Surface Water Supply of the Yukon-Tanana Region, Alaska (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Surface Water Supply of the Yukon-Tanana Region, Alaska (Classic Reprint) written by C. E. Ellsworth and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Surface Water Supply of the Yukon-Tanana Region, Alaska The following report presents the results of six years of Observa tions on water supply Of the yukon-tanana region. Unfortunately the records are very unequally distributed, both geographically and -as to length of observations. Records of run-off have been Obtained for six years at Fairbanks, for five years in the Birch Creek district, for three years in the Fortymile district, and for shorter periods in other districts. Moreover, although this report throws light on the water supply of the entire Yukon - Tanana region, yet large areas in this region have not been visited by the engineers who have carried on this investigation. It is believed, however, that the data pre sented make it possible to estimate the run-off of streams which have not been' gaged and will serve as a valuable guide to the hydraulic engineer who is seeking a supply of water. 'it need hardly be added that such use of the report will not take the place of the careful measurement of water supply that must precede any exten sive installations. Such use, however, should make this report of great value to the placer-mining industry of the region. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.