Seepage Study of Six Canals in Salt Lake County, Utah (TP-82)

By: G. W. Sandberg and L. G. Sultz

A study of selected reaches of the Utah and Salt Lake, Utah Lake Distributing, Provo Reservoir, Draper Irrigation, East Jordan, and Jordan and Salt Lake City Canals in Salt Lake County, Utah, was made to determine gains or losses of flow in those reaches. Three to five sets of seepage measurements were made on each canal during 1982 or 1983. Adjustments for fluctuations in flow were made from information obtained from water-stage recorders operated at selected locations during the time of each seepage run.

This report gives the results of seepage studies on six large canals in Sal t Lake County, Utah. The study (sixth of a series) is part of the statewide water-resources program conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water Rights. Information on gains or losses of canal flow is needed by water managers for allocating irrigation water. Detailed investigation of a canal system can aid in locating the losing or gaining sections of the system.

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Published: 1985
Pages: 95 p.
Location: Salt Lake County
Media Type: Paper Publication