This text is Part A of the fourth volume of a six-volume set of books that provides a comprehensive and integrated treatment of all the major rivers and estuaries of the contiguous United States. Both the physical and biological characteristics of pristine river environments are presented in detail. Part A is concerned with west of the Mississippi basin drainage and west of the Mississippi River.

This six-volume set offers a comprehensive, unified and integrated treatment of all major rivers and estuaries of the contiguous United States. Describes the hydrology, chemistry and biology of rivers in natural circumstances. Includes numerous photographs, maps and graphs.


This text is the fourth volume (in two parts) of a six-volume set of books that provides a comprehensive and integrated treatment of all the major rivers and estuaries of the contiguous United States. Both the physical and biological characteristics of pristine river environments are presented in detail. Part A is concerned with west of the Mississippi basin drainage and west of the Mississippi River. Part B is concerned with east of the Mississippi basin drainage, east of the river and the draining into the Gulf of Mexico.

The six-volume of Rivers of the United States provides an integrated and comprehensive examination of all the major rivers and estuaries of the contiguous United States. This fifth volume, the first of two parts, is concerned with the Colorado River.

Rivers of the United States, Volume 5, Part B: Gulf ofMexico is an essential volume for studying water-related issuesof the region.
* Provides authoritative coverage by a world-renowned expert onlimnology.
* Includes information on the impact of pollution and developmenton the health of rivers, and how conservation and reclamationefforts can repair past damage.

This is the first of a series of books providing a comprehensive, unified and integrated treatment of all the major rivers and estuaries of the contiguous United States. The hydrology, chemistry and biology of rivers in natural circumstances are described. This volume deals with estuaries, those biologically productive zones where rivers meet the oceans.

This six-volume set offers a comprehensive, unified and integrated treatment of all major rivers and estuaries of the contiguous United States. Describes the hydrology, chemistry and biology of rivers in natural circumstances. Includes numerous photographs, maps and graphs.