Salt Lake City Public Utilities
				Hydrology department
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				Snow Survey for March  1st
				by Dan Schenck & Larry Alserda
				Little Cottonwood Watershed
		Alta Central snow course						Snowbird
	19	years of record		elevation 8800'				26	years of record		elevation 9160'
water content		snow depth	density	percent	date of		water content		snow depth	density	percent	date of
year	(inches)	(inches)	(percent)	of normal	sampling		year	(inches)	(inches)	(percent)	of normal	sampling
2002	29.4	81	36	96%	26-Feb		2002	31.5	96	33	106%	26-Feb
2001	21.8	72	30	71%			2001	22.4	79	28	75%
2000	27.9	89	31	91%			2000	30.1	100	30	101%
1999	25.3	76	33	82%			1999	27.3	81	34	92%
1998	36.1	130	28	118%			1998	32	116	28	107%
1997	44.4	129	34	145%			1997	45.5			153%
1996	39	126	31	127%			1996	41.5	135	31	139%
1995	35.8	92	39	117%			1995	39.8	109	36	134%
1994	27.2	80	34	89%			1994	25.2	88	29	85%
1993	37.2	113	33	121%			1992	19.6	70	28	66%
1992	23.8	66	36	78%			1991	22.0	69	32	74%
1991	24.2	73	33	79%			1990	30.6	95	32	103%
1990	27.9	75	37	91%			1989	30.0	85	35	101%
1989	31	81	38	101%			1988	19.2	59	33	64%
1988	19.7	54.0	37.0	64%			1984	39.6	107	37	133%
1984	46.9	115.0	41.0	153%			1983	31.4	101	31	105%
average	30.7						1977	11.4	50	23	38%
							average	29.8
Little Cottonwood snowpack			101%	of normal
					Parleys Watershed
	Parleys Summit snow course							Lambs snow course
	69	years of record		elevation 7700'				31	years of record		elevation 7600'
water content		snow depth	density	percent	date of		water content		snow depth	density	percent	date of
year	(inches)	(inches)	(percent)	of normal	sampling		year	(inches)	(inches)	(percent)	of normal	sampling
2002	15.2	47	32	94%	28-Feb		2002	12.1	40	30	85%	28-Feb
2001	11.3	40	28	70%			2001	10.6	38	28	74%
2000	14.2	52	27	88%			2000	14.5	51	28	101%
1999	15.1	53	28	94%			1999	15	52	29	105%
1998	18.5	67	28	115%			1998	17.1	62	28	120%
1997	20.7	65	32	129%			1997	20.2	64	32	141%
1996	20.9	74	28	130%			1996	18.4	67	27	129%
1995	17	52	32	106%			1995	15.2	45	34	106%
1994	14	51	28	87%			1994	13.2	47	28	92%
1993	20.4	65	31	127%			1993	18.2	59	31	127%
1992	10.8	44	24	67%			1992	8.8	35	25	62%
1991	12.4	43	29	77%			1991	11.2	37	31	78%
1990	12.0	43	28	75%			1990	11.5	40	29	80%
1989	11.8	40	30	73%			1989	15.4	46	33	108%
1984	15.3	54	28	95%			1988	11.0	37	30	77%
1983	17.8	54	32	111%			1984	20.0	58	35	140%
1977	6.8	38	18	42%			1983	13.9	47	29	97%
1952	25.4	70	36	158%			1977	5.9	34	17	41%
average	16.1						average	14.3
	Parleys Snowpack		90%	of normal
		Emigration Watershed						Millcreek Watershed
	Killyon snow course							Millcreek snow course
	17	years of record		elevation 6300'				29	years of record		elevation 7000'
water content		snow depth	density	percent	date of		water content		snow depth	density	percent	date of
year	(inches)	(inches)	(percent)	of normal	sampling		year	(inches)	(inches)	(percent)	of normal	sampling
2002	9	28	33	115%	26-Feb		2002	15.5	46	34	95%	28-Feb
2001	5.6	18	31	72%			2001	12.6	43	29	77%
2000	5.9	22	27	76%			2000	16.4	57	29	100%
1999	6.3	19	33	81%			1999	15.6	55	28	95%
1998	11.1	48	23	142%			1998	21.2	76	28	129%
1997	9.7	36	27	124%			1997	21.8	70	31	133%
1996	12.3	37	33	158%			1996	19.2	65	30	117%
1995	7.2	17	42	92%			1995	19.9	58	34	121%
1994	8.5	30	29	109%			1994	16.1	55	29	98%
1993	12.4	38	32	159%			1993	21.7	71	31	132%
1992	3.4	10	36	44%			1992	10.6	41	26	65%
1991	6.3	16	39	81%			1991	13.2	44	30	80%
1990	4.8	13	36	62%			1990	13.4	46	29	82%
1989	10.2	26	39	131%			1989	17.4	50	35	106%
1988	6.1	18	33	78%			1988	11.4	40	29	70%
1987	7.5	23	33	96%			1984	21.9	66	33	134%
1986	5.5	12	45	71%			1983	17.7	58	31	108%
average	7.8						average	16.4
			Snow Survey report  March  first          Page   2
	City Creek Watershed								Big Cottonwood Watershed
	Hidden Springs snow course							Brighton Cabin snow course
	21	years of record		elevation 5500'				81	years of record		elevation 8700'
water content		snow depth	density	percent	date of			water content		snow depth	density	percent	date of
year	(inches)	(inches)	(percent)	of normal	sampling			year	(inches)	(inches)	(percent)	of normal	sampling
2002	7.2	20	35	120%	27-Feb			2002	20.6	61	34	91.6%	1-Mar
2001	6	19	32	100%				2001	17.4	61	29	77.3%
