Water resources records 1878-1938.

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Water resources records 1878-1938.

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Series documents the research and recommendations of the Planning Board concerning the conservation and development of water resources. Records include correspondence, survrys, inventories, lists, reports, negatives, and black and white photographs. Records also include maps, most of which document the various drainage basins in Oregon. topics include erosion, power generation, flood control, port improvement, federal construction and repair projects, irrigation, groundwater, stockwater, hydrological data collection, timber harvesting and mining in relation to water resources, municipal water supplies, and developed and undeveloped storage reservoirs. Most of the records refer to the period from 1934 to 1938, however, some of the comparative research information dates to 1878.

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Oregon State Planning Council

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Oregon State Planning Board

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The State Planning Board was a fact finding and advisory body created in 1935 to study and make recommendations for the conservation and development of Oregon's resources. The Board was preceded by the Reconstruction Advisory Board which was created in 1933 to prepare and present applications for loans from the Reconstruction Financing Corporation and to supervise the construction and management of subsequent projects. The Reconstruction Advisory Board consisted of engin...