History of Water Resources Development in the Bear River Basin of Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming by R. Scott Wrenn. M.S. thesis by R. Scott Wrenn, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in History, Utah...
Water resources development--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Water-supply--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Management; Water quality management--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho);
John Neuhold and Ron Goede discuss their experiences at the Utah State University Summer Camp (and the skills and camaraderie they gained there) and other experiences in their education, including those with the GI Bill.
Goede, Ronald W., 1934---Interviews; Neuhold, John M.--Interviews; Utah State University--Faculty--Interviews; Utah State University. Forestry Field Station Camp; United States. Montgomery G.I. Bill; Veterans--Education--Utah--Logan; Forestry...
Nature's Second Course: Water Culture in the Mormon Communities of Cache Valley, Utah, 1860-1916 by Kathryn T. Morse. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History, Utah State University,...
Canals--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History; Canals--Utah--History; Water rights--Utah--Cache County--History; Water resources development--Utah--History; Mormons--Utah--Social life and customs; Logan River (Utah)--Water rights;
Mr. Bart Argyle discusses his current occupation of raising sheep and cattle. He talks about growing up ranching, and his family history in the area, as well as with ranching. Interviewed by Randy Williams on January 10, 2012 at the Argyle home in...
"Hyrum Reservoir, Utah, was studied for one year and then for a year following the initiation of artificial destratification. The redistribution of dissolved oxygen to the lower depths of the reservoir significantly increased the amount of habitat...
Environmental Evaluation of Albuquerque Academy Lands East of Tramway. Prepared for: High Desert Investment Corporation. Prepared by SWCA, Inc., Environmental Consultants. March 1992.
Environmental impact analysis--New Mexico--Albuquerque; Planned communities--New Mexico--Albuquerque; Building sites--Planning;
The first interview covers Thad Box’s early years in Texas and his education. The interview was a demonstration of interview techniques by Elaine Thatcher to members of the Land Use Management Oral History Project members, including Brad Cole,...
Box, Thadis W.--Interviews; Box, Thadis W.--Family; Utah State University--Faculty--Interviews; Agricultural education--Texas; Logan Canyon (Utah); Recreation--Utah--Logan Canyon; Mormons--Social conditions; Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife...
Ariel O. Acebal's master thesis for a Masters of Science in Applied Physics at the Air Force Institute of Technology. The thesis showed that a computer program developed by the USGS using the K index was computed properly. 123 pages.
Geomagnetic indexes -- Testing; Geomagnetism -- Bear Lake (Utah and Idaho)
Mr. Garth Baxter talks about his career in the Forest Service, then later as ranching on his family’s land. He discusses his family history in the Cache Valley, as well as his family history in ranching. Mrs. Maydene Baxter talks about her...
Baxter, Garth--Interviews; Baxter, Maydene--Interviews; Cattle ranching; United States. Forest Service; Teton National Forest (Wyo.); Humboldt National Forest (Nev.); Bridger National Forest (Wyo.); Challis National Forest (Idaho); Range...
This 19 page report is an abstract describing the operations of the Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region. Organized into two sections according to the field seasons for 1876 and 1877, it lists each field party, its...
United States--Surveys; Discoveries in geography--American; United States--Discovery and exploration; West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Kennedy discusses his childhood experiences in nature and feelings toward nature. He talks about his professional career and relationships (with the Forest Service and as a professor at Utah State University), and how those have helped him form his...
Kennedy, James Joseph, 1940---Interviews; Kennedy, James Joseph, 1940---Childhood and youth; Kennedy, James Joseph, 1940---Family; Kennedy, James Joseph, 1940---Career in Forestry Education; Trapping--Pennsylvania--Montgomery--Anecdotes; Farm...
Garth Barker discusses multiple-use access for the Logan Canyon; meeting with politicians at Multiple Access Conservation Coalition member about land access concerns; experience as a member of Search and Rescue.
Susan Glaser Church talks about growing up on a ranch, leaving the area and then coming back to her family ranch once she was grown, married and had her own family. She talks about ranching today in Nevada with her family in a family corporation....
Church, Susan Glaser--Interviews; Cattle ranching; Ranching; Pasture, Right of; Beef cattle—Cow-calf system; Farm equipment;
Transcription of the diary of Albert F. Potter, former associate chief of the U.S. Forest Service, describing his activities to survey possible forest reserves in Utah, (beginning with the Cache County area), and noting the conditions of Utah...
