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Yelm Ditch

Yelm Ditch is an abandoned irrigation canal near Yelm in Thurston County, Washington. It was completed by the Yelm Irrigation Company at a cost of $100,000 on June 29, 1916. At the time, Yelm had a population of a few hundred, and the Yelm Irrigation Project was "one of Western Washington's first irrigation districts", bringing water from the Nisqually River to irrigate farms on the Yelm Prairie. The crops irrigated by the canal included red and black raspberries and Bluelake beans.

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References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yelm Ditch
  2. ^ Rita Cipalla (February 15, 2023), "Yelm — Thumbnail History", HistoryLink, Seattle: History Ink, After five years devoted to planning and construction, the Yelm Irrigation Project was completed on June 29, 1916 – one of Western Washington's first irrigation districts.
  3. ^ "History of Yelm". City of Yelm, Washington. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "6000-acre irrigation project at Yelm". Business Chronicle of the Pacific Northwest. July 1, 1916. p. 15.
  5. ^ Ed Bergh (February 19, 2015). "The Yelm Irrigation Project". Nisqually Valley News.

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