Damming Grand Canyon: the 1923 USGS Colorado River expedition - Boyer, Diane E., author; Webb, Robert H., author; Utah State University Press, publisher (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2007)
Water and the Colorado desert -- Where should the dams be? politics, the Colorado River Compact, and the Geological Survey's role -- Prelude to an expedition: Washington and Flagstaff -- A cumbersome journey: Flagstaff to Lee's Ferry to the Little Colorado River -- Surveys and portages: Furnace Flats through the Inner Gorge -- Of flips and floods: Bass Canyon to Diamond Creek -- Feeling their oats: Diamond Creek to Needles -- Aftermath: politics and the strident hydraulic engineer.
Keywords: River surveys -- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- History -- 20th century; Dams -- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- History -- 20th century; Water-supply -- Political aspects -- Arizona -- Grand Canyon -- History -- 20th century; Water resources development -- Arizona -- Grand Canyon -- History -- 20th century; Grand Canyon (Ariz.) -- Description and travel; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Description and travel; Grand Canyon (Ariz.) -- Environmental conditions; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Environmental conditions