This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ...one way, since it permits the irrigation of a large area of irrigable land at some distance from the creek. It would be better, however, to have a heavier fall in order to create sufficient current to carry down the fine silt and other suspended matter in the water, instead of having it deposited in the channel, as is ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ...one way, since it permits the irrigation of a large area of irrigable land at some distance from the creek. It would be better, however, to have a heavier fall in order to create sufficient current to carry down the fine silt and other suspended matter in the water, instead of having it deposited in the channel, as is the case at present. It is asserted that the projectors of this ditch intended to extend it for a distance of about 30 miles below Rapid City, in order to take in a large body of fine land situated largely on the ridge between Rapid and Box Elder creeks. This ambitious project was found to be impracticable under existing conditions, the main difficulty being the lack of sufficient water. The Iowa ditch is junior in priority of right to appropriate water to a number of ditches lower down the valley, and during the irrigation season the water supply is subject to the needs of prior appropriators. It is claimed now that the ditch can easily be extended as originally designed, since a water supply can be obtained by means of storage reservoirs to be located at suitable places along the route and filled by the flood flow from Rapid Creek. Xo surveys have been made to determine the feasibility of this 2)roposition. The Hawthorne Ditch, including a proposed extension, is 8.5 miles long and has a stated capacity of about 30 cubic feet per second. The head gate is situated about 1.5 miles below Rapid City, the water being turned into the ditch by means of a diversion dam. There are 1,028 acres of irrigable land under the ditch, and the water supply is barely sufficient for this area, especially during the season when the other ditches along the stream are using water. This ditch is operated on the community plan, the stockholders being owners of the la...
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