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Flume and Instrumentation
Location : Los Angeles, CA
Description : California Institute of Technology - The Soil Conservation Service is operating a project, using WPA labor for the purpose of studying erosion and problems bearing on the sedimentation of flowing water.
Final results will be of great value in the design of reservoirs and dams to prevent their being filled with silt and which will eventually effect the prosperity of the entire West.
The building used for experiments was constructed by WPA. Special apparatus for experiments is made by WPA. The machine shop and material for equipment is supplied by the Department of Agriculture.
Photo shows flume instruments made by WPA workers, used to study how eroded materials are carried by streams. Listed Under:
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