SNOw TELemetry

Snow telemetry sites, or SNOTEL, are specialized, automated weather stations that track snow pack, the amount of moisture in the snow, temperatures, wind and other weather conditions. The BOPU uses the information from these sites to monitor the snow pack.

Since Cheyenne's water comes primarily from melting snow. How much snow is near our reservoirs and how much water is in the snow pack can indicate how much water Cheyenne will have this summer. For this reason, the BOPU funded three SNOTEL sites, one in each of the drainages important to Cheyenne's water system.

 SNOTEL Summaries for Drainages near Cheyenne's Reservoirs

Crow Creek

Cinnabar Park

Little Snake River