Glacier Irrigation Ditch, Middle Fork Irrigation District (Parkdale, Oregon)

Title: Glacier Irrigation Ditch, Middle Fork Irrigation District (Parkdale, Oregon)
LC Subject: Architecture, American Architecture--United States
Photographer: Donovan-Boyd, Adrienne
Description: This image is included in Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, a digital collection which provides documentation about the architectural heritage of the Pacific Northwest. Document: Glacier Irrigation Ditch, Middle Fork Irrigation District, Hood River County, Oregon. Historic Documentation. Preparef for Middle Fork Irrigation District, Parkdale, Oregon. Prepared by Donovan and Associates; Sall Donavan, Adrienne Donovan-Boyd, Bruce Howard.
Provenance: Design Library, University of Oregon Libraries
Work Type: architecture (object genre) built works views (visual works) exterior views water distribution structures water supply systems irrigation systems flumes
Location: Parkdale >> Hood River County >> Oregon >> United States Hood River County >> Oregon >> United States Oregon >> United States United States
View Date: 2010-06 1900/2000
Identifier: OR_HOodRiver_County_GlacierDitch.pdf
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Rights Holder: University of Oregon
Source: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office
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Set: Building Oregon
Primary Set: Building Oregon
Is Part Of: Middle Fork Irrigation District (Hood River County, Oregon)
Institution: University of Oregon
Note: Glacier Irrigation Ditch Middle Fork Irrigation District Hood River County, Oregon Historic Documentation Prepared for: MIDDLE FORK IRRIGATION DISTRICT Parkdale, OR Prepared by: DONOVAN AND ASSOCIATES Sally Donovan, M. A. Adrienne Donovan- Boyd, M. A. Bruce Howard Hood River, OR 97031 sjdono@ aol. com July 15, 2010 SUMMARY The following historic documentation was prepared to comply with the stipulations of the Memorandum of Agreement ( MOA) between the Middle Fork Irrigation District ( District) and the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office ( SHPO) to mitigate the adverse effect upon the Glacier Ditch due the District’s plan to pipe the open ditch. The Glacier Ditch was determined potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places according to SHPO determination in the spring of 2010. The following is a physical description and history of the irrigation ditch. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION The Glacier Ditch, part of the Middle Fork Irrigation District in Hood River County, is a shallow irrigation ditch that supplies water to farmlands in the Upper Hood River Valley for irrigation, agricultural use, stock, and fire protection. The Glacier Ditch serves approximately 1,347 acres ( approximately 21%) of the Middle Fork Irrigation District’s irrigated land, and is located in Sections 24 and 25 of T1S R9E, and in Section 19 of T1S R10E, Willamette Meridian. The Glacier Ditch, just over two miles in length ( 11,000 feet), begins 4.5 miles southwest of Parkdale, Oregon in the Mount Hood National Forest. The ditch’s sediment basin lies south of Laurance Lake Drive ( National Forest Developed Road # 2810) approximately one mile west of the forest boundary. The sediment basin is an earthen dam ( Image 1) that holds approximately 30 acre- feet. The sediment basin outlet works ( Image 2) regulate the water flow from the sediment basin to the Glacier Ditch via an 18” culvert that extends for approximately 200 feet. The water then flows into an open dirt ditch ( Image 3 & 4). An older concrete outlet once allowed water to flow to the ditch; this outlet is no longer in use. A short distance east of the 18” culvert is a 90- degree, V- notch weir ( Image 5 & 6) used for estimating flow in the ditch. Beyond this point to the east, the ditch is quite small, measuring just a couple of feet in width. The banks of the ditch are covered with thick vegetation. A narrow ditch maintenance road extends along the north bank. This portion of the road is cleared occasionally to remove vegetation and to maintain accessibility. A well- maintained maintenance road extends from Laurance Lake Drive and meets Glacier Ditch approximately .3 miles from the sediment basin before