. The future water supply of San Francisco; a report to the Honorable the secretary of the interior and the Advisory board of engineers of the United States army . THE WATER OF UPPER ALAMEDA CREEK WILL BE CONSERVED IN CALAVERAS RESERVOIR. 33 34 THE FUTURE WATER SUPPLY OF SAN FRANCISCO. No. 1—In valley of Smiths Creek at west-ern foot of Mt. Hamilton. Altitude 1,950 feet. No. 2—Western flank of Mt. 3,000 feet. No. 3—Eastern flank of Mt. Hamilton. Al-titude 3,450 feet. No. 4—Isabel Valley at the eastern footof Mt. Hamilton. Altitude 2,250 feet. No. 5—On flank of mountain on eas
. The future water supply of San Francisco; a report to the Honorable the secretary of the interior and the Advisory board of engineers of the United States army . THE WATER OF UPPER ALAMEDA CREEK WILL BE CONSERVED IN CALAVERAS RESERVOIR. 33 34 THE FUTURE WATER SUPPLY OF SAN FRANCISCO. No. 1—In valley of Smiths Creek at west-ern foot of Mt. Hamilton. Altitude 1,950 feet. No. 2—Western flank of Mt. 3,000 feet. No. 3—Eastern flank of Mt. Hamilton. Al-titude 3,450 feet. No. 4—Isabel Valley at the eastern footof Mt. Hamilton. Altitude 2,250 feet. No. 5—On flank of mountain on east sideof Calaveras Creek, and four miles north ofMt. Hamilton. Altitude 2,200 feet. No. 6—On the western flank of the west-ern mountains bounding Calaveras, thereforenot in Calaveras Valley, but to the west of 1,450 feet. The observations show very clearly thatthe rainfall in the Calaveras basin is in ex-cess of that on the western flank facingSanta Clara. They also appear to indicateno greater fall on the mountains than in thevalley. On the contrary, Isabel Valley givesa greater fall than any point above it. All Rainfall Records Exp
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