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Show Water In Utah Lake Double That of Last Year Utah Lake at the present time contains 267,000 acre feet of water, or nearly double the amount of, 135,000 acre feet that was in the lake at the same time last year. Above normal precipitation in the Provo River drainage area during the past five months, ending February Feb-ruary 28th, has doubled the water in the lake, with a rise of more than two feet in the level, according to a report compiled Saturday by T. Frank Wentz, water commissioner commission-er of the Provo river. The lake level reading is at 6.96 feet below compromise point as compared with 9.08 feet below compromise com-promise point a year ago. A report by Clifford H. Jex, Spanish Span-ish Fork river and Strawberry reservoir res-ervoir commissioner, shows 44,000 acre feet in the reservoir, compared with 13,700 acre feet a year ago. Snow and rain reports for the five reporting stations are equally op-tomistic op-tomistic with an average of 10.17 inches for the five months, 110 per cent of the normal of 9.28 inches. Highest precipitation was Snake Creek with 13.42, the others being Heber City, 11.23; Park City, 9.31; Salt Lake City, 8.57, and Provo, 8.33. The report shows 1934 to have been the driest year with a 70 per cent of normal. In 1935 it was 78 per cent, 1936, 114 and this year 110. The snow cover report shows 67 inches at the head of Daniel's canyon can-yon as against 71.8 inches last year. However, this year's snow is heavier with a water content of 19.8 inches as compared with 19.2 inches last year. The snow cover at Strawberry ridge is 66.8 inches, 21.7 inches water content with 12.4 inches snow in Strawberry valley and 15 inches water content. According to a table compiled by the commissioner the following is given of., the gage below compromise compro-mise of Utah lake during the past few years: Gage below compromise 1937, 6.96; 1936, 9.08; 1935, 9.25; 1934. 7.10; 1933, 6.20; 1932, 6.10; 1937 above 1936, 2.12. Thousands Acre Feet 1937, 269.6: 1936, 135.5; 1935, 126.4; 1934, 259.3: 1933, 323.4; 1932, 330.4. The water commissioners office on February 28 issued the following general summary for the year 1936, from TJ. S. Weather Bureau reports: "The general annual precipitation for .the state as shown by the records rec-ords of about 106 stations was 16.97 inches or 4.07 inches above the 45 year ..average; it was 6.14 inches greater than in 1935, and was the third greatest of record, being exceeded ex-ceeded in 1909 and 1906. The greatest great-est annual amount of precipitation was 54.09 inches at Silver lake, approximately, ap-proximately, which was 11.07 inches above normal. The next highest amounts were 33.22 inches at High Line City Creek and 33.21 inches at Clear Creek. The greatest monthly amount was 15.70 inches at Silver Lake in February, Feb-ruary, which was 10.09 inches above norma, it was the second largest amount of record in the state. The total annual precipitation at Heber was 22.14, a plus 5.39. The annual precipitation at Provo Pro-vo was 18.29, a plus of 2.50. The total annual precipitation at Salt Lake was 17.75, a plus 1.56. The total annual precipitation at Park City was 21.35, minus 0.30. The total annual precipitation at Snake Creek was,.2&35, plus 4.29. The evaporation off Utah Lake, March to October was 61.25 inches. The greatest monthly amount was 10.9 inches in May. Utah Lake was 2.61 feet higher at the end of the year than 1935, and contained 128,500 acre feet more water. There were 170 clear days, 109 partly cloudy, and 87 cloudy. Wind movement Utah Lake. March to October 20, 188 miles, an average of 3.4 miles per hour. The average snowfall for the state the last 45 years is 50.5 inches, 1936 was 74.7 inches and was exceeded ex-ceeded by two years, 1916 80.3 inches, and 1922 86.7 inches. : o |