turning to the south. Approximately halfway around this turn, there is a small diversion pool created in the ditch by a rock dam. A plastic PVC lateral pipe ( Image 7), used for fire suppression, extends north under the road. Remnants of an earlier concrete pipe were evident in the edge of the road. Across the road from the diversion pool, a section of an old wooden flume ( Image 8) is severely deteriorated and no longer in use. The ditch alignment continues to the south ( Image 9 & 10) to an 18” culvert ( Image 11) that extends under Evan’s Creek. Approximately 25’ east of the head of the culvert is an abandoned slide gate with metal wheel ( Image 12) previously used for draining the old diversion pool ( Image 15) at Evan’s Creek. At Evan’s Creek is an older concrete dam ( Image 13) and diversion structure. Two vertical black plastic pipes project from the ground, one near the roadside and the other by the diversion structure. One of the pipes is used to help determine the alignment of the underground culvert; the other contains a valve to regulate the diverted flow from Evan’s Creek. Northeast of the concrete dam, a new wood plank vehicular bridge ( Image 14) extends over Evan’s Creek. The water from Evan’s Creek is diverted to the Glacier Ditch ( Image 16) northeast of the creek. An aluminum rectangular weir with a staff gauge ( Image 17) is used for estimating flow. The 18” culvert carrying sediment basin water connects to the Glacier Ditch ( Image 18) below the weir. The ditch section beyond Evan’s Creek is approximately 4’ wide. The ditch turns to the northeast after its intersection with Evan’s Creek. A metal gate across the road, beyond Evan’s Creek to the east, delineates the boundary between Mt. Hood Forest lands and private property. Beyond the gate, a pump facility ( Image 19) in the Glacier Ditch diverts water to farmland to the south. Along this section, the ditch varies between 5’ and 9’. Two culverts ( Image 20 & 21), approximately 135’ and 60’ long, have been installed along the section of the ditch beyond the pump. Both of these culverts were installed to avoid debris from hillside erosion blocking the ditch. This section of the ditch is about 9’- 10’ wide. The Glacier Ditch terminates at the screened Sutton mainline intake structure ( Image 22). The overflow water is piped under the road to the Glacier Ditch overflow pond and measurement weir ( Image 23). This is the east end of the Glacier Ditch. Acres surveyed: Approximately two acres Description of proposed activity: The open ditch will be piped. SEDIMENT BASIN Figure 1: Glacier Ditch, Sediment Basin, and Evan’s Creek, Dog River Quadrangle, Oregon HISTORICAL OVERVIEW According to Howard Corning’s Dictionary of Oregon History, Oregon’s first small scale irrigation project was built in 1852 near Talent along the Rogue River. In the late 1850s, farmers dug ditches near Hermiston and The Dalles. In the 1870s, ditches for placer mining were constructed in Baker County and later adapted for farmland irrigation. The federal Desert Land Act of 1877 required that settlers irrigate their sections within three years. This Act and the Carey Act of 1894 encouraged settlement of desert lands. The fertile Hood River Valley was not part of the Oregon desert, but irrigation was necessary to farm in dry summer months, and later, to start orchards. Hood River Valley’s Agriculture Mary and Nathaniel Coe were the first permanent Euro- American settlers in Hood River Valley, claiming a 319.92- acre donation land claim in 1854. The Coe home served as the community center, courthouse, church, funeral parlor, and post office. Dependent on the Columbia River for transportation, Hood River developed slowly until 1882 when the O. W. R. & N. Co. Railway was completed through the Columbia River Gorge along the south side of the river. The railroad connected the small river community with other towns in the region and eventually the country. Platted in 1881 in anticipation of the coming of the railroad, the town grew around the railroad depot. The railroad ushered in a new period of growth as the town’s population more than tripled from 201 people in 1890 to 622 residents by 1900. Incorporated in 1895, the town continued to grow as the fertile lands of the Hood River Valley were