Forecasting the date of the decline of the Carson Rivers on the basis of the seasonal percentages of the contributing snow cover

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TitleForecasting the date of the decline of the Carson Rivers on the basis of the seasonal percentages of the contributing snow cover
Publication TypeConference Proceedings
Year of Conference1941
AuthorsKrummes, P.
Conference Name9th Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference
Series TitleProceedings of the 9th Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference
Date PublishedJanuary 1941
PublisherAmerican Geophysical Union, Transactions, Part I-B:
Conference LocationSacramento, California
KeywordsWater rights, forecast for, Water supply forecasting
Abstract

Streamflow decline to 200 sec. ft. was predicted as an aid to farmers by comparison with records of previous years during which the April snow cover was approximately the same. The 1939 flow declined to 200 sec. ft., 5 days after the forecast date. The 1940 streamflow was 200 sec. ft., 10 days before the forecast data, probably due to abnormally high May temperatures.In discussion, H.P. Boardman proposes a graphical solution to this problem by using the East Carson River as an example.