Report of the Special Committee of the United States Senate on the Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands ....U.S. Government Printing Office, 1890 |
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... inches ; yet , it is shown to be wholly inadequate be- cause of inequality of distribution as to time and place ... inches . North Da- kota will average about 18 inches of precipitation per annum . At Fort Meade five years ' observation ...
... inches ; yet , it is shown to be wholly inadequate be- cause of inequality of distribution as to time and place ... inches . North Da- kota will average about 18 inches of precipitation per annum . At Fort Meade five years ' observation ...
Page 38
... inches ; at Dayton , 30 miles distant , it reaches 27 inches . That is a rise of less than 700 feet . To be accurate , the height above sea - level at Walla Walla is stated at 1,000 feet ; at Dayton , at 1,675 feet . The difference of 10 ...
... inches ; at Dayton , 30 miles distant , it reaches 27 inches . That is a rise of less than 700 feet . To be accurate , the height above sea - level at Walla Walla is stated at 1,000 feet ; at Dayton , at 1,675 feet . The difference of 10 ...
Page 48
... inch of water to eleven inches of fresh snow is a moderate estimate . On the basin and valley lands only a few inches of snow falls during the winter . Rarely , according to the surveyor - general and others , does it reach 25 inches ...
... inch of water to eleven inches of fresh snow is a moderate estimate . On the basin and valley lands only a few inches of snow falls during the winter . Rarely , according to the surveyor - general and others , does it reach 25 inches ...
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... inches , or even more . The entire coast region with its numerous sunny valleys have for almost their whole extent ... inches of rain - fall on the coast range , and the 40 to 90 inches on the upper Sierra , diminish rapidly until it ...
... inches , or even more . The entire coast region with its numerous sunny valleys have for almost their whole extent ... inches of rain - fall on the coast range , and the 40 to 90 inches on the upper Sierra , diminish rapidly until it ...
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... inches . Just over the line in Utah it rises to 36 inches , and at the head of the Gila River it is 33 inches . These figures are those of valley and cañon stations only ; and for mountain summit and high plateau from three to five ...
... inches . Just over the line in Utah it rises to 36 inches , and at the head of the Gila River it is 33 inches . These figures are those of valley and cañon stations only ; and for mountain summit and high plateau from three to five ...
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