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Damming Grand Canyon : The 1923 USGS Colorado River Expedition /

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Glavni autor: Boyer, Diane E.
Autor kompanije: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Daljnji autori: Webb, Robert H.
Format: Elektronički e-knjiga
Jezik:engleski
Izdano: Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, 2007.
Serija:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Teme:
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) > Environmental conditions.
Grand Canyon (Ariz.) > Environmental conditions.
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) > Description and travel.
Grand Canyon (Ariz.) > Description and travel.
Geological Survey (U.S.) > Biography.
Geological Survey (U.S.) > History > 20th century.
Water resources development > Arizona > Grand Canyon > History > 20th century.
Water-supply > Political aspects > Arizona > Grand Canyon > History > 20th century.
Dams > Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) > History > 20th century.
River surveys > Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) > History > 20th century.
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Sadržaj:
  • 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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