Show n o ACRES ACRES' J UTAH LAND IN D OF WATER AJ inson Dlan Report Repart on Col Cob Colo- do B Basin in Pro Prospects Held IId Low LoV by Many 5 1 Is t ilio iho fourth of or a It series erlea of ot With feeds fc ri cr and d the Colorado the tho Utah Ulah In mak- mak compact state cur piotr basIn baHn share har of ot th tie the Colo cob rt et ef wl Weter to th the of New o and nib A O Oilier article con on- ond d pow power Vo o of UfAh nr cd of or t r r ri i l n r lk ValIo BERNARD ERNARO L L. FL FLANAGAN NAGI f h will dl need d water wat r Co for cur T of t. t l land nd Jn Jr Ithe Colorado Olor do river b c LeC Lees Lee's s 's Ferry lerry according furnished the United s b by If Iran W. W John John- wf or California one ope or of ti the thed d o Or 5 or tLe Bo Boulder dam dam bill 1111 John John- CS bI his rl figures ur s la largely s 1 upon ts the Lie bureau of recTa recTa- OlL ore 13 J Ut declare that ha hason son son is far fat too foo low lo loIn To in hl cat cat- but surveys u ncy indicate that lieL lie doro L tc o 11 arl cor correct c than thun maI many c V lj v u has an mate n acreage HO whilo i Col can CaTI irr- irr Ire irrl- JI 70 acres s of coC land from The fhe Colorado oI rl el Nc lc Mexico I 1 la ch nS's the tiO coming m conference on tho the fourD four ur D' D compact will make c in these res' res but hut n Utah i I Is that the figures relatively hah correct S TS SHOWN J pie accompanying map map shows r agricultural prospects for the thc r basin slates The map m also location o of oC the tile larger and Voir i sites and gives Ives an idea of the thc river fiver will be bc get gel amount or ower and ander er for Ir irrigation and industrial s g s. s It jt ma may bo here here- De Denver cr 1 Salt Lak Lake MoL inroad comes comes' down through the per tei- tei c of the or Gore GOle Oil site and due to the this nature fl country a a. big expense expanse in thin lIm railroad would woul be bc iniC in- in Td cd if iC ColOrado to dc- dc ip 1 that tient tife t pe othi other reservoir oh sites idLes in Lit the thc het 11 but l offer tifft r the does O i th the site alte teror available at the office of tate en engineer show lov th that flint lt in 1927 r re 1 acres o of irrigated J f tn Utah iu in the Colorado river I un In This Jand hand required of about t one halt of i t fell eh found itt its wu way nl bac bacK into the theton ton iau drainage li and was WIlS charged against the tho fro ro l i thee the river The TiLe In hn led d with acres d Southeastern Utah UtaI was vas see see- r. r 11 1000 acres Records of or office show show- filings 11 r water for acres of ot f MILLION JO MILLION FEET i l N produces dt an nn average cra O o or of 2 I 00 OO act cL o of or lea tha Colorado ado er tri water each cache year cal measure measure- ht 5 show O The rice duty o of water i 1 e e ael r c-r et ncr lCt acre In eastern sern ah ab and antI the lie consumptive use is a n. t It tand a half haIr ThIs Tills means that it It es three acre feet of water to perl Irrigate an acre of or land t a i foot fot and a a. h half lr o of tItI thi II returns while tH ther nd a. a half is consumed con umed in the Ices Cess o of agriculture It hs h's ultimate in tho the tin Iii is placed In the son re xe rt as Tho Th Johnson sa gays s sn n nothing thin about pumping pumping- there isa possibility r of this fig Jg- beIng raised i if iC pumping is con red Homo Somo local engineers place lace 1 In 1 tho the basin at 1000 pop while enthusiasts paco the thee thear ar are for the alone at at over v j t acre 7 over the tho fIc field a we find Ind following according to th tho sen- sen report hley shley creek has hns' hasan an n irrigated ar arO area O OO acres with no chance for ther development because of or the tho k r a no suitable stora storage ago o site rJ rice Uintah basin has OO acres und under l' l cultivation and ultimate of ii Gulch wl will 1 1 remain stationary fork ort is 15 irrigating er with Hh an 10 ultimate of or o river and its tribu- tribu les furnish I h water for acres acrea the 1 time Ume with an ulti- ulti tco GEST PROJECT ti ilic biggest st in l project on the ch river I is the Castle Peak ih han flan au ultimate of acres acre 11 is B- B project t will U- U Ue Use e EJ most of ot tho the tee teK er of Strawberry creeL belot below belo t reservoir and antI creek tr r t arc several reservoir sites in