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McClusky and New Rockford Canals
Sheridan, Wells, and Eddy Counties in North Dakota
Project Details:
The Garrison Diversion Unit consists of more than 110 miles of canals. The
McClusky Canal makes up 74 miles of this total, and is the principal supply
canal for the Garrison Diversion Unit. The McClusky Canal runs from the east
side of Lake Audubon and ends near the Lonetree Wildlife Management Area in
Sheridan County, North Dakota. The New Rockford Canal starts on the east
side of the Lonetree Wildlife Management Area and runs east for approximately
42 miles through Wells and Eddy Counties in North Dakota. Because this area
encompasses thousands of acres of vegetation, hundreds of miles of roads, and
hundreds of hydraulic structures, the operational effectiveness and maintenance
of the canals is largely based on the available information for the managers
and operators.
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBOR) and the Garrison Diversion Conservancy
District (GDCD) contracted with Houston Engineering to develop a Geographic
Information System (GIS) to aid in the operation and maintenance of the canals.
The project consisted of gathering and creating relative information needed to
successfully operate and manage the canals using GIS. This information consists
of drains, hydraulic structures, slides, beach belting, plan and profile drawings,
utility lines, digital photos, and numerous other features related to the
operation and maintenance of the canals. The information was gathered and created
by Global Positioning System (GPS) data collection, as well as digitizing and
scanning the information. The project also consisted of developing customized
tools to aid users with viewing and analyzing the information in ESRI’s ArcGIS®
software.
Project Benefits:
- An organized inventory of information for the canals is stored in a GIS format
for easy access when managers and operators need it.
- Customized ArcGIS projects help users efficiently view, analyze, print, create
custom reports, and manage the information.
- Accessing data in a completely electronic environment makes information retrieval
and long-term storage simple. Since all documents were scanned and added into the GIS
system, there is no longer a need to archive and manage paper documents.
“Houston Engineering is on the cutting edge of the GIS world.”
Read the complete testimonial ...
- Kip Kovar, Engineer for the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District
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