gradually cleared and cultivated. The completion of the Mt. Hood Railroad from Hood River south 20 miles to Parkdale in 1910 further improved transportation from the interior of the fertile Hood River Valley. Investors from the East Coast moved to the Hood River Valley, bought farms, cleared land and planted orchards. Developers were drawn to the Parkdale and the Hood River area especially after the railroad was completed through the valley. Hundreds of acres were purchased for orchards around the railroad line. Irrigation ditches were planned and built to service the upper valley farmlands. Historic Context of the Two Glacier Ditches Historically, two Glacier ditches existed in the Hood River Valley, one on the north and one on the east sides of Mt. Hood. The Glacier Ditch on Mt. Hood’s east flank was first used in 1907, and extended for seven miles from Sand Creek ( Polallie Creek) to upper valley orchards; this irrigation system was officially incorporated as the Glacier Ditch Company in 1910 ( See Appendix A). According to long- time Hood River Valley resident Kate McCarthy, locals called the project the “ ditch and sons of ditches” because of the difficulty and frequency of repairs. The Glacier Ditch Company dissolved about 1956, and was absorbed by the Middle Fork Irrigation District ( formally the Middle Fork Irrigating Company, established in 1896). The Middle Fork Irrigation District’s East Side Lateral was extended to serve the farms once irrigated by the Glacier Ditch Company. The East Side Lateral Ditch of the Middle Fork Irrigation District was probably renamed Glacier Ditch at this time. Middle Fork Irrigation District, Glacier Ditch, 1896- 1897 The Middle Fork Irrigating Company filed its Articles of Incorporation on October 5, 1896; twenty- four stockholders elected officers ( See Appendix B). Board members were paid $ 1.50 a day to build the first ditch from the East Fork of the Middle Fork of the Hood River ( Eliot Branch). The headgate of the new irrigation project was on the north side of Mt Hood in Eliot Creek. A system of ditches delivered Eliot Creek water to central upper valley farmlands. By 1897, water from Eliot Creek was diverted to two main laterals, a West Side Lateral and East Side Lateral ( now the Glacier Ditch, the subject of this report). In that same year, the first appropriation of water was for 3,000 miners inches. The water reached Evan’s Creek by the East Side Lateral and reached Trout Creek by the West Side Lateral ( no longer in use) identified on later maps as the Volmer Ditch. According to the Middle Fork Irrigating Company meeting minutes in November 1904, the president explained that a survey map of the East Side Lateral was needed for the government to permit the ditch to cross Cascade Forest Reserve land ( now Mt. Hood National Forest). In 1905, the Board approved field notes, maps, plats, and surveys ( made in 1901 and 1903) showing the location of ditches and flumes, including those crossing the forest reserve. In March, a 25- cent express charge was approved to send maps and papers to The Dalles, the Wasco County seat. The Board also approved a $ 45 per month salary for a ditch walker who would locate and repair leaks in the irrigation system. On April, 4 1905, the board decided against building a new ditch to serve stockholders Groff, Huckabay, London, and Powers, but approved repairs of the existing ditch ( the 1931 Metsker Hood River County Map shows the Groff and London families owning properties along the East Side Lateral). Cascade Reserve Forest Ranger, Milton Anderson, surveyed the possible alignment of a new ditch proposed by the Middle Fork Irrigating Company. The ditch would carry Coe Creek water across Eliot Creek in a wood flume, before joining the existing Eliot ditch. In the survey notes, dated December 4, 1905, the ranger discussed right- of- way issues and described the existing ditches as “ about 6 ft. wide on bottom, and . . . has cost about $ 3,000. The canal remaining to be constructed will be about same width and an estimated cost of the work, about $ 5,000.” In late 1907, the Coe Creek ditch was completed for a cost of $ 6,000, adding 3,000 miner’s inches to the system. By this time, the company had developed an irrigation system that included four main