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	William Mulholland
		According to Fred Barker, an unofficial LADWP historian, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Jury faulted Mulholland with poor site selection and poor engineering judgment in choosing the kind of dam to be built on the site.
		Special thanks to Fred Barker, waterworks engineer and unofficial LADWP historian, for his input into this article!
		He was further criticized for allowing the dam to be built without independent expert opinion.
	www.laalmanac.com /history/hi06de.htm

	Washington WRP Success Story NRCS
		In recent years, the Barker Ranch, Ltd., became interested in and was successful in securing funding for wetland restoration and enhancement projects on the property with the use of Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) funding administered by the USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service.
		"The Barker Ranch, Ltd. is a group of shareholders drawn together through their common enjoyment of waterfowl hunting and the associated environment.
		In the past year, the club hosted Wanapum Tribal members who collected bulrushes for use in assembling tulle mats, used to construct a lodge at the Cultural Center associated with Wanapum Dam.
	www.nrcs.usda.gov /programs/wrp/states/success_wa_barker.html (946 words)

	The Westminster Kennel Club 2002 Breed Entries: Portuguese Water Dog
		Dam: Ch Brieahndriftwood's XS Owner: Shery Duncan & Colville Jackson & Ted Barker
		Dam: Ch Timbermist Aqua Lama Ebony & Ivory
		Dam: Ch Alto Mare Rainha Marcella CD Owner: Ronnie Kaiser & Lisa Hubbard
	www.westminsterkennelclub.org /2002/entries/breed/ph20d.html (203 words)

	calif.colon
		# Austin Creek :stream :Solano :06095: :380730:1221542:380703:1221517: :Mare Island # Barker Dam his.str.hs03b :dam :San Bernardino :06071: :341200:1164800: : : :Moonridge # Bear Gulch Dam his.str.hs-1.
	elib.cs.berkeley.edu /sfbay/gnis/calif.colon (203 words)

	colorado birding directions to birding spots sponsored by the colorado birding society
		Drive West from here on Hwy 119, 14.0 miles to Barker Reservoir.
		Reservoir can also be viewed by driving North on Cherryvale and
		Blue Heron Ponds are on East side of Hwy 115.
	home.att.net /~birdertoo/zbbirdingspots.htm (203 words)

	CLASS/DOSBARTH 9
		Jennie Barker ;NANTLAIS TRYDAR 98720; 01-Jan-93; Dun; bred by J & G Roberts; sire, Nantlais Guto 35440; dam, Pwlle Tirion 83467..
		William Phelps ;CAEHARRIS MEINIR 98452; 01-May-93; Grey; bred by Exhibitor; sire, Revel Highmark; dam, Caeharris Myfanwy..
		Messrs Davies & Williams & Miss Helen W Davies; BRIOLEN PEGGY SUE 100738; 01-Jan-93; Chestnut; bred by B W Davies; sire, Twyford Noggin 15690; dam, Twyford Panic 54264..
	www.aber.ac.uk /~dcswww/Telematics/RWS/rws/catalogue/horses/9.html (203 words)

	Viola, Arkansas - Detailed Topographic Map
		Barker Cemetery, Davenport Creek, Denny Spring Branch, Flint Spring, Flint Springs, Greasy Branch, Gum Spring Cemetery, Hay Hollow, Indian Creek, James Lake, James Lake Dam Number One, Kings River, Lake Leon, Lake Leon Dam, Shaw Knob, Sparks Lake, Sparks Lake Dam, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Dam, Viola, Viola Cemetery, Watkins Cemetery, Wildcat Knob
		Offered for sale by Aliens on Earth Bookstore - Map Home -
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	www.maporders.com /loc/36/091/362230t0915230.shtml (256 words)

	Pictures of Joshua Tree National Park - US National Parks photos - stock photography and fine art prints
		Rock formations reflected in Barker Dam Pond, morning
		Rock wall, willows, and reflections, Barker Dam, early morning
		Claret Cup Cactus, rock slabs, and Joshua trees, sunset
	www.terragalleria.com /parks/np.joshua-tree.html (220 words)

	Neck City, Missouri - Detailed Topographic Map
		Barker Lake, Barker Lake Dam, Bradford Cemetery, Breeze, Buck Branch, Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Cliffwood, Cossville, Duval Creek, Gresham Cemetery, Nashville, Neck City, Pine Cemetery, Preston, Shapley Cemetery, Shelton Lake, Shelton Lake Dam, Slater Branch, Tuckers Corner
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	www.maporders.com /loc/37/094/371500t0942230.shtml (240 words)

