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Piedmont Charcoal Kilns, Fort Bridger vicinity, Piedmont, Uinta County...

Significance: The Piedmont Charcoal Kilns are outstanding examples of a type of structure once commonly found in southwestern Wyoming. Built in 1869 by Moses Byrne, these kilns were constructed to process char... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Deep Creek Canal, Duchesne, Duch...

Significance: The Deep Creek Canal is the fourth largest of all project canals in terms of acres irrigated. Due to this fact, as well as the presence of fertile soils south of Tridell and west of LaPoint, it i... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Knight Ditch, Duchesne, Duchesne...

Significance: The Knight Ditch is significant in Uinta Basin irrigation history for several reasons. The remaining flumes are excellent examples of canal building technology in the early 20th century. Vandali... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Knight Ditch, Duchesne, Duchesne...

Significance: The Knight Ditch is significant in Uinta Basin irrigation history for several reasons. The remaining flumes are excellent examples of canal building technology in the early 20th century. Vandali... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, U.S. Lake Fork Canal, Duchesne, ...

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Garnet Cañ̃on, Uinta Mts. / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing rugged mountains. Date from curatorial research in 2009. Plate 53 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in c... More

The Uinta Mountains in spring with light snows blowing in. Wasatch Cou...

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Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Deep Creek Canal, Duchesne, Duch...

Significance: The Deep Creek Canal is the fourth largest of all project canals in terms of acres irrigated. Due to this fact, as well as the presence of fertile soils south of Tridell and west of LaPoint, it i... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Knight Ditch, Duchesne, Duchesne...

Significance: The Knight Ditch is significant in Uinta Basin irrigation history for several reasons. The remaining flumes are excellent examples of canal building technology in the early 20th century. Vandali... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Knight Ditch, Duchesne, Duchesne...

Significance: The Knight Ditch is significant in Uinta Basin irrigation history for several reasons. The remaining flumes are excellent examples of canal building technology in the early 20th century. Vandali... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Wissiup Homestead, Duchesne, Duc...

Survey number: HAER UT-30-E Public domain photograph - historical image of Utah, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Piedmont Charcoal Kilns, Fort Bridger vicinity, Piedmont, Uinta County...

Significance: The Piedmont Charcoal Kilns are outstanding examples of a type of structure once commonly found in southwestern Wyoming. Built in 1869 by Moses Byrne, these kilns were constructed to process char... More

Piedmont Charcoal Kilns, Fort Bridger vicinity, Piedmont, Uinta County...

Significance: The Piedmont Charcoal Kilns are outstanding examples of a type of structure once commonly found in southwestern Wyoming. Built in 1869 by Moses Byrne, these kilns were constructed to process char... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT

Significance: The irrigation canals in the Uinta Basin represent turn-of-the-century water development efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mormon settlers. Originally intended to help the reservation I... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT

Significance: The irrigation canals in the Uinta Basin represent turn-of-the-century water development efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mormon settlers. Originally intended to help the reservation I... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Rocky Point Canal, Duchesne, Duc...

Significance: The Rocky Point Canal is significant for its importance in supplying irrigation water to farms near the City of Duchesne. With the failure of the Blue Bench Irrigation District #1 (Knight Ditch),... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Wissiup Homestead, Duchesne, Duc...

Survey number: HAER UT-30-E Public domain photograph - historical image of Utah, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Wissiup Homestead, Duchesne, Duc...

Survey number: HAER UT-30-E Public domain photograph - historical image of Utah, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Garnet Cañon, Uinta Mts. / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing rugged mountains. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and sal... More

A lake surrounded by rocks and trees under a cloudy sky. Uinta mountai...

A lake with a mountain in the background / A lake with a mountain in the background public domain stock photo. A lake with a mountain in the background / A lake with a mountain in the background public domain ... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT

Significance: The irrigation canals in the Uinta Basin represent turn-of-the-century water development efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mormon settlers. Originally intended to help the reservation I... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT

Significance: The irrigation canals in the Uinta Basin represent turn-of-the-century water development efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mormon settlers. Originally intended to help the reservation I... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT

Significance: The irrigation canals in the Uinta Basin represent turn-of-the-century water development efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mormon settlers. Originally intended to help the reservation I... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Knight Ditch, Duchesne, Duchesne...

