Columbia Basin Irrigation Project
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Irrigation project
|
| gptkbp:areaServed |
Columbia_Basin
|
| gptkbp:benefits |
Farmers
|
| gptkbp:communityImpact |
Rural development
Job creation Infrastructure improvement |
| gptkbp:constructionMaterial |
Canals
$300 million Pipelines Earthfill dams |
| gptkbp:cultivation |
Fruit
Wheat Potatoes Corn Alfalfa |
| gptkbp:environmentalConcerns |
Ecological impact
Water rights disputes Salmon_habitat |
| gptkbp:environmentalImpact |
Water conservation
Soil health improvement Drought resilience |
| gptkbp:finaleDate |
1970
|
| gptkbp:funding |
State government
Federal government Local water districts |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
New Deal project
Major irrigation initiative in the 20th century Part_of_the_Columbia_Basin_Project |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Columbia Basin Irrigation Project
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Economic development
Population growth Increased agricultural productivity |
| gptkbp:launchDate |
1933
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Washington,_USA
|
| gptkbp:managedBy |
gptkb:U.S._Bureau_of_Reclamation
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
Agricultural irrigation
|
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Grand_Coulee_Dam
East_Columbia_Basin_Irrigation_District Ephrata_Irrigation_District South_Columbia_Basin_Irrigation_District West_Canal_Project |
| gptkbp:reservoir |
gptkb:Banks_Lake
gptkb:Lake_Roosevelt |
| gptkbp:waterManagement |
Drip irrigation
Gravity-fed system Pressurized system Sprinkler_systems |
| gptkbp:waterSource |
gptkb:Columbia_River
|