	96 Western Governors Take On Energy Crisis, Rocky Barker and Gregory Hahn, The Idaho Statesman
		But with Idaho Power Co. seeking a 24 percent rate increase and federal dam operators generating power at Orofino's Dworshak Dam with water normally held for salmon, the effects of the crisis have already hit Idaho.
		Western governors are searching for ways to keep the lights on without killing fish, bankrupting utilities and emptying consumers' pockets.
		In the Idaho Legislature Thursday, the House State Affairs Committee introduced a bill to make permanent the temporary electric utility regulation changes lawmakers made in a special session in December.
	www.bluefish.org /govtake.htm (481 words)

	San Jacinto
		Dams on tributaries include the Barker Dam (39 ft/12 m high; 14 mi/23 km long; completed 1945) on Buffalo Bayou and Addicks Dam (50 ft/15 m high; 12 mi/19 km long; completed 1948) on South Mayde Creek.
		Its chief tributary is Buffalo Bayou, and both the bayou and the lower river are used for the Houston ship channel.
		surprised and defeated a larger force of Mexicans in the final and decisive battle of the Texas Revolution on the San Jacinto near the mouth of Buffalo Bayou.
	www.factmonster.com /id/A0843472 (228 words)

	Encyclopedia: Buffalo Bayou
		The Buffalo Bayou's source is the Barker Reservoir at the Addicks Dam which regulates the bayou's flow.
		From Addicks Dam, the bayou flows east under Texas Highway 6.
		A short distance thereafter is Buffalo Bayou Park which is bordered on the north by Memorial Drive and the south by Allen Parkway.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Buffalo-Bayou (500 words)

	LC MARC Records for related Manuscript Materials
		Other materials deal with such subjects as silver, mining and coinage, Boulder Dam, reclamation of lands in Nevada, Alaskan affairs, neutrality, foreign trade, commercial relations with China and the Orient, the League of Nations, and woman suffrage.
		Includes much correspondence with Ralph Early Gilbert which provides biographical material and information relating to Kansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Washington, D.C., and national affairs; letters to Wade's sisters; and scientific correspondence with George W. Barker, Harry G. Barker, E.
		Includes additional correspondence (1903-05) when he was director of the anthropological and historical exhibit of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis and which relates also to the International Geographical Meeting and the St. Louis Museum.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/amrvhtml/consmsrc.html (500 words)

	JTree Climbing
		The boulder is not exactly on the way if you take the Wonderland of Rocks trail, but we came in via Barker Dam (not recommended).
		It was too big to be a coyote, and it had a very long tail which it wrapped around itself when it lay down to nap in the sun.
		Cyclops Rock Headstone Saddle Rocks Lenticular Dome Top Roping Photos Guidebooks Recommended Climbs
	www.billandcori.com /jtree/jt_climb.htm (917 words)

	Springfield, Wisconsin - Detailed Topographic Map
		Barker Strip, Bowers, Elmer Droster E5299 Dam, Fletcher Airport, Hickory Grove Cemetery, Lakeland Hospital, Lakeland Hospital Heliport, Mount Fuji Airport, North Geneva Cemetery, Palotti Novitiate, Plows and Props Airport, Spring Prairie, Springfield, Union Cemetery, Walworth County Hospital
		Keywords: usgs united states government topo random isistopo TWI0971 WI Wisconsin Springfield 1:24,000 6.00 0607591463 108092 423730 424500 0882230 0883000 Y 1.49 500
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	www.maporders.com /loc/42/088/423730t0882230.shtml (240 words)

	Bird Checklists of the United States
		Verdant palm oases, springs, and several man-made water impoundments (notably Barker Dam).
		Joshua Tree is a vast area of 794,000 acres including portions of the high Mojave Desert, the low Colorado Desert.
		Nesting records, birds not on this list, or those listed as casual or vagrant should be documented with detailed fiels notes and photographs.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/othrdata/chekbird/r1/joshua.htm (240 words)

	Hong Kong Runners
		At top of Coombe Road, cross the road and run to the first junction which is Barker Road (before the petrol station).
		At the bottom of the dam there is a bridge to cross the stream and then some steps up to the road level.
		Follow the road for about 150 meters to the corner (watch out as there is no pavement for this bit) and then drop down to the right onto the catchwater.
	www.runtheplanet.com /pages/satellites/hongkong/hkrunners.php (240 words)

