Final report of the National Waterways Commission.

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Corporate Author

United States. National Waterways Commission.

Related Names

Burton, Theodore E. (Theodore Elijah), 1851-1929
United States. Congress

Language(s)

English

Published

Washington, Govt. Print. Off., 1912.

Subjects

Water > Water / Law and legislation > Water / Law and legislation / United States
Water-power > Water-power / United States
Water > Water / Storage > Water / Storage / United States.
Inland navigation > Inland navigation / United States.
Mystery fiction

Note

Appendices: I. Preliminary report of the National Waterways Commission.--II. The utility of storage reservoirs for flood prevention, power, and navigation, M. O. Leighton.--III. Effect of the federal reservoirs upon the flow of the Mississippi River, 1910, Robert Follansbee.--IV. The practicability of storage reservoirs to prevent floods and to benefit navigation on the Ohio and other rivers of the United States, W. H. Bixby.--V. Forests and water in the light of scientific investigation, Raphael Zon.--VI. the law of waters, G. W. Mooney.--VII. Constitutional provisions of various states relating to watercourses and the use of water, G. W. Mooney.--VIII. Federal statutes relating to water power, G. W. Mooney.--IX. A comparison of American and European waterways with special reference to factors influencing the development of water transportation, E. O. Merchant.
Theodore E. Burton, Chairman.

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579 p. fold. diagrs. 23 cm.

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