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RIVER FORECAST CENTRE

2009-2010 Snow Survey Network

The following list contains those snow courses and snow pillow sites that will be measured during the 2009-2010 snow season. Inactive stations which have some historic measurements are listed on the Inactive Snow Survey Network Stations list. Changes to the network for the current year can be viewed at the 2010 changes page. To view locations of Snow Courses and Snow Pillows go to maps.

Stations ending in P or Q are snow pillow stations with data transmitted via satellite at least every 3 hours.

Last Updated: November 2009
Number Basin Name Elev. (m) Latitude Longitude Year Installed Platform ID Number
1A01P Upper Fraser Yellowhead
1847
52° 54'
118° 32'
1996 4900B25A
1A02 Upper Fraser McBride (Upper)
1590
53° 18'
120° 19'
1950  
1A02P Upper Fraser McBride (Upper)
1608
53° 18'
120° 19'
2005 490272B0
1A03P Upper Fraser Barkerville
1483
53° 3'
121° 29'
1968 4344B43A
1A05 Upper Fraser Longworth (Upper)
1693
53° 57'
121° 26'
1953  
1A06A Upper Fraser Hansard
622
54° 4'
121° 51'
1973  
1A10 Upper Fraser Prince George A
684
53° 52'
122° 40'
1962  
1A11 Upper Fraser Pacific Lake
756
54° 22'
121° 34'
1963  
1A12 Upper Fraser Kaza Lake
1247
56° 1'
126° 17'
1963  
1A14 Upper Fraser Hedrick Lake
1113
54° 6'
121° 0'
1967  
1A14P Upper Fraser Hedrick Lake
1118
54° 6'
121° 0'
1999 49015352
1A15 Upper Fraser Knudsen Lake
1598
54° 18'
120° 46'
1967  
1A16 Upper Fraser Burns Lake
820
54° 14'
125° 44'
1970  
1A17P Upper Fraser Revolution Creek
1676
53° 47'
120° 22'
1984 490012A2
1A19 Upper Fraser Dome Mountain
1766
53° 37'
121° 1'
1971  
1A19P Upper Fraser Dome Mountain
1768
53° 37'
121° 1'
2005 49028234
1A23 Upper Fraser Bird Creek
1196
53° 40'
125° 20'
1990  
1B01 Nechako Mount Wells
1489
53° 43'
126° 25'
1952  
1B01P Nechako Mount Wells
1489
53° 43'
126° 25'
1991 434982C6
1B02 Nechako Tahtsa Lake
1319
53° 35'
127° 38'
1952  
1B02P Nechako Tahtsa Lake
1319
53° 35'
127° 38'
1991 4349A42A
1B05 Nechako Skins Lake
877
53° 46'
125° 59'
1964  
1B06 Nechako Mount Swannell
1596
53° 21'
125° 16'
1989  
1B07 Nechako Nutli Lake
1502
53° 27'
126° 17'
1991  
1B08P Nechako Mount Pondosy
1413
53° 9'
126° 52'
1992 434991B0
1C01 Middle Fraser Brookmere
994
49° 48'
120° 52'
1945  
1C05 Middle Fraser McGillivray Pass
1715
50° 41'
122° 37'
1952  
1C06 Middle Fraser Pavilion
1209
50° 54'
121° 49'
1955  
1C08 Middle Fraser Nazko
1029
53° 1'
123° 39'
1957  
1C09A Middle Fraser Highland Valley
1547
50° 30'
120° 58'
1966  
1C12P Middle Fraser Green Mountain
1766
50° 47'
122° 55'
1993 434A10AA
1C13A Middle Fraser Horsefly Mountain
1612
52° 20'
121° 3'
1969  
1C14 Middle Fraser Bralorne
1382
50° 46'
122° 47'
1963  
1C17 Middle Fraser Mount Timothy
1632
51° 54'
121° 15'
1961  
1C18P Middle Fraser Mission Ridge
