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Project Data
Land Areas (1992)
Area Irrigated and Crop Value

 

  

Project # 772

 

Land Areas (1992)
Irrigable area:
Full Irrigation Service367 acres
Supplemental Service0 acres
Temporary Irrigation Service0 acres
Number of Irrigated Farms56 acres
Residential, Commercial, Industrial Lands513 acres
Total Irrigable Lands880 acres

 

Population Served:
Farm Population Served42
Non-Farm Population served5,526
Total Population Served5,568

 

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Area Irrigated and Crop Value
YearActual Area Irrigated (Acres)Crop Value (Dollars)
198324048,616
198423548,952
198523533,608
198623538,959
198725334,908
198823539,604
198923534,424
199023534,344
199123535,964
199223535,964

 

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Project Water Supply
Project Water Quality

 

   

 

Project Water Supply

Current Conditions

Weather Conditions (NOAA)

Precipitation

Streamflow

Coeur D'Alene River near Harrison, Idaho (USGS)

Streamflow Forecast Map

Spring and Summer (NRCS)
Snowpack Information

Columbia River Snowpack Summary
Mountain Snowpack Maps for Columbia River Basin

Drought Index

Palmer Drought Index Map
Explanation of Palmer Drought Severity Index (Text)


Historic Conditions

Annual Precipitation
Normal25.11 in
Maximum - 198033.14 in
Minimum - 196719.32 in
Bayview Model Basin, ID 1948-1996 

 

Temperature
Mean Annual44.8 F
Daily Maximum - 08/19/1967100 F
Daily Minimum - 02/02/1950-30 F
Bayview Model Basin, ID 1948-1996 
Growing Season180 days
Elevation of irrigable area2,250 - 2,300 ft

 

Hayden Lake
Drainage area above Hayden Lake22.0 mi2
Annual inflow to Hayden Lake 
Maximum - 195041,132 acre-ft
Minimum - 19775,765 acre-ft
Average - 1948-199720,168 acre-ft

 

Streamflows

Hayden Creek below North Fork, near Hayden Lake, Idaho (USGS)

 

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Project Water Quality

Upper Spokane

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Facilities in Operation
Carriage Facilities
Pumping Plants

 

   

 

Facilities in Operation
Main Supply Line2,400 ft
Laterals15.5 mi
Pumping Plants2
Irrigation Wells3

 

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Carriage Facilities
Main Supply Line
Type:Pumping Plant Intake Pipe, Discharge Line, and Main Supply Line
LocationFrom Hayden Lake west to Avondale Irrigation District.
Description24-in steel pipe
Construction period1954-1955
Length3,150 ft
Diversion capacity13.4 cfs

 

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Pumping Plants
DesignationNumber of unitsTotal capacity, cfsTotal dynamic head, ftTotal horsepower
Avondale1213.4215400
Pumping Plant2312.1193900

 


Grid Notes

1 Government Reconstructed

2 District Constructed, 1977

 

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Last updated: Dec 04, 2009