Title: Historic Nevada waters : four rivers, three lakes, past and present /
Authors: Janin, Hunt, 1940-; Carlson, Ursula, 1943-
Year: 2019
Subjects: Waterways Great Basin.; Water rights Nevada History.; Water rights California, Northern History.; Water rights; Waterways; Great Basin History.; Northern California; Nevada; United States Great Basin
Abstract: "The Great Basin is a hydrographic region that includes most of Nevada and parts of five other Western states. Drawing on a range of sources, the author addresses both the natural and the human aspects of the history and likely futures of Great Basin waterways"--
Contents: The rivers -- The Indians before and after contact with the whites -- Highlights of exploration, emigration, communications and transportation -- Rivers encourage the development of agriculture, towns and cities -- The rise and fall of the Comstock Lode and its rivals -- Railroads depend on the rivers and forests -- The Chinese find gold and build railroads -- An introduction to Nevada's water laws and water rights -- Basque sheepherders in the high desert ranges -- The Newlands Project -- The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Challenges Derby Dam -- The Comstock Lode -- The Alpine Decree -- Lake Tahoe and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) -- The Truckee River Operating Agreement (TROA) -- Walker Lake -- Nevada floods -- Notable men and women living near the waterways -- Environmental degradation -- Climate change and population growth -- Looking toward the future -- Envoi -- Annotated chronology -- Appendix 1: Dan De Quille on how the sinks came into being -- Appendix 2: Floodplain protection for the Carson River -- Appendix 3: Denial of global warming -- Appendix 4: A note on the effects of humidity on snowpack.