Damming Grand Canyon : The 1923 USGS Colorado River Expedition /

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Autore principale:	Boyer, Diane E.
Ente Autore:	Geological Survey (U.S.)
Altri autori:	Webb, Robert H.
Natura:	Elettronico eBook
Lingua:	inglese
Pubblicazione:	Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, 2007.
Serie:	Book collections on Project MUSE.
Soggetti:	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. Electronic books.
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Sommario:

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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