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Since 1964, the Columbia River Treaty has provided significant benefits to the United States and Canada through coordinated river management by the two countries. It remains the standard against which other international water coordination agreements around the world are compared. When the Treaty was negotiated, its goals were to provide significant flood control and power generation benefits to both countries. However, the Treaty contains two provisions that may significantly change these benefits as early as the year 2024. First, in 2024 the 60 years of purchased flood control space in Canadian Treaty projects expires. Instead of a coordinated and managed plan to regulate both Canadian and U.S. projects for flood control, the Treaty calls for a shift to a Canadian operation under which the United States can call upon Canada for flood control assistance. The United States can request this “called upon” assistance as needed but only to the extent necessary to meet forecast flood control needs in the United States that cannot adequately be met by U.S. projects. When called upon is requested, the United States will then have to pay Canada for its operational costs and any economic losses resulting from the called upon flood control operation. Second, while the Treaty has no specified end date, it does allow either Canada or the United States the option to terminate most of the provisions of the Treaty on or after Sept. 16, 2024, with a minimum of 10 years advance written notice. Thus, the year 2024 is the first year a notice of termination would take effect assuming written notice of termination is given by the Canadian or U.S. governments by 2014. Unless the Treaty is terminated or the federal governments elect to modify the Treaty, its provisions continue indefinitely, except for the changes in flood control discussed above. Given the significance of both of these provisions, it is important that the parties to the Treaty understand the implications for post-2024 Treaty planning and Columbia River operations. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bonneville Power Administration, the agencies that implement the Treaty in the United States on behalf of the U.S. Entity (see Treaty Governance sidebar), are conducting a multi-year effort to understand these implications. This effort is called the 2014/2024 Columbia River Treaty Review.

The Columbia River, the fourth largest river on the continent as measured by average annual flow, generates more power than any other river in North America. While its headwaters originate in British Columbia, only about 15 percent of the 259,500 square miles of the Columbia River Basin is actually located in Canada. Yet the Canadian waters account for about 38 percent of the average annual volume, and up to 50 percent of the peak flood waters, that flow by The Dalles Dam on the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington. In the 1940s, officials from the United States and Canada began a long process to seek a joint solution to the flooding caused by the unregulated Columbia River and to the postwar demand for greater energy resources. That effort culminated in the Columbia River Treaty, an international agreement between Canada and the United States for the cooperative development of water resources regulation in the upper Columbia River Basin. It was signed in 1961 and implemented in 1964.

• v. 1-2. Final comprehensive management plan and environmental impact statement
• v. 3. Appendices.