ditches, the Eliot, Coe, East Side ( now Glacier Ditch), and West Side. This system also included smaller lateral ditches serving each stockholder’s land. The company continued to irrigate the upper valley farms as the orchard industry grew and diversified. The structure of the irrigation company changed from a shareholder- based company to an irrigation district in the early 1920s. In September 1921, the 62 stockholders voted to form a new taxing ( district; fifty- three voted for and 9 against. The new district would serve up to 9,000 acres. A petition was printed four weeks in a row in the Hood River News to validate the new district’s formation ( See Appendix C). The new district improved and expanded the system, continuing to provide water to the valley’s orchardists and residents. The Middle Fork Irrigation District absorbed the Glacier Irrigation Company in the summer of 1956; the Middle Fork never used the Glacier Irrigation Company’s water rights. Some of the customers once served by the Glacier Irrigation Company began receiving water from the Middle Fork’s East Side Lateral Ditch. In the early 1960s, plans were made once again to improve the capacity of the district. Clear Branch Dam ( 109- foot high) was constructed on Clear Creek to hold additional irrigation water. This new addition was called the Laurance Lake project and was dedicated on June 25, 1970. When full, Laurance Lake had a surface capacity of 130 surface acres and holding capacity of 3,565 acre- feet. Middle Fork Irrigation District could now store enough water to irrigate 8,420 acres. In 1986, the Middle Fork Irrigation District started a hydroelectric project using the flow in the system. Before the water was delivered to the orchards and other croplands, the water was routed through three small hydroelectric plants that generated electricity. At capacity, these turbines produced approximately 3.2 megawatts of electricity annually and operate all year. For over 100 years, the Glacier Ditch has been an integral part of the irrigation systems; flumes that were vital to the economy of the Hood River Valley. The Middle Fork Irrigation District’s Glacier Ditch continues its historic function, supplying water to farmlands in the Upper Hood River Valley. Note: See map of the properties currently served by Middle Fork Irrigation District ( See Appendix D). Archival Record A. Hood River County Historical Museum, Hood River, OR: the museum has area pioneer family biographies and catalogued photograph collections. B. Hood River County Library, Hood River, OR: the library has nearly complete local newspaper collections, early maps, and local histories written by various area pioneers. C. Middle Fork Irrigation District Office, Parkdale, OR: a safe in the office has some early records of the company including books of hand written minutes of Board minutes, and a short typed history written by Board Secretary M. O. Boe ( 1913 – c. 1945). Bibliography Anderson, Milton J. “ Report on Right of Way of Middle Fork Irrigation Company’s Canal.” The Dalles, OR. Cascade Range Forest Reserve ( North Division), 4 December 1905. “ Atlas of Oregon Lakes.” Portland State University and Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University Press, 1985. Bibb, Rowan. “ Cultural Resource Site Report, Ditch Camp.” Hood River Ranger District. Hood River, OR, c. 1984. Boe, M. O. “ Middle Fork Irrigation District” One- page typed history. Parkdale, OR, c. 1945. Burkhart, David J. with Guppy, Ruth. It All Began with Apple Seeds. Bend, OR: Maverick Publications, 2007. Coon, Mrs. D. M. History of Early Pioneer Families of Hood River, Oregon. Hood River, OR: 1959. Corning, Howard M. Dictionary of Oregon History. Portland, OR; Binford and Mort Publishing, Second Edition, 1989. Deed Books. Hood River County Assessor, Hood River, OR. 1907 - 1910, 1924, 1930, 1937, 1963 – 1969, 1971 – 1977, 1983 - 1986. DeHart, Craig. Interview and site visit. June 2010. Deschutes Irrigation and Power Company Canal. Oregon Department of Transportation. May 1998. Euwer, Eugene. Telephone interview. June 2010. Grauer, John “ Jack” Foerste. Mt. Hood, A Complete History. Hood River, OR: 1975. Hawke, Bob and Dryden, Michael D. “ Cultural Resource Inventory Clear Planning Area.” Hood River Ranger District. Hood