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       Mid Month Snow Survey report
             for the 15th of  April
Brighton Cabin snow course -- Big Cottonwood watershed Upper Millcreek snow course -- Millcreek watershed
81 years of record elevation 8700' 12 years of record  elevation 8200'
water content  snow depth   percent  date of              water content snow depth   density   percent  date of
  year    (inches)  (inches)   density  of normal sampling   year    (inches)  (inches)  (percent)  of normal sampling
2002 19.9 46 43 73% 4/15/2002 2002 23.6 60 39 86% 16-Apr
2001 24.7 74 33 91% 2001 22.5 73 31 82%
2000 18.6 46 40 68% 2000 22.7 57 40 83%
1999 23.7 62 38 87% 1999 27.6 71 39 101%
1998 32.2 87 37% 118% 1998 34.9 91 38% 127%
1997 36.6 84 44% 135% 1997 36 84 43% 131%
1996 34.2 81.4 42% 126% 1996 36.4 94 39% 133%
1995 31.6 75 42% 116% 1995 31.8 79 40% 116%
1994 15.1 61 25% 56% 1994 26.5 71 37% 97%
1993 35.4 82 43% 130% 1993 32 70 44% 117%
1992 8.9 23 39% 33% 1992 11.6 30 38% 42%
1991 20.7 61 34% 76% 1991 23.6 62 38% 86%
1990 20.8 48 43% 76%   average 27.4
1989 25.1 58 43% 92%
1988 11.2 28 40% 41%
1984 35.9 85 42% 132%
1983 38.4 99 39% 141%
1977 8.3 27 31% 31%
1952 40.7 87 47% 150%
 average 27.2
Cecret lake snow course -- Little Cottonwood watershed
11 years of record  elevation 9750'
             water content snow depth   percent  date of
  year    (inches)  (inches)   density  of normal sampling
2002 38.6 89 44 88% 16-Apr
2001 38.1 120 32 87%
2000 36.2 86 42 83%
1999 31.4 85 37 72%
1998 47.4 136 35% 108%
1997 53.5 124 43% 122%
1996 49.5 124 40% 113%
1995 65 142 46% 148%
1994 35 95 37% 80%
1993 59.2 131 37% 135%
1992 27.5 67 41% 63%
 average 43.8