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Show -5- Lippincott, resident hydrographer of the United States Geological Survey: Date. Hydrographer. Gauge height. Discharge per second. 1854.....................Lieutenant Michler... Mar. 15, 1876......Lieutenant Bergland. Jan. 17, 1895.......J. B. Lippincott......... Apr. 18,1895..............do........................ July 10, 1895...............do........................ May 20, 1896..............do........................ Jan. 9, 1902.................do....................... Feb. 20, 1902.......S. G. Bennett............. May 30, 1902..............do........................ July 9, 1902.................do........................ July 7, 1902.........W. W. Follett............ Oct. 11,1902.......S. G. Bennett............. Oct. 14, 1902.......R. P. H. Laney.......... Oct. 17, 1902...............do........................ Oct. 21, 1902...............do........................ Oct. 24, 1902...............do.................. Feet. Cubic feet. 6,250 7,659 20.3 9,737 20.2 21,094 21.2 45,533 22.2 57,903 17.2 3,637 17.15 3,239 23.00 38,400 20.52 14,799 21.06 18,350 18.5 6,030 17.8 4,798 17.5 3,559 17.6 4,203 17.5 3,547 At the time of my examination the water course varied greatly in width, the narrowest point being estimated at about 80 feet. The water is extremely muddy. There are many bars, principally of sand, with some mud and clay. About a dozen of them had between 2 and 3 feet of water on them. Two had less than 2 feet. Captain Mellen informed me that the river had been low for some time, and that the depth of water on the shoals was therefore somewhat greater than was usual for the same gauge reading. A rise of a few feet gives the river a width between its first banks of nearly a thousand feet in most places. These banks, which are generally lined with vegetation, rise about 6 feet above the low water. Back some distance from them there is another rise of about 3 feet, called the second bank. |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : California exhibits. |