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Tentative report to the Board of Supervisors of the Los Angeles County Flood Control District
Manuscripts
The report, written by J. W. Reagan, Chief Engineer of the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, was presented to the Board of Supervisors of the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, February 7, 1924. The report covers the work previously done to prevent flooding in southern California; precipitation data; past floods in southern California; plans for conservation of water; the Los Angeles water supply; and future plans for flood control. The report chiefly deals with floods caused by the Los Angeles River and the San Gabriel River. Also included with the report is a list of cost estimates for the proposed flood control work and twenty pullout maps.
mssHM 66799
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Los Angeles - flood control map
Manuscripts
Nine maps documenting properties in Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego counties in the late nineteenth century and first half of the twentieth century. Includes maps of Southern California ranchos, a flood control map, and various survey and tract maps. Maps of Los Angeles area ranchos and Rancho Los Feliz were surveyed by former Los Angeles City Engineer George C. Hansen.
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Los Angeles County Flood Control District
Manuscripts
The collection deals primarily with the professional and personal activities of Samuel Brooks Morris, a civil engineer of note in Southern California who was most active from the 1930s into the early 1960s. The collection deals with local (Pasadena and Los Angeles), state and national engineering concerns, largely related to water reclamation, dams, hydrogeology, water litigation, and a wide range of related technical publications. The material consists of a highly diverse mix of manuscripts and printed materials, including correspondence, maps, notes, charts, fliers, and brochures, often interspersed within each folder. The correspondence is primarly to and from colleagues, but also includes discusion with government officials at all levels from local to national. The collection includes a small number of photographs, located in appropriate sections of the collection by subject.
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Los Angeles County Flood Control District
Manuscripts
The collection deals primarily with the professional and personal activities of Samuel Brooks Morris, a civil engineer of note in Southern California who was most active from the 1930s into the early 1960s. The collection deals with local (Pasadena and Los Angeles), state and national engineering concerns, largely related to water reclamation, dams, hydrogeology, water litigation, and a wide range of related technical publications. The material consists of a highly diverse mix of manuscripts and printed materials, including correspondence, maps, notes, charts, fliers, and brochures, often interspersed within each folder. The correspondence is primarly to and from colleagues, but also includes discusion with government officials at all levels from local to national. The collection includes a small number of photographs, located in appropriate sections of the collection by subject.
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Los Angeles County Flood Control Research
Manuscripts
The two bound typescripts contain research regarding flooding in Los Angeles County that was prepared by J. W. Reagan, Consulting Engineer for the Corps of Engineers' Engineer Office and Chairman of the Committee of Menaced and Flooded Areas. The report contains statements of various California residents regarding their experience with floods in the Los Angeles area. Their narratives include damage caused by floods as well as work done to prevent flooding in their area including dams and river rerouting. The research chiefly covers floods caused by the Los Angeles River and the San Gabriel River from the 1770s to 1913. The report also includes precipitation data from 1849 to 1913 for parts of southern California.
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Comprehensive plan : control and conservation of flood waters / H.E. Hedger, Chief Engineer
Rare Books
A three dimensional map of the Los Angeles Basin showing flood control programs completed and authorized. At head of title: Los Angeles County Flood Control District. Sticker: Compliments of Supervisor Burton W. Chace. Relief shown by shading. Colored three-dimensional relief map, mounted within a frame. Shows county, U.S. Corps of Engineers and U.S. Dept. of Agriculture programs. Protective box with cover. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: three-dimensional. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography.
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