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History of the Klamath Project Oregon-California from May 1, 1903 to December 31, 1912

 Collection
Identifier: SHL170

Content Description

Collection contains a binder with the copies of the report written by assistant engineer I.S. Voorhees (misspelled on the cover). This copy has been used to digitize the report. The digital copy was placed in the Annual Project Histories Collection. The annual project histories included in the Klamath Waters Digital Library are digitized versions of the Annual Histories published by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from 1903-1964. The Klamath Project Annual Histories, Oregon - California, provide descriptions of the management of the project including: canal and dam issues and projects, fiscal year financials, contracts, land acquired, land leased, project organization charts, litigations, photographs, maps, and hydrographies. These documents help explain social, economic and agricultural changes over time in the Klamath River watershed of Oregon and California.

Dates

  • 1913

Biographical / Historical

I.S. Voorhees was the Assistant Engineer for the Klamath Project from 1904-1906 and the Assistant Project Engineer from 1907 to 1912. He conducted some of the work detailed in this compilation, including triangulation and topographic surveys, in addition to writing and compiling the document. Klamath Reclamation Project was a water-management project developed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation to supply farmers in the Klamath Basin with irrigation water.

Extent

1 item ([describe boxes, items, etc. here])

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

I.S. Voorhees was the Assistant Engineer for the Klamath Project from 1904-1906 and the Assistant Project Engineer from 1907 to 1912. Collection contains a binder with the copies of the report on the Bureau of Reclamation water management project in the Klamath Basin, written by assistant engineer I.S. Voorhees (misspelled on the cover).

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Repository Details

Part of the Oregon Institute of Technology Libraries, Shaw Historical Library Repository

Contact:
3201 Campus Drive
Klamath Falls OR 97603 United States
5418851965