Significance: The Knight Ditch is significant in Uinta Basin irrigation history for several reasons. The remaining flumes are excellent examples of canal building technology in the early 20th century. Vandali... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, U.S. Lake Fork Canal, Duchesne, ...

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Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Rocky Point Canal, Duchesne, Duc...

Significance: The Rocky Point Canal is significant for its importance in supplying irrigation water to farms near the City of Duchesne. With the failure of the Blue Bench Irrigation District #1 (Knight Ditch),... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Rocky Point Canal, Duchesne, Duc...

Significance: The Rocky Point Canal is significant for its importance in supplying irrigation water to farms near the City of Duchesne. With the failure of the Blue Bench Irrigation District #1 (Knight Ditch),... More

[Lake Lall, Uinta Mountains, Utah] / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot. (Andrew J...

Photograph showing the lake surrounded by some rocks and mountains. Attributed to Andrew J. Russell in Framing the West, checklist p. 184. Formerly attributed to Timothy O'Sullivan. Plate 164 from: Geological ... More

Piedmont Charcoal Kilns, Fort Bridger vicinity, Piedmont, Uinta County...

Significance: The Piedmont Charcoal Kilns are outstanding examples of a type of structure once commonly found in southwestern Wyoming. Built in 1869 by Moses Byrne, these kilns were constructed to process char... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Deep Creek Canal, Duchesne, Duch...

Significance: The Deep Creek Canal is the fourth largest of all project canals in terms of acres irrigated. Due to this fact, as well as the presence of fertile soils south of Tridell and west of LaPoint, it i... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT

Significance: The irrigation canals in the Uinta Basin represent turn-of-the-century water development efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mormon settlers. Originally intended to help the reservation I... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT

Significance: The irrigation canals in the Uinta Basin represent turn-of-the-century water development efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mormon settlers. Originally intended to help the reservation I... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Whiterocks & Ouray Valley Canal,...

Significance: The Whiterocks and Ouray Valley Canal is significant for its impact on a large area of the Uinta Basin. The canal is one of the longest in the basin and has one of the largest carrying capacities... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Ouray Park Canal, Duchesne, Duch...

Significance: The Ouray Park Canal is one of the largest canals in the Uinta Basin, both in terms of volume and overall length. Correspondingly, it has had one of the largest impacts upon the agricultural deve... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Rocky Point Canal, Duchesne, Duc...

Significance: The Rocky Point Canal is significant for its importance in supplying irrigation water to farms near the City of Duchesne. With the failure of the Blue Bench Irrigation District #1 (Knight Ditch),... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Wissiup Homestead, Duchesne, Duc...

Survey number: HAER UT-30-E Public domain photograph - historical image of Utah, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Snow-Covered Peaks of the Wasatch and Uinta Mountains

This anaglyph from the MISR instrument aboard NASA Terra spacecraft shows the peaks of the Wasatch and Uinta Ranges in Utah. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image. NASA/GSFC/LaRC/JPL, MISR Team

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Jepp Thomas Canal, Duchesne, Duc...

Significance: One of the first tasks that the early homesteaders of the Tabiona Valley needed to accomplish in order to survive was the construction of irrigation canals. The structures found on the Jepp Thoma... More

Piedmont Charcoal Kilns, Fort Bridger vicinity, Piedmont, Uinta County...

Significance: The Piedmont Charcoal Kilns are outstanding examples of a type of structure once commonly found in southwestern Wyoming. Built in 1869 by Moses Byrne, these kilns were constructed to process char... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Deep Creek Canal, Duchesne, Duch...

Significance: The Deep Creek Canal is the fourth largest of all project canals in terms of acres irrigated. Due to this fact, as well as the presence of fertile soils south of Tridell and west of LaPoint, it i... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Deep Creek Canal, Duchesne, Duch...

