Lake Tahoe water levels

Submitted by Armida on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 08:34

Title	Lake Tahoe water levels
Publication Type	Conference Proceedings
Year of Conference	1933
Authors	Boardman, H. P., and Church J. E.
Conference Name	1st Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference
Series Title	Proceedings of the 1st Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference
Date Published	February 1933
Publisher	University of Nevada, Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin
Conference Location	Reno, Nevada
Keywords	Forecasting lake levels, Snow survey networks
Abstract	A review of Lake Tahoe water levels from 1878 to date is presented with text discussion towards attempting to find some cyclic effect or means of answering the question: 'How often will Lake Tahoe levels fall below the outlet in the next 50 years?' The use of snow survey data and precipitation data are combined in a 'Percentage System' to compute a forecasting formula. Remarkable results were achieved and forecast accuracy is indicated in the text discussion. In discussion by Major E.H. Bowie, the snow-water ratio of newly fallen snow in the Sierra is explained. Mr. A.V. Tallman discussed the effect of precipitation during the run-off season on the Humboldt River as an aid to forecasting. Dr. J.E. Church described a new Snow Survey network of courses and a system for the Colorado River to aid in planning the operation of Boulder Reservoir created by Hoover Dam.

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