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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783273903321

Titolo

Managing the Columbia River [[electronic resource] ] : instream flows, water withdrawals, and salmon survival / / Committee on Water Resources Management, Instream Flows, and Salmon Survival in the Columbia River Basin, Water Science and Technology Board, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2004

ISBN

0-309-16626-8

1-282-08402-X

9786612084027

0-309-53037-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (260 p.)

Disciplina

333.910079

Soggetti

Water resources development - Columbia River Watershed

Water withdrawals - Columbia River Watershed

Pacific salmon - Columbia River

Fishes - Conservation - Columbia River

Columbia River Watershed Environmental conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-220).

Nota di contenuto

""Front matter ""; ""COMMITTEE ON WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, INSTREAM FLOWS, AND SALMON SURVIVAL IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN*""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Development and Changes in the Columbia River Basin""; ""3 Hydrology and Water Management""; ""4 Environmental Influences on Salmon""; ""5 Water Laws and Institutions""; ""6 Better Management of Existing Water Supplies""; ""7 Water Resources Management, Risks, and Uncertainties""; ""8 Epilogue""; ""References""; ""Appendix A Columbia River Initiative Draft Management Scenarios""

""Appendix B Resources Group""""Appendix C Calculations on Annual Discharges of Water from the Columbia Basin Project""; ""Appendix D Climate Change and Hydrological Impacts""; ""Appendix E Committee



Biographical Information""; ""Appendix F National Research Council Board Membership and Staff""