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Boyer, Diane E.

Damming Grand Canyon The 1923 USGS Colorado River Expedition / Diane E. Boyer and Robert H. Webb ; U.S. Geological Survey ; foreword by Michael Collier. - 1 online resource (xiii, 289 p.) : ill., maps ; - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Water and the Colorado desert -- Where should the dams be? politics, the Colorado River Compact, and the Geological Survey's role -- Prelude to an expedition : Washington and Flagstaff -- A cumbersome journey : Flagstaff to Lee's Ferry to the Little Colorado River -- Surveys and portages : Furnace Flats through the Inner Gorge -- Of flips and floods : Bass Canyon to Diamond Creek -- Feeling their oats : Diamond Creek to Needles -- Aftermath : politics and the strident hydraulic engineer.

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ISBN: 9780874216653

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Subjects--Corporate Names:
Geological Survey (U.S.)--Biography.
Geological Survey (U.S.)--History--20th century.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Water resources development--History--Arizona--Grand Canyon--20th century.
Water-supply--Political aspects--History--Arizona--Grand Canyon--20th century.
Dams--History--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--20th century.
River surveys--History--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--20th century.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Environmental conditions.
Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--Environmental conditions.
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Description and travel.
Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--Description and travel.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: F788 / .B69 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 917.91/320434