Upstream snowpack heavy but Skunk Creek still dry

October 27, 2026

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Baker Butte SNOTEL and Workman Creek SNOTEL, in the headwaters 105–111 km upstream, recorded water-year precipitation running 1150–1288% of normal as of October 26, setting up an exceptionally wet water year ahead.¹ Flow at Skunk Creek near Phoenix remains at zero discharge today, indicating the upper-basin moisture has not yet translated to significant downstream streamflow.²

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