The Irrigation System
Three irrigation districts (Talent, Medford, and Rogue River Valley) (The “Districts”) supply irrigation to over 35,000 acres of municipal and industrial water in the Rogue Basin.
TID 16,300 acres
MID 12,000 acres
RRVID 8,800 acres
The Districts are intricately tied to each other in a complex system of reservoirs and canals that include: 7 storage dams, 20 diversion dams, and 250 miles of canal.
All Districts obtain water from Howard Prairie Lake, Hyatt Reservoir, Emigrant Lake, Keene Creek Reservoir, and Bear Creek and its tributaries. Fourmile Lake and Fish Lake provide a partial water supply to MID and RRVID and Agate Reservoir provides water to RRVID.