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Show Water Levels Maintain Above Average Marks In February Survey )f water in 1966. Average for this course is 7.7 inches. Ed Ward Flat: 21.7 inches of snow containing 6.7 inches of water. In 1967 snow depth was 19 inches with 3.4 inches of water. In 1966 the course contained 7.2 inches of water. Average for the course is 6 inches of water. inches and the course average! in 19.3 inches of water. Urie Flat: 21 inches of snow, 7.8 inches of water. In 1967 21 inches of snow contained 4.8 inches of water. The course had 8.3 inches of water wa-ter in 1966, and the average is 6.4. Brian Head: 55.7 inches of snow with 18.1 inches of water. wa-ter. In 1967 snow depth was , 48 inches with 11.8 inches of water, and in 1966 the course contained 16.8 inches' of water. wa-ter. Yankee Meadow: Snow depth was 30.4 with 8.9 inches of water. 1967 figures were 25 for snow and 5.4 for water, wa-ter, and there were 8 inches Water tables in Cedar and Parowan Mountains remain slightly above normal water measurement, a team composed compos-ed of the Soil Conservation Service and Dixie National Forest, indicated this week. Surveys for February were taken Monday and Tuesday on water courses and compared compar-ed against the previous year's measurements at the same time and against long time averages on many of the courses. The results by water course were reported, giving 1968 figures, 1967 figures, 1966 figures, fig-ures, and, where applicable, long-time water content averages. aver-ages. Snow packs, although comparable com-parable in depth to those of the past year, nevertheless, had a higher water content this year, the report indicates. The report, by unit, follows: College Ranch: 22.3 inches of snow with 8.1 inches of water. In 1967 water content con-tent was 4.8 and in 1966 it was 9 inches. Cedar Breaks: 54.3 inches of snow containing 17.9 inches of water. In 1967 snow pack was 57 inches with 17.3 inches in-ches of water. In 1966 water . content was 22.8, and the course has a history of 17.7 inches of water on the average. aver-age. Midway: 20.2 inches of water wa-ter in a 61.4 inch snow pack. I 1967 snow depth was 59 in-' ches with 17.3 water content. In 1966 water content was 24.1 |