10 Miscellaneous Circular 19, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 
The flow of water from the mountain streams would not cease even 
if all forests and vegetation were removed from the mountain sides. 
The snow banks would continue to pile up, the heavy rains of sum- 
Vig. 6.— 
The forest untouched by fire 
mer would still fall profusely on all these high mountain ranges, and 
the mountain streams would continue to be rhe main means of water- 
ine the valleys 
s. Nevetheless, under these circumstances, the total 
amount of usable water reaching the valleys would be less. 
It is cer- 
