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Snow surveys show levels well below average
February 5, 2007
FORT JONES – Employees of the Salmon/Scott River
Ranger District of the Klamath National Forest have completed the Feb.
1 snow surveys.
The first snow measurements of 2007 indicate that the water content of
this winter’s snowpack is well below average.
According to the current measurements for the snow courses taken in
the southern portion of Scott Valley, the snowpack has an average
depth of 49 percent and a water content of 47 percent as compared to
the historical averages for Feb. 1.
During the winter months, district employees travel
to pre-determined measuring sites to collect information about snow
accumulation in the mountains of the Klamath National Forest.
The snow courses are designated locations 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, while
others require hours of travel by snowshoes 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 California, where the
data is compiled with other snow depth reports and becomes part of the
California Cooperative Snow Surveys program managed by the California
Department of Water Resources.
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.
Snow surveyors this month included: Carol Ballow,
Susan Tebbe, Brian Fabbri, Bill Robinson, Marc Young, Richard
Vandewater, and Phil McNeal.
For more information, visit the California Department of Water
Resources web site at http://cdec.water.ca.gov/snow.
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Source: http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/articles/2007/02/05/news/doc45c78fd75400e989524780.txt