Specifications:
Length
Width
Depth
Discharge capacity
Main canal (All-
80 mi
NI
20.6 ft
Discharge Capacity 2,600 cu ft/sec
American Canal)
(minimum
free-board
6 ft).
Secondary canal
145 mi
NI
10.3 ft
2,500 cu ft/sec
(Coachella canal)
(minimum
free-board
6 ft).
Main laterials
NI
NI
NI
NI
Drain ditches
NI
NI
NI
NI
17
Elevation of mouth of lowest drain ditch.
246 ft (Salton Sea).
18
Give the following data for each type of pumping
NI.
plant connected with project:
a. Number and type of pumps. (Indicate whether
pumps are powered by oil, coal, electricity, and
so on.)
b. Location. (Give distances and directions from
a definite reference point.)
c. Type of pump house construction (wood, ma-
sonry, concrete, and so on).
d. Rated discharge capacity of plant and corre-
sponding head or lift.
19
Total discharge capacity of all pumping plants.
NI.
20
Period of record of discharge in stream at point where
NI.
water is diverted to the irrigation project.
21
Period of record of volume of water diverted to
NI.
project.
22
Give the average monthly volume of water diverted
NI.
for irrigation for period shown in item 21.
23
Give the following data for the irrigated land:
a. Total area.
a.
458,000 acres in 1951.
b. Width.
b.
Irregular.
c. Length.
c.
Irregular.
d. Elevation, highest point irrigated.
d.
Elev + 400 ft.
e. Elevation, lowest point irrigated.
e.
Elev - 250 ft.
f. Kinds of crops grown.
f.
Crop types: Commercial and truck farming
g. Kinds of soil.
citrus fruits.
g.
Mostly alluvial, ranging from light sandy or
silty loams to adobe. In the Coachella Divi-
sion, soils range from coarse granite sands
and gravels to heavy clay loams and clays.
24
Any information pertinent to the major subject which None.
would not logically be included with any of the
items previously listed.
25
Source or sources of data. If different for various
"Reclamation Project Data," published by the
items, list item numbers in groups corresponding
Bureau of Reclamation, US Dept of Interior,
to the source.
1948, with 1961 irrigation appendix.
26
Reliability of the source or sources data.
Completely reliable.
27
Accuracy of data.
Probably true.
28
Agency or unit preparing the compilation.
Military Hydrology Branch, Washington Dis-
trict CE.
29
Inclose pictures, maps and drawings dep icting the
a. Map of All-American Canal System (fig.
location and other features of the major items.
26).
c. General plan, elevations, and sections of Im-
perial Dam (fig. 28).
80
Date compilation was prepared.
8 Oct 1953.
AGO 3898A
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