San Diego River and Tributaries, California
Title | San Diego River and Tributaries, California PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Los Angeles District |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1964 |
Genre | Flood control |
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Review Report on Survey for Flood Control San Diego River, (Mission Valley) California
Title | Review Report on Survey for Flood Control San Diego River, (Mission Valley) California PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers |
Publisher | |
Pages | 162 |
Release | 1964 |
Genre | Flood control |
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San Diego Harbor, California
Title | San Diego Harbor, California PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors |
Publisher | |
Pages | 30 |
Release | 1930 |
Genre | Harbors |
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River Protection and Restoration, South Coast Rivers
Title | River Protection and Restoration, South Coast Rivers PDF eBook |
Author | California. Legislature. Senate. Committee on Natural Resources and Wildlife. Subcommittee on River Protection and Restoration |
Publisher | |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Restoration ecology |
ISBN |
San Joaquin River and Tributaries, California
Title | San Joaquin River and Tributaries, California PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 68 |
Release | 1944 |
Genre | Flood control |
ISBN |
Lower San Joaquin River and Tributaries, California
Title | Lower San Joaquin River and Tributaries, California PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Flood control |
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.