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Map of part of Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, showing approximate area and areal densities of phreatophytes and areas in cultivation in 1912

Date

1965

Description

Genre/Form: Thematic maps. Scale 1:62,500 (W 115°15´--W 114°45´/N 36°15´--N 36°00´). 1 map : col. ; 45 x 72 cm. Series: Water-supply paper (Washington, D.C.) ; 1780. Relief shown by contours. Originally published as plate 11 of Available water supply of the Las Vegas ground-water basin, Nevada, by Glenn T. Malmberg, published by the Geological Survey in 1965 as its Water-supply paper 1780. Includes township and range lines. Interior, Geological Survey

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Map of part of Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, showing the approximate altitude of the water table in the near-surface reservoir in February 1956

Date

1965

Description

Genre/Form: Thematic maps. Scale 1:62,500 (W 115°15´--W 115°00´/N 36°15´--N 36°00´). 1 map ; 45 x 36 cm. Series: Water-supply paper (Washington, D.C.) ; 1780. Relief shown by contours. Originally published as plate 8 of Available water supply of the Las Vegas ground-water basin, Nevada, by Glenn T. Malmberg, published by the Geological Survey in 1965 as its Water-supply paper 1780. Includes township and range lines. Interior, Geological Survey

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Map of part of Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, showing changes in the land-surface altitude, 1935-50

Date

1965

Description

Genre/Form: Topographic maps. Scale 1:96,000 (W 115°30´--W 114°45´/N 36°30´--N 36°00´). 1 map ; 58 x 70 cm. Series: Water-supply paper (Washington, D.C.) ; 1780. Relief shown by contours. "After Smith, Vetter, Cummings, and others (1960, p. 34)." Originally published as plate 13 of Available water supply of the Las Vegas ground-water basin, Nevada, by Glenn T. Malmberg, published by the Geological Survey in 1965 as its Water-supply paper 1780. Includes township and range lines. Interior, Geological Survey

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Map of part of Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, showing changes in the land-surface altitude, 1935 to 1940-41

Date

1965

Description

Genre/Form: Topographic map. Scale 1:96,000 (W 115°30´--W 114°45´/N 36°30´--N 36°00´). 1 map ; 58 x 70 cm. Series: Water-supply paper (Washington, D.C.) ; 1780. Relief shown by contours. "After C.R. Longwell (written communication, 1954, fig. 30)." Originally published as plate 12 of Available water supply of the Las Vegas ground-water basin, Nevada, by Glenn T. Malmberg, published by the Geological Survey in 1965 as its Water-supply paper 1780. Includes township and range lines. Interior, Geological Survey

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Map of Utah territory representing the extent of the irrigable, timber and pasture lands, 1878

Date

1878

Description

90 x 71 cm. Relief shown by hachures. In bottom margin: "Julius Bien, Lith." "Note. This map has been constructed from atlas sheets of the U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region with additional material taken from the maps of the U.S. Geographical Explorations and Surveys west of the 100th meridian, Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, in charge ; the U.S. Geological Exploration of the 40th parallel, Clarence King, U.S. Geologist in charge ; and the U.S. Geologial and Geographical Survey of the Territories, F.V. Hayden, in charge." At head of title: Department of the Interior, U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain region, J.W. Powell in charge. Original publisher unknown.

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Map of Lake Mead, Arizona-Nevada, showing locations of gages used to establish water-stage elevations during 1947-49 survey

Date

1960

Description

Scale [ca. 1:274,349. 1 in. to approx. 4.33 miles] (W 114°54?--W 113°54?/N 36°36?--N 35°58?). 1 map ; 27 x 34 cm. United States Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey

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General map showing approximate location of better known springs and wells in the Mohave and adjacent deserts, southeastern California and southwestern Nevada, circa 1908-1909

Date

1905 to 1912

Description

At top of map: 'U.S. Geological Survey, George Otis Smith, Director. Water-supply paper no. 224, pl. 1.' 'Topography compiled from U.S. Geographical Survey atlas sheets,Perris' map of Southern California and other sources.' Relief shown by hachures. Shows township and range grid. Covers the area from Bishop south to the Mexican border, from Long Beach and San Diego to the Arizona border, and the southern part of Nevada, from Beatty and Mesquite south. Scale [ca. 1:1,140,480. 1 in. to approx. 18 miles] (W 118°00´- -W 114°00´/N 37°00´--N 32°32´). Series: Water-supply paper (Washington, D.C.)224. Map is plate 1 from the U.S. Geological Survey Water-supply paper 224.

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Topographic map of the Las Vegas Valley Area, 1952

Date

1952

Description

Scale 1:62,500 ; polyconic proj ; 1 map : col. ; 45 x 36 cm.; Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Contour interval 20 ft. ; Includes quadrangle location map ; Nevada 15 minute series (topographic) ; Fifteen minute series (topographic) Nevada ; Geological Survey

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Map of a part of southern Nevada showing ground-water conditions, 1914

Date

1914

Description

At bottom of map: 'Base compiled from plane-table sheets, topographic maps of U.S. Geological Survey, railroad alignments, and General Land Office data.' Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows township and range grid. Covers from southeast corner of White Pine County to Sloan and from Nye County border to Arizona-Utah border. Shows flowing wells, nonflowing wells, springs, flowing-well areas, dry holes and shore lines of ancient lakes. Scale 1:500,000 (W116°--W 114°/N 45°--N 36°). Series: Water-supply paper (Washington, D.C.), 365. Map is plate 1 from the U.S. Geological Survey water-supply paper 365.

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Topographic map of Arrow Canyon dam and reservoir site on the Muddy River, 1934

Date

1934

Description

'Topography by Lee Morrison. Control by U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Surveyed in 1934.' Relief shown by contours and spot heights. 'Arrowhead Canyon Dam and reservoir site' hand-written on map. Map is part of a larger map and has been taped to a manila envelope sent from the Agricultural Administration to J.H. Wittwer on Sept. 25, 1939. Map has hand-drawn township and range lines and handwritten numbers. Verso has a hand-drawn map, calculations, and hand-written notes. U.S. Geological Survey

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