Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-03-02 | Page 10 | Lake Reaches Level of 1935

LAKE REACHES LEVEL OF 1935 1 93 LEHI LEHI Utah Utah lake h having reached Its it's ts lowest point in recorded history last October 10 when it r registered 22 feet below compromise is now In inches hes higher than on the corresponding corresponding cor- cor responding date last year according to o Fred Shelton superintendent of the he U. U S. S weather bureau station and the Jordan river pumping plant located on Utah lake near near Lehi Utah lake started the 1936 calendar calendar calen calen- dar year with a a. deficiency of 45 4 foot oot as WI compared with last years year's low ow and by January 31 had reduced this to 24 2 foot February 15 this Dears Dear's record was read at a minus feet feet feet-andon and on February 29 it stood at a minus feet as compared with the February 28 1935 reading minus Since October 10 Utah lake has gained an an average of over 24 2 inch dally daily and an average of inch dally daily during the past two months During January and February last year It gained a little less than 23 Inch dally daily Above average precipitation in Inthe Inthe the he mountains in the form of packed snow now snow heavier than usual in moisture mols- mols ture ure content speaks well for this year years year's s water supply to the farmers farmer of if Salt Lak Lakeland nd Utah valleys valles and to o the Salt Lake City culinary supply supply sup- sup ply ly gained In an exchange of Utah lake ake wa waters terse I Comparative readings of Utah lake ake elevations all given on a below compromise scale in feet follow 1934 1935 December 31 1086 1129 January 8 1043 1054 January 20 1001 1034 January 22 1023 January 31 1004 February 15 15 February 29 28 1 WOMEN AT HELPER TO BACK LIBRARY HELPER HELPER h have a v v. e been een cor completed pl te by the Business and Professional Women's club of Helper Help Help- er to install a library in the basement basement basement base base- ment of the city hall hail All residents of f the city are be- be ing ng urged to join in promoting the program program by donating used or new books Mrs Mayme M Hansen president president president dent said Monday The library will wUl be established Immediately and the club is ordering ordering order order- ing ng over books for the reading room W P A labor has been se secured seI secured se- se cured to op operate rate the library at I present