Ogilvie, James L.

James L. Ogilvie had a long and fruitful career with the United States Bureau of Reclamation in the field of irrigation and water management. He worked successfully on the Colorado-Big Thompson project and was the Project Manager for the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project in southeast Colorado.

Born January 4, 1911, on the family farm in Weld County, Colorado, James Ogilvie attended the State Agricultural College (now Colorado State University) and earned a Civil Engineering degree in 1933. After graduating, he found employment with the Bureau of Public Roads (now the Department of Transportation), surveying areas for new roads. In 1938, he embarked upon his career with the Bureau of Reclamation, where his responsibilities included collecting, surveying, and planning design data.

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