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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 44

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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 58

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Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
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Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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Author: United States. Bureau of Reclamation
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Category : Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Languages : en
Pages : 360

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Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
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Category : Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Languages : en
Pages : 20

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Author: Edward Kuiper
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Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 504

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Author: Robert R. Crifasi
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
ISBN: 1457197197
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 525

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"A Land Made from Water chronicles how the appropriation and development of water and riparian resources in Colorado changed the face of the Front Range—an area that was once a desert and is now an irrigated oasis suitable for the habitation and support of millions of people. This comprehensive history of human intervention in the Boulder Creek and Lefthand Creek valleys explores the complex interactions between environmental and historical factors to show how thoroughly the environment along the Front Range is a product of human influence.Author Robert Crifasi examines the events that took place in nineteenth-century Boulder County, Colorado, and set the stage for much of the water development that occurred throughout Colorado and the American West over the following century. Settlers planned and constructed ditches, irrigation systems, and reservoirs; initiated the seminal court decisions establishing the appropriation doctrine; and instigated war to wrest control of the region from the local Native American population. Additionally, Crifasi places these river valleys in the context of a continent-wide historical perspective.By examining the complex interaction of people and the environment over time, A Land Made from Water links contemporary issues facing Front Range water users to the historical evolution of the current water management system and demonstrates the critical role people have played in creating ecosystems that are often presented to the public as “natural” or “native.” It will appeal to students, scholars, professionals, and general readers interested in water history, water management, water law, environmental management, political ecology, or local natural history."

Author: Water Resources Council (U.S.)
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Category : Water consumption
Languages : en
Pages : 490

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Author: Lower Colorado Region State-Federal Interagency Group
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Category : Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico)
Languages : en
Pages : 296

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"This report presents the results of comprehensive investigations of water and related land resources of the Lower Colorado Region. It provides appraisals of natural resources and their geographic distribution, projections of future requirements, associated problems and needs, and presents a framework program for the development and management of the water and related land resources of the Region to the year 2020, with intermediate objectives to the years 1980 and 2000. A schedule of implementation is presented, together with a general estimate of costs, for the program"--Page vii.

Author: United States. Water Resources Policy Commission
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Category : Hydraulic engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 880

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