WSP06234

• File Number: 8271.300
• Description: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program - General Information and Publications-Reports
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 2/1/1974
• Title: Salinity Management Options for the Colorado River
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

Table 12. Projected yields of Imperial Valley cantaloupe with 4 levels ,,,
surface Irrigation intensIty and sprinkler Irrigation on 4 soil drainage
<::) classes.
r~.) Cantaloupe, tons In 1,000's
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<Xl Number of Total dissolved solids in
<Xl I rrl gat ions Irrigation water, ppm
~ ~~.;CJe class per Year 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400
Indio 16
(coal'5e well 22
dra i ncd) 29 All values 23.5
4,000 acres 35
Sprinkler
Meloland 16 23.5 23.3 22.3 21.6 20.5 19.8
(sandy surface 22 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.3 22.6 21.9
heavy subsol J) 29 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.3 22.6
4,000 acres 35 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5
Sprl nkler 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5
Holtvi Ile- 16 19.5 18.3 17.2 15.9 14.5 13.2
Imperial 22 20.7 19.5 18.6 17.6 16.5 15. I
stratified 29 21.4 20.2 19. J 18.1 17.2 16.0
(sandy & clay 35 22. J 21.2 20.2 19.3 18.3 17.4
stratified) Sprinkler 23.5 22.8 21.6 20.5 19.3 18.6
4,000 acres

Table 13. Projected yields of Imperial Valley carrots with 4 levels of
su~face Irrigation intensity and sprinkler Irrigation on 4 soil drainage
classes.
Carrot, tons In 1,000's
Number of Total dissolved solids in
I rrl gat Ions IrrIgation water, ppm
Ora I n~qe c I ass per year 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400
India 16 28.0 28.0 28.0 27. I 25.7 24.::.
(coarse well 22 28.0 28.0 28.0 27.1 25.7 24.')
dra I ned) 29 28.0 28.0 28.0 27.1 25.7 24.:
2,000 acres 35 28.0 28.0 28.0 27.1 25.7 24.9
Sprinkler 28.0 28.0 28.0 28.0 28.0 28.0
Meloland 16 24.1 22.9 20.1 17.9 15.1 12.9
(sandy su rface 22 26.3 24.9 23.8 22.9 21.3 18,3
heavy subsoil) 29 27.7 25.7 24.6 23.8 22.4 21.3
2,000 acres 35 28.0 28.0 26.6 25.7 24.6 23.!{
Sprl nk Jer 28.0 28.0 28.0 28.0 27. I 25.7

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