Show and of Ulah Lake A at al On the queston question of oC utilizing Pin Ulah lake us a State lal e Doremus bas lma a report In an el epitome lome tt if which was rca to Chief Newel thIs thi moring morning amid nt by flint vry ver highly rho Che epitome Is AI a follows UTAH Aret ArelL of watershed iii ares acres 1900 1900 Mean lenn annual rainfall depth In inches 1 I equivalent In Area ot luke hike at al mean between low water ant mind compromise iii micros Depth In feet that entire rain rainfall fall would I c cor r lake Inke area 2 S Depth In feet feel lint rainfall would cover coer Illo lake area 13 I If this depth should Le be evaporated the remaining depth In feet tet would he be G 67 The Thc equivalent nt In of oC thIs remainIng depth would be O Or a daily supply tor or days In of O OTho The Tho storage capacity of the lake Inke between low water and amI com compromIse promIse levels 33 feet Ceet In Is 0 The Tho storage capacity of oC 1 1 and amid t feet In depth below vater level leol In Is 1270 joO The storage capacity of oC Z 2 feet In depth above cm coin promise level In Is The he nO above would Provide storage tel for 1 Ile mean menn annual rainfall or CS Cg feel tet In depth on lake or 3 In depth en n watershed wa To utilize to level lerel of oC 6 5 feel feol abote compromise on nn additional ca t Parity In iii would lie provided of noo to o store In years for Cor yrs M blow below mean menn rainfall The area that Is now partially sup supplied plied wih with water from Utah bake tt eta pled about abul 4 OO Ind and its Is ed cd under the level several canals as follows Acres Utah and Salt take l 1201 oO South Jordan Joran Jordan 60 Jordan 90 C ity Canal 90 otal T 46 45 A ful supply UPP tor or the ahoe lands reo re quire allt 1200 daly daily for tor t a or of no days or from rota May In I 1 to 10 Oct ct I 1 or of each ench year er or l OO for or time the season This lie be lent eat to about two feet In depth Olt over I the he present acres of oC lake Inke surface or ir about 13 of oC the available quantity stored tO In the year 10 1000 there were from the lake 1900 r tr r the irrigation ot of these e lands which n only abut about one half th the n necessary anti than one Jot ot In on lake After having ving provided a 0 Cul supply sUly tor Or all of oC the iani under ditch then could ouM 11 remain unused It Of or enough for tor a full tun for Cor Oer IO acres acrel ot of the tho on In arl arid lands landa of oC this and amid ad 13 reducing counties countes the arel area ot of the lake to 0 I bou acres nc on as Indicated on the tn aap there to abut about lUO acres or 17 pen cent nt less surface 10 I l pr at lie rate of oC G 6 lets In iii per annum aa fel 13 or of or more thin YU used during the whole season 01 1 19 O on the entire area no now under canol rhe Jorean Jordan river however Is In it of conveying 1 a sup su ply II oven for tor the tand Uller nuttier rOen t At mean man stale stage of oC time the lako bI be low water anti and the tbt river can cami only 4 O acre acu ft feet dal as aM against R a require required dal dali of oC 1200 10 It I Is there hers toro fore apparent that list to increase time tilt charge ot of the river itt Is equall r LI as to the lie storing of oC the lake Jt if to the 1400 segregated ron the lie Jak ts is the lie acreage of moral h land that Ihal LUl borders the lake tIters wi viI ti h an area aren ot of about O acres of land ian which If reclaimed lie excess ot ci water wi will lie he a 0 most mut valuable I hots to 10 Utah rune anI anti at time Mme inse th the which marsh lands now RP or to o the health ot 0 time the people of oC that county time situatIon lu ton appears 10 t be that thAI the water sh 1 and rainfall are or ample to 10 provide I a full tul supply to tb the acres now catisi anti for tor an am additional POO acres of oC land hand that to store r lila water In Inah ii 1111 Utah ah lake wi require its ls as a that to utilize the hi stored torell carrying en ca of oC the Jordan rIver must mus le Ie and Ilat that addition additional additon al lands must Ill be put under ditch It also seem scents desirable that tho he Ink loke I L be reduced In area and ond the Ii depth of oC water increased anti that In incidentally the lie segregated lake area amid marsh lands hands be reclaimed the mn ma dr II from Crom lie lake to b bes ut util itt In filling the anti and segre The lons result and value which bleh ma may be U reasonably eXI expected ele from the of oC Use the plan here outlined wi will up from th the following Completing water ater supply for ncr acres at 10 0 I hier r acre Providing full water supply for tor Cul acres at al 50 O per ICI ACTS GOO acres reclaImed lake IRks anti I marh marsh at 0 pr per acre 2500 I I II Total In rund round numbers the work wi will cf at reeL values all worth seven even and a halt half of oC dollars Tin In that this woul would h r a atul uli for ent Ip deficient cent water tul supply to the n already set et UM and more than 1400 all ati farms of oC O 0 acres each the he theisa isa prescribed In the irrigation net act near mear a I center of oC population which insure their immediate lote sole and thus eliminating the SIte ot of Sms seems ample Amplo ton JU for the to 10 un the work Matters of ciet nIl and details Are tin ot of 11 except from tn reul amid complete surveys and n a anIl of the lie entire nIl ful ion Thil This Is ot of roul course not nol possible nt at atlie ton but It Is certaInly the lie present tim I sate ate to 10 that tl timi probable o cost t twi wi ili be greatly teas thAt the value r r from the execution ot of 1 a thor plan And whIle the he relative to rainfall tho he resulting water are fanton b by til tIn best auth th ro should be nn an actual and careful of these thue essential mat math h Cra matle malle the I ton for Cor 8 so Important I em work orl 11 nit Is I he hero o cO d |