Download or read book Glen Canyon Lake Powell Lake Mead written by American Park Network (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Glen Canyon Lake Powell written by Denny Davies and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering approximately 120,000 square miles, this sprawling desert rivals Death Valley as the hottest and driest place in North America, yet encompasses a broad diversity of environments. This 9 x 12 book is overflowing with beautiful photos and details for your enjoyment.

Download or read book General principles to govern and operating criteria for glen canyon reservoir lake powell and lake mead during the lake powell filling period written by U.S. Bureau Of Reclamation and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Page and Lake Powell written by Jane E. Ward and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-12 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The people who descended on the remote northern Arizona wilderness in the early 1950s to build Glen Canyon Dam and the town of Page were true pioneers. They arrived to find Glen Canyon, a sandy, desolate hilltop with walls over 700 feet deep that had been part of the vast Navajo reservation, and an incredibly challenging way of life. The first blast necessary for site excavation at Glen Canyon Dam was triggered on October 15, 1957, when Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower pressed a key setting off the explosion from an office in Washington, DC. Almost 10 years later, construction was completed on the nations second-highest concrete dam, harnessing the waters of the Colorado River and forever changing the history of the local area and the West. Today, over three million annual visitors enjoy the diverse and awe-inspiring landscape surrounding Page and Lake Powell.

Download or read book Wet Desert written by Gary Hansen and published by WetDesert. This book was released on 2007-05 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grant Stevens, a mid-level manager for the Bureau of Reclamation, only wanted to build dams. He never imagined he would be swept into a desperate race against an environmental terrorist bent on restoring the Colorado River by blowing up the dams. Left temporarily in charge of the Bureau, Grant must react when the first dam is attacked. He faces the unthinkable task of mitigating the massive flood roaring down the Colorado. The flood will eventually threaten the mighty Hoover Dam, and if Hoover fails, the other dams downstream will fall like dominos. Working with the FBI, Grant uses his engineering skills, river knowledge, and plenty of gut instinct in an attempt to outmaneuver the terrorist. The chase will lead all the way downstream to the Gulf of California in a cat and mouse game where the stakes are high and the potential for destruction is enormous.

Download or read book Dead Pool written by James Lawrence Powell and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where will the water come from to sustain the great desert cities of Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Phoenix? In a provocative exploration of the past, present, and future of water in the West, James Lawrence Powell begins at Lake Powell, the vast reservoir that has become an emblem of this story. At present, Lake Powell is less than half full. Bathtub rings ten stories tall encircle its blue water; boat ramps and marinas lie stranded and useless. To refill it would require surplus water—but there is no surplus: burgeoning populations and thirsty crops consume every drop of the Colorado River. Add to this picture the looming effects of global warming and drought, and the scenario becomes bleaker still. Dead Pool, featuring rarely seen historical photographs, explains why America built the dam that made Lake Powell and others like it and then allowed its citizens to become dependent on their benefits, which were always temporary. Writing for a wide audience, Powell shows us exactly why an urgent threat during the first half of the twenty-first century will come not from the rising of the seas but from the falling of the reservoirs.

Download or read book The Emerald Mile written by Kevin Fedarko and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-07 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The epic story of the fastest boat ride in history, on a hand-built dory named the "Emerald Mile," through the heart of the Grand Canyon on the Colorado river.

Download or read book Glen Canyon Lake Powell written by Ronald E. Everhart and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recreational lake created by Glen Canyon Dam was set aside to protect unique geological historical, and scientific features including steep canyon walls, rock art, and Rainbow Bridge. This 9 x 12 book is overflowing with beautiful photos and interpretive text on this National Park for your enjoyment.

Download or read book Lake Powell written by Mark A. Schlenz and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 1994-05-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lake Powell's sapphire waters sparkle amid canyons of red rock, its myriad patterns of water and stone made vibrant by hard desert light. In Lake Powell: A Photographic Essay of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, photographer Gary Ladd explores the area's beauty, including the lake's ninety-six trickling side canyons. Interpretive text by Southwest writer Anne Markward details the history of the area, Glen Canyon Dam's completion in 1963, and the environmental challenges Lake Powell continues to present.

Download or read book A New Form of Beauty written by Peter Goin and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2016-10-31 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Glen Canyon waters rose, inundating petroglyphs and creating Lake Powell. Now the Colorado River basin is experiencing the longest dry spell in modern history—one that shows alarming signs of becoming the new normal. In A New Form of Beauty photographer Peter Goin and writer Peter Friederici tackle science from the viewpoint of art, creating a lyrical exploration in words and photographs, setting Glen Canyon and Lake Powell as the quintessential example of the challenges of perceiving place in a new era of radical change. Through evocative photography and extensive reporting, the two document their visits to the canyon country over a span of many years. By motorboat and kayak, they have ventured into remote corners of the once-huge reservoir to pursue profound questions: What is this place? How do we see it? What will it become? Goin’s full-color photographs are organized in three galleries—Flora and Fauna, Artifacts, and Low Water—interspersed with three essays by Friederici, and an epilogue gallery on Fire. The book includes two foldout photographs, which allow readers to fully see Lake Powell at high water and low water points Contemplating humanity’s role in the world it is creating, Goin and Friederici ask if the uncertainties inherent in Glen Canyon herald an unpredictable new future for every place. They challenge us to question how we look at the world, how we live in it, and what the future will be.

