Wabash River Cle Case Study

Since the settlement of the American West, rivers have experienced changes in the natural flows and movements. Among these processes flooding has become controlled as dams have been built. Esselman et al. (2011) tracked numerous categories of anthropocentric activities through geographical informational systems. The team found that upstream fish habitats were exponentially impacted by human activities downstream. In addition to the upstream movement of impacts human impacts also travel downstream. Different human impacts on the Yellowstone River versus the Platte River have greatly affected the river ecosystems.

The need for water in all of society is of the upmost importance in order for humankind to survive. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) states that the Earth’s surface is made up of about 70% water and only 3.5% of the water is fresh water suitable to consume (Perlman, 2013). In order to have the resource of water that society needs, companies such as the Trinity River Authority (TRA) are formed in different communities around the globe. Water supply and reclamation companies range in size and structure from public to privately owned and run.

A site called Coobool Creek on the Wakool River, located between Swan Hill and Deniliquin in the Murray River Valley was where G. M. Black accumulated 126 skulls from the suface area near Doherty’s Hut at the Coobool Crossing in 1950 and they were studied by Brown. The 126 crania has been returned to the Aborigines for a reburial. The collection was named the Murray Black collection after G. M. Black who found it and the location in which in was found.

The book describes the challenges and frustrations of the many members of the Green River Task Force. For example, in the early '80s, DNA processing took relatively huge samples, was exorbitantly expensive, and didn't always produce usable results. Technology drastically improved, however, and in 2001 a lab looked at evidence from 1987 with exciting results-Ridgway's DNA sample matched those collected from four suspected victims. Up until that point, no real evidence tied any of the victims to a killer or each other. In 2002, paint found on the clothing of two out of the four women identified as having Ridgway's DNA on them, helped to clinch the case.

In 1998, Shelley Welsch, spearheaded the establishment of the GREEN CENTER, a non-profit organization for the purpose of providing a natural laboratory and cultural gathering place with a nature lassroom, learning gardens,1/2-acre prairie, 1/2-acre wetland and 26-acre woods.

Raised near the Mississippi River, Tessa Anttila always had a great appreciation for water. Because of her native roots, she felt protective of the natural resource growing up. When she moved to the city as an adult, Anttila wondered how she could transfer her appreciation for water to an urban setting. That’s why she started looking for ways to get involve with local water issues and came across the MWMO.

The agency representing the Water Supply section of the FSRS is the Council Bluffs Water Works (CBWW). The original Council Bluffs Water Works system was built in 1881 and had many construction and design flaws. In 1911, the department was re-organized and the system was reconstructed and improved. Currently, the CBWW is operated by the Board of Water Works Trustees, which is appointed by the Mayor.

After James robs the Epstein's store, he gets cut all along his arms from glass shards. Once this occurs, James doesn't know where else to go other than the cave that him and Alfred grew up going to. After a while of just sitting there Alfred comes. He tells James that he has "plenty of blood for [him]" both figuratively and literally. When he says it initially he probably meant that he could donate blood to make up for the loss of James', but looking deeper into this statement it could further mean that, even after James hurt him, Alfred would now be there for James. After this all happens and James and Alfred reunite, Alfred takes him to the hospital to get James' arms bandaged. After James come out of the hospital he is going to try to stop

Campbell Rive is the third largest city on the island, and really acts as a gateway hub to northern Vancouver Island.

In the year of 2003, the Imperial Irrigation District of Southern California decided to settle and sell their share of the Colorado River to the San Diego County Water Authority. This settlement became the nation’s largest ag-to-urban water conservation transfer agreement called the Quantification Settlement Agreement. This created many pacts between multiple water districts to help California with their 4.4 million acre-foot entitlement to the Colorado River water. There is some of this water being released to the Salton Sea to help mitigate some of the negative environmental impacts that are happening. This agreement though called for water flow to go to the Salton Sea still for the first fifteen years because of the negative effects,

In the Fraser River and Lena River I expect to see shallow subsurface and overland flow dominating the catchment runoff because of seasonal variations the river experiences (Hewlett, 1965). Hewlett, 1965 states that overland flow and shallow subsurface flow have similar explanations when referring to how the water transfers to the river (Hewlett, 1965). The peaks in discharge are the result of snow melting and rain being transported (Hewlett, 1965). In the Coquitlam River I expect to see all three flows dominating catchment runoff. Throughout the year the variations in the discharge suggest that the river receives water during the cold winter months (Figure 3) and because of Canadian climate I would assume it was via groundwater flow as the

The Colorado river provided the Southwestern states with the water source they needed to provide for the population, agriculture and energy. California has been seeing a population growth and that meant more water they needed from the Colorado River. The Colorado Basin states feared California would establish priority rights to Colorado River water (Gelt, 1997). Delph Carpenter, a Colorado attorney, suggested a compact to determine each state’s individual rights to the Colorado River, before the Federal government intervenes, therefore each state agreed of an interstate compact to share the water. The boulder project, or what is known the Hoover Dam, was a major advantage to California, which gave them more access to the water supply. Arizona, however was at a disadvantage, especially for the southern-central population. Arizona Central Arizona Project was to solved the water scarcity and the project was started, when Arizona asked the U.S. Supreme Court for a judicial apportionment (Gelt, 1997). After eleven year

By using Kinney’s definitions of “subterranean stream,” the Court determined that the groundwater was a part of the Los Angeles River but employed vague terms that could be interpreted in varying ways that did not reflect the hydrological realities of the region (Sax 2003, 278). Again, if the water below the valley was legally defined as groundwater, it would be subject to absolute ownership law and Los Angeles would only be secure in the rights to the Los Angeles River (Sax 2003, 280). So, the Court asserted that geographically speaking, the Los Angeles River’s headwaters began in the mountains surrounding the San Fernando Valley; that all water that percolated into the alluvium traveled by gravity flow into the valley; and effectively all

Balch Creek begins in the Forest Park neighborhood in unincorporated Multnomah County near the intersection of Northwest Skyline Boulevard and Northwest Thompson Road at the crest of the West Hills. It flows generally east about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to its confluence with the Willamette River, a major tributary of the Columbia River.[4] The creek drops from 1,116 feet (340 m) above sea level at its source to 46 feet (14 m) at its mouth, a total of 1,070 feet (330 m).[1][2] Most of this occurs in the first 2.5 miles (4.0 km). In the hills, the stream gradient (slope) generally ranges from 15 to 30 percent interspersed with sections of less than 15 percent along the middle reaches.[9]

From the Rocky Mountain National Park to the mouth at the Sea of Cortez, the Colorado river supplies water for more than 35 million people in seven U.S. states: Colorado, California, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico. Both U.S. and American citizens depend on this river for freshwater for domestic, industrial (energy), and agricultural needs—in recent decades, the fishing industry in the area has been especially depressed as water has been used to irrigate more than 5 million acres of agricultural land in the West. Similarly, dozens of dams along the Colorado River store water and generate hydropower for millions of people. Moreover, eleven national parks lie within the watershed, and the species that once thrived in the Colorado River Delta and riparian corridor–particularly birds, fish, and plants–are severely endangered. Additionally, the lands of at least 22 Native American tribes also lie on and rely on the watershed. Outdoor recreators and conservationists are of course also affected by the poor health of the river.