Layperson's Guide to California Rivers and Streams
Title | Layperson's Guide to California Rivers and Streams PDF eBook |
Author | Betty Brickson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 19 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Rivers |
ISBN |
Layperson's Guide to California Water
Title | Layperson's Guide to California Water PDF eBook |
Author | Water Education Foundation |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2021-10-31 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781619480285 |
The 24-page Layperson's Guide to California Water provides an excellent overview of the history of water development and use in California. It includes sections on flood management; the state, federal and Colorado River delivery systems; Delta issues; water rights; environmental issues; water quality; and options for stretching the water supply such as water marketing and conjunctive use. The guide also includes a useful chronology of California water history. An excellent basic reference tool to California water, the Layperson's Guide to California Water complements the California Water Map.
Layperson's Guide to California Water
Title | Layperson's Guide to California Water PDF eBook |
Author | J. K. Hartshorn |
Publisher | |
Pages | 19 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Water resources development |
ISBN |
California Rivers and Streams
Title | California Rivers and Streams PDF eBook |
Author | Jeffrey F. Mount |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 380 |
Release | 2023-09-01 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780520916937 |
California Rivers and Streams provides a clear and informative overview of the physical and biological processes that shape California's rivers and watersheds. Jeffrey Mount introduces relevant basic principles of hydrology and geomorphology and applies them to an understanding of the differences in character of the state's many rivers. He then builds on this foundation by evaluating the impact on waterways of different land use practices—logging, mining, agriculture, flood control, urbanization, and water supply development. Water may be one of California's most valuable resources, but it is far from being one we control. In spite of channels, levees, lines and dams, the state's rivers still frequently flood, with devastating results. Almost all the rivers in California are dammed or diverted; with the booming population, there will be pressure for more intervention. Mount argues that Californians know little about how their rivers work and, more importantly, how and why land-use practices impact rivers. The forceful reconfiguration and redistribution of the rivers has already brought the state to a critical crossroads. California Rivers and Streams forces us to reevaluate our use of the state's rivers and offers a foundation for participating in the heated debates about their future.
Field Guide to California Rivers
Title | Field Guide to California Rivers PDF eBook |
Author | Tim Palmer |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 351 |
Release | 2012-04-30 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0520952197 |
Award-winning author, naturalist, and conservationist Tim Palmer presents the world of California rivers in this practical and inspiring field guide. Loaded with tips on where to hike, fish, canoe, kayak, and raft, it offers an interpretive approach that reveals geology, plant and wild life, hydrologic processes, and other natural phenomena. Palmer reports on conservation with a perspective from decades of personal engagement. More than 150 streams are featured, 50 riparian species are illustrated, and 180 photos show the essence of California’s rivers. Palmer brings a natural history guide, a recreation guide, and an introduction to river ecology together in one illuminating volume; it belongs in every river lover’s book collection, boat, and backpack.
Layperson's Guide to California Water
Title | Layperson's Guide to California Water PDF eBook |
Author | J. K. Hartshorn |
Publisher | |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Water resources development |
ISBN |
Layperson's Guide to California Water
Title | Layperson's Guide to California Water PDF eBook |
Author | Sue McClurg |
Publisher | |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Water resources development |
ISBN | 9781893246829 |