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Red water, black gold : the Canadian River in western Texas, 1920-1999
Title
Red water, black gold : the Canadian River in western Texas, 1920-1999 / Margaret A. Bickers.
ISBN
9781625110022
1625110022
Publication
Denton : Texas State Historical Association, [2014]
Physical Description
xiii, 274 pages ; 23 cm
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 21, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: A typically atypical stream
Agriculture and oil
A small river in the big legal picture
Saving water to save the soil
Shortages and negotiations
The paper river and a lot of dam talk
The wet river in a dry decade
Building a dam times two
Changes in the river: lawsuits, leaks, and brine
Paper plus water makes (legal) fire
Two suits and an act of Congress
Conclusion: a once and future river
Appendix A: Abbreviations, acronyms, and terms
Appendix B: Conversions, climatology, and methodology
Appendix C: For further reading.
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