2000	2.8	9	31	47%				2000	20	67	30	88.9%
1999	4.2	13	32	70%				1999	21.4	69	31	95.1%
1998	10.2	35	29	170%				1998	25.4	88	29	112.9%
1997	4.8	17.5	28	80%				1997	34.2	108	32	152.0%
1996	8.1	22	37	135%				1996	27.7	89	31	123.1%
1995	3.4	8	41	57%				1995	23.7	67	36	105.3%
1994	6	20	30	100%				1994	20	67	30	88.9%
1993	11.8	37	32	197%				1993	30	105	29	133.3%
1992	2.6	8	35	43%				1992	15.4	47	32	68.4%
1991	4.7	13	37	78%				1991	13.9	49	28	61.8%
1990	4.3	10	44	72%				1988	12.9	41	31	57.3%
1989	8.5	24	35	142%				1984	28.1	76	37	124.9%
1988	2.5	7	34	42%				1983	26.8	82	33	119.1%
1984	8.9	23	38	148%				1977	8.4	38	38	37.3%
1983	4.5	11	39	75%				1952	32.0			142.2%
average	6							average	22.5
	Louis Meadow snow course								Silver Lake snow course
	26	years of record		elevation 6700'					68	years of record		elevation 8700'
water content		snow depth	density	percent	date of			water content		snow depth	density	percent	date of
year	(inches)	(inches)	(percent)	of normal	sampling			year	(inches)	(inches)	(percent)	of normal	sampling
2002	17.1	50	34	95%	27-Feb			2002	18.5	57	33	89.4%	1-Mar
2001	14.8	48	31	82%				2001	17	59	29	82.1%
2000	18.5	58	32	103%				2000	18	66	27	87.0%
1999	15.7	50	31	87%				1999	20.3	63	32	98.1%
1998	25.5	82	31	142%				1998	26	87	30	125.6%
1997	23.4	71	33	130%				1997	32.9	96	34	158.9%
1996	20.9	57	36	116%				1996	25.4	79	32	122.7%
1995	18.8	47	40	104%				1995	23.6	67	35	114.0%
1994	17.2	61	28	96%				1994	18.2	59	31	87.9%
1993	21.6	68	32	120%				1993	25.9	88	29	125.1%
1992	10.8	37	29	60%				1992	13.1	49	27	63.3%
1991	15.4	51	30	86%				1991	14.9	48	31	72.0%
1990	11.1	36	31	62%				1990	18.8	57	33	90.8%
1989	20.3	50	41	113%				1988	12.4	39	32	59.9%
1988	9.2	28	33	51%				1984	25.0	67	37	120.8%
1987	11.3	39	29	63%				1983	23.0	67	34	111.1%
1986	16.8	42	40	93%				1977	5.9	36	16	28.5%
1985	21.2	63	34	118%				1952	30.6	88	35	147.8%
average	18							average	20.7
	City Creek Lakes snow course								Mill D snow course
	18	years of record		elevation 7550'					67	years of record		elevation 7400'
water content		snow depth	density	percent	date of			water content		snow depth	density	percent	date of
year	(inches)	(inches)	(percent)	of normal	sampling			year	(inches)	(inches)	(percent)	of normal	sampling
2002	21.9	62	35	96%	27-Feb			2002	16.2	54	30	98.2%	1-Mar
2001	17.9	59	30	78%				2001	11.5	41	28	69.7%
2000	22.8	72	32	100%				2000	16.4	58	28	99.4%
1999	19.8	60	33	86%				1999	14.8	48	31	89.7%
1998	29.4	94	32	128%				1998	19.3	76	25	117.0%
1997	32.4	91	35	141%				1997	23.2	76	30	140.6%
1996	29	83	35	127%				1996	22.1	78	28	133.9%
1995	24.1	63	38	105%				1995	15.5	46	34	93.9%
1994	21	72	29	92%				1994	16	53	30	97.0%
1993	27.5	82	33	120%				1993	18.7	66	28	113.3%
1992	13.9	47	30	61%				1992	9.8	40	24	59.4%
1991	21.1	70	30	92%				1991	12.8	43	30	77.6%
1990	17.1	50	35	75%				1988	10.8	36	30	65.5%
1989	24.9	65	38	109%				1984	22.9	63	36	138.8%
1988	13.0	41.0	31.0	57%				1983	18.4	59	31	111.5%
1984	33.4	90.8	37.0	146%				1977	13	6	19	78.8%
average	22.9							average	16.5
	City Creek snowpack		103.5%	of normal				Big Cottonwood Snowpack			93.0%	of normal
					Snowpack percent of normal
				above 7500 feet :		93.9%
				7500 feet and lower :		104.6%
				Total Wasatch Front:		98.3%
Narrative:
	Due to a very low precipitation month and the excessive cold that we have been experiencing,
our snowpack for the Wasatch Front dropped 12% of normal to 98%.  The lower elevational bands are
showing a large percent of normal due to such cold weather that is retaining this shallow snowpack from
melting.  With March yet to come and a very stagnant high pressure looming for the first part of the month,
it looks like a slightly below normal runoff can be expected for 2002.  I anticipate the runoff will be timed
very late in the normal sequence due to the unusually low temperatures that have been seen all winter which
will be keeping densities low through snowmelt.  March usually brings some maritime climate
precipitation with it in which influences data dramatically if we miss it or get it.  My guess is that we will get some very
wet storms toward the end of the month of March to bring us back to or exceed normal come my April 1st Snow Survey's.
Dan Schenck / Hydrologist - SLC Dept. of Public Utilities