Significance: The Deep Creek Canal is the fourth largest of all project canals in terms of acres irrigated. Due to this fact, as well as the presence of fertile soils south of Tridell and west of LaPoint, it i... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Knight Ditch, Duchesne, Duchesne...

Significance: The Knight Ditch is significant in Uinta Basin irrigation history for several reasons. The remaining flumes are excellent examples of canal building technology in the early 20th century. Vandali... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Whiterocks & Ouray Valley Canal,...

Significance: The Whiterocks and Ouray Valley Canal is significant for its impact on a large area of the Uinta Basin. The canal is one of the longest in the basin and has one of the largest carrying capacities... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Rocky Point Canal, Duchesne, Duc...

Significance: The Rocky Point Canal is significant for its importance in supplying irrigation water to farms near the City of Duchesne. With the failure of the Blue Bench Irrigation District #1 (Knight Ditch),... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Rocky Point Canal, Duchesne, Duc...

Significance: The Rocky Point Canal is significant for its importance in supplying irrigation water to farms near the City of Duchesne. With the failure of the Blue Bench Irrigation District #1 (Knight Ditch),... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Rhodes Canal, Duchesne, Duchesne...

Significance: Within a year after the Ute Reservation was opened for homestead entry in 1905, Thomas and Martha Rhoads built a homestead located about a mile north of the confluence of the west and north forks ... More

Lake Jan, Uinta Mts, [Utah] / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot. (Andrew J. Russe...

Plate 173 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C.; 187-?]. "115" in image, lower left corner. Attrib... More

Mt. Agassiz, Uinta Mts [Utah] / T. H. O'Sullivan, photo. (Andrew J. Ru...

Lake in foreground. Attributed to Andrew J. Russell in Framing the West. Formerly attributed to Timothy O'Sullivan. Plate 168? from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps o... More

Public domain stock image. Uinta swamp mountains.

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT

Significance: The irrigation canals in the Uinta Basin represent turn-of-the-century water development efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mormon settlers. Originally intended to help the reservation I... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT

Significance: The irrigation canals in the Uinta Basin represent turn-of-the-century water development efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mormon settlers. Originally intended to help the reservation I... More

[Lake Lall, Uinta Mountains, Utah] / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot. (Andrew J...

Formerly attributed to Timothy O'Sullivan. Plate 166 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C.; 187-?]... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Rocky Point Canal, Duchesne, Duc...

Significance: The Rocky Point Canal is significant for its importance in supplying irrigation water to farms near the City of Duchesne. With the failure of the Blue Bench Irrigation District #1 (Knight Ditch),... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Rhodes Canal, Duchesne, Duchesne...

Significance: Within a year after the Ute Reservation was opened for homestead entry in 1905, Thomas and Martha Rhoads built a homestead located about a mile north of the confluence of the west and north forks ... More

Black's Fork Bridge, Spanning Black's Fork River on County Road No. 21...

Significance: Erected for Uinta County, the Black's Fork Bridge represents a transition from county-built roadway bridges to highway bridges, built by the highway department. Survey number: HAER WY-77 Buildin... More

Piedmont Charcoal Kilns, Fort Bridger vicinity, Piedmont, Uinta County...

Significance: The Piedmont Charcoal Kilns are outstanding examples of a type of structure once commonly found in southwestern Wyoming. Built in 1869 by Moses Byrne, these kilns were constructed to process char... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT

Significance: The irrigation canals in the Uinta Basin represent turn-of-the-century water development efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mormon settlers. Originally intended to help the reservation I... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Knight Ditch, Duchesne, Duchesne...

Significance: The Knight Ditch is significant in Uinta Basin irrigation history for several reasons. The remaining flumes are excellent examples of canal building technology in the early 20th century. Vandali... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Whiterocks & Ouray Valley Canal,...

Significance: The Whiterocks and Ouray Valley Canal is significant for its impact on a large area of the Uinta Basin. The canal is one of the longest in the basin and has one of the largest carrying capacities... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Whiterocks & Ouray Valley Canal,...

