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Show Plenty of Water Seen from Snow in Canyons Snow surveys completed May 1, by the Soil Conservation Service personnel show that most of the watersheds in the central Utah area have an average ave-rage or above pack- Hobble Creek Watershed data taken in the main fork of Hobble Creek are as follows: fol-lows: Hobble Creek Summit at elevation 7300 has 26.7 inches of snow containing 11.12 inches of water. Last month there was 45 inches of snow with 15.9 inches of water; May 1, 1957, 22 inches of snow and 9.1 inches in-ches of water. The raingage at this course indicates that 3.75 inches of precipitation fell during dur-ing April. The Packard Canyon Course in the Hobble Creek drainage i at elevation 6400 has 5 inches of snow containing 2.1 inches of water- Last month there was 33 inches of snow and 12.2 inches of water. Showing a loss of 10 inches of water for the month, and the reasons for j; high runoff in Hobble Creek ;; last year on May 1, there was no snow at this course. Indications Indica-tions are for more water both, early and late from this watershed water-shed than wah had last year. |