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Show Lack of moisture in January reduces snow pack normal ation and John Padden, Forest For-est Service, indicates. Snow courses measured by these departments showed a near 100 percent aove normal situation at the beginning of the year. But the February 1 measurements have dropped to just slightly above normal as compared with measurements measure-ments taken on February 1 over the past five years. Lack of precipitation during the month of January has resulted re-sulted in a reduction of the winter snow packs to near normal conditions, a report by Douglas Rabins, Soil Conserv- Following is a report of the snow measurements 'and the water content on seven water courses in Cedar Canyon and Parowan Canyon Listed are the 1972 figures, followed by the 1971 figures and the five year average, in that order: Midway Valley: 61.0, 20.5; 41.8, 14.2; 52.1, 15.5. Webster Flat: 45.0, 14.8; 31.6 11.3; 41.2, 12.3. SUSC Ranch: 22.3, 6.8; 16.3 6.2; 23.1, 6.7. Urie Flat: 22.8, 7.4; 14.0, 5.4; 22.1, 6.5. Brian Head: 57.0, 18.5; 39.0, 12.3; 50.0, 14.1. Tall Poles: 425, 12.8; 28.5, 8.4; 18.4, 4.7., Birch Crossing: 20.3, 5.3; 10.0, 3.3; 18.4, 4.7. The figures represent the snow depth and the water content. |