Download or read book Sacramento River California written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Examination and Survey of Sacramento River California written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sacramento written by Julian Dana and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sacramento River and Major and Minor Tributaries California written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Sacramento District and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sediment Transport in the Western Tributaries of the Sacramento River California written by Benjamin L. Jones and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers Cal written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book River City and Valley Life written by Christopher J. Castaneda and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2013-12-09 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often referred to as “the Big Tomato,” Sacramento is a city whose makeup is significantly more complex than its agriculture-based sobriquet implies. In River City and Valley Life, seventeen contributors reveal the major transformations to the natural and built environment that have shaped Sacramento and its suburbs, residents, politics, and economics throughout its history. The site that would become Sacramento was settled in 1839, when Johann Augustus Sutter attempted to convert his Mexican land grant into New Helvetia (or “New Switzerland”). It was at Sutter’s sawmill fifty miles to the east that gold was first discovered, leading to the California Gold Rush of 1849. Nearly overnight, Sacramento became a boomtown, and cityhood followed in 1850. Ideally situated at the confluence of the American and Sacramento Rivers, the city was connected by waterway to San Francisco and the surrounding region. Combined with the area’s warm and sunny climate, the rivers provided the necessary water supply for agriculture to flourish. The devastation wrought by floods and cholera, however, took a huge toll on early populations and led to the construction of an extensive levee system that raised the downtown street level to combat flooding. Great fortune came when local entrepreneurs built the Central Pacific Railroad, and in 1869 it connected with the Union Pacific Railroad to form the first transcontinental passage. Sacramento soon became an industrial hub and major food-processing center. By 1879, it was named the state capital and seat of government. In the twentieth century, the Sacramento area benefitted from the federal government’s major investment in the construction and operation of three military bases and other regional public works projects. Rapid suburbanization followed along with the building of highways, bridges, schools, parks, hydroelectric dams, and the Rancho Seco nuclear power plant, which activists would later shut down. Today, several tribal gaming resorts attract patrons to the area, while “Old Sacramento” revitalizes the original downtown as it celebrates Sacramento’s pioneering past. This environmental history of Sacramento provides a compelling case study of urban and suburban development in California and the American West. As the contributors show, Sacramento has seen its landscape both ravaged and reborn. As blighted areas, rail yards, and riverfronts have been reclaimed, and parks and green spaces created and expanded, Sacramento’s identity continues to evolve. As it moves beyond its Gold Rush, Transcontinental Railroad, and government-town heritage, Sacramento remains a city and region deeply rooted in its natural environment.
Download or read book Water quality Assessment of the Sacramento River Basin California written by Joseph L. Domagalski and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Proceedings of the Sacramento River Problems Conference written by California. Division of Water Rights and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of the Board of Commissioners of the Sacramento River Drainage District to the Governor of California written by California. Board of Commissioners of the Sacramento River Drainage District and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report on the Condition of the Sacramento River During the High Water of January 1896 written by John Randolph Price and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Assumptions as to Water Rights written by California. Department of Water Resources. Division of Resources Planning and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Field Guide to California Rivers written by Tim Palmer and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning author, naturalist, and conservationist Tim Palmer presents the world of California rivers in this practical and inspiring field guide. Loaded with tips on where to hike, fish, canoe, kayak, and raft, it offers an interpretive approach that reveals geology, plant and wild life, hydrologic processes, and other natural phenomena. Palmer reports on conservation with a perspective from decades of personal engagement. More than 150 streams are featured, 50 riparian species are illustrated, and 180 photos show the essence of California’s rivers. Palmer brings a natural history guide, a recreation guide, and an introduction to river ecology together in one illuminating volume; it belongs in every river lover’s book collection, boat, and backpack.
Download or read book Sacramento River Bank Protection Project California written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Sacramento District and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sacramento River and Tributaries Bank Protection and Erosion Control Investigation California written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Central Sacramento Valley Story written by Howard R. Plank and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-12-13 with total page 551 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After describing the Central Valley of California the book focuses on the flood plain of the Sacramento River where most of the lands adjoining the river were a series of Mexican Land Grants. These grants were broken into private holdings after statehood and the challenging effort to reclaim the overflow lands began. The book covers the political and natural challenges in reclaiming these lands together with the introduction of a new crop, rice, and the development of new machines, primarily the Caterpillar tractor, that aided significantly in making the reclamation efforts successful.
Download or read book Report of the State Water Commission of California written by California. State Water Commission and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
