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Measurement of wells and springs, June 14, 1935

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Date
1935-06-14
Description

Measurement of the flow from the Las Vegas Land and Water Co. wells and springs on June 14, 1935

Digital ID
hln000708
Physical Identifier
Box 13 Folder W23-3-5 Water Supply Drilling Wells for Wells 7 & 8
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http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1kk97c3p
Details
Subject
Water--Measurement
Water-supply--Management
Water utilities
Water-supply--Sources
Springs
Time Period
1930s (1930 - 1939)
Place
Clark County
Resource Type
Text
Material Type
charts (graphic documents)
diagrams
Digital Project
The Historic Landscape of Nevada: Development, Water and Natural Environment
Citation

hln000708. Union Pacific Railroad Collection, 1828-1995. MS-00397. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1kk97c3p

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Manual transcription
Language

English

Format
application/pdf

MEASUREMENT OF WELL AND SPRINGS June 14, 1935. Average Gals. per day - 3,778,129. Average Gals. per person per day - 472. (Based on 8,000 persons in Las Vegas) Balance of water is used by Railroad Co., P.F.E. , Stock Yards and plants located on Industrial sites. Which equals 4,895,769 Gals, per day. Comparison of flow, 1931. 1934. 1935 Well 1931.04 Gals. per min. Big Spring 749.52 " " " Little " 719.28 " " " Total 3399.84 " " " July 1931 July 1934 June 1935 Well 3,877,632 G.P.D. 2,507,040 G.P.D. 2,780,697 GPD Big Spring 1,040,498 " 954,852 " 1,079,308 " Little " 913.043 " 823.680 " 1.035.763 " Total....... 5,831,173 " 4,285,572 " 47895,768 " June 6, 1935 3,744,000 Gals. 7 3,804,800 " 8 3,866,300 9 3,697,000 10 3,697,200 " 11 3,797,600 " 12 3,840,000 26,446,900 Consumption