Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-11 | Page 11 | Lack of Rain Causes Drop in Lake Level

LACK OF RAIN CAUSES DROP IN LAKE LAIE LEVEL 4 Subnormal rainfall in the Salt Lake City area during the past six years Wednesday had reduced reduced re re- rc- rc water level of Great Salt lake to the lowest point recorded record record- ed cd since November 15 1905 according according ac according ac- ac cording to A A. B B. B Purton district engineer of the U U. U S. S geological survey After Arter the extreme low of 1905 the water level rose until it itI I reached a maximum of a plus 1 eight feet two inches above zeroon zero zeroon zeroon on May 1 1924 Precipitation in the Salt Lake area during the past six years ranged from the heaviest t rainfall of 2069 inches In 1927 to the lightest rainfall of 1111 Inches in 1933 Mr ML Purton said The departure from normal rainfall over the state in 1933 was inches and in 1931 it was inches