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Salt Lake City Public Utilities |
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Hydrology department |
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Mid Month Snow Survey report |
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for the 15th of December |
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by Dan Schenck and Larry Alserda |
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Get Snow Survey results on the
WEB!!!
www.slcgov.com/utilities/snow_survey.htm |
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Brighton Cabin snow course -- Big Cottonwood watershed |
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81 |
years of record |
elevation 8700' |
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water content |
snow depth |
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date of |
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(inches) |
(inches) |
density |
of normal |
sampling |
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| 2001 |
13.3 |
49 |
27 |
162% |
14-Dec |
*8th
highest |
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| 2000 |
9.5 |
52 |
18 |
116% |
reading on record |
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| 1999 |
4.4 |
24 |
19 |
54% |
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| 1998 |
5.4 |
22 |
24 |
66% |
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| 1997 |
7.2 |
33 |
22 |
88% |
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| 1996 |
15.1 |
58 |
26% |
184% |
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| 1995 |
7.4 |
30 |
25% |
90% |
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| 1994 |
11.0 |
47 |
24% |
134% |
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| 1993 |
5.3 |
26 |
20% |
65% |
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| 1992 |
9.5 |
46 |
21% |
116% |
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| 1991 |
7.9 |
30 |
26% |
96% |
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| 1990 |
6.7 |
35 |
19% |
82% |
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| 1989 |
7.6 |
31 |
24% |
93% |
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| 1988 |
7.6 |
31 |
24% |
93% |
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| 1984 |
15.4 |
57 |
27% |
188% |
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| 1983 |
17.6 |
71 |
25% |
215% |
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| 1982 |
13.6 |
55 |
25% |
166% |
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| 1976 |
0.0 |
0 |
0% |
0% |
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| 1952 |
5.0 |
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61% |
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8.2 |
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