Reservoirs for irrigation, water-power, and domestic water-supply.
With an account of various types of dams and the methods and plans of their construction. Together with a discussion of the available water-supply for irrigation in various sections of arid America; the distribution, application, and use of water; the rainfall and runoff, the evaporation from reservoirs; the effect of silt upon reservoirs, etc.
By James Dix Schuyler.

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Main Author

Schuyler, James D. (James Dix), 1848-1912.

Language(s)

English

Published

New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] 1901.

Edition

1st ed.,

Subjects

Water-supply.
Reservoirs.
Dams.

Physical Description

xviii, 414 p. incl. illus., plates, maps (partly fold.) plans (partly fold.) front., fold. plans. 27 cm.

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