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Title: Irrigation Depletions 1928-1989 : 1990 Level of Irrigation, Snake Yakima and Deschutes River Basins.

Abstract

The vast amount of irrigation in relation to the available water and extensive system of reservoirs located in the Snake River Basin above Brownlee reservoir precludes this area from using methods such as Blaney-Criddle for estimating irrigation depletions. Also the hydrology, irrigation growth patterns, and water supply problems are unique and complex. Therefore regulation studies were utilized to reflect the net effect on streamflow of the changes in irrigated acreage in terms of corresponding changes in storage regulation and in the amount of water depleted and diverted from and returned to the river system. The regulation study for 1990 conditions was conducted by the Idaho Department of Water Resources. The end product of the basin simulation is 61 years of regulated flows at various points in the river system that are based on 1990 conditions. Data used by the Idaho Department of Water Resources is presented in this section and includes natural gains to the river system and diversions from the river system based on a 1990 level of development and operation criteria. Additional information can be obtained for an Idaho Department of Water Resources Open-File Report ``Stream Flows in the Snake River Basin 1989 Conditions of Use and Management``more » dated June 1991. Similar considerations apply to the Yakima and Deschutes river basins.« less

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
USDOE Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR (United States); Crook (A.G.) Co., Beaverton, OR (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
10190882
Report Number(s):
DOE/BP-21985-4
ON: DE94000947
DOE Contract Number:  
AC79-92BP21985
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jul 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
13 HYDRO ENERGY; BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION; RIVERS; FLOW RATE; STREAMS; CORRECTIONS; IRRIGATION; WATER RESERVOIRS; OPERATION; Stream measurements; 130100; RESOURCES AND AVAILABILITY

Citation Formats

United States. Bonneville Power Administation, and A.G. Crook Company. Irrigation Depletions 1928-1989 : 1990 Level of Irrigation, Snake Yakima and Deschutes River Basins.. United States: N. p., 1993. Web. doi:10.2172/10190882.
United States. Bonneville Power Administation, & A.G. Crook Company. Irrigation Depletions 1928-1989 : 1990 Level of Irrigation, Snake Yakima and Deschutes River Basins.. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10190882
United States. Bonneville Power Administation, and A.G. Crook Company. 1993. "Irrigation Depletions 1928-1989 : 1990 Level of Irrigation, Snake Yakima and Deschutes River Basins.". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10190882. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10190882.
@article{osti_10190882,
title = {Irrigation Depletions 1928-1989 : 1990 Level of Irrigation, Snake Yakima and Deschutes River Basins.},
author = {United States. Bonneville Power Administation and A.G. Crook Company},
abstractNote = {The vast amount of irrigation in relation to the available water and extensive system of reservoirs located in the Snake River Basin above Brownlee reservoir precludes this area from using methods such as Blaney-Criddle for estimating irrigation depletions. Also the hydrology, irrigation growth patterns, and water supply problems are unique and complex. Therefore regulation studies were utilized to reflect the net effect on streamflow of the changes in irrigated acreage in terms of corresponding changes in storage regulation and in the amount of water depleted and diverted from and returned to the river system. The regulation study for 1990 conditions was conducted by the Idaho Department of Water Resources. The end product of the basin simulation is 61 years of regulated flows at various points in the river system that are based on 1990 conditions. Data used by the Idaho Department of Water Resources is presented in this section and includes natural gains to the river system and diversions from the river system based on a 1990 level of development and operation criteria. Additional information can be obtained for an Idaho Department of Water Resources Open-File Report ``Stream Flows in the Snake River Basin 1989 Conditions of Use and Management`` dated June 1991. Similar considerations apply to the Yakima and Deschutes river basins.},
doi = {10.2172/10190882},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/10190882}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993},
month = {Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993}
}