Federal Government Resources:
Bureau of Reclamation

Operations, Dams, Reservoirs, Projects:

• Bureau of Reclamation
  This homepage is a starting point for many of the resources listed below.
• Dataweb
  Provides data on dams and reservoirs, projects, and power plants.  Data varies by site.
• Horsetooth Dam
  Provides basic statistics and information.
• Technical Reports Related to Horsetooth Reservoir Dams
  These reports are in the CSU library print collection.

Water Resources:

• Water Operations
  Useful information arranged by region, although data and statistics vary.
• Water 2025
  A multi-agency investigation of possible future water crises in the West.
• Water Resources Research Laboratory
  A major agency for hydraulic modeling, analysis, and field testing.

Publications:

• WRRL Online Publications
  Provides full text access to publications in several major series.
• WRRL Reports Index
  Indexes reports in most of the major series well into the past.  Many are not online, but may be available on request from the agency.
• Water Operation and Maintenance Bulletin
  full text access to many individual issues from 1952 to the present.  The CSU library has paper copies only for 1990-2002 (I27.41  Doc).
• Bureau of Reclamation Library
  Catalog for searching the BOR library collection.

CSU Library Reference Sources:

• Active Names of Reclamation Projects and Major Structures.
  I27.2: P94/15/998  Doc Ref
  Brief listings as of 1998.
• Project Data.  I27.2: P94/13  Doc Ref
  Detailed statistics, narratives, and maps for individual dams and irrigation projects as of 1981.  For newer information, try the Dataweb.
• Summary Statistics: Water, Land, and Related Data.   I27.1/4  Doc Ref
  The 1992 edition is in the documents reference collection.  1982-1991 is in the government publications stack area.

Print Technical Report Series:

Only a few of the more voluminous series are listed below.  Not all issuances may be in the collection.  Some individual reports may be available online; check the WRRL sites listed above for listings.

• Engineering Monographs.     I27.34  Doc
• General Research Series.     I27.72  Doc
  Includes 1983-1989.
• REC-ERC.     I27.60  Doc
  Includes 1970-1995.
• Research and Laboratory Services Division.    I27.79  Doc
  Includes 1989-2004.  Many are on microfiche.
• Technical Memorandums.    I27.30  Doc
  Includes 1933-1967.

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