Damming Grand Canyon : the 1923 USGS Colorado River expedition / Diane E. Boyer and Robert H. Webb ; U.S. Geological Survey ; foreword by Michael Collier.

Author/creator Boyer, Diane E.
Other author Webb, Robert H.
Other author Geological Survey (U.S.)
Format Book
Publication InfoLogan, Utah : Utah State University Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxiii, 289 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
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.

Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006103108
ISBN9780874216608 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0874216605 (cloth : alk. paper)