The Missouri River - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Missouri River write by Leon Gray. This book was released on 2003-07-03. The Missouri River available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Missouri River takes the prize as the longest river in North America. Starting life in the Rocky Mountains of Montana, the river cuts through the Great Plains before emptying into the Mississippi River. It used to flood so often and wash away so much soil that it was nicknamed "Big Muddy." Once dams had tamed the river's power, the farms and cities along its banks began to benefit from irrigation water and inexpensive electricity. Book jacket.
Missouri River Country
Missouri River Country - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Missouri River Country write by Daniel A. Burkhardt. This book was released on 2018. Missouri River Country available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Growing Up with the River
Growing Up with the River - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Growing Up with the River write by Dan & Connie Burkhardt. This book was released on 2016-10-01. Growing Up with the River available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Five Months on the Missouri River
Five Months on the Missouri River - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Five Months on the Missouri River write by Thomas Elpel. This book was released on 2020-03. Five Months on the Missouri River available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This archetypal story of adventure in Montana involved carving and paddling a dugout canoe along the Missouri River like the famed explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Author Tom Elpel was privileged to live out this long-time dream when he connected with Churchill Clark, the great-great-great-great grandson of Captain Clark. Together they whittled a 10,000 lb. Douglas fir log down to a 500+ lb. canoe. Tom led a five-month "Missouri River Corps of Rediscovery" expedition, paddling this 2,341-mile segment of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail from Three Forks, Montana to St. Louis, Missouri. Tom and friends paddled the Missouri River as a conduit for exploring the land and meeting its inhabitants. Every campsite offered a new opportunity to hike and explore the geographical landscape and geology, identify plants, and forage for wild foods. They enjoyed a leisurely pace paddling through the heart of America while diving into Lewis and Clark history and the history of Native American tribes along the route. They were assisted by many River Angels along the way, meeting some of the nicest people on the planet. Throughout the journey, Tom wrote a weekly column that was published in newspapers along the Missouri River corridor. He fleshed out the story for the book, filling in additional details and whole new essays, accompanied by seven hundred stunning color photos from the adventure. "Five Months on the Missouri River" is tantalizing in its imagery, and anyone who picks up the book to look at the pictures will quickly be captivated by the story following the expedition from the beginning until its conclusion.
The Missouri River Ecosystem
The Missouri River Ecosystem - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Missouri River Ecosystem write by National Research Council. This book was released on 2002-07-22. The Missouri River Ecosystem available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Missouri River Ecosystem: Exploring the Prospects for Recovery resulted from a study conducted at the request of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The nation's longest river, the Missouri River and its floodplain ecosystem experienced substantial environmental and hydrologic changes during the twentieth century. The context of Missouri River dam and reservoir system management is marked by sharp differences between stakeholders regarding the river's proper management regime. The management agencies have been challenged to determine the appropriate balance between these competing interests. This Water Science and Technology Board report reviews the ecological state of the river and floodplain ecosystem, scientific research of the ecosystem, and the prospects for implementing an adaptive management approach, all with a view toward helping move beyond ongoing scientific and other differences. The report notes that continued ecological degradation of the ecosystem is certain unless some portion of pre-settlement river flows and processes were restored. The report also includes recommendations to enhance scientific knowledge through carefully planned and monitored river management actions and the enactment of a Missouri River Protection and Recovery Act.
