Boyer, Diane E. <br/><br/>
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 (303 pages):   ill., maps ; 
 - Book collections on Project MUSE. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780874216653 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Geological Survey (U.S.)--Biography.<br/>Geological Survey (U.S.)--History--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Water resources development--History--Arizona--Grand Canyon--20th century.<br/>Water-supply--Political aspects--History--Arizona--Grand Canyon--20th century.<br/>Dams--History--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--20th century.<br/>River surveys--History--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Environmental conditions.<br/>Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--Environmental conditions.<br/>Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Description and travel.<br/>Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--Description and travel.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books. 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F788  / .B69 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>917.91/320434