Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-02
LOGAN RIVER

This station. establsbed June !, 1886,
Is in the river canyon about two miles
east of Logan. During the low water
season the entire supply Of the river Is
used for irrigation. Within the last
tw0 years Il has become very promi-
nent as a source Of water power and
large electric plant utilizing the en-
tire low water supply under a head of
900 feet furnishes power 10 salt Lake
city and a number OF large mining
camps OF the state, II IL operated on
the same circuit and In conjunction
with q similar plant on the Provo river,
A study OF the results Of the Logan
river for a period Of four or five years
shows remarkable decrease In the
Low water discharge and change In
the occurrence Of maximum nCg from
late IN June 10 the middle OF May.
The entire watershed II a public range,
and hy the unrestricted grazing OF
thousands Of sheep has been stripped
OF nearly all lis yegeta ton, destroying
many Of natures PROVISIONS for water
preservation, with present conditions
continued great injury 20 irrigation in
terests Is sure to result The result
OF the giluglng shows the maximum dis
charge. May %. SCI second-feet, gauge
height 403 and the minimum discharge
March ~. ii0 second-feet, gauge height
2l2,
BLACKSMITH FORK.
This station was established by
George L. swendsen. July 10, 1900 II
Is near the tolgaie az che mouth OF
the canyon, Six irrigation canals and
one large power plant are supplied by
this river, and during the irrigation
season the entire How Is utilized
Within the last year another canal
has been built from this stream, and
a great interest has been taken IN re-
laiion 70 Investigations for reese ,olrs
to supply the shortage Of water IN
August and September During 1901
the following measurements were made
by G. L.. Swendsen and w y. Beers,
Maximum discharge. April 2i, 17
second feet, gauge height $3.50, mini
mum discharge Jan 90 LOG second
feet; gauge height 2Ss.
BEAR RIVER.
This station, established July l. 1889
Is about -four miles above the railroad
station at Colinston. two miles east
Of the town of Fielding, Utah and be-
low the headw0rks of the Bear River
canal Il ~ described in Water sup
ply paper No d. page il3 A canal
now nearly completed VIII divert the
water q considerable distance above
the Bottle Creek station TO lrrlgate a
large tract OF land on the west side
OF Cache valley. Its operations viii
greatly modify the discharge nj the
CoIlinston station during the next sea-
SON During the last year the dis
charge at this station reacheds tine
lowest stage on record, less than one
half the minimum for the preceding
year. Work Is progressing very rap
idly on the east branch of the Bear
River canal and It's appropriation viii
entirely exhaust the low water supply
Of the Bear az this point
OGDEN RIVER.
The following record OF daily dis
charge OF ogden river was furnished
through the courtesy Of the Utah Light
& Power company, which maintains a
dam on the river for power purposes,
and measures the flow by means OF a
ventura meter. Gauge readings are al
80 taken at the dam The highest mean
daily discharge for an entire month
occurred IN May when u mean daily
average Of 9i9 second-feet was record
ed.