The Western Journal, Volúmenes5-6M. Tarver and T.F. Risk, 1851 |
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... feet ; and at Vidalia ( opposite Natchez ) the section is 167,000 feet . The bottom of an uniform channel 400 miles up , is about on a level with the bar at the south - west pass . The rate of fall is not uniform on the surface , but ...
... feet ; and at Vidalia ( opposite Natchez ) the section is 167,000 feet . The bottom of an uniform channel 400 miles up , is about on a level with the bar at the south - west pass . The rate of fall is not uniform on the surface , but ...
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... feet is the usual maximum . A section made in front of Vidalia , half a mile below the Natchez ferry , gave a mean depth of 80.5 feet , with a maximum of about 130 ; and a like section of high wa- ter channel at Carrollton gave a mean ...
... feet is the usual maximum . A section made in front of Vidalia , half a mile below the Natchez ferry , gave a mean depth of 80.5 feet , with a maximum of about 130 ; and a like section of high wa- ter channel at Carrollton gave a mean ...
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... feet per second of time . The one was derived from 176 observations , and the other from 70 observations . At low water , Carrollton , 1.45 miles per hour , or 2.11 feet per second ; at Vidalia , 1.54 miles per hour , or 2.25 feet per ...
... feet per second of time . The one was derived from 176 observations , and the other from 70 observations . At low water , Carrollton , 1.45 miles per hour , or 2.11 feet per second ; at Vidalia , 1.54 miles per hour , or 2.25 feet per ...
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... feet at Carrollton - 1839 , April 8th - the highest water of the year being three feet four inches below high water . Low water marks have a much greater range ; the lowest mark of 1844 being seven feet above the lowest known . 14. The ...
... feet at Carrollton - 1839 , April 8th - the highest water of the year being three feet four inches below high water . Low water marks have a much greater range ; the lowest mark of 1844 being seven feet above the lowest known . 14. The ...
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... feet . The sediment , then , would cover twelve miles square one foot deep . Application of Statistics and Principles . 17. Reasoning a priori , the following inductions and conclu- sions seem unavoidable : a . The channel of the river ...
... feet . The sediment , then , would cover twelve miles square one foot deep . Application of Statistics and Principles . 17. Reasoning a priori , the following inductions and conclu- sions seem unavoidable : a . The channel of the river ...
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