Title |
Upper Colorado Region Comprehensive Framework Study: Appendix X, Irrigation and Drainage |
Creator |
Upper Colorado Region State-Federal Interagency Group for the Pacific Southwest Interagency Committee Water Resources Council |
Subject |
Water quality; Irrigation; Drainage; Reservoirs |
OCR Text |
Show This report was prepared at field level and presents a framework program for the development and management of the water and related land resources of the Upper Colorado Region. |
Publisher |
Upper Colorado Region State-Federal Inter-agency Group : Pacific Southwest Inter-agency Committee, Water Resources Council |
Contributors |
Shafer, Paul S.; Russiff, John N. |
Date |
1971-06 |
Type |
Text |
Format |
application/pdf |
Digitization Specifications |
Digital images were scanned by Backstage Library Works Inc. Bitonal materials were scanned at 400ppi using a Panasonic KV-S2065W sheetfed scanner. Grayscale materials were scanned at 400ppi using an Image Access WideTEK flatbed scanner. All files were saved as TIFF and converted to JPEG for Web presentation. PDF files were also generated from the TIFF files. |
Language |
eng |
Rights Management |
Digital image copyright 2004, University of Utah. All rights reserved. |
Contributing Institution |
S.J. Quinney Law Library, University of Utah. 332 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0730 |
Source Physical Dimensions |
26cm x 20cm |
Scanning Technician |
Backstage Library Works 1180 S. 800 E. Orem, UT 84097 |
Call Number |
KF5582.C6 A8 App. X |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s69z9475 |
Setname |
wwdl_documents |
ID |
1133400 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69z9475 |
Title |
UUM_UpperColoX_page_019 |
OCR Text |
Show PART II PRESENT STATUS OF IRRIGATION Approximately 5>OOO acres of cropland in the region are irrigated by sprinklers. In the Upper Fremont Valley of Utah in the San Juan- Colorado Subregion some 3>000 acres of former meadow lands served by a gravity system are now producing rotation crops under sprinkler irriga- tion. An additional 500 acres served by sprinklers are widely distrib- uted throughout other parts of the subregion, primarily on Indian lands. About 500 acres are irrigated by sprinklers in the Upper Main Stem Sub- region, primarily in the Dolores River drainage, and approximately 1,000 acres are served by sprinklers in the Green River Subregion. Sugar beets, a speciality crop grown in the warmer climate of the region, reflect high level of water management. The traditional irrigation methods practiced by Indian people in- cluded interception of flood water where the topography was suitable, diking flat land areas to hold intermittent runoff, and ditch irrigation where there was sufficient water supply. During periods of drought in- dividual plants were watered by hand from vessels carried from nearby sources. All these methods are presently being used to some degree on limited acreages. Corrugation and furrow methods of applying irrigation water are the prevailing methods used on the cultivated lands of major Indian irrigation projects in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. About ^-00 19 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Resource Identifier |
038_UUM_UpperColoX_page_019.jpg |
Source |
Original document: Upper Colorado Region Comprehensive Framework Study: Main Report |
Setname |
wwdl_documents |
ID |
1133308 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69z9475/1133308 |