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| Title | Decreasing Streamflow and Possible Ground Water Depletion, in the Sinking Creek Watershed, Lincoln County, Washington | |
| Month-Year Published | December 1982 | |
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| Short Description |
Local farmers believe that the flow of Sinking Creek in north-central Lincoln County has drastically decreased over the past 15 years. The decreasing flow of springs and creek water and declining lake levels is decreasing livestock drinking supplies and grass yields of naturally irrigated pasture in bottom lands. Ranchers with vested rights and claims to the surface water believe that ground water pumpage from large irrigation wells is causing the problem. | |
| Publication Number | OFTR 82-06 | |
| Author(s) | Linton Wildrick | |
| Contact | Barb Anderson, (360) 407-6607 | |
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| Number of pages | 48 | |
| Keywords | ground water, irrigation, stream flows, surface water, water resource, water right, wells | |
| Related Web Content | Water Resources Program | |
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