Irrigation in the Valley of Lost River, Idaho

Albert Eugene Wright

No 397797, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: The valley of Lost River, Idaho, offers exceptional opportunities for interesting and instructive investigation. The annual flow of the river is very large, between 100,000 and 200,000 acre-feet of water. While no other river of its size sinks in its bed and rises again to the surface so many times, a study of the effect of heavy sinkage on the irrigation practices and water rights on Lost River will be applicable to like conditions on a large number of streams in Idaho and other arid States. Owing to the fact that the field work was begun too late to learn the use of water during June and July, this report of necessity deals with the duty of water somewhat in general. Changes in the surface flow of Lost River and seepage from the ditches are discussed more in detail, in so far as the data have a bearing on the distribution and use of water.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Land Economics/Use; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26
Date: 1904-05
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.397797

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