Report of the Special Committee of the United States Senate on the Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands: Irrigation in the United StatesU.S. Government Printing Office, 1890 - Irrigation |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 32
Page
... sufficient insure good crops . The average the year does not average more e River it is not more than 15 rthward . ea , where the Colorado plateau olorado , and Rio Grande , forming nd New Mexico , there has already for cattle , and in ...
... sufficient insure good crops . The average the year does not average more e River it is not more than 15 rthward . ea , where the Colorado plateau olorado , and Rio Grande , forming nd New Mexico , there has already for cattle , and in ...
Page
... sufficiently moist from seepag the ground for miles from the dit the farms comprise from 640 to 1 gating are surrounded by stron to permanency . The ditches a levees inclosing these irregularl advantage of the natural inequ VALUE OF The ...
... sufficiently moist from seepag the ground for miles from the dit the farms comprise from 640 to 1 gating are surrounded by stron to permanency . The ditches a levees inclosing these irregularl advantage of the natural inequ VALUE OF The ...
Page
... sufficient rain- ot an absolute necessity . he plain and the mountains proper and although small valleys are nu- Herable area . Land in the southern ater supplies has in only a very few ve Government price ; whereas that h water has ...
... sufficient rain- ot an absolute necessity . he plain and the mountains proper and although small valleys are nu- Herable area . Land in the southern ater supplies has in only a very few ve Government price ; whereas that h water has ...
Page
... sufficient de- les and San Bernardino Counties , to le reclamation in the case of consid- serts , provided the waters now availa- can be distributed over their surface . charge of the water supply at California illustrates the perfec.
... sufficient de- les and San Bernardino Counties , to le reclamation in the case of consid- serts , provided the waters now availa- can be distributed over their surface . charge of the water supply at California illustrates the perfec.
Page
... sufficient for a hal region lies Madelin Plains , a larg Modoc County like areas are lyin high cultivation and of sustaining Inyo County , Cal . , is especiall that part of it known as Owens Round Valley is 100 miles ; the w from 4 to 6 ...
... sufficient for a hal region lies Madelin Plains , a larg Modoc County like areas are lyin high cultivation and of sustaining Inyo County , Cal . , is especiall that part of it known as Owens Round Valley is 100 miles ; the w from 4 to 6 ...
Common terms and phrases
acequia acres aforesaid agricultural appeal appointed appropriation of water artesian assessment ater ation average California canal caņon Carson River cent certificate claim Colo Colorado construction corporation cost county commissioners court Creek crops cubic feet cultivated Dakota damages decree depth distribution district ditch diverted duty election engineer estimated extend feet per second flow flume Fresno Fresno County gate head-gate hereby inches irrigation Kern Kern Island Kern River L-AP VOL Lake located ment miner's inches mountain natural stream necessary Nevada notice owner or owners party payment petition pipes Plains portion priority proprietor quantity rain-fall reclamation region reservoir riparian River season Sevier River soil square miles storage subirrigation surface thereof tion tract Truckee River Tulare Lake Utah Valley wate water commissioner water rights water supply width