SNOW COURSE:  BONANZA FORKS

				ID NUMBER = 50R03
				ELEVATION = 1200 ft.
				LATITUDE  =  66 deg. 40 min.
				LONGITUDE = 150 deg. 39 min.

	REMARKS -	ORIGINALLY CALLED BONANZA CREEK; IN OLD WINTER TRAIL THROUGH MIXED SPRUCE/BIRCH FOREST; VERY LITTLE WIND EFFECTS.  SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AVAILABLE.

year/   January        February        March          April           May       
     date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  
     ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- 
81                  1/29  21   4.0 2/26  26   4.8 3/27  23   5.1 4/29  16   4.5
82                  1/28  18   4.0 2/23  21   4.1 3/29  26   5.1 4/28  29   6.5
83                  2/05  19   3.8 3/03  20   3.8 4/01  20   4.0 4/28   3   0.8
84                  1/31  21   3.2 3/05  26   4.1 4/ 4  20   4.1 5/01  20   4.4

85                  1/30  17   3.1 EST   21   4.1 3/25  26   5.3 EST   24   5.8
86                  EST   16   2.8 3/04  19   3.4 EST   20   3.8 EST   17   4.2
87                  1/28  19   3.1 2/24  26   4.0 3/24  21   3.1 4/28  18   3.0
88                  1/25  28   4.8 2/26  35   6.1 3/25  29   6.5 4/26   8   2.5
89                  EST   30   6.0 2/27  39   8.0 4/04  34   7.8 4/04  34   7.8

90                  1/30  18   2.0 2/28  23   3.7 3/28  24   4.9 4/24  16   3.0
91                  1/28  38   6.5 3/04  34   7.8 4/01  45   9.7 4/27  22   5.5
92                  1/29  19   2.5 2/27  23   3.6 3/27  25   4.6 4/29  22   3.7
93                                 2/24  42   9.5 3/29  45  10.7 4/23  26   7.6
94                  1/26  24   4.2 2/28  26   5.4 3/29  31   6.1 4/28  09   2.9

95                  2/05  28   4.3 2/28  30   5.8 3/28  34   3.7 5/01   0   0.0
96                  1/29  13   1.6 3/02  25   3.9 3/26  28   5.1 4/29  16   3.6
97                  1/28  25   4.2 2/27  36   5.5 4/01  32   6.3 4/28  16   4.5
98                  1/28  21   3.5 2/23  21   3.6 3/30  21   3.7 4/28   0   0.0
99                                 2/25  19   3.1 3/30  20   3.9 4/29  11   3.0

00                                 2/23  31   6.7 3/28  38   7.3 5/03  21   5.3
01                  1/29  22   4.3 2/28  28   5.0 4/02  29   5.4 4/30  25   5.4
02                  2/04  25   4.6 2/28  24   4.9 4/01  23   5.8 4/28  26   6.5
03                  1/29  18   3.5 2/27  32   6.3 3/27  34   7.6 4/30  20   5.1
04                  1/29  21   4.3 2/26  27   5.1 3/31  28   5.5 4/29  14   4.2

05                  1/27  36   8.5 2/23  45   9.8 3/30  41  10.4 4/28  31   9.7


FIRST OF MONTH MEASUREMENTS

1971-2000 average depth and swe (snow water equivalent) :

                          21   4.3       26   5.1       27   5.6       16   4.1 
                                                                              

				SNOW COURSE:  BONANZA FORKS

				ID NUMBER = 50R03
				ELEVATION = 1200 ft.
				LATITUDE  =  66 deg. 40 min.
				LONGITUDE = 150 deg. 39 min.


year/   June           September     October        November      December      
     date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  
     ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- 
03                                                              12/01  20   3.8
04                                                              11/30  28   5.0
05								12/01  15   1.9