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Improvement of Columbia and Willamette Rivers below Portland, Oregon

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Title Improvement of Columbia and Willamette Rivers below Portland, Oregon
Relation gov serial set 2464
Date 2006-03-23 to 2006-03-31
Rights This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the University of Oregon Libraries as a source is requested.
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Description Q Q I. IMPROVEMENT OF COLUMBIA AND WILLAMETTE RIVERS BELOW PORTLAND. OREGON. This work was turned over to me by Capt. Charles P. Powell, Corps of Engineers, March 31, 1886. It covers the Columbia River from its mouth to the mouth of the Willamette, and the Willamette from its mouth to the city of Portland, Oreg., the whole distance being 100 miles. The project provides for a ship-channel of 20 feet at low water, to be effected by contraction works and shore-protection works at four...
Identifier http://oregondigital.org/u?/wwdl,3726

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