The NRCS Snow Survey Program provides mountain snowpack data and streamflow forecasts for the western United States. Common applications of snow survey products include water supply management, flood control, climate modeling, recreation, and conservation planning.
The NRCS Snow Survey Program provides mountain snowpack data and streamflow forecasts for the western United States. Common applications of snow survey products include water supply management, flood control, climate modeling, recreation, and conservation planning. NRCS CA is one of over 50 partners collecting and sharing data through the California Cooperative Snow Survey Program (Cooperative). The Cooperative is run by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and has been in operation since 1929. For additional snowpack and forecasting data from the Cooperative, please visit: https://snow.water.ca.gov/.