Show Snow Survey Shows Adequate Water Supplies Water supplies on the south slopes of the will be adequate for most local irrigated areas this summer reported reported re- re I ported the Soil Conservation Service this week Water users should make plans for a average runoff unless delayed snow melt or heavy rains rams occur in the mountains TH THE E just completed completed its snow survey survey sur sur- vey for May 1 Indicating the following Paradise Park has 37 inches of snow with inches of water The average is inches of water This is 91 per percent percent percent cent of average JULIUS PARK has 39 inches of snow and inches of water The average is inches of water This is 94 91 per percent percent percent cent of average Mosby Mountain has 23 inches of snow and 58 inches of water The average is 90 inches of water This is 64 percent per percent percent cent of average KINGS CABIN Upper has 45 inches of snow and inches of water The average is 70 inches of water Kings Cabin Lower has 33 33 inches of snow and 91 inches of water The average average aver aver- age is 47 inches of water GRIZZLY RIDGE has 40 inches of snow and inches of water The rain gauge has caught 15 1532 32 inches of water from October 1 to May 1 The six year average is 1705 inches of water Burnt Creek has 38 inches of snow and 93 inches of water The rain gauge caught 1398 inches of water from October October October Oc Oc- tober 1 to Slay May 1 1 The average is inches of water HENDERSON PARK has 34 inches of snow and 9 93 3 inches of water The average average aver aver- age is five inches of water Spirit Lake Lae has 64 inches of snow and inches of water The average is inches of water INDIAN CANYON has 36 inches of snow and inches of water The average average aver nver age is 78 inches of water The recent storms and delayed snow melt give higher readings on the low elevation snow courses than is normal for time of year The winter precipitation precipitation pre pre- is nearer nearer average than the measurements at Kings Cabin and Ilie Ilic kerson Park indicate SNOW SURVEYS were made by Larry Searle Scarle John Marstella and Mark Peterson Peterson Peter Peter- son of the Soil Conservation Service They were assisted by Dick Webster and Henry of the Forest Service Ser Ser- vice |