Springville Herald | 1950-04-06 | Page 8 | Snow Depth, Water Content Higher on Two Canyon Watersheds, Says Report

'Snow Depth, Water Content Higher On Two Canyon Watersheds, Says Report Snow depth and water content on the Hobble Creek-Diamond Fork watershed is far above the average av-erage for the nast eleven vears. This vears snow depth and water content was only bettered by last years snow fall and only by a small margin, reports re-ports Merrill Nielson, Forest Ranger Ran-ger at Spanish Fork. The snow measurement was made yesterday and showed a mean snow depth of 48.7 inches and a water content of 17.40 inches. in-ches. The average snow depth for the past ten years is 40.39 inches this year's content of 17.40 inches inches more. The water content for the eleven year period is 13.48 inches of water as compared to this year's content of 171.40 inches thus bettering the mean or average av-erage by 4.00 inches. The snow fall and water content this year rates only second to last year's measurement during the eleven years that the snow has been measured on this course. The snow depth last year only averaged one-tenth inch more than this year. However, the water content of the severe winter last year bettered this year's' mean . by eight-tenths of an inch. The water out-look for this year is very good as far as the supply to the springs and reservoirs res-ervoirs isc oncerned on this watershed. water-shed. There is no frost in the ground under the snow and so if the snow melt this year is normal most all the water should be absorbed ab-sorbed into the ground. The Hobble Creek-Diamond Fork snow course is located on the summit sum-mit of Pumphouse Ridge between the Hobble Creek and Diamond Fork watersheds. The elevation at the course is 7300 feet, and the snow measurement is taken at this same place every year on or about March 30 and have been made since 1937. The snow measurements were made by Grant G. Williams, Range Conservationist, and Rulon 3. Gull of the Forest Service. The trip to the snow course is made by truck, horse-back, and the last stretch by snow shoes.