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American Fork River, Utah, irrigation from, 72–73.
discharge of (table), 104.

Appropriation for irrigation survey, 278.

Arid lands, testimony of J. W. Powell on, 203-289.
area of, 203, 250.

law to determine extent of, to be redeemed,
278-279.

Arid region, rainfall of, 205, 214, 251.

distribution of forests in, 206–208.
coal in, 208-209.

grasses of, 209.

control of water rights in, 254–256.
artesian waters in, 257-259.

Arizona, desert tracts in, 209.
irrigation in, 227–228.

irrigable land in, 231.

Arkansas basin, hydrography, 45-52.
Arkansas division, work of, 133-144.
Arkansas River, discharge at Canyon City, Colo.
(table), 48, 97.

discharge at Pueblo, Colo. (table), 49, 98.
discharge of, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52.

(East Fork), discharge near Leadville.,Colo, 95.
(Tennessee Fork), discharge near Leadville,

Colo. (table), 96.

(Lake Fork), discharge near Leadville, Colo.
(table), 96.

discharge at Rock Canyon, Colo. (table), 97.
discharge at La Junta, Colo. (table), 98.
reservoir sites on, 133, 134, 139–144.
control of water of, 212, 213.

source and course of, 300-301.

Arkansas River basin, topography of, 210.
Arkansas River reservoir system in Colorado, 139-

144.

Arkansas Valley, mountain ranges around, 300.
Arrow Creek, Montana, storage facilities on, 116.
Artesian irrigation, on the Great Plains, 260.
Artesian waters, definition of term, 204–203.
use of, in irrigation, 257-278.
geology of, 258, 259.

value of, in irrigation, 263-266, 275-276.

Artesian water supply, conditions affecting, 260-

262.

Artesian wells, flow of water from, 260, 264.

Chicago, 262.

cost of boring, 265.

irrigation by, in Algeria, 265–266.

geology of, on the Great Plains, 266-275.
Minnesota, 267-268.

Dakotas, 268-270.

Dakota sandstone, 269, 272–275.
Nebraska, 270.

Kansas, 271.

Texas, 272.

Atlas sheets, table showing rames, scale, etc., 309.

B.

Badger Creek, Colorado, reservoir sites on, 134.
Bad lands, topography of, 209.
Bannon, T. M., work of, 35.
Barclay, A. C., work of, 293, 299.
Bartlett, P. V. S., work of, 293, 295.
Bassett, C. C., work of, 293, 306.
Bear River, hydrography, 66-70, 238.

discharge at Battle Creek, Idaho (table), 102.
discharge near Collinston, Utah (table), 103.
Bear Valley, California, reservoir site in, 159, 168.
Beaver Creek, Colorado, reservoir sites on, 134.
Beaver Head Valley, Montana, storage sites in, 118.
Belt Creek, hydrography, 116.

Belt Mountains, use of streams of, in irrization,

C.

Cache Creek, California, work on, 152.
Cache la Poudre Basin, hydrography, 44.
Cache la Foudre River, discharge of (table), 44,
95.

California, surveys in, 154–155.

desert tracts in, 209.

problems of irrigation in, 236–237.

laws relating to irrigation in, 242–250.

California division of hydrography, work of, 150-

168.

California-Nevada division of topography, work
of, 294–298.

Camas Creek, hydrography, 84.

Canadian Pacific Railway, trial line of, 282.
Canal lines, work necessary to locate, 285.
Canal surveys, in Snake River Valley, 191–200.
Canyon City, Colorado, irrigable lands near, 210–

211.

discharge of Kansas River at (table), 97.
Canyon Creek, Idaho, hydrography, 84.
Carson Basin, Nevada, hydrography, 65–66.
stream gaugings in (table), 109.

Carson River, discharge near Empire, Nevada

(table), 102.

Carson Valley, Nevada, description of, 169, 177, 178,
296.

Cascade County, Montana, work in, 113, 116.
Chama River, New Mexico, hydrography of, 217,
224.

Chapman, R. H., work of, 293, 295.
Chicago, Illinois, artesian water in, 262.
Chouteau County, Montana, work in, 113.
Christie, P. H., abstract of disbursements by, 315-
319, 326-329, 333, 334, 336, 338, 340, 341–342.
Clear Creek, Colorado, discharge of (table), 47, 96.
reservoir sites on, 115, 141.

