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2) Colorado River Basin Project, Prt II: Hearings before subcommittee on Interior and Insular Affairs
Publisher
House of Representatives, Interior and insular Affairs Committee
Pub. Date
1968.
Language
English
Author
Series
Circular) volume 389
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey
Pub. Date
1956.
Language
English
11) Colorado River Storage Project and participating projects: Upper Colorado River Basin, Sept. 1950
Author
Series
Project planning report volume no. 4-8a. 81-0
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[1950]
Language
English
18) The wild river and the great dam: the construction of Hoover Dam and the vanishing Colorado River
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"At the time of its completion in 1936, Hoover Dam was the biggest dam in the world and the largest feat of architecture and engineering in the country--a statement of national ambition and technical achievement. It turned the wild Colorado River into a tame and securely managed water source, transforming millions of acres of desert into farmland while also providing water and power to the fast-growing population of the Southwest. The concrete monolith...
Series
Scientific investigations report volume 2010-5135
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English