| Show Irrigation Water Vater Supply Half Of That of 1938 According to a recent cooperative snow now survey and water supply forecast forecast fore fore- cast issued by George orge D D. Clyde Irrigation Engineer for tor the Utah State Experiment Station Sta Lion tion the water supply from Coal Creek this spring is only a lI little tle more han 50 per cent of what it was in 1938 Questions from front Mr Clydes Clyde's re report report report re- re port are as ns follows The high snow cover on the Coal Creek watershed this year contains only 56 per cent of that Li La 1938 The low snow cover has entirely entirely entirely en en- disappeared lI little re remains remains remains re- re mains at Woods Wood's Ranch and tile the entire west face of the mountain Is practically bare Considerable Considerable Con con- April melting has taken place on the high Some of this will be converted into runoff runoff runoff run run- off but the losses from the snow cover are expected to be unusually heavy The discharge of Coal creek In 1938 was feet acre-feet for April September and acre feet for September July The Septem April ber her runoff this year star ar will wUl probably not exceed acre felt nor the tile September July-September acre Careful conservation therefore will willbe willbe be necessary by the users of water from this stream because of the fact fa that no storage facilities are available on this watershed |
