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1918 - Geology And Oil Prospects Of Salinas Valley-Parkfield Area, California; Walter A. English
1918 - Geology And Oil Prospects Of Salinas Valley-Parkfield Area, California; Walter A. English
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
A 1981 report on an investigation undertaken partly to procure data for the classification of public lands located in the Salinas Valley-Parkfield area of California withdrawn from entry pending classification, and partly to determine areas in which the geologic conditions were favorable for oil prospecting so as to prevent useless expenditures in drilling dry holes in unfavorable areas. The work on which the report was based was done during the field seasons of 1915 and 1916.
1920 - California's Greatest Opportunity - Reclaiming An Empire--The Valley Of California, Col. R. B. Marshall
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
Col. Marshall proposed a state-wide engineering project that would provide irrigation water to 12,000,000 acres of land in the Sacramento, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Livermore and Concord valleys, as well as water for Los Angeles, San Francisco and Bay cities. The water would come from the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers. He envisioned an increase in the State valuation of $6,000,000,000. Additionally hydro-electric current generation would furnish all the power necessary for construction as well as supply more power than would be needed for use on electric railroads, in municipal lighting, for manufacturing, and for domestic use in homes, and …
1971 - Dwr Bulletin 176, Land Use In California, An Index To Surveys Conducted By The California Department Of Water Resources 1950-1970
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
The purpose of the 1971 California Department of Water Resources (DWR) Bulletin No. 176 was to bring the wealth of land information assembled by the DWR over a 20-year period to the attention of public and private planning groups. The DWR and it's predecessor agencies had conducted surveys to monitor the development of California's lands in order to determine the changing needs for water management. In the preceding 20 years, population in California had doubled, resulting in an average annual increase in urban land of more than 50,000 ares and an increase in total irrigated acreage of 20 percent. The …
1979 - The California Water Atlas
1979 - The California Water Atlas
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
The atlas was developed as an attempt to provide the average citizen with a single-volume point of access to understanding how water works in the State of California. It addressed treatments of every aspect of water supply, delivery, and use in California, the nature of the water environment, the changes mankind has made in that environment, the history of water development, the operation of the major natural and artificial water systems, the relationship of water pricing to water consumption, the uses of water in industry, recreation, and energy development, the problems of water quality, and the current (1979) and emerging …
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 …