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and which make the farmer independent of the rainfall, and his crop a certainty. At the Boundary the average annual rainfall is 30 inches, and there is a continual decrease until at the mouth of Snake River there is but 9 inches. This small...
2004-07-20
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30 p. This pamphlet, published by the Bonneville Power Administration, details that body's construction of the Bonneville and Grand Coulee dams. It discusses the benefits from improved inland navigation and transportation, irrigation, and power...
1940-11-01
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399 p. Prepared by the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, this document outlines a plan for the use of water and other physical resources of the Columbia River Basin. Presented in the report are descriptions of the basin's natural resources, its people,...
1947-02-01
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Daily log of Glover's work on water projects throughout the U.S. West in 1937 and 1938
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Image captions: The BPA grid in 1939. A pole planting crew works near Bonneville Dam. Attaching conductor fittings on the Bonneville-Grand Coulee line.
Image details: WASHINGTON CHEHALIS KELSO GRAND COULEE ABERDEEN VANCOUVER ST. JOHNS... |
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THE CONTRIBUTION OF IRRIGATION AND THE CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT TO THE ECONOMY OF THE AREA AND NATION
INTRODUCTION
Over half a century ago, the Congress, in passing the Reclamation Act, launched the Federal Government in the development of the water...
2009-04-01
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206 p. In the Western Water Policy Review Act of 1992, Congress charged the President with reviewing and reporting on federal activities in the west that affect the allocation and use of water resources. The legislation directed the Western Water...
1997-08-01
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Woods, Rufus. "The 23-years' Battle for Grand Coulee Dam." The Wenatchee Daily World, 1944.
Chapter 3 — Bonneville Project Act—A "Provisional" Bureau is Born.
Bauer, Malcolm. "The Columbia Gorge—Scenery vs. Industry." The Oregonian (Nov....
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Image captions: Sagging conductor on the
Bonneville-Grand Coulee line north of Grand Coulee Dam. Installing an assembled 11-kV disconnect at Alcoa Substation, 1941.
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Agriculture is of importance, however, along the western border of the mountains and in numerous broad, flat-floored valleys between north-south trending mountain ranges. Precipitation is adequate in some sections for farming without irrigation,...
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A Snapshot of Current Salmon, River,
and Watershed Management
The plethora of salmon recovery initiatives required new management and coordination systems. They have emerged over the last seventeen years in pieces, and they are still...
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This collection contains reference
materials including articles, brochures and publications covering various
topics through Washington State, with a strong focus on Bellingham and Whatcom
County history. The collection is arranged by...
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399 p. Prepared by the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, this document outlines a plan for the use of water and other physical resources of the Columbia River Basin. Presented in the report are descriptions of the basin's natural resources, its people,...
1947-02-01
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Plan for Future Development
Potential water-resource developments involve a large expansion in irrigated acreage and an increase in hydroelectric power production. The latter would be attained largely by greater output from existing...
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In addition to projects of the Bureau of Reclamation listed above, the Office of Indian Affairs is continuing construction of irrigation developments on Indian reservations within the Columbia River Basin. Additional surveys are required to...
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On verso of image: A section of the reservoir near Powell, Washington, before and after clearing.
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The J. William T. Youngs papers consists of research collected by Dr. J. William T. Youngs for his book The Fair and the Falls, drafts of his book, and oral histories conducted by Dr. Youngs and his students for his book.; John William Theodore...
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the west side of the Cascades, under the summit of which the line passes in a tunnel nearly 8 miles long, to the Columbia River near the city of Wenatchee. Almost all of the railroad mileage in the basin is single-track line.
Highways
The...
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On verso of image: A section of the reservoir near Powell, Washington, before and after clearing.
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Roll on, Columbia
Woody Guthrie
(Yes) Roll on, Columbia, roll on, Roll on, Columbia, roll on.
Your power is turning the darkness to dawn
Roll on, Columbia, roll on.
Green Douglas fir where the waters cut through, Down her steep...
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206 p. In the Western Water Policy Review Act of 1992, Congress charged the President with reviewing and reporting on federal activities in the west that affect the allocation and use of water resources. The legislation directed the Western Water...
1997-08-01
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On verso of image: Original townsite of Marcus after relocation. Abandoned Great Northern Railroad bridge was removed later. 7/29/41
Filed in 237/1/10
2024-11-22
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Papers of a
fisheries biologist and administrator at the University of
Washington; Dr. Chapman was a fisheries biologist and administrator at the
University of Washington. He obtained his degrees from the University of
Washington....
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