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Oregon Irrigated Area Extent and Costs Report
The census bureau reports 1902 Oregon irrigation shows 6,133 farms with 499,981 irrigated acres, up 51,671 acres since 1899. It details costs, systems by water source, and basin totals including Snake, Powder Malheur and Deschutes areas, total construction costs, and average costs per acre.
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Census Bureau
Oregon
Snake River
Yellowstone National Park
Idaho
Ontario
Powder
Malheur
Snake
Powder River
Weand Ronde
Burnt River
Owyhee
Columbia River
Wren Farms
Dewchutes
Taalu
Bilae
Here Mountains
Forth
Strawberry Mountains
Iturna
Columbia
John Day
Cascade Mountains
Diamond Peek
Mount Thiemen
Deschutes
Deschutes River
Hood River
Walla Walla
Umatilla
Willow Creek
Tributerion
Willamette River