The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-06-17
JACKSON LAKE
WATER REPORT

that the storage conditions OF
| Jackson lake reservoir are compare.
bio 20 thOss OF 1913, II the infOrma.
ton made public BY j. G. WheelOn,
general manager OF the Twin Falls
canal company.
In a statement 10 the Record this
week. Mr. WheeiOn showed that the
water supply FOR the present and fu-
ture needs Of the season are ample.
with a view oi aScertaining def
nitciy the conditions OF Jackson lake
reservoir. special correspondence has
been had with @. clyde Baldwin. spe-
clal deputy al Idaho Falls. and with
r. A. Banks. reclamation engineer at
Burley.
Mr. Baldwin says.
~Whlle u II too early yet 10 predict
with any certainty whether Or not
the available snow supply Is aulficl-
ent 10 make up the deficiency IN
jackson lake storage, ! am not az
all confident that this can be done
While Il Is not impossible. my opinion
- that the reservoir viii not be filled
before II will be necessary 10 begin
the draft on storage and on this ae-
count. | think IL Will be advisable for
you TO make use OF the natural flow
as extensively as you can 10 good ad
vantage on your project and thus
have everything In good shape Ia
event some shortage should be exDer-
fenced later on In the SEASON."
The following Is quoted from let
ter received from +. A. Banks, writ
ten June 4
II have Just returned from Ashton
whore | discussed the water supply
situation with Mr.. Markham. super
intendent OF the Jackson lake reserr
vOir. From the precipitation records !
and the general condition OF the snow |
on the ground al this time. the ap-
pearanes OF the mountains. etc. IL |
looks as II this year would resemble |
fairly closely the year 1918 with re-
spect 10 run-Off. II this II true, we /
may expect the reservoir TO be full |
about July 10. and the release OF the
stored water 10 take place about July /
10. or course. II Is not absolutely
certain that the reservoir WITH be full
on this date or win fiji at all. but the
general conditions OF the snow ON the
above Moran seems to
justify predictions OF this kind
THAT the spring Ia somewhat back
ward IL evidenced possibly by the fact
that the Ice went out at Jackson lake
on May 81. the latest OF which We
have record. while In 1918 II went
put on May ~. fifteen days earlier.
the stage OF the reservoir
In 19l7-iS with the present year the
Indications are that we might expect
an excess waste this year amounting
10 something over 200. 900 acre feet
While there may not be waste OF
his much. still this Information
POINTS 10 u probability OF filling the
reservoir.
while this Information and pre- =
fiction ID probably OF little value and !
hould not be taken In such a way as
o create too much optimism, II Is :
omewhat encouraging. coming as
/ does In the path of year OF very /,
DIV run-off," 4
Mr. Baldwin IL the manager OF the :
make river distribution. has been In
he water resource branch OF the
government service for many years ,
nd has made a close study OF the n
make river. Mr.. Banks has been In !.
he employ OF the reclamation service ii
yer since the Minidoka PROJECT was n
special study OF the Snake river and ii
tarted. He has devoted his time - nj
Is waterhead. They are both rather ri
as usual thing. n
In conversation with Mr. Dibble n
n June 2. we learn that the lower II
forage OF the reservoir has been D.
He'd and that from about June 10. q
ater Ia being stored In the upper q
ory OF tho reservoir or that portion d
hich impounds water for the north n
nd south side Twin Falls canals.
he water IL flowing into the reser-
Dir at the rate OF between ten and
velve thousand Rcre-feet per day pl
ma will require In the neighborhood ~
/ thirty days 10 I'LL the reservoir. W
on June II. the diversion at MIL u
sr dam at the north side canal was -
las second feet, the south side ca
Al $50 second feet. making a total
6,65S second feet OF 1875 acre
ct per day. showing that while we
% drawing this amount OF water
ON the river In natural flow the
Ieknon lake reservoir Is storing for
ese two projects an equal amount
water TO DO used later on II neces-