| Show Recent Snow Measurement Shows Better Water Picture A gloomy Bloomy out outlook ook for a dry summer ahead ohead following It a snow ni measurement on the La Sa Sal Salm Sal m mountains last lasts I month nth was changed considerably c Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day when crews crews from the Soil Sol Conservation Service and U U. S S. S Forest Service again measure measured the mountain snow courses ant and found heavy tall fall during the past few weeks Fifteen core samples of snow on the upper upper and lower toWer sn snow Y courses on the La Sars were taken by Dee Christensen of the and Robert M. M Thompson of the Forest Service The measurements mea rnea- showed that snow depth and water content w were near 75 per cent of 01 normal as opposed to the drastic 25 percent per percent percent cent of normal figure obtained March 1 The average snow depth o on 01 the lower course above the M M 4 4 Ranch was Inches inches' and contained con tamed 73 Inches of water The Thelong Thelong Thelong long time average snow depth for April 1 Is Inches with an average water content of ol Inch inches The avera overage average snow depth to found nd J Joh on n the Upper snow course W was inches with 95 Inches of water content The time long average April 1 snow depth measurement for tor this course is 40 Inches of snow with an average water content of Inches The recent measurements show th that t more precipitation is S needed needed need need- I ed d to bring the content up to no normal nominal So far d during themon the mon month of Marchat Marchia t the measuring ing guage located jle near hear the upper up per snow course Inches of moisture have been beeri collected |
