Show FALL OF WATER mm BELOW NORMAL Precipitation on all regularly ob observed observed observed ob- ob served city watersheds is far below normal for the season which began October 1 it was disclosed Monday by water department records Officials were optimistic however and said the deficiency y can be made up in snows S The shows f O Oo OJ 4 ai IS gE E Eo E El I E E gg o 1 I. I o oH G n op p Salt Balt H Lake Lab City i. i 33 1 9 TO 2 CIt city creek 22 Mt It Dell res rca 5 7 B Big C Cottonwood D 67 Consumption of water in October averaged second feet a day compared to 39 second fe feet fet t in October October Oc- Oc tober ober and second feet in November November No- No I vember ember 1934 A second foot of water Is Js equal to gallons The supply came from the following follow tollow- ing sources per cent from City creek 44 t per cent from Emigration creek 67 per cent from Mill creek per cent from Big Cottonwood 26 6 per cent from Little Cottonwood and nd 3 per cent from wells Parleys Parley's creek total flow during October was used for storage Thus the he content of Mountain Dell reservoir reser voir was Increased from 1040 acre feet on October 1 to 1295 acre feet on October 30 An acre foot is lJ equal to gallons Near Normal For Salt Lake Precipitation here last month was closer loser to the theoretical normal than thanin thann in n any previous November in recorded recorded re- re corded weather history J. J Cecil Aler Alter Alter Al- Al ter er federal meteorologist said Mon Mon- day The normal rainfall Is inches Last month inches fell The normal normal nor nor- mal is obtained by averaging the rainfall of previous years Since 1874 precipitation has been above normal in November in 29 years and below In 33 years |