Eastern Mojave Vegetation	Wyoming Transbasin Water Transfer
	Tom Schweich

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Wyoming Trans-Basin Water Transfer
Literature Cited

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Wyoming Trans-Basin Water Transfer

Other articles:
• Colorado Trans-Basin Water Transfer: 10010;

This article is intended as a companion to another describing trans-basin water transfers in Colorado.

South Pass

Literature Cited:
- Tyrrell, Pat, n. d..

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 4 Sept 2018;
• Emigrant Trail: at South Pass;

Locations: Summit of the Original South Pass.

I discovered this trans-basin water transfer facility quite by accident when searching for the original summit of South Pass.

How water gets diverted from the Sweetwater River.

The source of water for this ditch is two places on the Sweetwater River just south of Wyoming Highway 28.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 4 Sept 2018;
• Emigrant Trail: at South Pass;

Locations: Summit of the Original South Pass.
A ditch carries Sweetwater River water across the continental divide.

The water crosses the Continental Divide at the Summit of the Original South Pass.

Water is delivered by ditch to the Pacific Number 1 Reservoir.

Literature Cited

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Tyrrell, Pat. n. d.. Major Reservoir Information. Green River Basin Water Plan. Cheyenne, WY: Wyoming Water Development Office, no date. {TAS-pdf} Date retrieved: 28 Sept 2018, http://waterplan.state.wy.us/plan/green/techmemos/reservoir.html

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Date and time this article was prepared: 5/10/2024 11:12:07 AM