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<br />o <br />OC' <br />(:-.! <br />r:-.: <br /> <br />c <br /> <br />CONTENTS <br /> <br />xiii <br /> <br />PAGE <br /> <br />i <br /> <br />Construction of the All.American Canal and the Im- <br />perial Dam . 230 <br />The All. American Canal . 230 <br />Imperial Dam 234 <br />Construction of the Colorado River Aqueduct and the <br />Parker Dam. 236 <br />The Colorado River Aqueduct. 236 <br />Parker Dam . 242 <br /> <br />CHAPTER VI. ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT'S <br />SERVICES . 245 <br />Flood Control and River Regulation. 246 <br />Water for Agricultural Use. 257 <br />Water for Domestic Use. 272 <br />Generation of Electric Power 281 <br />The Project as a Relief Measure During a Period of <br />Depression . 300 <br />Services of the Project as a Pleasure Resort. 305 <br />Colorado River Basin Investigations. 309 <br />Summary 311 <br /> <br />BIBLIOGRAPHY . 312 <br />INDEX 325 <br /> <br />LIST OF TABLES <br /> <br />TABLE <br /> <br />PAGE <br /> <br />I. Some Important Rivers of the United States. 3 <br />II. Drainage Basin Area by Stream Basins . 6 <br />III. Drainage Basin Area by States. 7 <br />IV. Average Discharge of Principal Tributaries. 10 <br />V. Lower Basin-Acreage Irrigated and Irrigable in <br />the Future . 22 <br />VI. Acreage Irrigated in Colorado River Basin, by Po. <br />litical Boundaries 56 <br />VII. Estimated Cost of Boulder Canyon Power. 145 <br /> <br />." <br />