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Show Record Snow Packs The water supply outlook is good, maybe a little too good, according to Max Phillips, soil conservationist, Layton. THE MAY 1 snow course readings were again made by helicopter at most sites. .. Parleys Canyon Summit, Farmington Upper, Far-mington Far-mington Lower, and Smith and Morehouse all have record snow packs with 26.9, 46.0, 41.8, and 17.7 inches of water content respectively. THESE figures represent 220, 146, 197, and 227 percent of May 1 average for each respective course. The records go back to 1951. Previous high for Parley Canyon Summit was 23.1 inches of water in 1952. Farmington Far-mington Upper 45.0 inches in 1952, Farmington Lower 37.3 inches in 1952, and Smith and Morehouse recorded 16.5 inches of water in 1968. WEBER Basin Conservancy Conser-vancy District has been releasing water from their mountain reservoirs for about a month to make space for spring runoff control. |