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Show bkofork Snow !s Above EJormal SCS Report Shows Snow measurements on the upper up-per course of Lakefork Mountain snow course Feb. 1 were 53.8 inches of snow with a 13.5 inch water content, reports John Strang, of the Soil Conservation Service office at Duchesne. The middle course measurements are listed as 44.5 inches of snow with a 10.5 inch water content, and the lower course snow depth is 33.3 inches with 6.7 inches of water. All three courses are located on Petty Mountain on the Ashley National Na-tional Forest. Elevation of the upper up-per course is 10,500, established in March, 1931. The middle course elevation is 8,900 feet, established in January, 1953; and the lower course is located at 8,100 feet elevation. ele-vation. It was established in Jan. I 1953. also. . Average measurements as of Feb. 1, on the three courses are 8.4 inches of water on the upper course (4 vear average); 5.2 inches of water on the middle course (2 year average) and 4.3 inches of water on the lower course (2 year , average). j Last year at this time, the measurements meas-urements were 28 inches of snow with 7.4 inches of water on the upper course; 23 inches of snow with 5.8 inches of water on the (Continued on Back Page) ' LAKE FORK SNOW . . . (Continued rrom Pase 1) middle course, and 21 inches of snow with 5.0 inches of water on the lower course. Jack Stevenson of the SCS of-'f'ice of-'f'ice at Rooseveitr"assisted' Mr. Strang in making the Feb. 1 snow survey1 on the Lakefork Mountain i snow course. |