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       Mid Month Snow Survey report
             for the 15th of  March
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 24.9 83 30 100% 15-Mar 2002 26.2 92 28 105% 14-Mar
2001 17.7 57 31 71% 2001 18.2 58 31 73%
2000 22.7 75 30 92% 2000 23.6 75 31 94%
1999 23.2 72 32 94% 1999 24.8 79 31 99%
1998 25.3 80 32% 102% 1998 28.2 84 33 113%
1997 35.3 89 40% 142% 1997 35.7 98 38 143%
1996 34.1 96 36% 138% 1996 32.6 92 35% 130%
1995 29.9 79 38% 121% 1995 26 68 38% 104%
1994 20.2 60 34% 81% 1994 21.4 63 34% 86%
1993 30.4 87 35% 123% 1993 27.0 77 35% 108%
1992 15.8 48 33% 64% 1992 14.3 47 30% 57%
1991 19.7 70 28% 79% 1991 22.5 67 34% 90%
1990 23.9 74 32% 96%   average 25.0
1989 23.2 62 37% 94%
1988 15.7 57 28% 63%
1984 30.5 80 38% 123%
1983 30.1 84 36% 121%
1977 9.0 45 19% 36%
1952 36.3 146%
 average 24.8
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 38.4 120 32 100% 15-Mar
2001 28.2 84 34 73%
2000 36.2 112 32 94%
1999 28.4 82 35 74%
1998 38.2 104 37 99%
1997 49.8 129 39 130%
1996 48.0 135 36% 125%
1995 50.3 135 37% 131%
1994 26.9 79 34% 70%
1993 51.0 128 40% 133%
1992 26.5 77 35% 69%
 average 38.4