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Show Better Water Supply Indicated by Report The following- summary of the condition con-dition of the snow and water supply on the mountains above Ephraim on March 1, is submitted by Ranger Wells Thursby, of the Manti National forest: The February storms added materially mater-ially to the earlier supply. Precipication at the Great Basin experiment station for February, 1934, was 3.69 inches. The snow on the ground measured 43 inches. The average depth of the snow on the ground on this date for the past 12 years is 44.40 inches.. The average water content of the snow on the ground on this date for the past 12 years is 10.52 inches. Of the past 12 years, five have shown a lesser water content of the snow than did 1934. The year 1931 showed the lowest amount recorded during the 12-year period. Only 3.77 inches of water was recorded that year in comparison with 1080 for 1934. The year 1932 showed next to the highest amount recorded during the 12-year period. The years 1932-1933 showed, respectively, res-pectively, 14.14 and 11.77 inches, compared com-pared with 10.80 for 1934. The summary shows the depth of snow to be slightly below the 12-year average, but shows the water content j of the snow to be slightly above the 1 12-year average. The lesser snow depth with the greater water content tends to preserve the water supply longer. In our consideration of the water (Continued on last page) BetterWaterSupply Indicated By Report . (Continued from page 1) Isupply for summer irrigation we do not take into the problem along- with the snow supply the soil moisture. Soil moisture changes from year to year very greatly, and influences the summer sum-mer run-off from the snow. The present conditions indicate at least a better than average water supply. |