Where the water goes : life and death along the Colorado River
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Wadsworth Library - Geneseo - Adult Nonfiction
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274 pages : map ; 24 cm
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-266) and index.
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The Colorado River is a crucial resource for a surprisingly large part of the United States, and every gallon that flows down it is owned or claimed by someone. David Owen traces all that water from the Colorado's headwaters to its parched terminus, once a verdant wetland but now a million-acre desert. He takes readers on an adventure downriver, along a labyrinth of waterways, reservoirs, power plants, farms, fracking sites, ghost towns, and RV parks, to the spot near the U.S.Mexico border where the river runs dry. Water problems in the western United States can seem tantalizingly easy to solve: just turn off the fountains at the Bellagio, stop selling hay to China, ban golf, cut down the almond trees, and kill all the lawyers. But a closer look reveals a vast man-made ecosystem that is far more complex and more interesting than the headlines let on.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Owen, D. (2017). Where the water goes: life and death along the Colorado River . Riverhead Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Owen, David, 1955-. 2017. Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River. New York: Riverhead Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Owen, David, 1955-. Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River New York: Riverhead Books, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Owen, David. Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River Riverhead Books, 2017.

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