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