Author: Constant Zegou OuapoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Depletion of the Ogallala Aquifer and Its Impacts on the Past, Current, and Future Patterns of Agriculture in the Texas Panhandle
Author: Constant Zegou OuapoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Ogallala
Author: John OpiePublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803296975
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
2019 Choice Outstanding Academic Title The Ogallala aquifer, a vast underground water reserve extending from South Dakota through Texas, is the product of eons of accumulated glacial melts, ancient Rocky Mountain snowmelts, and rainfall, all percolating slowly through gravel beds hundreds of feet thick. Ogallala: Water for a Dry Land is an environmental history and historical geography that tells the story of human defiance and human commitment within the Ogallala region. It describes the Great Plains’ natural resources, the history of settlement and dryland farming, and the remarkable irrigation technologies that have industrialized farming in the region. This newly updated third edition discusses three main issues: long-term drought and its implications, the efforts of several key groundwater management districts to regulate the aquifer, and T. Boone Pickens’s failed effort to capture water from the aquifer to supply major Texas urban areas. This edition also describes the fierce independence of Texas ranchers and farmers who reject any governmental or bureaucratic intervention in their use of water, and it updates information about the impact of climate change on the aquifer and agriculture. Read Char Miller's article on theconversation.com to learn more about the Ogallala Aquifer.
Economic Impacts of the Depletion of the Ogallala Aquifer
Author: Bonnie TerrellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Effects of Artificial Recharge on the Ogallala Aquifer, Texas
Author: Richmond Flint BrownPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Artificial groundwater recharge
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Groundwater Irrigation
Author: Wendell HolmesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
The Evolving Impact of the Ogallala Aquifer Agricultural Adaptation to Groundwater and Climate
Author: A Reconnaissance Study of the Effect of Irrigated Agriculture on Water Quality in the Ogallala Formation, Central High Plains Aquifer
Author: Peter B. McMahonPublisher:
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Category : Irrigation farming
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
The Evolving Impact of the Ogallala Aquifer
Author: Richard HornbeckPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Agriculture on the American Great Plains has been constrained by historical water scarcity. After World War II, technological improvements made groundwater from the Ogallala aquifer available for irrigation. Comparing counties over the Ogallala with nearby similar counties, groundwater access increased irrigation intensity and initially reduced the impact of droughts. Over time, land-use adjusted toward water-intensive crops and drought-sensitivity increased; conversely, farmers in water-scarce counties maintained drought-resistant practices that fully mitigated higher drought-sensitivity. Land values capitalized the Ogallala's value at $26 billion in 1974; as extraction remained high and water levels declined, the Ogallala's value fell to $9 billion in 2002.
Report on the Ogallala Aquifer of the Texas Panhandle
Author: J. Scott MoorePublisher:
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Category : Artificial groundwater recharge
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Author: Ann E. Bell