The Imperial Valley and the Salton Sink
By: by H. T. Cory ... with introductory monograph by W. P. Blake ...
Contributors: Blake, William P. 1826-1910.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: J. J. Newbegin
Published: 1915
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1581
Subjects: Imperial Valley (Calif. and Mexico); Salton Sea (Calif.)
Notes: "Part IV is the author's paper: 'Irrigation and river control in the Colorado River delta,' with discussions as it finally appeared in the Transactions of the American society of civil engineers."--Pref.
Table of contents: title: pt. I. Sketch of the region at the head of the Gulf of California; a review and history, by W. P. Blake.; title: pt. II. Some scientific facts of general interest about the Salton Sea; abstracts by H. T. Cory.; title: pt. III. The Colorado River watershed, by H. T. Cory.; title: pt. IV. Irrigation and river control in the Colorado River delta, by H. T. Cory.; title: pt. V. Developments, September, 1913, to July, 1915, by H. T. Cory.