SNOW COURSE:  NUKA RIVER

				ID NUMBER = 50K03
				ELEVATION = 1300 ft.
				LATITUDE  =  59 deg. 40 min.
				LONGITUDE = 150 deg. 41 min.

	REMARKS -	AERIAL MARKER ON BROAD FLAT OPEN BENCH; VERY EXPOSED AND SUBJECTED TO GREAT WIND PRESSURE; SNOW REDISTRIBUTION APPEARS LIMITED TO OCCASIONAL SCOUR, BOTH AERIAL MARKER AND GROUND MEASUREMENT; WYOMING PRECIPITATION GAUGE SITE.

year/   January        February        March          April           May       
     date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  
     ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- 
79                                                3/24  89  35.8

80                  2/13 112  45.0 EST  118  47.5 EST  125  51.5 EST  150  58.5
81                  1/26  45  13.5 3/02  88  26.0 3/25 121  43.0 4/28 118  44.0
82                  1/26  29   9.5 2/25  24  10.0 3/29  44  18.7 5/03  51  23.0
83                  1/27  75  24.0 2/28  85  32.1 4/07 100  43.0 4/27  84  35.2
84                  EST   45  17.3 3/06  65  25.7 3/28  44  18.6 5/ 2  61  28.2

85                  2/04  40  15.1 2/28  41  16.5 3/25  88  25.6 5/01  83  33.7
86                  2/03  71  29.4 2/27  74  32.0 4/11  77  39.0 5/01  76  37.7
87                  1/26  89  39.8 2/27 112  48.0 3/27 157  63.0 4/24 150  68.3
88                  1/28  70  29.4 3/04 118  47.0 3/29 162  73.8 4/28 197  91.0
89                  2/01  54  27.2 2/28  68  30.8 3/28  68  29.8 5/02  60  29.8

90                  2/03  74  30.2 3/04 108  39.1 3/31 104  41.1 4/26 100  46.5
91                  1/30  37  14.4 2/27  56  24.8 3/31  69  29.8 4/28 103  40.0
92                  1/30  73  33.1 3/04  85  35.3 3/30 141  59.5 4/27 123  60.0
93                  2/04  26  10.0 3/03  67  23.8 4/07  98  43.2
94                                 2/23  56  29.4 3/30  86  36.0

95                  1/30  68  25.2 2/27  67  29.8 3/30  72  34.5 5/01  98  49.5
96                                 2/28  30  11.2 4/01  43  15.1 EST   30  14.9
97                                 2/26  90  34.8 4/02  86  42.3 5/01  78  32.0
98                                 2/25  94  31.5 4/08 113  46.5
99                                 2/25  72  25.2 4/07 118  39.8 4/28 104  44.6

01                                                3/30 172  77.4     

FIRST OF MONTH MEASUREMENTS

                                               


1971-2000 average depth (estimated if less than 30 years) and swe (snow water equivalent) :
                        61  24.2       76  27.8       95  39.5        98  43.3