Irrigation development potential in Colorado

Irrigation development potential in Colorado Whittlesey, Norman K. Irrigation -- Colorado "The work upon which this report is based was supported by funds provided by the Department of Natural Resources, State of Colorado, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and the Colorado State University Experiment Station." "Draft report; not for general distribution" "May 1977" 83 p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-70) The primary purpose of this report is to project potential crop production levels for irrigated agriculture in Colorado. This report estimates the gains in water supply that could be achieved by improving the efficiency of water use on currently irrigated lands. For this purpose, improved irrigation management, ditch lining, and new irrigation systems were considered as means of increasing water use efficiency in agriculture. The state of Colorado was divided into eight regions for purposes of this study. These regions correspond to river subbasins within the state. Colorado State University. Libraries Colorado State University. Environmental Resources Center Colorado. Dept. of Natural Resources Colorado Water Resources Research Institute 1977 text application/pdf CWRRIIDP100001.pdf CCRICWRI100007SRPT eng Special report (Colorado State University. Environmental Resources Center) ; no. 3 Special report (Colorado Water Resources Research Institute) ; no. 3 Colorado c1977 Colorado State University Environmental Resources Center

Irrigation development potential in Colorado

Whittlesey, Norman K.

Irrigation -- Colorado

"The work upon which this report is based was supported by funds provided by the Department of Natural Resources, State of Colorado, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and the Colorado State University Experiment Station."

"Draft report; not for general distribution"

"May 1977"

83 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-70)

The primary purpose of this report is to project potential crop production levels for irrigated agriculture in Colorado. This report estimates the gains in water supply that could be achieved by improving the efficiency of water use on currently irrigated lands. For this purpose, improved irrigation management, ditch lining, and new irrigation systems were considered as means of increasing water use efficiency in agriculture. The state of Colorado was divided into eight regions for purposes of this study. These regions correspond to river subbasins within the state.

Colorado State University. Libraries

Colorado State University. Environmental Resources Center

Colorado. Dept. of Natural Resources

Colorado Water Resources Research Institute

1977

text

application/pdf

CWRRIIDP100001.pdf

CCRICWRI100007SRPT

eng

Special report (Colorado State University. Environmental Resources Center) ; no. 3

Special report (Colorado Water Resources Research Institute) ; no. 3

Colorado

c1977 Colorado State University Environmental Resources Center