Record Details
page 1-11
Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page 1-11 Phase II summary report (final) : Utah Lake water quality, hydrology and aquatic biology impact analysis summary for the irrigation and drainage system--Bonneville Unit, Central Utah Project, page 1-11 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | 1-11 text/PDF |
| Rights | Brigham Young University; http://lib.byu.edu/about/copyright/generic.php Public Domain Public |
| Language | English; eng; en |
| Relation | Central Utah Project; Western Waters Digital Library; provo bay canals and drains A channel extending about 2 miles from the primary irrigation pumping plant on the provo bay dike and about a mile into utah lake would convey water from the lake to the pumping plant for distribution in the drained provo bay lands the channel would be dredged to a depth of 4481 feet elevation so that lake water would reach the pumping plant even at low levels concrete lined canals would be constructed for distribution of water for irrigation use in the diked biked provo bay area these canals would have a combined length of about 18.3 183 miles and would vary in capacity from 10 to 200 cfs cs the provo bay canal would traverse around the edge of the bay delivering water in a counter clockwise direction with laterals literals late rals extending from the main canal on the north and south sides of the bay toward the middle of the bay agricultural area the drainage system would include about 65 miles of closed subsurface drains 22 miles of unlined open lateral drains and about 11 miles of open unlined collector drains A major collector drain would bisect provo bay and convey drainage and return flows to the drainage pump on the provo bay dike the lateral drains and irrigation canals would be spaced about 1 mile apart A network of graveled roads would be constructed as part of the county road system to provide access to the drains canals and fields in this area provo bay irrigation service lands about 9500 acres of lands in the provo bay area including some fringe lands would be reclaimed or improved by the drainage program and provided with irrigation facilities and project water 1 11 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/10543 |