Potter, Albert F. (Albert Franklin), 1859-1944; Cache National Forest (Utah and Idaho)--History; Forest reserves--Utah--History; Grazing--Utah--History; Forests and forestry--Utah--History;
This interview with Amy Shuman was conducted over the phone, via email and during a skype conference. Material in the interview reflects only a small perspective of the influence and academic work of Professor Amy Shuman who currently is a...
This report dated May 1982 identifies water resource development opportunities on the Bear River below Cutler Dam in Box Elder County. Data provided supplements that of previous reports and covers various alternative reservoir storage projects and...
Water resources development -- Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)
Reports measurements of appropriated and unappropriated waters in Cache Valley, Utah during the summer of 1896. Sponsored by the Experiment Station of Utah, the Hydrographic Branch of the U.S. Geological Survey, and the Board of County...
Stream measurements--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Tables; Water duties--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Water-supply--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Irrigation water--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Water-supply--Cache Valley (Utah and...
This survey of fish and their habitat was begun in June 1962 and included an inventory of fish species, water temperatures and chemistry, and physical and biological data. Study area was 210 miles along the Bear River and its tributaries in Utah:...
Freshwater fishes--Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Freshwater fishes--Utah--Cache County; Freshwater fishes--Utah--Box Elder County; Limnology--Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Little Bear River (Utah); Malad River (Idaho and Utah); Cub...
Preliminary report of Idaho's Bear River Basin Investigation, February 1970. Updates and continues the draft report issued Dec. 1968. The investigation of the Bear River Basin evaluated water and related land resources in the Basin to assist...
Water resources development--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Water-supply--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Water resources development--Idaho; Water-supply--Idaho
"A" County Book of the County of Box Elder, Organized February 14, 1856. Meeting minutes of county officials for Box Elder County, Utah spanning from its organization in 1856 to 1878. Minutes begin with the organization of the county court on...
Box Elder County (Utah)--Records and correspondence; Box Elder County (Utah)--History--Sources; Brigham City (Utah)--History--Sources; Willard (Utah)--History--Sources; Mines and mineral resources--Utah--Box Elder County; Agriculture--Utah--Box...
"B" County Book of the County of Box Elder, 1878-1886. Meeting minutes of county officials for Box Elder County, Utah spanning 1878 to 1886. Minutes document all offical business for the county including establishing of school and irrigation...
Box Elder County (Utah)--Records and correspondence; Box Elder County (Utah)--History--Sources; Brigham City (Utah)--History--Sources; Willard (Utah)--History--Sources; Mines and mineral resources--Utah--Box Elder County; Agriculture--Utah--Box...
Bear River investigations in Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, a summary of the status report, June 1970. Summarizes findings by the Bureau of Reclamation of its investigations of the Bear River Basin. Identifies potential reclamation development projects for...
Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Water resource development--Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Water resource development--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho);
Environmental Conditions Inventory and Quality Rating, a working paper, March 1977. This first volume in a four-volume report summarizes environmental conditions of the Bear River Watershed in Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming. Work on this project was...
Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Bear River (Utah-Idaho)--Environmental conditions; Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Environmental conditions
Environmental Conditions Projections, a working paper, March 1977. This report written in 1977 forecasts environmental data for the years 1985 and 2020 for the Bear River Watershed. Work on this project was performed between July 1, 1974 and...
Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Bear River (Utah-Idaho)--Environmental conditions; Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Environmental conditions
Environmental Enhancement Opportunities, a working paper, March 1977. This report describes the opportunities for accelerating programs already contributing to the environmental improvement, suggests other actions for the area, and identifies...
Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Bear River (Utah-Idaho)--Environmental conditions; Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Environmental conditions
The Cache County Township Plat book contains handwritten registration information for townships 8 - 15 in Cache County, Utah. For each township and range unit, ledger entries provide plat numbers, the names of the people to whom they are...
Landowners--Utah--Cache County--Maps; Land titles--Registration and transfer--Utah--Cache County--Maps; Real property--Utah--Cache County--Maps
Working Paper: Drainage System Inventory Summary, Bear River Basin Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, June 1977. Made as part of the Bear River Basin Cooperative Study, this report presents results of a reconnaissance level inventory of drainage districts,...
Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Drainage districts--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Maps; Drainage--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Maps
Native Vegetation Working Paper for the Bear River Basin Idaho, Utah, Wyoming Cooperative (Type IV) River Basin Study, January 1977. Describes the eight native vegetation types of the Bear River Basin: alpine, conifer, aspen, mountain brush,...
Endemic plants--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Bear River (Utah-Idaho)
Land Resource Data Working Paper Bear River Basin, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming for the Bear River Basin Cooperative Study, November 1976. Paper describes land use and ownership of the Bear River Basin's 4.8 million acres. Illustrated by black and white...
Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Land use -- Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Landowners -- Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)
Economic Base Appendix Working Paper for the Bear River Basin Type IV Study Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, December 1976. This report is a reference on the population, income, employment, and agricultural base for economics in the Bear River Basin. It...
Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Economic conditions--Statistics; Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Population--Statistics; Agriculture--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Statistics
Hyrum Lake, located in Hyrum Lake State Park (Cache County, Utah) serves as a major recreational attraction and source of irrigation water for the Cache Valley area of Utah. Constructed in 1936, Hyrum Lake has a surface area of 475 acres and a...
Water quality--Utah--Hyrum Reservoir; Algal blooms--Utah--Hyrum Reservoir; Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Environmental conditions;
The following conclusions have been reached for Part I of the study: 1. Much of the phosphorus carried by the streams that will feed the
proposed reservoirs in the Bear River Watershed is derived from runoff and erosion of the land in the...
Water quality--Bear River (Utah-Idaho)--Environmental conditions; Bear River Watershed--Environmental conditions;
This assessment of the prehistoric cultural resources in the marsh areas between Salt Lake City and Brigham City, Utah was prompted by the historic high reached by the flooding of the Great Salt Lake in 1987. In the aftermath of the flood,...
Archaeology--Utah--Great Salt Lake; Archaeology--Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Great Salt Lake (Utah); Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Great Salt Lake (Utah)--Antiquities; Bear River (Utah-Idaho)--Antiquities;
"The purpose of this study is to construct a quantitatively descriptive model of the sewage system and its receiving environment by utilizing observations on the patterns of flow, water chemistry dynamics, bacterial activity and distribution,...
Water quality--Research--Utah--Logan; Water quality--Research--Utah--Logan River; Groundwater--Utah--Logan River--Quality--Research; Sewage--Analysis;
"The purpose of this study is to construct a quantitatively descriptive model of the sewage system and its receiving environment by utilizing observations on the patterns of flow, water chemistry dynamics, bacterial activity and distribution,...
Water quality--Research--Utah--Logan; Water quality--Research--Utah--Logan River; Groundwater--Utah--Logan River--Quality--Research; Sewage--Analysis;
Water Quality Working Paper for the Bear River Basin Cooperative (Type IV) Study Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, December 1976. This report assembled and evaluated data pertaining to the water quality of the Bear River Basin. Specific objectives included 1)...
Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Water quality--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)
Water related land use in the Bear River drainage area : Utah study unit no. 2 / Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water Resources cooperating with Utah Water Research Laboratory, Utah State University. Logan, Utah : Utah Water...
Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Statistics; Land use--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Statistics; Water-supply--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Statistics;
Index of Gaging Stations, 1925. Handwritten tables provide gage height in feet and discharge for 84 gaging stations for streams and rivers in the Bear River Watershed (mostly located in Utah). Data covers the summer of 1925 (June, July, August,...
Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Stream measurements -- Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Stream measurements -- Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)
Report on Logan River water rights prepared by A. G. Barber and George L. Swendson, Special Committee for Canal Companies. Provides some history of water rights, claims, and appropriations for both irrigation and power uses of Logan River water...
Logan River (Utah)--Water rights--History; Stream measurements--Utah--Logan River--History; Canals--Utah--Logan River--History
Record of the Logan, Hyde Park and Smithfield Canal Company of Logan, Utah from Jan. 1, 1889 to Feb. 4, 1904. Includes articles of incorporation, list of shareholders, certificate of incorporation, by-laws, and minutes of meetings. Inserts include...
Logan, Hyde Park and Smithfield Canal Company; Irrigation canals and flumes -- Utah -- Cache County -- History; Water rights -- Utah -- Cache County -- History; Business records -- Utah -- Cache County;
Electrical distribution system, Utah Agricultural College, Logan, Utah : report by H.T. Plumb, May 20, 1931. Review of electrical distribution system for Utah Agricultural College with measurements, recommendations, etc. by H.T. Plumb. G.E....
