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Show WATER PROSPECTS FAVORABLE FOR THIS SPRING Snow conditions on the Diamond Fork-Hobble Creek watershed are more favorable this year than they have been since 1937, according accord-ing to Merrill Nielson, forest ranger for the Spanish Fork district. dis-trict. The Diamond Fork-Hobble Creek snow course was established in 1937. This course is located on what is known as the Pumphouse ridge, and is fairly representative of the Diamond Fork and Hobble Creek watersheds. The measurements this year on March 30 showed a snow depth of 36.70 inches with a water content of 12.70 inches. The average snow depth for the last six years is 31.90 inches with average water content of 11.60 inches. The snow is well packed and very little melting melt-ing has taken place to date. There is no frost in the ground and a large amount of the run-off will go into the soil. However, if the weather should turn warm within the next two or three weeks, a heavy run-off can be expected ex-pected as the snow is still low on the mountains. The water prospects for 1942 should be better than for the past six years, Mr. Nielson says. |