AGENCY: State Planning Board

SERIES: 20999
TITLE: Water resources drainage basin reports
DATES: 1934-1938.
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by drainage basin.

DESCRIPTION: This series contains various basin studies prepared by or for the State Planning Board for the Colorado River Basin, the Great Basin, and the Snake River Basin in Utah. The purpose of these reports was to determine the principal water problems in the drainage basins in Utah, to outline a plan of water development and control designed to solve those problems, and to present specific construction projects and investigation projects as elements of the plan, with general priorities of importance and time. The areas under study include the Uintah Basin, Price and San Rafael River areas, Colorado and San Juan River areas, Fremont and Escalante River area, Virgin River system, Bear River, Weber River, Davis County and Jordan River areas, Utah Lake, Sevier areas, and Western Utah drainage areas. The types of studies include: compilations of data pertaining to the use of land and water; drainage basin problems and programs; envelope records; indexes of river measurement stations; records; indexes of river measurement station; irrigated lands, run-off, precipitation data, and area by elevations by river drainage basins; State Engineer river drainage reports, National Resources Committee drainage basin study; and a preliminary report on flood status of streams in Great Basin. Many of these reports also include maps of the areas.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in State Archives permanently.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

These records contain information on state water resources management. They should be kept permanently.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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