Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, U.S. Lake Fork Canal, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT. Surveyed as HAER UTAH,7-DUCH.V,1D-, with a 539-word written history.
“In the amount of lands irrigated and the total value of production of lands irrigated in the U.S.”
Written record, HAER UTAH,7-DUCH.V,1D- survey. Machine-read text.
Surveyed by the federal HAER program as HAER UTAH,7-DUCH.V,1D- · the record runs 539 words · one of 28 surveyed structures published for this county.
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In the amount of lands irrigated and the total value of production of lands irrigated in the U.S. Lake Fork Canal is the largest and most productive of all canals constructed by the Uintah Irrigation Project. Final proof on the U.S. Lake Fork was acres, of which acres were patented to the Indians. Carry capacity was allowed in certain laterals to the Farmers* Irrigation Company and the Dry Gulch Irrigation Company. By however, the U.S. Lake Fork Canal was irrigating acres of white-owned or leased land, principally around the communities of Altonah and Altamont. Inventoried by: James Jurale, David Stalheim, Craig Fuller National Park Service July Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, U.S. Lake Fork Canal HAER No. UT-30-D (Page 2)
Description and Background History
The first water to be diverted through the Lake Fork Ditch was in The ditch was part of the "old system" and irrigated a small amount of Indian lands. In conjunction with the reservation being opened to homesteading, Captain C G. Hall filed on Lake Fork River water for the Indians. The water was to be diverted through the U.S. Lake Fork Canal (the old Lake Fork ditch). The canal had the capacity to divert 13 second-feet of water and was designed to irrigate acres. The canal was feet long, 28 feet wide at the top, 12 feet wide at the bottom, and an effective depth of 2.5 feet. Water was diverted from the river through a wooden headgate with ball bearing lifts. The cost of constructing the U.S. Lake Fork Canal was $9.25/acre.
The total construction cost of was It is assumed that this cost included the construction of the U.S. Lake Fork Extension Canal. The United States Indian Irrigation Service had applied for the right to divert in the Extension Canal in Together, the length of the two canals amounted to feet. Another construction program in and earmarked for improvements to rating flumes, lateral checks and headgates. Another was spent on enlarging and improving the canal, which included hauling and placing clay to tighten or check leaks in side hill sections of the canal. The present headgate is made of steel and concrete and was put in place sometime in the REFERENCES "Certificate of Appropriation of Water," Application Certificate "John T.
Burke, Project Engineer to C C Wright, Superintendent," Uintah Irrigation Project, May State Engineer's Office, File Status of Project Lands," Uintah Irrigation Project, September U. S. District Court, District of Utah, Docket U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, Irrigation Division, "A Study of Economic Conditions on the Uintah Irrigation Project, Utah," September
| Altamont, Utah | The place record: every map, photograph and survey of this town. |
| Duchesne County, Utah | 77 topographic sheets across the county. |
| Library of Congress record | The original filed report as the survey filed it. |
The federal surveyors worked through Altamont building by building. These are the other structures they measured and filed a report on, longest report first.
| Sheet | Structure | Survey | Report |
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| Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin | HAER UTAH,7-DUCH.V,1- | 43,556 words | |
| Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin | HAER UTAH,7-DUCH.V,1E- | 46 words |
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