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 34. PartItion of crop acreage on different soil drainage classes
In Palo Verde Irrigation District.
C) -~
'.', Crop Well Moderate Poor Very poor
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00 Grapefrul t 700 100
CD
-.:I Lemon 3000 300
Lettuce 3000 2000 2000
Cantaloupe 700 700
Watermelon 700 600
Onion, dehy. 2000 1500
Alfalfa 9500 10500 10500 7500
Sorghum 3000 2000 1000 500
Cotton 500 4000 4000 5400
Wheat 5000 5000 5000 5000

Table 35. Projected yields of alfalfa In Palo Verde Valley with 4 levels
of surface IrrIgatIon IntensIty and sprinkler irrigatIon on 4 soil
drainage classes.
Alfalfa In 1,000 tons
Number of Total dissolved solids in
Irrigations Irrigation water, ppm 1400
Oralnaqe class e!!..Y.ear 900 1000 1100 1200 1300
Well 16
9,500 acres 22
29 All values 58.0
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Sprinkler
Moderate 16 64.1 61.4 58.3 56.4 53.8 51.7
10,500 acres 22 64.1 64. I 63.3 61.4 58.8 57.0
29 64.1 64.1 64.1 63.3 60.9 58.8
35 64.1 64.1 64.1 64.1 64.1 63.3
Sprinkler 64.1 64.1 64.1 64. I 64.1 64.1
Poor 16 51.8 48.5 41f. I 41.5 38.2 311.3
10,500 acres 22 54.4 51.8 48.5 116.6 42.8 39.4
29 56.2 53.6 50.5 47.9 44.6 41.5
35 58.3 55.7 53.6 51.9 47.9 45.4
Sprinkler 64.1 59.9 57.0 54.4 51.5 48.5
Very poor 16 35.8 32.3 28.7
7,500 acres 22 39.3 36.4 32.3 29.2
29 40.5 37.5 34.0 31.7 28.2
35 42.2 39.9 37.0 34.6 31.7 28.7
SprInkler 45.8 42.8 39.3 37.0 33.4 31.1

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