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8.0 OPPORTUNITIES
Table 8-27 Agricultural Needs, Wind/Bighorn River Basin
Irrigated Lands
Needs for Dry
Hydrologic
Condition
Subbasin acres ac-ft per year
Clarks Fork 18,299 30,000
Upper Wind River 138,863 193,000
Little Wind River 45,536 98,000
Lower Wind River 12,919 21,000
Upper Bighorn River 63,150 12,000
Owl Creek 17,839 40,000
Nowood River 21,725 7,000
Lower Bighorn River 25,862 27,000
Greybull River 98,046 29,000
Shoshone River 158,187 29,000
Bull Creek NA 193,000
Dinwoody Creek NA 193,000
Middle Fork Popo Agie River NA 22,000
North Fork Little Wind River NA NA
Shell Creek NA 1,000
8.9.4 Long List of Future Water Use Opportunities
The long list of future water use opportunities compiled in the Basin Plan comprised
approximately 300 projects. This list was reviewed by the BAG to produce the short list of water use
opportunities.
8.9.5 Short List of Future Water Use Opportunities
The short list of future water opportunities is summarized in Table 8-28. The ratings of the
projects are summarized in Table 8-29.
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