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Description and Holding Information
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U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Colorado River: A Comprehensive Report on the Development of the Water Resources of the Colorado River Basin for Irrigation, Power Production, and Other Beneficial Uses ..., [1946]
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The Colorado River: A Comprehensive Report on the Development of the Water Resources of the Colorado River Basin for Irrigation, Power Production,
and Other Beneficial Uses in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Sponsored by and prepared under the general
supervision of the Bureau of Reclamation. Published by the United States Department of the Interior (Washington 1946). vii + 295 p., with unnumbered pages
(maps). Contents include the Proposed Report of the Secretary (June 6, 1946); a foreword; eight chapters: I, The Natural Setting; II, Claiming the Basin;
III, Dividing the Water; IV, Developing the Basin; V, Using the Water; VI, Power from Water; VII, Wealth from Water; VIII, Cooperating Interests in
the Basin (outline of programs of federal agencies including Geological Survey, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Mines,
Office of Indian Affairs, Forest Service and others; with appendixes, photographs, and maps. Report includes 16 charts, addressing population growth,
1900-1940; trends in animal units, 1890-1940; number of farms, 1880-1940; and estimated trend, electrical power load; and others; and 146 tables with data
on water flow, irrigation development, hydroelectric generating capacity, agricultural production, mining and mineral production, and population
growth in upper and lower basin and specific locations; and two indexes, to Existing and Potential Projects and to Reservoirs and Reservoir Sites.
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Title:
The Colorado River : "a natural menace becomes a national resource" : a comprehensive report on the development of the water resources of the Colorado River basin for irrigation, power production, and other beneficial uses in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming / by the United States Department of the Interior, J.A. Krug, Secretary ; sponsored by and prepared under the general supervision of the Bureau of Reclamation, Michael W. Straus, Commissioner, E.A. Moritz, Director, Region 3, E.O. Larson, Director, Region 4.
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OCLC Number:
596862616
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Available Volumes
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| Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
| Vol. 1 | | Yes | No |
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