Yelm Ditch

Yelm Ditch is an abandoned irrigation canal near Yelm in Thurston County, Washington. It was completed by the Yelm Irrigation Company at a cost of $100,000 on June 29, 1916.^[2][3][4] At the time, Yelm had a population of a few hundred, and the Yelm Irrigation Project was "one of Western Washington's first irrigation districts", bringing water from the Nisqually River to irrigate farms on the Yelm Prairie.^[2][5] The crops irrigated by the canal included red and black raspberries and Bluelake beans.^[3]

Yelm Ditch
Location	Near Yelm, Washington
Country	United States
Coordinates	46°50′35.37″N 122°25′35.42″W[1]
Specifications
Maximum height above sea level	123 metres (404 ft)
History
Date completed	June 19, 1916
Geography
Start point	Nisqually River near 46°54′25.36″N 122°30′36.43″W (From USGS[1])
End point	46°53′23.36″N 122°29′38.43″W (From USGS[1])

See also

• Centralia Canal
• Elbow Lake (Thurston County, Washington)
• List of canals in the United States