Corbin Irrigation Project Construction
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Once the early gravity ditches were constructed it became possible to greatly increase irrigated land in the Valley. This photo shows additional construction of irrigation piping by a company owned by Daniel Corbin.
Image courtesy Washington State Digital Archives
This file appears in: The Corbin Ditch
The Corbin Ditch
The main challenge for farming in the Spokane Valley was supplementing the meager local rain fall with manmade irrigation systems. Gravity ditches, such as the Corbin Ditch, formed the core of early efforts in this area. Developers understood that…