Significance: The Whiterocks and Ouray Valley Canal is significant for its impact on a large area of the Uinta Basin. The canal is one of the longest in the basin and has one of the largest carrying capacities... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Ouray Park Canal, Duchesne, Duch...

Significance: The Ouray Park Canal is one of the largest canals in the Uinta Basin, both in terms of volume and overall length. Correspondingly, it has had one of the largest impacts upon the agricultural deve... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Rocky Point Canal, Duchesne, Duc...

Significance: The Rocky Point Canal is significant for its importance in supplying irrigation water to farms near the City of Duchesne. With the failure of the Blue Bench Irrigation District #1 (Knight Ditch),... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Rhodes Canal, Duchesne, Duchesne...

Significance: Within a year after the Ute Reservation was opened for homestead entry in 1905, Thomas and Martha Rhoads built a homestead located about a mile north of the confluence of the west and north forks ... More

[Lake Lall, Uinta Mountains, Utah] / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot. (Andrew J...

Lake and mountains. Plate 167 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C.; 187-?]. "166" scratched in e... More

Gilbert's Peak, Uinta Mountains Wyoming stereoscope card, 19th century...

Public domain photograph of a mountain pass, mountains, nature, mountain range, view, landscape, rocks, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Piedmont Charcoal Kilns, Fort Bridger vicinity, Piedmont, Uinta County...

Significance: The Piedmont Charcoal Kilns are outstanding examples of a type of structure once commonly found in southwestern Wyoming. Built in 1869 by Moses Byrne, these kilns were constructed to process char... More

Piedmont Charcoal Kilns, Fort Bridger vicinity, Piedmont, Uinta County...

Significance: The Piedmont Charcoal Kilns are outstanding examples of a type of structure once commonly found in southwestern Wyoming. Built in 1869 by Moses Byrne, these kilns were constructed to process char... More

Piedmont Charcoal Kilns, Fort Bridger vicinity, Piedmont, Uinta County...

Significance: The Piedmont Charcoal Kilns are outstanding examples of a type of structure once commonly found in southwestern Wyoming. Built in 1869 by Moses Byrne, these kilns were constructed to process char... More

Piedmont Charcoal Kilns, Fort Bridger vicinity, Piedmont, Uinta County...

Significance: The Piedmont Charcoal Kilns are outstanding examples of a type of structure once commonly found in southwestern Wyoming. Built in 1869 by Moses Byrne, these kilns were constructed to process char... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT

Significance: The irrigation canals in the Uinta Basin represent turn-of-the-century water development efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mormon settlers. Originally intended to help the reservation I... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT

Significance: The irrigation canals in the Uinta Basin represent turn-of-the-century water development efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mormon settlers. Originally intended to help the reservation I... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT

Significance: The irrigation canals in the Uinta Basin represent turn-of-the-century water development efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mormon settlers. Originally intended to help the reservation I... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Knight Ditch, Duchesne, Duchesne...

Significance: The Knight Ditch is significant in Uinta Basin irrigation history for several reasons. The remaining flumes are excellent examples of canal building technology in the early 20th century. Vandali... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Whiterocks & Ouray Valley Canal,...

Significance: The Whiterocks and Ouray Valley Canal is significant for its impact on a large area of the Uinta Basin. The canal is one of the longest in the basin and has one of the largest carrying capacities... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Whiterocks & Ouray Valley Canal,...

Significance: The Whiterocks and Ouray Valley Canal is significant for its impact on a large area of the Uinta Basin. The canal is one of the longest in the basin and has one of the largest carrying capacities... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Whiterocks & Ouray Valley Canal,...

Significance: The Whiterocks and Ouray Valley Canal is significant for its impact on a large area of the Uinta Basin. The canal is one of the longest in the basin and has one of the largest carrying capacities... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Ouray Park Canal, Duchesne, Duch...

