Series 871
Office of the State Engineer Snow and water survey data, 1934-1957.
0.70 cubic foot
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Historical Note
See history of the records' creator.
Summary of Records
Scope and Content
This series contains correspondence, survey records, published statements, and forecast reports pertaining to snow and irrigation measurements in the state of Utah. Correspondence typically consists of snow survey work done in the field that is being reported back to the office of the State Engineer. A bulk of the series is comprised of published Federal-State Cooperative Snow Survey and Irrigation Water Forecast reports for both the Colorado River Drainage Basin and the state of Utah in general.
Arrangement
Chronological by date.
Access Restrictions
This series is classified as Public.
Use Restrictions
These records are available for reproduction and use.
Preferred Citation
Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.
Acquisition Information
These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.
Processing Information
This series was physically processed, and finding aid drafted, by Jim Kichas in July 2014.
Related Material
Stream measurement data from the Office of the State Engineer, Series 873, contains stream measurement data compiled by the State Engineer that may directly link to the data in this series.
Underground water survey data from the Office of the State Engineer, Series 874, contains underground water survey data compiled by the State Engineer that may directly link to the data in this series.
Water supply surveys data from the Office of the State Engineer, Series 884, contains water supply survey data compiled by the State Engineer that may directly link to the data in this series.
River and stream water discharge data from the Office of the State Engineer, Series 2378, contains river and stream water discharge data compiled by the State Engineer that may directly link to the data in this series.
Hydrographic survey field notes from the Office of the State Engineer, Series 2396, contains records that reflect historic water conditions in Utah, similar to the historic snow survey data found in this series.
Indexing Terms
Container List
| Box | Folder | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1934-1936 | Snow Survey Correspondence and Reports |
| 1 | 2 | 1934-1936 | Snow Survey Correspondence and Reports |
| 1 | 3 | 1934-1936 | Snow Survey Correspondence and Reports |
| 1 | 4 | 1934-1936 | Snow Survey Correspondence and Reports |
| 1 | 5 | 1942-1943 | Federal and State Cooperative Snow Surveys |
| 1 | 6 | 1935 | Snow Cover Conditions Over the Western United States |
| 1 | 7 | 1935 | Utah Cooperative Snow Surveys - Location and Description of Snow Survey Courses |
| 1 | 8 | 1934 | Water Supply Forecast for Utah |
| 1 | 9 | 1935 | Utah Cooperative Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasts |
| 1 | 10 | 1935 Apr 1 | A Statement of Probable Water Supply of Utah Streams |
| 1 | 11 | 1935 Jun 30 | Water Supply Summary |
| 1 | 12 | 1935-1936 | Statement of Water Supply for the Water Sheds of Utah |
| 1 | 13 | 1936 | Utah Cooperative Snow Surveys and Water-Supply Forecasts |
| 1 | 14 | 1940 | Utah Cooperative Snow Surveys and Water-Supply Forecasts |
| 1 | 15 | 1941 | Utah Cooperative Snow Surveys and Water-Supply Forecasts |
| 1 | 16 | 1943 | Snow Surveys and Irrigation Water Forecasts for the Colorado River Drainage System |
| 2 | 1 | 1948 | Federal-State Cooperative Snow Surveys and Irrigation Water Forecasts for Utah |
| 2 | 2 | 1950 | Federal-State Cooperative Snow Surveys and Irrigation Water Forecasts for Utah |
| 2 | 3 | 1951 | Federal-State Cooperative Snow Surveys and Irrigation Water Forecasts for the Colorado River Drainage Basin |
| 2 | 4 | 1951 | Federal-State Cooperative Snow Surveys and Irrigation Water Forecasts for Utah |
| 2 | 5 | 1951 | Federal-State Cooperative Snow Surveys and Irrigation Water Forecasts for the Colorado River Drainage Basin |
| 2 | 6 | 1952 | Federal-State Cooperative Snow Surveys and Irrigation Water Forecasts for Utah |
| 2 | 7 | 1953 | Federal-State Cooperative Snow Surveys and Irrigation Water Forecasts for Utah |
| 2 | 8 | 1954 | Federal-State Cooperative Snow Surveys and Irrigation Water Forecasts for Utah |
| 2 | 9 | 1924-1954 | Federal-State Cooperative Snow Surveys Summary for Utah |
| 2 | 10 | 1955 | Federal-State Cooperative Snow Surveys and Irrigation Water Forecasts for the Colorado River Drainage Basin |
| 2 | 11 | 1955 | Federal-State Cooperative Snow Surveys and Irrigation Water Forecasts for Utah |
| 2 | 12 | 1956 | Federal-State Cooperative Snow Surveys and Irrigation Water Forecasts for Utah |
| 2 | 13 | 1957 | Federal-State Cooperative Snow Surveys and Irrigation Water Forecasts for Utah |