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    Damming Grand Canyon the 1923 USGS Colorado River expedition / by Boyer, Diane E.

    Published 2007
    Table of Contents: “…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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    Damming Grand Canyon The 1923 USGS Colorado River Expedition / by Boyer, Diane E.

    Published 2007
    Table of Contents: “…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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    Damming Grand Canyon : The 1923 USGS Colorado River Expedition / by Boyer, Diane E.

    Published 2007
    Table of Contents: “…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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    Damming Grand Canyon : The 1923 USGS Colorado River Expedition / by Boyer, Diane E.

    Published 2007
    Table of Contents: “…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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    Once upon an Oldman special interest politics and the Oldman River Dam / by Glenn, Jack, 1936-

    Published 1999
    Subjects: “…Dams Political aspects Alberta Oldman River.…”
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    The St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project an oral history of the greatest construction show on earth / by Parham, Claire Puccia

    Published 2009
    Subjects: “…Dams Saint Lawrence River Design and construction History.…”
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    Death of Celilo Falls by Barber, Katrine

    Published 2005
    Table of Contents: “…Village and town : the communities transformed by the Dalles Dam -- A riverscape as contested space -- Debating the dam : "a serious breach of good faith" -- Narratives of progress : development and population growth at the Dalles -- Relocation and the persistence of Celilo Village: "we don't 'come from' anywhere" -- Negotiating values : settlement and final compensation -- Conclusion: Losses.…”
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    Exploring the Brazos River from beginning to end / by Kimmel, Jim, 1943-

    Published 2011
    Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Water runs downhill -- The Brazos as an ecological system -- The lost river -- Many arms of God -- John Graves's dammed river -- The (almost) free Brazos -- The evolving Brazos -- Appendix: Plant and animal species of the Brazos River.…”
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    Westwater Lost and Found by Milligan, Mike, 1954-

    Published 2004
    Table of Contents: “…First touched by man : beginnings -- Westwater town : a trip in time -- Gunslingers and bad guys -- Cattle versus sheep -- Rocks, dams, and hideouts : entering the canyon -- The river runners : entering the gorge -- Skull Rapid -- The Memorial.…”
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