United States Geological Survey YearbookU.S. Geological Survey, 1983 - Geology |
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... valley in March . Winter floods , caused by eastward moving cold fronts , also occur along the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Range in California , Oregon , and Washington . Early spring floods are common in the ...
... valley in March . Winter floods , caused by eastward moving cold fronts , also occur along the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Range in California , Oregon , and Washington . Early spring floods are common in the ...
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... Valley Reservoir , which was completed in 1974. The March 2 , 1983 , peak discharge on the Sacramento River at Butte City had a frequency of about 35 years . Clear Lake at Lakeport is the largest freshwater lake in the State . The lake ...
... Valley Reservoir , which was completed in 1974. The March 2 , 1983 , peak discharge on the Sacramento River at Butte City had a frequency of about 35 years . Clear Lake at Lakeport is the largest freshwater lake in the State . The lake ...
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... Valley between Carson City and Reno . Pre- liminary estimates suggest that the flow traveled at speeds of about 20 miles per hour , with a peak - flow rate that may have been as great as 30,000 cubic feet per second . Streamflow in the ...
... Valley between Carson City and Reno . Pre- liminary estimates suggest that the flow traveled at speeds of about 20 miles per hour , with a peak - flow rate that may have been as great as 30,000 cubic feet per second . Streamflow in the ...
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... Valley and the users of water from the lake in Salt Lake County , is to be controlled so that it does not rise above " compromise " level . In 1983 , however , Utah Lake rose considerably above that level , peaking at 4.94 feet above ...
... Valley and the users of water from the lake in Salt Lake County , is to be controlled so that it does not rise above " compromise " level . In 1983 , however , Utah Lake rose considerably above that level , peaking at 4.94 feet above ...
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... Valley Authority . Representa- tives from the Office of Surface Mining , Department of the Interior , and the Defense Mapping Agency , Department of Defense , serve as ad - hoc members in an advisory capacity . Each year , the committee ...
... Valley Authority . Representa- tives from the Office of Surface Mining , Department of the Interior , and the Defense Mapping Agency , Department of Defense , serve as ad - hoc members in an advisory capacity . Each year , the committee ...
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