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Show WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK BRIGHT By Max Phillips Soil Conservation Service Streamflow forecast for the Beaver River is 121 of average; aver-age; Rockyford Reservoir 105 of average. The above figures were just released by the Soil Conservation Conserva-tion Service and the State Department De-partment of Natural Resources Division of Water Rights. The average May-June flow of the Beaver River into the Beaver Valley is 16,500 acre feet. Last year we received 32,000 acre feet and this year's forecast is for 20,000. The average May-June inflow into the reservoir is 4,300 acre feet, and this year's forecast Is for 4500. Present storage in the reservoir is about 23,000 acre feet. The peak flow forecast for the Beaver River at the mouth of the canyon is 140 to 400 second sec-ond feet. Average peak flow is 215, and the 20-year high was 732 sec. ft. on June 6, 1957. Low peak flow was 88 sec. ft. in 1959. Over the state, less than 50 of the water delivered to each farm is used effectively. If we can help you obtain more efficent water use through reorganizing re-organizing irrigation systems, land leveling, ditch lining, etc., the district Soil Conservation supervisor will be glad to assist as-sist you. SCD supervisors in Milford are Morgan Griffiths, Ted Rimpau and Leo Mayer; for Minersville, Ralph. Pearson and Vern Wood. |