	Joshua Tree National Park
		This site includes dozens of images from Barker Dam, Cholla Cactus Garden, various mines in the park, and, of course, the land and the tree itself.
		Joshua Tree National Park comprises regions of two deserts: the Colorado (the hot dry eastern portion of the park) and the Mojave Desert (the high cool western portion).
		Way High Up You can drive to Keys View at 5,185 feet above sea level and see out over the Coachella Valley to Palm Springs and the Salton Sea.
	www.photo.net /ca/joshua-tree.html (955 words)

	RED magazine
		Mark Polish and James Woods set out to evacuate a town before it's flooded for a dam in Michael Polish's "Northfork."
		Starring James Woods, Nick Nolte, Claire Forlani, Duel Farnes, Mark Polish, Daryl Hannah, Graham Beckel, Josh Barker, Peter Coyote, John Gries, Robin Sachs, Ben Foster, Anthony Edwards, Marshall Bell, Kyle MacLachlan and Michele Hicks.
		Walter O’Brien (James Woods) and his son Willis (Mark Polish) are the most fascinating pair.
	www.red-mag.com /aug21/northfork.html (955 words)

	ROB WILTON THEATRICALIA ROH 1980s
		Van Dam, Silja, McIntyre, King; c:von Dohnanyi [5.9x9.25 red w.black coat of arms; synopsis, articles, photos, biographies; slightly rumpled] (£4) SOLD
		Trussel (for Vickers), Barstow, Braun; c:Barker [5.9x9.25 red w.black coat of arms; synopsis, articles, photos, biographies; insert details cast change] £4
		Pike, Meriweather, Isherwood; c:Eotvos [5.9x9.25 red w.black coat of arms; synopsis, articles, photos, biographies] £4
	www.phyllis.demon.co.uk /theatricalia/18opera/roh80s.htm (955 words)

	Paul's Joshua Tree Photographs
		Barker Dam was built by local cattlemen around 1900.
		This windy outlook is at the crest of the San Bernardino Mountains and 20 miles south of the town Joshua Tree.
		These giant yucca trees were named by Mormon pioneers who thought they resembled the Biblical prophet Joshua beckoning the weary traveler to the Promised Land.
	www.sparkmedia.com /joshua.html (255 words)

	AUCTA ; Australian Underground Construction and Tunnelling Association
		Key elements of the contract awarded to the McMahon-Concrete Constructions JV comprised: twin three lane carriageways; twin three lane tunnels; an interchange overpass bridge; an underpass bridge; and earthworks/pavements for the Adelaide bound carriageway including a stormwater retention dam.
		The 10km section known as Mt Barker Road was transformed by combining new route construction with re-alignment, widening and other upgrading.
		The Adelaide Crafers Highway provides a safe and efficient south eastern road entry to Adelaide.
	www.aucta.com.au /projects/displayproject.cfm?pid=52 (255 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: ROUND ROCK, TX
		A later mill was installed west of the round rock near the present low-water bridge and dam.
		Vertical Files, Barker Texas History Center, University of Texas at Austin.
		Round Rock is on Interstate Highway 35 in south central Williamson County, sixteen miles north of downtown Austin.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/RR/her3.html (665 words)

	William Mulholland
		According to Fred Barker, an unofficial LADWP historian, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Jury faulted Mulholland with poor site selection and poor engineering judgment in choosing the kind of dam to be built on the site.
		In 1923, the City of Los Angeles honored Mulholland by means of a new highway that ran along the spine of the Santa Monica Mountains.
		The Los Angeles River was a beautiful, limpid little stream, with willows on its banks.
	www.losangelesalmanac.com /topics/History/hi06de.htm (665 words)

	Run The Planet
		At top of Coombe Road, cross the road and run to the first junction which is Barker Road (before the petrol station).
		At the bottom of the dam there is a bridge to cross the stream and then some steps up to the road level.
		Follow the road for about 150 meters to the corner (watch out as there is no pavement for this bit) and then drop down to the right onto the catchwater.
	www.runtheplanet.com /location.php?page=main&l=1070&explode=1606 (665 words)

	Parklands Albury Wodonga - News - Latest News - Vintage rail's new future as a recreational trail
		This work was necessitated by the new Hume Dam.
		Between 1930 and 1932 Barker's original line between Ebden and mileage post 206 was relocated to higher ground, Huon Lane Station was rebuilt 59ft higher and a 1866ft long concrete and steel bridge was built over Sandy Creek.
		In 1887 contract No. 2663, for the 14.5-mile first section from Wodonga to Huon's Lane, was awarded to E. Barkly and Co. In 1888 R. Thornton and Co was awarded contract No. 3492 for the 11-mile 66-chain next section to Tallangatta.
	www.parklands-alburywodonga.org.au /news/latest/2004113025894.htm (665 words)

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