THE YUMA VALLEY AND ITS CANALS 



The Yuma Valley, lying down the Colorado River, South and 

 West of Yuma, is the largest unit of the Yuma project, containing 

 approximately 60,000 acres of arable land. This unit of the project 

 is practically completed. Water is available for all of its rich acres. 

 Water is conveyed from the Yuma siphon in two main canals, one 

 on the West and the other on the East side of the valley, diverted 

 at intervals as necessity demands into laterals which carries it to 

 every farm. 



The valley is twenty-four miles long and from three to seven 

 miles wide, and is practically level, sloping gently to the South and 

 West to conform to the fall of the river. 



BRIDGE OVER MAIN CANAL IX YUMA 



About 23,000 acres of this land are now under water and in a 

 state of cultivation. The remainder is raw land, some of which is 

 being leveled and put into crops all of the time. It is expected that 

 this entire acreage will be put in crops within the next year or two. 



The valley is protected from the Colorado River and its flood 

 waters by a levee constructed by the reclamation service, extending 

 from Yuma to the international line. On top of this levee, for further 

 protection, a government-owned railroad has been built, twenty-three 

 and one-half miles in length. The river side of the levee has been 

 blanketed with rock to a good depth, and the valley has every 

 assurance that the waters of the Colorado when at flood will give it 

 no trouble. 



