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1920 - Irrigation Of Twelve Million Acres In The Valley Of California; Robert Bradford Marshall
1920 - Irrigation Of Twelve Million Acres In The Valley Of California; Robert Bradford Marshall
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
By 1920, California's potential wealth in land reached into billions of dollars; 12,000,000 acres of available agricultural lands remained practically untouched. Marshall proposed a large plan that would make the Valley of California the world's greatest garden. The engineering plans for such a project must be comprehensive, for their execution must not only assure the complete reclamation of 12,000,000 acres of valley lands but must also effectively and forever control the river floods and insure safe and continuous river navigation throughout the year. The hydro-electric current generated along most of the streams would furnish all the power necessary for construction …
1931 - Rainfall And Stream Run-Off In Southern California Since 1769
1931 - Rainfall And Stream Run-Off In Southern California Since 1769
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
This report consists of a compilation and study of the varied information available for the purpose of determining and reconstructing the record of rainfall and runoff fluctuations in Southern California since the arrival of the Spanish Mission Fathers in 1769. By 1931, data regarding rainfall and stream runoff in Southern California had only been collected by rain gauges for approximately 50 years. Beginning in 1769 with the establishment of the first Spanish Mission in Alta California substantial amount of data existed in the form of the letters and reports from Mission Padres who related in detail information regarding the rain …