Electric power-plants--Utah; Electric utilities--Utah;
Reclassification of electric plant statements "A" to "I" inclusive / Utah Light and Traction Company. Salt Lake City, Utah : Utah Light and Traction Company, [between 1937 and 1940]
Electric power-plants--Utah; Utah Power & Light Company;
May 5th 1913 letter to John A. Widtsoe concerning an earlier letter: the Judge LeGrand Young letter, 1913 May 2 from Jos. S. Wells of the Utah Light and Railway Company.
M.S. thesis by Jeffrey H. Johnson, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Fishery Biology, Utah State University, 1971. Typewritten, 77 single-sided pages. Includes charts, tables, and maps. ...
Newton Reservoir (Utah); Basses (Fish)--Utah--Newton Reservoir; Fisheries--Utah--Newton Reservoir
Ph.D. dissertation by James Lane Gillings submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, Utah State University, 1969. Typewritten, 126 single-sided pages with interview schedule in...
Bear River Project (Utah-Idaho); Water resources development--Social aspects--Bear River Valley (Utah-Idaho); Bear River Valley (Utah-Idaho);
M.S. thesis by William A. Luce, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1974. Written under direction of Professor Donald B. Porcella. Typewritten, 80 single-sided...
Phosphorus; Water--Pollution--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Measurement; Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Hyrum Reservoir (Utah)
M.S. thesis by Ernest W. Parkinson, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in the Department of Zoology, Utah State Agricultural College, May 1933. Written under direction of Professor J.S. Stanford....
Birds--Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah)
This 100 page thesis examines the problem of erosion and its resultant sedimentation in the Bear River in Cache Valley, Utah. Includes many charts and tables.
Sedimentation and deposition; Flood control--Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Geology--Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Bear River (Utah-Idaho)--History; Bear River (Utah-Idaho)--Erosion
This map of Lake Bonneville was published as a folded map attached to the back cover of G. K. Gilbert's 1890 report entitled Lake Bonneville. Drawn by Gilbert Thompson and J.H. Renshawe, the map shows relief by contours and shading and depicts...
Great Basin--Historical geography--Maps; Bonneville, Lake--Maps
Map removed from rare manuscript volume "A Description of the Location, Works and Business of the Bear Lake and River Water Works and Irrigation Co." (1889) which is also in this digital collection. Printed against a township & range grid, this...
Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Maps;
Bear River (Utah-Idaho)--Maps
M.S. thesis by Kenneth A. Mangelson, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in the Department of Civil Engineering, Utah State University, 1968. Written under direction of Professor Cleve H. Milligan....
Streamflow--Utah--Logan River; Streamflow--Utah--Blacksmith Fork River
M.S. Thesis by Daood Salman Mutlag, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Entomology, Utah State Agricultural College, 1955. Written under direction of Professor J. S. Stanford. Typewritten, carbon copy,...
M.S. Thesis by Larry W. McClurg, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Department of Geology, Utah State University, 1970. Written under direction of Professor Robert Q. Oaks. Typewritten, 84 single-sided...
Geology--Bear Lake (Utah and Idaho); North Eden Creek (Utah)
M.S. Thesis by Henry M. Reeves, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in the Department of Wildlife Management, Utah State Agricultural College, 1954. Written under direction of Professor Jessop B. Low....
M.S. Thesis by John William Sigler, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in the Department of Wildlife Resources, Utah State University, 1972. Written under direction of Professor Donald B. Porcella....
M.S. Thesis by Louis S. Pechacek, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in the Department of Fishery Management, Utah State Agricultural College, 1950. Written under direction of Professor William F. Sigler....
Fishing--Utah--Logan River; Fish stocking--Utah--Logan River
M.S. Thesis by Paul J. Pehrson, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in the Department of Engineering, Utah State Agricultural College, 1950. Written under direction of Professor Cleve H. Milligan....
Meeting minutes of county officials for Cache County, Utah spanning 1878 to 1891. Minutes document all offical business for the county including establishing of school and irrigation districts, building roads, bridges, and county facilities,...
Maughan, Peter, 1811-1871; Preston, William Bowker, b. 1830; Cache County (Utah) -- Records and correspondence; Cache County (Utah) -- History -- Sources; Logan (Utah) -- History -- Sources; Hyrum (Utah) -- History -- Sources; Paradise (Utah) --...
