The Glenwood post., 1922-03-16
Nn.lwa district No. 70. have this to

ical socissy
o~u, u.o.I, orusn, Carr, Roam,
Kimbal and Dry Fork creeks have
about 15 per cent more snow the first
of March, 1922, than they had March
1, 1921.
But you must bear in mind that .
great lot Of the valley mow had melt
ed in 1921 by the first Of March, and
few Of the water users were irrigat-
ing at that date, while ON March /.
1922, there is no flood water to irri-
gate with, a. it u too cold.
The condition this year on the
first of March as to snow on the mesas
and the heads of the streams in this
district is about normal, compared with
the ten year average, from 1911 to
1917
J. F. Franklin, of Highmore, deputy
water commissioner of water district
No. 10, under date of March s, writes
as follows:
ouo"Aaii 10 UNUSUALLY AeaNy,
and is drifted the worst 1 have ever
seen 1t In residence here Of 80 years.
and 1 would say that the snowfall IL
one-third heavier in the hills than it
was last year, while the fall in the val.
ley has not been as heavy as it was
last winter, but we had an unusual lot
OF rain in the valley, which was all
snow in the hills, and four miles above
my place the snowfall has been 80
inches, and when you remember that it
is 10 miles from there back to the di.
vide you can form some idea what the
snowfall is on top. Without unusually
warm weather our high water will be
late this year"
James McGuirk, of Grand Valley,
deputy water commissioner of water
district No. 45:
Dry creek and Wallace creek get
their water supply from the snow in
the high mountains, and in some Year,
these streams flow to the river and in
other years they do not. The past two
years have been favorable seasons, and
l expect this year to be equally good,
for there is plenty of snow in the
mountains. In 1919 no water ran from
these streams into the Colorado river.
ut depends great deal on the ma
ture Of the weather. II the snow
melts fast it runs into the river, il
slow, it does not. The year 1920 about
200 to 1000 minute feet ran into the
river. In 1921 it was about the same.
1t flowed into the river about three
weeks each season, and from the looks
OF things now, this season ought to be
as good"
d. J. Llewellyn, of New Castle, dep
uty water commissioner of water dis.
trict No. 45, having charge of East
Divide creek, writes under date of
March l3, of the conditions in his ter.
ritory: During the winter of 1919-2O
we had a fall of snow on November "a,
's5 and %, to depth Of 3,A feet with
no frost in the ground. We had lots
of snow low down in December and
January. The snow was light and
frosty and most Of the water went in
the ground, but the streams did not
get very high. Water was about gone
by June -
During 19a0-21 the snowfall was
lighter than usual in the low country.
but the usual depth on the headwaters
of stream. Water ran off early and
was very high. bitches were mostly
dry on June 81, but heavy rains in last
Of June and all through July kept
stream up and there was q LONGER run
Of water than usual.
During 1922 we had moro prs-
cipiation than for several yeass On
December IL, 1921, we had 14fnch
fall of snow, with no frost in the
ground. 1t rained and sleeted for II
consecutive days in the low country.
but at the same time there was heavy.
wet snow at the head Of the streams.
There Il An unusual depth Of heavy,
crusted snow in the high country st
this time.
II am advised that there IL now
81 fest o6 snow on the level at this
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