Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-04-15 | Page 20 | Big Cottonwood Shed Snow Shows High Water Content

Big Cottonwood Shed Snow Shows High HighWater Water Content I The picture in years for forthe forthe the he Big Cottonwood canyon watershed watershed water- water shed hod was painted Wednesday by George D. D Keyser city water commissioner commissioner com corn missioner as reports showed water i content of snow to be per cent I above normal Measurements taken at 10 stations stations stations sta sta- sta- sta b between elevations elevations' of 1400 and feet teet above sea level showed ho tho average snow depth to be inches with an average water content content con- con tent of ot 43 inches All stations where measurements h have ve been taken regularly over a year 12 period varied from pc per percent percent cent to 1042 per cent abo above e norma normal for an average of ot per cent Measurements w were re made be between be- be tween March 31 and April 9 SinI Sin Sin- I gb stations were measured as many manyas as 26 times to insure accuracy Commissioner Keyser said The Tho accompanying table shows show measurements taken at the 10 stations sta stations stations sta- sta and comparisons between 1935 and 1936 figures Percentage above normal is given where measurements incas meas- have been taken regular regular- Jy Iy for 12 years WATER V A TER TABLE Pet Pct above I Snow depth Water Vater content normal Station 1936 1935 1936 1935 1936 Mill D 79 19 46 16 No norm Silver Fork 78 45 lio Jo norm Gr Great Western III 66 Dog Lake to to 80 52 Lake Lak M My ry to 79 64 2 1042 Twin Lakes Lakes 94 Camp Flat 74 Brighton Hotel 63 II L 64 Silver Lake 59 59 21 No no m m