Contested Waters: An Environmental History of the Colorado River
Standing astride the Colorado River is a mass of concrete stretching 660 feet across the deep, sandstone canyon and reaching up its steep walls to a height of more than 726 feet. When it was completed in 1936, the Hoover Dam was the largest concrete structure ever built. Costing $49 million and 112...
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oai:lib.umy.ac.id:527322021-06-16T13:06:23ZContested Waters: An Environmental History of the Colorado RiverApril R. SummittColorado River (Colo.Mexico)—History, Colorado River Valley, Colorado River (Colo.Mexico)—Environmental conditions, Water supply—Colorado River Valley, Water rights—Colorado River ValleyStanding astride the Colorado River is a mass of concrete stretching 660 feet across the deep, sandstone canyon and reaching up its steep walls to a height of more than 726 feet. When it was completed in 1936, the Hoover Dam was the largest concrete structure ever built. Costing $49 million and 112 human lives, this massive triumph of human engineering still inspires awe in the nearly 1 million visitors who view it every year. It symbolizes the human ability to control nature, to harness a river. Its seventeen giant turbines turn the river’s power into 4.2 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity each year for California, Nevada, and Arizona. Below Hoover Dam, the Colorado flows at a gentle pace for almost 300 miles before it is almost completely halted at Morelos Dam. Once the river reaches that point just across the Mexico border, its flow is diverted at a right angle to the west to irrigate Mexicali farms. Only a small trickle makes it through the dam to the delta, reaching the sea on rare occasions. Partially sustained by salty agricultural runoff, the Ciénega de Santa Clara wetlands provide vital habitat for at least six endangered species and migrating birds on the Pacific flyway. Eco-tourists and environmental nonprofits seek restoration of the delta region through bi-national cooperative efforts. Nearby, the Cucapá people live in dwindling homelands and struggle to hang on to their way of life. The Colorado’s delta waters are as important to them as the blood in their veins.University Press of Colorado2013eBookebook 386Bahasa Inggrishttp://oaipmh-jogjalib.umy.ac.idkatalog.php?opo=lihatDetilKatalog&id=52732 |
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Colorado River (Colo. Mexico)—History, Colorado River Valley, Colorado River (Colo. Mexico)—Environmental conditions, Water supply—Colorado River Valley, Water rights—Colorado River Valley |
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Colorado River (Colo. Mexico)—History, Colorado River Valley, Colorado River (Colo. Mexico)—Environmental conditions, Water supply—Colorado River Valley, Water rights—Colorado River Valley April R. Summitt Contested Waters: An Environmental History of the Colorado River |
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Standing astride the Colorado River is a mass
of concrete stretching 660 feet across the deep, sandstone
canyon and reaching up its steep walls to a height of more
than 726 feet. When it was completed in 1936, the Hoover
Dam was the largest concrete structure ever built. Costing
$49 million and 112 human lives, this massive triumph
of human engineering still inspires awe in the nearly 1
million visitors who view it every year. It symbolizes the
human ability to control nature, to harness a river. Its seventeen
giant turbines turn the river’s power into 4.2 billion
kilowatt-hours
of electricity each year for California,
Nevada, and Arizona.
Below Hoover Dam, the Colorado flows at a gentle pace
for almost 300 miles before it is almost completely halted at
Morelos Dam. Once the river reaches that point just across
the Mexico border, its flow is diverted at a right angle to
the west to irrigate Mexicali farms. Only a small trickle
makes it through the dam to the delta, reaching the sea
on rare occasions. Partially sustained by salty agricultural runoff, the Ciénega de Santa Clara wetlands provide vital habitat for at least six
endangered species and migrating birds on the Pacific flyway. Eco-tourists and environmental
nonprofits seek restoration of the delta region through bi-national cooperative
efforts. Nearby, the Cucapá people live in dwindling homelands and struggle
to hang on to their way of life. The Colorado’s delta waters are as important to them
as the blood in their veins. |
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University Press of Colorado |
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2013 |
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http://oaipmh-jogjalib.umy.ac.idkatalog.php?opo=lihatDetilKatalog&id=52732 |
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