Harold O. Kester: A Builder of Hydropower in the American West
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 148, Issue 2
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Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest and relevance to the readership of the journal. The views expressed in this Forum article do not necessarily reflect the views of ASCE or the Editorial Board of the journal.
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Acknowledgments
The writer thanks Don Edwards and the family of Harold O. Kester for permission to use of most the figures, and the Bureau of Reclamation for the use of Fig. 10. The US Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, and University of Wyoming were kept informed about this forum article. Thanks as well to Susan McCormack for guidance in writing this article.
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Volume 148 • Issue 2 • February 2022
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Received: Aug 19, 2021
Accepted: Oct 20, 2021
Published online: Nov 27, 2021
Published in print: Feb 1, 2022
Discussion open until: Apr 27, 2022
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