River, OR, 2002. Hood River Glacier. Newspaper, Hood River, OR: 15 December 1906, 26 December 1906, 21 March 1907, 9 May 1907, 16 May 1907, 29 August 1907, 19 September 1907, 24 October 1907. Hood River News. Newspaper, Hood River, OR: 11 March 1921, 18 March 1921, 1 July 1921, 19 August 1921, 16 September 1921, 23 September 1921, 15 July 1949, 29 July 1949, 12 August 1949, 26 August 1949, 2 September 1949, 16 September 1949, 14 October 1949, 4 November 1949, 10 February 1950, 3 March 1950, 29 September 1950, 6 October 1950, 1 December 1950, 21 September 1951. Krussow, J. Patricia, editor. Aakki – Daakki to Zoomorphic an encyclopedia about Hood River County. Hood River, OR: Friends o the Hood River Library, 1994. LEGACY A Centennial Celebration of Hood River and the Columbia Gorge. Hood River, OR: Hood River News, 1995. McCarthy, Kate. Telephone interview. June 2010. “ Record of Meetings of Middle Fork Irrigating Co.” Parkdale, OR. 12 November 1904, p. 53, 54; 13 February 1905, p. 59, 60; 4 March 1905, pl 61, 62; 1 April 1905, p. 63; 6 November 1906, p. 107, 108; 14 September 1907, p. 124; 12 September 1908, p. 139- 141. Reilly, Ed. Personal letter. Hood River, OR. Date unknown. Setzke, Deana. “ Cultural Resource Site Report, Coe Creek Ditch.” Hood River Ranger District. Hood River, OR, c. 1984. Sexson, James E. “ Supplemental Findings of Fact and Order of Hood River and its Tributaries, Hood River County, OR.” Hood River, OR. Water Resources Department, 5 January 1977. Tax Assessor Water Rights Books. Hood River County Assessor, Hood River, OR. 1978. Winans, Eph. Hood River . . . as I Have Known It. As told to Doug Parker, reprints of original articles which appeared in the Hood River News ( 1949- 1950). Hood River, OR: Hood River Historical Society, 1991. APPENDIX A Early Hood River Valley Irrigation The newspaper record of valley irrigation provides glimpses into events related to one or another of the early Hood River Valley irrigation projects. David Burkhart’s book, It All Began with Apple Seeds, has a partial summary of the valley’s history of water use in Chapter 5: The Big Ditch, an 1895 project of J. F. Davenport to transport Hood River water by ditch and flume to the lower valley’s west side; the East Fork Irrigation, an 1892 idea delivering water by 1895 to the lower valley’s east side; and the Glacier Ditch Co., a 1907 project to irrigate the upper valley’s east side. The Middle Fork Irrigation District ( MFID) is not mentioned in this chapter. The MFID ditch named the East Side Lateral in early company meetings, serves the Glacier Ditch Co. customers referred to by Sexson. The East Side Lateral, named Glacier Ditch on later topographic maps, is the subject of this report. The early history of the MFID was not found in one source. A one- page, typewritten history by M. O. Boe, MFID secretary from 1913 to c. 1945, ends with his intent “ to outline some of the history of the Middle Fork during that time.” This outline was not found during the research on the MFID Glacier Ditch. David Burkhart details the MFID water storage project of the 1960s in Chapter 30 of his book: a 109 foot high dam on Clear Creek, storing enough water to irrigate 8,000 acres. The project, named Laurance Lake, was dedicated on 25 June 1970. “ Supplemental Findings of Fact and Order of Hood River and its Tributaries” by James E. Sexson Glacier Irrigating Company ( or the Glacier Ditch Company) The Glacier Irrigating Company was allowed a total of 3,165 acres to be irrigated from Sand Creek ( Polallie Creek), with a priority date of March 15, 1906. The Glacier Irrigating Company last used Sand Creek as a source of water in the summer of 1949. Glacier Irrigating Company was absorbed by MFID on or about June 30, 1956. No statement and proof of claim was filed by MFID claiming the use of the water from Sand Creek and in 1973 an order was entered canceling the vested right of 569 acres. Portions of the land formerly within the boundaries of the Glacier Irrigating Company, in the southeast of the district, are still being served water by MFID. Early Opinions about Hood River Valley Irrigation A Hood River Glacier report of 21 March 1907 listed opinions of growers offered at a meeting of the local horticultural society. E. L. Smith thought 