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<br />~ ~ <br /> <br />Mesquite - An area of 1,820 acres on the north side of the river <br />is served by the Mesquite Irrigation Company (See Figure 8). There <br />are 84 stockholders who own 1622.5 shares of stock, approximately one <br />share per acre. <br /> <br />The supply ditch is approximately 34,700 feet in length (6.6 miles) <br />and will deliver approximately 50 cfs. Almost all of the canal is <br />concrete lined and is maintained solely by the company. Most of the <br />distribution system was concrete lined' in 1967 as a watershed project <br />measure under PL-83-566 and is in satisfactory condition. Lateral <br />ditches are also company-owned, but are maintained by the individual <br />farmers whom they serve. <br /> <br />Mesquite diversion structure on Virgin River is in good condition, <br />needing only routine periodic maintenance. It is about 2-1/2 miles <br />east of the Nevada-Arizona state line. <br /> <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />I <br />~I~ <br />> .... <br />"'I~ <br />:z;,< <br />, <br /> <br />1\1"'''' <br /> <br />Figure 8 <br /> <br />IRRIGATED LAND <br /> <br />~EGEHD <br />~ lrr1gated ~and <br /> <br />MESQUITE AREA <br />ARIZONA, NEVADAO'JC!274 <br /> <br />Virgin Valley Subevaluatlon Unit <br />Arizona. Nevada. Utah <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br />of the Virgin River Unit <br />Colorado River Basin Salfnlty Control Program <br /> <br />USDA-SCS <br />