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FORESTRY AND IRKIGATION 



August 



ject. The greater part of the water 

 supply of Lost River will be conserved 

 by storage,, and used for irrigation. 

 The flood and waste waters of this 

 stream will be diverted from Tule 

 Lake to the Klamath River, thus cut- 

 ting off the water supply of this lake, 

 which will rapidly shrink by evapora- 



the irrigation of the Upper project, 

 which includes Langells, Yonna, Up- 

 per Poe and Upper Klamath valleys, 

 having an estimated net area of 48,356 

 acres. 



For the irrigation of Klamath Val- 

 ley, including the beds of Tule and 

 Lower Klamath Lakes, the water sup- 



MR. J. B. LIPPINCOTT 



Supervising Engineer, U. S. Reclamation Service. Through his great ability as an engineer 

 and his commendable public spirit he is rendering unusual service to the State of 

 California and to the nation. 



large 



areas of irri- 



tion and uncover 

 gable lands. 



Clear Lake and Horse Fly reservoir 

 sites will be used for the storage of 

 the present waters of Lost River. The 

 former of these has a capacity of 462,- 

 ooo acre feet, and the latter 157,000 

 acre feet. This water will be used for 



ply of the Klamath River will be used ; 

 the diversion being made from the 

 Upper Klamath Lake which will be 

 used as a storage reservoir. The es- 

 timated total area irrigable from the 

 Upper Klamath Lake is 188,045 acres, 

 giving a total area of 236,401 acres in 

 the entire project; of this area 90.000 



