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The Casper - Alcova Irrigation District <br />operates and maintains the government - <br />built distribution system. This system <br />includes the 62 -mile long Casper Canal, <br />190 miles of laterals, and 40 miles of <br />drains. The first irrigation water was <br />diverted into the main canal on June 14, <br />1946. s <br />In spite of a growing season of less tha <br />130 days, annual crop value averages $2.2 PQ1 <br />million. The most important crop grown is <br />alfalfa hay, used for live -stock feeding. In <br />addition, grains such as barley, oats, and <br />corn are grown. <br />Glendo Unit - Pick -Sloan <br />Missouri Basin Program <br />The Glendo Unit furnishes a maximum of <br />40,000 acre -feet of water annually for <br />irrigation. About 38 percent of this water is <br />used to irrigate Wyoming lands and the <br />remainder is used in Nebraska. Up to <br />100,000 acre -feet may be held in storage <br />at any one time. <br />Nine private irrigation districts with a <br />combined size of 163,700 acres hold <br />long -term contracts for Glendo Unit water. < <br />These water users have early natural flow <br />water rights. The supplemental water <br />provided by Glendo Reservoir assures <br />them of good crops. Crops grown are the <br />same as those grown on North Platte <br />Project lands. <br />