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duplication in federal government operations and, therefore, Columbia River navigational charts should not be published or maintained by the CE. Item 10 (enclosure 1 of your letter) seems to infer that water depths on the Columbia River NOS...

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PACIFIC NORTHWEST RIVER BASINS COMMISSION 1 Columbia River Vancouver, Washington 98660 OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN April 3, 1974 P. O. Box 908 Telephone (206) 694-2581 (503) 285-0467 Colonel A. R. Marshall Deputy Division Engineer...

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Colonel A. R. Marshall April 3, 1974 Page Two 5A-2 - Problems relating to specific reservoirs should be brought to attention of CCJP management staff if found to be not within the purview of CR&T. 5B-1 [combining with 5-Al] Work on this...

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Colonel A. R. Marshall April 3, 1974 Page Three concerned, is recognized. With respect to federal storage projects, such withdrawals presumably comply with the terms of the authorizing federal legislation, as well as with state law. The 11...

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Colonel A. R. Marshall April 3, 1974 Page Four 6C-11 [12]- Disposition seems appropriate. 6C-13,14 [12,13].- These concerns seem appropriate for consideration in CR&T, on the basis of the probable interrelationship between system...

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Colonel A. R. Marshall April 3, 1974 Page Five however, and recommendations will be made as appropriate on the basis of that consideration. Water commitments will be sorted out, to the extent possible with the level B funding and program,...

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE 1218 S. W. Washington Street, Portland, Oregon 97205 March 22, 1974 Division Engineer Department of the Army North Pacific Division Corps of Engineers 210 Custom House...

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A. R. Marshall Page 2 March 22, 1974 Section 11B: Diversion and Low Flow Augmentation Subheading B: Low Flow Augmentation Item 2 -- Recreation and low flow needs are evaluated during the planning phase of a watershed study under the...

Appendix

VI APPENDIX A. Glossary B. Agency and Organization Abbreviations C. Energy Conversion Units

Glossary

A. GLOSSARY AQUIFER - A water-bearing geologic formation that transmits water from one point to another. AVERAGE ANNUAL ENERGY - The average amount of energy that can be generated annually by a hydroelectric or thermal-electric project or...

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GLOSSARY (Cont'd) DIVERSION - Removal of water from a natural course to serve a purpose. All or any portion may be returned. EUTROPHICATION - The process of over fertilization of a body of water by nutrients which produce more organic...

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IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL - A term defining the scope of a study leading to a feasibility or survey report. KCFS - THOUSAND CUBIC FEET PER SECOND - a rate of flow of water. LEVEL A FRAMEWORK STUDIES AND ASSESSMENTS - Framework studies and...

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MASTER PLAN - An overall plan for reservoir shoreline protection, development, and management with allowances for recreation, industry, transportation, and any other relevant usage. MODIFIED STREAMFLOW - Streamflow as modified by use of...

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PLAN FORMULATION - One of the final steps in the planning process wherein the options for meeting the needs are compared, and one or more viable plans selected for recommendation to the decision making body. PLANNING PROCESS - All activities...

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RESIDUALISM - Downstream migrant salmonids get "lost" in a large reservoir and never make it through. REVETMENT, RIPRAP - A protective structure along a stream bank to prevent erosion comprising several layers of broken stone. RIPARIAN -...

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THERMAL PLANT - A power generating plant which uses heat to produce energy. Such plants may burn fossil fuels or use nuclear energy to produce the necessary thermal energy. THERMAL PLANT COOLING - Cooling necessary to cause steam condensation...

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VALLEY STORAGE - Natural storage along a stream or lake representing the difference between flood and low-water levels. This storage must be subtracted from a reservoir content to determine the net flood control effect or is lost with construction...

Agency and organization abbreviations

B. AGENCY AND ORGANIZATION ABBREVIATIONS AEC Atomic Energy Commission BOR Bureau of Outdoor Recreation BPA Bonneville Power Administration BR Bureau of Reclamation BSF&W Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife CBFTC Columbia Basin...

Energy conversion units

C. Energy Conversion Units 1 Kwh = 3,413 Btu Petroleum 1 barrel (bbl) = 42 gallons = 0.1532 tons (average) Crude oil: 1 bbl = 5.8 x 106 Btu (West Coast avg.) Motor and aviation gasoline: 1 bbl = 5.25 x 10 6 Btu Jet...

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Nuclear Energy 1 gram of Uranium-235 = 6.7 x 107 Btu 1 kilogram of reactor fuel (2.5 percent enriched UO 2) = 6.6 x 105 Kwh (thermal), (for modern boiling water reactor) HANDY WATER EQUIVALENTS 1 cubic foot 7.48 gallons 62.4...

Columbia River and Tributaries Review Study

261 p. The purpose of the Columbia River and Tributaries Study is to provide an up-to-date (1974) review of the main Columbia River system development. This study inventories and examines problems and areas of concern known to public and...

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41ST CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Ex. Doc. 1. 3d Session. Part 2. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR, BEING PART OF THE MESSAGE AND DOCUMENTS COMMUNICATED TO THE TWO HOUSES OF CONGRESS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE THIRD SESSION...

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Report of the Chief of Engineers

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS.

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Defenses at the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon, in charge of Major George IL Mendell, Corps of Engineers.—These defenses are Fort Stevens, on Point Adams, on the south side, and three detached batteries oil Cape...

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RIVERS AND HARBORS ON THE PACIFIC COAST. Officer in charge, Major It. S. Williamson, Corps of Engineers, assisted. by First Lieutenant William H. Heuer, Corps of Engineers. 1.Improvement of Willamette River,...

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