Download or read book The Place No One Knew written by Eliot Porter and published by Gibbs Smith Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Glen Canyon was a place of extraordinary beauty before it disappeared, flooded when a new dam ("a major mistake of our time," says environmentalist David Brower) was completed in 1963. This book is a commemorative edition of Eliot Porter's exquisite photographs of the canyon.

Download or read book Glen Canyon written by Richard Holtzin and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-04-12 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The Cathedral, as it was popularly referred to in those days (and still is) was inundated by Lake Powell not too long after the Glen Canyon Dam was built and in place (around 1967). By the early 1980s, that sprawling lake backed-up to nearly 200 miles (321 km), and some 125 side canyons and their respective scenic attractions (backcountry idyllic haunts) were covered by hundreds of feet of water. That compelling story is outlined in the original text published last year, depicting the before, during, and after phases relative to building the dam. In the sequel, the focus was entirely set on the most revered scenic icons of the Glen and meant to inform the reader what was sacrificed when the Bureau of Reclamation targeted Glen Canyon for the first large dam to be built in the upper basin of the Colorado River. Unfortunately, and some fifty years later, Lake Powell's environmental problems with continuing and unstoppable aggradation (i.e., sediment in-flow) has severely diminished the originally predicted lifespan of its basin (around 700 years), and likely this second largest artificial basin in America (next to Lake Mead being the first largest by volume) will last sixty or seventy years. The reason is that there is no feasible or economical way to remove the accumulating grayish gunk on the bottom of the lake. Again, that story is revealed in its entirety in Glen Canyon Before Lake Powell. Incidentally, Lake Mead's basin has already failed, and the fervor of the Bureau of Reclamation is to increase the basin's seriously diminished levels. Then again, Lake Powell showed similar signs by the early 1990s. Hence, the lake level is well over one hundred feet below the so-called full pool level of 1982. The "Cathedral in the Desert" text relates the essentials of what happened here, including human and natural history. Mostly, the text describes the incomparable beauty of this canyon niche's environs. The text also describes the before and after phases, including The Cathedral's unexpected appearance when the lake level dropped some 145 feet (44 m). That rare and serendipitous event happened in April 2005, and for a couple of weeks visitors, like myself got to see The Cathedral fully revealed. Hence, a complete view of its magisterial setting from the floor to the upper reaches hundreds of feet above this veritable shrine of the ages. Toward the middle of the month, the water level of the lake slowly elevated and toward the end of the month this peerless Glen Canyon shrine of the ages was, once again, engulfed by cold, clear water.

Download or read book The Colorado River Through Glen Canyon Before Lake Powell written by Eleanor Inskip and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: River trips through Glen Canyon from 1872-1964 were combined beginning at North Wash & ending at Lees Ferry, to present Glen Canyon before the lake. Landscape photographs & quotations from the explorers complete the journal. Fifty photographers & authors are represented. Photographs are identified by photographer, photo date & location. Quotations are identified by author & source. A map of Lake Powell is provided as a guide for today's visitor. The reader can take this book on the lake & go to the buoy indicated to compare Lake Powell today with the Glen Canyon of yesterday. Glen Canyon Natural History Association is co-publishing this book in support of the educational objectives of the National Park Service at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. A Special Limited (1,500 copies) First Edition is available. Silk-bound Limited Edition, $150, Paper-bound Edition, $25. Trade discounts available. Order from Inskip Ink, 366 East 100 North, Moab, UT 84532. Tel. & FAX 801-259-8452 or your local distributor.

Download or read book Colorado River Basin Water Management written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-06-30 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent studies of past climate and streamflow conditions have broadened understanding of long-term water availability in the Colorado River, revealing many periods when streamflow was lower than at any time in the past 100 years of recorded flows. That information, along with two important trends-a rapid increase in urban populations in the West and significant climate warming in the region-will require that water managers prepare for possible reductions in water supplies that cannot be fully averted through traditional means. Colorado River Basin Water Management assesses existing scientific information, including temperature and streamflow records, tree-ring based reconstructions, and climate model projections, and how it relates to Colorado River water supplies and demands, water management, and drought preparedness. The book concludes that successful adjustments to new conditions will entail strong and sustained cooperation among the seven Colorado River basin states and recommends conducting a comprehensive basinwide study of urban water practices that can be used to help improve planning for future droughts and water shortages.

Download or read book Ghosts of Glen Canyon written by Charles Gregory Crampton and published by Pub Place. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Hayduke Lives written by Edward Abbey and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2011-08-21 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Abbey’s latter-day Luddites, introduced in his novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, are back—and not a moment too soon” (The New York Times). George Washington Hayduke, ex-Green Beret, was last seen clinging to a rock face in the wilds of Utah as an armed posse hunted him down for his eco-radical crimes. Now he’s back, with a fiery need for vengeance . . . This sequel to Edward Abbey’s cult classic brings back the old gang of environmental warriors, as they battle a fundamentalist preacher intent on turning the Grand Canyon into a uranium mine—in “a fine novel, combative and comic, anarchistic and ultimately redemptive” (Albuquerque Journal). “I laughed out loud reading this book.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review