Over 150 Years of Irrigation Implications for Montana s Water Resources

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1 Over 150 Years of Irrigation Implications for Montana s Water Resources Alters hydrographs Water storage; recharge Changes timing of flow Ginette Abdo Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology March 10, 2016 Main Ditch, near Poulson, circa 1916 Contributions from : Groundwater Investigation Program Staff Groundwater Assessment Program

2 Major concepts Dynamics of irrigation recharge Potential impacts of irrigation Hamilton Dillon Helena Management implications

3 Irrigated acreage in Montana 1,872,389 irrigated acreage 2% of total acreage in Montana is irrigated About 3% of irrigation is from groundwater and 97% is from surface water Farm and Ranch Survey 2013

4 Waterloo River Irrigation Canal River Loss Augments river flow Irrigation and canal leakage return flow How does irrigation and canals function as a hydrologic component? Conceptually.

5 Groundwater Elevation (ft-amsl) Precip (in.) Groundwater level recharge responses Groundwater Elevation (ft-amsl) Precip. (in.) 3386 CLIMATE INFLUENCE (15 ft deep) CLIMATE PLUS IRRIGATION INFLUENCE (55 ft deep) Powder River County Carbon County

6 Measuring canal leakage 1900 One of the leading objectives of this investigation is to determine the duty of water. In order to do this it is necessary to deal with climatic conditions, and to study the influence of different methods of application and the requirements of the crops.. Republican Canal, Montana 2.53% Report of Irrigation Investigations for 1900 U.S. Department of Agriculture 2.53% in 1900

7 Republican Ditch Corvallis Hamilton Loss (1900) cfs/mile

8 Lined section Republican Ditch Hamilton Black Synthetic Liner Leakage: in 1900 = cfs/mile!!; Today= 0 at this location

9 The Big Ditch and the McIntosh Red 1907 Lolo View of the Big Ditch an irrigation project in the Bitterroot Valley (circa 1907). U of M, Mansfield Library Hamilton Sula 17,000 acres 72 miles Four-horse team hauling steel pipe for inverted siphon across the Bitterroot River (circa 1907). U of M, Mansfield Library

10 Loss/Gain (cfs) Bitterroot Irrigation District Canal (BRID) Preliminary Data Apr May Jun Jul Aug Down gradient Up gradient 5.8 miles cfs/mile loss

11 Lolo Extrapolating the measured leakage 2015 Irrigation Season 1,900 acre/feet Hamilton 1,500 Households Sula

12 Dillon Area East Bench Canal East Bench Canal Dillon area Irrigates about 50,000 acres in Beaverhead and Madison Counties Twin Bridges The public will have the opportunity to view this new project and will also witness the rapid progress ranchers have made to date under irrigation. Dillon Dillon Clark Clark Canyon Reservoir Irrigates about 50,000 acres

13 Depth to Water (ft) Monitoring well Twin Bridges Dillon Clark Canyon Reservoir , , feet 140 Water levels , Diversions Canal on East Bench Canal Diversions (Acre-Ft)

14 East Bench Canal Average leakage. 2.2 cfs/mile West Bench East Bench

15 Canal on Canal off 5,200 5,190 5,180 Ca Shallow Intermediate 5,170 5,160 5,150 Deep Deep 5,140 Apr-10 Jun-10 Aug-10 Oct-10 Dec-10

16 Groundwater Recharge from Irrigation and Canal Leakage 2010 Leakage 5,900 ac-ft/yr Leakage 17,000 ac-ft/yr West Side Canal Irrigation Recharge 11,000 ac-ft/yr Irrigation Recharge 11,600 ac-ft/yr East Bench Canal Beaverhead River 208,000 ac-ft/yr 16,900 ac-ft/yr 27,600 ac-ft/yr 44,500 ac-ft/year combined irrigation related recharge

17 North Hills Ground Water Investigation Program North Hills GWIP Investigation Irrigation Lake Helena Hauser Lake Helena Canyon Ferry 0 2 Miles

18 Removing the Helena Valley Irrigation District Canal and associated Irrigation Decline in water level (feet) Lake Helena 0 Miles 2

19 Extensive Canal Network Bozeman

20 Major concepts Dynamics of irrigation recharge Recharge has been ongoing Raise groundwater levels and increase groundwater recharge Augment stream flow in the late season Irrigation recharge implications Need to consider changes in canal conveyance and application methods Extensive, variable canal network NOT one size fits all Varies temporally and spatially

21 Water Management and Canal Leakage Raising the possibility of Managed Artificial Recharge Artificial recharge through managed canal leakage is possible in some areas but not universal Candidate areas must have available storage capacity Appropriate aquifer properties - transmissivity Modeling is essential to predict changes to the hydrogeology

22 Irrigation Recharge Conference???? Regulatory Issues Hydrogeologic Considerations What are other states doing? Ready, Set, Action

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