Show Utah Lake Measuring Device Shows Future of Salt Lake County Farms LEHI LEHI-A LEHI A small cylindrical dc de vice vicc its movements so slow as no noto not notto notto to be discernible Is recording the future of Salt Lake county turc ture Located at the tho Pelican point poin pumping station outlet of ot Utah lake into the network of canals covering south Salt Lake county the device records the level of the lake Right now it shows a steady comeback from the lowest level in history a level which reduced the once large bod body of water to little littlemore littlemore littlemore more than a mud hole The Thc lake Inke in December according to Fred Shelton chief engineer am and U. U S. S weather observer at the station station sta sta- ta- ta tion reached a n minus 1101 foot foo mark marJe the lowest in hi history tory Heavy precipitation during the last three days of oC that month and through the first half halt of of January has brought the lake level lc up however until now it stands only a few inches below the level for this time in 1935 From January 1 to January 22 the lake elevation rose from 1086 feet below compromise to 1023 feet teet below a gain ain of ot inches On January 22 22 the reading was only 27 of ot a foot below the comparable reading for tor 1933 1935 The lake has shown a stead steady rise of ot nearly 2 of a foot toot a week Shelton reported and reach an even level with last year should conditions continue as at present The measuring device is controlled through a R. float reaching into the water at the canal terminus at Pelican Pelican Pelican Peli Peli- can Point The float controls an arm which In turn records the level on the slowly revolving measuring measuring measuring meas meas- chart It requires a week for tor forthe forthe the cylinder containing the chart to tomake tomake tomake make a full tull revolution S M S t tf f I j I L S 'S if i hF 4 l E j 5 r i O i 7 f i Y 4 i 5 W iL rk i i i f A I v c C CI I it i t i. i f 4 S t- t I i 8 f 4 1 Z i I c s L i n ff t J 1 t t tA J t j T 2 T n- n IT SHOWS THE LEVEL i OF THE LAKE mm 1 Measuring 1 device at the Pelican point station |