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Report on ground water in southeastern Nevada, March 29, 1915 |
Report with chart, plates, and maps regarding southeast Nevada groundwater. Water-Supply Paper 365 |
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Geology and water resources of Las Vegas, Pahrump, and Indian Spring Valleys, Clark and Nye... |
Report on the geology and groundwater of southern Nevada. |
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Book excerpt, Report upon United States geographical surveys west of the one hundredth meridian, 1889 |
Report, maps, and engravings of the survey of the area including Southern Nevada. The text offers a discussion about irrigation and artesian wells in the survey region, including a comparison between the valleys of the western United States and those... |
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Statutes of the State of Nevada passed at the special session of the Legislature, 1912 |
Chapter 140: An Act to provide a water law for the State of Nevada |
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Report, Investigations and research in Nevada by the Water Resources Division, 1984 |
Survey of the water resources of Nevada in 1982-1983 |
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Report, Ground-water appraisal of the Meadow Valley area, Lincoln and Clark Counties, Nevada, July 1964 |
Detailed survey of the ground water resources of the Meadow Valley area. This is Report #27 in the Ground-Water resources - Reconnaissance series |
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Report, Geological survey circular 346: First fourteen years of Lake Mead, circa 1949 |
Report on Lake Mead taken from the Lake Mead Comprehensive Survey of 1948-49 |
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Aerial photograph of flood path, Eldorado Canyon to Nelson's Landing, September 14, 1974 |
Aerial view of the path of the flood down Eldorado Canyon to Nelson's Landing. |
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Report on flood control survey in Clark County, Nevada and data on Southern Nevada, 1938 |
Dated March 31, 1934 with appendices added from 1938, this report contains photographs and summaries of 18 areas in Southern Nevada, specifically the northeastern portion of Clark County and a small area in Arizona. The report was to serve as... |
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Aerial photograph of the flood path down Eldorado Canyon to Nelson's Landing, circa September, 1974 |
Aerial view of the path of the flood down Eldorado Canyon to Nelson's Landing. |
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Photograph of a woman waving near the Las Vegas Wash, circa 1929-1931 |
Woman standing on the side of the Las Vegas Wash |
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Photograph of flooding in Carp, Nevada, 1905 |
Flooding in Carp, Nevada, 1905. |
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Report, Available water supply of the Las Vegas ground-water basin Nevada, 1965 |
Report on the available water in the Las Vegas area |
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Photograph of bridge over Vegas Creek, Las Vegas, circa 1900 |
Photograph of bridge over Las Vegas Creek south of the Old Mormon Fort. |
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Photograph of irrigation headgate with water, before 1930 |
Water flowing through an irrigation headgate. |
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Photograph of the meadow, Las Vegas Ranch, circa 1905 |
Meadow to the north of the house on the Las Vegas Ranch. |
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Photograph of footbridge over Las Vegas Creek, circa 1905 |
Footbridge over the Las Vegas Creek. |
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Photograph of a man sitting near an artesian well, circa early 1900's |
Man sitting next to an artesian well |
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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas and surrounding valley, circa 1920 |
Aerial view of Las Vegas looking west. |
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Photograph of Stewart Ranch, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1905 |
Tents and horses by the Las Vegas Creek on the Las Vegas Ranch. |
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Photograph of the bridge over Las Vegas Creek, circa 1905 |
Bridge over Las Vegas Creek. |
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Photograph of two unidentified women on the bridge at Indian Springs, Nevada, circa 1930. |
Two women standing on the bridge that spans over the creek at Indian Springs, Nevada. |
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Aerial photograph of the Colorado River and Hemenway Wash, before 1935 |
Hemenway Wash, located at the bend of the Colorado River just upstream of Black Canyon, before the construction of Hoover dam. |
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Photograph of a bridge over the Las Vegas Creek, circa 1940 |
Creek on the Las Vegas Ranch with a footbridge built over it |
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Photograph of riders near the Vegas Creek at the Stewart Ranch camp in Las Vegas,... |
Las Vegas Creek running through the old Las Vegas Ranch with tents on the side |
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Photograph of ditch downstream from sewer outlet, Pittman, Nevada, April 27, 1944 |
