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Facilities in Operation

Canals

15 mi  

Laterals

20 mi  

Drains

2 mi  


Carriage Facilities

Mink Creek Canal

Location

From Mink Creek at a point about 9 miles above its confluence with the Bear River and about 16 miles northeast of Preston , Idaho, generally southwest to Worm Creek, about 8 miles northeast of Preston.

Construction period

1948-1949  

Length

15 mi  

Diversion capacity

36 cfs  

Typical section in earth:

 

  Bottom width

6 ft  

  Side slopes

1.5:1  

  Water depth

2.35 ft  


Station Creek Tunnel  - Mink Creek Canal

Location

Through divide between Mink and Worm Creeks, about 8 miles northeast of Preston, Idaho.

Construction period

1948-1949  

Length

1,126 ft  

Capacity

250 cfs  

Cross section:

Horseshoe, lining concrete

Diameter

6.5 ft  

 

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