Powell, John Wesley 1834-1902 creator Drummond, Willis 1808-1879 Dutton, Clarence E. (Clarence Edward) 1841-1912 Gilbert, Grove Karl 1843-1918 Thompson, A. H. (Almon Harris) 1839-1906 text utu 2023 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States" by John Wesley Powell is a scientific report published in 1878. Powell examines the arid western United States, challenging prevailing theories about rain patterns and settlement practices. He proposes cooperative communities, watershed-based political borders, and communal irrigation districts to develop the region sustainably. The report established Powell as a leading authority on the West and influenced the creation of the United States Geological Survey, though his vision for orderly development faced resistance from speculators and Congress. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Physical characteristics of the arid region -- The land-system needed for the arid region -- The rainfall of the western portion of the United States [based upon the "Smithsonian tables of precipitation in rain and snow"] -- Water supply, by G.K. Gilbert -- Certain important questions relating to irrigable lands -- The lands of Utah -- Irrigable lands of the Salt lake drainage system, by G.K. Gilbert -- Irrigable lands of the valley of the Sevier river, by Capt. C.E. Dutton -- Irrigable lands of that portion of Utah drained by the Colorado river and its tributaries, by Prof. A.H. Thompson -- Land grants in aid of internal improvements, by Willis Drummond, Jr. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Report_on_the_Lands_of_the_Arid_Region_of_the_United_States Release date is 2023-02-09 The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Originally published: United States: Government Printing Office, 1879 Public lands -- United States Irrigation -- West (U.S.) Irrigation -- Utah Rain and rainfall -- West (U.S.) F590.3 HD TC United States: Government Printing Office, 1879 rc01001572 https://archive.org/details/reportonlandsofa00geog_1/page/n5/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69995 https://archive.org/details/reportonlandsofa00geog_1/page/n5/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69995 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134623.0 69995