Papers of Marvin E. Jensen 1957-2004 1993-2002

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Papers of Marvin E. Jensen 1957-2004 1993-2002

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A significant contributor to the development of improved methods in estimating irrigation water requirements, Marvin E. Jensen has had a diverse career in civil engineering. This collection documents two projects Jensen worked on to evaluate water distribution and usage along the lower Colorado River. The collection includes data, correspondence, handwritten notes, news clippings, photographs, drafts, and reports dealing with each project, one evaluating the Lower Colorado River Accounting System and the other evaluating Colorado River water usage within the Imperial Irrigation District.

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United States. Bureau of Reclamation

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The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation Service) was a bureau of the Department of the Interior which oversaw water development projects in the western United States. In July of 1902, in accordance with the Reclamation Act 32 Stat. 388, approved June 17, 1902 (also known as the Newlands Act), Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock established the Reclamation Service within the Geological Survey. The new Reclamation Service studied potential water development projects in each western stat...

Imperial Irrigation District (Calif.)

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Walter, Ivan A.

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Jensen, Marvin Eli, 1926-

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A significant contributor to the development of improved methods in estimating irrigation water requirements, Marvin E. Jensen has had a diverse career in civil engineering. He worked as a consultant and a university employee, and served a government agency. Not only was he instrumental in analyzing water flow and apportionment for agriculture projects, but Jensen developed real-time analysis of water requirements for irrigation, which continues to be used in irrigation water scheduling througho...