Salt Lake City Public Utilities
					Hydrology Department
					Snow Survey for June 1st
					by Dan Schenck & Larry Alserda
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				Little Cottonwood watershed
Alta Central snow course      elevation 8800'     19 years of record								Snowbird Snotel     elevation 9160'     26 years of record
water content		snow depth	density	percent	date of			water content		snow depth	density	percent	date of
year	(inches)	(inches)	(percent)	of normal	sampling			year	(inches)	(inches)	(percent)	of normal	sampling
2002	4.7	8	57	39.5%	30-May			2002	22.1	46	48	133%	30-May
2001	0	0	0	0.0%				2001	0	0	0	0%
2000	0	0	0	0.0%				2000	4	9	44	24%
1999	16.5	37	45	138.7%				1999	26	58	45	157%
1998	17.4	34	51	146.2%				1998	23.5	53	44	142%
1997	19.8	40	50	166.4%				1997	27.5	57	48	166%
1996	20.3	37	55	170.6%				1996	36.6	78	47	220%
1995	47.7	101	47	400.8%				1995	60.8	132	46	366%
1994	0	0	0	0.0%				1994	0.5	1	40	3%
1993	24.6	46	53	206.7%				1990	8.2			49%
1992	0	0	0	0.0%				1989	5.2			31%
1991	24.1	53	45	202.5%				1984	34.6	55	63	208%
1990	0	0	0	0.0%
1989	0	0	0	0.0%
1988	0.2	1.0	20.0	1.7%
1984	24.3	54.0	45.0	204.2%
average	11.9							average	16.6
				Big Cottonwood watershed
Silver Lake snow course     elevation 8700'     68 years of record								Brighton Cabin snow course     elevation 8700'     81 years of record
water content		snow depth	density	percent	date of			water content		snow depth	density	percent	date of
year	(inches)	(inches)	(percent)	of normal	sampling			year	(inches)	(inches)	(percent)	of normal	sampling
2002	0	0	0	0.0%	29-May			2002	0	0	0	0.0%	29-May
2001	0	0	0	0.0%				2001	0	0	0	0.0%
2000	0	0	0	0.0%				2000	0	0	0	0.0%
1999	14.7	21	70	207.0%				1999	8.7	19	46	177.6%
1998	7.4	13	51	104.2%				1998	4.3	9	47	87.8%
1997	7.8	12	65	109.9%				1997	4	8	48	81.6%
1996	12.6	16	79	177.5%				1996	9.3	18	51	189.8%
1995	35.6	63	57	501.4%				1995	30.7	63	48	626.5%
1994	0	0	0	0.0%				1994	0	0	0	0.0%
1993	14.4	19	75	202.8%				1993	9.7	18	54	198.0%
1992	0.0	0	0	0.0%				1992	0.0	0	0	0.0%
1991	10.9	17	63	153.5%				1991	7.0	17	41	142.9%
1990	0.0	0	0	0.0%				1990	0.0	0	0	0.0%
1989	0.0	0	0	0.0%				1989	0.0	0	0	0.0%
1988	0.0	0	0	0.0%				1988	0.0	0	0	0.0%
1984	14.3	19	74	201.4%				1984	8.4	16	54	171.4%
1983	41.7	75	55	587.3%				1983	32.3	66	49	659.2%
1977	0	0	0	0.0%				1977	0.0	0	0	0.0%
1952	0.0	0	0	0.0%				1952	N/A
average	7.1							average	4.9
City Creek Lakes snow course     elevation 7550'     19 years of record								Millcreek snow course     elevation 7000'     29 years of record
water content		snow depth	density	percent	date of			water content		snow depth	density	percent	date of
year	(inches)	(inches)	(percent)	of normal	sampling			year	(inches)	(inches)	(percent)	of normal	sampling
2002	0	0	0	0%	30-May			2002	0.9	2	53	21%	30-May
2001	0	0	0	0%				2001	0	0	0	0%
2000	0	0	0	0%				2000	0	0	0	0%
1999	0	0	0	0%				1999	3	7	43	71%
1998	0	0	0	0%				1998	7.1	16	44	169%
1997	0	0	0	0%				1997	3.4	8	45	81%
1996	0	0	0	0%				1996	2.4	4	56	57%
1995	11.6	23	50	773%				1995	9.4	20	48	224%
1994	0	0	0	0%				1994	0	0	0	0%
1993	3.6	8.1	44	240%				1993	2.9	5	54	69%
1992	7.0	15	45	467%				1992	0	0	0	0%
1991	0	0	0	0%				1991	8.1	19	42	193%
1990	0	0	0	0%				1990	0.0	0	0	0%
1989	0.0	0.0	0.0	0%				1989	0.0	0	0	0%
1988	0.0	0.0	0.0	0%				1988	0.0	0	0	0%
1984	2.7	5.0	53.0	180%				1984	7.4	18	53	176%
average	1.5							1983	24.3	54	45	579%
								1977	0	0	0	0%
								average	4.2
Narrative:
	Three snowcourses had snow on them this month which is below normal.  Runoff up to
this point has been higher than last years values for the streams that have peaked but still below normal.
May has turned out to be another dry month with only .48" of precip. With the normal being 2".  This dryness
during peak runoff equates to more snowpack water going to satisfy soil moisture requirements rather than
overland flows.  Streams are showing a lower than expected runoff due to this major factor even though snowpacks
were close to normal.
Dan Schenck / Hydrologist - SLC Public Utilities
Narrative: