Show P OJ S SNOW N O W Theres There's A Lot Of It Measurements From Stations Given Mountain Snows Continue Piling Up While February precipitation as sas as a bit below normal here herein in the valley it was above normal normal normal nor nor- mal in the and continued continued continued con con- to add depth to the already al already already al- al ready record snow co co- co ver This is disclosed in figures figures figures fig fig- ures for March 1 readings just released by the Great Basin Research Research Research Re Re- search Center At all stations except Headquarters Headquarters Headquarters Head Head- I quarters the water content of the snow was greater on March 1 1 than had ever before been measured even on April 1 Water Water Wa Wa- ter ter- content at the station was 2333 inches as compared compared compared com com- pared with inches on April 1 1936 The following tables show findings of the men who did the measuring on March 1 Ephraim Station Feb 0 of precipe A Ephraim 74 91 81 Oaks Meadows Station Snow Depth Mar 1 1 A Oaks 47 28 66 28 Meadows 98 98 62 Seely Cr 66 tI 5 Not enough measurements I have been made at Seely Creek to determine ah ari average Water Vater Content u of Station Mar 1 l Oaks 1500 0 2333 1166 Meadows 2020 Seely Cr 2574 The eTlie present water content conten of the snow at Seely Creek is iE per cent of the normal normaJ I for April 1 Highest previous water contents contents contents con con- tents ever measured all on April April April A- A 1 I were 1021 at the Oaks OaksIn In 1944 at Headquarters in 1936 and at the Meadows in 1949 And the storms of March 1 and and 2 gave an additional 70 of an inch at the Sorensen field southeast of Ephraim and 13 inches in 13 inches of new snow at the Oaks station Normal precipitation precipitation precipitation pre pre- at the Oaks for all of March is inches The men who went up after these two storms could not get to stations stations stations sta sta- sta- sta beyond the Oaks due to the stormy conditions Much luch drifting is reported up around the top of the mountain mountain mountain moun moun- tain with giant cornices of snow hanging over the top al almost almost almost al- al most everywhere It is probably apparent to most folks hereabouts that we have been getting a good addition ad addition ad- ad to the record snows we already had on March 1 1 The measurements of the March 1 snows are not available but here are some reports up to the end of February SNOW V IN MANTI l CITY At the end of February we had had 69 inches of snow in Manti according to J. J M. M Anderson Anderson Anderson And And- erson local observer This snow fell during November December December December Decem Decem- ber January and February with 25 inches in November making it the heaviest month In precipitation precipitation precipitation however December leads with inches with November second with 2 It was the wettest December on record and the second wettest November In all there has been a total of 8 3 inches of moisture in Manti lanti from October 1 to the end of February The average for his period is The following table gives an idea of how we stand in snow and moisture here in the City Snow A October 0 84 November November- 25 87 December 96 January 98 February 78 IN MILE 12 CANYON Kenneth Keller of the Soil Conservation Service and Howard Howard Howard How How- ard Foulger of the Forest Service Service Service Ser Ser- vice accompanied Emmett Devine Devine Devine De- De vine of the Water Vater Research Division Division Di Division Di- Di vision of the Soil Conservation Service to the head of mile 12 canyon to measure measure snow on February February February Feb Feb- 28 These trips are made to help hell people plan for the use of the water and prepare to care for the runoff so there will be neither waste or damage caused from It Everyone knows there is plenty of snow this year but those who made the trip wonder if we realize how much there really is and if we are prepared to handle the water when the snow melts A few snow measurements have been made in Twelve Mile l in previous years but these have been periodic and do not furnish furnish furn furn- ish sufficient data for ison Snow courses have now been established and measurements measurements measurements measure measure- ments will be made at regular intervals Kenneth Keller was along last year when the course was laid out and has this to say Continued on page 5 SNOW Theres There's A ALot ALot ALot Lot Of It Continued from Page 1 Last year we left Manti ManU on March 30 with the snowmobile loaded on a truck The roads were dry and we drove to J 4 mile above Spruce Springs be before before before be- be fore encountering snow on the road Spruce Springs is G 3 miles east of Mayfield We Ve unloaded on dry ground at Spruce Spring and for some distance distance distance dis dis- dis- dis tance above found bare ground This year 1 month earlier r we unloaded on 2 feet of snow at the East edge of Mayfield 1 town The depth of the snow increased as we went The snow depth last year at Mt Ml Baldy Ranger Station was 60 inches and this year they measured 86 inches There were inches of snow at Beaver Dams on March 30 last year and inches at the same spot on February 28 this year The water content table follows Mt l Baldy R. R S S. S Water Vater Cont March 31 1939 March 1 31 1940 1636 March 31 1941 1265 March 1 30 1951 February 28 1952 Beaver Dams March larch 30 1951 88 February 28 1952 The Forest Service has a rain gauging station at Mt 1 Baldy and during the fiscal year 1949 and 1950 recorded a total precipitation precipitation precipitation pre pre- of 2543 The storms so far in March larch have surely added considerable snow and moisture in the Mountains Mountains Moun Moun- and those studying conditions conditions con con- say we should be pre- pre to take an increased runoff runoff runoff run run- off this year |