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Show Heavy Snow Falls Brighten Water Picture 'Our water outlook for this coming irrigation season looks good. While the snow is not as, deep this year as 1953, down on the lower foothills it much heavier. Duck Creek has 10.26" of water which is under the 13.5" for the 16 year average. In 1959 there were 9.1" of water, 14.2" in 1958. Snow depth: 37', 1960; 40" 1959; 44" 1958. .Harris Flat: 8.45" water, compared to 9.6 for 17 year average. 1959 had 6.6" water, 7.8" in 1958. Snow depth for 1960, 30"; 26" 1959; 29" for 1958. Long , Valley Junction: 5.7" water compared to 3.9" for the 11 year average. In 1959, 4.3"; 1958 0.9". Snow depth: 1960, 23"; 1959 18"; 1958, 7". Widtsoe-Escalante Summit: 6.2" water compared to 6.7" for 23 year average; 1959, 4.0", 1958, 8.7". Snow depth 1960, 24"; 1959, 18"; 1958, 28". Widtsoe-Escalante No. 2; 7.9" water, 10 year average is 7.3; 1959, 0.1", 1958, 11.2. Snow depth: 1960, 34"; 1959 28"; 1958, 38". Widtsoe-Escalante No. 3: 9.1" water; 1959, 8.1". Snow depth, 1960, 37"; 1959, 34". Castle Valley: 11.C4" water; 1959, 8.6"; 1958, 13.7. Snow depth, I960, 42"; 1959 33"; 1958, 52". Panguitch Lake: 4.5" water, 8 year average Is 4.5"; 1959, 2.4"; 1958,. 5.2". Snow depth, 1960, 21"; 1959, 11"; 1958, 18". The forecast for stream flow 1 n acre feet as as fol-lows: Sevier River at Hatch, April to June, 25,000 acre ft., 71 of average; April to Sept., 35,00 acre ft. 71 av. Sevier River above Clrcle-ville, April to Sept 27,000 acre ft., 63 of average. Sevier near Kingston, April to Sept.. 16,000, 54 of average. East Fork near Kingston, April to Sept., 17,000 acre ft. 80 of average. |
