WATER, LIFEBLOOD OF THE WEST

Duration: 12½min

Year Published: 1958

Format: 16mm

Color: Color & B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: Describes the creation of the Bureau of Reclamation in 1902 by Congress; maps the reclamation projects in the area of the Bureau's operation; and shows the Salt River and the Lower Colorado River Basin developments. Pictures the functions of Hoover Dam, including water storage, flood control, de-silting, and generation of electric power. Shows lakes created by the dams which are used for recreation areas and wild-life refuges.

Complete Record: Source: Daggett Interest level: el-jh-sh-c-ad Guide: Guide Price: b&w $60, color $120 Format: sd b&w or color Catalog numbers: LC card Fi A 59-31

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)