1903
50° 45'
122° 12'
1969 43430580
1C19 Middle Fraser Gnawed Mountain
1617
50° 27'
121° 3'
1967  
1C20P Middle Fraser Boss Mountain Mine
1477
52° 6'
120° 52'
1993 490051A8
1C21 Middle Fraser Big Creek
1130
51° 43'
123° 2'
1970  
1C22 Middle Fraser Puntzi Mountain
939
52° 7'
124° 5'
1970  
1C23 Middle Fraser Penfold Creek
1687
52° 44'
120° 33'
1970  
1C25 Middle Fraser Lac Le Jeune (Upper)
1471
50° 27'
120° 29'
1973  
1C28 Middle Fraser Duffey Lake
1253
50° 22'
122° 28'
1978  
1C29 Middle Fraser Shovelnose Mountain
1456
49° 51'
120° 51'
1979  
1C32 Middle Fraser Deadman River
1463
51° 5'
120° 36'
1984  
1C33A Middle Fraser Granite Mountain
1175
52° 31'
122° 16'
2005  
1C37 Middle Fraser Bralorne (Upper)
1980
50° 47'
122° 44'
1983  
1C38 Middle Fraser Downtown Lake (Upper)
1884
50° 51'
123° 10'
1983  
1C39 Middle Fraser Bridge Glacier (Lower)
1393
50° 50'
123° 27'
1983  
1C40 Middle Fraser Tyaughton Creek (North)
1946
51° 8'
122° 47'
1994  
1C41P Middle Fraser Yanks Peak East
1683
52° 49'
121° 21'
1996 4900A12C
1D06P Lower Fraser Tenquille Lake
1669
50° 32'
122° 55'
2000 490222CC
1D08 Lower Fraser Stave Lake
1211
49° 34'
122° 18'
1967  
1D09 Lower Fraser Wahleach Lake
1395
49° 13'
121° 34'
1967  
1D09P Lower Fraser Wahleach Lake
1408
49° 13'
121° 34'
1991 4348803C
1D10 Lower Fraser Nahatlatch River
1530
49° 49'
122° 3'
1968  
1D13 Lower Fraser Wolverine Creek
250
50° 30'
122° 58'
1976  
1D16 Lower Fraser Dickson Lake
1147
49° 19'
122° 4'
1991  
1D17P Lower Fraser Chilliwack River
1621
49° 1'
121° 42'
1991 49007744
1D18P Lower Fraser Disappointment Lake
932
49° 33'
122° 45'
1995 434444BE
1D19P Lower Fraser Spuzzum Creek
1197
49° 39'
121° 39'
1998 490125C2
1E01B N. Thompson Blue River
673
52° 8'
119° 17'
1983  
1E02P N. Thompson Mount Cook
1574
52° 10'
119° 19'
1999 4901B0A0
1E03A N. Thompson Trophy Mountain
1907
51° 48'
119° 56'
1974  
1E05 N. Thompson Knouff Lake
1189
50° 59'
120° 7'
1955  
1E07 N. Thompson Adams River
1769
51° 35'
119° 25'
1970  
1E08P N. Thompson Azure River
1625
52° 35'
119° 43'
1996 4344E446
1E10P N. Thompson Kostal Lake
1760
52° 12'
120° 1'
1984 49015352
1F01A S. Thompson Aberdeen Lake
1262
50° 8'
119° 3'
1938  
1F02 S. Thompson Anglemont
1168
50° 59'
119° 11'
1956  
1F03P S. Thompson Park Mountain
1857
50° 26'
118° 37'
1984 49002738
1F04 S. Thompson Enderby
1948
50° 39'
118° 55'
1963  
1F06P S. Thompson Celista Mountain
1533
51° 24'
118° 59'
2004 490261C6
2A01A U. Columbia Canoe River
866
52° 46'
119° 16'
1941  
2A02 U. Columbia Glacier
1249
51° 15'
117° 29'
1937  
2A03A U. Columbia Field
1310
51° 23'
116° 30'
1939  
2A06P U. Columbia Mount Revelstoke
1770
51° 2'
118° 8'
1992 4349E720
2A07 U. Columbia Kicking Horse
1648
51° 26'
116° 21'
1947  
2A11 U. Columbia Beaverfoot
1924
51° 16'
116° 52'
1948  
2A14 U. Columbia Mount Abbot
2031
51° 15'
117° 30'
