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<br />Summary of Potential Surface Water Irrigation Developments, <br />Red and Arkansas River Basins in Texas, 19>0 <br /> <br />With the exception of Canadian River Project, all information and data are based on inspection or reconnaissance <br />surveys. <br /> <br />Basin and Project <br /> <br />Location <br /> <br />North Canadian River Basin <br />1. Palo Duro Project <br /> <br />Palo Duro Creek, <br />Hansford County, <br />Texas <br /> <br />2. Coldwater Creek <br /> <br />Sherman County, <br />Texas <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Hansford. County, <br />'Texas <br /> <br />Canadian River Basin <br />1. Canadian River Project Southwestern <br />Hutchinson County, <br />Texas <br /> <br />Main Features <br /> <br />Dam and Reservoir <br />1> miles main canal <br /> <br />Project <br />Area (acres) <br /> <br />2,200 <br /> <br />Dam and Reservoir <br />and main canal divert- <br />ing at dam or series of <br />pump canals. 8000-1000 <br /> <br />Dam and Reservoir <br />Series of pump canals .9000-1100 <br /> <br />Dam and Reservoir <br />municipal water pipe <br />lines and pwnping <br />stations; and canals <br />for serving irrigable <br />land from sewage dis- <br />posal plants at <br />Amarillo and Lubbock <br /> <br />4,070 acres <br />in year 1950 <br />increasing to <br />10,930 acres <br />in year 2000 <br />at Amarillo <br /> <br />Recommendations of <br />Committee on Texas <br />Irrigation ~~~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Development limited by <br />Canadian River Compact. <br /> <br />) <br />} Development limited by <br />) Canadian River Compact. <br />) <br /> <br />Authorized project: <br />Irrigation development <br />should have first <br />priority over other <br />considered irrigation <br />in the Canadian and <br />Red River Basins in <br />event Canadian River <br />Project is constructed. <br /> <br />. <br />