Sevier River irrigation system

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The Sevier River irrigation system is a network of dams, canals, and related infrastructure in central Utah that diverts and stores Sevier River water for agricultural use.

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Label Occurrences
Sevier River irrigation system canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf irrigation system ⓘ
water management infrastructure ⓘ
affects Sevier River flow regime ⓘ
downstream water availability ⓘ
associatedWith Sevier River Basin water rights ⓘ
irrigation districts in central Utah ⓘ
beneficiary farmers in central Utah ⓘ
climateContext semi-arid region ⓘ
componentFunction canals convey water to fields ⓘ
dams store water ⓘ
diversion structures route river flow into canals ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dependsOn snowmelt-fed flows in the Sevier River watershed ⓘ
enables irrigated agriculture in an arid climate ⓘ
engineeringDiscipline hydraulic engineering ⓘ
irrigation engineering ⓘ
governedBy Utah water law ⓘ
prior appropriation doctrine in Utah ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalImpact changes in riparian habitats ⓘ
modification of natural river flows ⓘ
hasPart canal ⓘ
dam ⓘ
diversion structure ⓘ
pumping station ⓘ
reservoir ⓘ
hasRisk drought-related water shortages ⓘ
sedimentation in reservoirs and canals ⓘ
hydrologicContext intermountain West river basin ⓘ
infrastructureType storage and conveyance network ⓘ
surface water diversion system ⓘ
locatedIn Utah ⓘ
central Utah ⓘ
mainPurpose agricultural irrigation ⓘ
water diversion ⓘ
water storage ⓘ
manages seasonal variability of Sevier River flows ⓘ
regionServed Sevier River Basin ⓘ
linked to: Sevier River

central Utah agricultural lands ⓘ
servesUse crop production ⓘ
pasture irrigation ⓘ
supports rural communities in central Utah ⓘ
usesWaterFrom Sevier River ⓘ
waterManagementGoal maximize beneficial use of Sevier River water ⓘ
provide reliable irrigation supply during dry periods ⓘ
waterSourceType river ⓘ
waterUseSector agriculture ⓘ
livestock operations ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

Piute Dam → isPartOf → Sevier River irrigation system ⓘ
Palisade Dam → partOf → Sevier River irrigation system ⓘ