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3,400–5,000 ft · NE🚗 Directions
Ponderosa pine ridges and rough breaks of NW Nebraska. Oglala National Grassland and Pine Ridge mixed-grass prairie with timber along Hat Creek and Soldier Creek. Burn morels documented after recent fires. Easter access via Crawford / Chadron.
Updated Oct 11, 5:11 AM MT
Precip 7d
Observed precipitation from PRISM 4km gridded analysis, sampled at the region centroid through 2026-10-09. Used when no SNOTEL/SCAN station is mapped to this region.0.00"
PRISM 4km · thru 10-09
Precip 14d
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Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands
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0.01"
PRISM 4km · thru 10-09
Soil Temp
63°F
SWE
Snow Water Equivalent — how much water is in the snowpack vs. normal. Declining SWE means snowmelt is adding moisture to the soil.0%
Drought
None
Snowmelt
complete
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.14 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
Primordia readiness: Cold = mycelium dormant. Activating = soil warming, primordia building. Primed = 5+ sustained warm days at species threshold; fruiting imminent if moisture cooperates. Based on Schmidt 1983 / Mihail 2007.