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1. Big Lost River

Description: The collection consists of letters and documents (including 8 volumes) and 876 maps related to irrigation projects in the western United States. There are correspondence, reports, etc. regarding Colorado River projects (including the Colorado River-Los Angeles Gravity Flow Aqueduct); the Klamath Lake Project in Oregon; the Merced Irrigation District in California; the San Juan River, Little Colorado, and Verde projects in Arizona; and many others. Of note in the collection are diaries of La Rue's Colorado River trips from 1921, 1922, and 1924, and maps of western areas.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1909-1949.
Call number: mssLa Rue papers
Creator: La Rue, Eugene C (1879-1947)(Opens in new tab)

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Gift of Mrs. E. C. La Rue, 1950-1955 and 1972.

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