Show March Snowfall Adds Hopes For Increased Summer Wafer Supply The water supply outlook the Uintah Basin has improved from that reported a month according to Jack Soil Conservation Service This improvement is a result of the heavy storms that occurred during the past ten The following forecasts were reported by Gregory of the Soil Conservation and are based on snow water content measurements taken by LaMar Wilson and Leo Brady of the Soil Conservation Service during the past Wilson and Brady reported new snow at all- of the snow and the amount varied from two inches at the Rock Creek snow course to 13 inches at the Paradise Park snow Wilson and Jim Bird of Bluebell attempted to go Brown Duck Lake to measure the snow two different but had to turn back because of storms and bad snow This course will be measured later this Report Broken Down The snow depth and water con j tent of the various courses is as Currant Creek inches of snow with 9 0 inches of This is a new snow Rock Creek inches of snow with a water content of The two year average water con-continued On Back k MARCH SNOWFALL From Page tent is Lake Fork Mountain Upper inches of snow with a water content of The long time average at this course is inches of Mountain Middle 20 inches of snow with a water tent of The 4 year average water content is Mountain Lower 16 inches of snow with a water con-tent of The 4 year average water content is Jackson Park inches of snow with a water content of inches as compared with a inch water content last which was the first measurement at this At Paradise Park Paradise Park 48 inches of snow with a water content of The long time average at this course is inches of Mosby Mountain Lower 40 inches of snow with a water con tent of The long time average water content this course is Kings Cabin Upper 40 inches of snow with inches of water The long time average water content is inches of Kings Cabin lower 35 inches of snow containing inches of The long time average water content at this course is The forecasts for the major streams in the Uintah Basin from April through September are as Duchesne River near Tabiona acre which is per cent of the 15 year Rock Creek near Home acre which is 86 per cent of the 15 year Strawberry River at Duchesne acre which is 83 per cent of the 15 year Below Moon Lake River below Moon Lake acre which is 84 per cent the 15 year Uintah River near Neola acre which is 77 per cent of the 15 year Whiterock near White-rocks acre which is 76 per cent of the 15 year Ashley Creek near Vernal acre which is 74 per cent of the 15 year |