Show Water Supply Of Uinta Basin Utah Uth and its Utilization Manuscript Report by Government Engin Engineers rs r 1 The Uinta Basin is a relatively un- un unsettled un unsettled settled area of about square mil miles s in northeastern Be- Be Because Because Be Because cause of the sparse and scattered t f r population the natural resources of the basin arc are not fully developed and the problem of the most efficient util- util utilization utilization util utilization of its water supply is at pre pre- pre pre- present present present sent not serious To provide a means of estimating the possible extent of development or of resources dependent on water supply and of planning the best me- me methods methods me methods of development an nn investigation investigation investigation tion was made by the Department of the Interior anda and a report of this investigation in- in entitled Water supply of of Uinta Basin and its utilization ha has prepared been been prepared b br by r Ralf RaIf n R fl Wool Wool- Wool Wool-ley ky Icy hydraulic ulic engineer of the Geological Geological Survey and the late C C Ja- Ja Jacob Jacob Ja Jacob cob for several years water master in the Uinta Basin This This report considers the present utilization of the water supply of o the basin for both irrigation and power proposes plans for the future utilization for both purposes It It It shows that at at- at 16 sites on the streams within the basin the poten poten- potential potential potential power of existing flow at an overall plant efficiency of 70 percent per cent cent is about horsepower for 90 per cent of the time and about horsepower for 50 per cent of the time This power can be in- in increased in increased creased considerably by providing storage to supplement the water low low flow and the report describes reser reser- reservoir reservoir voir sites that can be utilized for that purpose The report is now available for in- in inspection inspection in inspection in form either in Room in the Interior Depart Depart- Department Department Department ment building at Washington D C Cor or atthe at the district office of the Geological Geological g cal Survey Federal building Salt Lake City Utah A copy of the the report will be sent for consulta consulta- consultation consultation consultation tion to an another any r other district office of the Survey on application to the Dir Dir- Director ector Geological l Survey Washington D C |