Damming Grand Canyon the 1923 USGS Colorado River expedition /

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Hlavní autor:	Boyer, Diane E.
Korporace:	Geological Survey (U.S.), ebrary, Inc
Další autoři:	Webb, Robert H.
Médium:	Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:	angličtina
Vydáno:	Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, c2007.
Témata:	Geological Survey (U.S.) > History > 20th century. Geological Survey (U.S.) > Biography. River surveys > Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) > History > 20th century. Dams > Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) > History > 20th century. Water-supply > Political aspects > Arizona > Grand Canyon > History > 20th century. Water resources development > Arizona > Grand Canyon > History > 20th century. Grand Canyon (Ariz.) > Description and travel. Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) > Description and travel. Grand Canyon (Ariz.) > Environmental conditions. Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) > Environmental conditions. Electronic books.
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Water and the Colorado desert
Where should the dams be? politics, the Colorado River Compact, and the Geological Survey's role
Prelude to an expedition : Washington and Flagstaff
A cumbersome journey : Flagstaff to Lee's Ferry to the Little Colorado River
Surveys and portages : Furnace Flats through the Inner Gorge
Of flips and floods : Bass Canyon to Diamond Creek
Feeling their oats : Diamond Creek to Needles
Aftermath : politics and the strident hydraulic engineer.

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