SNOW COURSE:  TSAINA RIVER

				ID NUMBER = 45M0
				ELEVATION = 1650 ft.
				LATITUDE  =  61 deg. 12 min.
				LONGITUDE = 145 deg. 30 min.

	REMARKS -	SMALL CLEARING SURROUNDED BY MATURE SPRUCE FOREST.  VERY LITTLE WIND EFFECTS.

year/   January        February        March          April           May       
     date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  date dep  swe  
     ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- ----- 
72                                 2/29  44  11.9 3/28  54  14.5 4/28  50  15.8
73                                 EST   42   9.4 3/27  42  10.6 5/01  26   8.5
74                                 2/27  41   8.2 3/27  39   9.6 4/30  32   8.8

75                                 2/27  60  16.7 3/27  64  19.5 4/28  48  16.9
76                                 2/26  43  11.5 3/29  44  12.9 4/28  38  12.3
77                                 2/24  77  22.0 3/29  74  23.8 4/27  64  23.1
78                                 2/27  47  11.2 3/29  46  12.9 4/26  31  11.3
79                                 3/01  44  12.5 3/29  56  16.3 4/26  42  13.8

80                                 2/27  74  25.4 4/01  76  25.5 4/29  63  23.5
81                                 3/02  66  20.1 4/01  69  22.8 4/30  54  19.6
82                                 3/01  49  14.4 3/31  52  15.7 4/30  46  14.2
83                  2/01  50  13.0 3/01  52  15.3 3/28  50  16.0 4/27  46  16.3
84                  2/01  40   9.1 2/29  51  13.2 3/29  44  13.7 5/01  27   9.7

85                  1/28  43  10.9 2/25  50  12.4 3/27  57  16.7 4/29  51  16.2
86                  1/27  35   8.5 2/25  48  12.7 3/31  50  13.9 4/30  42  13.2
87                  1/28  60  19.5 2/27  66  22.9 3/31  64  23.9 4/27  54  22.2
88                  2/04  51  14.6 3/02  73  21.8 3/31  74  26.0 4/28  56  21.7
89                  2/02  63  17.1 3/02  60  17.6 4/01  56  17.2 4/29  19   8.3

90                  2/02  57  17.0 3/02  72  20.7 3/28  64  21.8 4/26  42  15.9
91                  2/02  36   7.6 3/08  46  10.5 4/05  42  12.0 5/02  10   3.4
92   1/05  50  12.1 2/04  56  17.3 3/06  72  21.7 4/05  73  26.0 4/30  50  20.5
93                  2/09  78  19.1 2/25  66  20.4 4/01  65  21.3 4/29  47  17.2
94                  1/28  59  12.0 2/28  54  15.8 4/03  55  18.2 5/02  36  14.2

95                  2/02  53  13.2 3/03  55  14.9 3/31  67  17.9 5/04  38  12.4
96                  2/02  12   3.1 3/04  45  10.2 4/03  45  12.8 5/01  32  12.0
97                  2/04  37   7.5 3/06  41   9.0 4/01  43  10.8 5/07  17   5.6
98                  2/03  63  18.4 3/06  63  20.4 4/02  59  20.8 5/06  42  17.5
99                  2/02  48  10.8 3/02  47  12.0 4/01  60  15.5 5/05  43  13.7

00                  2/02  74  15.6 3/01  68  21.4 4/03  68  22.0  
01                  2/05  56  14.3 3/02  67  16.4 3/27  65  19.0 5/04  49  17.5
02  1/03  33  7.0   2/02  42   8.6 3/05  54  12.1 4/02  49  12.8 5/03  34   9.3 
03                  1/30  45  10.3 3/03  44  13.8 4/01  46  14.5 5/04  17   5.8
04                  1/29  38   7.4 2/27  46  12.0 3/31  53  14.2 4/29  38  14.0

05                  1/28  38   9.6 2/25  55  13.5 4/01  58  17.4 4/29  35  13.0


FIRST OF MONTH MEASUREMENTS

1971-2000 average depth (estimated if less than 30 years) and swe (snow water equivalent) :
                          50  12.5       56  15.7       57  17.6       41  14.6