Our country and its resources; . ,000 360,000 26,000 314 2905,0002,00012,0009,7001451,9002,800 1,800 3,2509,000 488,782 manent pumping plants used in1914, in addition to numerous smalldrainage installations semi-portableand intermittently used. The costof raising 1 acre-foot 1 foot rangesfrom cent to cents. The capacity of all the powerplants operated by the service was,in 1014. 27,134 kilowatts from 37units. The water head ranges from226 feet at the Roosevelt plant to21 feet at the Arizona Falls total cost of all the plants was$2,542,159. The output in kilowatt ing availa
Our country and its resources; . ,000 360,000 26,000 314 2905,0002,00012,0009,7001451,9002,800 1,800 3,2509,000 488,782 manent pumping plants used in1914, in addition to numerous smalldrainage installations semi-portableand intermittently used. The costof raising 1 acre-foot 1 foot rangesfrom cent to cents. The capacity of all the powerplants operated by the service was,in 1014. 27,134 kilowatts from 37units. The water head ranges from226 feet at the Roosevelt plant to21 feet at the Arizona Falls total cost of all the plants was$2,542,159. The output in kilowatt ing available horse-power todevelopment but not yet developed. FINANCES At the beginning of a recent fiscalyear the service had $1,401, on hand. During the year this amount wasaugmented by receipts from varioussources to a grand total of $16, Of the twenty millions authorizedby the act of June 25, 1!»1(), eightand one half millions were trans-ferred to the reclamation fund. 92 OUR COUNTRY AND ITS RESOURCES. BOISE IRRIGATION PROJECT, IDAHO. HIGHEST DAM IN THE WORLD, 351 EEETEROM BED ROCK TO PARAPET, 1,060 FEET LONG ON TOP Cash expenditures during thefiscal year were $14,213, Town-site receipts transferred tothe credit of projects were $18, The balance on hand at the closeof the fiscal year amounted to$2,215, By the processes f the GeneralLand Office and the Treasury Department the receipts from sales ofpublic lands are held in the Treas-ury from six to nine months beforethey are placed to the credit of thereclamation fund. Estimated re-ceipts from the sale of public lands ESTIMATED COST OF CONTEMPLATED WORK OX ALL PROJECTS DURIXO. FISCAL YEAR, 1916 Examination and surveys $151,680 -^5 Storage Bystems 1,695,052 95 Pumping for irrigation on Canal systems 2,548, Lateral systems. 1 ..KM),.Ill .73 I drainage systems 938,62 t .50 Flood protection 286, Power systems 77,072 i> •arm units . 5gjo p; in Permanent, improvem
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