Port Series, Issue 28U.S. Government Printing Office, 1938 - Harbors |
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... the tendency of the river to shoal and at the end of July 1937 , the controlling depth therein at mean lower low water was about 2 feet . This channel is navigable at stages of high tide , 4 THE PORT OF EVERETT , WASH .
... the tendency of the river to shoal and at the end of July 1937 , the controlling depth therein at mean lower low water was about 2 feet . This channel is navigable at stages of high tide , 4 THE PORT OF EVERETT , WASH .
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... mean range of tides in Everett harbor is 7.5 feet , the diurnal range 11.3 feet , and the extreme range 18 feet TIDAL CURRENTS The velocity of tidal currents in Everett harbor is small , although during periods of freshets in the ...
... mean range of tides in Everett harbor is 7.5 feet , the diurnal range 11.3 feet , and the extreme range 18 feet TIDAL CURRENTS The velocity of tidal currents in Everett harbor is small , although during periods of freshets in the ...
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Temperature . The mean annual temperature in the vicinity of Everett is 49.8 ° F. The mean annual maximum temperature for a 23 - year period was 58.0 ° F. and the mean minimum temperature for the same period was 41.5 ° F. The following ...
Temperature . The mean annual temperature in the vicinity of Everett is 49.8 ° F. The mean annual maximum temperature for a 23 - year period was 58.0 ° F. and the mean minimum temperature for the same period was 41.5 ° F. The following ...
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... mean lower low water ; the partial excavation of a projected channel 100 feet wide and 6 feet deep at mean lower low water extending northward from the basin through the flats and the shallows of Old River to the deeper water of the ...
... mean lower low water ; the partial excavation of a projected channel 100 feet wide and 6 feet deep at mean lower low water extending northward from the basin through the flats and the shallows of Old River to the deeper water of the ...
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... mean lower low water for the protection of shipping in the harbor from seas carried by westerly winds ; for maintaining a channel below the gap to a depth not to exceed 8 feet at mean lower low water ; and for maintaining to a depth of ...
... mean lower low water for the protection of shipping in the harbor from seas carried by westerly winds ; for maintaining a channel below the gap to a depth not to exceed 8 feet at mean lower low water ; and for maintaining to a depth of ...
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Page 161 - Ships, whether steamships or sailing ships, when at anchor in roadsteads or fairways, shall, between sunset and sunrise, exhibit where it can best be seen, but at a height not exceeding twenty feet above the hull, a white light in a globular lantern of eight inches in diameter, and so constructed as to show a clear uniform and unbroken light, visible all around the horizon, and at a distance of at least one mile.
Page 81 - That the drawspan shall not be opened when a train is approaching so closely that it can not safely be stopped before reaching the bridge, or when a passenger or mail train is approaching within sight or hearing of the operator of the drawspan.
Page 169 - Railroad Co. bridge at Aberdeen and the Northern Pacific Railroad Co. bridge at Cosmopolis, and also in the Hoquiam River below the forks; and the floating of rafts or tows of timber and...
Page 169 - Willapa Bay, and no boat shall tow any raft containing any log of this character, unless such log is securely fastened so as to prevent its escape from the raft.
Page 169 - Loggers who entrust their logs to river drivers will be required to satisfy themselves that their logs are being driven in accordance with this section.
Page xii - ... to investigate any other matter that may tend to promote and encourage the use by vessels of ports adequate to care for the freight which would naturally pass through such ports...
Page 81 - When the draw of the bridge can be opened immediately, the draw tender shall reply by raising and lowering a white lighted lantern or a white flag, the former by night, the latter by day; the movement...
Page 81 - Trains, wagons, and other vehicles shall not be stopped on a drawbridge for the purpose of delaying its opening, nor shall water craft or vessels be so manipulated as to hinder or delay the operation of a drawspan, but all passage, over, through, or under a drawbridge shall be prompt, to prevent delay to either land or water traffic.
Page xii - ... to advise with communities regarding the appropriate location and plan of construction of wharves, piers, and water terminals ; to investigate the practicability and advantages of harbor, river, and port improvements in connection with foreign and...
Page 80 - When the draw of the bridge cannot be opened immediately or when the bridge is open and is to be closed immediately, the draw tender shall reply by...