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• catalog abstract "Water may be one of California's most valuable resources, but it is far from being one we control. In spite of channels, levees, lines and dams, the state's rivers still frequently flood. Almost all the rivers in California are dammed or diverted; with the booming population, there will be pressure for more intervention. Geologist Jeffrey Mount argues that Californians know little about how their rivers work and, more importantly, how and why land-use practices impact rivers. This book forces us to reevaluate our use of the state's rivers and offers a foundation for participating in the heated debates about their future. Mount introduces relevant basic principles of hydrology and geomorphology and applies them to an understanding of the differences in character of the state's many rivers, providing an overview of the physical and biological processes that shape California's rivers and watersheds. He then evaluates the impact on waterways of different land use practices--logging, mining, agriculture, flood control, urbanization, and water supply development.--From publisher description.".
• catalog contributor b8196118.
• catalog created "c1995.".
• catalog date "1995".
• catalog date "c1995.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog description "Water may be one of California's most valuable resources, but it is far from being one we control. In spite of channels, levees, lines and dams, the state's rivers still frequently flood. Almost all the rivers in California are dammed or diverted; with the booming population, there will be pressure for more intervention. Geologist Jeffrey Mount argues that Californians know little about how their rivers work and, more importantly, how and why land-use practices impact rivers. This book forces us to reevaluate our use of the state's rivers and offers a foundation for participating in the heated debates about their future. Mount introduces relevant basic principles of hydrology and geomorphology and applies them to an understanding of the differences in character of the state's many rivers, providing an overview of the physical and biological processes that shape California's rivers and watersheds. He then evaluates the impact on waterways of different land use practices--logging, mining, agriculture, flood control, urbanization, and water supply development.--From publisher description.".
• catalog description "pt. 1: How rivers work. Introduction to the rivers of California : the first 4 billion years ; Water in motion ; A river at work : sediment entrainment, transport, and deposition ; The shape of a river ; Origins of river discharge ; Sediment supply ; River network and profile ; Climate and the rivers of California ; Tectonics and geology of California's rivers -- pt. 2: Learning the lessons : land use and the rivers of California. Rivers of California : the last 200 years ; Mining and the rivers of California ; Logging California's watersheds ; Food production and the rivers of California ; A primer on flood frequency : how much and how often? ; The urbanization of California's rivers ; The damming of California's rivers ; The future : changing climate, changing rivers.".
• catalog extent "xvi, 359 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0520201922 (cloth : alk. paper)".
• catalog identifier "0520202503 (paper : alk. paper)".
• catalog issued "1995".
• catalog issued "c1995.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Berkeley : University of California Press,".
• catalog spatial "California.".
• catalog subject "333.91/62/09794 20".
• catalog subject "GB1225.C3 M68 1995".
• catalog subject "Land use California.".
• catalog subject "Rivers California.".
• catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1: How rivers work. Introduction to the rivers of California : the first 4 billion years ; Water in motion ; A river at work : sediment entrainment, transport, and deposition ; The shape of a river ; Origins of river discharge ; Sediment supply ; River network and profile ; Climate and the rivers of California ; Tectonics and geology of California's rivers -- pt. 2: Learning the lessons : land use and the rivers of California. Rivers of California : the last 200 years ; Mining and the rivers of California ; Logging California's watersheds ; Food production and the rivers of California ; A primer on flood frequency : how much and how often? ; The urbanization of California's rivers ; The damming of California's rivers ; The future : changing climate, changing rivers.".
• catalog title "California rivers and streams : the conflict between fluvial process and land use / Jeffrey F. Mount ; illustrations by Janice C. Fong.".
• catalog type "text".