Clear Lake, California, survey of, 150-154.
reservoir site, 159–164.

Coal in the arid region, 208–209.

Cold Creek, California, table showing discharge of,
64.

Cold Creek Valley, California, irrigation of, 173.
Colorado, reservoir sites in, 133, 139–144.

laws relating to irrigation in, 240–241.
topographic work in, 299-303.

forest area in, 301.

irrigable lands in, 302-303.

Colorado current meter, description and figure,

6-8.

Colorado River basin, hydrography of, 229-231.
Corse, work of, 299.

Cottonwood Creek, Colorado, discharge of (table),
47.

(Middle Fork) table showing discharge of, 96.
(South Fork) table showing discharge of, 97.
Colorado, reservoir sites on, 134.
Cottonwood Lake, Colorado, reservoir site, 144.
Council Valley, Weiser River, hydrography, 89.
Crane's Park, Colorado, reservoir site at, 133.
Cretaceous coal in arid region, 208-209.
Croft, H. P., work of, 35.

Cuchilla Negra mesa, New Mexico, description of,
149.

Current meters, description and figures, 6-10.
method of using from suspended car, 16-18.
method of rating, 11-14.

D.

Dakota, artesian waters in, 257-259, 260, 268–270.

geology of, 258, 259.

agriculture in, 259.

deep wells in, 277-278.

Dakota sandstone, artesian water from, 269, 272-

275.

extent of, on the Great Plains, 273-275.
Dams, use of, for water storage, 228–229.
Dam sites, work necessary to select, 285.
Davis, A. P., work of, 293, 306, 307.

Davis, C. D., abstract of disbursements by, 324.
Davidson, Samuel A., acknowledgments to, 61.
Denver basin, artesian wells in, 262.
Deseret Canal, Utah, history of, 76–77.
Desert regions in America, 209.
Disbursements of money, 312-343.
Diurnal variation of river height, 18-19.

Dog Creek, Nevada, discharge of, 65.

Donner Creek, California, table showing discharge

of, 64.

description of, 173.

Donner Lake, California, reservoir site, 173-174,

182.

canal line, survey of, 174.
Douglas, E. M., work of, 293.

Dubuque, Iowa, artesian water in, 262.
Dunnington, A. F., work of, 293, 294, 295.
Dyer, H. M., work of, 35.

E.

Eagle Rock, projected canal near, 192, 195–196, 197.
Eagle Rock and Willow Creek Canal Company,
works of, 194.

East Carson Canal line, survey of, 179, 180.
East Fork of Arkansas River, discharge of (ta-
ble), 47.

reservoir site on, 133.

East Carson River, discharge near Rodenbah
(table), 102.

weir on, 178.

Eight Mile Creek, Colorado, reservoir sites on, 184.
Eleanor Lake, California, reservoir site, 167.
Engineering, work of division of, 111-200.

El Paso, Texas, proposed reservoir near, 145, 218-
219, 226.

El Paso ditch, water carried by, 143.

El Paso Valley, hydrography of, 220-221, 225, 226.
Embudo, New Mexico, water used near, 146.
Embudo Canyon region, description of, 217, 223.
Evaporation, measurement of, 30-34.
Evaporation table, showing depth in inches per
month at several places, 34.

F.

Fall River, Idaho, hydrography, 78, 79.
discharge of (table), 105.

Falls River, reservoir site, 190, 191.
Farish, W. A., work of, 35.

Farmer, R. A., work of, 293, 299.

Fergus County, Montana, irrigable land in, 116.

Feusier, H. E. C., work of, 293, 294.

Finch's Ferry, Alabama, artesian wells a`, 263.
Fitch, C. H., work of, 293, 299.

Floyd, R. S., records of rise and fall of Clear Lake,
California, kept by, 151.

Follett, W. W., work of, 134–135, 145.

Foote, A. D., work of, 190, 191, 194.
Forest fires, cause and prevention of, 208.
Forests, limit of, in mountains, 206-207.

extent of destruction by fire, 207-208.
uses of, 207.

value of, in conserving water, 211, 213-214.
Sierra Nevada Range, 297.

Forest area, arid region, 206.

Colorado, 301.

Idaho, 304.

Montana, 305–306.

New Mexico, 308.

Fort Shaw, Montana, proposed canal near, 121.
Fountain district, Colorado, topography of, 213.
Fteley current meter, 10

G.

