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Show BEAVER MOUNTAINS HAVE ABOVE AVERAGE SNOW Snowfall in the Beaver Mins. is slightly above last year, but water content is not guite as good according to D. Robins of the SCS and S. Lewis of the Forest Service, determined by readings taken at Big Flat, Otter Ot-ter Lake and Merchant Valley on January 25. 1972 1971 S W S W Big Flat . . 40 12.1 39 12.6 Otter Lake 35 10.4 34 11.4 Mer. Val . . 20 5.6 18 6.4 Big Flat's average water is 9.6 inches giving a 126 average aver-age so far this year. Otter Lake 7.5, 139 and Merchant Val-. ley 4.9 and 114. Rain gages from Dec 27 to Jan. 25 were: 1971 1971 Ave. Big Flat 0.7 0.6 3.63 Merchant Val 0.53 0.35 |