Water for Irrigation and Power 



Top. — Roosevelt Dam and power plant (in right center 

 foreground). This reservoir stores 1,140,000 acre-feet 

 of water and, together with the Verde River, furnishes 

 the water supply for the Salt River Reclamation Project 

 in southern Arizona. This project includes 189,000 

 acres of irrigated land supporting a population of 53,000 

 and with a crop production for the year 1917 of $14,- 

 750,000. The bulk of the water for the project originates 

 on the Tonto National Forest and the White River Indian 

 Reservation. 



Bottom. — Minidoka Dam and power plant. This dam 

 supplies water for the irrigation of 120,300 acres on the 

 Minidoka Reclamation Project in southern Idaho. The 

 electricity developed at the power plant is used on many 

 farms for lighting, heating, and cooking. 



