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Optimal Water Allocation: The North Platte River

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  • G. S. Tolley
  • V. S. Hastings

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Introduction, 279. — I. Determinants of water value in the basin, 280; how to allocate water between power and irrigation, 280; taking account of delivery losses along a canal, 284; effects of water rights, 288. — II. Allocation between major water uses, 289; competition among eight water uses, 289; below Lake McConaughy, 290; above Lake McConaughy, 291; between the two areas, 291. — III. Conclusion, 292; findings for the North Platte River, 292; further applications, 293. — Appendix on canal losses, 294.

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  • G. S. Tolley & V. S. Hastings, 1960. "Optimal Water Allocation: The North Platte River," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 74(2), pages 279-295.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:qjecon:v:74:y:1960:i:2:p:279-295.
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    1. R. Aaron Hrozencik & Nicholas A. Potter & Steven Wallander, 2022. "The Cost-Effectiveness of Irrigation Canal Lining and Piping in the Western United States," NBER Chapters, in: American Agriculture, Water Resources, and Climate Change, pages 107-134, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    2. A. K. Dragun, 1985. "Problems and Prospects for Water Reallocation in Australia," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 9(4), pages 239-251, November.

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