History Of Water Development And The State Water Project

Which group inhabited and stewarded the lands of California for more than 19,000 years prior to European settlement?

• Spanish missionaries

• Native Americans

• Forty-niners

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

What major event in 1848 drew thousands of immigrants, known as the Forty-niners, to California and changed how water resources were used?

• Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

• Gold discovered at Sutter’s Mill

• Creation of the State Engineer’s office

• Proposal of a statewide water plan

Why did some miners turn to farming after the Gold Rush boom?

• Gold mining was outlawed in California

• Gold became more difficult to find

• Irrigation technology was banned

• Cities had no demand for water

Which statement best reflects the passage’s description of Tribal water rights?

• Tribes ceded all water rights during relocation.

• Tribes view water only as an economic resource.

• Tribes assert they have never ceded their inherent rights to water.

• Tribal knowledge about water has been lost over time.

Who conducted the first investigation of California’s water resources, commissioned in 1873 by President Ulysses S. Grant?

• William Hammond Hall

• Lt. Robert B. Marshall

• Colonel B. S. Alexander

• Cesar Chavez

Which individual first proposed the concept of a statewide water development project in 1919?

• William Hammond Hall

• Lt. Robert B. Marshall

• B. S. Alexander

• John Muir

What major trend in California after World War II led to increased water demand?

• Decline in agriculture

• Post-war population boom and urban development

• Reduction in industry

• Decrease in tourism

Bulletin 2 (1955) primarily provided which of the following?

• Historical accounts of the Gold Rush of 1849

• Estimates of water uses and forecasts of ultimate needs

• Designs for hydroelectric dams only

• Legal rulings on water rights

Which proposal element was part of the initial Feather River Project plan presented in 1951?

• South Bay Aqueduct to serve San Benito County

• Multipurpose dam and reservoir near Oroville with power plant

• North Bay Aqueduct only

• San Luis Reservoir

In the revised 1955 Feather River Project, what major addition was included?

• A tunnel to Nevada

• San Luis Reservoir and a South Bay Aqueduct

• Only a larger Oroville Dam

• Removal of the Delta Cross Channel