Points of Diversion by junge1
Close
Hover over top left image to zoom.
Click anywhere to exit.
Members remain the original copyright holder in all their materials here at Renderosity. Use of any of their material inconsistent with the terms and conditions set forth is prohibited and is considered an infringement of the copyrights of the respective holders unless specially stated otherwise.
Description
For the adjudication of water rights in Arizona the courts need to know three things when claiming a water right. What is the source (points of diversion), how is it being conveyed, and where is it being used (place of use). The source could be a spring (surface water), a well (usually groundwater but could be surface water), or in-stream pumps (surface water).
These are five in-stream pumps that pump surface water from the Gila River below the breached Gillespie Dam into the Gila Bend Canal which conveys the water 20, 30 or more miles downstream to be used by ranches in Gila Bend to irrigate fields. Each pump is capable of pumping 500 GPM (gallons per minute) or more.
Before Gillespie Dam breached the water was diverted from above the dam. This picture was taken on 10 March 2018, Sig...
Comments (6)
anitalee
Ncie shot
ontar1
Interesting!
Faemike55
great photo and information
npauling
I wonder if they will fix the dam. Interesting how they classify water in Arizona.
LivingPixels
Super shot and some cool info!!
farmerC
Shining.