MARCH 20, 1944.-Referred to the Committee on Flood Control
and ordered to be printed with an illustration

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1944

Letter of transmittal..

Letter of the Chief of Engineers, United States Army-

Letter from the Bureau of Reclamation.

Letter from the Federal Power Commission..

Report of the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors...

Report of the district engineer:

I. Authority---

II. General statement..

III. Description

Existing projects-

Prior War Department reports_

Reports by other agencies and acknowledgments----

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CONTENTS

General description_

Climate..

Physiographic characteristics..

Geology--

Soils and vegetative cover.

Population..

Income-producing activities..

Property valuation....

Transportation facilities.

Bridges ---

IV. Existing improvements..

Improvements for flood control.

Improvements for irrigation____

Existing power development and distribution_

V. Improvements desired____

VI. Hydrology-.

General.

Rainfall

Snowfall.

Run-off

Spillway--

Auxiliary dam.......

Provisions for water supply to existing Borol conduit..

Maintenance of dam and reservoir__

Reservoir operation

Coordination with State water plan_.

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LIST OF APPENDIXES MADE IN CONNECTION WITH THE REPORT

(These appendixes are not printed)

Appendix I. Public hearing data and resolution of public bodies relative to

cooperation.

Appendix II. Plan of improvement (supplemental drawings):

II-A. Geology of Isabella dam site.

II-B. Reservoir operation study, 400,000 acre-feet gross capacity, 1893-1916.
II-C. Reservoir operation study, 400,000 acre-feet gross capacity, 191
II-D. Reservoir operation study, 550,000 acre-feet gross capacity, 1893-1916
II-E. Reservoir operation study, 550,000 acre-feet gross capacity, 1916-
Appendix III. General data (drawings):

III-A. Water distribution agencies,

III-B. Irrigated cropped areas, gravity and pumping systems.

III-C. Irrigation works and channel data.
III-D. Crop survey, Bakersfield area.
III-E. Crop survey, Lost Hills area.
III-F. Crop survey, Buena Vista area.
III-G. Crop survey, Famoso area.
III-H. Depths to ground water, fall, 1937.
III-I. Depths to ground water, spring, 1938.
III-J. Depths to ground water, fall, 1938.

III-K. Insufficient and excessive ground-water areas.

III-L. Stream channel profiles.

III-M. Precipitation and gaging stations.
III-N. Population distribution.
Appendix IV. Geology.

Appendix V. Hydrology.
Appendix VI. Flood-damage data.
Appendix VII. Benefits from improvement.
Appendix VIII. Irrigation data.
Appendix IX. Power development.
Appendix X. Basis of design.
Appendix XI. Reservoir operation.

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