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<br />MPOHT OF THE REGIONAL DIREC'rOIl <br /> <br />',I <br /> <br />Land Resources <br /> <br />12. Project water could be supplied to the 40,600 acres of land <br />presently irrigated. A few of these lanas are poorly adapted. to culti- <br />vation, however, and it may be found practicable to shift their water <br />supply to some better class lands lying idle in adjacent areas. These <br />better class lands also could be supplied project water through exist- <br />ing canals. <br /> <br />13. Project lands are fertile and suitable for sustained production <br />of locally adapted crops under irrigation farming. In many places loose <br />rock in the surface soils restriGts cultivation, but the lands are well <br />adapted to the production of grasses for hay or pasture. The soils vary <br />greatly in texture, but they are predominantly loam. They are for the <br />most part permeable, yet have a good water-holding capacity. Salines <br />occur in a few areas of poor drainage. Topographically most of the area <br />is favorable for irrigation. <br /> <br />Project Works and Estimated Costs <br /> <br />14. The estimated construction costs of principal project features <br />and other miscellaneous cost items, all based on August 1947 prices, are <br />listed in the following tabulation. Allowance is made in these esti/nates <br />for engineering, overhead, contingencies, and rights-of-way. <br /> <br />Bridger Dam and Reservoir <br />- - -~.- <br /> <br />$5, lSS, 000 <br />