Application of snow survey data by the Bureau of Reclamation

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TitleApplication of snow survey data by the Bureau of Reclamation
Publication TypeConference Proceedings
Year of Conference1937
AuthorsReedy, O. C.
Conference Name5th Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference
Series TitleProceedings of the 5th Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference
Date PublishedJune 1937
PublisherAmerican Geophysical Union, Transactions, Part II:
Conference LocationDenver, Colorado
KeywordsReservoir regulation, Water supply forecasting
Abstract

Snow survey data are used for forecasting water runoff on watersheds. The Bureau of Reclamation used the data from the Okanogan River Basin in Washington, The Malheur in Oregon, the Boise River Basin in Idaho, and the Jackson Lake and Snake River in Wyoming to forecast the water supply at Boulder Dam, Nevada.