Deschutes Project 1914 Oregon Deschutes River Basin US Reclamation Service Survey Reports ~Dams, Lakes, Reservoirs, Irrigation ~Hydrographic

Title: Deschutes Project [1914]

Author: The cooperating officers of the State of Oregon and the Reclamation Service Office at Portland, Oregon [John H. Lewis, State Engineer of Oregon; E. G. Hopson, Supervising Engineer, United States Reclamation Service; and John T. Whistler, engineer, USRS]

Description: 147 page book, with the complete set of external folded maps, in a ribbon-tied card case. The card case is broken at seams. Contents are in fine condition. 54 maps total, with 27 being in the body of the book. 16 photographic illustrations on plates.

The report of the United States Reclamation Service, in cooperation with the State of Oregon, on the hydrographic, topographic, soil and river surveys made of the Deschutes River Basin in the period 1913-1914. The project was conducted with the purpose to determine the water power possibilities of some of the most important streams in the state and to evaluate sites of proposed reservoirs and dams, as well as irrigation development. Spots of particular interest are Benham Falls, Big Marsh, Crane Prairie, Crescent Lake, Crooked River, Davis Lake, Odell Lake, Paulina Lakes, Suttle and Blue Lakes, and Wimer Flat. Includes geologic descriptions and climatologic and hydrographic statistics for these areas.

Binding: Soft cover book & maps in slipcase/box
Condition: Good

Publisher: Department of the Interior, United States Reclamation Service, in cooperation with State of Oregon
Place: Portland, Oregon
Year: 1914

Keywords: Deschutes River, Deschutes Basin, Deschutes County, Oregon, waterways, dams, reservoirs, history, reclamation, geography, Oregon Cooperative Works, United States Reclamation Service, irrigation projects, water storage, hydrographic, irrigation, topographic, Benham Falls, Big Marsh, Crane Prairie, Crescent Lake, Crooked River, Davis Lake, Odell Lake, Paulina Lake, Suttle Lake, Blue Lake, Wimer Flat, Deschutes National Forest,