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1. Columbia River; A comprehensive report on the development of the water resources of the Columbia River Basin for irrigation, power production, and other beneficial uses in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming
Columbia River; A comprehensive report on the development of the water resources of the Columbia River Basin for irrigation, power production, and other beneficial uses in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming
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399 p. Written by the U. S. Department of the Interior, this document outlines a plan for the use of water and other physical resources of the Columbia River Basin. Presented in the report are descriptions of the basin's natural resources, its people, their use of the resources, as well as related investigations and summaries on affiliated problems and possibilities. As to use of physical resources, the principal emphasis is upon water utilization. This 1947 edition was issued in advance of its publication as a Congressional Document; it includes black and white photos, and numerous maps covering power facilities, developed and undeveloped land, and water resources.
2. Power and the Pacific Northwest
Power and the Pacific Northwest
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189 p. Documentation of the history of the Bonneville Power Administration, including the evolution of the Bonneville Dam and historical photographs of the Pacific Northwest.
3. Columbia River Power and the Northwest
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30 p. This pamphlet, published by the Bonneville Power Administration, details that body's construction of the Bonneville and Grand Coulee dams. It discusses the benefits from improved inland navigation and transportation, irrigation, and power supply produced by these projects. There is much discussion and comparison of electric rates. The pamphlet is heavily illustrated with black and white drawings, charts, and maps.
4. Columbia River Power and the Northwest: Page 14
Columbia River Power and the Northwest: Page 14
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This is a map demonstrating Bonneville and Grand Coulee power lines that have been built, are proposed, or under construction.
5. Columbia River Power and the Northwest: Page 24
Columbia River Power and the Northwest: Page 24
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This is a map with descriptive legend symbols showing people's utility districts and principal municipal systems in Oregon, 1940.
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