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Show Annual Snow Survey Made On Lake Fork Mountain Gauging Course On March 21, Forest Ranger Clyde Lambert and Aldon Carrol of Altonah conducted the annual t.rin over the snow course on Lake Fork mountain to take snow measurements. Their findings find-ings this year indicate that the average snow depth was 44.5 inches and that the average moisture content was 8.36 Inches. The snow course over which Ranger Lambert and Mr. Carrol travd lies at an elevation of 10.000 feet on top of Lake Fork mountain, and is so located that It glvps an averaee deoth of snow ff the surrounding countrv.. The course was laid out in 1031 by representatives of th Agricultural Agri-cultural Exnerimont Station at Logan and the Forest Service. It Is reached by way of Hells Can-von Can-von and is approximately eight miles from the forest boundry to the top of the mountain. TTcrspq were iisd to a noint about half way un the ranyon with the last four miles being covered on snow shoes, Snow denths and watr con tnt are determined, according to Ranger Lambert, by measuring the depth of the snow and by weighing the core in the measur ing tube to establish the water content at 100 foot Intervals over a 22oo foot course. These measur-ments measur-ments have been taken annually during the latter part of March, it having been determined that surveys made at that time pive the best average and form a basis for estimating the runoff fcr the season. Rnngcr Lambert reports that there U no snow on the flats and verv little on the low foothills. The following table shows the ?now deaths and average water content for each year sine?. 1.031: Dai D1H of Avernrre Wa-Snow Wa-Snow tar Content 1Q31 23 54 4.45 1Q32 45.81 10.04 1933 30.20 8.40 1934 20.00 4.31 1935 36.R2 7.23 1936 67.59 7.90 1937 50 63 8.80 1038 43 59 9.50 1939 28 95 4,68 1940 22.45 4.09 1941 40.SS 9.01 1942 56.54 11.40 1943 50 32 12.82 1944 50.27 12.18 1945 44.70 7.95!: 1946 44.50 3.S6 |