Show Water Supply Outlook for Uintah Basin and State as of March 8 GENERAL OUTLOOK Following the storm which came the last of January and first of the remainder of February was very Snowfall in the mountains of the Uintah Basin during the month varied from about 10 to 50 of Accumulated lying on the ground now varies from about one third to a little more than half the usual All streams from the Uinta River and eastward have prospects of 10 to 20 less water coming from them next summer than was available in 1960 and From Yellowstone Creek westward to the Duchesne is expected to be comparable to that of 1960 and These forecasts assume that we will have average weather conditions for the balance of the In reviewing the precipitation data for the current it should be noted the gages showing the large amounts of precipitation were read last month immediately preceding the end of the January the gages with the small amounts just after STATE OUTLOOK Most forecasts range between 20 and 55 of Highest forecasts- between 60 and 67 are for the Cottonwood Creeks near Salt the American upper Weber and Provo western Uintah Basin streams from Duchesne River to the Uinta Ferron Muddy River and the streams from to 40 to 60 is expected from the following streams Blacksmith upper lower Strawberry Ashley Huntington and Cottonwood Fremont streams near and Chalk Creek near Fillmore 40 or less is expected for the rest of the state FORECASTS April-September Forecast Period This Tills Forecast Point Year Average Year Ashley Creek near Vernal 32 59 54 Duchesne at Provo R. Trail Hanna 28 67 Duchesne River near Tabiona 78 63 Henry's Fork at Linwood 13 40 32 below Moon Lake b 48 78 62 Rock Creek near Home 65 60 Strawberry River at Duchesne 24 79 30 Uinta River near Neola 61 60 Whiterocks River near Whiterocks 38 67 57 Yellowstone Creek near Altonah 49 62 U. S. Department of Agriculture-Soil Conservation Service |