Newlands Irrigation Project lands

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irrigated agricultural land reclamation project service area

Newlands Irrigation Project lands are agricultural areas in western Nevada that receive water for irrigation from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Newlands Project, one of the earliest federal reclamation projects in the United States.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Newlands Irrigation Project lands canonical 1
Newlands Project farmlands 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf irrigated agricultural land ⓘ
reclamation project service area ⓘ
administeredUnder Newlands Project water rights decrees ⓘ
associatedWithLaw Reclamation Act of 1902 NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains drainage ditches ⓘ
farmland ⓘ
irrigation canals ⓘ
pastureland ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
environmentalIssues impacts on Lahontan Valley wetlands ⓘ
return flows affecting Carson River and Truckee River systems ⓘ
salinity and drainage management ⓘ
hasInfrastructure distribution canals ⓘ
diversion dams ⓘ
drainage collection systems ⓘ
historicalSignificance among the first areas irrigated under the federal Reclamation Act of 1902 ⓘ
irrigationWaterStoredIn Lahontan Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ
landUseType rural ⓘ
locatedIn Churchill County, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lyon County, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ
western Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear Fallon, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fernley, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ
managedBy U.S. Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Francis G. Newlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Newlands Project NERFINISHED ⓘ
Truckee-Carson River Basin agricultural system NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryUse agriculture ⓘ
irrigated crop production ⓘ
receivesWaterFrom Carson River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Truckee Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ
Truckee River NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo Lahontan Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ
servedBy Truckee-Carson Irrigation District NERFINISHED ⓘ
startOfIrrigationEra early 20th century ⓘ
subjectTo federal reclamation law ⓘ
state of Nevada water law ⓘ
supports hay production ⓘ
livestock production ⓘ
typicalCrops alfalfa ⓘ
forage crops ⓘ
pasture grasses ⓘ
small grains ⓘ
waterRightsGovernedBy Alpine Decree NERFINISHED ⓘ
Orr Ditch Decree NERFINISHED ⓘ
Truckee River Operating Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lahontan Dam → managesWaterFor → Newlands Irrigation Project lands ⓘ
Derby Dam → suppliesIrrigationTo → Newlands Irrigation Project lands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Newlands Project farmlands