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Show Snow Conditions Not So Good For This Year Snow conditions on the Diamond Fork-Hobble Creek watershed are not as favorable as they were last year according to Merrill Nielson forest ranger. Snow measurements were made March 28, by Lowell E. Horton and Rulon J. Gull, who made the trip up Hobble Creek Canyon to the Pumphouse Ridge summit by truck, horseback and snowshoes. The Diamond Fork-Hobble Creek snow course was established in 1937. It is located on what is known as the Pumphouse Ridge on the divide between the Diamond Fork and Hobble Creek watersheds. water-sheds. Its location is fairly representative repre-sentative of these two watersheds. Snow measurements have been on this course every year, the latter part of March since 1937. Measurements showed a snow depth of 40.2 inches, with a water content of 14.9 inches. The snow depth for 1950 was 48.7 inches with a water content of 17.4 inches. The average snow depth for the past 10 years is 40.36 inches with a water content of 13.38 inches. The soil is wet under the snow, indicating there is no frost in the ground. A large amount of the run-off will go into the soil. However, How-ever, if the weather should turn warm within the next two or three weeks heavy run-off can be expected as the snow is still low on the mountains. Water prospects for ' 1951 are much better in this locality than they are farther south in Utah. Southern Utah is experiencing one of the worst doughts in the history of the state, Mr. Nielson said. |