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Show ECUR SOIL OUR STRENGTHS SOIL CONSERVATION By Dale Webber Ttie snow surveys that were recently made look both good and bad. On the bright side are Puck Creek and Harris Flat snow courses. Duck Creek measured an average of 40 inches of snow that contained 14.C Inches of water. Inst year there were 43 Inches of snow that lhad only 13-3 Indies of waiter. The rain gauge at thick Creek showed an Increase for the month of February of 4.1 Jndhea. Harris Flat recorded 18 Inches of snow containing 7.0 Inches of waiter. A jcar. ago tie course only had 15 Indies of enow nnd 4.5 Inches of water. Pangultdh Lake tand theWIdt soo Escalamte Summit . enow, courses did not look very favorable when compared to la & year. Panguitch Lake course measured only 4 Inches of snow that ha,d 1.4 Incnes of water. A year ago It had 12 Implies of snow arid 2-5 Inches of water. Widtsoe- Escal-ante Summit toad 14 Inches of snow aiml 4.2 inches of water.' while last, year it measured 23 Inches of snow ami 7 of water, Widtsoe Esealante Summit "No. 2 measured 23 Inches of snow and fi.8 Indies of water, whereas a yiwir ago It had 20 Inches of snow and 7 Inches of watcjr.The rain gauge located on this course showed on Increase for February of 1.5 inches.' Castle Valley's official course averaged 20 Indies of enow that bad 8 Inches of water. JJccause: 1ihls Js a. mow course no, measurements are available from last yeaT. Tdie rain gauge on thU jM course Indicated an Increase of 1.C Inches for the month. ; Long Valley Junction, like last ;j year, bad only a trace of snow. . One. Item of Importance Is the ; change In soil moisture during the past month, 'yhcn itihe snow i surveys were made a month ago ! the soli beneath the avow was ; dry. The soil this .time, on most t of the courses, was- very wet. ! It may be of Interest to note (hat itlh water level In (Panguitch Lake baa Increancd 000 nor feet '. during the past two months. The ; J present nmoun of usable water in c the lake Is 2500 acre feet. ! E flaking the erurveys were Earl ; Worthlngtoju Forest Service: nnd SOS personnel France Miller and It myself. |