Yankee Reservoir SNOTEL

8,680 ftIron County, UtahNRCS site 1197Updated Fri Oct 16, 4:00 AM MDT

SWE0.1″no median
Depth0″— 48 h
Temp42°29°–50° 48 h
Thu 15Past 48 hSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth-0.500.5Air temperature42°F now40°32°42°FNow · Fri 4 AM
ThuPast 48 hSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth-0.500.5Air temperature42°F now40°32°42°FNow · Fri 4 AM
Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Past 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth-0.500.5Air temperature42°F now25°50°32°42°FNow · Fri 4 AM
SatSunMonTueWedThuPast 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth-0.500.5Air temperature42°F now25°50°32°42°FNow · Fri 4 AM
0″0.5″1″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul0.1″ today
0″0.5″1″ONDJFMAMJJ0.1″ today
<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

Snowpack vs. median

—%of the 1991–2020 median for today

Nearby SNOTEL stations

All Utah
StationElevationDepth, 7 daysSWE% medianDepth48 h
Castle ValleyUT · 6 mi9,600 ft0.0″—0″−1″
Brian HeadUT · 7 mi10,040 ft0.8″—3″−3″
Panguitch Lake Ranger StationUT · 7 mi8,300 ft0.0″—0″0″
Midway ValleyUT · 13 mi9,830 ft0.6″—3″−2″
Suu RanchUT · 13 mi8,050 ft——0″0″
Webster FlatUT · 14 mi9,150 ft0.1″———
Harris FlatUT · 21 mi7,800 ft0.0″—0″—
KolobUT · 22 mi9,250 ft0.2″———

Station details

Elevation
8,680 ft
Location
37.7480°N, 112.7750°W
County
Iron County, Utah
Basin
Escalante Desert · HUC 16030006
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 1197
Station ID
1197:UT:SNTL · SHEF YKEU1
Reporting since
October 2012
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 Yankee Reservoir 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 Yankee Reservoir SNOTEL?

At 8,680 ft in Iron County, Utah (37.7480°N, 112.7750°W), in the Escalante Desert 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.