Central Valley Project of California: Hearings Before the Committee on Flood Control, House of Representatives, Seventy-fourth Congress, First Session, Central Valley Project of State Water Plan of California. February 7, 8, and 9, 1935 |
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... San Joaquin , and Kern Rivers , Calif . , in which report is recommended the ... Francisco Bay . The Sacramento River his been improved to afford a channel ... San Joaquin River a channel 26 feet deep has been provided to Stockton , 45 ...
... San Joaquin , and Kern Rivers , Calif . , in which report is recommended the ... Francisco Bay . The Sacramento River his been improved to afford a channel ... San Joaquin River a channel 26 feet deep has been provided to Stockton , 45 ...
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... San Francisco Bay region ; a channel or canal with all necessary dams , pumping plants , and lines of conduit to convey a supply of water for irrigation and other benefits and uses up the San Joaquin River ; for a storage dam on the San ...
... San Francisco Bay region ; a channel or canal with all necessary dams , pumping plants , and lines of conduit to convey a supply of water for irrigation and other benefits and uses up the San Joaquin River ; for a storage dam on the San ...
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... San Francisco , Calif . , February 21 , 1934 . Subject : Review of Reports on Sacramento , San Joaquin , and Kern Rivers , Calif . To : The Chief of Engineers , United States Army . AUTHORITY 1. A review of the reports on the Sacramento ...
... San Francisco , Calif . , February 21 , 1934 . Subject : Review of Reports on Sacramento , San Joaquin , and Kern Rivers , Calif . To : The Chief of Engineers , United States Army . AUTHORITY 1. A review of the reports on the Sacramento ...
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... San Joaquin Rivers serve as main transportation routes connecting with San Francisco Bay . At Stockton and Sacramento ade- quate water terminals have been provided . For storage and shipment of farm products warehouses and landings have ...
... San Joaquin Rivers serve as main transportation routes connecting with San Francisco Bay . At Stockton and Sacramento ade- quate water terminals have been provided . For storage and shipment of farm products warehouses and landings have ...
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... San Francisco Bay area and infuses the underground water and the land itself with sea water , bringing inevitable ruin to approximately four hundred thousand acres of the finest agricultural land in the world , and endangering the ...
... San Francisco Bay area and infuses the underground water and the land itself with sea water , bringing inevitable ruin to approximately four hundred thousand acres of the finest agricultural land in the world , and endangering the ...
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acres agency agricultural amount appropriated approved basins bonds Buck canals Central Valley Project CHAIRMAN Chico Landing Chief of Engineers Colusa Committee on Rivers Congress construction contract contribution Corporation cost delta Department districts division engineer economic electric energy ENGLEBRIGHT estimated feet FERGUSON flood control Friant furnish hereby HYATT hydro interest irrigation Kennett Dam Kennett Reservoir Kern Rivers kilowatt-hours kilowatts KIMBALL Landing and Sacramento levees maintenance mento miles minimum flow municipalities navigation and flood necessary operation payment percent Public Works Administration pumping purposes rates READY recommendations reports under review rights-of-way Rivers and Harbors Sacramento and San Sacramento River Sacramento Valley salt water San Francisco Bay San Joaquin River San Joaquin Valley second-feet southern California steam Stockton Suisun Bay supply territory thereof tion transmission lines United Water Project Authority water shortage WEARIN WEST WHITTINGTON
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