Show Snow Pack Water Content Shows i Only 14 to 54 Per Cent of Normal I Water content of dl the snow I pack ack on the upper Weber and Provo River wat watersheds rs eds 1 Is 14 to II 54 5 per er cent of the year 15 average aver aver- age ago for Jan 1 I acco according to late tate data released by M Moroni roni A. A Mar I chant of the Soil Conservation Service I Snow measurements ments completed Dec 30 by Soil Sell Service were Deaver Creek Ranger Hanger Station 39 inches of I snow with 57 Inches Inc es of water 14 per cen cent of the year 15 averI average overage aver aver- I age and 38 33 per er cent of 1959 avI average average av av- av- av for tor Jan 1 I Soapstone has 41 Inches o oI o snow containing 75 Inches of ot water wa I ter 14 per cen cent ot of average and 38 38 per lIer cent of 1959 average i I Trial Lake snow mow depth is I Inches with 5 Inches of water 54 per cent of normal and 85 per percent pert t cent int nt of 1959 1059 measurements for f r Jan 1 Smith and has 7 of snow containing 12 I inches of water This is 24 per percent percent cent of ot year 15 average and 43 13 per cent of 1959 average for Jan 1 Parleys Parley's Canyon Summit has inches of snow containing 21 inches of water 29 per cent of average At elevations above feet we have about 50 per cent of normal normal nor nor- mal mai snow or 85 per cent of for Jan 1 At lower elevations It runs runs 14 to 24 per cent of normal and 38 to 43 per cent of 1959 to Lloyd Absher past records show that 35 to 40 per cent of total snow pack should accumulate by Jan 1 We now have 14 per cent ent at atlow atlow atlow low elevations and less than 50 per percent cent at high elevations For Fer a normal water year we must receive per cent cant of average average av av- av precipitation during the next four months Soil moisture on 01 the watersheds watersheds watersheds water water- sheds is favorable according to Mr Marchant due to lon Lion In September |