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. . highly mineralized as indicated by spot sampling. However, these waters are presently being used along the stream bank and gr~ .~t8rB of a similar type have been successfully used in the upper reaches of the basin for the past ten or twelve years. Theso wnters are apparently comprised of a high percentage of calcium sulfnte or gypsum, which apparently can be uscd Successfully with proper irrigation practices. The quality of stream flow is unsuited for municipal water Supplies and there would be no flood control benefits obtained from stor~g8, Irrigation, therefore, would be required to bear the full loan of construc- tion costs. In view of this, the potentialitIes do not appear great enough to warrant further detailed study under present economic conditions. RED Ii!!.!W BASIN - BELOW LAKE TEXO/M Pumpin~ Projects General There are several fairly compact bodies of light sandy soils, varying in area from a few hundred acres to two or three thouSand which occupy the alluvium along the Texas bank of Red River. These bodies are potential irrigable areas that, bocause of size and compactnoss, merit consideration for future irrigation devvlopment. A sories of river bank pumping plants would be tho only method of serving these laDds. Water supply would bCJ maintained through power releases at Denison Dam. Tho following describod units are typical of the physical possibilities. Project Viorks Pump Site No.1 is lOCated in Fannin County, Texns, west of Mulberry, The irrigable lands lie in a body north of Mulberry, and consist of about 940 acres. The pump site chosen is at a point about 2,000 feet north of the confluence of Caney Creek with Red River. The discharge pressure line would bo about 900 feet long and the total pumping lift approxil!liltely 45 feet. Some t,;ro miles of canal line would be requirod to roach the lands. Pump Site No.2 is located in Fannin County about three miles northeast of Elwood. A plant here could serve in the neighborhood of 900 acres of level land. The totnl length of dincharge line would be about 400 feet and total pumping haad required some 42 feet. Approximately 2! miles of canal would be required to s<'rw the area and H appears that a large section with low velocity would need be employed throughout the length due to the slight slope of the land. Pump Site No.3 is located about It miles northuest of Riverby, Texas in Fannin County. The arable lands comprise a body of 1,180 acres and lio just to the north of Riverby. The total working head for the pumping plant would be approximately 42 feet, and about 700 f8et of dis- charge pipe would be required to roach the canal heading. Less than a mile of canal would be required to roach the irrigablo lands. 44