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According to the 1920 Census figures, there are in the United States a total of 7 538 irrigation reservoirs with an aggregate storage capacity of 21 246 436 acre-ft. Of these, 1 601 reservoirs with an aggregate capacity of 6 023 922 acre-ft. are located within the Mississippi River Drainage Basin. All these reservoirs would be filled with about 4½ days’ average discharge of 1 375 000 acre-ft. per day, and amounts to less than 2 days’ flow of the Mississippi at maximum flood, maximum discharge being estimated at 1 806 000 sec-ft. It is apparent, therefore, that the flood-reducing effect of the irrigation reservoirs now in existence is negligible.
According to the 1920 Census figures, there are in the United States a total of 7 538 irrigation reservoirs with an aggregate storage capacity of 21 246 436 acre-ft. Of these, 1 601 reservoirs with an aggregate capacity of 6 023 922 acre-ft. are located within the Mississippi River Drainage Basin. All these reservoirs would be filled with about 4½ days’ average discharge of 1 375 000 acre-ft. per day, and amounts to less than 2 days’ flow of the Mississippi at maximum flood, maximum discharge being estimated at 1 806 000 sec-ft. It is apparent, therefore, that the flood-reducing effect of the irrigation reservoirs now in existence is negligible.
Reclamation as Affecting Flood Control
Mead, Elwood (author)
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; 93 ; 812-814
2021-01-01
31929-01-01 pages
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