The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-12-02

grees +. The project is served by /
the Oregon Short Line, the Boise
Aampa and Owyhcc, and the Idaho
Northern railroads, and by the Boise
Valley and the Boise and Interurban
electric lines, the principal towns on
the project being Boise, Nampa. and
Caldwell.
1rrigable Lands.
The present Payette- Boise Project
contains 243OOO acres of irrigab1,
land, 100000 OF which are new land,
and 79,0O0 of which are old lands, con.
sisting Of $4,000 acres under the on
New York Canal, $4,000 under the
Rdenbaugh Carnl in the Nampa- Me
ridlan Irrigation District, and 36.00C
acres i'll the Pioneer Irrigation Dis
trict OF these lands $500 acres are
entered subject to the reclamation act
3O05o acres are State lands, and l27,,
100 acres are private lands The soii
consists, generally, Of loam and sandy
loan and is highly productive in
character, being adapted to the eco
nomical production Of alfalfa, clover
! timothy, small grains, sugar bcets
hardT varieties of apples, pruncs and
small fruits !
Irrigation Districts and New York
Canal Company. {
Reference has already been made to
the cold lands" Of the project and a
word of explanation as 10 what is
meant by this expression will be in
place Withinithe limits of the Pay
ette-Bose Project and forming part
thereof are two irrigation districts
and the New York Canal Company
lands. These organizations consist Of
the Pioneer Irrigation District, con-
| trolling the Phyllis and Caldwell ca
nails in position to cover 10000 acres
now irrigated; the Nampa- Meridian
Irrigation District, controlling the
Ridenhaugh Canal in position to
cover $4,000 acres now irrigated and
10000 acres of new land ultimately t.
be covered by it through feeding from
the main south side canal; and tho
| New York Canal Company lands
comprising $4,000 acres under irriga'
ton lying under the main south side
canal. All of these lands have ade
auate flood water rights, but are main
ly signed up with the Payette-Boist
Water Users Association to receive
stored water from the Payette-Bols'
project.
Water Supply.
The water supply for the Payette
Boise Project is derived from tn
Boise River, comprising a watershed
of approximately 2,61O square miles
with an average elevation above sc
level of approximately 5000 feet, o
which the annual rainfall is about Z
inches. The maximum run-ott OF tn
Boise River is about 100000 acre
feet the mean about 100000 acre
{ feet, and the minimum about l,0O00t
acre-feet per annum. The flood SCI
son in the Boise River general
covers the months of March, Apr
Nav, Tune, and a portion of Jul,
: During the latter part of July and tn
remainder of the irrigation seasoi
the normal flow of the river has to [
sunplemented with stored water tt
+ the lands of the project The duty
: water for the project has been tent
lively placed at 2H acre-feet per ae'
7 Der annum, measured on the Ian
There are prior appropriations OF W
Z ter from the river for about l5o,o'
! acres of land under cultivation al
he Payette-Boisc project has Apr
nriations succeeding these rights.
Description of Irrigation Plans
, The project coutcmplatcs the co
= .truction OF storage reservoirs ON l
+ beadwaters of The Boise River |
O Deer Flat reservoir near Nampa a.
Caldwell. diversion dam ON I
Is Boisc River at point about . mn
,boye Boise, dinerting water on
.outh side OF the river into an IN
nd distributine canal supplying !
Deer Flat reservoir aud cover
,,nds ON the south side OF the 10
River in the Roisc and Snake f>
i alleys. This dam also d'verts wa
/ nto small canal at its rieht eNtfe
~ ty, supplying a small area OF Land
! NO north Of the Boise River an'
i eoise The storage reservoirs on
as Ro;se river are under invest,gat'
lie Deer Flat reservoir is practically c,
s. pleted. the Boise River diversion d
lis i conaIetcd and the distributing $
So TEN. including the main canals, is
II under way.
O. Boise River Storage.
n. II is estimated that from lao'ooo
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