Papers Upon the Supply of Water to TownsE. & F.N. Spon, 1865 - 53 sider |
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... flow in times of rainfall , and at such times their impetuosity and floods would be so great as to prove a great drawback to their subser- vance for the purposes of man , and at other times their channels would be dry , which would ...
... flow in times of rainfall , and at such times their impetuosity and floods would be so great as to prove a great drawback to their subser- vance for the purposes of man , and at other times their channels would be dry , which would ...
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... flow of water . For instance , it often happens that the supply may be augmented by springs , when the dip of the strata is in the direction of the slopes of the drainage areas ; while , on the other hand , the supply may be diminished ...
... flow of water . For instance , it often happens that the supply may be augmented by springs , when the dip of the strata is in the direction of the slopes of the drainage areas ; while , on the other hand , the supply may be diminished ...
Side 22
... flows off directly ; while from others it flows after penetrating to various depths , and issuing in the form of springs ... flow from some rivers and streams is subject to great variation , as streams that take their rise in mountainous ...
... flows off directly ; while from others it flows after penetrating to various depths , and issuing in the form of springs ... flow from some rivers and streams is subject to great variation , as streams that take their rise in mountainous ...
Side 23
... flows . The discharge of water from rivers is not always proportional to the watershed , but depends more especially upon ... flow . The mechanical matter thus conveyed by rivers may be divided into two varieties - viz . that which is ...
... flows . The discharge of water from rivers is not always proportional to the watershed , but depends more especially upon ... flow . The mechanical matter thus conveyed by rivers may be divided into two varieties - viz . that which is ...
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... flow of our rivers in conveying the particles of various geological strata from elevated localities to the valleys or the mouths of our rivers have been in active co- operation for countless ages . QUALITY OF RIVER WATER . The quality ...
... flow of our rivers in conveying the particles of various geological strata from elevated localities to the valleys or the mouths of our rivers have been in active co- operation for countless ages . QUALITY OF RIVER WATER . The quality ...
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