1959  
2A16 U. Columbia Goldstream
1914
51° 41'
118° 26'
1963  
2A17 U. Columbia Fidelity Mountain
1852
51° 14'
117° 41'
1963  
2A18 U. Columbia Keystone Creek
1839
51° 24'
118° 21'
1966  
2A19 U. Columbia Vermont Creek
1533
50° 57'
116° 56'
1966  
2A21P U. Columbia Molson Creek
1930
52° 13'
118° 13'
1980 4342D112
2A22 U. Columbia Sunbeam Lake
2066
51° 35'
117° 39'
1967  
2A23 U. Columbia Bush River
1982
51° 43'
117° 25'
1967  
2A25 U. Columbia Kirbyville Lake
1739
51° 34'
118° 46'
1972  
2A27 U. Columbia Downie Slide (Lower)
964
51° 30'
118° 31'
1977  
2A29 U. Columbia Downie Slide (Upper)
1628
51° 30'
118° 33'
1978  
2B02A L. Columbia Farron
1229
49° 16'
118° 7'
1973  
2B05 L. Columbia Whatshan (Upper)
1476
50° 11'
118° 1'
1958  
2B06 L. Columbia Barnes Creek
1598
50° 4'
118° 21'
1957  
2B06P L. Columbia Barnes Creek
1595
50° 4'
118° 21'
1992 4349B75C
2B07 L. Columbia Koch Creek
1813
49° 43'
117° 58'
1959  
2B08 L. Columbia St. Leon Creek
1828
50° 26'
117° 42'
1967  
2B08P L. Columbia St. Leon Creek
1822
50° 26'
117° 42'
1992 4349F456
2B09 L. Columbia Record Mountain
1906
49° 6'
117° 52'
1975  
2C01 E. Kootenay Sinclair Pass
1374
50° 39'
115° 57'
1935  
2C04 E. Kootenay Sullivan Mine
1580
49° 43'
116° 0'
1946  
2C07 E. Kootenay Fernie East
1213
49° 30'
115° 2'
1951  
2C09Q E. Kootenay Morrissey Ridge
1966
49° 27'
114° 58'
1983 4342F7FE
2C10P E. Kootenay Moyie Mountain
1840
49° 15'
115° 46'
1971 4901032E
2C11 E. Kootenay Kimberley (Upper) VOR
2148
49° 33'
116° 5'
1969  
2C12 E. Kootenay Kimberley (Middle) VOR
1692
49° 33'
116° 3'
1969  
2C14 E. Kootenay Floe Lake
2087
51° 3'
116° 8'
1969  
2C14P E. Kootenay Floe Lake
2110
51° 3'
116° 8'
1992 4349D2BA
2C15 E. Kootenay Mount Assiniboine
2230
50° 54'
115° 36'
1969  
2C16 E. Kootenay Mount Joffre
1763
50° 32'
115° 7'
1969  
2C17 E. Kootenay Thunder Creek
2062
50° 2'
115° 14'
1969  
2C20 E. Kootenay Vermilion River No.3
1612
51° 12'
116° 4'
2004
2D02 W. Kootenay Ferguson
929
50° 40'
117° 28'
1938  
2D04 W. Kootenay Nelson
952
49° 24'
117° 13'
1938  
2D05 W. Kootenay Gray Creek (Lower)
1558
49° 36'
116° 41'
1948  
2D06 W. Kootenay Char Creek
1290
49° 5'
116° 57'
1965  
2D07A W. Kootenay Duncan Lake No. 2
662
50° 15'
116° 57'
1991  
2D08P W. Kootenay East Creek
2004
50° 38'
116° 55'
1980 4342E488
2D09 W. Kootenay Mount Templeman
1879
50° 42'
117° 12'
1967  
2D10 W. Kootenay Gray Creek (Upper)
1926
49° 36'
116° 39'
1969  
2D14P W. Kootenay Redfish Creek
2086
49° 41'
117° 5'
2001 490231BA
2E01 Kettle Monashee Pass
1387
50° 5'
118° 30'
1949  
2E02 Kettle Carmi
1254
49° 29'
119° 5'
1963  
2E03 Kettle Big White Mountain
1672
49° 43'
118° 58'
1966  
2E06 Kettle Bluejoint Mountain
1990
49° 32'
118° 31'
1973  
2E07P Kettle Grano Creek
1874
49° 33'
118° 40'
1997 4900F150
2F01 Okanagan Trout Creek
1428
49° 44'
120° 10'
1935  
