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Title
Report on hydrology of Owens Lake Basin and the natural soda industry as affected by the Los Angeles Aqueduct Diversion
Creator
Lee, Charles H. (Charles Hamilton), 1883-1967
Contributor
Mulholland, William, 1855-1935
Los Angeles (Calif.). Bureau of Water Works & Supply
Date Created and/or Issued
1915 October
Contributing Institution
UC Riverside, Library, Water Resources Collections and Archives
Collection
Charles H. Lee papers and photographs
Rights Information
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Description
Scope/Content: Report submitted by Lee, in the role of Hydraulic Engineer, to Chief Engineer William Mulholland as a supplement to the "Final Report of Los Angeles Aqueduct Water Supply Investigation in Owens Valley" (1911). The report includes data and discussion of changes to the lake after its water was diverted to the Los Angeles Aqueduct. It analyzes the effects of these changes on the Inyo Development Company's soda ash (sodium carbonate) processing business.
Type
text
Format
1 document, 28 x 21.5 cm
Form/Genre
reports
Extent
110 pages
Identifier
ark:/86086/n27h1j3n
cuwr_071_098-19d
cuwr_ms76-1_098-19d
Language
English
eng
Subject
Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.)
Hydrology
Water-supply
Sodium carbonate
Inyo Development Company
Place
Inyo County (Calif.)
Owens Lake (Inyo County, Calif.)
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96010979
Relation
Supplement to: "Final Report of Los Angeles Aqueduct Water Supply Investigation in Owens Valley"
Provenance
This collection was bequeathed to the Water Resources Collections and Archives by Charles H. Lee.

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