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Show 931 He has covered the section of the Green River ( 'from from ) the mouth of the Yampa River , , near the ( north- north ) east corner of the State of Utah , down to the junction with the Colorado River ; on the Grand ( Colorado ) River from Moab down to the junction ; ; the Grand ( Colorado ) ( River-the Riverthe ) name is changed now , . Hehas covered the Green River ( from-well fromwell ) , about its source ( 'in in ) Fremont Lake , in Wyoming , down to Flaming Gorge , Utah , personally . And the Colorado River from Hite , Utah , down to Lees Ferry , Arizona . ( R . -3676-3677 . ) His object on the river from an engineering ( stand- stand ) point was to find a reservoir site that could be used for irrigation and flood control purposes . He was first on the Green River from Greenriver , Utah , down to its junction with the Colorado , when he made a reconnaissance survey in June 1914 . At that time he went down the river to the junction in a boat and back again to Greenriver , Utah , in the latter part of JuneI during the high water of 1914 . ( R . . 3677-3678 . ) By a ( "reconnaissance reconnaissance ) , " he means that he went ( -down down ) to look the country over , and see whether the United States would be justified in making further ( -examinations examinations ) or surveys , by diamond drill borings at a ( darn dam ) site , and to take in the general character of the country and see whether it was suitable for a reservoir site . ( ( R . 3678 . ) It that time lie concluded it would be a good thing to make investigation for a dam site just below the . junction [ of the Green and Colorado ] . He used a |