Show Conservation On The Local Scene Special from Sanpete Soil Conservation Office Held over from last week Snow Prospects for next summers summer's irrigation season runoff deteriorated during the month of February Feb Feb- with the increase in the stored water being 40 per cent to 60 per cent of av average average average av- av in most parts of the state In Central Utah the Price River near Heiner is forecast to flow at 54 per cent of the theten theten theten ten year average while the streams of the San Rafael Ri River River Ri- Ri ver are forecast at about 75 percent to 80 percent In Southern Utah the most favorable runoff prospects exist on Coal Creek in Cedar City where 85 percent of the ten year average flow is forecast for April September The Beaver River near Beaver and Sevier River at Hatch have fore forecast ast flows of 70 percent to 75 percent percent per per- cent of average At I the Sevier River flow is forecast forecast forecast fore fore- cast at 57 percent Although runoff prospects for these Southern Utah streams are below average if average precipitation precipitation pre pre- re- re and temperature conditions conditions conditions con con- prevail during the spring months this years year's runoff willbe will willbe willbe be from twice to three times as much as ns that of last year Other areas of the state where I runoff forecasts are not made but snow cover only is reported show snow cover percents as follows San Pitch River tributaries tributaries tributaries tribu tribu- 72 percent to 78 percent Salina Creek 72 percent Pine PineCreek PineCreek PineCreek Creek Chalk Creek in the FilImore Fillmore Fillmore Fill Fill- more area 65 percent Strawberry ry Reservoir 60 percent Hobble i Creek near Springville 62 percent percent percent per per- I cent Payson area 75 percent East Fork Sevier River 20 percent percent percent per per- cent LaSal Mountain 1 area n near nr Moab 60 percent In general high elevation I snow cover is better than that at low and intermediate elevations elevations elevations eleva eleva- and will help to hold late season up Water Vater users in Southern Utah and the Uintah Basin c currently have better better better bet bet- ter late Inte season water supply prospects than a year ago while i I I most oth other r areas can anticipate less than last year The usually reaches its maximum maximum accumulation accumulation about April 1 I at which time all alI snow courses in the state will be measured measured measured mea mea- and the major forecast issued Pleasant Creek Merlin 1 Stock of the Forest Service Howard and Carl Wilker of the are arc planning range improvements for t the h e Pleasant Creek Watershed this week Stan and Reed need Voorhees have completed 10 acres acre's acres of land leveling leveling lev- lev eling cling and Don Larsen has completed completed completed com com- 12 acres G Gunnison Vearl A. A Peterson has completed completed completed com com- 40 acres of land leveling leveling leveling level level- ing which was started last fall falI Gordon Sorensen has completed ed 30 acres of land leveling Fearon Despain is leveling land and doing his own work Laura Jensen Blain Larson and Howard Christensen are co cooperating cooperating cooperating co- co operating on the installation of an open drain Newell Childs has completed 16 acres of of land leveling and an overnight storage pond with witha a capacity of about 5 acre acre feet Tom Yardley is building a new diversion on 12 Mile Creek This diversion replaces one destroyed by the 1952 flood will give Tom assistance on the structure Boy Scouts 4 II Club Garden Club Ken Keller is holding weekly classes with a H 4 club studying study study- in ing g conservation and gave a talk to the Boy Scouts in the Gunnison Gunnison Gunnison Gun Gun- nison Ward Vard chapel Ken also gave a talk to the Monroe 1 Garden Garden Garden Gar Gar- den club on Friday March 12 Fire destroys organic material and soil organisms and accelerates accelerates accelerates ates soil losses |