Colorado River Development Collection
Digital Archives
About the Collection
Records that document the history of the Upper Colorado River Basin and Utah's development of the allotment of Colorado River waters designated to the state as per the terms of the Colorado River Compact. These records document important environmental, social, and legal history in Utah.
Governor (1933-1941 : Blood) Colorado River correspondence
This series contains correspondence concerning the Colorado River and the distribution of its water. Utah was one of the four members of the upper basin states.
Governor (1957-1965 : Clyde) Upper Colorado River project case files
The records in this series document Utah's role in the Upper Colorado River Commission, and the subsequent work that took place in the state through the Upper Colorado River Storage Project. The series contains a variety of records that passed between the Utah Upper Colorado River Commission office and the office of Utah Governor George Clyde. Records include copies of meeting minutes, technical reports, correspondence, memorandum of understanding, publicity material, maps, newspaper clippings, and other assorted documents that detail the planning and work associated with the Upper Colorado River Storage Project. Full text search not available for all folders.
Governor (1949-1957 : Lee) Correspondence
This series includes both incoming and outgoing correspondence retained by Governor Lee's office. This correspondence documents Lee's communication regarding both state and national issues, as well as his views and policies.In addition to a variety of state legislation, the issues documented in this series include the development of water resources (especially the Colorado River).
Salt Lake City (Utah). Water Commission Water Committee's records
This series contains correspondence, minutes, and meeting reports created by multiple water committees interested in the allocation of water resources in Salt Lake City. The records in this series tend to focus primarily on issues of irrigation, water rights, and complex management of the multiple water resources that are relied upon to sustain the populace of Salt Lake City.
State Planning Board Power resources records
One of the duties of the State Planning Board was to plan for the conservation and development of the natural resources of the state. Power resources was an important part of their development plans.
State Planning Board Water resources correspondence
These records are the correspondence for the State Planning Board's water resources committee members.
State Planning Board Water resources drainage basin reports
This series contains various basin studies prepared by or for the State Planning Board for the Colorado River Basin, the Great Basin, and the Snake River Basin in Utah.
State Planning Board Water resources flood control hearings
The Planning Board and Soil Conservation Committee prepared and submitted reports at these hearings that contained data on drainage irrigated lands, precipitation, run-off, area by elevation, population, economic conditions, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, retail trade, assessed valuation, and summaries of proposed reservoir sites; they organized soil conservation districts; and presented detailed reports of flood conditions on the streams of the Great Basin in Utah. This series contains the correspondence, reports, and transcripts related to these hearings.
State Planning Board Water resources minutes
These records contain minutes for committee meetings held on both the state and national level where members of the State Planning Board participated with other agencies, primarily the National Resources Planning Board.
State Planning Board Water resources reports
The water resources division of the State Planning Board collected the various reports contained in this series. The State Planning Board actively cooperated with federal, state, and local agencies for the development and conservation of water resources.
Page Last Updated July 16, 2024.
Credits
Originally published in July 2024 and planned in conjunction with the Colorado River Compact collection by Jim Kichas. Digitization by Allen Guglielmotto, Leif Johnson, and Avalon Snell. Metadata by Gina Strack.