2F02 Okanagan Summerland Reservoir
1304
49° 48'
120° 0'
1935  
2F03 Okanagan McCulloch
1266
49° 47'
119° 11'
1935  
2F04 Okanagan Graystoke Lake
1818
49° 59'
118° 52'
1935  
2F05P Okanagan Mission Creek
1794
49° 56'
118° 56'
1969 4900344E
2F07 Okanagan Postill Lake
1358
49° 59'
119° 12'
1950  
2F08 Okanagan Greyback Reservoir
1548
49° 36'
119° 25'
1953  
2F09 Okanagan Whiterocks Mountain
1789
50° 1'
119° 44'
1953  
2F10 Okanagan Silver Star Mountain
1834
50° 22'
119° 3'
1959  
2F11 Okanagan Isintok Lake
1651
49° 33'
119° 58'
1965  
2F12 Okanagan Mount Kobau
1817
49° 7'
119° 40'
1966  
2F13 Okanagan Esperon Cr (Upper)
1634
50° 4'
119° 44'
1966  
2F14 Okanagan Esperon Cr (Middle)
1440
50° 4'
119° 41'
1966  
2F18 Okanagan Brenda Mine
1453
49° 51'
119° 59'
1969  
2F18P Okanagan Brenda Mine
1453
49° 51'
119° 59'
1992 4349C1CC
2F19 Okanagan Oyama Lake
1365
50° 6'
119° 16'
1969  
2F20 Okanagan Vaseux Creek
1403
49° 16'
119° 19'
1971  
2F21 Okanagan Bouleau Lake
1405
50° 16'
119° 38'
1971  
2F23 Okanagan MacDonald Lake
1742
49° 53'
120° 1'
1977  
2F24 Okanagan Islaht Lake
1492
49° 59'
119° 48'
1982  
2FT03 Okanagan Postill Lake (Upper) 1500 49°58' 119°12' 2004
2G03P Similkameen Blackwall Peak
1934
49° 5'
120° 46'
1967 490042DE
2G04 Similkameen Lost Horse Mountain
1988
49° 16'
120° 7'
1960  
2G05 Similkameen Missezula Mountain
1602
49° 44'
120° 32'
1960  
2G06 Similkameen Hamilton Hill
1477
49° 29'
120° 47'
1960  
3A01 South Coast Grouse Mountain
1126
49° 23'
123° 4'
1936  
3A02 South Coast Powell River (Upper)
1002
50° 16'
124° 19'
1938  
3A05 South Coast Powell River (Lower)
882
50° 15'
124° 20'
1939  
3A09 South Coast Palisade Lake
898
49° 27'
123° 1'
1945  
3A10 South Coast Dog Mountain
1007
49° 22'
122° 57'
1945  
3A19 South Coast Orchid Lake
1178
49° 32'
123° 3'
1972  
3A20 South Coast Callaghan Creek
1009
50° 8'
123° 6'
1976  
3A22P South Coast Nostetuko River
1457
51° 14'
124° 27'
1988 4345C050
3A24P South Coast Mosley Creek (Upper)
1655
51° 46'
124° 37'
1988 43461136
3A25P South Coast Squamish River (Upper)
1387
50° 9'
123° 26'
1989 490094B6
3B01 Van. Isl. Forbidden Plateau
1110
49° 39'
125° 12'
1954  
3B02A Van. Isl. Mount Cokely
1267
49° 14'
124° 35'
1980  
3B04 Van. Isl. Elk River
270
49° 51'
125° 48'
1955  
3B10 Van. Isl. Upper Thelwood Lake
1014
49° 31'
125° 42'
1958  
3B17P Van. Isl. Wolf River (Upper)
1422
49° 42'
125° 40'
1981 434A663A
3B18 Van. Isl. Wolf River (Middle)
1050
49° 42'
125° 41'
1970  
3B19 Van. Isl. Wolf River (Lower)
615
49° 43'
125° 42'
1970  
3B23P Van. Isl. Jump Creek
1134
48° 58'
124° 16'
1995 49006432
3C07 North Coast Wedeene River South
196
54° 14'
128° 43'
1984  
3C08P North Coast Burnt Bridge Creek
1329
52° 28'
126° 14'
1997 4345F5CA
3D01C Skagit Sumallo River West
801
49° 15'
121° 14'
1992  
3D02 Skagit Lightning Lake
1254
49° 2'
120° 51'
1947  
