83 



The inonthl}' discharges and the depths on the land are given in the 

 following table: 



Discharge of the Ward canal for 1901, 1902, and 1903. 



Month. 



April 



May 



Juiie 



July 



August 



September . 



Totel. 



1901. 



Discharge. Depth 



Acre-feet. 



591 



3,009 



2, 529 



2,059 



438 



Feet. 

 O.IG 

 .84 

 .71 

 .57 

 .12 



2.40 



1902. 



Discharge. Depth, 



Acre-feet. 



230 



2,318 



3, 752 



2, 566 



807 



263 



9,926 



Feet. 

 0.06 

 .58 

 .94 

 .65 

 .20 

 .06 



2.49 



1903. 



Discharge. Depth 



Acre-feet. 



1,852 



4,424 



2,771 



844 



345 



10, 236 



Feet. 



0.46 



1.11 



.70 



.21 



.09 



2.57 



Figure 14 shows the u.se of water under the Ward canal in 1903. 



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 Fig. 14.— Daily discharge of Ward canal, 1903, and depth of water received by land. 



HEDGE CANAL. 



The Hedge canal diverts water from the Bitter Root River about 

 35 miles above the Republican canal. The original ditch of this name 

 was built l)y Mr. Hedge for the purpose of diverting water from 

 Skalkaho Creek, but Mr. Daly, after purchasing the rights of Mr. 

 Hedge, extended the canal up the valley bj- means of flumes to tap the 

 Bitter Root. There are about 5 miles of flumes on this canal, and 

 two ravines are crossed by means, of redwood-stave pipe laid in the 

 form of an inverted siphon. This canal is 24 miles long, has a capacity 

 of over 200 acre-feet ])er day, and waters over .5,000 acres. The areas 

 irrigated in 1901, 1902, and 1903 were 5,260 acres, 5,420 acres, and 

 5,420 acres, respectively. 



