Comprehensive survey of sedimentation in Lake Mead, 1948-49 / by W.O. Smith, C.P. Vetter, G.B. Cummings, and others.
| Author/creator | Smith, W. O., 1898- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington : United States Government Printing Office, 1960. |
| Description | xii, 254 pages : illustrations, maps, diagrams, graphs, tables ; 29 cm. + 8 maps, 3 charts. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Vetter, C. P., author. |
| Other author/creator | Cummings, G. B., author. |
| Other author/creator | United States. Department of the Interior. |
| Other author/creator | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Other author/creator | United States. Bureau of Reclamation. |
| Other author/creator | United States. Department of the Navy. |
| Other author/creator | U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. |
| Other author/creator | Scripps Institution of Oceanography. |
| Series | Geological Survey professional paper ; 295 Geological Survey professional paper 295. ^A16492 |
| Contents | Summary of results / by W.O. Smith, C.P. Vetter, and G.B. Cummings -- Introduction. The Lake Mead problem / by C.P. Vetter ; Organization of the work and equipment / by W.O. Smith ; Geologic setting of Lake Mead / by C.R. Longwell ; Drainage basin tributary to Lake Mead / by H.E. Thomas -- Geodetic surveys. Precise leveling / by E.J. Parkin ; Interpretation of the leveling data / by C.R. Longwell -- Hydrographic surveys. Survey of the lake / by Gunnar Leifson ; Survey of Lower Granite Gorge / by L.C. Pampel ; Reservoir storage : significance of area, capacity, and sediment tables / by J.W. Stanley ; Water budget / W.B. Langbein -- Water of the lake. Character of the inflowing water / by C.S. Howard ; Chemistry of the water / by C.S. Howard ; Circulation and evaporation / by E.R. Anderson and D.W. Pritchard ; Character of the accumulated sediment / by H.R. Gould ; Bacteriology and biochemistry of the sediments / by F.D. Sisler ; Amount of sediment / by H.R. Gould ; Turbidity currents / by H.R. Gould ; Erosion in the reservoir / by H.R. Gould ; Sedimentation in relation to reservoir utilization / by H.R. Gould ; Life of the reservoir / by H.E. Thomas, H.R. Gould, and W.B. Langbein ; The sediment problems in reservoirs / by Thomas Maddock, Jr. |
| Abstract | Of results / by W.O. Smith, C.P. Vetter, and G.B. Cummings -- Introduction. The Lake Mead problem / by C.P. Vetter ; Organization of the work and equipment / by W.O. Smith ; Geologic setting of Lake Mead / by C.R. Longwell ; Drainage basin tributary to Lake Mead / by H.E. Thomas -- Geodetic surveys. Precise leveling / by E.J. Parkin ; Interpretation of the leveling data / by C.R. Longwell -- Hydrographic surveys. Survey of the lake / by Gunnar Leifson ; Survey of Lower Granite Gorge / by L.C. Pampel ; Reservoir storage : significance of area, capacity, and sediment tables / by J.W. Stanley ; Water budget / W.B. Langbein -- Water of the lake. Character of the inflowing water / by C.S. Howard ; Chemistry of the water / by C.S. Howard ; Circulation and evaporation / by E.R. Anderson and D.W. Pritchard ; Character of the accumulated sediment / by H.R. Gould ; Bacteriology and biochemistry of the sediments / by F.D. Sisler ; Amount of sediment / by H.R. Gould ; Turbidity currents / by H.R. Gould ; Erosion in the reservoir / by H.R. Gould ; Sedimentation in relation to reservoir utilization / by H.R. Gould ; Life of the reservoir / by H.E. Thomas, H.R. Gould, and W.B. Langbein ; The sediment problems in reservoirs / by Thomas Maddock, Jr. |
| Local note | Joyner- FOR JOYNER LIBRARY HOLDINGS OF THE SERIES, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER, SEARCH BY CALL NUMBER QE75 .P9. |
| General note | Twelve folded leaves of illustrative matter in pocket. |
| General note | "Prepared in collaboration with the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation [several other Federal agencies and the] University of California, Scripps Institution of Oceanography."--T.p. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Smith, W. O. (William Ogden), 1898- Comprehensive survey of sedimentation in Lake Mead, 1948-49. Washington : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1960 |
| LCCN | gs 60000223 |
| Govt. docs number | I 19.16:295 |