ba basin ln which are arc being I Moon oon lake has tho the int in- in I fit t or of the thet reclamation service tl storage at f time and the thc site I is Ie being tested the tho diamond drill dc Other sites sUes fh will hlL come into prominence as lles goes goca on ea arc aio the thc Upper and andr andi ci i r Currant creek creek- sites site's of at C Cur Cur- rt r- r t cek treek cek the Three o Forks arid and Cation site on Strawberry tra the theles les I B and site lIte on Duches site on all Rock Hock creek cU also nina the thee reservoir par near Ft Duche ne The Ouray i on n the Green and aCid tho the Hewey on the Colorado are two of ot tho the river Iyer control sites tVing the basin we find J projects on the tho Prica and San Sand acl d rivers The LCD Pc-LCD river ct et Wl was waa constructed to develop p. p acres of or land Last LISt year U c there something met Ul like OOOO acres Irrl- Irrl ed Figures show that theis tho the thois tc is a aCt at Based upon upon us U figures San Rafael is IrriS ri It-ri- lug S about acres with ane an nn tc e of ot I l Grein Cren n rl river l' l project near nn tl r. r Utah h. ha has haa an ultimate bout AbOut acres o ut OOOO acres cre of or land In Utah h be Irrigated td from the main stem steni Lii lie Colorado river above tho the luence with Green The Tho Juan Jua river will Irrigate Irrigate- about 90 0 acres while the proposed Dres res S project which laps Into Int 9 rado do r represents about LORADO OR A DOS DO'S STAND Utah's for wal water vater r t thc Uie IC Colorado adu river w we find field I S SS S 1 Colorado llo putting up the following following argument Colorado develops an average Cl of oJ aero acre acro feet reel of or water f r the thee Colom y river Utah develops 2 t- Colorado has under tinder cultivation culL culL- acres 0 l ud Ut Utah h hhas has about half balt of ot that Colorado has is an development of according to to Senator Johnson's Johnsons figures I has S J S but bul Colorado has already cady brought der cultivation cuIlI somo some h go areas Gp 3 and nd V valley near Grand Junction Is 3 a n bi bh big area drea rue Tho entire n Cunnison valley aIle centering on Montrose and Delta Is a garden patch Immense projects ct arc planned on th the tho rIver Deadmans Deadman's Bench being ho tho biggest This laps aver over cr into Utah The Thee area ca Is another r which Colorado i Is develop develop- Ing ng Farther north on n the Yampa Tampa we find lind the big lS' lS Elk river project the tile Cr Great at Northern the hayden Mesa tes Mad Creek Vessels Vessel and the Upper On tho the Green Grce I ju t where h re the G Green en ducks Into leito Colorado is the tIle project NO DEVELOPMENT NT Farther south Colorado has the Ui the tho a Montezuma tho thu Disappointment the San Miguel uel I hc the Dolores and acid many other pr projects in mind There Is js room room for tor development development devel le nt on the project t ton on oh the thee Gunnison and Colorado will push the possibilities of ot this area to Lo the thc utmost Wyoming has a vast area alea In the Green Grcen river wat watershed which can be irrigated Wyoming I Is in fortunate In h leaving having most of ot It Its agricultural laud land In Jn one big bh plc piece e rather than thanin thanin in hi several pieces pieces- as ws have hav Colorado and Utah The rho Bonneville Bonne Green river e and Opal dl districts which total nearly a n million acres occupy the bl big valley Just north o of Flaming gorge gorgo New Mexico lens has most of ol its landin land landIn landin in ono one picco also and the the- bulk hulk of ot the states stales acres can bo be irrigated irrl- irrl gated from th the proposed Turley reservoir res rca el The Overland Overhand project Is Just north of or the Turley It Il will bo ho seen Been that 1 If Utah goes gocs into the tho state four conferences i looking for Cor agricultural water for tor eastern Utah the lie Utah conferees arc apt to get pretty out- out ar argued But Utah will need watE sater for fo l industrial d development Utah will be able to use ue Colorado river r water in Salt Lake valley i and Utah has hax which ml might ht develop I the state Into an In Industrial state slate and mako maico the need of or domestic wat water r greater than the need n water These po possibilities s will be dl discussed in later hater articles articles- |