Author: Nani G. BhowmikPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sediment transport
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Sedimentation in the Illinois River Valley and Backwater Lakes
Author: Nani G. BhowmikPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sediment transport
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Erosion and Sedimentation in the Illinois River Basin
Author: Misganaw DemissiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Erosion
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
The Fate of Lakes in the Illinois River Valley
Author: Illinois. Natural History Survey DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lake sediments
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Fish and Wildlife Habitat Changes Resulting from the Construction of a Nine-foot Navigation Channel in the Illinois Waterway from LaGrange Lock and Dam Upstream to Lockport Lock and Dam
Author: James K. GilliamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freshwater ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
River Culture
Author: UNESCOPublisher: UNESCO Publishing
ISBN: 9231005405
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 893
Book Description
Wide Rivers Crossed
Author: Ellen E. WohlPublisher: University Press of Colorado
ISBN: 1607322315
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
In Wide Rivers Crossed, Ellen Wohl tells the stories of two rivers—the South Platte on the western plains and the Illinois on the eastern—to represent the environmental history and historical transformation of major rivers across the American prairie. Wohl begins with the rivers’ natural histories, including their geologic history, physical characteristics, ecological communities, and earliest human impacts, and follows a downstream and historical progression from the use of the rivers’ resources by European immigrants through increasing population density of the twentieth century to the present day. During the past two centuries, these rivers changed dramatically, mostly due to human interaction. Crops replaced native vegetation; excess snowmelt and rainfall carried fertilizers and pesticides into streams; and levees, dams, and drainage altered distribution. These changes cascaded through networks, starting in small headwater tributaries, and reduced the ability of rivers to supply the clean water, fertile soil, and natural habitats they had provided for centuries. Understanding how these rivers, and rivers in general, function and how these functions have been altered over time will allow us to find innovative approaches to restoring river ecosystems. The environmental changes in the South Platte and the Illinois reflect the relentless efforts by humans to control the distribution of water: to enhance surface water in the arid western prairie and to limit the spread of floods and drain the wetlands along the rivers in the water-abundant east. Wide Rivers Crossed looks at these historical changes and discusses opportunities for much-needed protection and restoration for the future.
Selected Water Resources Abstracts
Author: Erosion and Sediment Yield
Author: D. E. WallingPublisher:
ISBN: 9780947571894
Category : Erosion
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Bulletin
Author: Illinois State Geological SurveyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
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