3D03A Skagit Klesilkwa
1134
49° 7'
121° 18'
1948  
4A02 Peace Pine Pass
1439
55° 21'
122° 38'
1961  
4A02P Peace Pine Pass
1386
55° 21'
122° 38'
1988 434637DA
4A03 Peace Ware (Upper)
1563
57° 23'
125° 42'
1961  
4A04 Peace Ware (Lower)
969
57° 24'
125° 40'
1961  
4A05 Peace Germansen (Upper)
1489
55° 49'
124° 41'
1961  
4A06 Peace Tutizzi Lake
1043
56° 18'
125° 36'
1963  
4A07 Peace Lady Laurier Lake
1446
56° 42'
123° 45'
1963  
4A09 Peace Pulpit Lake
1331
57° 32'
126° 44'
1963  
4A09P Peace Pulpit Lake
1331
57° 32'
126° 44'
1989 434795D8
4A10 Peace Fredrickson Lake
1323
56° 56'
126° 31'
1963  
4A11 Peace Trygve Lake
1409
56° 59'
127° 27'
1963  
4A12 Peace Tsaydaychi Lake
1173
55° 24'
124° 45'
1963  
4A13 Peace Philip Lake
1013
55° 6'
123° 53'
1963  
4A16 Peace Morfee Mountain
1427
55° 25'
123° 2'
1968  
4A18 Peace Mount Sheba
1480
54° 31'
121° 48'
1969  
4A20 Peace Monkman Creek
1566
54° 43'
121° 13'
1974  
4A21 Peace Mount Stearns
1514
57° 4'
123° 23'
1974  
4A25 Peace Fort St. John A
692
56° 14'
120° 43'
1974  
4A27P Peace Kwadacha River
1695
57° 37'
125° 4'
1983 4340E17C
4A30P Peace Aiken Lake
1061
56° 26'
125° 44'
1984 43410074
4B01 Skeena Kidprice Lake
1415
53° 51'
127° 26'
1952  
4B02 Skeena Johanson Lake
1480
56° 35'
126° 10'
1963  
4B03A Skeena Hudson Bay Mtn.
1452
54° 45'
127° 16'
1972  
4B04 Skeena Chapman Lake
1485
54° 53'
126° 43'
1965  
4B06 Skeena Tachek Creek
1133
54° 38'
126° 17'
1968  
4B07 Skeena McKendrick Creek
1048
54° 48'
126° 47'
1968  
4B08 Skeena Mount Cronin
1491
54° 55'
126° 48'
1969  
4B10 Nass Ningunsaw Pass
647
56° 46'
129° 57'
1974  
4B11A Nass Bear Pass
437
56° 6'
129° 37'
1984  
4B13A Skeena Terrace A
219
54° 28'
128° 34'
1980  
4B14 Skeena Equity Mine
1434
54° 11'
126° 15'
1977  
4B15 Skeena Lu Lake
1296
54° 12'
126° 17'
1977  
4B15P Skeena Lu Lake
1308
54° 11'
126° 18'
1997 4900E226
4B16P Skeena Shedin Creek
1320
55° 51'
127° 41'
1995 434863CE
4B17P Skeena Tsai Creek
1369
54° 38'
127° 40'
1997 4900D7BC
4B18P Skeena Cedar-Kiteen
912
55° 9'
128° 42'
2000 49020420
4C01 Liard Sikanni Lake
1390
57° 15'
124° 7'
1963  
4C02 Liard Summit Lake
1291
58° 38'
124° 43'
1964  
4C03 Liard Dease Lake
805
58° 25'
130° 0'
1965  
4C05 Liard Fort Nelson A
368
58° 50'
122° 34'
1966  
4C15 Liard Jade City
943
59° 14'
129° 39'
2001  
4D01 Stikine Telegraph Creek
490
57° 56'
131° 8'
1974  
4D02 Stikine Iskut
931
57° 51'
129° 59'
1974  
4E01 Yukon Log Cabin
886
59° 45'
134° 57'
1958  
4E02A Yukon Atlin Lake
705
59° 35'
133° 43'
1984  
               
Snow Pillow Platform ID Number Identification numbers are assigned by the satellite operator. The data are captured by radio telemetry and geo-stationary satellite relay.
*   Data are captured by the land-based telemetry system of the Greater Vancouver Regional District

 


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