The Imperial Valley and the Salton Sink
Author | : Harry Thomas Cory |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 502 |
Release | : 1915 |
Genre | : Imperial Valley (Calif. and Mexico) |
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Author | : Harry Thomas Cory |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 502 |
Release | : 1915 |
Genre | : Imperial Valley (Calif. and Mexico) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Cory H. T. |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1901 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780259726012 |
Author | : Karl Anderson |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738574554 |
The Salton Sea was an accident of man created when heavy rainfall caused the Rio Colorado to swell and breach an Imperial Valley dike in 1905. For two years, water flowed into the Salton Sink and ancient Lake Cahuilla. Today, the sea is 227 feet below sea level, covers approximately 376 square miles, and is California's largest lake. During the early 1900s, it became an important bird and waterfowl refuge. When many species of fish were introduced, the Salton Sea also became popular for boating, fishing, hunting, and camping activities. Motels, yacht clubs, and marinas developed around Salton City and North Shore. During recent decades, the sea has become polluted from agricultural runoff, creating a doubtful future for the Salton Sea. However, it remains a sanctuary for anyone who enjoys bird watching, desert landscapes, or beautiful farmlands.
Author | : George Kennan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : Imperial Valley (Calif. and Mexico) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : William Phipps Blake |
Publisher | : Franklin Classics |
Total Pages | : 496 |
Release | : 2018-10-08 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780341843535 |
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Author | : Michael Patten |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 379 |
Release | : 2003-08-19 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0520929446 |
The Salton Sea, California’s largest inland lake, supports a spectacular bird population that is among the most concentrated and most diverse in the world. Sadly, this crucial stopover along the Pacific Flyway for migratory and wintering shorebirds, landbirds, and waterfowl is dangerously close to collapse from several environmental threats. This book is the first thoroughly detailed book to describe the birds of Salton Sea, more than 450 species and subspecies in all. A major contribution to our knowledge about the birds of western North America, it will also be an important tool in the struggle to save this highly endangered area. Synthesizing data from many sources, including observations from their long-term work in the area, the authors’ species accounts discuss each bird’s abundance, seasonal status, movement patterns, biogeographic affinities, habitat associations, and more. This valuable reference also includes general information on the region’s fascinating history and biogeography, making it an unparalleled resource for the birding community, for wildlife managers, and for conservation biologists concerned with one of the most threatened ecosystems in western North America.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 86 |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 1992-02-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0309045282 |
The American West faces many challenges, but none is more important than the challenge of managing its water. This book examines the role that water transfers can play in allocating the region's scarce water resources. It focuses on the variety of third parties, including Native Americans, Hispanic communities, rural communities, and the environment, that can sometimes be harmed when water is moved. The committee presents recommendations to guide states, tribes, and federal agencies toward better regulation. Seven in-depth case studies are presented: Nevada's Carson-Truckee basin, the Colorado Front Range, northern New Mexico, Washington's Yakima River basin, central Arizona, and the Central and Imperial valleys in California. Water Transfers in the West presents background and current information on factors that have encouraged water transfers, typical types of transfers, and their potential negative effects. The book highlights the benefits that water transfers can bring but notes the need for more third-party representation in the processes used to evaluate planned transfers.
Author | : William DeBuys |
Publisher | : UNM Press |
Total Pages | : 412 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780826324283 |
A history of the Salton Sea, which has become a prophetic story of mounting environmental crises that impinge on the water supply of southern California's sixteen million people.
Author | : Edgar F. Howe |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 1910 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
The earliest published history of California's Imperial Valley, an 8,000 square mile region located in the southern part of the Colorado Desert. Documenting the pioneer period in the Valley's history, which roughly corresponds with the first decade of the 20th century, Howe and Hall provide abundant details concerning the irrigation project directed by Charles Rockwood and George Chaffey that turned part of the desert into rich agricultural and residential lands. Also includes information on Valley's history before modern settlement, the accidental formation of the Salton Sea, and several early settlers.