v.3. Rocky Mountain region and Great Plains. v.4. Statements by Director Powell and other officers of the U. S. Geological Survey. Consular reports. General report on irrigation in United States. Miscellaneous papers. [v.5] Irrigation in the United States. By R.J. Hinton... being a 2d ed. of Misc. doc. 15, 49th Cong. [2d sessU.S. Government Printing Office, 1890 |
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... surface of the lake one - fourth the annual flow ) , or for the moving quicksand in the river's bottom , or the detritus to be thrown into the lake by storms from the gulches and ravines from its mountainous sides . It is , however ...
... surface of the lake one - fourth the annual flow ) , or for the moving quicksand in the river's bottom , or the detritus to be thrown into the lake by storms from the gulches and ravines from its mountainous sides . It is , however ...
Page 46
... surface of the lake behind these walls and yet gain an altitude before reaching the third arroya near the present bridge sufficient to carry them above the waters of the lake . The problem then would be to cross the Southern Pacific ...
... surface of the lake behind these walls and yet gain an altitude before reaching the third arroya near the present bridge sufficient to carry them above the waters of the lake . The problem then would be to cross the Southern Pacific ...
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... surface at the distance of about 34 miles , where the main stem is divided into two canals , the east and the west valley lines . The former is then flumed over the river and serves the large valleys on the east bank of the river . The ...
... surface at the distance of about 34 miles , where the main stem is divided into two canals , the east and the west valley lines . The former is then flumed over the river and serves the large valleys on the east bank of the river . The ...
Page 107
... surface and be used for irrigation . The drought of 1886 - '87 brought to light a few points of interest bearing on the underground water supply . In 1886 the drought extended over the entire subhumid region . The Black Wax belt of ...
... surface and be used for irrigation . The drought of 1886 - '87 brought to light a few points of interest bearing on the underground water supply . In 1886 the drought extended over the entire subhumid region . The Black Wax belt of ...
Page 113
... surface veins at 100 feet , and a flow of 200 gallons a minute . Those were the only two flowing wells . In Hale County the wells run shallower , not over an average of 50 feet in the whole county . In Crosby County they run 100 feet ...
... surface veins at 100 feet , and a flow of 200 gallons a minute . Those were the only two flowing wells . In Hale County the wells run shallower , not over an average of 50 feet in the whole county . In Crosby County they run 100 feet ...
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