Report of the Special Committee of the United States Senate on the Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands: Irrigation in the United StatesU.S. Government Printing Office, 1890 - Irrigation |
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... Valley in Texas , dth to the one hundred and fifth sion may be broadly declared to om 1,500 to 5,000 feet , though it It is but sparcely sup- e area . fed from mountain sources ; the here below a reliable amount for this precipitation ...
... Valley in Texas , dth to the one hundred and fifth sion may be broadly declared to om 1,500 to 5,000 feet , though it It is but sparcely sup- e area . fed from mountain sources ; the here below a reliable amount for this precipitation ...
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... valleys of fertile soil , comprising ta Clara , Sonoma , Napa , and Rus- s small rivers . In the central por- quin , each in its meanderings about navigable streams in the State . to the Sacramento flow the Pitt , es , and Mokelumne ...
... valleys of fertile soil , comprising ta Clara , Sonoma , Napa , and Rus- s small rivers . In the central por- quin , each in its meanderings about navigable streams in the State . to the Sacramento flow the Pitt , es , and Mokelumne ...
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... valley , from which t ridges cut transversely at i extending through the range . the south . The Sierra foot - 1 way between the northern and the plain , but to the northy Counties , the slope is more gr ԱՆԱՍ ་ ཨ་ I. ) 5 , 1av ཨས་ ་
... valley , from which t ridges cut transversely at i extending through the range . the south . The Sierra foot - 1 way between the northern and the plain , but to the northy Counties , the slope is more gr ԱՆԱՍ ་ ཨ་ I. ) 5 , 1av ཨས་ ་
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... valley land . ARTESIAN WELLS . hern San Joaquin Valley that is not or irrigation , considerable water be- The artesian belt extends from one od flow is usually obtained in boring first successful boring for artesian le by the Southern ...
... valley land . ARTESIAN WELLS . hern San Joaquin Valley that is not or irrigation , considerable water be- The artesian belt extends from one od flow is usually obtained in boring first successful boring for artesian le by the Southern ...
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... of the Southern Jo growth of citrus and other semi- to early fruits of all kinds . much sooner in the orchards of than on the plains . The same demonstrates that in the valley It e an altitude of 1,200 feet in Fresno , Kern.
... of the Southern Jo growth of citrus and other semi- to early fruits of all kinds . much sooner in the orchards of than on the plains . The same demonstrates that in the valley It e an altitude of 1,200 feet in Fresno , Kern.
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