Damming Grand Canyon : The 1923 USGS Colorado River Expedition.
Boyer, Diane E.
Damming Grand Canyon : The 1923 USGS Colorado River Expedition. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (304 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Water and the Colorado Desert -- 2. Where Should the Dams Be? : Politics, the Colorado River Compact, and the Geological Survey's Role -- 3. Prelude to an Expedition: Washington and Flagstaff -- 4. A Cumbersome Journey: Flagstaff to Lee's Ferry to the Little Colorado River -- 5. Surveys and Portages: Furnace Flats through the Inner Gorge -- 6. Of Flips and Floods: Bass Canyon to Diamond Creek -- 7. Feeling Their Oats: Diamond Creek to Needles -- 8. Aftermath: Politics and the Strident Hydraulic Engineer -- About the Authors -- Index.
9780874216653
Water resources development -- Arizona -- Grand Canyon -- History -- 20th century.
Electronic books.
F788
917.91/320434
Damming Grand Canyon : The 1923 USGS Colorado River Expedition. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (304 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Water and the Colorado Desert -- 2. Where Should the Dams Be? : Politics, the Colorado River Compact, and the Geological Survey's Role -- 3. Prelude to an Expedition: Washington and Flagstaff -- 4. A Cumbersome Journey: Flagstaff to Lee's Ferry to the Little Colorado River -- 5. Surveys and Portages: Furnace Flats through the Inner Gorge -- 6. Of Flips and Floods: Bass Canyon to Diamond Creek -- 7. Feeling Their Oats: Diamond Creek to Needles -- 8. Aftermath: Politics and the Strident Hydraulic Engineer -- About the Authors -- Index.
9780874216653
Water resources development -- Arizona -- Grand Canyon -- History -- 20th century.
Electronic books.
F788
917.91/320434