Damming Grand Canyon the 1923 USGS Colorado River expedition - Boyer, Diane E.; Webb, Robert H.; ebrary, Inc.; Geological Survey (U.S.) (Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, 2007)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Geological Survey (U.S.) -- History -- 20th century; Geological Survey (U.S.) -- Biography; River surveys -- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- History -- 20th century; Dams -- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- History -- 20th century; Water-supply -- Political aspects -- Arizona -- Grand Canyon -- History -- 20th century; Water resources development -- Arizona -- Grand Canyon -- History -- 20th century; Grand Canyon (Ariz.) -- Description and travel; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Description and travel; Grand Canyon (Ariz.) -- Environmental conditions; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Environmental conditions; Electronic books