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<br />c. Utah. - Octob.r through D.ceaber precipit.tion .v.ras.d 180 <br />percant of"iiQr.al over the va.tern .lope. of the W...tch Mount.in. n..r <br />Salt Lake Cit)' .Dd the Oquirrh Mountain. near Too.le. Ov.r the upper <br />Sevier and Bea.er li.er.. the .ccuaulated pr.cipit.tion v.. ov.r 200 <br />perc.nt of DOrIII&l. lor the Cedar City .tre.... _unU ranaed froa ISO <br />perc.nt .t hiah al.vation. to 200 perc.nt of nor.al at 1I1t.r.ediate <br />le".la. <br /> <br />January precipitation v.ried fro. 70 to ISO perc.nt of nor.al. and <br />._ on the sroUIUI .t the lower elevation. vae .uch sreat.r than uaual. <br />January v.. a cold aonth with t8llperature. .ver.si118 4 to 10 desre.. <br />bal_ nor.al. <br /> <br />February pred.pitation va. below lIDr.al. but the .ccu.&l.ted .110_ <br />p.ck.t the .Dd of the _nth v.. .till .bove nor.al. <br /> <br />March w.. . v.t and cold _nth. Snovf.ll va. ov.r t_ tiae. nor.al <br />..d teapereture. vere nearl)' fi.e deare.. b.low nor.al. Over the upper <br />Sevier 11&8111. 6 to 9 inche. of precipit.tion occurred. .Dd 11.5 inche. <br />va. recorded in the Corn Creek vater.hed near Itano.h. W.ter cODtent of <br />the 81IDVP.ck on Shoal Creak (50 ail.. ve.t of Cadar City) v.. aaxta. of <br />record. <br /> <br />April precipit.tion va. saner.lly .bov. nor.al; but uounta for <br />the aonth wr. not unu.ual. T....r.tur.. .v.r.s.d 3 to 6 delree. below <br />nor.al. which held b.ck the uaual April .n_lt. At the eDd of the <br />_nth. _.t ._ cour... cont.ined at l...t twic. the noraal v.ter content <br />and _ _ur.d ....r.l tiae. the nor.al. In the oquirrh Mount.in. ne.r <br />Tooel.. the .aovp.ck va. 305 percent of nOrlll&l. 245 p.rcant in the <br />upp.r Se.i.r Ba.in, 180 perc.nt on the lower S.vi.r and Beaver Iliver.. and <br />.lmo.t 300 p.rc.nt in the vat.r.hed. of the .tr.... near Ced.r City. <br /> <br />Precipit.tion during Ma)' va. about nor.al, vith teaper.tur.. .v.r.ging <br />.bout 2 d.gr... .bov. noraal. The .DOWp&ck v.. d.plet.d during the <br />aonth .t the low .Dd int.raedi.te level.. but rauined .bove noraal for <br />elev.tion. .bove 9.000 feet. <br /> <br />5. Itunoff.- <br /> <br />.. Ganeral. - Peak flow. fro. ._It in he.dw.t.r ar... war. lIDt <br />unusually hilh for _.t .tr.... throushout the .outhwat.rn Colorado <br />and Utah .r.... lIDvev.r. ....r.l ..11 tribut.ry .tr.... did produce <br />record flow. that re.ulted in the f.ilur. and .tructur.l Gaaal. of <br />M..ral ...11 irr1sation dau both in Colorado and Utah .. vell .. ov.r- <br />bank floodins of adj.cant urb.n and .gricultur.l .r.... r.bl.. 1 aad <br />2 .how peak flow. .t .el.ct.d location.. Al.o .hown .re aax~ r.corded <br />peak flow.; th..e peake are not n.c....rily the r..ult of .n~lt flood.. <br /> <br />3 <br />