Precipitation-surveys for anticipating water supplies

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Title	Precipitation-surveys for anticipating water supplies
Publication Type	Conference Proceedings
Year of Conference	1936
Authors	Burton, H. K., and Alter J. C.
Conference Name	4th Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference
Series Title	Proceedings of the 4th Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference
Date Published	January 1936
Publisher	American Geophysical Union, Transactions, Part II:
Conference Location	Pasadena, California
Keywords	Water management
Abstract	A narrative of the meteorological and hydrological occurrences over the Wasatch Mountains, 25 miles east of Salt Lake City, Utah. Snow melt water from this area furnishes the water supply for Salt Lake City and the surrounding irrigated agricultural areas. The bulk of the water supply occurs during a few weeks during May and June and usually in the form of rushing floods. This period is also when maximum storms, warm weather, and melting of the winter snowpack occurs. Ground water supply does not play an important part. For sufficient year round supplies, reservoir storage is essential. Rain gage measurements and snow survey measurements are used to compute the probable runoff for reservoir management. No data or procedures are presented.

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