37 inches of rain was enough and better fruit was obtained with dry land farming. H. F. Davidson said additional water improved the fruit, particularly of older trees. B. F. Tucker claimed irrigation was needed when tree foliage drooped, and advocated moderation; he cautioned against extreme reliance on irrigation. Murray Kay concurred citing a government report that moderate irrigation beneficial. A. I. Mason argued the non- irrigated apple tasted better, and Mrs. Wm. Kerr added strawberries don’t need irrigating either; having eaten non- irrigated Michigan berries, she said, “ When it comes to fine flavored strawberries you Hood Riverites don’t know what they are.” APPENDIX B Middle Fork Irrigation District early history written c. 1945 by M. O. Boe, Secretary from 1913 to c. 1945. APPENDIX C Published in the Hood River News, July 1, 1921, and the three following weeks: The petition is to form an “ irrigation district under the provisions of Chapter 357 of the General Laws of Oregon 1917…” Legal Description ( The transcribed description has repetitive words omitted for clarity.) Beginning at the SW corner of the SWQ of the SWQ of S8 T1S R10E, thence: East to a point approximately 240’ East of the SE corner of the SWQ of the SEQ of S8 T1S R10E ( Point of Beginning) Northerly along creek to intersection with south line of NEQ of S8 T1S R10E East to the SE corner of the NEQ of S8 T1S R10E Northerly along crest on West side of East Fork of HR to a point 150’ East of SE corner of SWQ of NEQ of S5 T1S R10E Northerly along crest on West side of East Fork of HR to a point 327’ East of SE corner of NWQ of S33 T1N R10E Northerly along crest on West side of East Fork of HR to a point 100’ East of NE corner of NWQ of SWQ of S28 T1N R10E Northerly along crest on West side of East Fork of HR to a point 429’ East of NW corner of SWQ of SWQ of S21 T1N R10E Northerly to the SE corner of SEQ of NEQ of S20 T1N R10E Northwesterly to the NW corner of NWQ of NEQ of S20 T1N R10E Northwesterly to the NW corner of SWQ of SWQ of S17 T1N R10E West to the SW corner of NEQ of SWQ of S18 T1N R10E North to the NW corner of NEQ of SWQ of S18 T1N R10E West to a point 660’ Southerly along the west slope of bench to a point 762’ W of the SW corner of NEQ of SWQ of S18 T1N R10E Southerly along the west slope of bench to a point 1101’ W of the SW corner of SEQ of SWQ of S18 T1N R10E Southerly along the west slope of bench to a point 660’ W of the SW corner of NWQ of S19 T1N R10E Southerly along the west slope of bench to a point 120’ W of the SW corner of SWQ of S19 T1N R10E Southerly along bench on E side of Middle Fork of HR to a point 750’ W of the NE corner of NWQ of S31 T1N R10E Southerly along bench on E side of Middle Fork of HR and Rogers Creek to a point 435’ W of the NE corner of NWQ of S1 T1S R9E Southerly along bench on E side of Rogers Creek to intersection with foot of E side of lava bed, Southerly along foot of E side of lava bed to intersection with South line of S13 T1S R9E East to a point where South line of S13 T1S R9E intersects with the ditch of the MFID, known as the West Side Lateral Southwesterly to a point where West Side Lateral ditch intersects with the West line of the E half of W half of S24 T1S R9E South to the SW corner of SEQ of SWQ of S24 T1S R9E East to a point where the South line of S24 T1S R9E intersects with Evan’s Creek Northeasterly along W side of Evan’s Creek to a point where creek intersects with South line of NWQ of SEQ of S18 T1S R10E East to ditch of MFID, known as East Side Lateral Northeasterly along East Side Lateral to East line of S18 about 25’ South of SE corner of NEQ of NEQ of S18 T1S R10E Northeasterly along East Side Lateral to East line of S17 T1S R10E North to South line of S8 T1S R10E East to Point of Beginning Of the stockholders who signed the 1921 Petition, the bold names also appeared on the original 1896 Middle Fork Irrigating Company signers ( B) and/ or on the 1931 Metsker Map of property owners ( M) within the historic boundary. 