Seedskadee Project
As originally conceived, the Seedskadee Project was planned to provide irrigation water for the high desert of western Wyoming. Authorized in 1956 with other elements of the Colorado River Storage Project, construction of the irrigation elements of the project were suspended in 1962 for study of the economics of high-altitude irrigation. The 512-acre (207 ha) Seedskadee Development Farm was established as a pilot operation to explore irrigation methods in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the University of Wyoming. As it became apparent that potential crops were limited to livestock fodder, precluding high-value crops that could provide a high return on investment, the attractiveness of irrigation faded. The farm operated until 1972 and has not operated since. The project chiefly protects Wyoming's water rights and provides water to mining and power generation activities in the Green River, Wyoming area.
See also
- Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge, established to mitigate wildlife habitat loss resulting from the construction of the Fontenelle Reservoir and Flaming Gorge Reservoir
References
- ^ "Seedskadee Project". U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ Lineberger, Toni Rae. "Seedskadee Project" (PDF). U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ Reisner, Marc (1993). Cadillac Desert: the American West and its disappearing water. Penguin Books. p. 379. ISBN 978-1-4406-7282-8.
External links
- Seedskadee Project at the Bureau of Reclamation