This history of the Bear River Compact describes the negotiations that led to the 1955 Compact and its amended version approved in 1980. In the telling, it gives some background on water rights in Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming and relates the...
Bear River Compact--History; Bear River Commission--History; Water rights--Utah; Water rights--Idaho; Water rights--Wyoming; Water resources development--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Bear Lake (Utah and Idaho)
M.S. Thesis by Allen D. Willard, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in the Department of Geology, Utah State University, 1959. Written under direction of Professor J. Stewart Williams. Typewritten, 59...
1956 Roosevelt District Annual Report of Agricultural and Home Demonstration Extension Work. Annual report of the Extension Work, Agricultural Agent, Roosevelt District, State of Utah, 1956, by Robert S. Murdock and William F. Farnsworth, County...
Agricultural extension work--Publications--Utah--Roosevelt; Home economics extension work--Publications--Utah--Roosevelt;
Variety of High Desert administrative documents from 1991 including legal memorandum, High Desert Presentation (from August 28, 1991), Guidelines for Sustainability, a Summary of Proposed High Desert Community Structure for Prospective Builders,...
Sustainable design--New Mexico--Albuquerque; Sustainable buildings--Design and construction--Standards; Housing--New Mexico--Albuquerque; Building--New Mexico--Albuquerque; Building sites--Planning; Business presentations;
Mr. Mike Meek talks a little bit about growing up as one of eight kids on a small ranch. He discusses how he made a career as a rancher, ranching for a corporate ranch. He explains his various roles throughout his career in corporate ranching....
Meek, Mike; Ranching; Cattle ranching; Hay--Harvesting--Equipment and supplies; Pasture, Right of; Pasture animals; Feedlots; Beef cattle--Cow-calf system; Agricultural education;
Ira T. Wines talks about growing up in a ranching family, in Elko County Nevada, learning by watching his father (and other cowboys) and by doing. He talks about managing the Ellison’s Spanish Ranch and the yearly work cycle. Ira talks about his...
Diane Tanner and Julie Tanner (married to brothers) talk about what it’s like being a ranch wife in Grouse Creek, Utah. They speak about their different roles in ranching and raising a family in rural Utah, including what it’s like being so far...
History of the Cache National Forest / prepared by Supervisor's Office, Dec. 1940. This history has been prepared by the forest officers of the Cache National Forest for hte purpose of building up a train of events and conditions leading to the...
Cache National Forest (Utah and Idaho)--History; Forest reserves--Utah--History;
A man drilling holes into wood using a drill press, 1950s. Size of photograph: 4.5 x 6.5 in.
Utah State University -- History -- Pictorial works; Drill presses -- Utah -- Logan -- Pictorial works; Woodwork -- Study and teaching -- Utah -- Logan -- Pictorial works; Utah State Agricultural College -- History -- Pictorial works
Students using microscopes in a lab, 1930s. Size of photograph: 4.5 x 6.5 in.
Utah State University -- History -- Pictorial works; Microscopes -- Utah -- Logan -- Pictorial works; Utah State Agricultural College -- History -- Pictorial works; Science rooms and equipment -- History -- Utah -- Logan -- Pictorial works
Man in a lab coat using a microscope in a lab, 1930s. Size of photograph: 4 x 5 in.
Utah State University -- History -- Pictorial works; Microscopes -- Utah -- Logan -- Pictorial works; Utah State Agricultural College -- History -- Pictorial works; Science rooms and equipment -- Utah -- Logan -- Pictorial works
Students using microscopes in a lab, 1930s. Size of photograph: 5 x 7 in.
Utah State University -- History -- Pictorial works; Laboratories -- Utah -- Logan -- Pictorial works; Utah State Agricultural College -- History -- Pictorial works; Science rooms and equipment -- Utah -- Logan -- Pictorial works
Linda Pershing interview, conducted by Wypiszynski. Included in the Oral Histories: Scholars of Feminism collection compiled by the AFS Women's Section Oral History Project. This interview and accompanying photographs are available at the...
Map of the Bear River Watershed, March 1936 by the Utah State Planning Board, Ray B. West, Director. Features include: state and county lines, cities, canyons, and points of interest concerning water and usage (i.e. dams, canals, etc.). Symbols...
Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Maps; Water resources development--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Maps; Dams--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Maps