| Show SNOW DEPTH ON VEST WEST UINTA RANGE ONLY HALF OF or 1952 on 0 wednesday january 28 gre gregory 9 ary pearson and gilbert horrocks Ilor rocks of the soil conservation service and ranger jesse palm of the forest service measured the snow depth on lake fork mountain the average snow depth was 24 8 5 inches with a water content equal to 5 8 inches on february 1 I the average depth of snow on the lake fork mountain course was inches avith a water content of 14 2 inches for february 1 1951 the snow depth was 27 8 inches with a water content of 0 6 7 inches the snow survey is conducted through a cooperative agreement between the forest service and the soil conservation service the data obtained from the snow course measurements enables the forecaster for caster to predict the amount of water to be released by the mountain watersheds |