Streamflow Forecast of Bear River at Harer, Idaho

Résumé du livre

Accurate forecasts of stream flow produce direct benefits for the populace of a watershed which can be measured in terms of cash income. In 1946 in Deschutes and Crook counties of Oregon, the stream flow forecast based on snow surveys indicated appreciably greater than average runoff to be anticipated during the course of the subsequent irrigation season. Accordingly, some 6500 acres of agricultural land in the area, normally not cropped, were seeded and successfully irrigated. The cash value of crops, grown on this usually unproductive land, was estimated to be more than half a million dollars. Conversely, when short water supplies are indicated appropriate steps in crop planning may be intelligently undertaken., The primary objective of this thesis is to make an accurate stream flow forecast for the Bear River at Harer, Idaho in order to provide helpful information for the operation of the largest reservoir in the Bear River System and in guiding cropping programs in the watershed.