

How often does Rock Creek SNOTEL update?

The station reports every hour by radio telemetry to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. This page refreshes each hour. Readings are provisional until NRCS quality control.

What does “% of median” mean?

It compares today’s SWE with the 1991–2020 median for the same calendar day at this station. Above 100% means more water in the snowpack than on a typical year’s same date.

Where is Rock Creek SNOTEL?

At 7,880 ft in Duchesne County, Utah (40.5487°N, 110.6929°W), in the Duchesne basin.

How is the snow forecast made?

Vertex runs the HRRR, RRFS and GFS weather models at the station’s own elevation and carries the measured snowpack forward hour by hour. Treat it as guidance, and check your avalanche center’s forecast before heading out.