Colorado River Basin: Hearings Before the Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, United States Senate, Sixty-ninth Congress, First Session Pursuant to S. Res. 320 (68th Congress, 2d Session) Directing the Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, Or a Duly Authorized Subcommittee Thereof, to Make a Complete Investigation with Respect to Proposed Legislation Relating to the Protection and Development of the Colorado River Basin. October 26, 1925U.S. Government Printing Office, 1925 - Colorado River |
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... feet in height above its founda- tion , which would raise the water to an elevation of 1,033 feet above sea level and create a storage capacity of 10,000,000 acre - feet . He has estimated the cost of such a dam at about $ 28,000,000 ...
... feet in height above its founda- tion , which would raise the water to an elevation of 1,033 feet above sea level and create a storage capacity of 10,000,000 acre - feet . He has estimated the cost of such a dam at about $ 28,000,000 ...
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... feet of flood waters . The present conditionally ratification of California calls for a dam that will impound 20,000,000 acre - feet . Therefore , unless the Reclama- tion Department changes its views in regard to the size of the dam ...
... feet of flood waters . The present conditionally ratification of California calls for a dam that will impound 20,000,000 acre - feet . Therefore , unless the Reclama- tion Department changes its views in regard to the size of the dam ...
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... feet of silt which entered our canal system for the years 1912 to 1924 , inclusive : Acre - feet of silt diverted into Alamo Canal at Rockwood Gate : Acre - feet 1912_ 8 , 438 1920_ 1913 9 , 658 1921 1914_ 11 , 850 1922 . 1915- 11 , 385 ...
... feet of silt which entered our canal system for the years 1912 to 1924 , inclusive : Acre - feet of silt diverted into Alamo Canal at Rockwood Gate : Acre - feet 1912_ 8 , 438 1920_ 1913 9 , 658 1921 1914_ 11 , 850 1922 . 1915- 11 , 385 ...
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... feet ; three days later the capacity had dropped to 60 second - feet ; and by the 7th it was possible to get but 20 second - feet through the headgate . This was due to no other cause than bed sand filling up the head end and even with ...
... feet ; three days later the capacity had dropped to 60 second - feet ; and by the 7th it was possible to get but 20 second - feet through the headgate . This was due to no other cause than bed sand filling up the head end and even with ...
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... feet , a serious shortage resulted . Again in October , 1922 , we diverted all of the flow for the entire month but ... feet on the 4th of August , gradually decreasing during the remainder of the month to a minimum of 2,900 second ...
... feet , a serious shortage resulted . Again in October , 1922 , we diverted all of the flow for the entire month but ... feet on the 4th of August , gradually decreasing during the remainder of the month to a minimum of 2,900 second ...
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