{ "culture": "en-US", "name": "", "guid": "", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "For applications requiring land use and land cover data. This land classification is used in the Idaho portion of the Bear River Compact (BRC) depletion study. This update is based on a review of new acres irrigated and acres taken out of irrigation since January 1, 1976, both new full supply and supplemental supply.\n\nThis 2019 land classification was generated prior to the commencement of the Bear River Basin Adjudication (BRBA) and relies heavily on photo interpretation. The in-house spatial datasets used to locate the place of use (POU) and point of diversion (POD) for all active water right applications, permits, rights, and transfers in basins 11, 13, and 15 provide justification for potentially reclassifying the original 1976 base map to determine depletions. It is expected that water right POU changes, and consequently land classifications, will occur with the forthcoming adjudication. \n\nThis land classification is more than a snapshot of the 2019 irrigation season/status for the area. Instead, this land classification was used to determine additional depletions, if any, that have occurred since the 1976 base map was created during the early years of the Bear River Compact. Reported changes in irrigated acres are tied to acres with recent historic beneficial use irrigation rather than what was found in the specific year (2019) for which the data were tabulated or what was permitted. The definition of acres with recent historic beneficial use includes those acres that have been irrigated within the previous 5-year period or are expected to be developed and beneficially irrigated within the following 5-year period.", "description": "

Land use and land cover developed for the Idaho portion of the Bear River Basin as part of the Bear River Compact. The Bear River Compact was established in 1958 to determine how Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming would distribute and use water from the Bear River. For more details see the following: Bear River Commission, \"Bear River Compact As Amended and Bylaws of Bear River Commission\", April 1990. Kramber, W.J., H. Anderson, M. Verdun, G. Austiguy, and B. Ondrechen, \"Idaho's system for monitoring water use in the Bear River Basin\", Geo Info Systems, May 1993, pp. 8-52.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "summary": "For applications requiring land use and land cover data. This land classification is used in the Idaho portion of the Bear River Compact (BRC) depletion study. This update is based on a review of new acres irrigated and acres taken out of irrigation since January 1, 1976, both new full supply and supplemental supply.\n\nThis 2019 land classification was generated prior to the commencement of the Bear River Basin Adjudication (BRBA) and relies heavily on photo interpretation. The in-house spatial datasets used to locate the place of use (POU) and point of diversion (POD) for all active water right applications, permits, rights, and transfers in basins 11, 13, and 15 provide justification for potentially reclassifying the original 1976 base map to determine depletions. It is expected that water right POU changes, and consequently land classifications, will occur with the forthcoming adjudication. \n\nThis land classification is more than a snapshot of the 2019 irrigation season/status for the area. Instead, this land classification was used to determine additional depletions, if any, that have occurred since the 1976 base map was created during the early years of the Bear River Compact. Reported changes in irrigated acres are tied to acres with recent historic beneficial use irrigation rather than what was found in the specific year (2019) for which the data were tabulated or what was permitted. The definition of acres with recent historic beneficial use includes those acres that have been irrigated within the previous 5-year period or are expected to be developed and beneficially irrigated within the following 5-year period.", "title": "Land Use & Land Cover, 2019, Idaho portion of the Bear River Basin", "tags": [ "Irrigation", "Bear River Compact", "Land Cover", "Idaho", "water use", "Bear River", "land use", "depletion study" ], "type": "", "typeKeywords": [], "thumbnail": "", "url": "", "minScale": 150000000, "maxScale": 5000, "spatialReference": "", "accessInformation": "William J. Kramber, Hal Anderson, and Michael Verdun of the Idaho Department of Water Resources. (1976/1992) \nMargie Wilkins, Michael Verdun, and Nick Van Dyke of the Idaho Department of Water Resources. (2009)\nMargie Wilkins, Ethan Geisler, and Matt Anders of the Idaho Department of Water Resources. (2019)", "licenseInfo": "

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