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Rivers of the Pacific Slope

1947/10 min 38 sec/80 shots

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Rivers of the Pacific Slope examines the Columbia, Sacramento, San Joaquin, and Colorado river systems and their importance to the western United States. It explains how dams improve navigation, store water, control floods, and generate electricity, while canals and aqueducts carry river water through deserts and over mountains to support irrigation, agriculture, and growing cities.

Provenance and rights

Original producer: Coronet Instructional Films
Collection: Prelinger Archives
Original title: Rivers of the Pacific Slope
Date: 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z
Original link: Open on Internet Archive
Rights: public_domain

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