precipitation in lane kane county double amount recorded cled in i n previous year tho water supply outlook for the southern counties ita aa indicated Idica ted by accumulated precipitation and snow cover will be tile best bast in a number ot of years according to a statewide state wide report by State T chhum cherys aano Waa washington hIngton garfield Gartl eld san juan andurand and Grand counties ed ad ai as much as doub leAle amount received last Ye year arand and from 26 25 to 75 per cent above the normal lor for that region the information was complied compiled from reports of 40 U 8 6 weather bureau stations 65 cooperative snow courses and water commissioners commissio ers stationed on the principal streams ot of the state snow coyer cover and precipitation in III the I 1 virgin virg in alvor and ana santa clara clar a creek water sheds are practically twice oe what they wore were last year te tie snow cover in pine Pla valley ovalley at the headon head of santa clara brackis crock la greater than tor for any of tile the past six elx years for which records are aval available lAble precipitation in valley stations la 11 from 25 0 o 76 6 per pent cent 1 above and snow cover la is 2 25 5 per cent above snow cover on tile tho coal creek drainage in iron county Is 10 also twice what it was last year the report k and la about 25 per cent above normal water supply for theanea the th earea area la Is expected to reach 80 50 per cont cent a above bov e lat last year water tables have dropped in the underground basins of 0 iron county but bui the coal creek flow this ceason la is expected to reduce the ahe drain on the iha basin balili giving ata jt a chanca to recharge records indicate that the water supply in the beaver alvor drainage dral naBe area should be above that of last year and the best since the high water year ot of 1137 1937 abo river la Is expected to discharge 26 per cent more morel water ha a did wt ro 1 rde reservoir on arl april 1 1 1 coil contained i 12 acre foet feet 0 at water or 2 por per cent more than a year agoo it Is expected to fill and av overflow or san juan and grand coun counties councle tle report 50 60 per cent above normal precipitation with enow snow cover from froia 2 25 to 50 per cent above th the a water supply for this section Is 19 forecast to be 25 per cent or better above abbye normal accumulated precipitation on the valley floor of the state otaie as a whole is id improved over ahoi with ith the I 1 southern part of he i tate roe receiving belying the groaton shaie remaining about the same lai as last year year and ranging from from norral normal i to 50 00 per cent belov are ara the weber provo ind and upper boar bear river water sheds and tile the uintah basin 0