Central
Snake
"In sharp contrast to the prime importance of the Snake River in the Upper Basin, the waters of that stream are virtually unused in the Central Basin at present. Here, irrigation and power development are based almost wholly on...
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An 18-foot diameter penstock liner section ready to be installed in one of the nine penstock tunnels of the left group.
1940-02-20
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In September of 1977, the University of Idaho Water Resources Research
Institute entered into a contract with the then named Energy Research and
Development Administration, (now the U.S. Department of Energy) to make a
study entitled, "A Resource...
1979-09-01
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An aerial view looking northeast. A general view showing feeder canal, area above feeder canal, and part of town of Grand Coulee. Highest crack in slide area is visible. Feeder canal outline can be seen back to headworks. A view of the area above...
1947-10-21
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Specifications 2329, Morrison-Knudsen So., Inc. and Peter Kiewit Sons' Company. Progress view showing initial construction on the pump discharge outlet structure. On the right can be seen the completed invert of P-1 and P-2 conduits with the...
1949-06-28
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View of Grand Coulee from west bank. Cranes visible on bank.
1941-05-09
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ages under the administration of differing Federal agencies are shown in the tabulation that follows.
Farm lands (4,467,789 acres), about one-third of which are irrigated, make up the bulk of the privately owned land. A smaller but undetermined...
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But if the states are ill-equipped to take an ecologically-based approach to water management, the federal water agencies are hardly better situated. Congress long ago conceded most water-allocation authority to the states, which have in turn...
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An 18-foot diameter penstock liner section is delivered to the left powerhouse. The crane will lift the big steel pipe from the railroad car and lower it into a turbine pit for installation in one of the nine penstock tunnels.
1940-02-12
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View of tract No. 3 Taken from a point approximately 300 feet north and 300 feet east of the southwest corner of the NW 1/4SE1/4 of Sec. 26, T. R. 28E., W.M., looking N. 08 degrees E. U.S. V. Howard Adams, et al.
1949-06-22
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An aerial view looking east. A general view showing feeder canal, area immediately above slide area of canal, and part of town of Grand Coulee. Feeder canal shown back to headworks
1947-10-21
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Specifications 2329. Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc., and Peter Kiewit Sons' Company. Progress view of the pump-discharge outlet structure showing the status of construction of the crest bends of P-1 to P-4 discharge pipes. Pipes P-1 and P-2 have...
1949-09-08
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View showing west crane recess
1940-04-10
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Document:From Joseph Jensen, Confidential Report to M.W.D. Directors, "Conference with Secretary of the Interior Udall," December 15, 1964, page 2
1964-12-15
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Summary of potential developments IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE (ACRES)
New land
Gravity
Pumping
Project or unit
Supplemental water
Total area benefited
Bruneau 300, 000 100, 000 0 400, 000
Bruneau River 80, 000 0 0 80, 000
Grand View...
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SUMMARY OF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
BYSTAGES AND SUBSTAGES
FIRST STAGE
Authorized but not
yet under construction
SECOND STAGE
Recommended for Authorization
Under Construction
Deferred
PERCENTAGE COMPARISON
NUMBER OF PROJECTS...
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work. The logic of this approach is unassailable; the problem is implementation. Implementing a rigorous monitoring and evaluation program in a world of fragmented jurisdictions and political pressures requires a much more serious commitment to...
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A big pump inlet pipe is lowered to temporary timber cribbing. When the pipe is blocked to final line and grade, steel struts and ties will replace timber cribbing.
1940-02-12
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Specifications 2329. Contractor: Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc. and Peter Kiewit Sons' Company. This aerial view of the Grand Coulee Dam area shows the status of progress on the construction of Grand Coulee pumping plant and feeder canal. The...
1949-09-21
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Specifications 2329. Contractor: Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc. and Peter Kiewit Sons' Company. Subcontractor: Consolidated Western Steel Corporation. Progress view of 12-foot diameter pump-discharge pipe emerging from P-4 tunnel. The two top...
1949-10-06
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The collection consists of correspondence, reports, designs, specifications, and photographs, relating to dams, dam sites, and hydroelectric power plants in Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, British...
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tion on the west-facing slopes tends to increase rapidly with elevation, reaching 46 inches at Roland, Idaho, with elevation of 4,150 feet.
Distribution of the precipitation is markedly seasonal, the maximum occurring during the winter. At...
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measures and fluctuating natural conditions to see if the comparative efficacy of the two techniques varied with different climatic conditions. Because natural flow fluctuations are more extreme than artificially-induced fluctuations,...
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