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R.O. Helland

Publications and source records attributed to R.O. Helland.

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USGS1946

Water utilization in the White River Basin

This report presents briefly the results of an investigation of the water and power resources of the White river made in 1943 primarily for the purpose of classification of lands adjacent to the stream that have been withdrawn for power purposes. About three days were spent by the writer in field examination of the river basin during August and September. A survey of the river from its confluence with the Deschutes River to the Mt. Hood Loop Highway is published by the Survey. Nearly all of this map was surveyed in 1932. The entire basin is shown on quadrangle sheets. A record of discharge is available for the period 1917-43 at a station near the mouth of the river, and several short records are available at points upstream and on tributary streams.

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USGS1945

Water utilization in the Nooksack River, Washington

The primary purpose of the investigation of the water resources of the Nooksack River was land classification. The Nooksack basin lies largely within the Mt. Baker National Forest and a considerable area of public lands will be involved in any plan for the ultimate development of its water power. Surveys on a scale of 1:24,000 and 1:31,680 were made from the mouth of the Nooksack River upstream to include such stretches of ell streams in the basin as appear to have sufficient flow and head or storage possibilities to attract future power development. A dam site on the main stream and one on South Fork were mapped on a scale of 400 feet to the inch. A dam site on the main stream near Deming was mapped in 1938 by the U.S. Engineers. Areas within the basin not covered by these surveys are largely shown on quadrangle maps, The lower basin has been mapped on a scale of one inch to the mile, and the upper basin on a scale of one quarter inch to the mile (Mt. Baker district). These surveys and a brief record of discharge on the principal streams of the basin together with a general reconnaissance form the basis of this report. It outlines roughly a plan of development showing the potential power of the Nooksack River and its tributaries, and considers briefly the problems of flood control and irrigation within the basin.

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