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Show - - - - - - - Forest Servia'Sairvey ServiaSairvey Service ServiceI I ' Survey ShowsAmple Shows ShowsAmple \ Ample Water WaterHighest Waterlghest $ Highest lghest Water ContentI Contenth Content k h , Since 1942 BodesWell Bodes BodesWell Well for Umtah BasinDespite Basin Despite Dffiplte the thf ' ' > small mall amount ofl ofsnowfall of ofI l I snowfall In the Immediate vicin vicin- vicinity vicinity vicinity - ity of Vernal Vt'mal Vtmal ' during the past win winler winter winter ler ter we should have plenty plt'nty pltnty ' of wat water water water er for tor our ranges runge arid and farms farnu . tld.s tlds tills tillsyear tld.syear tillsyear . , year yearAooording yearAccording According Aooording to Supervisor Earl CSanford C 0 Cf J , CJ f Sanford the tJ1e forest forf'it forfit ' ' rangers of the theAtchley theAshley Atchley ley National NaUonal Forest have just justcompleted justcompleted . completed their annual snow sur surveya surveys surveys veya veys These surveys disclose dlBclOlle that thatover thatover thatover over the past twelve years duringfi duringI duringwhich during fi I which snow 5llOW surveys have been beenmade beenmade beenmode made 1943 ranks se second < ' md < highest highestin highestin highestIn in water content This year the theaverage theaverage theaverage average water content for the theAshley theAshley theAshley Ashley Forest as a whole Is 109L 109inches 109 L . Inches as compared to an averageof averageof average of 86 8 6 Inches In 1042 1942 Only In In1932 1932 when the water content WaB was waa11 11 118 8 Inches has the Forest Fort'st Fortst ' average averagebeen averagebeen been en higher higherHowever higherHowever higherHowever However the Vernal Vema ! Rangert RangerDistrict Hanger Ranger t ( District did not tare fare quite as well wellas wellas wellas as the other districts on the A1 h Ash > hley Ashley Ashley ley Forest although the wa.ter water wa.tercontent watercontent watercontent . content on the Vernal District Is Is106 106 10 0 inches Inchf ' ' ! while whllt ' In 1942 It was 71inches 71I 71Inches 71 71i i Inches During the past twelve twelvemonth twelvemonths twelvemonths I month months " period pt"rlod ptrlod a greater water watercontent watercontent watercontent content was registered on the Vt'r- Vt'r Vtr Ver- Ver Vt'rnAI Vernal Ver Vernal ' - nal nAI Ranger District Dlstrlcrt Dlstrfot during theearn theyears the theears years } ears earn 1932 1937 and 1938On 1938On 1938 1938On On the Lake Fork Ranger DIs1 Dist DIs- DIs DIstrict - 1 t / trict trlct the water content of 128 In InchE Inches Inchcs chE ches ' ' > tliLs thL this ' ! year yt'ar ytar ' 1 is < ; the highest re recordt'd recorded recorded cordt'd cordtd corded ' during the post past twelve twelveyt'ar twelveyear twelveyear yt'ar ytar year ' period - - - |