1921 Signers 1896 Stockholders match to surname ( B) 1931 Metsker Map match to surname ( M) Abe, Y Andrus, Mary Babson, SG M Bailey, OM Beal, Isaac T M Billing, AB B Blake, WD M Boe, MO M Brunquist, AJ M Chapman, GO Clarke, WW, Lava Bed Orchard Co. Cooper, DR BM Covey, OL Craven, Chas E Culbertson, Todd M Davies, Ralph M Demmon, JM M Dougharty, GF Dutton, CW Goodlander, HF Gordon, CJ M Gordon, Eric H Hann, HH Hatfield, JC Howard, WL Johnson, RC Kajikawa, M M Kanemaso, G Keating, FL M Kelly, AM Krieg, Oscar Lassen, John M Lyle, RW M Magnuson, CJ Mason, WL M Moody, Wm. Parker, LH M Parker, Guy J Parker, Frank L Perkins, Myrtle E B Perkins, HL B Rawson, CT M Renfro, Clark M Renfro, SE M Rockhold, FW Rose, LH M Sami, Vimenzo Sato, M Sato, T M Smullin, WC M Steinhauser, Chas. M Steinhauser, HW Stocker, WE M Stocker, Cecile Thompson, JF Tomlinson, HH B Travis, IH Uptegrove, GM Van Nuys, JE Walton, Chester C Watanuki, H Wertgen, G M Wilde, Geo M APPENDIX D Combined photos of District Map on wall of Middle Fork Irrigation Office APPENDIX E Photographs list: Name of Property: Glacier Ditch, Middle Fork Irrigation District City or Vicinity: Upper Hood River Valley/ Parkdale County: Hood River State: Oregon Photographer: Adrienne Donovan- Boyd Date Photographed: June 11, 2010 Description of Photograph( s) and number: 1 of 23. ( OR_ Hood River_ County_ Glacier Ditch_ 0001) Looking northwest at the sediment basin 2 of 23. ( OR_ Hood River_ County_ Glacier Ditch_ 0002) Looking west sediment basin outlet works 3 of 23. ( OR_ Hood River_ County_ Glacier Ditch_ 0003) Looking southwest at culvert from sediment basin, start of exposed ditch 4 of 23. ( OR_ Hood River_ County_ Glacier Ditch_ 0004) Looking west at view of ditch looking west shortly beyond start of exposed ditch 5 of 23. ( OR_ Hood River_ County_ Glacier Ditch_ 0005) Looking east at the 90 degree V- notch weir for estimating flow in Glacier Ditch 6 of 23. ( OR_ Hood River_ County_ Glacier Ditch_ 0006) Looking west at the 90 degree V- notch weir, looking upstream 7 of 23. ( OR_ Hood River_ County_ Glacier Ditch_ 0007) Looking west at the Fire suppression lateral pipe and rock dam 8 of 23. ( OR_ Hood River_ County_ Glacier Ditch_ 0008) Looking northwest at the old wood flume north of the fire suppression lateral pipe and rock dam 9 of 23. ( OR_ Hood River_ County_ Glacier Ditch_ 0009) Looking north at the sediment basin flow and road 10 of 23. ( OR_ Hood River_ County_ Glacier Ditch_ 0010) Looking northwest at sediment basin flow before Evan’s Creek. 11 of 23. ( OR_ Hood River_ County_ Glacier Ditch_ 0011) Looking southeast head of culvert conveying Glacier Ditch water under Evan’s Creek 12 of 23. ( OR_ Hood River_ County_ Glacier Ditch_ 0012) Looking northwest at the abandoned slide gate with metal wheel previously used for draining the old diversion pool at Evan’s Creek 13 of 23. ( OR_ Hood River_ County_ Glacier Ditch_ 0013) Looking southwest at the concrete dam and the Evan’s creek diversion structure 14 of 23. ( OR_ Hood River_ County_ Glacier Ditch_ 0014) Looking northeast at the wood vehicular bridge across Evan’s Creek 15 of 23. ( OR_ Hood River_ County_ Glacier Ditch_ 0015) Looking southwest at the wetland near Evan’s Creek 16 of 23. ( OR_ Hood River_ County_ Glacier Ditch_ 0016) Looking south at the diverted flow from Evan’s creek entering Glacier Ditch northeast of Evan’s Creek diversion structure 17 of 23. ( OR_ Hood River_ County_ Glacier Ditch_ 0017) Looking southwest at the aluminum rectangular weir and staff gauge for estimating diverted flow from Evan’s Creek 18 of 23. ( OR_ Hood River_ County_ Glacier Ditch_ 0018) Looking southwest at the sediment basin water mixing with Evan’s Creek diverted flow in Glacier Ditch 19 of 23. ( OR_ Hood River_ County_ Glacier Ditch_ 0019) Looking southwest at the pump facility from Glacier Ditch northeast of Evan’s Creek crossing 20 of 23. ( OR_ Hood River_ County_ Glacier Ditch_ 0020) Looking northeast at the first culvert ( approximately 135’ long) northeast of the pump facility 21 of 23. ( OR_ Hood River_ County_ Glacier Ditch_ 0021) Looking southwest at the outlet of second culvert ( approximately 60’ long) northeast of pump facility 22 of 23. ( OR_ Hood River_ County_ Glacier Ditch_ 0022) Looking southwest Middlefork Irrigation District screened Sutton mainline intake structure, end of Glacier Ditch piping project. 23 of 23. ( OR_ Hood River_ County_ Glacier Ditch_ 0023) Looking east at the Glacier Ditch overflow pond and measurement weir on north side of road, near the Sutton mainline intake