Significance: The Ouray Park Canal is one of the largest canals in the Uinta Basin, both in terms of volume and overall length. Correspondingly, it has had one of the largest impacts upon the agricultural deve... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, U.S. Lake Fork Canal, Duchesne, ...

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Lake Jan, Uinta Mts [Utah] / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot. (Andrew J. Russel...

Photograph showing a lake with mountains in the background. Attributed to Andrew J. Russell in Framing the West. Formerly attributed to Timothy O'Sullivan. Plate 172 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortiet... More

Cows in pasture, the snow-covered Uinta Mountains in the background. H...

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A view of a rocky area with trees and mountains in the background. Ove...

The view from the top of the mountain / The view from the summit of the mountain public domain stock photo.

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Deep Creek Canal, Duchesne, Duch...

Significance: The Deep Creek Canal is the fourth largest of all project canals in terms of acres irrigated. Due to this fact, as well as the presence of fertile soils south of Tridell and west of LaPoint, it i... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT

Significance: The irrigation canals in the Uinta Basin represent turn-of-the-century water development efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mormon settlers. Originally intended to help the reservation I... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT

Significance: The irrigation canals in the Uinta Basin represent turn-of-the-century water development efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mormon settlers. Originally intended to help the reservation I... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Knight Ditch, Duchesne, Duchesne...

Significance: The Knight Ditch is significant in Uinta Basin irrigation history for several reasons. The remaining flumes are excellent examples of canal building technology in the early 20th century. Vandali... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Knight Ditch, Duchesne, Duchesne...

Significance: The Knight Ditch is significant in Uinta Basin irrigation history for several reasons. The remaining flumes are excellent examples of canal building technology in the early 20th century. Vandali... More

[Lake Lall, Uinta Mountains, Utah] / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot. (Andrew J...

Formerly attributed to Timothy O'Sullivan. Plate 166 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C.; 187-?]... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Whiterocks & Ouray Valley Canal,...

Significance: The Whiterocks and Ouray Valley Canal is significant for its impact on a large area of the Uinta Basin. The canal is one of the longest in the basin and has one of the largest carrying capacities... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Rhodes Canal, Duchesne, Duchesne...

Significance: Within a year after the Ute Reservation was opened for homestead entry in 1905, Thomas and Martha Rhoads built a homestead located about a mile north of the confluence of the west and north forks ... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Rhodes Canal, Duchesne, Duchesne...

Significance: Within a year after the Ute Reservation was opened for homestead entry in 1905, Thomas and Martha Rhoads built a homestead located about a mile north of the confluence of the west and north forks ... More

Power line. Uinta County, Wyoming

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Spring pasture with the snow-covered Uinta Mountains in the background...

Picryl description: Public domain view of a mountain range, mountainous landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Snow-covered Uinta mountains in background, dandelions in spring pastu...

Picryl description: Public domain view of a mountain range, mountainous landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT

Significance: The irrigation canals in the Uinta Basin represent turn-of-the-century water development efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mormon settlers. Originally intended to help the reservation I... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT

Significance: The irrigation canals in the Uinta Basin represent turn-of-the-century water development efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mormon settlers. Originally intended to help the reservation I... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT

Significance: The irrigation canals in the Uinta Basin represent turn-of-the-century water development efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mormon settlers. Originally intended to help the reservation I... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Duchesne, Duchesne County, UT

Significance: The irrigation canals in the Uinta Basin represent turn-of-the-century water development efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Mormon settlers. Originally intended to help the reservation I... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Whiterocks & Ouray Valley Canal,...

Significance: The Whiterocks and Ouray Valley Canal is significant for its impact on a large area of the Uinta Basin. The canal is one of the longest in the basin and has one of the largest carrying capacities... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, Ouray Park Canal, Duchesne, Duch...

Significance: The Ouray Park Canal is one of the largest canals in the Uinta Basin, both in terms of volume and overall length. Correspondingly, it has had one of the largest impacts upon the agricultural deve... More

Irrigation Canals in the Uinta Basin, U.S. Lake Fork Canal, Duchesne, ...

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