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Historical Bathymetric Change in Suisun Bay 1867 - 1990
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Cappiella, K., Malzone, C., Smith, R. E., and Jaffe, B. E.
Hydraulic Gold Mining
Hydraulic mining involved aiming jets of water at a mountainside through nozzles. The tremendous pressure of the water caused the side of the mountain to wash away.
Hydraulic Gold Mining
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