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Show Sun Quickens Runoff of Water - An unusually heavy run-off of water from Utah mountain Monday Mon-day waa taxing to th limit the measuring facilities of th atate engineer' office. State Engineer T. H. Humpherya said his department U measuring the flow of 230 streams In the atate and is cooperating with federal agencies In measuring 60 others. The sudden warm weather has resulted in rapid melting of deep now throughout the state. Moat streams are awollen. and because of a supersaturated condition' of the, earth, water la rising in unusual un-usual places. The purpose of the measurements is to obtain data In connection with proposed construction of numerous mall reservoirs throughout the state, Mr. Humphery said. |