Feasibility of ground-water features of the alternate plan for the Mountain Home Project, Idaho: abstract and summary
Open-File Report
55-119
By: Raymond L. Nace, S. W. West, and R. W. Mower
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Abstract
On the arid Mountain Home Plateau of Idaho more than 400,000 acres of arable land is largely unused except for grazing. The Boise Valley, adjoining on the north, was reclaimed from similar land and irrigated with Boise River water. The productivity of about 100,000 acres of the valley land is lowered or threatened, however, by an ever-rising water table, caused to rise by infiltration of excess irrigation water. Surface drains alleviate the drainage problem but areas of water-logging, alkaline land, and inferior vegetation continue to spread.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Feasibility of ground-water features of the alternate plan for the Mountain Home Project, Idaho: abstract and summary |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 55-119 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr55119 |
| Year Published | 1955 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Boise, ID |
| Description | 24 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| Other Geospatial | Boise Valley;Mountain Home Plateau |
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