Author: Sykes, Godfrey Glenton [1861 - 1948]
Title: The Colorado Delta
Description: Washington, D.C. Carnegie Institution, 1937. orig.cloth. 26x18cm, vii,193,(31) p, Series: American Geographical Society. Special Publication no. 19.. 31 photoplates; folding map. Minor rubbing. Some light binding stains. Slight spine bump. VG. ¶ Contents: History of exploration and navigation: History of exploration(1539-1858); navigation of the Lower River (1852-1876 ; Physiographic history: the period of relative stability (1890-1900); the decade of the great diversion (1900-1910); the trend southwestward to a blind outlet (1910-1920); artificial deflection to the south-southwest (1920 -1930); Prospects of stability and a tidewater putlet (1930-1935); The Imperial Valley; Stream dynamics: the detrital load of the Colorado River water; Fluctuation and rhythm in the monument of debris; Deposition of the detrital material; Conclusion: retrospect and outlook.

Keywords: Colorado River Delta, Physical Geography, Hydrography, Hydrology, Navigation, United States, Topography, North America, History