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Aetna..............................................................…........................................................3,608 3,608 3,699 3,699 3,699 4,389 4,390 4,376
Bow River.............................................................….....................219,733 221,677 231,713 233,869 233,438 233,925 234,014 234,327
Eastern..............................................................….....................283,706 284,074 284,419 285,086 294,612 290,429 294,373 294,620
Leavitt....................................................................…................4,763 4,763 5,205 5,126 4,706 4,793 4,848 4,840
Lethbridge Northern........................................................…...........................175,628 175,636 175,913 176,069 176,201 176,282 176,187 177,593
Magrath...................................................................….....................18,320 18,320 18,300 18,300 18,300 18,300 18,300 18,300
Mountain View..........................................................…............................3,561 3,561 3,654 3,700 3,700 3,700 3,617 3,616
Raymond.............................................................…..........................46,296 46,306 46,306 46,293 46,303 46,302 46,302 46,402
Ross Creek..........................................................…..........................1,210 1,101 1,101 1,101 1,101 1,101 1,101 1,101
St. Mary's River........................................................…...........................372,619 372,618 372,996 373,162 373,092 373,018 374,408 373,835
Taber...................................................................….....................82,533 82,527 82,804 82,600 82,569 82,728 82,773 82,750
United.............................................................…......................34,081 34,025 34,044 34,069 34,325 34,370 34,382 34,382
Western........................................................….............................96,415 96,100 96,091 96,079 96,045 95,628 95,754 95,788
Total..............................................................…........................1,342,473 1,344,316 1,356,245 1,359,153 1,368,091 1,364,965 1,370,449 1,371,930
Aetna........................................................................…...................2,361 2,361 2,361 2,361 2,361 150 2,961 2,797
Bow River.................................................................….................192,899 198,111 201,286 206,284 211,578 182,483 202,478 208,217
Eastern...............................................................…....................282,267 280,753 284,419 280,691 285,191 284,127 294,569 294,748
Leavitt................................................................…....................4,763 4,763 4,763 4,763 4,706 0 4,714 4,625
Lethbridge Northern.........................................................…..........................175,206 175,184 174,673 175,886 174,487 176,393 175,683 177,593
Magrath..........................................................…..............................13,044 13,232 14,676 13,420 14,866 5,688 12,774 14,175
Mountain View............................................................…..........................3,510 3,510 3,509 3,509 3,500 500 2,920 535
Raymond................................................................….......................36,611 41,156 42,573 38,617 40,174 17,481 37,163 39,560
Ross Creek.........................................................…...........................800 0 600 0 800 374 770 878
St. Mary's River.......................................................…............................346,596 335,269 345,935 352,564 352,104 340,078 346,079 338,439
Taber...............................................................….........................77,522 76,765 77,068 77,132 77,571 72,989 75,048 76,775
United..................................................................….................20,780 22,771 22,021 21,735 23,383 17,333 21,003 22,655
Western.................................................................…....................56,186 43,136 40,716 48,126 64,196 48,700 42,270 52,483
Total..............................................................…........................1,212,544 1,197,011 1,214,600 1,225,088 1,254,916 1,146,296 1,218,432 1,233,480
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Cereals....................................................................................….................................…408,107 419,554 416,925 456,907 453,636 426,826 429,805 423,112
Forages..............................................................................….......................................…612,699 613,246 585,966 516,321 515,956 512,310 473,073 444,947
Oilseeds...............................................................…......................................................…118,425 104,359 129,990 195,962 181,309 183,895 191,153 208,168
Specialty Crops.......................................................…...........................................................................….............…173,452 178,431 175,668 153,961 179,009 184,499 213,150 248,461
Other............................................................................….........................................…29,790 28,726 47,696 36,002 38,181 57,434 63,268 47,242
Total Crops...............................................................…....................................................................…............…1,342,473 1,344,316 1,356,245 1,359,153 1,368,091 1,364,964 1,370,449 1,371,930
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Irrigation and Farm Water Division
Acres
Cereals: Barley, CPS Wheat, Durum, Grain Corn, Hard Spring Wheat, Malt
Barley, Oats, Rye, Soft Wheat, Triticale, and Winter Wheat.
Forages: Alfalfa Hay and Silage, Barley Silage, Brome Hay, Corn Silage,
Grass Hay, Green Feed, Milk Vetch, Millet, Native Pasture, Oats Silage,
Sorghum/Sudan Grass, Tame Pasture, Timothy Hay, Triticale Silage.
Oilseeds: Canola, Flax, Mustard.
Specialty Crops: Alfalfa Seed, Canary Seed, Canola Seed, Caraway Seed, Carrots,
Dill, Dry Beans, Dry Peas, Faba Beans, Fresh Corn (sweet), Fresh Peas, Grass Seed,
Hemp, Lawn Turf, Lentils, Market Gardens, Mint, Monarda, Nursery, Onions, Potatoes,
Safflower, Seed Potatoes, Small Fruit, Soy Beans, Sugar Beets, Sunflower.
Other: Miscellaneous, Non Crop, Summerfallow, Unknown (not reported).
Table 102: Irrigation in Alberta by District, 2005-2012
Assessment Roll Acres
Acres Actually Irrigated
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Irrigation and Farm Water Division
Table 103: Crop Area Assessment in Alberta Irrigation Districts, 2005-2012
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