Library, Water Resources Collections and Archives
Library, Water Resources Collections and Archives
UC Riverside
- Location: Riverside, CA
- Phone: (951) 827-3233
- Email: specialcollections@ucr.edu
- Website: http://library.ucr.edu/collections/water-resources-collections-archives
The Water Resources Collections and Archives is a unique collection housed at UC Riverside that holds contemporary and historic materials on all aspects of water resources, chiefly about California and the western United States.
Collections at this institution
Andrae B. Nordskog papers
Correspondence, notes, and other material pertaining to Andrae Nordskog's research on the Owens Valley and construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, Nordskog was the president of the Southwest Water League and publisher of "The Gridiron," a Los Angeles newspaper promoting public utility reform.
Institution: UC Riverside, Library, Water Resources Collections and Archives
9 Items
Cache Creek Catalog
Cache Creek Catalog is a project to provide access to all types of documents pertaining to Cache Creek and vicinity in Yolo and Lake Counties, California. Funded by the Water Resource Association of Yolo County, the purpose of this project is to facilitate administrative, research, and information needs for all parties.
Institution: UC Riverside, Library, Water Resources Collections and Archives
115 Items
California Bureau of Sanitary Engineering papers
Reports from the California Bureau of Sanitary Engineering regarding the distribution of water to the Los Angeles Aqueduct.
Institution: UC Riverside, Library, Water Resources Collections and Archives
2 Items
Charles G. Hyde papers
Reports on the water quality of the Owens River delivered to the Los Angeles Aqueduct.
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1 Item
Charles H. Lee papers
Reports, correspondence, documents, maps, photographs, and other material pertaining to projects in hydraulics, sanitation, irrigation, municipal water supply, surface water and groundwater hydrology, and soil in California and other Western states, particularly for the City of Los Angeles regarding water supply from the Owens Valley.
Institution: UC Riverside, Library, Water Resources Collections and Archives
134 Items
Charles H. Lee photograph collection
Photographs related to the construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, primarily taken in the Owens Valley towns of Big Pine, Independence, and Alabama Hills.
Institution: UC Riverside, Library, Water Resources Collections and Archives
99 Items
Clearinghouse for Dam Removal Information (CDRI)
CDRI is an online repository for documents about proposed and completed dam removal projects across the country. The goal of CDRI is to collect documents from government agencies, consulting firms, universities, and non-profit organizations so that those making decisions about dam removal, including cases where a decision is made to retain the dam, can access all the information in one place.
Institution: UC Riverside, Library, Water Resources Collections and Archives
950 Items
Coastal Conservancy and related aquatic resources documentation
Digital publications and documentation related to the California Coastal Conservancy. Some additional materials relevant to aquatic resources access, conservation and preservation are also included.
Institution: UC Riverside, Library, Water Resources Collections and Archives
4,425 Items
Edward Hyatt papers
Documents regarding California water policy and development plans by civil engineer Edward Hyatt, who was state engineer of California from 1927-1950.
Institution: UC Riverside, Library, Water Resources Collections and Archives
9 Items
Frank Adams papers
Reports, memoranda, and documents by University of California irrigation engineer and economist Frank Adams, primarily pertaining to the distribution and use of water from the Colorado River.
Institution: UC Riverside, Library, Water Resources Collections and Archives
10 Items