Downriver : into the future of water in the West / Heather Hansman.
2019
KF5569 .H357 2019 (Mapit)
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Title
Downriver : into the future of water in the West / Heather Hansman.
Imprint
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2019.
Copyright
©2019
Description
221 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
On the river : 702 cfs
Farms : 686 cfs. The law of the river ; Growing a crop of humans in the desert ; All those people have to eat
Cities : 2,790 cfs. The only watering hole in the whole county ; Flowing uphill to money ; Whose rights?
Dams : 6.490 cfs. Claiming and reclamation ; After the dam ; Protect the Green River at all cost ; The map of what's next
Fish : 9,080 cfs. Larval triggers ; Humans are a species, too ; What's the point of a wild river? ; One big fish tank
Recreation : 9,180 cfs. Through the gates ; What is it worth? ; We save what we love and we love what we know
Future risks : 10,600 cfs. Energy and power ; Water is where the fight is ; Climate change is water change
Future plans : 6,820 cfs. This land is your land ; You can't just sell out to a city ; Getting comfortable with risk
Confluence : 3,220 cfs
Timeline.
Farms : 686 cfs. The law of the river ; Growing a crop of humans in the desert ; All those people have to eat
Cities : 2,790 cfs. The only watering hole in the whole county ; Flowing uphill to money ; Whose rights?
Dams : 6.490 cfs. Claiming and reclamation ; After the dam ; Protect the Green River at all cost ; The map of what's next
Fish : 9,080 cfs. Larval triggers ; Humans are a species, too ; What's the point of a wild river? ; One big fish tank
Recreation : 9,180 cfs. Through the gates ; What is it worth? ; We save what we love and we love what we know
Future risks : 10,600 cfs. Energy and power ; Water is where the fight is ; Climate change is water change
Future plans : 6,820 cfs. This land is your land ; You can't just sell out to a city ; Getting comfortable with risk
Confluence : 3,220 cfs
Timeline.
Summary
The Green River, the most significant tributary of the Colorado River, runs 730 miles and has been stopped up by dams, slaked off by irrigation, and dried up by cities. Former raft guide and environmental reporter Heather Hansman paddles the river from source to confluence to see what the experience might teach her about the present and future of water in the West.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-217) and index.
Call Number
KF5569 .H357 2019
Language
English
ISBN
9780226432670 hardcover ; alkaline paper
022643267X hardcover ; alkaline paper
9780226432700 electronic book
022643270X electronic book
022643267X hardcover ; alkaline paper
9780226432700 electronic book
022643270X electronic book
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