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Snow
depths and water content ’well above normal’
Siskiyou
Daily News
The first snow measurements of 2008 indicate that the water content of
this winter’s snowpack is well above average.
According to the current measurements for the snow courses taken in the
southern portion of
The depth of snow at the
courses range from just over six feet at
During the winter months, district employees travel to pre-determined
measuring sites to collect information about snow accumulation in the
mountains of the
The ’snow courses’ are designated locations that are used to provide
information about the amount of snow and moisture each winter month.
Some sites are located a
few dozen yards off of forest roads; others require hours of travel by
snow shoes and snowmobiles.
The snow depth and water content are measured by probing the snow with
specially-designed aluminum tubes. The depth is measured, and the water
equivalent is calculated by weighing the core of snow in the tubes.
The information is forwarded to the State of
The information is used
to help the state forecast the amount of water available for
agricultural uses, power generation and stream flow releases later in
the year, the release said.
For more information, visit http://cdec.water.ca.gov/snow
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