Report of Progress of Stream Measurements for the Calendar Year 1904, Vol. 9

Download or read book Report of Progress of Stream Measurements for the Calendar Year 1904, Vol. 9 written by T. U. Taylor and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-28 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report of Progress of Stream Measurements for the Calendar Year 1904, Vol. 9: Western Gulf of Mexico and Rio Grande Drainages The hydrographic work of the United States Geological Survey includes the collection Of facts concerning and the study of conditions affecting the behavior Of water from the time it reaches the earth as rain or snow until it joins the oceans or great navigable rivers. These investigations became a distinct feature Of the work Of the Survey in the fall of 1888, when an instruction camp was established at Embudo, N. Mex. Since that date the work has been continually and gradually extended as larger funds became available. The first distinctive appropriation for gaging streams was made by the act of August 18, 1894, which contained an item Of for gaging the streams and determining the water supply of the United States, including the investigation Of underground currents and artesian wells in the arid and semiarid sections. (digest of Appropriations for 1895, p. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.