Bear Lake development [16]: Measuring water level

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Title Bear Lake development [16]: Measuring water level
Photo Number P0206add2n01_18_016 neg adj
Description Scan of a negative of a photo showing a man measuring water level in a canal near Bear Lake, Bear Lake County, Idaho
Date 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955
Textual Date circa 1950
Keywords Rocky Mountain Power; Bear Lake Development; Idaho; Water levels; Measuring
Subject Water diversion--Idaho--Bear Lake County--Photographs; Irrigation--Idaho--Bear Lake County--Photographs; Canals--Idaho--Bear Lake County--Photographs; Bear Lake County (Idaho)--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Bear River Valley (Utah-Idaho); Bear Lake Basin (Utah and Idaho); Bear Lake County (Idaho)
Latitude 42.12253
Longitude -114.694503
Additional Information Negative lighting and balance adjusted. "The Utah Power and Light Company secured water rights to Bear Lake water in 1912 and began construction of canals linking Bear River and Bear Lake from 1914-191. These canals and the Lifton pumping station allowed the Utah Power and Light Company to use the top 20 ft of Bear Lake water for electrical generation and irrigation. The Bear River Compact, a collaborative effort by the states of Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming, provides for the distribution of water on the Bear River."--from Bear Lake Basin: history, geology, biology, people (2007), page vii.
Collection Number and Name P0206 Rocky Mountain Power Company Photograph Collection
Collection Name Rocky Mountain Power Company
Rights
Type Image
Finding Aid https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv479461
Digitization Specifications Digital image produced on Epson Perfection V700 Photo scanner, RGB, at 2000dpi. Archival file is uncompressed TIFF.
ARK ark:/87278/s6bc4q86
Setname uum_map
ID 985640
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6bc4q86
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