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Dams of Western San Diego County by John Martin (2017, Trade Paperback)
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NEW Arcadia Publishing The Dams of Western San Diego County, CA 9781467127219 Im The unreliability of the San Diego River compelled the Franciscan fathers to construct the area's first dam in 1813 to conserve drinking and irrigation water for the Mission San Diego de Alcalá.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherArcadia Publishing
ISBN-101467127213
ISBN-139781467127219
eBay Product ID (ePID)240049970
Product Key Features
Book TitleDams of Western San Diego County
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
TopicUnited States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Civil / Dams & Reservoirs, Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial, Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments, Natural Resources
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Technology & Engineering, Architecture, Photography, History
AuthorJohn Martin
Book SeriesImages of America Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight0.7 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2017-937002
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal627/.80979498
SynopsisThe unreliability of the San Diego River compelled the Franciscan fathers to construct the area's first dam in 1813 to conserve drinking and irrigation water for the Mission San Diego de Alcal . This water-driven circumstance continued and expanded in the ensuing American era. Lacking a reliable water source at the turn of the 20th century, San Diego County was destined to experience modest growth. The region's semiarid conditions, cyclical droughts, and existing river systems determined that the only effective way to maintain a ready water supply was to conserve runoff and river floodwaters behind dam-created reservoirs. Between 1888 and 1934, private and municipal interests constructed a series of massive structures that made San Diego County the dam-building center of the world. The county featured some of America's first multiple arch dams and earliest hydraulic fill dams. Into the mid-1940s, dammed reservoirs remained the principle water source for county consumers and made the municipal expansion of the city of San Diego possible., The unreliability of the San Diego River compelled the Franciscan fathers to construct the area's first dam in 1813 to conserve drinking and irrigation water for the Mission San Diego de Alcalá. This water-driven circumstance continued and expanded in the ensuing American era. Lacking a reliable water source at the turn of the 20th century, San Diego County was destined to experience modest growth. The region's semiarid conditions, cyclical droughts, and existing river systems determined that the only effective way to maintain a ready water supply was to conserve runoff and river floodwaters behind dam-created reservoirs. Between 1888 and 1934, private and municipal interests constructed a series of massive structures that made San Diego County the dam-building center of the world. The county featured some of America's first multiple arch dams and earliest hydraulic fill dams. Into the mid-1940s, dammed reservoirs remained the principle water source for county consumers and made the municipal expansion of the city of San Diego possible.
LC Classification NumberTC557.C2M37 2017
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- May 06, 2022
Dams; Life lines to growth
Great overview of dams in western San Diego county. Good photos.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