• Part B: THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRIBUTARIES SOUTH OF ST-- LOUIS-- Southern Plains Headwaters-- Southern Plains Rivers-- Headwaters of the Southern Appalachians-- New River-- Softwater Headwaters of the Big South Fork Cumberland River-- Hardwater Headwaters of the Cumberland River-- Green River-- Tennessee River-- Loosahatchie River-- Index.
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• General Description of the Colorado River. Tributaries of the Colorado River. Tributaries in the Gila River System. Water Quality Problems. Management of Water Quality Problems. Index.
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• New England Headwaters. Main Stem--Kennebec River. Main Stem--Connecticut River. Headwaters--Hudson River. Headwaters--Mid--Atlantic Piedmont Streams. Headwaters--Mid--Atlantic Hardwater. Headwaters--Mid--Atlantic Appalachian. Streams of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Main Stem--Potamac River. Main Stem--James River. Southeastern Piedmont Headwaters. Southeastern Coastal Plain Headwaters. Main Stem--Cape Fear River. Main Stem--Congaree River. Main Stem--Wateree River. Savannah River. Softwater Headwaters of the Mobile Bay Drainage. Headwater--Perdido River. Index.
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• Physical Characteristics of Estuaries. Northern New England Estuaries. Southern New England Estuaries. Middle Atlantic Estuaries. Southeastern Estuaries. South Florida Seagrasses. Mangrove Estuaries: South Florida, Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Estuaries: Florida, Louisiana. Southern California Estuaries. Puget Sound. Species Index.
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• Preface. Acknowledgements.
• Chapter 1. Sabine River.
• Chapter 2. Guadalupe River.
• Chapter 3. Rio Grande.
• Chapter 4. Pecos Riverine System. Index.
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• Topography of the Landscape.-- Pattern and Form of Riverine Systems.-- Sources of River Flow.-- Characteristics of Flowing Water.-- Sediments and Sediment Loads.-- Wetlands.-- Chemicals in Riverine Water.-- Index.
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This text is Part A of the fourth volume of a six-volume set of books that provides a comprehensive and integrated treatment of all the major rivers and estuaries of the contiguous United States. Both the physical and biological characteristics of pristine river environments are presented in detail. Part A is concerned with west of the Mississippi basin drainage and west of the Mississippi River.
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This text is the fourth volume (in two parts) of a six-volume set of books that provides a comprehensive and integrated treatment of all the major rivers and estuaries of the contiguous United States. Both the physical and biological characteristics of pristine river environments are presented in detail. Part B is concerned with east of the Mississippi basin drainage, east of the river and the draining into the Gulf of Mexico.
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This volume is part of a set presenting descriptions of all major rivers and estuaries found in the USA. The hydrology, chemistry and biology of each river system is described. This volume explores the chemical and physical characteristics of riverine systems.
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"Rivers of the United States, Volume 5, Part B: Gulf of Mexico" is an essential volume for studying water related issues of the region. It provides authoritative coverage by a world renowned expert on limnology. It includes information on the impact of pollution and development on the health of rivers, and how conservation and reclamation efforts can repair past damage.
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The six-volume of Rivers of the United States provides an integrated and comprehensive examination of all the major rivers and estuaries of the contiguous United States. This fifth volume, the second of two parts, is concerned with the Colorado River.
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This book details the biological and physical characteristics of river systems in the eastern and southeastern United States. Future volumes will deal with the Mississippi drainage, rivers of the American west and southwest, pollution and environmental management.
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This is the first of a series of books providing a comprehensive, unified and integrated treatment of all the major rivers and estuaries of the contiguous United States. The hydrology, chemistry and biology of rivers in natural circumstances are described. This volume deals with estuaries, those biologically productive zones where rivers meet the oceans.
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Considers (61) H.R. 2220, (61) H.R. 2213, (61) H.R. 3071, (61) H.R. 7004, (61) H.R. 10114, (61) H.R. 13423, (61) H.R. 14566, (61) H.R. 16356, (61) H.R. 16380, (61) H.R. 17880, (61) H.R. 18296, (61) H.R. 19620, (61) H.R. 19867, (61) H.R. 20161, (61) H.R. 20832, (61) H.R. 20833, (61) H.R. 21123, (61) H.R. 21759, (61) H.R. 22003, (61) H.R. 22767, (61) H.R. 22925, (61) S. 447, (61) S. 6603.

• The river channel-- river measurement-- down the channel system-- meanders and bars-- distribution of discharge in space and time-- rivers of the world-- flow variability and floods-- relationships between channel and discharge-- a field example - watts branch-- the hydraulic geometry-- sediment load-- the drainage network-- energy utilization-- river morphology - the most probable state.
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With the Midwest under water, America had a chance to see how effectively it had "improved" its rivers. Too often physical changes made to a river conflict with natural processes, resulting in - rather than alleviating - damage. Applying available knowledge on how rivers form and act could prevent such problems. In this book Luna Leopold seeks to organize such knowledge, presenting a coherent description of rivers, their shape, size, organization and action, along with a consistent theory that explains much of the observed character of channels. Grounded in hydraulics, geomorphology and surveying, as well as in extensive fieldwork on rivers in the eastern and Rocky Mountain states, Leopold's view of a river is at once technical and personal, providing both a firm foundation for understanding the behaviour of rivers - including instructions for getting started in backyard hydrology - and a wealth of firsthand observations by a thoughtful and experienced scientist. It should be of immediate interest and great use as researchers seek to develop, preserve and appreciate the earth's most fluid natural resource.
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