Ditch into which sewer empties about 15 feet downstream from sewer outlet. |
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Photograph of the Muddy River, Moapa Valley, Nevada, circa 1948 |
The Muddy River. |
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Photograph of Las Vegas Creek with water wheel at Las Vegas Fort, circa 1931 |
Las Vegas Creek with water wheel at Las Vegas Fort. |
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Photograph of Stewart family standing next to Las Vegas Creek, before 1905 |
Stewart family standing next to the creek with two burros. |
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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas looking south, 1930 |
Aerial view of Las Vegas in 1930. |
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Photograph of sewer outlet, Pittman, Nevada, April 27, 1944 |
Outlet of 4'' concrete sanitary sewer in Pittman. |
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Photograph of Las Vegas Creek, Nevada, 1925 |
Las Vegas Creek with what appears to be a wooden wire-wrapped pipeline running next to the creek. |
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Aerial photograph of Black Canyon, Hemenway Wash, and Fortification Hill, before 1930 |
Aerial view looking north over Black Canyon, Hemenway Wash, and Fortification Hill |
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Photograph of an irrigation pipe and the Muddy River, Moapa Valley, Nevada, 1948 |
A drainage pipe from an irrigation project hanging out over the edge of the banks of the Muddy River. |
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Photograph of a flowing artesian well and stream, 1911-1949 |
Flowing artesian well and stream. |
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Aerial photograph of Black Canyon, Colorado River and Boulder City location before dam construction, 1920s |
Aerial view of Black Canyon, Colorado River, and Boulder City location before dam construction showing elevation. |
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Postcard showing burros on the Stewart Ranch, before 1903 |
A herd of wild burros drinking from the Las Vegas Creek on the Stewart Ranch |
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Postcard, Silvery waters of Vegas Creek, circa 1910 |
Irrigation headgate on the Las Vegas Creek. |
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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to Calvin M. Cory, March 17, 1947 |
The city asked the Las Vegas Land and Water Co. to either fence or place Las Vegas Creek in a culvert, and Bennett was asking if they were obliged to do so. |
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Report, Biological inventory of the Southern Nevada Water Project, second stage, 1976 |
Inventory of the plants on the land that falls under the jurisdiction of the Southern Nevada Water Project. |
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Photograph of Mary Corkhill drawing a bucket of water from the Las Vegas Creek, circa... |
Mary Corkhill drawing a bucket of water from the Las Vegas Creek |
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Photograph of Las Vegas Creek in winter, Las Vegas Ranch, circa 1905 |
Ice in the Las Vegas Creek on the Las Vegas Ranch. |
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Report, Water levels and artesian pressure in wells in Las Vegas Valley and in other... |
Report on water levels and the pressure in artesian wells in Nevada. |
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Progress report on the ground-water resources of the Las Vegas Artesian Basin, Nevada, March 1945 |
Survey of the Las Vegas Artesian Basin with recommendations to curtail drilling and conserve water |
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Report surveying Las Vegas Ranch from J. T. McWilliams (Good Springs, Nevada) to J. Ross... |
McWilliams' summary of his findings in his survey of the Las Vegas Ranch, including land boundaries and water resources. Link to one of the plats mentioned in the letter is in references field. |
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong, October 26, 1945 |
Bracken stating that water from company wells should not be used for irrigation until metering can be instituted. The formation of a water district at this time was not desirable for the Union Pacific Railroad. |
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Report and survey of reconnaissance geology between Lake Mead and Davis Dam Arizona-Nevada, 1963 |
Geological survey of the area between Lake Mead and Davis Dam. |
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The water resources of the Las Vegas Valley: a brief survey, March 27, 1931 |
Overview of the water resources in the Las Vegas Valley, includes maps |
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Book excerpt, Preliminary report to determine feasibility of diverting Colorado River, February 1, 1876 |
The excerpt consists of Appendix B printed in the Annual report by the Army Corps of Engineers upon the geographical surveys west of the 100th Meridian, February 18, 1905. It contains maps of the Southwest region of the United States,... |
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Book excerpt, Preliminary report concerning explorations and surveys principally in Nevada and Arizona, 1871 |
Report and maps of survey of the area including Southern Nevada. Includes pages 74-85 of the book. |