Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 359 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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polychrome |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
1. Introduction to the Rivers of California: The First 4 Billion Years -- 2. Water in Motion -- 3. A River at Work: Sediment Entrainment, Transport, and Deposition -- 4. The Shape of a River -- 5. Origins of River Discharge -- 6. Sediment Supply -- 7. River Network and Profile -- 8. Climate and the Rivers of California -- 9. Tectonics and Geology of California's Rivers -- 10. Rivers of California: The Last 200 Years -- 11. Mining and the Rivers of California -- 12. Logging California's Watersheds -- 13. Food Production and the Rivers of California -- 14. A Primer on Flood Frequency: How Much and How Often? -- 15. The Urbanization of California's Rivers -- 16. The Damming of California's Rivers -- 17. The Future: Changing Climate, Changing Rivers. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Rivers -- California.
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Rivers. |
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California. |
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Land use -- California.
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Land use. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Mount, Jeffrey F., 1954- California rivers and streams. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1995 0520201922 (DLC) 95010822 (OCoLC)32396676 |
ISBN |
9780520916937 (electronic book) |
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052091693X (electronic book) |
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0585098670 (electronic book) |
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9780585098678 (electronic book) |
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0520201922 |
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0520202503 |
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