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Show Snow Measurement Indicates More Water Available Snow conditions on the Diamond Fork-Hobble Creek watersheds were measured on Februan,' 23 bv Howard Ivory and Ray Littlefiold ot the Soil Conservation Senice and Bob Miller of the Forest Service Ser-vice and showed there was about the same amount of snow with a higher water content as compared compar-ed to measurements made on llfl1 9?5- nccrding to Ranger Ran-ger Merrill Nielson. , The measurements showed 40 S inches of snow with a water content con-tent of 12.1 inches on the divide between Diamond Fork and Hob-!ntC"ek' Hob-!ntC"ek' Last year's measurement measure-ment showed a water content of in io'"a S Rm1 the nasuroment Uon of this snow course is 7300 CanvnnS'0W C0U,"Se in rnckard 31 Tin", Sh0W;1 11 SI10W dopth Of 31.5 Inches with a water content um mimmi - of 9.7 inches. The Fobr.. urement in 19-'. s-0, depth of S4.1 inches content of only ir;v;rt' snow course is at an f" 6400 foot. The soil under the s. frcir.en and wot creat'.nf ditions for absorbing . Ranker Nielson said. |