Irrigated Spokane Valley
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Aerial view of the Spokane Valley circa 1925. Early irrigation projects such as the Corbin Ditch paved the way for the large scale agricultural and residential expansions of the 20th century.
Image courtesy of the Spokane Public Library Digital Collection
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…