The report on that investigation recommended the construction of the Michaud Flats Project. A detailed investigation of the project was renewed in 1948, and the Bureau of Reclamation published a feasibility report in October 1953. The authorized project purpose is irrigation. Construction Construction began in 1955, and was completed in 1958. In an area of proven value when irrigated, the project has enhanced the economy of the American Falls community.
Principal crops are potatoes, sugar beets, grain, alfalfa, and pasture.
Since high yields and ready markets characterize other irrigated areas in the Snake River Valley, the Michaud Flats Project is another successful unit in southeastern Idaho.