Show WATER SHORTAGE IS GENERl OVER STATE E. E A. A Porter Portel District Engineer of U. U S. S Geological Survey I Compares Rivers' Rivers Flow v. In view of the tho shortage o of water In Salt Sal Lake Lako county and other portions ot of the state E E. A. A Porter district engineer en en- of ot tho the United States geological survey hn hung hns compiled a special comparative comparative com com- om- om statement showing sho tho the conditions conditions con con- of water resources up to the first of ot the current month as compared com corn pared pred with wih those which existed at the same time in 1912 The figures rs given hel cover the discharge of ot water In cubic feet teet per second The Grand river 1101 at Moab Moab showed cubic feet at this time last year ear earon on AU August 1 I this year the discharge was only 2900 feet teet the Green river at Green River Utah showed feet while tho the present discharge Is 2500 Bear l river 1 e near feet fet last year feet teo August UK st 1 I river nyc below diversions dl near Plain City last year oar 18 IS feet teet August 1 The above comparative comparativo figures figures' tK res' show the contrast between last year and antI this while th the tho figures showing the discharges for Cor 1912 arc are considerably greater The table indicates a n water shortage holt e In iii Utah that has been limiting irrigation and power operations during during dur dur- ing Ins the present summer ummer The report lurIns lur- lur says sars low water conditions will vill wil not havo have as an serious effect on 01 crops from now on as grain has practically matured matured ma ma- and water will bo be needed only for Irrigation of or ha hay ar beets beetH fruits truls etc The 1915 flow of oC water is IN below tho the average araS while in noarl nearly all al cases the time 1914 1014 flow low was above the tho aVera average e |