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Lake City Public Utilities |
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Hydrology department |
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Get Snow Survey results on the
WEB!!!
www.slcgov.com/utilities/snow_survey.htm |
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Mid Month Snow Survey report |
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for the 15th of January |
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Brighton Cabin snow course -- Big
Cottonwood watershed |
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Upper Millcreek snow course -- Millcreek
watershed |
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82 |
years of record |
elevation 8700' |
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13 |
years of record elevation 8200' |
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water content |
snow depth |
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percent |
date of |
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water content |
snow depth |
density |
percent |
date of |
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(inches) |
(inches) |
density |
of normal |
sampling |
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(inches) |
(inches) |
(percent) |
of normal |
sampling |
| 2002 |
13.8 |
42 |
33 |
99% |
14-Jan |
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2002 |
10.3 |
46 |
22 |
84% |
15-Jan |
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| 2001 |
11.9 |
48 |
25 |
85% |
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2001 |
13 |
47 |
28 |
107% |
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| 2000 |
10.2 |
44 |
23 |
73% |
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2000 |
12.2 |
51 |
24 |
100% |
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| 1999 |
8.9 |
32 |
28 |
64% |
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1999 |
9.3 |
34 |
27 |
76% |
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| 1998 |
17 |
80 |
21 |
121% |
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1998 |
15.9 |
70 |
23 |
130% |
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| 1997 |
24.8 |
85 |
29% |
177% |
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1997 |
25.5 |
80 |
32 |
209% |
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| 1996 |
11.3 |
37 |
30% |
81% |
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1996 |
not able to obtain -too much new
snow! |
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| 1995 |
16.3 |
59 |
28% |
116% |
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1995 |
16.4 |
57 |
29% |
134% |
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| 1994 |
9.3 |
37 |
25% |
66% |
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1994 |
12.7 |
47 |
27% |
104% |
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| 1993 |
19.3 |
76 |
26% |
138% |
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1993 |
19.4 |
68 |
29% |
159% |
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| 1992 |
10.5 |
40 |
26% |
75% |
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1992 |
11.1 |
44 |
25% |
91% |
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| 1991 |
12.1 |
54 |
22% |
86% |
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| 1990 |
13.7 |
61 |
22% |
98% |
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average |
12.2 |
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| 1989 |
17.4 |
58 |
30% |
124% |
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| 1988 |
9.3 |
42 |
22% |
66% |
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| 1984 |
24.2 |
75 |
31% |
173% |
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| 1983 |
18.0 |
53 |
24% |
129% |
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| 1977 |
2.9 |
15 |
19% |
21% |
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| 1952 |
21 |
n/a |
n/a |
150% |
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14.0 |
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Cecret lake snow course -- Little
Cottonwood watershed |
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12 |
years of record elevation 9750' |
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water content |
snow depth |
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percent |
date of |
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(inches) |
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density |
of normal |
sampling |
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| 2002 |
21.1 |
61 |
35 |
97% |
15-Jan |
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| 2001 |
19.7 |
68 |
29 |
90% |
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| 2000 |
18 |
65 |
28 |
83% |
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| 1999 |
9.5 |
31 |
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44% |
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| 1998 |
23.8 |
97 |
25 |
109% |
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| 1997 |
37.7 |
124 |
30% |
173% |
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| 1996 |
20.1 |
63 |
32% |
92% |
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| 1995 |
25.6 |
84 |
30% |
117% |
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| 1994 |
15.6 |
53 |
30% |
72% |
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| 1993 |
28.8 |
105 |
27% |
132% |
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| 1992 |
19.5 |
60 |
32% |
89% |
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21.8 |
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