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North Park Reservoir vision for Wyoming irrigation plan
An 1920s Rawlins Republican feature argues for a North Park Reservoir to store April–June flood waters from the North Platte and other Wyoming rivers. It outlines a 7805 foot elevation site at the Colorado border, storing 500000 acre feet at about 1.5 million dollars, and proposes district-led funding for dam and canals to irrigate 400000 acres, with 200000–300000 acres top quality lands. The plan envisions distributing systems costing about 10 dollars per acre and benefits to laborers, farmers, and merchants across the Upper Platte Valley, urging community organization and private capital involvement.
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North Park
Rawlins Republican
Republican
R. Z. McCoy
Wyoming
North Platte
Big Horn
Snake
Houle
Jaet
Kendrick
True
North Platte River
Carbon County
Upper Platte Valley
Upper Platte
Thie
Saratoga Rowling Canal
Grand Encampment River
Rawlins
Main Street
Saratoga
Penitentiary
Daley
Sage Creek
Antelope Flat
Antelope Flats
Rawtins
I. C. Miller