SNOW COURSE:  COOPER LAKE

				ID NUMBER = 49L10
				ELEVATION = 1200 ft. 
				LATITUDE  =  60 deg. 23 min.
				LONGITUDE = 149 deg. 41 min.

	REMARKS -	SEMI-OPEN AREA ADJACENT TO MATURE SPRUCE FOREST.  MINOR WIND EFFECTS.  SNOW PILLOW AND PRECIPITATION STORAGE GAUGE SITE.

year/   January        February        March          April           May     
     date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  
     ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- 
82                  1/28  40  12.4 3/02  33  11.8 3/31  42  13.3 4/29  36  11.8
83                  EST   46  12.1 3/03  48  13.6 3/29  44  13.6 4/26  36  13.4
84                  2/08  53  11.1 2/29  51  13.7 3/30  39  13.1 5/02  24   8.1

85                  1/29  19   7.0 2/25  26   7.5 3/27  49  13.0 4/30  36  12.5
86                  1/29  28   6.6 2/28  40  10.1 3/27  37  11.3 4/28  22   8.7
87                  1/29  50  13.6 2/26  61  19.3 3/27  58  20.0 4/25  47  18.7
88                  1/28  42  11.7 2/26  64  15.7 3/30  74  24.1 4/29  71  29.3
89                  1/30  47  12.2 3/01  45  13.1 3/29  40  13.3 4/27  18   7.9

90  12/28  38   7.3 2/02  56  15.0 3/02  68  17.6 3/30  58  19.0 4/27  34  12.8
91  12/27  24   5.0 1/31  28   7.5 3/01  35  10.7 4/01  41  12.8 4/25  28   8.0
92  12/31  73  15.9 1/29  67  20.0 3/03  77  24.3 4/01  82  29.0 5/04  56  24.0
93  12/30  34  10.1 2/01  50  13.4 2/29  42  13.3 3/29  43  14.0 4/30  20   6.5
94  12/29  31   8.2 EST   26   7.2 2/27  28   8.5 3/29  45  11.9 5/03  14   5.1

95                  2/01  44  13.2 2/27  47  14.5 4/04  50  16.0 4/28  24   8.2
96                  2/01  12   3.5 2/28  34   7.6 3/30  27   7.3 4/30  12   3.0
97  12/31  23   4.2 1/31  37   8.0 2/27  40   9.5 4/01  44  11.2 5/01  19   5.0
98  1/08   37  10.0 1/29  39  11.0 3/01  50  14.0 3/26  40  14.7 4/29  46  16.2
99  12/28  31   4.5 2/01  47  11.0 2/28  56  14.5 4/02  60  16.3 4/29  49  16.8

00   1/03  21   4.2 EST   55  14.8 3/03  55  15.8 4/01  70  20.2 4/30  45  16.5
01   1/01  20   5.3 2/02  53  12.8 3/03  62  20.5 4/01  70  24.0 5/02  52  19.3
02   1/02  30   9.0 2/01  51  12.5 2/28  66  19.5 3/29  62  22.8 5/01  48  16.8
03  12/31  22   3.5 2/02  21   4.8 2/28  13   4.0 3/31  18   4.7 4/30   0   0.0
04  12/29  49  11.8 2/01  50  15.0 2/29  48  15.5 3/30  57  17.6

05                                 3/01  43  11.4 4/01  47  13.6 4/29  23   8.0
06   1/03  16   4.0


FIRST OF MONTH MEASUREMENTS

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

           28   6.9       45  12.0       47  13.2       50  15.0       34  12.3 
                                                                                 


year/  June            September      October        November        December     
     date dep swe   date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  
     ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- 
82                                                              11/23  22  6.2

88                  6/01  10  4.4 
89                                                              11/29  20  4.0

90                                                              11/29  17  3.0
91                                                              12/03  20  3.8
92                  5/29  18  9.4                               12/01  31  6.4
93                                                              11/29  18  3.0
94                                                              11/29  24  3.7

96                                                              11/29  14  2.0
97                
98                                                              12/01  20   3.2
99                                                              11/30  13   3.0

00                                                              12/01  12   2.8
01                                                              11/30  15   3.0
02                                                              12/03   0   0.0
03                                                              12/02  18   2.8
04                                                              11/29  19   5.0

05								11/30  16   2.2