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<br />m..rd~1 I'Toductiun.
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<br />puhlir i'm'PT and irri~ati"n di~lrkl~
<br />and aUlhoriling' tlH" di;tril."l 10 hOT-
<br />rul<' IJIUn!'\' frum ,h.. I'ubli.... \\'orl.."
<br />.-\dllljni.tr~li()n on I(,an" ~f'(,uf<.d !l~
<br />Ih.. pott-lIlial t':ullinj:"" of the .Ii"trict.
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<br />POWl'. .li"i.ri"I~ ("rlll(,oI
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<br />Amon/? till' lit-l P')"!'T ,li"lril'l" tn
<br />lot> oreanilt'd ....as till' I'laUt' \"Illlry
<br />I'o,,{". and Irrigatiun Ili-triet to
<br />I,uilt:! "hat j,. <'ommouh- known 3>
<br />lilt" SutlwrliHHI Pfoj!'I"!. 'It \.a" fol.
<br />lo....ed hy thl" furmalinn of the l.oup
<br />Hil'!'r I'ub]ic I'''''''T lIi._trie! for {"nil.
<br />!'Irut,tion of Ill<' l'"lllmbll~ pT"jrd. a
<br />pO\\f'r p.<ljed ....ilhllul irrigation fra-
<br />IUf('~ on tht' L:.up Hiver. and sub"...
<br />qurnl!y by th.. formation of the (<,n.
<br />Iral :\..lrra-k,l ['uhli.. P""I'r an.-l
<br />Irriptiun [)i..tricl. t(O l>uil.-l ...hat i~
<br />commonI\' kn.."n a~ lho::- T ri.Counh'
<br />projl'1'"1. ~ prnjf"(.t that thell wa~ l,";.
<br />pt"<'t,'d ...uuld I,.. ail I" tu ~ul'p]y irri.
<br />gation "atrr tn aboul 51Wl.110H aer,'s.
<br />;lI1d I<Quld d.'lelop;l lar,!:t" amount of
<br />pOl<t'f. .-\I~" or~anilt"J wt"re 1"'0
<br />~ma]Jl"f irrieation projt"d. un the
<br />:\orth and 'Iiddle Loup rht'fs.. :\..i.
<br />thl'r of thl':-I" lau!'r indud,'d the de.
<br />\{']opment of I'o...("r a~ part (If it,;
<br />und..rtaklll,l! hul huth .....rt" aulhor.
<br />iz..d to bu~ or g..n..rate and dis.triLute
<br />1'o"("r.
<br />Till" l)a~ic s.l'hem.. around which
<br />the three majur prnjt'('t,; ......re de-
<br />s.igll{'d i~ th.. s.aml'. Tht" I-alleys of
<br />all the rht"r~ in c..nlral \"('hra,ka art~
<br />",ide and /lat and art' J1ank..d "ith
<br />low hill.'! .,f ]m'_, or fin.. 'amh- ma.
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<br />Il"rial. Th., \all..~. ..lol't'.. are ~t'nt]..
<br />alltl tIll' ..n]y- \'o'a~' in which h,'ad. for
<br />powt'r dt"lelopm..nt ran t..~ ot.tairU'.-I
<br />i~ thrllur-h th".11'.e 0)( IOIl~ c,lna]s.
<br />]I'adin!t "at.'r out of Ih,. h"""mlanu.
<br />into th.. hills and tht"n ('arryill1!' it
<br />,lul<ll~tn'am IIHlny mil.~s. to ,,,,me
<br />p"int wlwr.. tilt" rln'r .."ings. dOl".!
<br />..n"u~h tll the hill.. If) p"flnil Ih..
<br />I'akr 10 be tl'turued to thl' ri\','r
<br />d"mll<'! throu~h a power planl. This
<br />[l',-ults in l"l1~ l'3.l1ar~ tllr<llll!h I.w,.s
<br />:lllll "andy nukrial-totl many mil...,
<br />10 make lining f"a~iblt'-and {"aJ]~
<br />for m.iny ~lfII('tutf'S to take car,' of
<br />t:rfI" drllinag... ~turll~" r...l"[\'oirs
<br />mu~t he f..rm....! in ~hallul'> ha;.in,. by
<br />th... UH' of long !In.-l fairly hil!"h ,'arth
<br />dik..s. Thl" p"enerlll drop of the ri,-('fS
<br />is a}.uut "7 ft. I>t'r mile: Ihat oE the
<br />canals.. Iwo 10 thn'e inch...;.
<br />Comlrudion of th.. :'uth..rlan'!
<br />I'roj("C't I'>as bqrun in .-\u~u~t, IQ'H.
<br />and it "'!I~ put into ....n-iec in Ill'"
<br />('t'mller. 1935, hut tmull!!" with j('C
<br />d..\('lo[wd almost immediately and
<br />the project did not 1>t'l'!'in to prodll(t~
<br />pO"t'r ('(Jrnrnrrciall~' until Fehruary
<br />of thi~ yrar. Dl.tai]s of ih d.-sign
<br />and of it; troubles with canal~ and
<br />slruclurl',. ,,'ill he I!!i,-en in a suh~e.
