| Show rATER FATER SUPPLY I 5 At BETTER THAN YEAR EN-YEAR I YEAR AVERAGE I I Tho bO Snow SU Survey for tor the pud end t February just completed by bj anger ger Thursby Paul Hanson and anda a shows the winter of or snow and water Ip ply to be better than a long time raKe The snow Is well packed Id I'd id drifted which gives added beneto bene- bene 3 to the water users Heavily eked and drifted snow lasts lon longer er nhe the spring than does loose snow now t drifted The soil soU under the sr snow ow owyer yer is Js loose and saturated giving o ture benefits not shown In the OW ow reports but of or considerable nest fit The following figures show of ot snow now depth and iTer content of ot the snow over oyer a af rod f of years ears earst At At t the great Basin Experiment nt atton atlon on February 28 the snow 1 to inches deep with a water client of or 1511 Inches The aver aver- e ager tor the past 10 year period waR waa aR 29 29 Inches of ot snow with a n water lent of 1243 inches or 21 per peri nt at i Increase in do water content over oYer overe e ef 10 year average Over a 17 year average the water tent of the snow at the same ame tion showed 1175 inches of lt ter r. r or 22 percent less than for 39 39 39 During the past 10 year period i y 1936 exceeded either the prest pres pres- t snow depth or water content at att t station statton At the Oaks Station the now at present Is inches with water ater content of Inches gage c rage age for the past 9 years years ears Is 2831 2821 ches hes of show snow and inches or of iter lter For For or the month of February 1939 of e eJ j precipitation at the Oaks Stan Sta Sta- StaIn In n amounted to inches and The he Great Basin Experiment Stall Stain Sta Sta- in III ll to inches This Is nally allY good few tew measurements measurement taken at the near the top or of the mm moun- moun nl n l in n showed the snow to be 73 7 3 In- In Ines ines es ss es deep with a water content of ot inches This ThiR is also better betterin an in an a long time average The pre- pre for tor the month of 1 at this station was inches In In n planning snow surveys it was that on oil an average we dot do ao t Breach reach the peak of the winter ac- ac of snow on the mounts moun moun- l ts s In this vicinity until the the theat it et at of or March On March 31 we Ill Iii 11 cover feet reet of snow surF sur- sur r- r p F courses which should give In- In r ested water users some valuable formation In regards to water J ly for or 1939 On the 25 5 of February Dale Faatz Fantz Mayfield reported the snow at the thet t BaldY Baldly Hanger Ranger Station was ap- ap 6 f et in depth and ond at lat the moisture content was ces es B. B Also that the accumulated accumulate a f Astute at that station since Vet Oct is is 1485 inches According to Mr latz there are seven feet of or snow 1 Twelve Mile Flat |
