Show commissioner COMMISSION EH 0 ON conditions more water stored than last year recent storms help situation the report of the TJ U S weather bureau office in salt lake city shows that from october 1 1935 to december 1 1935 the average precipitation of 64 inches on the upper sevier watershed was only 45 per cent of the normal precipitation in the district october 1935 was the driest october since 1917 if the state as a whole is considered considered J lerue ogden sevier river water commissioner reports the actual precipitation in inches for october and november at various points in the district and for comparison gives the departure from normal the figure enclosed in as follows october alton 32 92 alunite 22 54 panguitch trace 90 mute dam trace 76 richfield 30 38 salina 30 36 november alton 47 above normal alunite 27 49 panguitch 29 20 mute dam 25 29 richfield 40 12 salina 15 36 in every case except at alton in november the precipitation was below normal the total average deficiency for the two months was 80 of an inch the effect of the recent snow storms has not yet been felt at the reservoirs and probably will not be felt very much until thawing of the snow begins in the early spring is the opinion of the river commissioner however he be states the water in the reservoirs is higher than it was at the same time last year in spite of the decreased rainfall this is ia no doubt due to the return flow from irrigated lands above the reservoirs which was greater last fall than it was the year previous on account of a larger water use in 1935 than in 1934 the fine storms of the past few days have been very general over the sevier river watershed and irrigation officials and water users generally are feeling optimistic olef cef outlook for lagood supply of water for the 1936 irrigation season mr ogden reports the following comparative water measurements at the otter creek mute and sevier bridge reservoirs otter creek january 1 1934 water stage 11 f ft t acre feet january 1 1935 water stage 9 98 g ft acre feet january 1 L 1936 water stage acre feet mute reservoir january 1 1934 water stage ft acre feet january 1 1935 water cater stage ft acre feet january 1 1936 water stage 39 ft acre feet sevier bridge december 15 0 1934 water stage aar acre e feet 1 december 15 1935 wat water er stage acre feet |