United States. Bureau of Reclamation
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Papers of Marvin E. Jensen
Collection
Identifier: WMEJ
Abstract
A significant contributor to the development of improved methods in estimating irrigation water requirements, Marvin E. Jensen (1926-2022) had a diverse career in civil engineering. This collection documents Jensen's consulting and writings with special emphasis on two consulting projects in which Jensen evaluated water distribution and usage along the lower Colorado River. Materials include data, correspondence, handwritten notes, news clippings, photographs and negatives, drafts, reports,...
Dates:
1957-2011; Majority of material found within 1985-2004
Papers of Robert E. Glover
Collection
Identifier: WREG
Abstract
A civil engineer with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Geological Survey, and Colorado State University, Robert Glover (1896-1984) conducted significant research on concrete cooling, dam construction, groundwater flow, and more. The focus of the collection is on the extensive work he did on these subjects. A smaller portion of the collection reflects Glover's personal life in terms of family activities and hobbies, including birding, photography, and environmentalism. Predominant...
Dates:
1896-2000; Majority of material found within 1922-1984
Water Oral Histories Collection
Collection
Identifier: WOHC
Abstract
The Water Oral Histories Collection consists of interviews and reminiscences covering the work of some of Colorado's distinguished civil engineers, irrigators, and water leaders. Subjects include Northern Colorado's irrigation history, irrigation engineering and research in Colorado, large water storage projects, groundwater issues, and the personal and professional lives of some of Colorado's water leaders. A portion of the collection is digitized and ...
Dates:
1986-2022
Filtered By
- Subject: Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) X
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- Photographs 2
- South Platte River Watershed (Colo. and Neb.) 2
- West (U.S.) 2
- Arkansas River Watershed 1
- Artifacts 1
- Audiocassettes 1
- Big Thompson River (Colo.) 1
- Boulder Creek (Boulder County and Weld County, Colo.) 1
- Cache la Poudre River (Colo.) 1
- California -- Imperial County 1
- Charts (graphic documents) 1
- Colorado 1
- Colorado River Water Conservation District (Colo.) 1
- Concrete 1
- Dams 1
- Denver Basin 1
- Diaries 1
- Dolores River Valley (Colo. and Utah) 1
- Groundwater -- Colorado 1
- Groundwater -- Law and legislation -- Colorado 1
- Groundwater flow 1
- Hydrology 1
- Irrigation engineering -- Colorado 1
- Maps 1
- Mathematics 1
- Negatives 1
- Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (Colo.) 1
- Ogallala Aquifer 1
- Orchard Mesa Irrigation District 1
- Reservoirs 1
- Rio Grande (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) 1
- Saint Vrain Basin (Colo.) 1
- San Luis Valley Irrigation District 1
- Slides (photographs) 1
- Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District (Colo.) 1
- Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District (Colo.) 1
- Videotapes 1
- Water -- Law and legislation -- Colorado 1
- Water consumption -- Data processing 1
- Water resources development 1
- Water resources development -- Colorado 1
- Water use 1
- Water-supply -- Accounting 1 + ∧ less
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