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Seepage study of the South Bend, Richfield, and Vermillion Canals, Sevier County, Utah

January 1, 1989

A seepage investigation was made in 1987 on selected reaches of the South Bend, Richfield, and Vermillion Canals in Sevier County, Utah, to determine gains or losses in discharge.  Fluctuations in discharge were adjusted using information from stage recorders operated at selected locations during each set of discharge measurements. The investigation showed a net gain of 0.2 cubic foot per second in the South Bend canal: the upper reach gained 1.5 cubic feet per second, the two middle reaches together lost 2.5 cubic feet per second, and the lower reach gained 1.2 cubic feet per second.  The Richfield Canal showed a net loss of 2.4 cubic feet per second: the two upper reaches together lost 4.4 cubic feet per second and the two lower reaches together gained 2.0 cubic feet per second.  The Vermillion canal showed a net loss of 0.2 cubic foot per second: the upper reach gained 2.3 cubic feet per second and the lower reach lost 2.5 cubic feet per second.

Publication Year 1989
Title Seepage study of the South Bend, Richfield, and Vermillion Canals, Sevier County, Utah
Authors L. R. Herbert, G. J. Smith
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype Other Government Series
Series Title Technical Publication
Series Number 97
Index ID 70179031
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Utah Water Science Center