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Show Special to the News - SYRACUSE Water level of the southern part of the Great Salt Lake (south of Southern Pacific causeway) was listed at 4200.55 feet Monday, May 14 according to Ted Amow, district chief of water resources, US. Geological Survey. He said the south part of the lake is considerably' higher than the northern part because 95 percent of the inflow (from Bear, Jordan and Weber Rivers) comes into the south end. Readings are taken twice a month from instruments located at the old Salt Lake County Boat Harbor. The present level is within about a foot of levels recorded in 1847, 1861, 1908, 1930 and 1952. The only thing that we can be sure of is that the lake fluctuates, Arnow said. In 1873, the lake reached an e high for the time in which records have been kept (since 1847), with a level of 4,212 feet. Then, in 1905, the level went down to 4,196, the record low up to that date. In 1924, it was back up to 4,205, but it dropped to 4,194 in 1935, went back to 4,201 in e 1952 and reached an all-tim- FEB. MAR. APRIL Arnow said the U.S. Geological Survey is currently engaged in a study with the Water Resources Division, in which inflow and evaporation are measured at various points in the lake. A determination also will be made as to the effect on the lake level of all diversions of water in the drainage area since the white FEB. MAY MAR. APRIL man came to Utah. The lake level would have been about five feet higher if there had been no diversions for irrigation, industrial and culinary use, Amow said. Much water disappears by evaporation or transpiration through growing plants before it gets to the lake, he said. all-tim- 1963, of low in October, 4,191.35 feet. Since then, the level has gradually risen, according to climatic fluctuations. If the weather is cold, there is less evaporation from the lakes surface, so the lake level rises. Last winter was unusually cold, so the rate of evaporation slowed, Amow explained. Right now, if the sun should stay out and if the weather should remain warm, the evaporation rate would be greater than the inflow from water from the melting snowpack, and the lake level would go down,1 he said. The lake level traditionally goes down after July 1 during long hot summer days. ONLY AT mis 917 SOUTH STATE STREET 6 FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE 355-073- LAND SALE WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE SALE OF SELECTED ACERAGE BANNING, CALIFORNIA . STAGECOACH TOWN, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOUR AND A HALF TO FIVE AND A HALF ACRE PLOTS . COST SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS FINANCING AVAILABLE WITH MIMINAL DOWN PAYMENT. FOR FURTHER INQUIRIES AND PICTORIAL BROCHURE WRITE IN CARE OF THIS PAPER BOX 11717 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84111 ' Premier plant food in bulk, bag or custom spread. Phone collect MINERAL FERTILIZER COMPANY 1 5 or Midvale, Utah 255-272- . 255-650- MAY |