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1927•Transactions of the American Society of Civil EngineersRequires access

History and Problems of Irrigation Development in the West

John A. Widtsoe

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Within the Great West of the present United States, there are three periods of irrigation history—the prehistoric, the pre-pioneer, and the modern. Considerable information is available concerning each of these periods. The Prehistoric Period.—Irrigation was practiced in the West before modern man took possession of America. Remnants of irrigation canals and structures in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah, bear witness to a dense population that throve under the irrigation ditch.

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Within the Great West of the present United States, there are three periods of irrigation history—the prehistoric, the pre-pioneer, and the modern. Considerable information is available concerning each of these periods. The Prehistoric Period.—Irrigation was practiced in the West before modern man took possession of America. Remnants of irrigation canals and structures in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah, bear witness to a dense population that throve under the irrigation ditch.

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Within the Great West of the present United States, there are three periods of irrigation history—the prehistoric, the pre-pioneer, and the modern. Considerable information is available concerning each of these periods. The Prehistoric Period.—Irrigation was practiced in the West before modern man took possession of America. Remnants of irrigation canals and structures in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah, bear witness to a dense population that throve under the irrigation ditch.

Key concepts: Irrigation, Prehistory, Archaeology, Ditch, Geography, Population, Demography, Biology

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