William Hammond Hall

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1878 Hall's study was accomplished on a budget of $100,000.
1878 William Hammond Hall of the Office of State Engineer conducted a series of investigations in California's Central Valley and drafted a series of plans calling for various publicly funded and owned irrigation projects.
1878-1883 Hall's study of California's hydrology lasted from 1878 through 1883.
1878-1883 In that time, his staff installed an extensive flow gauging system along some of California rivers.
As California's State Engineer, Hall worked on a comprehensive water supply and flood control system for the Sacramento Valley.
Golden Gate Park
Willam Hammond Hall was also instrumental in designing projects to help San Francisco acquire adequate supplies of water from the western watershed of the Tuolumne River.