Final report of the National Waterways Commission.
Contributors: Burton, Theodore E. 1851-1929.
Series: 62d Cong., 2d sess. Senate. Doc. 469
Publisher: Govt. Print. Off.
Published: 1912
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 579
Subjects: Inland navigation -- United States.; Water-storage -- United States.; Water-power -- United States.; Water -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Notes: Theodore E. Burton, Chairman.
Appendices: I. Preliminary report of the National Waterways Commission.--II. The utility of storage reservoirs for flood prevention, power, and navigation, M. O. Leighton.--III. Effect of the federal reservoirs upon the flow of the Mississippi River, 1910, Robert Follansbee.--IV. The practicability of storage reservoirs to prevent floods and to benefit navigation on the Ohio and other rivers of the United States, W. H. Bixby.--V. Forests and water in the light of scientific investigation, Raphael Zon.--VI. the law of waters, G. W. Mooney.--VII. Constitutional provisions of various states relating to watercourses and the use of water, G. W. Mooney.--VIII. Federal statutes relating to water power, G. W. Mooney.--IX. A comparison of American and European waterways with special reference to factors influencing the development of water transportation, E. O. Merchant.