Flattop Mountain SNOTEL Snowpack: Water Year 2001
Fagre D. 2001. Flattop Mountain SNOTEL Snowpack: Water Year 2001. United States Geological Survey. Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
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, along with temperature and precipitation. SWE is recorded daily at Flattop Mountain, located at approximately 6300 feet in elevation along the upper edge of the McDonald drainage in Glacier National Park, Montana (a second SNOTEL station is located in the Many Glacier valley). The Flattop Mountain SNOTEL station has been in operation since October 1st, 1969. To assist in calculation of water storage and availability during agricultural growing seasons, the data are compiled by water year (a water year runs from 1 October - 30 September).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Fagre, Daniel
- Date of Issue
- 2001
- Publisher
- United States Geological Survey
- Units
- GLAC
- Keywords
- Climate, Elevation, Snowpack, Water