Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-09-20
THE WALKER RIVER STORAGE PROJECT
By j. c. KENNEDY, Supervising Water Commissioner

This has been under way some years It has told
than oO0OOO quite of the amounts but believe
the acreage than 4 900 OF the ooo
promised to be watered.
believe the Service estimated the cost
would be about $50 The present fixed cost Tor most OF
500 and this does not include the
annual cost for operation
statement Faon with those in this section
The country about Falon is quite flat with but
the surface OF each quarter section it hummocy
All these lands require eveling or grading his
500 per Then the fixed cost Tor
water previously In addition all the lands there will
require drainage This estimated $40 per but will event
uay Proper evelng is required in the Walker ver
drainage trfe compared with that about Falon
Some drainage the lower Mason Valley will be required III time
but pressing. In the most extreme OF new farms
this section the fixed and other things will
be half what is about Falon
Yet the country Faon quite prosperous and going
to be 1t will be fine
better though it is a little higher altitude.
The shortage of the Walker drainage area
told has been than for 20 The flood period this
occurred in the part May June
as is usual Water from the melting off rapidly
Walker Lake and the shortage occurred about three weeks earlier
than usual 1t will probably be different but similar
time The necessity storage
vous During this seasons distribution
special proof OF the value OF storage.
Mr. Simpson, OF your directors who be a OF
orehought and foresight has little
Lake tributary the West Walker The Canal has no
very early water rights This had be shut off early July,
about the 9th believe Water turned into the
previously from the reservoir The enough
that 10 it. could be taken from canal
This 10 sec it. carried in the for quite
gradually cut down to o5 and feet The Engineer
there the llth of July estimated that rate
~ sec It, the stored water would last weeks
ervo Tor the second time Aug 10Th The
then been exhausted and in the outlet delivering
good stream from the original Poor Lake knowing the
slopes OF the sides and bottom OF the lake. considering
be the those Of the thought the lake
altitude OF sill of dam outlet might last 9th The
water is still coming from that little lake. this stored
by and by has the
this
know little Of proposed reservoir SITES had
only casual of of them; but of
topography OF these SITES and the topography
the tributary drainage them
water can be stored all of
ery used
10 make comprehensive storage need more
money ha1l you are about provide. But
before the present money expended this will be increase
IN taxable property in the County Not only will
ly new farms and homes but the increased value to
present farms will be large Later be easy to
place more bonds if necessary.
4ou may ind necessary to raise the height
each storage site Foundations of dams works should
De designed with that object in Usually OF foun-
daons outlet works and controlling low darn are
are higher proportonaey than for high Often the acre
loot cost Tor high dam is much low one
ne increased storage and increased the different
heights be estimated data points can be located
with Which can be plotted croecon paper storage
curves total acreoo embankment and other
curves so that the relation of different factors can be seen a.
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