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EARLY IRRIGATION RESERVOIRS <br />EARLY IRRIGATION RESERVOIRS <br />Were seen as a means of turning thousands of acres <br />Were seen as a means of turning thousands of acres <br />? <br />? <br />of dry rangelands into productive irrigated <br />of dry rangelands into productive irrigated <br />farmlands. <br />farmlands. <br />Were seen as a means of attracting more settlers to <br />Were seen as a means of attracting more settlers to <br />? <br />? <br />the West with the promise of needed water for the <br />the West with the promise of needed water for the <br />lands of the newly authorized Homestead Act. <br />lands of the newly authorized Homestead Act. <br />Were championed by Theodore Roosevelt whose <br />Were championed by Theodore Roosevelt whose <br />? <br />? <br />efforts and vision for the Western United States are <br />efforts and vision for the Western United States are <br />visible around us today. <br />visible around us today. <br />