<br />quellt article. Its po"er plant de-
<br />\dol's an a\l"ta~e head of 20-~ ft.
<br />and ('ontain:,> t".o unib of 18.1"1\)0.hp.
<br />capacity h3\'in~ an output of 13.01")
<br />k,,'. 3t 90 pt't ct'nt po....t'r (actor and
<br />u~ing 900 s('('.-(t. of "'att'r.
<br />The "-aler used by tht, Suth/'rland
<br />project belongs to irril!3turs below
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<br />the tailrare of its power plant. Flood
<br />walt'r'lo storf"d in SuthNland rt'S(,'[\'oir
<br />art'" to he sold to tllO~e irrigators to
<br />hl'lp pa~' for the projt'c1.
<br />Lunl'lruclion of thl' Columbus pro_
<br />jel'! was bef!un lall- III l'rH. The
<br />Loup Hher on which it is }.uilt ba~
<br />a murh more uniform How than the
<br />!'Iatte. ht'n"t' \'oat..r supply was not
<br />a major fIU,'~lion. but a mo;! difficult
<br />Ilr..]'11'1II I'>'a~ pn'H'rrtt'd hy the fa"t
<br />thaI Ih., rhl'r carri,.~ a large quanti".
<br /><If ~ilt. Th,. "ih f'f()f,ll~m will be
<br />takt'/1 up in Ih(" sub""'quellt articlt'.
<br />Tht' .:o]umhll-" I'roj<,C't ha;; two
<br />I',,""r ~tati"l1~ ,It'~i.e-nl'd to U.I" It uni.
<br />f..rlll draft up tn :~.rI(1t) -"I'.-ft, sup_
<br />1.I..nwlIll'd to\. 1'''l1dage (or peak
<br />I"a.!~. TIlt' 'lonr,,(' ~latioll ('fJl1tains
<br />tl1ft,.,> :~,2oo.hl" llnit~ de\I"]"ping" a
<br />/lI'ad "f .12 ft.. and th.. Culumbus
<br />~lalion ha.. thrl'e HUklll.hp. units de>
<br />\l'I"pillA" 3 normal head o( 112 ft.
<br />The ~\ !;leJn hll~ h.'1'11 ill uperation
<br />~inn' :-:..plemlll'r, 1938.
<br />\\"urk on tht' Tri-CIOul1l}' project
<br />of the {Rntral :\t,l'r,l~ka I\""t'r and
<br />Irri~atiun Ili-trict was b.'gUll in Ihe
<br />~pring {If Jl):t6 hut al"li\e construc>
<br />ti')1l \,a, heir! up fur mllny months
<br />I'r l",e-al qUt'~ti..n~. The projl'ct ,li!-
<br />frrs (r"m the olher twu in that it in.
<br />c1ud..,; ron~lrlldiun of a rt',;en'uir o(
<br />2.tll_MJ.(IIMI.;rctl>.ft. raparity near Key-
<br />~Iolle :lhoH' the intak.' of thl" Suther_
<br />lan.-l proj..C't for Ihe ;;Iorage of !lood
<br />I.ater;; "f th.' \"\lrth Platt... The dis-
<br />trict ha,. rights onl}' to Hood waters.
<br />\\'ah>r le]..a-"II at tht' dam i1'i tu be
<br />pichd up !>('low th.' tailrace of the
<br />:--ulhnlalUl P"'-('r plant and run
<br />Ihrough tilt' three power stations. of
<br />the di~lrift b"furt' it is ddi\'ered 10
<br />irrif!ator" down in "hdp,. Kearney
<br />and .-\dam ('ountit'!l.
<br />\rurk. Oil th", Tri,Colll1ty project
<br />i~ u"" wI'lI along; il is schl'duled for
<br />"olllpldifln in lq-J,o, Its thrl:(" power
<br />~tatiuns arl" dt'siglll.J for a Aow of
<br />I.Bo!) s.......At. ,ul'l']..mentt'd by pond.
<br />a,2"t" and ~"me oll-ri\'("r ~t()ra!!e_ The\'
<br />will ha\'e all in~talJed cap~ci1y o'f
<br />s.~_OOO h,-.
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<br />Water ~lIppJy
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<br />"'att'r supply Wa;! a major proh-
<br />I..m of the Sutherland project and
<br />s.till is for the Tri-Collnty project.
<br />\0"- that the Tri.Count\' di~trict is
<br />building it~ big storage r~>-e[\-oir ju..t
<br />aho\'e the intake of Ihe Sutherland
<br />project a ".-3ter supply is. assured (or
<br />the irrigators ..-hOf.{' ...'!,ter the dis-
<br />trkl u,...s for po...er de\"t"lopmenl be.
<br />t'au"-t' they h:l\e fi.r~1 claim to enough
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