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<br />00 <br />r- <br />C'.~ <br />,... <br />....' <br /> <br />c <br /> <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br /> <br />PACE <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />CHAPTER I. CONDITIONS LEADING TO THE PROJECT . 1 <br />Introduction 1 <br />Description of the Colorado River. 2 <br />Comparative Size 2 <br />Geography 4 <br />Characteristics of the Stream . 9 <br />Changes in Volume of Water Carried . 9 <br />Quantities of Silt Carried. 11 <br /> <br />'" History of Development of the Lower River. 15 <br />Navigation 15 <br />Agricultural Development. 19 <br />Imperial Valley. 20 <br />Mexican Lands . 30 <br />Coachella Valley 31 <br />Yuma Project 32 <br />Palo Verde Valley . 34 <br />Other Irrigable Areas . 36 <br />Flood Control 37 <br />Power Development. 52 <br /> <br />CHAPTER II. THE COLORADO RIVER COMPACT. 55 <br />Drafting the Compact . 55 <br />Analysis of the Compact. 59 <br />The Arizona Controversy 66 <br />The Six.State Compact . 70 <br /> <br />CHAPTER III. THE BOULDER CANYON PI\OJECT ACT. 75 <br />Legislative History . 75 <br />Analysis of the Boulder Canyon Project Act. 80 <br />Purposes and Uses . 80 <br />Hoover (Boulder) Dam 84 <br />All.American Canal. 87 <br />Power Development. 89 <br />Financial Plan for the Dam and Appurtenant <br />Structures 92 <br /> <br />xi <br />