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Farm and community-level impacts of irrigation water supply reductions : a case study of Malheur County, Oregon

Creator:

Wyse, Barbara J.

Abstract:

Agricultural water supplies are becoming increasingly uncertain in the western United States due to rising demand from competing water users, environmental restrictions on surface water withdrawals due to water quality and endangered species concerns, and, potentially, climate-induced hydrological changes. Since many rural areas in the West depend economically upon irrigated...

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Masters Thesis

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Community-Level Impacts of Irrigation Water Supply Reductions: A Case Study of Malheur County, Oregon
Impact of artificial flooding on farm profits and streamflow in Echo Meadows, Oregon

Creator:

Seely, Harold E.

Abstract:

Competition for water both from within the irrigation community and from outside interests has been a major source of conflict in the West. In the Umatilla Basin of central Oregon, Umatilla River water is diverted to irrigate a variety of crops, while instream flows have value in salmonid production. Historically,...

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Masters Thesis

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Artificial Flooding on Farm Profits and Streamfiow in Echo Meadows Oregon Abstract Approved: Richard M