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Report on flood in Meadow Valley Wash, March 3rd to 5th inclusive, March 12, 1938

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Title Report on flood in Meadow Valley Wash, March 3rd to 5th inclusive, March 12, 1938
Creator Griswold, James;
Description Summary of the damage from a flood in the Moapa Valley on March 3-5, 1938 Transcribed from handwritten text on pg. 3: "West of the Flood Channel and on west side of Highway except for a few acres west of Highway and East of Channel in Logandale above point where Highway bridge crosses Channel. # 10 acres early vegetables were silted over lightly making them unfit for shipment. About 5-10 acres will need re-leveling. One of the most important aspects of the entire experience, that of the supervisory personnel getting this lesson which could not be learned without...
Source Box 4 Folder 47 Flood Control Reports and Maps for Southern Nevada 1934-1950 John Wittwer Collection;
Date 1938-03-12
Coverage March 3-5, 1938 Meadow Valley Wash; Clark; Nevada; United States;
Subject Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); Flood damage; Flood damage prevention--Planning; Flood control; Nevada--Clark County; Nevada--Moapa Valley;
Type Text;
Language eng
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Format application/pdf 8.66 x 11.15 inches
Publisher University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries
Identifier http://digital.library.unlv.edu:81/u?/hln,780

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