Excerpt from Report of Progress of the Division of Hydrography for the Calendar Years 1893 and 1894
Whereas a large portion of the unoccupied public lands of the United States is located within what is known as the arid region and now utilized only for grazing purposes, but much of which, by means of irrigation, may be rendered as fertile and productive as any land in the world, capable of supporting a large population thereby adding to the national wealth and prosperity.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book presents a collection of statistical data on the flow of major rivers of the western United States for the years 1893 and 1894. The data was collected by the United States Geological Survey under the direction of Frederick Haynes Newell, a prominent geologist and advocate for water resource management. Newell intended to use the data to aid in the development of irrigation systems. The text includes detailed descriptions of river gauging methods at the time and provides an early look at the development of the field of hydrology. This book will be of value to water resource managers, environmental historians, and anyone interested in the history of the American West. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781527733480_0
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