Flattop Mountain SNOTEL Snow Water Equivalent Water Year 1999
Fagre D. 2000. Flattop Mountain SNOTEL Snow Water Equivalent Water Year 1999. United States Geological Survey. Bozeman, MT
SNOTEL (SNOw TELemetry) sites are operated by the US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and used for forecasting water availability. These stations measure Snow Water Equivalent (SWE), the weight of snow equivalent to inches of water at the site. The graph in this report plots data from the Flattop Mountain site, located at approximately 6300 feet in elevation along the upper edge of the McDonald drainage in Glacier National Park, Montana. SWE has been recorded daily since 1 October 1969, the beginning of Water Year 1970. The first of October is considered the start of a water year, which runs from 1 October - 30 September of the following year. Logan Pass is located at 6646 feet elevation along the upper edge of the McDonald drainage, approximately 10 miles southeast of the Flattop Mountain SNOTEL station.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Fagre, D
- Date of Issue
- 2000
- Publisher
- United States Geological Survey
- Units
- GLAC
- Keywords
- Climate, Melt, Snowpack, Water