Supplemental Report for Appraisal Assessment – Geology and Hydrogeology, Right Abutment, Black Rock Damsite
A component of Yakima River Basin Water Storage Feasibility Study, Washington Technical Series No. TS-YSS-18
Pacific Northwest Region
U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation Pacific Northwest Region
November 2007
Cover Photograph – View looking north from the upper right abutment of the proposed Black Rock dam at a Bureau of Reclamation drill crew set up on drill hole DH-06-1. Black Rock Damsite, Yakima River Basin Water Storage
Feasibility Study, Washington – Bureau of Reclamation Photograph by K. Didricksen, March 2006.
Supplemental Report for Appraisal Assessment – Geology and Hydrogeology, Right Abutment, Black Rock Damsite
A component of Yakima River Basin Water Storage Feasibility Study, Washington Technical Series No. TS-YSS-18
Pacific Northwest Region
prepared by
Donnie N. Stelma, Geologist and Kayti Didricksen, Hydrogeologist Under supervision of Richard A. Link, Regional Geologist
U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation Pacific Northwest Region Geology, Exploration & Instrumentation Group Boise, Idaho
November 2007
Mission Statements
The mission of the Department of the Interior is to protect and provide access to our Nation’s natural and cultural heritage and honor our trust responsibilities to Indian Tribes and our commitments to island communities.
The mission of the Bureau of Reclamation is to manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public.
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