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Show :$.;:-': v 1 " VI ' I Scarecrows, not rain Although May precipitation levels statewide were above average, hopefully this Cedar Valley scarecrow will not scare away any storms, only birds, as an above normal summer is needed for watershed storage. As of June 1, according to the Soil Conservation Service, Utah's water supply outlook ranges from poor for water users on natural streamflow to near average for those with good reservoir carry-over. Heavy May precipitation saved about two weeks of reservoir water, they said, but did not increase streamflow appreciably. Water shortages are still expected statewide, the SCS said. Streamflow in May, the U. S. Geological Survey said, ranged from 20 percent of average on Beaver River to 44 percent on Big Cottonwood with very little increase in flows caused by above average precipitation. Continued above average precipitation will be needed to help ease the water shortage, they added. Precipitation at mountain locations ranged from only 66 percent of average near Moab to 347 percent at Long Flat, west of Cedar City. In general, most Utah areas were above average except for the Uintahs and the LaSal Mountains. Moun-tains. Yankee Reservoir is estimated by the SCS to be 69 percent of the 1958-73 averages, with Tall Poles showing 58 percent, thanks to May rains. |