Contents 



1. Introduction 3 



a. Description of existing dams and reservoir areas .... 6 



b. Operational history of the reservoirs o 



2. AgricuUural use pre- and post-construction 14 



a. Pre- and post-construction "actuaT' levels 16 



b. Pre- and post-construction "optimum" levels 18 



c. Post-construction "potential" level 23 



3. Comparison of agricultural trends in reservoir and non- 



reservoir areas 28 



a. Reservoir vs. non-reservoir towns 29 



b. Reservoir vs. non-reservoir lands in reservoir towns 31 



c. Residual effects of flood control projects 34 



4. Minimizing the adverse effects of flood control projects on 



agriculture 35 



a. Acquisition procedures and problems 35 



b. Devising an improved land management policy 42 



5. Appendix 47 



I. Techniques and sources of data for determining 

 pre- and post-construction agricultural output 



from reservoir areas 47 



II. Supplementary Tables 53 