Gallatin River hydrography, 38-39, 41.
Gallatin Valley, Montana, irrigation in, 118.
Gauging streams, method of, 280–281.
Geologic section of he Great Plains, 273.
Gila basin hydrography, 58-63, 227.

stream gaugings in (table), 108.
Gila River, hydrography, 58-59, 60.

discharge at Buttes, Arizona (table), 100.
Governmental control, irrigation under, 254-255.
Gove, F. E., work of, 293, 305.

Grand River, Colorado, topography of, 229, 230.
Grasses of arid region, 209.

Green River, Wyoming, topography of, 229, 230.
Griswold, W. T., work of, 293, 303, 304.

H.

Hall, W. H., work of, 150, 171.

Haskell current meter, description and figure, 9-10.
Hassayampa dam, Arizona, destruction of, 228-229.
Hayden Station, Colorado, proposed canal near

136.

reservoir site, 141-142.

Hayden, F. V., geologic section by, 273.
Hays, J. W., work of, 293, 299.
Headwater districts, definition of, 215.

1 Henry, D. Farrand, current meter devised by, 6.
Henry Lake, Idaho, hydrography, 78.

High Sierras of California, surveys in, 155-157.
reservoir system of, 155, 159–168.

Holman, Paul, work of, 293.

Hope Valley reservoir, survey of, 180-181.
Hopson, L. D., work of, 35.

Huerfano River, Colorado, hydrographic work on,

51.

use of, in irrigation, 213.

Hydrographic basins, how determined, 215-216.
Hydrographic survey, uses of, 226-227, 229.
cost and value of, 280.
work of, 284-285.

Hydrography of the drainage basins, 34–92.

I.

Idaho Canal Company, work of, 194.
Idaho, irrigation problem in, 238, 239.

laws relating to water rights in, 241-242.
topographic work in, 303-304.

area of forests in, 304.

irrigable lands in, 304.

reservoir sites in, 304.

Independence Creek, California, course of, 174.
Independence Lake reservoir, 174-175, 181.
India, irrigation system of, 238.

use of "tanks" for storage of storm waters
in, 276.

Irrigable lands, area of, 203-204, 205, 250–251.
California-Nevada district, 298.

Colorado, 302-303.

Idaho, 304.

Montana, 306.

New Mexico, 308.

Irrigation, season for in Snake River basin, 82.
season for, in Weiser River Valley, 91.
problems of, in Far West, 210.
development of, industries by, 233-234.
difficulties of, 233-235.

methods of controlling, 237-238.
general statement of problems, 240.
laws relating to control of, 240–250.
value of, in agriculture, 251-252, 259-260.
laws required to regulate, 252–257.
difficulties of problem, 252-254.
use of artesian wells in, 263-266.
in Algeria by artesian wells, 265–266.
use of pump wells in, 276-278.
Irrigation districts, necessity for, 256-257.
Irrigation survey, appropriation for, 278.
plan of, 278-287, 283-284.
estimate of cost, 283.

act authorizing, 283–284.

outcome of, 286-287.

organization of topographic branch of, 293-

294.

character of field work of, 310-311.
Irrigators, rights of, to water, 222.
Irving, R. P., work of, 35.

J.

Jackson's Lake, Wyoming, reservoir site, 190, 191.
Jefferson River, hydrography, 40-41.
Jefferson Valley, Montana, storage sites in, 118.
Jemez River district, New Mexico, hydrography

of, 219, 224-225.

Joe Grey Creek, California, discharge of, 65.
Johnson, S. P., work of, 293, 299.

Johnson, W. D., work of, 293, 299.

Jordan River, Utah, irrigation from, 73-74, 86.
Jornada del Muerto mesa, New Mexico, descrip-

tion of, 148.

Judith River, Montana, hydrography, 116-117.
Juniper Creek, California, discharge of, 65.

K.

Kanab River district, Arizona, topography of, 231.
Kansas, wet-weather streams in, 213.

artesian wells in, 266, 271.

Kendall, L. B., work of, 299.

Kennedy's Lake, California, reservoir site on, 158-
159, 168.

Kennedy's Meadows, California, reservoir site on,

158-167.

Kern River, California, use of, for irrigation, 235-
236.

Kerr, M. B., abstract of disbursements by, 313-314.

L.

Lahontan division, work of, 168-183.

Lahontan system, reservoir sites in, 181-183.