Show snow in tt he ashley forest TT T isolda T record of M moisture jt snow w in the cintas hold over twice the average amount bt water waler this year accord cytto the measurement measurements made e last t thu thursday raday sou soll con it gregoy gregory PC eanon and alton venion vernon accompanied by burton clark of the ut at 9 IV forest rest service traveled tr to kings cabin mow snow c course by sno sino cat and made 3 32 2 measurements as they followed the tv tea mile course on ori snowshoed snows hoea oes the average enow snow depth mr clark report reported id is inches witha with a water content esquival U alval antof 92 inches th there Is 21 Urne ti mesas sas much snow and ti mesas much water content thia fl year aar as measurements sho showed a at the same date in 1991 1951 lb this IA about the same as the average for the total snowfall and water content of the measurements ure ments taken in march ol 01 past years additional snow measure ments will be taken the last week in february and march the march survey will tv give e the total expected snowfall the other measurements show distribution trib ution a of precipitation lot 0 U gnout out the winter ter month sand 1 in 1 furnish information relative to flood threat at the time ottha spring sprin g runoff run off the average total snowfall on the kings cabin snow course vourse Is inch es of snow conta containing inIn the equla alent of 95 inches oy of water all continued on page 8 SNOW IN ASHLEY FOREST HOLDS RECORD OF or WATER continued from pace page 1 additional snowfall which may occur during the months of february and march this year will be a bonus of ef additional gatei above the average amount snow measurements furnish information to water users relative to the amount of which will be available for irrigation culinary and industrial purposes during the summer months the amount of water delivered by stream flow is not as important as how when and in what condition it is delivered to the water user healthy watersheds having a good cover of vegetation insure steady dear clear stream flow with no danger of damaging floods water delivered from healthy Avater watersheds sheds is I 1 usable water A rain gauge has been established on the kings cabin snow course this year records will be kept of the total oc curing during the months of april and may each year to furnish further information to water users |